[Colonol Dekker]

http://www.aintitcool.com/display.cgi?id=24232

THUNDERCATS, Hunh!?!?

Merrick here…

…with a message of dark portent from a new source identifying himself as DM Danny.
We went back and forth with Danny, getting some details in order before he spilled the beans. The resulting e-mail speaks for itself.

Here’s DM Danny…

Quote:
WB animation is remaking the Thundercats as an animated TV series.
The animation style is whimsical, Americanized-anime, along the lines of Teen Titans.
The setting is modern-day Earth, in a major city (possibly LA)
The Thundercats are all teenagers.
Their leader is Snarf (!) who is now a mystic with a "third" eye.
Each of the Thundercats has a weapon with an "Eye of Thunderra" and transformative powers (not just Lion-O)
When they aren't fighting evil, the Thundercats play together as a rock band. That's not a typo, or a joke. They are rockin' cats in their present form.
Mum-Ra now has wings.
And I bet he laughs a bit more than he used to =P
Developing...


So...first LOONATICS and now...this?!?!
See, this is our reward for buying all of those DVD sets of the original series: more THUNDERCATS…”reinvented” for a new generation. You know, because the same high DVD sales that likely served as an impetuous for this relaunch…uhhh, what?...also suggest fans of the original concept aren’t out there & willing to spend money? And, the same fans who dropped hundreds of dollars on DVD sets…to own a favorite show from their childhood…would be ESTATIC to have the same series resurrected in some bastardized, uninspired format! I am, of course, being sarcastic here.
Thundercats as a rock band…is…you know…really kind of perfect when you think about it. They can sing their own theme song, for example, probably in a rock video motif at the top of every episode. And, the original opening music…


…can now be rendered with in era-appropriate hip-hop! "Thundercats, Yo! Yo! Yo!"
I wonder how ballsy The Powers That Be will actually be, here? Disney’s CHEETAH GIRLS, for example, have enjoyed some degree of success as “band” as well as a television movie/performance presence. Wonder if WB will go the same route with poor Panthro & Co.? It could hurt so very much.
Of course, this does open the door to a highly desirable crossover: THUNDERCATS –VS- THE CHEETAH GIRLS. Which would be a true, fetishistic delight!

Why is my childhood being destroyed so..............

[Tyrian]

I remember this show from when I was younger.  I loved it.  I'll reserve judgement until I actually see an episode.  But I hope they don't slaughter it...If they do...

[karajorma]

Betcha Mumm-Ra the everliving wishes he was dead now.

[Zuljin]

Dear god.. this can't be good.

[Blue Lion]

For some reason I don't think this may geared at our age group.

[Fineus]

Couldn't they at least call it "Junior Thundercats" or something? At least then we could tell what looks like crap apart from the old show we used to love.

[IPAndrews]

Ok I'll say it.

Thunderkittens.

There you go.

[NGTM-1R]

At least it's not urinating on the ashes of my childhood this time, since I only caught it rerunized on Toonami...

[Night Hammer]

[Sandwich]

I watched SilverHawks more than Thundercats.

[Ulala]

Is nothing sacred?

[Blue Lion]

You guys are acting like they took all the old copies of the Thundercats and burned them.

Just don't watch the new ones, geez.

[NGTM-1R]

Having come later to it then the rest of you, I have to say that the original wasn't too good either.

[Ulala]

Yeah, I guess I didn't watch it that often. Inspector Gadget on the other hand...

[Eishtmo]

Why is my childhood being destroyed so..............

Let's take this in prespective a bit:  Thundercats was never very good.  Ever.  I won't say this mess will improve it, in fact I think it'll make it worse (see Loonatics), but your childhood is built on ****ty Saturday morning cartoons.  Destroying it isn't a bad thing, if you think about it.

[Mefustae]

Meh, I found the reimagining of Scooby Doo far more repulsive. Hell, i've never even seen Thundercats.

[Flipside]

Why is my childhood being destroyed so..............

Let's take this in prespective a bit:  Thundercats was never very good.  Ever.  I won't say this mess will improve it, in fact I think it'll make it worse (see Loonatics), but your childhood is built on ****ty Saturday morning cartoons.  Destroying it isn't a bad thing, if you think about it.

Tis true, Thundercats was generally only really watched because it was a cartoon and it was usually on between 2 good cartoons after school. It was the whole 'Thundercats Ho!' thing that made it so cringeworthy.

I suppose the Litmus test for a 'good' childhood cartoon for me was 'Did you used to discuss the plot with your mates at school'. I don't recall ever being asked if I'd seen yesterdays episode of Thundercats.

[WMCoolmon]

The Stargate teen parody was better than this sounds...

[Colonol Dekker]

Centurions was purile tosh, Thundercats was talked about all the time at my primary school, It must be a regional thing.  Beckenham was quite fond of Visionaries and Exo-Squad i'm told.............

[Gortef]

oh dear god, nothing is truly sacred anymore... nothing...