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General => Akihabara => Cartoons & Comic Books => Topic started by: MochaNutz on January 26, 2011, 06:48:15 PM
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thundercats reboot on cartoon network!
i'm kinda excited =)
(http://img2.timeinc.net/ew/dynamic/imgs/110126/thundercats1_510.jpg)
Lion-O looks trim! i think it fits the young leader role thats destined to him.
cheetarah is still sexy (one of my first cartoon crushes =P)
panthro looks like grey hulk barret
Tygra's got a pistol! Even more badass!
no wilykit and wilykat? =) i hope so =D
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THUNDERCATS-POSTER (http://www.flickr.com/photos/toysrevil2/5389488515/#)
Dang, Cheetara's got BOOBS now!
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Dude, a reboot?!?!?
I'll check it out.
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word! Its gonna show later this year. Studio4C!!!
EXCLUSIVE: 'ThunderCats' Producer On Redesigning The Cast, Absent Characters, Tygra's Whip, More...
http://splashpage.mtv.com/2011/01/27/thundercats-tv-series-image-interview/ (http://splashpage.mtv.com/2011/01/27/thundercats-tv-series-image-interview/)
interesting =) didn't know about the studio ghibli fact
It's official: The ThunderCats are on the move. Yes, the ThunderCats are loose.
This week's reveal of the first official image from the new "ThunderCats" animated series has quickly made Warner Bros. Animation's upcoming reboot of the late-'80s cartoon one of the week's biggest topics here on Splash Page. The new image debuted just a day after a blurry photo of a "ThunderCats" promotional poster found its way online, and gave us the first good look at how Lion-O, Panthro, Cheetara, and Tygra will appear in the series.
Given the volume of questions the new image has prompted around the 'net, we're excited to bring you an exclusive interview with "ThunderCats" producer Ethan Spaulding, who gave us the inside scoop on the redesign and what it means for the much-anticipated animated series.
MTV NEWS: First off, tell me about the general idea going into the redesign process. How did you approach the task of changing the characters' appearance for a new generation while staying true to the original series' fans?
ETHAN SPAULDING: We decided that it would be best to keep the core character traits of all the characters — specifically their colors — so at first glance you can tell who each one of them is. We really kept that core spirit of all the characters and just updated them with a little more realistic armor, and some of the '80s aspects — like Lion-O's exposed midriff. The original designs are great, but the world we have going on in this story, we had to fit our designs to that story, so that was our overall impetus.
MTV: Everyone's asking about the anime vibe in the image. Will the series have an anime feel to it? Does the anime vibe extend beyond the character designs?
SPAULDING: [It will extend to] the visual storytelling as well. The original show was done in Japan, and many people probably don't know that. A lot of the artists went on to be in Studio Ghibli, and worked on [Hayao] Miyazaki's first film. So "ThunderCats" does have a footprint in Japanese animation. We're kind of going back and honoring that in the new series. I was always a huge fan of the original show and I love the Japanese animation and what they can do, so we're really going back to the roots.
MTV: Were there any elements of the original series that you felt strongly about improving in the new series? Was there anything you felt like there was an opportunity to change for the better in this redesign?
SPAULDING: Not so much. We just had to update it and give it a new spin. Looking at what they were wearing back then, it was more of a superhero show. You can see that in the old lineup, and they looked like they were more of a superhero team. With our back story, we couldn't go in that direction.
MTV: Lots of people are asking about Tygra...
SPAULDING: [Laughs] Everyone wants to know about Tygra, but that's sort of story-specific. I can't reveal too much. Basically, we wanted to make him cooler than he was. The consensus was that he was the boring guy of the old show, so we wanted to make him more interesting and gave him another dimension. But don't worry — he still has the whip. People were wondering where the whip was at one point, but it's on his belt.
Thundercats
MTV: I noticed that even Panthro's nunchuks with the claws made it through the redesign...
SPAULDING: We liked all of the aspects of the old stuff. That's the iconic aspect of these characters — you have to have the nunchuks with the claws at the end. That was the challenge, though: How do you update it? Our art director has done a great job. He actually did the first pass on all the characters, updating them, and then we sent it all to Japan. The character designers there take a pass over the designs, put the final spin on them, and then we give notes. It's like a co-production thing going on here.
MTV: Another thing everyone's asking about is the characters we don't see in the new image. What's up with Snarf, or WilyKit and WilyKat? Will we see them soon?
SPAULDING: Yeah, you'll see them. We're going to slowly reveal that stuff. Rest assured, they're in there, and they look great. They're redesigned in a little different way, though, and you'll see what I mean when it comes time to reveal them.
MTV: When I spoke to your co-producer, Michael Jelenic, about the series, he talked about how one of the redesign strategies was to mute the bright colors of the original a little, and give it a darker tone. How do you describe the overall redesign theme?
SPAULDING: It's more realistic, more real-world palette. The Japanese animations are great. The colors are keyed a lot different than the American animation, and there's a little bit more variety going on. We're fans of that style. You get a little more attention paid to the lighting in this show, the sense of atmosphere, and the scope of the project. We're going for a movie feel, and hopefully we're achieving that.
MTV: It also looks like Lion-O is a little younger in this iteration of the series...
SPAULDING: Yes, that's part of the story, too.
MTV: And Panthro's looking a little more grizzled with that scar on his eye and such...
SPAULDING: Yeah, we're making him the older veteran. He's been out there on Third Earth exploring. He's the elder of the group, once they get together.
MTV: Are you surprised by the massive reaction to the series and everything that's been released so far?
SPAULDING: A little surprised, yeah — but when I think about it, I understand it. "ThunderCats" has been in pop culture since 1985, so it's had time to marinate.
MTV: What attracted you to this project in the first place? Were you a big fan of the original series?
SPAULDING: I was a big fan when I was young. Everyone talks about the opening animation for "ThunderCats," and it's still to this day one of the greatest openings of any animated series. I appreciated the fantasy and science-fiction elements, and gravitated toward the character designs. I drew when I was a kid, so I always responded to the way everything looked in that show.
Hopefully we're doing justice to the characters. They're icons now, and we're trying to do justice to the old show and its spirit, and flesh out the characters more so than the original series.
"ThunderCats" is scheduled to premiere later this year on Cartoon Network. Keep it locked to Splash Page for more "ThunderCats" news as it develops!
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as long as they get rid of Snarf I'm fine with it. Just hope they don't put too much childish stuff onto it, character looks a bit childish already.
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Trailer!
The atmosphere kinda reminds me of Avatar the last Airbender.
Cheetarah is hot
Cartoon Network Trailer For New Thundercats (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GrBmWKAyPk8&feature=player_embedded#)
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ThunderCats 2011 Trailer [HD] (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yevav-RcUfQ#ws)
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Glorious
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Holy shit!! nice they made Cheetara even boobier
(http://img827.imageshack.us/img827/254/cheetaraeggf0b38490x241.jpg)
(http://img64.imageshack.us/img64/1162/thundercatsreboottoyfai.jpg)
Who dis? lol
(http://img192.imageshack.us/img192/3875/blackdogh.jpg)
hope they got rid of the adult sounding kids :lol:
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^ that's Jet Black from Cowboy Bebop :lol:
Looks like they're comparing him with the design for the modern Panthro
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Newest Thundercats Ad (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=641FJh4JSG8#ws)
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first 9 mins.
http://www.movieweb.com/v/VIHStBWE4rGeLL (http://www.movieweb.com/v/VIHStBWE4rGeLL)
Fucking sick!! Tigra is the shit! cheetarah is so hot. Sword of omens has lightning shooting from it!
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ITS HERE!!!!!
Season 1 Ep 1 & ep2 (1 hour premiere) FLV
http://www.vidxden.com/o50buf037d5z/thundercats.2011.s01e01-e02.hdtv.xvid-fqm.r.flv.html (http://www.vidxden.com/o50buf037d5z/thundercats.2011.s01e01-e02.hdtv.xvid-fqm.r.flv.html)
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It's so good!! I wonder if ep 3 will have a cool intro :O
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CHEETARA UNNNGH!!
(http://img268.imageshack.us/img268/7748/cheetara4inchthundercat.jpg)
such slick action mang. the original series was pretty funny tho, esp. when Lion-O sticks it to em XD
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a little late
EP 3!
http://www.animeflavor.com/index.php?q=node/20844 (http://www.animeflavor.com/index.php?q=node/20844)
haha, no big intro, but it has that nostalgic feeling for the very first second! So good!
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ThunderCats Episode 03 "Ramlak Rising" - Preview Clip #1 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qoQvDu3PmMg#ws)
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PROPS! lol I'm confused is this supposed to be a prequel? origins type shit?
All i know is Cheetara's boobs :drool:
(http://img694.imageshack.us/img694/6113/vlcsnap2011080902h03m53.jpg)
(http://img231.imageshack.us/img231/9113/vlcsnap2011080902h02m58.jpg)
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not a prequel, not a sequel. its a 2011 version of thundercats!
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ep 4!
http://eztvstream.com/thundercats-2011/thundercats-2011-season-1-episode-4-song-of-the-petalars (http://eztvstream.com/thundercats-2011/thundercats-2011-season-1-episode-4-song-of-the-petalars)
Dang, such a good ep! this was on some miyazaki type shit or something!
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THEN THE FUCKING BATMOBILE THUNDERTANK AND PANTHRO COMING OUT AND FUCKING SHIT UP!!!!! SOOOO FUCKING AWESOME
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YEAHHHHHHH :cow:
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I LIKE IT.
But it would probably help if I actually knew what this whole uh story was about but I'm such a lazy cow so I don't want to lol
I figure I could just ask my sister since she was more into ThunderCats and had the VCR tapes and stuff.
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^ You don't have to watch the old one, the current one has a whole new story and universe.
I grew up watching Thundercats and I'm not even sure if I was able to finish the series. But watching the characters I grew up with again, in a whole new setting, and with better animation, it brings back a lot of memories. Watching the new Thundercats gives me the same feeling I watched the 2002 version of Masters of the Universe. :lol:
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^ I feel the same way as well when the 2002 version came out. I just wish those die-hard fans of the old cartoons just shut up about how the new ones suck. The 80's are over!!
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episode 5 is out. Still no real opening yet. :(
http://eztvstream.com/thundercats-2011/thundercats-2011-season-1-episode-5-old-friends (http://eztvstream.com/thundercats-2011/thundercats-2011-season-1-episode-5-old-friends)
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Young Panthro and Grune seemed liked homages of their versions from the old cartoon.
This show is pretty epic, something to look forward to on weekends :lol:
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Episode 6 is up.
http://eztvstream.com/thundercats-2011/thundercats-2011-season-1-episode-6-journey-to-the-tower-of-omens (http://eztvstream.com/thundercats-2011/thundercats-2011-season-1-episode-6-journey-to-the-tower-of-omens)
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ep 6! action packed! Finally get to see Mumra in steroid form!
Man, they made cheetarah so friggin' sexy
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Mumm-ra coffin tank~! 8)
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Silverhawks and Tigersharks are part of the new Thundercats Universe! :shocked:
http://geek-news.mtv.com/2011/08/30/new-thundercats-silverhawks-tigersharks-reveal-episode-7-legacy/?xrs=share_twitter (http://geek-news.mtv.com/2011/08/30/new-thundercats-silverhawks-tigersharks-reveal-episode-7-legacy/?xrs=share_twitter)
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Episode 7 is up.
http://eztvstream.com/thundercats-2011/thundercats-2011-season-1-episode-7-legacy (http://eztvstream.com/thundercats-2011/thundercats-2011-season-1-episode-7-legacy)
Huh, the past looks like the future.
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WHAT THE FUCK! Seriously? Silverhawks and Tigersharks? FUCKING AWESOME!!!!!
Mon-Star
Silverhawks - Monstar's Transformation (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ql5q4TYxDgs#)
Mon-Star's transformation looks like Star Dragon of Starvengers. If you know what i'm talking about, you're as old as me! =P Force Five was only the greatest most violent Japan Super Robot series back in the 80s! Grandizer, Gaiking, Dangard Ace, Starvenger, and Space Keeters. But that deserves another thread =P
MAN, i'm so tired, i'll have to watch ep 7 when i wake up tomorrow
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Watched ep 7. I dont think there's been an episode i haven't liked yet =) i was expecting silverhawks to fly in, but monstar is cool =)
I really thought that season one was gonna be about searching for the book of omens. But now they just totally made it super awesome with the whole gems thing. So good
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Been trying to keep up so I can talk smack!!! But I keep watching the old eps. wonder if they will have robear berbils XD
Berbils (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vMQHFAUkbyE#)
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Episode 8 is out.
http://www.vidxden.com/cxq5bm1c987t/Thundercats.2011.S01E08.HDTV.XviD-2HD.p.flv.html (http://www.vidxden.com/cxq5bm1c987t/Thundercats.2011.S01E08.HDTV.XviD-2HD.p.flv.html)
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there hasn't been an episode i haven't liked yet.
its really good
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...And why? (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gufXf67qBcc#ws)
:lol:
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AND ITS BACK!
EPISODE 9 - BERBILS!!! hahaha
http://eztvstream.com/thundercats-2011/thundercats-2011-season-1-episode-9-berbils (http://eztvstream.com/thundercats-2011/thundercats-2011-season-1-episode-9-berbils)
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^ Finally!! A new episode. I've been waiting weeks for ep 9 to come out.
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lol they transform too. Pantrho is just fucking badass in this!
(http://img337.imageshack.us/img337/5755/vlcsnap2011110101h56m43.jpg)
(http://img193.imageshack.us/img193/3571/vlcsnap2011110101h56m24.jpg)
(http://img839.imageshack.us/img839/7848/vlcsnap2011110101h55m51.jpg)
cop it, upped it for tama. (http://anonym.to/?http://www.multiupload.com/L3HIKQ2ZM5)
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PLEASE CONTINUE!! hey new episode, streamed for a limited time only i bet lol
ThunderCats 2011 Episode 10 Sight Beyond Sight 1/2 HD (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-pCvcpqmekM#ws)
ThunderCats 2011 Episode 10 Sight Beyond Sight 2/2 HD (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dNE5_q82jeI#ws)
what's up with Snarf not talking? :lol: I watched an old school ep. where he was like "FUCK! Yes there's a Snarf planet" and they were making fun of his real name and then Panthro in true homo-erotic fashion picked him up and swung him around with head in Snarf's belly LOL
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what's up with Snarf not talking? :lol:
I think the majority of fans hate Snarf talking. So instead we get a cute looking non-talking Snarf.
Ep 11 is out. Last episode it was "Elephants never forget". This time it's "The pen is mightier than the sword".
http://eztvstream.com/thundercats-2011/thundercats-2011-season-1-episode-11-the-forest-of-magi-oar (http://eztvstream.com/thundercats-2011/thundercats-2011-season-1-episode-11-the-forest-of-magi-oar)
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ep 12!
http://eztvstream.com/thundercats-2011/thundercats-2011-season-1-episode-12-into-the-astral-plane (http://eztvstream.com/thundercats-2011/thundercats-2011-season-1-episode-12-into-the-astral-plane)
c'mon tygra, bros before hoes! its the #1 rule in the bro code handbook! (http://jigarbpatel.blogspot.com/2008/12/official-bro-code-part-1-articles-1-40.html) XD
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ep 13!
http://eztvstream.com/thundercats-2011/thundercats-2011-season-1-episode-13-between-brothers (http://eztvstream.com/thundercats-2011/thundercats-2011-season-1-episode-13-between-brothers)
PANTHROS ARMS!!!!!
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2nd season already in the 3rd episode. :rockon:
The modern versions of Jackalman and Monkian are BAMFs
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OH CRAP! TOTALLY FORGOT ABOUT THIS SHOW! Thanks! I gotta catch up!
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saw ep 14!
Mokian and Jackman are awesome!
Robot armed Dhalsim-Phantro with the double decker thunder tank for the save, again!
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Double post!
Trials! It's like a homage to the original!
that Tigra episode, they've been using some really decent themes for this show. it was good
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Only started catching up on the new show. Halfway in, and its honestly been really great. :heart:
Really hope they change their mind and keep it going.
Old Thundercats outtakes = lotsa damn swearing XD
Thundercat Outtakes (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ftU5GfORvH8#)
What the hell is a samoflange? :P
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Haven't watch the new one but the old one has the coolest cartoon theme song
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Holy fuck... :shocked :shocked :shocked
(http://picroda.jphip.com/misc/jphip06272.jpg)
DO WANT! :w00t: :w00t: :w00t:
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Can't help but wonder if this dude is the same guy that made the above-posted one. :pimp:
Sword of Omens (Thundercats) - MAN AT ARMS (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nm4Ck6bD2_0#ws)
(http://picroda.jphip.com/misc/jphip04538.jpg)
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SgonBJvVgsw
Very impressive, dude went and recreated the original cartoon opening sequence, shot-for-shot. :thumbsup
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HcGNqrAtsgg