{"id":7499,"date":"2005-02-18T10:12:12","date_gmt":"2005-02-18T17:12:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/wp\/2005\/02\/18\/what-a-revoltin-development-this-is.html"},"modified":"2005-02-18T10:12:12","modified_gmt":"2005-02-18T17:12:12","slug":"what_a_revoltin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2005\/02\/18\/what_a_revoltin.html","title":{"rendered":"What a revoltin’ development this is"},"content":{"rendered":"

Because what the Looney Tunes franchise really needs is having the characters be turned into renamed edgy “loonatic” super-powered critters 700 years in the future. Right<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The Looney Tunes characters — six in all — have been “reimagined” (in studio parlance) for a new series called “Loonatics,” which is set to air next fall on WPIX\/Channel 11 as part of the Saturday morning Kids’ WB program lineup.<\/p>\n

The show features new versions of Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Wile E. Coyote, the Tasmanian Devil, Road Runner and Lola Bunny (the newest of the characters, who was introduced in the 1996 Michael Jordan movie “Space Jam”). For “Loonatics,” the six characters are being projected 700 years into the future, given superpowers, and outfitted in tight-fitting, slenderizing space gear.<\/p>\n

Apparently, falling anvils and exploding cigars are no longer enough to keep kids 6 to 11 years old entertained. “This is a kids show intended for kids today who are growing up in the Internet age, an age of technology, an age of hip, cool animation, and something that we hope will resonate with that age group,” explained Sander Schwartz, president of Warner Bros. Animation, in a phone interview from Hollywood.<\/p>\n

He said the characters’ superpowers have not yet been finalized. And neither have their names, although they are expected to have names close to those of their ancestors (think Buzz Bunny).<\/p>\n

Shrug. And\/or yawn. There’s an outside possibility that this could actually be entertaining, though the odds are veeery long. I can’t quite muster up the outrage (or exhausted outrage) of some fans<\/a>, though I agree that WB has run these 70-year-old characters into the ground, as well as therefore not doing much to support new animation. Though, frankly, I tend to find things that set out<\/em> to be edgy and “age group-resonating” to usually be huge wastes at best and simply obnoxious at worst. There may be exceptions — but I don’t think this is going to turn out to be one of them.<\/p>\n

(via The Beat<\/a>)<\/small><\/p>\n

UPDATE<\/u>: Scott<\/a> points to another article on the subject<\/a>. He’s guardedly optimistic.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Because what the Looney Tunes franchise really needs is having the characters be turned into renamed edgy “loonatic” super-powered critters 700 years in the future. Right. 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