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[A Grey Cat]

Wake me up when they do show Duck Dodgers, I mean they already announced they would show it there

The show that got both Tom Jones ans megadeth...peak looney tunes.

 

[Enig]

Wake me up when they do show Duck Dodgers, I mean they already announced they would show it there

Screw that, why do they not have Speed Racer when that was a manic as hell syndication classic

 

[vomitusdeux]

I draw the line at a minecraft movie. I mean yeah I love minecraft I'm a fucking autist. But a movie? Why does it need one? It's not like there's some great depth to the game that needs covering.

 

[Coolio55]

The official Minecraft YouTube channel just dropped a teaser trailer for an animated series on Netflix "coming soon." I posted about it in the Minecraft thread but I figured people here might want to hear the news too. What do we think, cringe on arrival or give it a chance?

 

[Chromeo]

I draw the line at a minecraft movie. I mean yeah I love minecraft I'm a fucking autist. But a movie? Why does it need one? It's not like there's some great depth to the game that needs covering.

They could easily scrape the lore of the game and follow MatPat's steps and craft (lol) a post-apocalypse story. Observe:

Steve is different from all the other kids in the village and doesn't fit in. His parents tell him he was orphaned as a baby and they adopted him and have no idea where he originally came from. The village is sacked by zombies, but unfortunately none of the villagers can fight, leaving Steve the only survivor. He takes his rusty iron sword and his trusty wolf companion and heads off to find out where he came from. Along the way he meets Alex, another builder like himself who tells him they once populated the whole world! They explore the deep dark to find the truth, which leads them to the Nether, and eventually to the end. They learn that the builders made campsites, trails, pyramids, monuments, entire cities, but their hubris doomed them into making monsters they couldn't contain. The builders fled to the end for safety and couldn't return, from there the few that survived the dragon were warped by the strange lands and became monsters themselves, completely unrecognizable as the builders they'd once been. Steve and Alex slay the dragon and open the portal back home, spawning in an empty plain. Steve turns to Alex and asks her what they're going to do now, and Alex says, "Let's build! You mine, and I'll craft!"

MINECRAFT THE MOVIEEEEE

 

[Basic Blond Boy]

Something I saw on /co/ you all may be interested in.

Anonymous on Tumblr:

In one of your last answers, you said “series reboots are usually pretty gross and sad”, and I was wondering if you could expand on that? Assuming “reboot” covers any kind of continuation of a currently cancelled or finished show (and maybe that’s the wrong assumption!), from the outside looking in it feels like a pretty mixed bag. On one hand, if I love XYZ Show, it’s cool that I get more stories with these characters and another chance to support XYZ Show and its creators. On the other, it definitely feels like a lot of ideas can only get funding if they’re tied to something already, meaning creatives are having to now tie whatever cool idea they have to some reboot/relaunch/retread, which can feel pretty disheartening if you don’t want to do a reboot/relaunch/retread. Is that a similar feeling from your side of the industry?
Thank you so much for all your answers and insight!

Maxwell Atoms:

Usually reboots and spin-offs are just cash grabs. It happens a lot in animation. In fact, I would argue that the entire industry is just one big cash grab now. In the 80s, everyone complained that cartoons were just half-hour commercials for toys. And they were right. And we're right back there, but now that you can't legally push toys all day, it's just general "IP". Mugs, posters, more spinoffs, whatever.
I was offered three show running gigs over the pandemic. All reboots that I would consider unwise to pursue because they were "of a different time" and didn't (in my opinion) have anything more to say. Two of them were properties created by notorious sex pests, so there's also that. The animation industry loves to prop up its sex pests.
I turned all of them down, partially because I didn't respect the original creators but also because none of them had anything going for them except just being "more of the same".
I don't think any of those projects survived the intervening years, so in retrospect I maybe should've taken the job. I'd probably feel a bit gross, but at least I'd have floors in my house.
The entertainment industry is in a bad spot. The whole thing. I've had I don't know how many pitch meetings in the last few years, and they all start the same way:
"Hey! Before we start, we just want to let you know that we're not actively producing anything right now. We think maybe soon, but we won't be picking anything up today..."
And then later:
"The little we are doing is IP, so if you have a new take on our IP or a new IP you're connected to that you can bring in, that'd be great."
I always wanted to make original stuff. There came a time when I'd had my fill of Billy & Mandy and wanted to do something else new and original. That never manifested, and I was constantly being offered IP to produce. I turned too many of those down, maybe, before deciding that it was probably better that I run the IPs that mean something to me rather than having some hack do it.
But now those jobs have all gone to celebrities and fallen live-action writers, who are also slowly being eaten by the system. WB was hot for Scooby stuff a few years back, so I pitched some ideas. A few of them were turned down for being "off-brand" in a variety of ways. WB has now made (I think) all of those off-brand shows (or something close) with celebrity show runners.
I was going through a whole Midlife Impostor Syndrome thing recently where I was wondering if maybe I don't just suck. Like, it's weird that for a couple of decades I'd have people calling me trying to get me to run shows, and now nobody will call me back about the possibility of a design job.
Talking to some friends and realizing that they were in a similar situation helped me feel like I wasn't alone. That was nice. Talking to some of the most talented colleagues in my industry made me made me realize that those people weren't getting jobs either. That was unnerving. Talking to complete strangers in other parts of the entertainment industry now has me thinking that the whole house of cards is coming down. That's real concerning, yo.
It's hard not to think it's purposeful, when deranged billionaires own the entirety of our media and want to shape a society where they can't be criticized. We're letting wealthy tech bros firebomb the very heart of our culture, and it's weird that no one is talking about it. Because (for now) we still have that capability.

https://www.tumblr.com/maxwellatoms/751827404573573120/in-one-of-your-last-answers-you-said-series?source=share

 

[Vyse Inglebard]

The animation industry loves to prop up its sex pests.

It's hard not to think it's purposeful, when deranged billionaires own the entirety of our media and want to shape a society where they can't be criticized.

"He knows too much. He'll have to....'commit suicide' soon."

 

[SteelPlatedHeart]

A pitch bible for a “Recess” sequel/reboot leaked online.

https://x.com/lostmediabuster/status/1796193968394273121

At first glance, I was kinda into the idea…until I read what they did with the original group.




TLDR: TJ became a rich privileged shut in, Spinelli is a bisexual lawyer married to Vince, Vince is super talented and running for mayor, Gretchen is a hot model, Mikey DIED, and Gus became a woman.

This is a tumblr fanfic

 

[Vyse Inglebard]

TLDR: TJ became a rich privileged shut in

Of course. Can't have a white male be successful AND happy, after all!

Spinelli is a bisexual lawyer married to Vince

So Vince is a cuck?

Vince is super talented and running for mayor

The requisite deification of black people, right on schedule

Gretchen is a hot model

Funny how there are no pictures of HER....

Mikey DIED

FATPHOBIC, REEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

Gus became a woman

the soyboy looking one became a troon. again, of course.

Its main audience is KIDS!

Way to say the quiet part out loud, guys.

_____________________________________________________________________
In lighter news.....

He will be writer and director on Death Castle, which is being positioned as “a satire of scary monster movies paired with a screwball relationship comedy.” Further plot details are under wraps for now. The plan is for a “high-end traditional 2D animation style with distinctive visual appeal,” with several international animation industry experts attached. Emmy winner Craig Kellman, whose credits include Penguins of Madagascar and Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs 2, is Art Director and is co-producing the film with Copernicus President Paul Rigg and Head of Production Matthew Huerto. Copernicus’ credits include Curious George, Solar Opposites and Teen Titans GO!. Also on the team is character animator Uli Meyer (Mary Poppins Returns, Aladdin, Space Jam), Dean Roberts (Frankenweenie, Ron’s Gone Wrong) and Gabriele Zucchelli (The Jungle Book, Guardians of the Galaxy) are lead animators on the project. Mr. Lawrence is executive producing alongside MaryAnn Lawrence.

“Audiences will be both shocked and delighted at this gem of a screwball comedy, and with a team like Craig, Uli, Dean, Gabriele and Copernicus on board, you can’t go wrong,” said Mr. Lawrence. Copernicus’ Rigg added: “It’s been a blast to bring together some of the finest minds in the animation industry to create something completely out-of-the-ordinary. Bringing Mr. Lawrence’s vision to life with such a unique animation style will be an incredible proof-point to create an amazing animated series in future.”

 

[A Grey Cat]

and Gus became a woman.

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For the love of talos, pleaseee tell me this reboot hasn't been approved. Recess is one of the last decent pieces of days of future past gone bye left in the world. Disney have some decency left and say no to this.


(You have idea how hard it was to find that clip from the thing not cucked by youtube)

 

[SteelPlatedHeart]

[

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For the love of talos, pleaseee tell me this reboot hasn't been approved. Recess is one of the last decent pieces of days of future past gone bye left in the world. Disney have some decency left and say no to this.


(You have idea how hard it was to find that clip from the thing not cucked by youtube)

It’s worse because it was written by the creator of the original show too…

I haven’t seen anything about it being approved. The script bible itself is like two years old.

https://mega.nz/file/P5FHnaDR#JjhoA2_6V_AX1_CMReoWRqJuZ3uBSUqheDlYhO1M5Vs

If anyone wants to dig through it.

 

[Lone Star]

A pitch bible for a “Recess” sequel/reboot leaked online.
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https://x.com/lostmediabuster/status/1796193968394273121

At first glance, I was kinda into the idea…until I read what they did with the original group.
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TLDR: TJ became a rich privileged shut in, Spinelli is a bisexual lawyer married to Vince, Vince is super talented and running for mayor, Gretchen is a hot model, Mikey DIED, and Gus became a woman.

This is a tumblr fanfic

I wish I was shocked at all the praise this is getting in that thread.

A somewhat related tangent, but I see people excusing Mikey's death on being okay because his voice actor is dead. For one thing, why would he have the same exact voice actor as his kid self? Unless it mentioned all the voice actors would've been the same and I skimmed over it. The other thing is, like if I was a voice actor, I'd hate the idea of a beloved character I did never being able to show up in anything anymore just because I died. It's so pointless.

 

[SteelPlatedHeart]

I typically don’t like to go there, but I can’t help to notice that the three white guys ended up either miserable, dead, or trans while the girls and black guy ended up great.

 

[Mr. ShadowCreek]

A pitch bible for a “Recess” sequel/reboot leaked online.
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https://x.com/lostmediabuster/status/1796193968394273121

At first glance, I was kinda into the idea…until I read what they did with the original group.
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TLDR: TJ became a rich privileged shut in, Spinelli is a bisexual lawyer married to Vince, Vince is super talented and running for mayor, Gretchen is a hot model, Mikey DIED, and Gus became a woman.

This is a tumblr fanfic

Good God and I thought the ideas for the Rugrats reboot was horrible. I always saw a Recess revival with a new group of kids and T.J. as the principal. The other friends in TJ's gang would drop in once in a while. Honestly I'm surprised they didn't turn Spinelli non-binary. I wonder what the other kids will be like.

King Bob is a manager at a Mcdonalds because we can't have successful white men.

The Ashleys are similar to the Squad.

Randall became an incel after Miss Finster died.

The Diggers got married

Tubby is a fat-activist

Cornchip girl transitioned to a man.

 

[SteelPlatedHeart]

Good God and I thought the ideas for the Rugrats reboot was horrible. I always saw a Recess revival with a new group of kids and T.J. as the principal. The other friends in TJ's gang would drop in once in a while. Honestly I'm surprised they didn't turn Spinelli non-binary. I wonder what the other kids will be like.

King Bob is a manager at a Mcdonalds because we can't have successful white men.

The Ashleys are similar to the Squad.

Randall became an incel after Miss Finster died.

The Diggers got married

Tubby is a fat-activist

Cornchip girl transitioned to a man.

Randell is the principal in the pitch.

Which honestly is one of the things I thought would actually work.

 

[starborn427614]

Randell is the principal in the pitch.

Which honestly is one of the things I thought would actually work.

Looks just like his dad too. I don't mind the concepts in theory, but the execution would have to be flawless script-wise to pull it off. That and c'mon, we know what really killed Mikey.

 

[Kari Kamiya]

Spinelli is a bisexual lawyer married to Vince

This is absolutely fucking hilarious that I ain't even mad about this. She's still married to one of her best friends at this point (not reading the pitch, is TJ still miffed he never ended up with her by any chance?), so why even bother mentioning she also likes girls somehow too?

Mikey dying is sad, though, but it's better than making him gay for being a theater kid. Gus trooning out is absolute balls, like is it simply because the troon-in-chief we have (had?) kinda looks like Gus with a wig?

 

[SteelPlatedHeart]

TJ still miffed he never ended up with her by any chance?), so why even bother mentioning she also likes girls somehow too?

Given how TJ is written in the pitch, probably. And they specifically mentioned how Spinelli met a group of “cool lesbians” and was in a band with them, so…

A lot of the pitch reads like a “how do you do, fellow kids?” thing. One of the new kids is a “9 year old YouTube star”.

 

[Colon capital V]

A pitch bible for a “Recess” sequel/reboot leaked online.
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https://x.com/lostmediabuster/status/1796193968394273121

At first glance, I was kinda into the idea…until I read what they did with the original group.
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TLDR: TJ became a rich privileged shut in, Spinelli is a bisexual lawyer married to Vince, Vince is super talented and running for mayor, Gretchen is a hot model, Mikey DIED, and Gus became a woman.

This is a tumblr fanfic

Thank Christ Gabney Coleman died before he ever knew about this shitstain of a sequal (or if anything, glad he wasn't around to see it come into fruition )

 

[Chilson]

TLDR: TJ became a rich privileged shut in, Spinelli is a bisexual lawyer married to Vince, Vince is super talented and running for mayor, Gretchen is a hot model, Mikey DIED, and Gus became a woman.

Aliens please end this gay earth...or at least just take all the fags somewhere else so the rest of us normal folk can live in peace.