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June 2, 2010

A new ThunderCats animated series will premiere in 2011, Warner Bros Animation has announced.

The update is to air on Cartoon Network and feature anime-style animation.

The original ThunderCats series was broadcast from 1985 to 1990 in syndication. Cartoon Network aired reruns in the late 1990s.

The "21st century reimagining" of the show looks to appeal to newcomers and fans of the original, according to a statement from Warner.

The new take will be "a sweeping tale combining swords and science and boasting ferocious battles with the highest of stakes", it added.

The story will involve lead ThunderCat Lion-O's "ascension to the throne - and of those who would thwart his destiny at any cost".

Warner will produce the project in collaboration with Japanese firm Studio4°C.

http://www.digitalspy.com...-2011.html

could be good....or could suck like when they remade Transformers and He-Man a few years ago....

BklynBabe said:

could be good....or could suck like when they remade Transformers and He-Man a few years ago....

The only real problem with the rebooted Masters Of The Universe series was that He-Man didn't have the sense of humor like he did in the Filmation original series. Other than that, the rebooted series had better storylines.

The rebooted Transformers is a total disgrace. It's not worth discussing at all.

I think a rebooted Thundercats series can definitely work in the 2010's, providing that the fight scenes are top-notch.

These days, Cartoon Network is only good for Flapjack and Adventure Time

They screwed up for adding Dragonball Z Kai to the lineup, now Nicktoons is doing what CN should've done

I'm not a real big fan of Anime for the most part. I'd rather see it in the style of the Justice League cartoon. I won't knock it until I've seen it though. Hopefully it'll encourage them to show the original cartoon as well.

CN sucks these days...

This, unfortunately, probably will, too.

"anime-style animation"?

Pass.

I have mixed feelings on this. I want to be excited, but so many cartoons reboots try so hard to be "hip" or "edgy" they just fall flat.

Oh God noooo, CN is going to ruin it and give the youth of today reason to boast that Thundercats suck. I know growing up and watching the repeats it was epic. Bet you can't find a kid from that era that never shouted "Thundercats! Ho!!!!"

anime style? Huh?

Thank God Genndy Tartakovsky is return to CN soon....

BklynBabe said:

could be good....or could suck like when they remade Transformers and He-Man a few years ago....

The He-man remake from the 90's sucked really bad

meow85 said:

I have mixed feelings on this. I want to be excited, but so many cartoons reboots try so hard to be "hip" or "edgy" they just fall flat.

Though my friends and I do approve of the Justice League cartoon

kpowers said:

meow85 said:

I have mixed feelings on this. I want to be excited, but so many cartoons reboots try so hard to be "hip" or "edgy" they just fall flat.

Though my friends and I do approve of the Justice League cartoon

The JL cartoon works.

But then I think about that Loonatics mess, and I don't know....

*nostalgia-gasm*

Seriously, my pops and I bonded over this cartoon. He's 57, I'm 24, and not a day goes by when we're both in the house screaming "Thunder...thunder....THUNDERCATS, HOOOOOOOO!!!". So it's exciting to a point. If very bad things are to come with it, we've got issues and the fanboys and fangirls will shout to the heavens about it. Hopefully they know this is a big deal and won't mess it up.

LadyLuvSexxy said:

*nostalgia-gasm*

Seriously, my pops and I bonded over this cartoon. He's 57, I'm 24, and not a day goes by when we're both in the house screaming "Thunder...thunder....THUNDERCATS, HOOOOOOOO!!!". So it's exciting to a point. If very bad things are to come with it, we've got issues and the fanboys and fangirls will shout to the heavens about it. Hopefully they know this is a big deal and won't mess it up.

we had a cat named Wiley Cat..

Spinzilla said:

anime style? Huh?

Thank God Genndy Tartakovsky is return to CN soon....

Isn't he the creator of Samaurai Jack? What's he doing now?

PositivityNYC said:

LadyLuvSexxy said:

*nostalgia-gasm*

Seriously, my pops and I bonded over this cartoon. He's 57, I'm 24, and not a day goes by when we're both in the house screaming "Thunder...thunder....THUNDERCATS, HOOOOOOOO!!!". So it's exciting to a point. If very bad things are to come with it, we've got issues and the fanboys and fangirls will shout to the heavens about it. Hopefully they know this is a big deal and won't mess it up.

we had a cat named Wiley Cat..

I always wanted to do that. I had a stuffed cat I named Cheetara. I don't even know where it is right now, but I never went to bed without it.

FauxReal said:

Just out of curiosity, why does everyone seem to dislike anime style?

Because it looks bad

kpowers said:

FauxReal said:

kpowers said:

Because it looks bad

I guess I don't mind it. As much as I loved the cartoons back then in hindsight, the animation wasn't all that great, so I guess I wouldn't see anime as a downgrade as long as it was just the art style and it didn't pour over to the action and storytelling. [Edited 6/8/10 12:42pm]

I'm also very tired of it being everywhere it's on cartoon network, chiller tv, syfy, and all the saturday morning cartoons on th CW. STOP SHOVING IT DOWN MY THROAT ALREADY. FUCK YOU POKEMON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!