Samurai Jack is Returning!
 

It's time to go back....

Damn, anything can happen, can't it? :tlol:

My excitement is tempered by my sadness that Mako won't also be returning.

Am I the only one who thought the original show was never really all that great? It had some cool action sequences and when I was younger it was just cool to see an action cartoon, but after revisiting it a few years ago I remember thinking how shallow the show really was.

Why yes, yes you are.

Yes. Yes you are.
Go sit in a corner and think about what you've done.

Well if CyberCubed doesn't approve, I guess the show might as well be cancelled again.

I think I rewatched the entire show back in....2011 or so? That was long after it had been canceled and it was at the same time I was watching Young Justice and other shows.

The show definitely has some cool action sequences and the premise when it started was great...but it just didn't have enough stamina to be a long lasting series. Probably would have worked better as a mini-series or a 26 episode show at the most.

This is the best news ever.

I'm sad Mako won't be around to reprise his role. I don't know if I'd prefer Aku to simply never speak, for them to find a replacement, or for them to use old voice work. I don't know. That's a hard thing to think about. Right now I'm just super grateful to know Jack is coming back. Now I need to rewatch the series.

Also, remember when CC also thought Avatar wasn't good? lol

Probably my favourite cartoon of all time.
Hopefully I'll be able to watch it. Considering the fact I'm a Belgiass who can't watch this sh*t on television.

This news came at just the right time for me, recreational television watching-wise, because I just finished both "Jessica Jones" and "Cowboy Bebop."

Pretty sure that all of Samurai Jack is streaming on Hulu, so...yeah. Looks like I'll be finishing that rewatch I started a couple of months ago.
(this and Brooklyn 99)

SQUEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :o

Cool.

Never finished the original series, though. But I liked it a lot back when I was a kid.

You know what other show I'd like to see re-made, or more like finished? Megas XLR.

I never could get into it myself, despite being a fan of it's concepts/themes.

Its essentially just a toned down version of Usagi Yojimbo, and that's putting it lightly. I do think its artistically fun to watch and some action sequences were great, but the "story" was never really the reason to watch.

I mean its a kids show after all, it was aimed at the same audience as Dexter's Lab and Powerpuff girls, so it was fun when I was younger but its hard to sit through as an adult.

Putting it wrongly is more like it.

A yup.
The first episode is largely without dialog, you know...because if it's one thing kids will totally get into is storytelling that's all show and no tell. Especially little ones. They're the ones with the best attention spans.

Party on Genndy! I wonder if this will acknowledge the recent IDW comic run.

I knew this would happen eventually. The original show was too well loved to be left without an ending, and the success of the recent comic books let creators know that people were still interested in Jack's journey. I am very pleased by this news :D Hopefully the same will happen for Sym-Bionic Titan someday.

Looking forward to adding this new show to my DVD collection; right next to the original show.

I think this has to be my favourite episode; so damn beautiful.



Agreed. There's opinions, and then they're just being plain wrong. :P

Is the original creator involved?

I will not be the same without Mako.:(

Yes, Adult Swim confirmed Genndy Tartakovsky is involved.

****, I hadn't thought about that. :( Anyone know anybody who could... "replace" him? Or at least emulate his voice? Damn, it's really sad that he won't get to see the end of Jack & Aku's rivalry.

Greg Baldwin could do it. He did the voice of Iroh for the remainder of Avatar the Last Airbender after Mako passed away, and in Legend of Korra as well.

Plus according to Wikipedia he did the voice for Aku on that FusionFall MMO.

I'm VERY excited.

I am so excited to see this is coming back. I am hoping to see me some more Scotsman! One of my favorite characters in this series and how he interacts with Jack, and generally his creative insults and in your face attitude.

Sounds good to me. :tcool:

New info on the new season:

It's set 50 years later, will be darker than the previous stuff, Aku is still about, Jack's lost his Katana and now has a motorcycle. There'll be at least 10 episodes. No word on when it'll be airing just.. SOON. Oh and Jack has abs...he looks pretty good for his age

https://scontent.fsnc1-1.fna.fbcdn.n...ad&oe=57D5843E

It's beautiful!!! :o

On that note, more concept art

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/ClAhYaLVAAE8imP.jpg

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/ClAhZOtVYAAn4pI.jpg

Well, that certainly makes his attempt to return to his original time a lot sadder. What would be the point anymore? Might as well just overthrow Aku and be done with it.

"At least" 10 episodes? That sounds strange. Makes it sound like this is a mini-series rather than a full season of the show.

Not really when the previous 4 seasons were just 13 episodes each.

Beautiful. Just beautiful.

I got the feeling that that was the case anyway.

Lost his sword huh?
Wonder if that's what the season will be about.

I wonder if he's got immortality or if he's just been in some kind of stasis for 50 years.

I'd enjoy watching that.

I'm so ready for this. I was disappointed when the IDW comic series ended, I had really been hoping to see a conclusion to Jack's story, but no dice.

At long last, Jack's tale will finally have some closure (hopefully? watch him just get thrown further into the future in the last episode :lol:)

Hype. Jack looks so badass.

I've been meaning to start the IDW series. Is it any good? I'm also a little confused as to which one to start. Are the "Classic" volumes new stories, or episodes of the original show in comic book form or something?

i really respect what this series did, and i try to get into it.
but i much prefer Samurai Champloo over this. :)
(or better yet, something live action by Kurosawa and/or Mifune)

maybe i'll give this series another try?

Managed to come across some more art for the season online: