Loonatics - an action Looney Tunes cartoon

[Dontebell]

The gang are geting a makeover
http://online.wsj.com/article_email/0,,SB110852081412556108-IdjeoNhlaZ4n5yranuHaauEm4,00.html
http://www.cartoonbrew.com

[Duke]

That is retarded.

[Machias Banshee]

NOOOOO!! Leave the Classics alone You bassturds!!!


*cries*

[Voltron]

Oh man, this looks bad. Why do they keep editing this stuff?

[Dontebell]

maybe this show could be good.I mean Batman:beyound and the batman was differants but they were good,same gose to X-men:evolutations and all grown up.

[ZariusTwo]

maybe this show could be good.I mean Batman:beyound and the batman was differants but they were good,same gose to X-men:evolutations and all grown up.

Newsflash: If you think "The Batman" is a great show, you are either on drugs or flipping insane.

Loony Toons are'nt action shows, there socially depraved comedies represented by a hoarde of innocent looking, yet mischevous groups of characters that have remained memorable through thier apperances and actions in those shorts, to turn them into THESE...ABORTIONS just reeks of the kind of s*it that we're now getting due to the fact noone can create anything original anymore, so they choose to rape these icons into something that every fan of The Guyver can be proud of, and it F*CKING disgusts me.

What next? Joss Whedon's "Animanaics?"....

[Dontebell]

Newsflash: If you think "The Batman" is a great show, you are either on drugs or flipping insane.
they still got the same character in it.

[ZariusTwo]

they still got the same character in it.

That reasoning is retarded, if the series does'nt have great writing or a respectable direction, then it's nothing.

[愛]

Okay, Zarius, stop being a jerk and respect an opinion.

[ZariusTwo]

Okay, Zarius, stop being a jerk and respect an opinion.

An opinion without constructive reasoning is hardly an opinion to even begin with, but fine

[Dontebell]

http://www.post-gazette.com/popup.asp?img=http://www.post-gazette.com/images3/wb_loonaticsposter_350.jpg

[Machias Banshee]

No no no......


Dangit, they do NOT look like Looney Tunes... :x :(

[damnhooligan]

I lost my love for Looney Tunes some time ago around the height of the suburban Warner Brothers Store in the mid 90s. I couldn't turn around without seeing soccer moms wearing oversized pouting Tweety shirts with stupid sayings, business execs sporting Daffy ties or middle schooler blingin' Tazmanian devil earrings. And that's to say nothing of Space Jam. *shiver*

This "extreme" image retooling for this new generation o' kid strikes me as pretty inevitable.

[KROW]

Anybody still think The Simpsons suck now?

[ZariusTwo]

Anybody still think The Simpsons suck now?


Loony Tunes ain't THAT far gone yet, they still have Duck Dodgers :D

[DrSpengler]

Personally, I look forward to Duck Dodgers every friday night. The show is hilarious.

Duck Dodgers is the "actionyist" I want a Looney Tunes show to get. Whenever an aged property tries to get "hip" we end up with crap like Yo, Yogi! or Rocken Out with Judy Jetson.

Granted, those were both Hanna Barbara properties (before Warner bought them), but the WB has made plenty of their own bad Looney Tunes shows, and they don't even have to be "hip". Sylvester and Tweety Mysteries was obnoxious, and Baby Looney Tunes...well, I don't think I'm the target demographic for that show. We can't forget Space Jam or Back in Action, either.

Personally, I don't want the Looney Tunes to get "hip". What makes them so funny is that they've always been a satire of what's "hip". From parodies of the Frank Sinatra craze back in the 40's, to ripping into Barney on Animainiacs.

C'mon Looney Tunes, you're better than this.

[azure turtle]

I saw this on TV last night. I can't believe what WB is doing to its classic characters. Those designs look horrible. :( If they created a new show using the classic look, then they'd not only get kids to watch, but other age groups who loved the older cartoons.

[Dontebell]

just imagine what happen if they do the same to Ninja turtles,Ghostbusters,pre-school show,the simpsons and video games charatcers.

[ZariusTwo]

just imagine what happen if they do the same to Ninja turtles.

Errr....they already have, besides, the Turtles were like that to begin with in the comics. :|

1. Space Ghost was recent brought back as a serious character, despite how patently ludircrous that is (the comics great though)

2. Ghostbusters actually WAS pretty dark in the original seasons of the cartoon as well as humerous

3. Darker versions of video Game characters? Sonic SATAM anyone?

[Mandi-chan]

Ugh....I hated Bugs Bunny LONG before this....now my hatred has deepened....I'm afraid to see what they did to Daffy!

[Dontebell]

Errr....they already have, besides, the Turtles were like that to begin with in the comics. :|

1. Space Ghost was recent brought back as a serious character, despite how patently ludircrous that is (the comics great though)

2. Ghostbusters actually WAS pretty dark in the original seasons of the cartoon as well as humerous

3. Darker versions of video Game characters? Sonic SATAM anyone?
what I also mean is giving them a new look and new style.

[ZariusTwo]

what I also mean is giving them a new look and new style.


...What do you think they gave Extreme Ghostbusters?

Sonic SATAM gave Robotnik a different look than his video game counterpart, so not as much.

Really, what you're suggesting is'nt anything new you know

[Dontebell]

http://www.cartoonbrew.com/archives/toonz3.jpf
Lola almost look sexy in her new look.

http://www.cartoonbrew.com/archives/2005_02.html

[Mecha Cow]

Wow, that is really retarded.

[ZariusTwo]

Oh my f*cking god....

...Buzz is named after a SEX TOY?

[Dontebell]

They did turn space ghost and Birdman from action to comedy. So why can't WB turn five classic looney tunes star and a new member from space jam from comedy to action? I think the show might be good.

[ZariusTwo]

They did turn space ghost and Birdman from action to comedy. So why can't WB turn five classic looney tunes star and a new member from space jam from comedy to action?.


Because their Loony Toon shows have sucked for years, that's why.

Do you even have ANY respect for the originals? Space Ghost and Birdman were b-list superheroes and were never respected or admired with as much fondness as you would remember (I loved the original cartoon, but barly anyone else), people have more respect for "Coast 2 Coast" than they do for the original because it took an obscure character and made him original rather than generic.

[Duke]

http://www.cartoonbrew.com/archives/toonz3.jpf
Lola almost look sexy in her new look.

http://www.cartoonbrew.com/archives/2005_02.htmlWhat the crap are u talking about? Lola looks retarded like everyone else.

[ZariusTwo]

What the crap are u talking about? Lola looks retarded like everyone else.

He does'nt know WHAT he's talking about

[BaldMonk]

Artistically, I think the designs look great... well, apart from Wile-E and Road Runner.
However, I think it may be a mistake... unless the story covers a good reason for their transformations... and I think they should keep their normal names... but have them spiced up a little... like Bugz... instead of Bugs... and it's better than Buzz... I just think "Buzz Cola" when I hear that.

The originals will never die, and shows will probably continue to be made, so I don't see any harm... :)

[Peanut]

I think that looks pretty damn stupid, but I guess things can't stay the same forever. It's not like the characters haven't been abused before. Anything new WB's does with them tends to bite.

[ZariusTwo]

Artistically, I think the designs look great... well, apart from Wile-E and Road Runner.
However, I think it may be a mistake... unless the story covers a good reason for their transformations... :)


It's set in the future...

[Dontebell]

Because their Loony Toon shows have sucked for years, that's why.

Do you even have ANY respect for the originals?
Yes I do have respect for the classic.but they still the same inside.

What the crap are u talking about? Lola looks retarded like everyone else. they maybe crap,but they still look cool as superheroes.

[ZariusTwo]

Yes I do have respect for the classic.but they still the same inside

No there not, only in action and in apperance, are they themselves, anything else is a carbon copy, hell even Bugs' name's been changed for Christs' sake, that's not proof there "still the same".

they maybe crap,but they still look cool as superheroes.

Err...no they don't, those designs BLOW, and clearly you really DON'T have any respect for the original characters if you prefer style over substance.

[Dontebell]

No there not, only in action and in apperance, are they themselves, anything else is a carbon copy, hell even Bugs' name's been changed for Christs' sake, that's not proof there "still the same".



Err...no they don't, those designs BLOW, and clearly you really DON'T have any respect for the original characters if you prefer style over substance.

And can't you talk a lick of english?
You guys might not like it but I do.it just like the video games movies and series You all Hate 'em but I like them except for House of the Dead. and I DO have respect for original.

[Duke]

IMO, I don't see how any one w/ respect for the originals could like the way they look or think this is a good idea.

[ZariusTwo]

You guys might not like it but I do.it just like the video games movies and series You all Hate 'em but I like them except for House of the Dead.


What the hell are you talking about? Who brought up hating video games? This just proves you have no grasp on this thread at all if you're attacking people for completly different, unrelated things.


and I DO have respect for original.

You don't, and that's patently obvious.

I'm out of this thread, given I know it's going to lead to uglier things if I have to keep talking about this crap with someone who has no idea what he's even talking about, or what we're discussing.

[Dontebell]

What the hell are you talking about? Who brought up hating video games? This just proves you have no grasp on this thread at all if you're attacking people for completly different, unrelated things.




You don't, and that's patently obvious.

I'm out of this thread, given I know it's going to lead to uglier things if I have to keep talking about this crap with someone who has no idea what he's even talking about, or what we're discussing.

I'm not attacking anyone.and I do have respect for oringal and new look,classic and remake,bad video game movie and good game movie.

[IceFlash78]

I kinda don't want to step on any toes here, but I think no matter what I say, I will anyways.

ALright... I've only seen few of the original Looney Tunes Cartoons (mainly because they weren't closed captioned), but what I saw, I liked.

I also like Duck Dodgers because I just find it to be hilarious spoof of Buck Rodgers. (However, I have no respect for Babylooney tunes and Sylvester and Tweeny Mysteries. I don't remember much of Tiny Looney Tunes to express much of an opinion.. I remember watching them religiously though when I was a kid.)

This new... vairation of Looney Tunes.. I can't say that I like the IDEA, considering the original they came from, but I have to admit that I think their designs are spiffy, if not freaky. *runs* If I didn't know the original characters, I would have reacted differently, as I'm sure you all probably would have. (Again, I'm just assuming....) Even though I think the idea is slightly unusual, I'm going to withhold my judgement until I have seen the show, because I know that first apperances are often discieveing.

Now for the important question... have you SEEN the show? It seems to me that you all are complaining about the character designs and how they F*cked up the originals, but you have not seen the show yet. You're not judging the show on its own merits, but rather, on what it's based on. I say let us wait until the show premires and judge it for the way it is. You can't hold on to the past, and expect everything to be like the original. It's virtually impossible. Embrace the past looney tunes for what they were, and judge the new things on their own merits.

I'm going to stop now, even though I could go on, because I want to use them to formulate my defenses when you guys pounce on my statements, and that I'm not completely sure how to verbalize them. Sorry for hte long rant. I jsut feel that you all took one look at the character designs and immediately drew your own conclusions, and started bashing the show based on your own assumptions. If I'm wrong, then I apogilize.

[Peanut]

You made a very good point IceFlash. Well done.

[ZariusTwo]

I was going to keep out of this thread, but seeing as how IceFlash took the time to post a constructive, fully understandable post (something dontebell can't even muster at the moment), I'll add WHY people are bashing this with good reason:

Kids W.B are hit and miss.

Teen Titans: A great show, but it DOES have it's bad days, Season Three was wasted on a pointless Brother Blood story arc and "Bethroned" (based on a classic comic strip storyline that saw the departure of Starfire and broke Dick Grayson emotionally) was wasted as a comedy episode.

Jackie Chan Adventures: Great show, but is inconsistent every so often in terms of SEASONS (Seasons Three and Five are horrendous)

The Batman: Porbably the best example of how BAD a revised version of an character can be, it blows chunks. Utterly.

Even X-Men: Evolution has been known to slip up.

So yeah, pardon us if we know what kind of track record Kids W.B has with thier shows.

[MC]

Zarius, he was talking about TV series and movies based on video games. They often recieve bad reviews but he still likes them (except for "House of the Dead!).

By the way Zarius, stop acting like a loser and shut up!

[IceFlash78]

I was going to keep out of this thread, but seeing as how IceFlash took the time to post a constructive, fully understandable post (something dontebell can't even muster at the moment), I'll add WHY people are bashing this with good reason:

So yeah, pardon us if we know what kind of track record Kids W.B has with thier shows.

I'm glad you respect my opinoin.... and now I understand where YOU're coming from... I haven't been in the "cartoon loop" recently, and I didn't know about most of the new and recent cartoons (Only recently did I find out about X-Men: Evolutions, for example.), so I didn't konw that Kids WB had a shaky track record... that's a valid reason to be concerned about a new show... Still, only time will tell if it sucks or not.

[Dontebell]

Zarius, he was talking about TV series and movies based on video games. They often recieve bad reviews but he still likes them (except for "House of the Dead!).
right,I like movie and series that based on video game(except House of the Dead)

[Peanut]

Good for you, but that has nothing to do with the topic at hand. Any more arguements and I'm locking this thread.

[DrSpengler]

I suppose we should wait until it's out before we pass judgement.

Despite how WB is advertising it as an action cartoon, I'm sure it'll be a comedy just like all the other Looney Tunes cartoons over the years. Just maybe with a bit more action than Duck Dodgers.

To be honest, the premise of Tiny Toons doesn't sound that great ("What if the Looney Toons had TEENAGE counterparts that got into all sorts of TEENAGE adventures! It'll be just like Yo, Yogi!") and that show turned out all right. Granted, it fluxuated from awesome to crap on a pretty consistant basis. That includes animation and story. But Tiny Toons really set the standard for the Looney Toons cartoons (Well, maybe Taz-Mania set the standard, I think that show came first). Animainiacs, Taz-Mania and Duck Dodgers being the best of the bunch (not sure if Freakazoid qualifies as a Looney Toons show, but it was awesome too).

I can't imagine they'd dtray too far away from aproven formula.

I'll the give the show a fair trial-run. If it turns out to be as lame as Sylvester & Tweety Mysteries or the recent Looney Toons movies, then I'll give up on it.

Now for some questions. Are the updated Bugs and Lola going to be brother and sister? How can two mortal enemies, Wile E. Coyote and the Roadrunner, be on the same team? Will Speedy Gonzalez ever show up since he shares the exact same super power as the Roadrunner?

To be honest, If I were doing the show, I'd have made Wile E. Coyote and Taz badguys (I'm aware these are updated descendants of the originals, but I'm gonna call them by their more recognizeable names).

[ZariusTwo]

Zarius, he was talking about TV series and movies based on video games. They often recieve bad reviews but he still likes them (except for "House of the Dead!).

...BUT that had nothing to do with the discussion

Really? What defines a "loser" in your eyes? To me, a loser is someone who can't come up with anything constructive and just likes to lay into someone without offering anything to the discussion....WOW, guess what? You're doing that right now

Before you decided to spray your mouth at the wrong time, I had dropped the discussion anyway and was actually talking with Ice on a few points he had brought up.

So congratulations, you've humiliated yourself.

Ignoring the real losers, let's get back on topic, Dr. Splenger, you're right about Tint Toons and Animanaicas, but also notice that those shows had some, if not all, of the same writers for the shows, now with every Loon Tunes spin-off, that is'nt as frequent anymore, and now that Dini has left, it's not going to progress any further than where we are now.

Duck Dodgers is already set in space, the fact THIS can't be anything else but set in the future AND in space already shows a lack of originality.

[DrSpengler]

Ignoring the real losers, let's get back on topic, Dr. Splenger, you're right about Tint Toons and Animanaicas, but also notice that those shows had some, if not all, of the same writers for the shows, now with every Loon Tunes spin-off, that is'nt as frequent anymore, and now that Dini has left, it's not going to progress any further than where we are now.

Duck Dodgers is already set in space, the fact THIS can't be anything else but set in the future AND in space already shows a lack of originality.

True. I'm not saying it's real original, making the Looney Toons super heroes. That's just another cartoon cliche used to revive a fading property. Remember Yogi Bear and the Galaxy Goof-Ups? Or Robonic Stooges? *shudder* Actually, it's probably best if you DON'T remember those shows.

Duck Dodgers, itself, is an update of a classic Looney Toons short (one of my favorites, but that's beside the point). So that, in a way, can be construed as "unoriginal".

With Looney Toons, it's not so much the plot (what little plot Looney Toons has) or the setting (the Looney Toons shorts always changed the setting for every short, as to implement new ideas and gags that revolve around said setting), it's the writing, the timing and the direction.

Duck Dodgers could have wound-up like Atomic Betty (perish the thought) but the effort was put into the show to make it entertaining on multiple levels, just like a Looney Toons cartoon should be.

Can't say I know who's writing this show. Duck Dodgers has been pretty good without Dini, and if they import some of that talent then I can't see it failing.

But don't quote me on anything. There's always a chance it'll suck. I was so hyped for Spike TV's Ren & Stimpy revival and good God that was awful.

[Dontebell]

on good day live Lola is name Lexi

[ZariusTwo]

on good day live Lola is name Lexi

If you're not going to contribute constructivly to your own thread, stay the hell out of it


Duck Dodgers, itself, is an update of a classic Looney Toons short (one of my favorites, but that's beside the point). So that, in a way, can be construed as "unoriginal".

Indeed it is, but it's been handled well in the execution, and techincally, it is original in it's own way (Green Lantern crossover, different variations of comedy)

Duck Dodgers could have wound-up like Atomic Betty (perish the thought) but the effort was put into the show to make it entertaining on multiple levels, just like a Looney Toons cartoon should be.

Agreed.

Can't say I know who's writing this show. Duck Dodgers has been pretty good without Dini, and if they import some of that talent then I can't see it failing.

Dini was just an example I was using, as he was one of the finest writers on previous Warner comedies.

But don't quote me on anything. There's always a chance it'll suck. I was so hyped for Spike TV's Ren & Stimpy revival and good God that was awful.

That's exactly my point

1. Revivals like this have the tendency to suck

2. Kids W.B are hit and miss.

[Dontebell]

I'm just telling you what I herd about them,and it related to this thread.

[ZariusTwo]

I'm just telling you what I herd about them,and it related to this thread.

Oh right, I apologise

Lexa Bunny and Buzz Bunny? Pardon while I throw up...

[Dontebell]

here some more:
Daffy is name Duck
Wile e. is name Slick
Road Runner is name Roadster

[Barkworm]

To be honest, I kinda like the idea. The concept and the new names are very hard to swallow though.

[Dontebell]

Here more news about Loonatics and there super power.
http://news.toonzone.net/article.php?ID=1788

[ZariusTwo]

Hmmm...I guess W.B are changing the names so as not to attach thier characters to a car wreck that will unfold before them


The promo suggests a dark and action-packed series that resembles The Batman more than it does Duck Dodgers. Design work is by Christian and Yvon Tremblay, who did visual effects duties on Swat Kats.

Well, that sinks it, "The Batman" blows, but hey, the guy who did the effects on SWAT KATS is working on it, that should give me a better reason to watch it for that alone.

[ThirdMarioBro]

Son of a b*tch. I am bailing out. That's the final straw. I'll just wait and watch TMNT on DVD, because there is no way in hell I'm ever getting up on a Saturday morning again. End of Story, final answer, case closed, fin, period.

[azure turtle]

Zarius, take it easy, please. Dontebell's just sharing more info. with us.

I don't like the redesigns, but the storyline is starting to sound interesting. A darker version of the Looney Tunes with some humor mixed in... It worked for the new TMNT 'toon, so maybe it'll work for the WB characters. Like IceFlash suggested, I think I'll wait for the first couple of episodes and give the Loonatics a chance. Who knows? It might end up being worthwhile.

[ZariusTwo]

Zarius, take it easy, please. Dontebell's just sharing more info. with us.

I don't like the redesigns, but the storyline is starting to sound interesting. A darker version of the Looney Tunes with some humor mixed in... It worked for the new TMNT 'toon,

They were dark to begin with anyway, so they really don't count. At all.

It's being developed in the same vein as "The Batman", that show blows when Greg Wiseman is'nt taking pity on it, I'll address what I said before: Kids W.B are hit and/or miss.

This new show is just to detract people from the upcoming licensing and dubbing of Naruto, something that woild kill ALL of thier shows, what better way to steal all the hype than by raping our favourate chracterts?

[azure turtle]

They were dark to begin with anyway, so they really don't count. At all.
Yeah, I understand when you take the comics into consideration. I was thinking in terms of the old 'toon.

It's being developed in the same vein as "The Batman", that show blows when Greg Wiseman is'nt taking pity on it, I'll address what I said before: Kids W.B are hit and/or miss.

This new show is just to detract people from the upcoming licensing and dubbing of Naruto, something that woild kill ALL of thier shows, what better way to steal all the hype than by raping our favourate chracterts?
I'm worried about the show being developed like "The Batman," which I'll agree isn't a very good show. I've watched only a couple of episodes, and didn't like it at all. However, I'm still willing to give Loonatics a chance, just to see what WB comes up with. Hit or miss is probably right, but for their sake, I hope it's a hit.

I had no idea that Naruto was being brought to US television. Interesting. I could see WB trying to steal the hype away. The company has been getting all kinds of coverage from mainstream media, so if this 'toon doesn't deliver, it'll be disastrous.

[DrSpengler]

If the animation studiois Dong Woo, than at least we know the show will look pretty as hell, whether or not the writing reflects that. Animation-wise, Dong Woo has never done me wrong. Loved all their stuff (The Batman SUCKS, but it isn't their fault).

[manny]

all i have to say is that im really pissed off at the way they would screw w an american classic and change it when we all know what bugs and the gang are supposed to look like :x

[Dontebell]

http://aintitcool.com/display.cgi?id=19447

take a look at the video.

[Peanut]

Looks like they're trying to make them pretty bad ass. The names are dumb as sh*t. Slick? What the hell is that?

[Dontebell]

Looks like they're trying to make them pretty bad ass. The names are dumb as sh*t. Slick? What the hell is that?
Wlie e.new name.

[Peanut]

What in Gods name are you trying to say?

[Anarky]

Maybe that Wile E. Coyote got a new name.

And please, dontebell, watch your spelling at least a little.

[Dontebell]

bugs is buzz
lola is lexi
daffy is duck
road runner is roadster
Taz is spaz
and wile e.cyotie is slick

[Peanut]

Yes, I knew they got new names, and I knew Wile E. Coyotes new name was Slick. I meant it was a stupid name.

[That Matt Guy]

XTREME LOONEY TUNES!!!!!!111!11! LOL.

Do you think Mel Blanc is spinning in his grave?

[Mandi-chan]

Okay, I've had time to recover from my shock of seeing the severly changed Looney Tunes (I'll never see them as the same again) and have this to say:

I take back what I said earlier about Bugs, I don't really hate him I just think he's reallly annoying (thus the name, "Bugs").

Second: I'm going to watch this when it comes out despite what I said earlier(unless it's against TMNT) just to see what it's like. I'm probably going to wind up liking it!

Lots of people have complained (as I did earlier) about this kinda scary change for these classic characters...but...is anyone here going to try and give it a chance?

[ThirdMarioBro]

XTREME LOONEY TUNES!!!!!!111!11! LOL.

Do you think Mel Blanc is spinning in his grave?

Warner Bros has killed it.

[ZariusTwo]

is anyone here going to try and give it a chance?

Oh sure, I mean, what's the harm in....NO!

[Dontebell]

I'll give the show a chance.

[ZariusTwo]

I'll give the show a chance.

You would :roll:

[ThirdMarioBro]

I gave Duck Dodgers a chance because it looked to be a quality series that stayed true to the original while being modern in presentation without betraying their roots. It pwned. This is pure Gorilla sh*t trying to make a quick buck. *begins counting minutes until the release of Buzz Bunny Advance*

[ZariusTwo]

Duck Dodgers succeded because it was Cartoon Network, not Kids W.B screwing around with the characters JUST to stop people talking about Naruto's dubbing.

[Demented Utrom]

Demented looney times looks stupid.The remade characters look like super hero rejects.It's making of super hero cartoons.

[KROW]

Alright. Going into "looney" mode here...

Devil take that man who spilled the ink!

[Anarky]

After seeing the video, I must admit: It does look... well... interesting. It is at least worth a try. What's to lose? I mean you can only lose half an hour of your life you'd spend with watching something else.

Is it a show that is "Bugs Bunny's great-grand-son" or just "A show inspired by the Looney Tunes"?

[Dontebell]

I can't see the video.

[Duke]

After watching the video, i think it sounds even stupier if that is at all possible. If they were going to change the names couldn't they have been a little more creative. I mean seriously Duck? What the crap is that? And slick is even worse.

WB idiot: "Guys I have this great idea for a new show w/ looney tunes characters. But cause it will be totally retarded and fans of the original will hate us lets change the names of the characters.

Head WB idiot: "Sounds brilliant! Do we have any suggestions on the new names?"

Third WB retard: "How about changing bugs' name to buzz?"

Head Idiot: "I love it! Keep the new names coming."

Idiot #4: "Well we could go w/ Roadster for the roadrunner."

Head Idiot: "Brilliant!"

Original Idiot: "Why don't we add that female bunny character that we created for that blockbuster gold movie Space Jam?"

Head Idiot: "Well since we are totally destroying all that is sacred in our company. Why not add that rejected character. And instead of Lola we'll call her lexi."

All Idiots: "Brilliant boss!"

Head Idiot: "Well who else will we put in this show?"

Idiot #2: "We could put that taz character in and name him spaz."

Head Idiot: "That works on so many levels cause they rhymn. Man, are we on top of our game today. Well that's 4 main characters? I think we should add one more. How bout Daffy? Quick give me a name."

All idiots: *Blank stare in their eyes*

Boss idiot: "Well, I'm waiting."

All idiots: *More puzzled looks*

Boss idiot: "You mean we can't come up w/ a name for Daffy?"

New idiot: "Well i heard you from the board room next door and I've got the perfect name. Why not just call him Duck?"

Boss idiot: "Duck? I like it. Yeah occassionally when you butcher the classics you should try to pay at least some respect to the originals and since his name is Daffy Duck just calling him Duck would be a nice tribute."

New Idiot: "And I really think you should consider adding a sixth character."

Retarded Boss: "Why?"

New Idiot: "Well that power rangers show has been a huge hit. And even though they always start by having 5 rangers, they always end up adding a 6th. So why not make a brilliant move and just start w/ 6 characters? We'd blow a lid off the super hero market. Kids ever where would tune in just to see what happens when u start with 6. I mean everyone will be tallking. 'Do you think they'll add a 7th?' or 'Since they started w/ 6 maybe they'll drop one and end up only 5' Well keep them on their toes for atleast one and a half seasons."

Boss Idiot: "This new guy is a genius. Six will be our number. So who should we add?"

3rd Idiot: "Well since we have the roadrunner, how bout Wile E?"

Boss retard: "Yes, Wile E it will be. Name?"

4th Idiot: "Well since all the names have atleast some tie to the originals how bout we go out on a limb and call him something like slick?"

Boss Retard: "Slick? Slick? Now that name's perfect. By totally butchering a classic we'll have billions of viewers within the first season. Tis a good year to work for the WB."

[Peanut]

I can't see the video.

But you posted the damn thing!

BTW Duke that was awesome! :lol:

[Dontebell]

But you posted the damn thing!
I known,it just that I can't see the video.

[Kazari]

I may watch this since the same ppl Christian and Yvon Tremblay are helping with this and they came up with SWAT Kats. Darn them for not bringing back Sk! *baps them*

[TerranigmaFreak]

This bring back bad memories of people trying to redesign a well known character for the new generation.

http://biology.umt.edu/dbs/biol403/god11.jpg

[Dontebell]

next it'll be an action spongebob cartoon.

[Peanut]

next it'll be an action spongebob cartoon.

Once again, what the hell are you talking about?

[Dontebell]

it just a joke.

[Mandi-chan]

This bring back bad memories of people trying to redesign a well known character for the new generation.

http://biology.umt.edu/dbs/biol403/god11.jpg

I liked that remake :D , keep in mind...the last time I saw it was when it first came out!

[ZariusTwo]

The animated series made the most out of that Godzilla movie

[Mandi-chan]

I never got to see it, don't really care to either...Walmart has it though.

[DrSpengler]

Since we're speaking of Godzilla 98, here is a quick review I wrote of it on the www.fridaythe13thfilms.com messageboard:

Godzilla 1998 (Shinsei, English Dialogue)

The last time I watched this film was back on Memorial Day, 1998. I saw it opening night, expecting so much. I waited this long to watch it again because of how angry I was when I left the theater. I remember New Year's Eve 1997, I was watching all the comercials waiting for midnight when they played the first teaser. A bunch of people standing in Time's Square, watching the ball drop, then a giant tail whips out from behind a building and knocks the ball into the crowd. Then they showed the title "Godzilla" with the trademark roar. I nearly wet my pants. Then I saw the movie. Wow. Did that make me mad.

Now that I got THAT off my chest, I will review the movie.

I don't like to think of it as a Godzilla movie, but a giant kaiju flick which takes place in the Godzilla universe (like Mothra, Atragon, Frankenstein Conquers the Earth, King Kong Escapes, etc.). That's the best mindset to be in while watching the movie. That being said, it was the mindset I was in when I watched it last night. So to be honest, it wasn't THAT bad.

If you put aside the fact that it isn't Godzilla in a film titled "Godzilla" the movie is more viewable. In fact, GINO is quite the cool looking kaiju. For a mutant iguana is very well designed and the special effects used to create him still hold up to today's standards (with the exception of a couple weak bluescreen effects, but the Japanese Godzilla flicks are prone to that too). The first chase scene through New York City with the four apache helecopters was actually really damn cool. The chase scene with the super-taxi, not so much.

I have to say, I liked the New York setting quite a bit. Manhatten is a VERY different city in design to Tokyo and thus puts a kaiju in a completely unique setting.

But put that aside the movie does have plenty of flaws. Namely the human drama is at it's worst. The characters are wooden, carboard cut outs of other wooden carboard cut outs. The other problem is that the movie is waaaay too long. I noticed the average Godzilla flick is between 85 and 100 minutes, this was over 2 hours. Two thirds of which was human drama worse than that seen in Terror of Mechagodzilla. Plus the writer's idea of "humor" is about the same calibur you'd find on a Bazooka Joe wrapper.

If you look at this movie as "just another kaiju flick" then it isn't the monster that brings it down, it's the human drama. And that can hurt any Godzilla movie.

a lot of people criticize the baby GINOs inside Madison Sqaure Garden, but it's nothing we haven't seen in a Godzilla flick before. Godzilla vs Destroyah had a bunch of 9-foot Destroyahs chasing around the main cast, and Godzilla vs Megaguirus had all those Megnulons.

As far as GINO is concerned, he looks great but as a kaiju he is ery very weak. He's about half the size of the real Godzilla if you look at his size when compared to skyscrapers and Godzilla's size compared to skyscrapers. GINO also can't take military hits very well. 8 sidewinder missiles killed him. Godzilla's impervious to standard military weaponry. Add to that the only special attack he has is his Heatwave Breath (which isn't all that special) and you've got a kaiju that looks great but lacks everywhere else.

I'm afraid that no mater how cool GINO looked and how good the FX were, I just can't bring myself to give this movie a good score. It's not the disappointment that makes me hate the movie (since I view it as "just another Kaiju movie"), it's the very very bad human drama that makes up the bulk of the film.

** out of *****

Sorry GINO.

[Dontebell]

I like the movie and the cartoon,they were both funny.

[Kazari]

Gah Godzilla sucked so bad. We can't take anything to be real unless there is some scientific proof behind it. The babies of Godzilla who reproduced asexually looked like velociraptors from Jurassic Park. Give me old school any day.

[ZariusTwo]

I like the movie and the cartoon,they were both funny.

The animated series had something the movie did'nt have...a SCRIPT.

[IceFlash78]

yeah.. I liked Godzilla.. it was my first "godzilla" movie.. I didn't care for the human dramatics, but I liked the monster... But again.. i haven't seen it in years, so I ought to watch it again and find out whether it has stood the test of time.. alas.. don't want to endure Matthew Broderick...

HOW CAN A SCHUMUCK LIKE YOU BE MARRIED TO SARAH JESSICA PARKER??

[KROW]

HOW CAN A SCHUMUCK LIKE YOU BE MARRIED TO SARAH JESSICA PARKER??
Whoa.

*walks around the Drome with a coffee can*

Save Ferris? Save Ferris. Save Ferris? Save Ferris? Save Ferris. Save Ferris?

[Dontebell]

http://www.amiright.com/parody/70s/eltonjohn156.shtml

[ZariusTwo]

LOL, too true.

[majesty329]

That looks horrible I think I will be avoiding this.

[Brodie]

I idea of lumping The Batman in with this train wreck is just stupid. Zarius is just pissy because it isn't the same show as the old one. Get the **** over it.

This is kinda like a loony toons holocaust.

[ZariusTwo]

I idea of lumping The Batman in with this train wreck is just stupid. Zarius is just pissy because it isn't the same show as the old one. Get the **** over it.

Wrong...as usual.

I don't ike it because the writing sucks, (I've actually given it it's due for three episodes, including the two part finale) not because it's different from the animated series, if I were THAT biased, I'd be spitting on Justice Leauge for not being Superfreinds, or Beast Wars (the second greatest Transformers cartoon ever) for not being Generation One.

Keep assuming you know one thing about me though, it's hilarious.

[Barkworm]

If the fighting doesn't stop right now this thread will be locked.

[Dontebell]

there suppose to be new Looney tunes short coming out but they haven't came out http://looney.goldenagecartoons.com/ltnews.html

[Dontebell]

I think buzz might get his name change
http://news.toonzone.net/article.php?ID=1881

[ZariusTwo]

W.B should've changed it far earlier than wait for this, I mean, a sex toy shares Buzz's name...

[Spitfire]

Wow can someone say Batman Beyond rip off? They all look like rejects from that show or freakzoid...man WB has gotten lame. What's next Extreme Animaniacs?

[ZodiacAngel]

I really don't know what to say about this show. It's looks interesting but those character designs..........

[DrSpengler]

http://www.csh.rit.edu/~rage/TLGmedia/anim_pages/anewbunny.htm

Foul language, but my god is it funny.

[Peanut]

Good....lord. That's all I can say. I didn't laugh...but wow. Insane.

[Anarky]

Uhm... a bit extreme, I'd say. And I gotta get that merch! NOW!

[Spitfire]

Oh man hahaha that didnt make me laugh so much as it made me chuckle but that was funny. And so true....

[ZariusTwo]

Uhm... a bit extreme, I'd say. And I gotta get that merch! NOW!


iT'S F*CKING EXTREME! :lol:

[Brodie]

YOU LIKE ANIME?! I'M ANIME ALL OVER THIS ****!
I'M GONNA SODAMIZE YOUR CHILDHOOD!
YOU LIKE RAZOR SHARP FUR DON'T YOU, YOU LITTLE BITCH?!


Oh man, I'm gonna watch the new toon just to remember this.

[raphael_is_cool]

I saw that before. Have to get that underwear...in case I want pleasure while skiing down a mountain, being chased by pirates that want to do bad things to me

I mean I do live life to the extreme and pepsi max just can't cut it any more

[Dontebell]

http://toolooney.goldenagecartoons.com/images/duckrevenge.jpg

http://toolooney.goldenagecartoons.com/images/nosubs.jpg

[ZariusTwo]

Beutiful...

...I swear to god, I think Scrappy Doo's just been replaced...

[Spitfire]

Here is a preview for it
http://www.aintitcool.com/downloads/LoonaticsPreview.mov
.....That just makes me want to vomit

[Lisardo]

Ok this is ruining classic characters. This is a show I won't be watching.

[Raph's Girl]

The Loonatics toon.. ah yes.... Some of you might think this is just ruining Looney Tunes...but you've gotta realize that this is about their descendents... yes the Cayote looks more like a green mosquito.....but still... Buzz Bunny has those mad ninja skillz and laser vision... :P

This series is set in the year 2772 where the world is a horrid place and the descendents of the original Looney Tunes characters are hired by some woman to save it....I for one am going to at least see the pilot ep...all the while hugging my bugs bunny plushies and rocking back and forth.... :P

Now excuse me while I count down the days for the new Krypto the Superdog series....

[That Matt Guy]

I can't wait for the new Disney cartoon series where a robot Donald Duck is sent back from the future to prevent an assassination that ruins the world.

[Voltron]

That already happened on Duck Tales, Matt.

[Anarchistguy]

That already happened on Duck Tales, Matt.

Wait a minute...you mean Gizmo Duck, right?

[ZariusTwo]

Wait a minute...you mean Gizmo Duck, right?


Yeah, Donald was in the navy during most of Ducktales, Gizmo Duck was Fenton Quackshell

[Jester]

Gizmo-duck has nothing on Duck....these are terible...for once i actually agree with Zarius. I will probably see the first episode, just to see what i won't be missing....:P

[Raph's Girl]

Well here's something for the books... Apperantly WB got tired of Buzz Bunny being confused for a woman's sex toy (I've seen them..they don't look like rabbits... :lol: )... Buzz Bunny's new name is now Ace.... that's right folks... Buzz "I was named after an adult toy" Bunny is now Ace "Was I named after Batman's dog?" Bunny... :roll: NEXT! :ohwell:

Sooo....an update on the names:
Ace Bunny
Duck
Slick Cayote
Roadster
Lexi Bunny
Spaz

And last but not least, Maxima. She's basically the one that braught the Loonatics together so they can save the universe or soemthing... :P

Now..one of the things odd with this series is Spaz.... Tasmanian Devils are on the verge of extinction due to some skin disease that's been killing them off for the last 15 years....this is a natural extinction..... what "Loonatics" is basically saying is that there's still Tasmanian Devils around by the 28th century... :P Altho from the looks of Spaz it seems they mated with gorillas somewhere along the lines.

http://www.cartoonbrew.com/archives/loonaticsimprovement.jpg

[ZariusTwo]

Maxima?

Who the hell is stealing Dan Jurgens' Superman material?

[Dontebell]

Well here's something for the books... Apperantly WB got tired of Buzz Bunny being confused for a woman's sex toy (I've seen them..they don't look like rabbits... :lol: )... Buzz Bunny's new name is now Ace.... that's right folks... Buzz "I was named after an adult toy" Bunny is now Ace "Was I named after Batman's dog?" Bunny... :roll: NEXT! :ohwell:

Sooo....an update on the names:
Ace Bunny
Duck
Slick Cayote
Roadster
Lexi Bunny
Spaz

And last but not least, Maxima. She's basically the one that braught the Loonatics together so they can save the universe or soemthing... :P

Now..one of the things odd with this series is Spaz.... Tasmanian Devils are on the verge of extinction due to some skin disease that's been killing them off for the last 15 years....this is a natural extinction..... what "Loonatics" is basically saying is that there's still Tasmanian Devils around by the 28th century... :P Altho from the looks of Spaz it seems they mated with gorillas somewhere along the lines.

http://www.cartoonbrew.com/archives/loonaticsimprovement.jpg
next it'll be Duck name

[Jester]

HA!!!! Ace Duck....wait...that would suck!!

[Serp]

I can feel the anger melting down from the year 2007, meh... it aint the first time. :ohwell:

[ZariusTwo]

From Toonzone

The Internet petition started by 11-year-old Thomas Adams paid back. The thousands of signatures convinced Kids WB to rework on the designs of the characters of their upcoming series Loonatics, which was supposed to feature updated versions of Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, and other Looney Tunes characters fighting crime in a futuristic setup. Scott Rowe, WB spokesman, stated that they're working on making the designs "softer and less menacing".


Whilst this does'nt mean we hav'nt yet got rid of this obvious peice of garbage, at least thier designs have been knocked down to a simpler style, I'm guessing Animaniac levels, which always worked a lot better, but then...we saw what Baby Loony Tunes looked like with the simplistic approach, it was let down by the utterly bad episodes.

No matter how much they alter the style to suit people's preferences, it's the substance that matters

[Spitfire]

Wow haha now the older versions will go down in internet image gallery history

[DrSpengler]

It's not so much the art style Ihated but the approach; a straight-up action cartoon?

No...just make it a comedy with a sci-fi twist like Duck Dodgers and I'll be happy.

[That Matt Guy]

Too bad the petition wasn't aimed at dropping the entire f'ing concept of Loonatics.

[Brodie]

Even so, you have to wonder about a company who worries when a petition comes in when it was started by an 11 year old.

[Hannah]

Even so, you have to wonder about a company who worries when a petition comes in when it was started by an 11 year old.
....*glare*

[Brodie]

You're like 13.

Anyway, that wasn't directed at you.

[ThirdMarioBro]

Meh, it's WB. The show will still suck doneky nuts. I'm just glad that it is being reworked so you can reconize the blasted characters.

[Hannah]

You're like 13.

Anyway, that wasn't directed at you.
I'm not thirteen.... I'm twelve. XP

[TigerClaw]

I actually look forward to this series, It be fun to see all your favorite characters as superhereos, This isn't the first time Warner Brothers tried something unique with the characters, If I can recall, Theres the Duck Dodgers animated series, It was really cool, The series is based on those series of episodes of the original looney toons cartoons with Daffy Duck playing sort of a Buck Rogers type of character.

[Spitfire]

Even so, you have to wonder about a company who worries when a petition comes in when it was started by an 11 year old.
Their worried because it's an 11 year old who started it and it's 11 year olds who watch this crap. if half their auidence hates the idea their going to be wasteing their money on the show

[Dane E5R]

Spitfire has a point.

[ZariusTwo]

I actually look forward to this series, It be fun to see all your favorite characters as superhereos

No it would'nt, because that concept has already been executed in Duck Dodgers, AND it remained faifthul to the actual designs, AND it was honestly FUNNY.

Anyone thinking this show is going to rule really must be totally blind to what most of Kids' W.B cartoons are every now and then, RUBBISH, outside of Teen Titans, there is'nt much to watch on it.

[TigerClaw]

I honestly don't see what the issue is, Sure it's the looney toons characters as superhereos, It's basically a what if show, What if the looney toons were superhereos, I cant wait to see this, Those people who are bitching and complaining need to stop, What WB is doing, Is not permanently changing the characters, They are just trying some new ideas, I say let them, It's not like this is how the looney toons are gonna look like forever, I'm sure they have other looney tune projects, This being one of them, I think they should just let it go and watch this new series, If they don't like it, They could just turn off the TV.

[Hannah]

That is a LONG sentence.

[TigerClaw]

That is a LONG sentence.
Heh, Is that good or bad?, :lol:

[ZariusTwo]

I honestly don't see what the issue is, Sure it's the looney toons characters as superhereos, It's basically a what if show, What if the looney toons were superhereos, I cant wait to see this

Yeah, you were probably saying that also with Baby Loony Toons, another "what if" series that sucked :roll:


Those people who are bitching and complaining need to stop

Newsflash: an Eleven year old did'nt even like the original designs, complained, and his voice was heard, that person is the exact age of the TARGET AUDIENCE, the majority of which signed that petition

And if you honestly think Loony Tunes hav'nt been s*it ever since Sylvestor and Tweety Mysteries, you really are'nt qualified to know what is or is'nt a good series for these chracters, these are the same hacks who gave us Mucha Lucha.

Duck Dodgers and "Back In Action" are exceptions to the rule, but overall, there has'nt been a decent show with those characters in a long time.

[TigerClaw]

Yeah, you were probably saying that also with Baby Loony Toons, another "what if" series that sucked :roll:




Newsflash: an Eleven year old did'nt even like the original designs, complained, and his voice was heard, that person is the exact age of the TARGET AUDIENCE, the majority of which signed that petition

And if you honestly think Loony Tunes hav'nt been s*it ever since Sylvestor and Tweety Mysteries, you really are'nt qualified to know what is or is'nt a good series for these chracters, these are the same hacks who gave us Mucha Lucha.

Duck Dodgers and "Back In Action" are exceptions to the rule, but overall, there has'nt been a decent show with those characters in a long time.
Maybe they ran out of ideas and are trying something new with them, Stuff like this happens, Sometimes it works, Sometimes it doesn't.

[Brodie]

That is a LONG sentence.


Funniest thing all day.

[Hannah]

Fifteen commas. o.O



Anyway, I'm definately not going to watch this ever.. x.X Why does everything good have to end in such horrible ways? I think the only good show I've seen end without being **** on numerous times was Invader Zim.

[IceFlash78]

Duck Dodgers and "Back In Action" are exceptions to the rule, but overall, there has'nt been a decent show with those characters in a long time.

First of all.. Zarius.. waht is "Back in Action"? Is it on TV? Is it closed captioned? I'd like to check it out.

Second of all...
I'm not going to participate in this discussion... All I'm going to say.. I perfer the old show because that's a classic.. but i think we should give the show a chance. We can't honestly say what it will be like until we see atleast one episode. Alright? I think we need to stop arguging... some people are eager for this show, some people are opposed to it, based solely on the concept..

Like you said Zarius.. No matter how much they alter the style to suit people's preferences, it's the substance that matters

We don't know what the substance is yet.. True, WB has that repuation... but we WON"T KNOW FOR SURE until we see the show. So I think we hsould simply agree to disagree atleast until the show premires...

[ZariusTwo]

First of all.. Zarius.. waht is "Back in Action"? Is it on TV? Is it closed captioned? I'd like to check it out.

It's actually the theatrical Loony Tunes movie that was released in 2003 and flopped miserably, even if it was pretty good, and a vast improvment over the "new" Loony Tunes shorts they had produced

[DrSpengler]

I wasn't too impressed with Back in Action. It relied mostly on stale old cliches rather than the clever humor that makes the Looney Tunes tv shows so funny. I guess they had to "dumb it down" for a theatrical audience. It was a vast improvement over Space Jam...but that's not saying much.

My favorite part was when they went into the cafeteria and Shaggy and Scooby cameod. Oh, and the bit with Speedy Gonzales talking about political correctness.

[ZariusTwo]

W.B are now considering CHANGING THE TITLE :lol: :lol:

Posted by AMID at 01:20 PM

Warner Bros. TV Animation continues to dig itself into a deeper and deeper hole of its own making with its LOONATICS fiasco. First, they changed the main character's name from Buzz Bunny to Ace Bunny, then there was last week's very public announcement that they're redesigning all the characters, and now they're reportedly trying to get rid of the LOONATICS name itself. A friend tells me that there's currently an in-house contest at Warner Bros. Animation inviting employees to suggest a less decrepit title for the show. I have a few choice suggestions, but unfortunately none of them are appropriate for print.

[ZariusTwo]

The eleven year old child who was praised worldwide by convincing Warner Bros to ditch thier intial designs for Loonitics probably should'nt congratulkaye himself just yet, the petition has'nt helped matters, behold the NEW look of this abortion


http://mms.businesswire.com/bwapps/mediaserver/ViewMedia?mgid=46730&vid=5

...Go Go Power Rangers?

[Anarky]

Oh hell, I must say, compared to this, I liked the first drafts better. They somehow look too cuddly to be heroes.

I think WB should come to senses again, and produce stuff that isn't necessarily innovative, but something that people actually want to watch. Something that even looks like worth being watched.

[愛]

I'd still love to see Buzz bunny act like he did in that Newgrounds video when he gets all vulgar. I'd watch that.

[Voltron]

Why can't they just start making more Freakazoid episodes?

[Anarky]

Why can't they just start making more Freakazoid episodes?

That would be way too easy. I mean, imagine the difficulties of conquering an already existing fanbase and getting new people to watch it. Almost zero effort would have to be done...

[Raph's Girl]

Warner Bros. has released new concept art for its controversial Loonatics series. The new artwork keeps the color schemes for the characters but discards the angular and slightly menacing look for something that has a bit more anime styling to it. Additionally, the network seems to be making it clear that the series is "inspired by" the classic cartoons and that the characters are descendants -- not reworked versions of the originals -- presumably due to the protest of the characters' styles. Additionally, as noted before, the name of Buzz Bunny has been changed to Ace Bunny, due to the name "Buzz Bunny" already being used for a decidedly maturely rated product. As stated in the Loonatics press release, the characters get their powers from "cosmic dust."

The voice cast and lineup for the series has also been announced, featuring veteran US voice actors for the main roles and a healthy dose of guest stars that range from stage and screen actors (Tim Curry, Vivica A. Fox, Michael Clarke Duncan, and Florence Henderson) to industry veterans (Tom Kenny and Phil LaMarr).

The Loonatics, along with the characters that inspired them, are as follows:

Ace Bunny (ancestor: Bugs Bunny/voice: Charlie Schlatter): quick witted leader who has martial arts and "laser-lock vision"

Lexi Bunny (ancestor: Lola Bunny/voice: Jessica DiCicco): second in command who can blast things with her mind and has hyper hearing

Danger Duck (ancestor: Daffy Duck/voice: Jason Marsdsen): arrogant duck who resents Ace and wants to lead the team: can teleport and toss "magical energy spheres"

Spaz B. Wilde (ancestor: Tasmanian Devil/voice: Kevin Michael Richardson): the destruction expert who can destroy things with deadly tornadoes and super strength

Rev Runner (ancestor: Road Runner/voice: Rob Paulsen): a super fast talker who has embedded GPS technology and the ability to race at superspeeds

Tech E. Coyote (ancestor: Wile E. Coyote/voice: Kevin Michael Richardson): supergenius who is the team's gadget guru -- also has regenerative abilities, electromagnetic powers, and "mechanical mastery"

Zadavia (voice: Candi Milo): the mentor of the Loonatics who sends them out on missions

Loonatics will premiere this fall on Kids WB.

Dierna note: Tech E. Cayote?? *lmao*...SW33T!!! Rob Paulsen voices Rev Runner!!! Duck gets a first name now... Danger Duck..gee...how original... But SW33T! Rob Paulsen (Original VA of Raphael) voices Rev Runner and Rev is red! *rotflmao* :lol:

But they get their powers from Cosmic dust???

Here's a pic of the main cast..I like the new look of Ace:
http://news.toonzone.net/images/2005-06/Loonatics.jpg

[Brodie]

Pics? Uhm, where?

[remix17]

Wow...so many good voice actors. I adore Jason Marsden, Tim Curry, and Kevin Michael Richards. And the original VA for Raphael is on too....

Getting good voice actors may be a good sign...anyone who signs onto an already-despised show has to have good reasons.

...then again...?

[DrSpengler]

Alright, this is more like it!

Kinda has a Tiny Toons feel to it, only more action-oriented.

I love the selection of voice talent. Tom Kenny, Tim Curry, Rob Paulson, Jason Marsden, Phil LaMarr; they're all excellent choices. I can already picture Marsden as the Daffy-character and Paulson as the Road Runner-character working perfectly.

Also, they gave the Wile E. Coyote-character "super regernative abilities". Awesome. :lol:

[ZariusTwo]

Meh, still looks s*it, and the designs now look too freindly and heroic...Loony Tunes are mischevous by nature, most of this group should'nt even be in the same ROOM as one another, Coyote and Road Runner are natural enemies, and Ace and Duck's relationship is the same boring, stale love/hate relationship Bugs and Daffy had. There's no variety to be found here.

Sometimes I think some people hae forgotten the roots of this franchise entirly

[Raph's Girl]

Pics? Uhm, where?

Gah... Here's the addy to the image:
http://news.toonzone.net/images/2005-06/Loonatics.jpg

[Ryona]

I'm with Zarius... It's just plain horrid in every way....

[Anarky]

Dierna note: Tech E. Cayote?? *lmao*...SW33T!!! Rob Paulsen voices Rev Runner!!! Duck gets a first name now... Danger Duck..gee...how original... But SW33T! Rob Paulsen (Original VA of Raphael) voices Rev Runner and Rev is red! *rotflmao* :lol:

I've thought about it and I still can't see how one good voice actor can justify the rape of my childhood heroes.

But there is one chance: I might even watch it, if it's extremely well-written.

[Spitfire]

http://img295.echo.cx/img295/904/loonatics7rs.jpg

This is thier revision? Now they look even gayer*Yeah thats a word now* They looked better with no pupils...and now their less pointy. Gah they still look retarded. It's like they missed the point all togther

[FireFly]

it just keeps getting better http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v166/KINGOFNOD5/smile2.gif

[Barkworm]

Wow, they look a lot worse now. *claps*

[Tetsu Deinonychus]

This whole fiasco is more funny than anything else :lol:

[Mecha Cow]

LMAO.

How do they do it?

ACE BUNNY with LASER EYES?
DANGER F*CKING DUCK?

This is a joke, right? :lol:

[DrSpengler]

I still think it's a step in the right direction. Certainly an improvement, at any rate.

Sure,t eh characters look kid-friendly, but this is a KID'S show. Hell, Tiny Toons and Animainiacs looked all sorts of childish yet the humor worked on several levels.

I'm still going to give this show the benefit of the doubt and save my judgement until I've seen an episode.

[ZariusTwo]

Sure,t eh characters look kid-friendly, but this is a KID'S show. Hell, Tiny Toons and Animainiacs looked all sorts of childish yet the humor worked on several levels.

Tiny Toons and Animanicas were'nt super-heroes, they were anti-establishment characters, that's the whole purpose of the Loony Tunes, they are'nt supposed to be PREVENTING anarky, there supposed to be causing it

[DrSpengler]

Tiny Toons and Animanicas were'nt super-heroes, they were anti-establishment characters, that's the whole purpose of the Loony Tunes, they are'nt supposed to be PREVENTING anarky, there supposed to be causing it

Well, look at Duck Dodgers. In that show Daffy's a space cop yet still manages to cause all sorts of havok and mischief. With the new designs and voice selection I get the feeling this new and "improved" Loonatics s going to be more of an action comedy series like Duck Dodgers than some anime wannabe.

[ZariusTwo]

Well, look at Duck Dodgers. In that show Daffy's a space cop yet still manages to cause all sorts of havok and mischief.

That series had Dini at the helm, and made use of Daffys' inflated characteristics, that is'nt going to change here, but little else is going to be accomplished.

With the new designs and voice selection I get the feeling this new and "improved" Loonatics s going to be more of an action comedy series like Duck Dodgers than some anime wannabe.


Dinis' left W.B Animation, and hes' the only person I can beleive could make this concept work, if this show was about the "Just-Us Leauge" from Tiny Toons, I'd watch it, but it's just going to be Baby Loony Tunes with pure bravado, Loony Tunes has fallen into a such a pit of flawed and ratings-sapping concepts, it's almost impossible to give any new show a chance

[DrSpengler]

That much is true. The show was doomed to failure from the very beginning.
However, I'll still check it out before I cast it away into the Pit of Obscure Cartoon Garbage, right next to Yogi's Space Race and Starcom.

For all we know there might be some new guy as talented/clever as Dini working on this show. You never know.

[Brodie]

This is what happens when you rock the boat.

[Dontebell]

A new flash cartoon
http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/243842

[Anarky]

Ace Bunny, the pedophile. Hahaha! It doesn't get much worse... or does it?

[Spitfire]

Haha best ending ever, oh man thatw as disturbing when he started rubbing himself

[Brodie]

Oh my god....Let this kid who makes those cartoons handle the new Looney Toons, -those- I'd watch.

[Dontebell]

WB just shown a commerical of Loonatics:unleashed today

[ZariusTwo]

WB just shown a commerical of Loonatics:unleashed today

Was it f*cking EXTREEEEEEEME?

Ahh, but I know that hes' been "toned down" to pedophile Aced Bunny...god I hate this concept...

[DrSpengler]

WB just shown a commerical of Loonatics:unleashed today

Well...how was it?

[ZariusTwo]

Well...how was it?

Hav'nt we already seen it?


"I don't like you"

"OH YES YOU DO, YOU BUTT-F*CKING P*SSIE.." :lol:

[XERO]

Perhaps...Loony? :P

[Dontebell]

I didn't see most of it,the only thing I saw was the word Doc,then they show the Loonatics.the show begain September 17

[ZariusTwo]

I didn't see most of it,the only thing I saw was the world Doc


"World" or "Word", god you need a translator...

[Dontebell]

sorry, it word

[Dontebell]

check it out
http://pdl.warnerbros.com/kidswb/misc/LON/splash/splash_Loonatics_Unleashed.html

[IceFlash78]

Jesus Zarius, it was just a typo...

Anyways... So this is still happening? *shrugs* I might catch one episode if i happen to see it on tv and see if its good. I think all this bashing is utterly ridiculious... i mean, sure its one thing to complain about the idea, but you guys are going beyond complaining...you guys are bashing it.

I'm sorry if i'm out of line, but you guys remind me of the people who boycotted the new TMNT simply because it wasn't "the original version of the TMNT."

Dr. Splenger has the right idea.. you guys should just watch one episode and see what happens. I mean, do we even have previews? actual clips from the show? (i recall there being one clip, but that was before the custome redesign, i believe) No. All we have is just bunch of pictures showing the heroes standing around.

This is probably going to be a bad show, but I'm willing to give the show the benefit of the doubt, despite the reputations that the WB, the company and whomever assoicated with htis may have.

[ZariusTwo]

Jesus Zarius, it was just a typo...

Anyways... So this is still happening? *shrugs* I might catch one episode if i happen to see it on tv and see if its good. I think all this bashing is utterly ridiculious... i mean, sure its one thing to complain about the idea, but you guys are going beyond complaining...you guys are bashing it.

I'm sorry if i'm out of line, but you guys remind me of the people who boycotted the new TMNT simply because it wasn't "the original version of the TMNT."

Dr. Splenger has the right idea.. you guys should just watch one episode and see what happens. I mean, do we even have previews? actual clips from the show? (i recall there being one clip, but that was before the custome redesign, i believe) No. All we have is just bunch of pictures showing the heroes standing around.

This is probably going to be a bad show, but I'm willing to give the show the benefit of the doubt, despite the reputations that the WB, the company and whomever assoicated with htis may have.

Aaah, but given the futuristic concepts, you'd think it'd be funny they could have conceived of a Planet called "Doc" that is eventually annihalated, giving Aced the oppertunity to call into their security and shout "Whats' Up Doc?" :lol:

Its' perfectly fine to bash it, lord knows an eleven year old, someone who this series is supposed to target, was against it, we were been given legitimate approval from the sort of viewer that matters overall.

Ninja Turtles was foolsihly blasted, naturally, for being innovative enough to adapt the comics and remain true to the franchise for as long as Pete allowed it to, but Loonitics not only represents a coporate engine that is'nt thriving on innovation, its' also representhing a dymanic that, and I explained this earlier for those with eyes that can read clearly, has'nt really made any impact even with previous "formats" like Baby Loony Tunes.

Kids W.B has a hit-or-miss track record with the negatives outweighing the positives, for one Teen Titans, or "Xiolyn Showdown" (I don't like it much myself, but it's got its' fans), there's a billion Mucha Luchas or Fighting Foodons.

[ZariusTwo]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v154/Zarius/ace_lexi_large.jpg

And apparently, Spazs' name has been changed to "Slam Tasmanian"

http://hhhistory.ytmnd.com/

[IceFlash78]

Zarius, I did read your previous posts and understood them, but I'm just saying that we should keep a open mind about this...there is a very high probabilyt that the show will suck, I acknowlege this, but we should keep a open mind until ATLEAST the first episode.

*sigh* you know what... forget it.... with your cynical attitude and vast knowledge of all things tv, and my foolish neutrality/optimism, we won't come to an agreement about this. You have your opinions, I have mine.

[ZariusTwo]

you know what... forget it.... with your cynical attitude and inane knowledge of all things tv, and my foolish neutrality/optimism, we won't come to an agreement about this.

Inane knowledge?

I'm sorry if negative petitions from the target demographic has already helped shape the course of this train-wreck from character design to name changes, but then, thats' the kind of behavior demonstrated by audiences that are'nt as stupid as some people claim they are by todays' standards of outsourcing and the tamer aspects of current animation programming supplied by wastes like Atomic Betty and Winx Club.

I clearly know from this series' development and extremly public dejection that it has no chance of staying above water, noone has made much of a panic over any other show produced in this vein in the way this has, not even with the farce that was Baby Loony Tunes, which we all know was the last time a "reimagining" was attempted.

[Dontebell]

here image from the 1st episode Loonatics on Ice
http://kidswb.warnerbros.com/web/stuff/stuff_gallery.jsp?id=LON_GAL01_EP001_PICS

and here a videos
http://kidswb.warnerbros.com/web/stuff/stuff_video.jsp?id=VID_LON_Launch_Duck

[ZariusTwo]

Well, it'll be innovative to see how they move with that character, I mean, for some it could easily fit another series into continuity by NOT using Ro-

...Oh sorry I was talking more about the introdution of Batgirl in The Batman than this...where was I? Oh yeah, undeinably, we knew the animation would look good, the style is'nt the heart of the compaining though, the substance is, and it looks like the animators paid more attention to the action scenes than any attempt at innovative Loony Tune humour, just the usual "by the numbers" actions I'm seeing, the original shorts made the same work again and again with a little flash of originality and great comedic pacing. This is just...sketeches for the sake of sketches

[Jester]

http://kidswb.warnerbros.com/files/kidswb/us/zp-2392/808/LON_GAL01_EP001_PIC01.jpg
PIZZA!!!! First they re-do the classic Loony Tunes characters...then they bank on eariler action/comedy toons....They've gone to far!

[IceFlash78]

Inane knowledge?


Sorry... inane was not the right word I wanted to use. I was thinking of a different word when I wrote my post.

[ZariusTwo]

Sorry... inane was not the right word I wanted to use. I was thinking of a different word when I wrote my post.

Oh right, I apologise

[ZariusTwo]

Testimony. At a trial, it can be the most damming aspect, in Loonitics' case, the death sentence and execution.

The testimony that follows comes from a eleven and eight year old children, the target audience of Loonitics, and what they had to say about the cartoon

I feel like I’ve seen something like that before” –Gabriel, age eleven

“I can’t believe he still uses this joke,” said Daniel, age eight. (on the wabbit season gag)

Thier approach to the jokes were also stunned silence. Unappreciative, stunned, silence. I think that settles it once and for all that children not only know better than the idiots who've been suggesting they won't care and will appreciate the action, but also shows they want better quality in thier programming. Just look at us. We got cartoons that, admitably, had scripts with brain cells attached to them, now that same message is being carried by very few american products, and its' finally time evidence was supplied that the current audience does'nt want that. Not from Loony Tunes, and especially not the Loonitics.

So let us sigh in releif, this is'nt a new take on the Loony Tunes, this is the latest train wreck that, like its' predeccessor Baby Loony Tunes, tried to replace Tiny Toon Adventures, and failed miserably.

The cartoon also blatantly rips off the backgrounds of a billion shows, from Batman Beyond, to Thundercats, and even C.O.P.S.with the hoverbikes.

[ZariusTwo]

So Loonatics has fimnally premiered...anyone got thier own opinions on it?

[DrSpengler]

Total crap.

But at least I gave it a shot.

I really hated Jason Marsden's "Danger Duck", too. His Daffy impression just sounded like a stereotypical gay lisp. And the guy doing Ace was truely horrendous; he was trying to do a "serious" version of Bugs. That does not work. At all.

I feel more comfertable making fun of it since I gave it an honest try. But yeah, please cancel it as soon as possible.

[Drtooth]

You know..... I haven't been able to comment on this series yet, and I was one of the first people to wish it was a horrible pepperoni induced nightmare (cuz seriously.... eating pizza before you go to bed gives you the creepiest dreams). Now, Baby Looney Tunes was horrible enough, even when it was just a marketing project. I saw 2 epsisodes and all I can say is, someone must REALLY love Muppet Babies, since they managed to copy the show exactly, going as so far as making Granny the Nanny ripoff. Of course the things they didn't copy were it's great writing, it's imaginative style, the use of actual movie clips, working childhood versions of the characters well, and of course, vertually everything that made Muppet babies a classic. But then again, the joke's on Warners. Baby Toons lasted 1 year, as opposed to Muppet Babies 9. Lame, lame, lame.

But, the entire idea to make an anime ripoff of Looney Tunes (anime, meaning shows that are Dragon Ball and Pokemon clones, not Myasaki films), I mean, does anyone else think the entire idea came from some 45 year old white guy, who wanted to "hip" them up for today's kids? You know, like that Corn Pops "rap" commercial, clearly written buy an unhip 45 year old white business man. I mean, Xiaolin Showdown comes across as a Dragon Ball ripoff (Omi looks a LOT like Kurarin), but the show works, due to the sly humor, and one of the craziest, funniest parody villains I've seen in years (Jack). But, Loonatics? What is the point. I decided to wait it out to see the final project. Oh wait, it's opposite TMNT here... I've got to be crazy not to watch a show I like, vs a show I'll probably hate. Saw the final half minute or so. There seems to be potential in making Daffy as a super hero, but they did that with Duck Dodgers, which I've never seen. From what I can gather, it's just awful, stereotypical junk, making me long for the classic 1995 Kid's WB season... Earthworm Jim, Animaniacs, Pinky and the Brain, Freakazoid. You know, stuff that clicked better with older fans, not just glorified toy commercials.

Personally, I feel they were heading down the right track with Back in Action. If it wasn't for Crap in the Hat and that stupid Will Ferral movie, it probably would have gotten the respect it deserved. I even liked the neo-Clampettesque character designs on the merchandise. They even released box sets of classic cartoons. But to no avail. The Looneys somehow aren't "hip" enough for kids, dispite the fact they still watch them, and they are the gold standard of animation. In the old days, the 60's and 70's they had Looney tunes on Multiple TV stations saturday mornings, sometimes even at the same time. Vertually every classic character had their own show. But then ABC was bought by Disney, and kept Bugs and Tweety for 2 years, and hacked them off.

But in all honesty, doesn't changing the characters to fit some lame target audience seem more like a Disney idea? I've seen Hello Kitty-ified Winnie the Pooh and Bambi stuff. out and out creepfest.