New Rugrats TV Show & Live Action Movie
 

I always wondered what was taking them so long, Rugrats was HUGE and it seems to have been mostly forgotten. I would've guessed a CG movie might've been the best choice but live action CG? hmmm, doesn't feel me with confidence.

I think a new show has a very tough act to follow, how exactly is it going to differentiate itself from the original? It'll be attacked by grown up manbabies for it not being like the original even if it did something new and original. If it doesn't it's just going to be a bad version of the original like the PowerPuff Girls reboot. If the show is CG it could be more interesting but who knows.

I find it so bizarre that I've been having dreams of the series being revived over the past couple of years and little did I know that they would actually be predicting the future. Right now I'm not sure about seeing the live-action film. The way they are describing it really doesn't sound like my cup of tea.

As for the new series, the articles I've read don't say whether or not Dil will be in the series. If he is, however, a part of it, then I really hope it's not deja vu for E.G. Daily and Tara Strong when they got replaced in the new Powerpuff Girls series along with Cathy Cavadini. However, the fact the original show's creators are returning sounds promising. We still don't have word if Kimmy will be back either.

Rugrats is one of the biggest shows in the 90s, helped put Nickelodeon on the map, the most mainstream Nicktoon, of course it was going to be back, that's a safe prediction to make.

They mention the original cast is back but with new babies so I'm guessing Everyone not in season 1 will not appear, especially not Dill since he's seen as a jump the shark kinda character. Susie was added somewhat early so she might get in, Kimmy on the other hand not so sure, I don't think many people liked her, though those two did add diversity to the cast and I'd rather have them back than make Chucky black.

Live action Rugrats? So basically Look Who's Talking but with Rugrats characters... :P

Could the tv show be a continuation or is it a brand new version restarting? Either way it obviously ignores All Grown Up which was ok imo.

I’ve been seeing the reruns of much later episodes. I didn’t back then because I just drifted apart from the show but they’re pretty good.

Live Action with cgi babies sounds more like Baby Geniuses. I never actually saw it but it’s what I imagine what it would be closer to. Some grand adventure for the babies to go on.

First thing that I've thought about.
Uncanny valley ahoy!

Even when I was a kid, I remember thinking that Dil was like the Scrappy-Doo of Rugrats.

If only All Grown Up had been about them as adults with their own babies

Never could get into Rugrats.

If they want to do another animated series then fine but a live action movie is a horrible idea.

Here is a video explaining what lead to the decline of the original series. The video makes very good points about how behind-the-scenes drama can lead to decline in the product quality.

Isn't that an old video? I watched it, not a very good one either. The Rugrats died because it had run its course, people stopped watching so they introduced more characters with new writers and it wasn't the same. It's easy to put the blame on that exactly but kids were just not watching anymore before that happened. I know because I was a kid then and after the movie I just didn't care much for Rugrats.

I think that's the point of the video. The show's heart and soul was gone with the departure of the old team and it became more the simplified vision of the co-creator rather than something more thought provoking.

I remember really liking the Rugrats newspaper strip and wondering why they never tried something along it's lines (it would have made Angelica more sympathetic as she actively crushed on Chuckie in the strip, something not mirrored in the cartoon or it's spin-off)

Yeah, I realize that, my point is that even with the original writers the idea had already worn itself out. The movie was like one last hoorah and after that I lost interest and most did too, it's easy to blame the writers but I feel even with them it wouldn't have lasted.

I mean all grown up was a success counting it had 5 seasons even if not as big as the original show. But it worked because it was a different concept. Horrible idea and horrific to see the babies as teenagers, I remember when I caught the show back in the day it wasn't really horrible though even if it had all the elements for it to be.

The movie was cancelled back in November.

https://deadline.com/2019/11/rugrats...un-1202784527/

The TV revival is still happening and might air sometime in the fall according to Nancy Cartwright (Chuckie).



Tara Strong said that Dil will not be in the first season, but the door is still open for him to appear later. The same can be said for Kimmi.

https://mobile.twitter.com/RiseFallN...94872586571777

Huh. I actually like it.

I saw it before it was removed. The look and cgi is really good. Too bad it’s another streaming exclusive.

I saw the clip..humour's certaingly on point, the animation looks a bit barren though.

Glad they opened it on Angelica and Chucky, the only two I've ever 'shipped on this show.

This looks adorable, I will be watching this.

“Shipping” Rugrats? I don’t get it.

I don't 'ship them as babies, we do have All Grown Up remember?

New info on the parents

https://variety.com/2021/tv/news/nic...nt-1234933725/

Ashley Rae Spillers - Didi
Tommy Dewey - Stu
Tony Hale - Charles
Natalie Morales - Betty (no mention of Howard, so maybe Betty will be a single parent)
Anna Chlumsky - Charlotte
Timothy Simons - Drew
Nicole Byer and Omar Miller as Susie’s parents
Michael McKean - Lou Pickles

They're still ****ing children on that show, man. You have issues.

Here's the trailer

https://twitter.com/NickAnimation/st...899873283?s=20

https://comicbook.com/tv-shows/news/...aramount-plus/

The first episode is on for an hour called Second Time Around.

Feels like it's made by people who didn't 'get' the original seasons.

Yes, I am aware the same creative staff is involved. :ohwell:

Looks good and cgi is really good. I hope they end up showing reruns on actual Nick the way Scooby gets on Boomerang. Like after they’ve been released on streaming. I think the new Spongebob Kamp Koral does too. I’ve seen it on before.

Here are 2 shorts

She's now a lesbian...you know because in the original she wasn't "traditionally feminine" and Howard was a bit effeminate that means she was totally a lesbian.

Of course. :roll:

"Welcome to the 21st Century! Where we fight back against stereotypes by reinforcing stereotypes!"

I've managed to watch the first 5 episodes, pretty good so far.

I'm getting used to the new grown up voices, but Grandpa, Didi and Chas voices are taking longer for me to get used to.

There are some changes.

It's like all the kids who would make the "that's so gay" remarks on the playground are now in charge of media programming. Wait a second...

People always complain about representation.... where the **** is the representation for the tomboys or women that aren't overly girly but are still straight?

I mean they sure have no problems showing effeminate straight men, but anything to make fun of men right?

I think the CG characters look fine. The changes made I'm not a huge fan of but they're also not that controversial, yeah susie can be a baby even if I preferred her being an older role model, the twins mother being a lesbian is not all out there etc. The original show just did pretty much everything, this show would need a lot of imagination for it to be be able to be a success.

Yeah, my wife has always been a huge tomboy and she finds it positively infuriating how in pop culture that by default means "Lesbian (Who May Be In Denial About It)".

Some chicks prefer pants over skirts. Doesn't automatically mean they eat beaver. But that's what I was getting at earlier; it's perfectly "fine" to reinforce harmful stereotypes so long as it checks the "Diversity & Inclusion" box.

"Progressive".

Honestly, after seeing attractive women in a nice tight pair of jeans, who would ever want to see them in a dress ever again? Maybe the occasional short skirt now and then but keep em wearing tight pants.

i always wanted a reptar show, i know he's just a parody of godzilla but i liked the idea and we only had that silly 80s godzilla cartoon but i wanted something more like a nicktoons version with reptar. I kept imagining who that purple reptar was and overall loved the reptar segments in the show.
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I haven't taken a look at this show, but it'll probably be okay. I am surprised that Kath Soucie isn't reprising her role as Betty and Tress MacNeille isn't voicing Charlotte since both are still around, and Soucie is still voicing Phil and Lil.I actually do too. lol I liked the idea of the pair when I was watching AGU, I guess. That aside, for the regular show, it did get tiresome that Chuckie was always stuck with Tommy and the others age group wise. He should've been able to talk around the adults, but understand the others like Angelica and Suzie did. Even with that preschool show they did, imo, Chuckie should've been a part of that given his age along with Angelica and Suzie.

Edit: Whoa! Okay, a couple of changes here I actually do not like. The thing with Betty (why can't a tomboyish female be straight?). I don't like the age change for Suzie. I really wish they'd just let Didi be a teacher again, but that's neither here nor there. They seemed to forget this in the original show too.