Aug 22 2006Thundercats Join A Band
Well, they're remaking Thundercats. I suppose I shouldn't be surprised by any remakes at this point, but somehow Thundercats seemed untouchable. Not for the sanctity of the material, just because it's hard enough to believe someone was willing to make a cartoon about a group of cat-people from the planet Thundera fighting a transforming mummy and his band of mutants in the first place, let alone remake it. Luckily, the content is being re-imagined with the same desperate sense of "cool" as a divorced dad trying hopelessly to win the affections of his child:
WB animation is remaking the Thundercats as an animated TV series. The animation style is whimsical, Americanized-anime, along the lines of Teen Titans. The setting is modern-day Earth, in a major city (possibly LA) The Thundercats are all teenagers. Their leader is Snarf (!) who is now a mystic with a "third" eye. Each of the Thundercats has a weapon with an "Eye of Thunderra" and transformative powers (not just Lion-O) When they aren't fighting evil, the Thundercats play together as a rock band. That's not a typo, or a joke. They are rockin' cats in their present form. Mum-Ra now has wings.
Seeing as how they're willing to make changes to the point of making the entire group teenagers in a rock band together, I have some other ideas they might as well tack on as well. First, let's forget fighting the mutants. They can just travel place to place solving mysteries. And ditch the whole "cat-people" idea. They can just wear cat costumes (long tails and ears for hats). And while we're at it, call them Josie and the Pussycats.
Oh, and give Mum-Ra some fucking wings, for god's sake.
Reader Comments
1. lohanjob - August 22, 2006 5:41 AM
I think they should make Lion-O a rapper and have the rest of the Thundercats as his entourage. They would wear the eye of Thunderra on a chain around their neck and get into impromptu rap battles with Mum-Ra. Who would of course have wings.
2. Praz - August 22, 2006 8:19 AM
I like Teen Titans, but not X-Men Evolution.
I guess I'll have to wait, and see where this one goes.
3. Psyn - August 22, 2006 9:03 AM
Y'know, my problem is why do they always have to make them all teenagers? In every remake its a remake but every character has to be around the same age and is now going to high school!
I like the idea of giving Mum-Ra wings but he probably is going to be a wimp now compared to the Mum-Ra we all know.
And now, a rock band... not touching it. I'll check out the show but if they have any "musical segments" then I will switch right over to blues clues.
SNARF IS NOT A RULER!
4. Dean - August 22, 2006 10:15 AM
So it's like Josie and the Pussycats... except that it's Snarf and the Thundercats. WTF.
5. andrewthezeppo - August 22, 2006 3:13 PM
I'd comment, but I'm busy crying for the loss of my childhood.
6. BarbadoSlim - August 22, 2006 3:48 PM
Holy Mother of God these news feel like a stab thru my heart, I'm literally dyin' over here.
7. musashi42 - August 22, 2006 5:31 PM
OMG-next thing you know there will be a remake of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (oops-too late), or friggin' Knight Rider (oops), or Transformers (oops).
Seriously, is nothing sacred? Or if not sacred, crappy enough to be forgotten and left to rot on the dung heap of 80's schlock?
Keep an eye for movie versions/remakes of BJ and the Bear and Every Which Way but Loose (as Brody in Mallrats says; you can never get too much of a man and his monkey).
8. Lion_8 - August 26, 2006 5:27 AM
Leave my childhood alone! For god sakes whats the point of re-making Thunder Cats when you're take all the Thunder Cats out of it? Is it too hard to stay true to the original stuff? I got no problem with a revamped Thunder Cats but leave the Thunder Cats in it! If they're going through with this piece of crap 'jossie and the pussy cats' spin on it... DONT CALL IT THUNDER CATS!!!
9. junkfood - September 4, 2006 11:45 AM
For the love of God, I really hope this isn't true. That sounds unbelievably awful.
What's next a SilverHawks remake?
I'm actually suprised they haven't come out with a GIJoe remake. They could have them fighting the "War on Tara".