Anyone else been watching the new Thundercats?

Post by **Kaylee** » Sun Dec 18, 2011 9:35 am

I know I'm not only being a major nerdlinger but also quite, quite late to the discussion but still... I've done worse.

Anyhoo, the new series is pretty damned awesome I must say. My only niggle is the theme tune is toss. Why not just re-record the original? It might be many things but it is unquestionably audio genius.

I'm only up to the episode with Panthro, but was very impressed by the reference to a 'samoflange', which near as I can tell comes from those clips (which used to do the rounds in the mid 90's online) of the original TC actors fluffing lines and cursing. Very esoteric!

Does the rest of the series/new series II hold up? Does it get better?

Professor Smooth · Post by **Professor Smooth** » Sun Dec 18, 2011 2:02 pm

Karl wrote:
Does the rest of the series/new series II hold up? Does it get better?

Oh my, yes.

Post by **Kaylee** » Sun Dec 18, 2011 2:56 pm

Professor Smooth wrote:
Karl wrote:
Does the rest of the series/new series II hold up? Does it get better?
Oh my, yes.

Bweee!

Hound · Post by **Hound** » Sun Dec 18, 2011 4:11 pm

I've seen the first 3 episodes and really enjoyed it. Will definitely catch up on the rest at some point.

I especially liked all of the nods to classic Thundercats continuity.

Post by **Kaylee** » Mon Dec 19, 2011 7:02 am

I didn't stop squeaking for about 20 minutes after working out who was doing the voice of Lion-O's father

Aaron Hong · Post by **Aaron Hong** » Fri Jun 29, 2012 3:40 am

We only just got this in Singapore. Had to wait for the last Ben 10 to end first. No doubt Korra will come after.

Seriously though - young prince, heir to an empire which suddenly gets invaded, has to become a hero and a big honkin' sword is involved - it's basically the redone He-man isn't it?

Mr_Tigg · Post by **Mr_Tigg** » Fri Jun 29, 2012 10:40 am

Rumour has it the show has been cancelled.

Disappointed - thought it was a really good update.

inflatable dalek · Post by **inflatable dalek** » Fri Jun 29, 2012 1:31 pm

The toys haven't been shifting over here, if it's the same stateside I suspect that's what's done it in rather than quality issues. It's probably an Animaed thing where it's going down well with old'uns but not quite hitting the spot needed with the target audience.

Mr_Tigg · Post by **Mr_Tigg** » Tue Jul 03, 2012 1:19 pm

inflatable dalek wrote:The toys haven't been shifting over here, if it's the same stateside I suspect that's what's done it in rather than quality issues. It's probably an Animaed thing where it's going down well with old'uns but not quite hitting the spot needed with the target audience.

Pesky kids! What's wrong with 'em?!? Bloody too busy watching 'Courage The Cowardly Dog' and similar tat!

Aaron Hong · Post by **Aaron Hong** » Thu Jul 05, 2012 4:11 pm

inflatable dalek wrote:The toys haven't been shifting over here, if it's the same stateside I suspect that's what's done it in rather than quality issues. It's probably an Animaed thing where it's going down well with old'uns but not quite hitting the spot needed with the target audience.

It gets worse, they're still at cost price in Singapore just cos they're new here.

We got to the Petalars episode. My god, it's like something out of Studio Ghibli.

Professor Smooth · Post by **Professor Smooth** » Sun Jul 08, 2012 5:46 am

How cool is it that so many of our favorite shows from childhood got such great updates?

Transformers: Animated was a love letter to the original show and the kids loved it.

Masters of the Universe: 20XX was just a straight-up re-imagining of the original that kept what worked, discarded what didn't, and was generally fantastic from the start to finish.

Thundercats: 2011. Tremendous. As Aaron said, it gets downright Ghibli-esque at points.

Never got around to watching GI:Joe Renegades, but I only caught a handful of the original series, so I can't really comment.

About the only cartoon that I watched as a kid that hasn't gotten a modern re-imagining is Ghostbusters. And, frankly, if you go back and watch that show, it still holds up remarkably well. Far more-so than TF, GI:J, TC, or MotU, anyway...

Post by **Kaylee** » Sun Jul 08, 2012 9:02 am

I rewatched the first couple of series of The Real Ghostbusters and it is *awesome*. Frankly I hope they leave that one untouched.

Extreme Ghostbusters was alright though, in fairness, does that count? In which case it'd be the first to get the update treatment

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