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Cartoon Series They Should Have Made (but didn't)
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Ima wittle fairy
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Sorry if it was mentioned but didn't feel like skimming 7 pages.
Sliders would be cool animated because would be able to go even more "out there" with the alternate earths they go to.
Sliders would be cool animated because would be able to go even more "out there" with the alternate earths they go to.
What I think should have been made into a cartoon (or in this case CGI) but wasn't...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transtech
http://tfarchive.com/fandom/transtech/
Yeah, I know half the TF fanbase abhors such radical shifts in design and style (ironic in a brand where physical change is the constant), let alone the idea of a Beast Machines follow-up, but IMHO there would have been some interesting dramatic possibilities here - with Starscream, Shockwave and Soundwave returning from G1, I can't imagine those three would have been particularly thrilled to return to a Cybertron that's been remade in Earth's image; Prime might have been thrown for a bit of loop, but seeing him face up to the change would have been nice to see. Plus from the sound of the original concept, it seems like this would have been a straight-up continuation of the G1/BW/BM continuity, instead of just throwing another TF continuity at us every couple of years.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transtech
http://tfarchive.com/fandom/transtech/
Yeah, I know half the TF fanbase abhors such radical shifts in design and style (ironic in a brand where physical change is the constant), let alone the idea of a Beast Machines follow-up, but IMHO there would have been some interesting dramatic possibilities here - with Starscream, Shockwave and Soundwave returning from G1, I can't imagine those three would have been particularly thrilled to return to a Cybertron that's been remade in Earth's image; Prime might have been thrown for a bit of loop, but seeing him face up to the change would have been nice to see. Plus from the sound of the original concept, it seems like this would have been a straight-up continuation of the G1/BW/BM continuity, instead of just throwing another TF continuity at us every couple of years.
stephsteph
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Ive always wondered why we've never gotten animated series based on James Bond and Indiana Jones.
Beetle Bailey was an animated show that ran in the 1960's. Blondie had a crap load of movies and two shows even if they weren't animated. I don't understand why all these shows need mediocre animated shows. I mean, all of them weren't bad ideas. Foxtrot could work animated, but Family Matters? Perfect Strangers? Max Headroom? Why would they make cartoons of shows that were doing just fine by itself and air it at the same time as the original shows?or make it years after the shows disappeared off the pop culture radar?
McAtheist..
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Again, I say pass. Any Jetsons show with no Judy fails, IMPO.
Since this thread has been bumped back into our lives, I do actually have a suggestion: I would've liked to have seen an episode of Kappa Mikey in which the entire show was an episode of the show-within-the-show, LilyMu, in which the actors never broke character. Not a follow-up series, just a single stand-alone episode. It could've properly spoofed 'Super Sentai' shows, kind of like that episode of Sealab 2021 in which they more or less ran a straight episode of Sealab 2020, only with the [as] names and voices.
Since this thread has been bumped back into our lives, I do actually have a suggestion: I would've liked to have seen an episode of Kappa Mikey in which the entire show was an episode of the show-within-the-show, LilyMu, in which the actors never broke character. Not a follow-up series, just a single stand-alone episode. It could've properly spoofed 'Super Sentai' shows, kind of like that episode of Sealab 2021 in which they more or less ran a straight episode of Sealab 2020, only with the [as] names and voices.
littlemonkey882
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Can I remind people that list threads are frowned on? Plain lists are boring. Lists with reasons are fun.
Not quite. We've been following the lawsuits on Toon Zone News. The legal stuff is a bit complex, but it's understandable and far from over (start here, then here, here, here, here, and here). Superboy has also started showing up in DC comic book titles again, so it's possible that there was some preliminary deal struck ahead of any possible settlement.
In any event, I'd actually check out the Super Honeymooners show described above, too. Just because they did Caveman Honeymooners (and, for that matter, those Honeymooner mice that Chuck Jones did at WB) doesn't mean the concept can't be appropriated elsewhere.
Of the properties from other media I'd like to see turned into cartoons:
- No One Lives Forever: Cate Archer was a terrific character and the video games had a great blend of humor and action. Plus, you know, hot woman in catsuits with a British accent kicking people's asses. Rowr.
- Parasite Eve: I played through the second game on the PlayStation and thought it would make a pretty good movie. I know there was a movie based on the original novels, but I understand they have almost nothing to do with each other or the video game. Admittedly, at the time, I'd rather have seen Tea Leoni as Aya Brea in a live-action version (still would, actually), but an animated version would be fine by me, too.
- Tomb Raider: Still surprised that this hasn't happened yet.
- Farscape: This was actually bandied around for a while after the show was cancelled, but the project seems to have died. Still, if they came up with a good enough story, I wouldn't mind another trip around the galaxy with John Crichton, Aeryn Sun, and the rest of the gang.
- The Lone Ranger: It's been a while since the masked man's been in a cartoon (and it was a Filmation cartoon at that). I think the property is still worth something, though, and in the right hands could be a terrific series.
- Dungeons & Dragons/Forgotten Realms: OK, there was the cartoon from the 80's, but it was D&D in name only. A really good D&D cartoon would be cool. And no, Dragonlance doesn't count. I said "really good" after all :evil:.
-- Ed
Not quite. We've been following the lawsuits on Toon Zone News. The legal stuff is a bit complex, but it's understandable and far from over (start here, then here, here, here, here, and here). Superboy has also started showing up in DC comic book titles again, so it's possible that there was some preliminary deal struck ahead of any possible settlement.
In any event, I'd actually check out the Super Honeymooners show described above, too. Just because they did Caveman Honeymooners (and, for that matter, those Honeymooner mice that Chuck Jones did at WB) doesn't mean the concept can't be appropriated elsewhere.
Of the properties from other media I'd like to see turned into cartoons:
- No One Lives Forever: Cate Archer was a terrific character and the video games had a great blend of humor and action. Plus, you know, hot woman in catsuits with a British accent kicking people's asses. Rowr.
- Parasite Eve: I played through the second game on the PlayStation and thought it would make a pretty good movie. I know there was a movie based on the original novels, but I understand they have almost nothing to do with each other or the video game. Admittedly, at the time, I'd rather have seen Tea Leoni as Aya Brea in a live-action version (still would, actually), but an animated version would be fine by me, too.
- Tomb Raider: Still surprised that this hasn't happened yet.
- Farscape: This was actually bandied around for a while after the show was cancelled, but the project seems to have died. Still, if they came up with a good enough story, I wouldn't mind another trip around the galaxy with John Crichton, Aeryn Sun, and the rest of the gang.
- The Lone Ranger: It's been a while since the masked man's been in a cartoon (and it was a Filmation cartoon at that). I think the property is still worth something, though, and in the right hands could be a terrific series.
- Dungeons & Dragons/Forgotten Realms: OK, there was the cartoon from the 80's, but it was D&D in name only. A really good D&D cartoon would be cool. And no, Dragonlance doesn't count. I said "really good" after all :evil:.
-- Ed
We already saw how George and Jane met in an episode of the syndicated series. As for Spacely and Cogswell, I have no desire to see them as teenagers. Sorry, but I personally think you would need to have Elroy and Judy for it to qualify as a true Jetsons series.
Elroy found Astro in the original series. Unless your idea was set in an alternate reality, that wouldn't fit in with the continuity.
Elroy found Astro in the original series. Unless your idea was set in an alternate reality, that wouldn't fit in with the continuity.
shomi dastats
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Urkel was eccentric enough and kooky enough in Family Matters to warrant a cartoon show; The same with Balky on Perfect Strangers.
There was a Blondie animated special on CBS, but I think Dagwood's mishaps in the strips would translate well to a cartoon.
Beetle Bailey would work now-especially if it kept up on current events.
There was a Blondie animated special on CBS, but I think Dagwood's mishaps in the strips would translate well to a cartoon.
Beetle Bailey would work now-especially if it kept up on current events.
a_jimnz602
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Deadpool: The Animated Series..
Because Max Headroom was a one gimmick character who works best in EXTREMELY small doses (Commercials, parodies like they did on Family Matters, etc.). Don't get me wrong, I love the character, but a whole show based around him would get tiresome- fast. That's part of the reason the live action show failed.
Perfect Strangers and Family Matters were practically cartoons already, especially after Family Matters became the Steve Urkel Show.
Blondie and Hagar are just too dated to make it big on TV now. Both CBS TV specials based on the strips received bottom-barrel ratings, which is why there weren't any more of them.
Blondie and Hagar are just too dated to make it big on TV now. Both CBS TV specials based on the strips received bottom-barrel ratings, which is why there weren't any more of them.
xvelvet_tearsx
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What's Deadpool?