Thundercats 2011
 

Thundercats is coming back to TV with a new series.

http://toynewsi.com/news.php?catid=291&itemid=15935

Hopefully, it'll be like the 2003 (?) Masters of the Universe show.

Thunder, thunder THUNDER!

I'm a happy guy. Now we just need some awesome action figures instead of those 6 inch statues

I loved ThunderCats back in the day. Not so keen on the recent revival attempts (DC Comics & endless rumors of a movie or possible new series).
2002... since you passive-aggressively asked. 8) But, yes, that would kick ass.

Short-lived with a fanbase so cranky about it not reflecting what they wanted they began telling better stories with the short-lived MOTU comic push filled with Adam/Teela 'shipping and a storyline borrowed from the unmade second season of The New Adventures of He-Man? (evil Man-At-Arms)

Kidding, kidding, it was a brillant series, and it led to an all too brief MOTU renascense in the UK...Mattel REALLY dropped the ball on that series. I honestly think the second biggest marketing blip next to MOTU was Hasbro's ****** handling of M.A.S.K's bastard cousin A.T.O.M

Surprised Cartoon Network is getting this. Every other 80's show being remade is on The Hub. *lol*

There was a time where I would have gone Why? but after the 4kids TMNT series, the JL and JLU and some of the newer Transformers series I am kinda looking forward to it.

Better idea then making a movie out of it.

I think a movie could work and if the new show is successful it will happen, studios are going to want to cash in on the 80s show into movies like they did with superheroes.

The new action figures are going to be made by Bandai, no official announcement but the guy who leaked the information on the new Thundercats /Young Justice/Green Lantern shows which all have been confirmed as real so the Bandai thing should be true. Apparently Mattel and Hasbro both passed on the toyline since its too different to what they currently sell. This also means the new toyline is likely to be 3 3/4s which is good news to me.
Liked thundercats as a kid when i watched re-runs in the 90s, glad to see a new show, hopefully its good.


It really is a renaissance in kids/action programing, everyone is wanting to cash in on that market at the moment. Nick/Disney/CN and the new kid in block "the hub" all have great line ups of shows.

What is this "the hub" thing? :-?

It's a new network premiering in October that's replacing Discovery Kids channel. It's chocked full of remakes of shows from the 80's. Transformers Prime, G.I Joe, My Little Pony, Pound Puppies, and Strawberry Shortcake amongst others.

Also on the network will be Fraggle Rock. I don't know if this is new or the old show. Either way it'll be awesome.

Fraggle Rock is and OLD show, like 80s. loved that show! made in Canada!

now onto Thunder, thunder, thunder, THUNDER CATS....HOE!! let's hope it's not badly animated

Fraggle Rock was made in England. Jerry Nelson just gave Gobo a decidedly Canadian accent to add an international appeal.

really? weren't some of the outside Uncle Matt shots outside Toronto?

From Wikipedia

Fraggle Rock made its debut on January 10, 1983 and the final episode aired on March 30, 1987 — after four seasons and a total of 96 episodes. A co-production between former British ITV production-company Television South (TVS), the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, United States pay-television service Home Box Office and Henson Associates (later Jim Henson Productions), the show was filmed on a Toronto sound stage, (later at Elstree Studios, London). The avant-garde poet bpNichol worked as one of the show's writers. In the early days of development, the script called Fraggles "Woozles" pending the devising of a more suitable name.

Oh, right. I believe so. Still, the majority was made-in-England. That's what I thought you were mistaken about.

it's all good. it was done in both places

Awesome!! Larry Kinney has been cast as Lion-O's father in the new Thundercats toon! He voiced Lion-O in the original series! Gotta love passing of torches.

http://tv.ign.com/articles/110/1106791p1.html

that is soooo AWESOME! all i can say is this damn thing better air in Canada!

All I need now is a new Ghostbusters cartoon, and someone to tell me that the 2K2 He-Man cartoon is back from the dead, and all will be right in my universe.

...course, a new Hulk Hogan's Rock N Wrestling might be nice, but I won't push my luck...

Just be glad there's Ghostbusters comics and an upcoming movie. :P

I am, but it'll never be enough! Not until it's 1985 again!

new Ghostbusters yes; the new He-man cartoon looked like ass; and yes new Hogan's Rock N Wrestling would be sweet :tcool:

O_O Bite your tongue, He-then! :evil:

lol! i stand by my word

I loved the 2K2 He-Man. It was like the original with better continuity and more fluid art.

well maybe i need to hunt it down and watch it again. is it on dvd?

Actually yeah, it came out about a year or two back. I recommend giving it another viewing, it's a lot closer to the Filmation show than you'd think. And since the Filmation show is probably the most sacred cartoon to me, that should tell ya something! Hopefully you like it more upon second viewing.

that's what i'm thinking. hell i never used to dig the 2K3 TMNT but that all changed after Turtles Forever.

found it on dvd, so know what to look for:

http://www.bestbuy.ca/en-CA/product/...f25fabbe2den02

You can get it about 10 bucks cheaper on Amazon.

Like GK said, its a great show, I've actually been watching through the series again over the last week.

Odd coincidence.

Things were getting so bad-ass with "Rise of the Snake Men", and then... blah. At least the comic lasted a little longer than the show. Loved the new comic. It was like they were really trying hard to merge the old and new Masters universes in a way that made sense.

But yeah 2K2 MOTU rocks. If the new Thundercats show is half as wicked, these will be good times indeed.

can get it cheaper on Amazon yes, but at Best Buy i can actually get it and not pay extra for shipping thus it's better to get from Best Buy

3 dollar shipping vs 10 dollar difference? Amazon.ca sells it too, guy.

so...13 vs 20...hmmmmm.

yeah i know but this way i also don't have to wait for it to be shipped either. in the time it takes Amazon to ship i can already possess it from Best Buy.

any way, back on topic. was there ever a Thundercats movie? and for how many seasons did the Original run?

There were at least three 5-part eps. One of them was even titled "ThunderCats Ho! The Movie", but I don't think they were ever presented in movie form anywhere. The show was supposedly two syndicated seasons of sixty-five eps each. So, there were one hundred thirty eps total.

4 Seasons and many many comics. I think the last Thundercats comic I read was Thundercats meets Superman in 2003. *lol*

ok, next question, is all what you gobo, and you Raph's Girl said available on dvd?

In America, yes. We've got four big boxes labeled Season One Volume One, Season One Volume Two, Season Two Volume One and Season Two Volume Two. I have them. They're also available for purchase as the individual discs included in the box, so be careful you don't commit to buying the wrong thing.

According to DVDPriceSearch.com, you can currently get the four boxes (all 130 eps) for less than $100 USD.

cool. thanks i'm going to look in HMV or Best Buy

So any updates on this? Casting, character designs or anything?