Thundercats 2011

[GK Punk]

I'm fairly positive it's just a reboot.

[TheCanadiandrome]

Originally Posted by Raph's Girl

From that preview it seems to me that this is a next generation type thing. Especially when the King states that the Thundercats defeated Mumm'Ra long ago. It makes alot of sense now. These are the descendants of the original characters some thousands of years later. They have forsaken the tech it took to get to 3rd Earth, built up an empire, and it seems that the Snarfers no longer speak normally.

that seems interesting to me. i want to watch this all the more

[sdp]

I can see where you get the sequel thing from the trailers but I'm also fairly sure they won't go there. While the idea is nice it also would leave a bunch of stuff that is too big coincidences like the main thundercats are all named the same etc. Besides the original cartoon pretty much did everything it could, no need to revisit that universe, by the time the show ended they had returned and reconstructed Thunderra, they weren't even living in Third Earth anymore and just patrolled it.

I don't like the re-design of the robears, they look cute instead of being creepy looking, I hope their voices aren't changed and still sound as awesomely bad as the originals. I love the robears they're awesome, besides them I want to see Mandora, she was fairly regular in the original cartoon so I think its likely she'll show up.

[gobo]

Originally Posted by GK

I'm fairly positive it's just a reboot.

You and everyone else smart...

[GK Punk]

Here's the thing, at Wondercon they would have mentioned it was a sequel. They kept talking about it as if it was just a reboot using their own ideas.

[gobo]

And, if they actually would go the route of making it a sequel, I'll quit watching immediately. That's just a pathetically weak excuse for a plot. While I'm sure they want to tease audiences with that idea, I'm confident they'll never be desperate enough to commit to such a cretively bankrupt backstory.

[TheCanadiandrome]

Originally Posted by sdp

Besides the original cartoon pretty much did everything it could, no need to revisit that universe, by the time the show ended they had returned and reconstructed Thunderra, they weren't even living in Third Earth anymore and just patrolled it.

oh snap! i didn't even know that! damn i hope the Original Series gets another more decent DVD release. or i'll just get it as is. if i can find it anywhere

[Jester]

Originally Posted by gobo

You and everyone else smart...

I'll be sure to let the Misses know.

[gobo]

Do that, and you're off my Christmas card list. Is it my fault you quoted her as saying "almost"?

[Raph's Girl]

Iiiiiit's Thursday!!

First up some piccies:
(Lion-O hanging out on the Fishmen ship. This happens in episode 3):



In episode 4 Lion-O learns sword fighting skillz from the Petalars (the plant people).



Some interesting notes:

The villains play a much more important role on this new series and aren't just blunt instruments. Plus, they'll have story arcs as well. "We did feel that Slythe and the other mutants could be played up for more drama as well," Spaulding confessed. "And each of the Mutants are a huge threat to the ThunderCats just on their own. Grune especially, in the story, has a bigger part. He plays a big role. We have all these great villains so we're like 'let's see their backstory as well.'"

The biggest story shift though, villain-wise, has to be Mumm-Ra. "It was important that his relationship to the Cats wasn't just random," Jelenic added. "That they just happened to be occupying the same space. We wanted to make them interconnected. And have the fates of both of them depend on the other. So that was another twist we did in this updating."

http://tv.ign.com/articles/118/1181091p1.html

[TheCanadiandrome]

man, i'm optimistic that Teletoon will pick this up for Canada

[Raph's Girl]

Thundercats fans attending Comic Con. You will be able to enter into a contest to win a replica Sword of Omens!

Also there'll be a world premier screening of the new series there Friday July 22nd at 3:30. Afterwards there'll be a panel featuring Larry Kenny (King Claudus and OS Lion O) and Emanuelle Chirqui (Cheetara).

Really wish I was going to Comic Con. :/

http://tv.ign.com/articles/118/1182079p1.html

[gobo]

Lamest. Thunder. Thursday. EVAR!

[Iroh]

Can't wait until I see this on TV. Reboot or not, I have to find out if the toys are worth buying. I hope that I will not be disappointed.

[Raph's Girl]

Originally Posted by Iroh

Can't wait until I see this on TV. Reboot or not, I have to find out if the toys are worth buying. I hope that I will not be disappointed.

I started a thread in the toys section for the Thundercats toys. Bandai made a page devoted to them.

[TheCanadiandrome]

got this response when i emailed Teletoon:

Thank you for your message.

The new Thundercats program is on our radar and will hopefully be joining our lineup sometime in the near future. That said, nothing has been confirmed for the time being. I would like to suggest you keep checking our website for updates!

so fingers crossed!

[GK Punk]

Excellent job there. I'll go report it on Thundercats sites.

[TheCanadiandrome]

*fingers and toes crossed!* when is the series set to debut again? i forgot lol!

[GK Punk]

Less than two weeks, Friday the 29th.

[TheCanadiandrome]

oh man! that fast! damn! Teletoon don't fail me now!