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Title: Streaming Services Show Discussions
Post by: MasterXtreme on 2019-11-11 15:17:06
A topic for shows on streaming services such as Apple TV, Amazon Fire, Netflix, and others.
Title: Re: Streaming Services Show Discussions
Post by: MasterXtreme on 2019-11-11 15:23:10
We got a surprisingly good Dr. Suess cartoon that is actually HAND DRAWN that premiered on the streaming service Netflix.  "Green Eggs and Ham (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Green_Eggs_and_Ham_(TV_series))" premier on November 8th, 2019. Below is the series trailer for season 1, which is 13 episodes.  It's refreshing to see a hand drawn series.  It is also the most expensive series Netflix has paid for at $6.5 million an episode.  It is also hand drawn in studio in the United States by Warner Brothers Animation (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warner_Bros._Animation)!  That poor studio hasn't had much to do lately, so giving them this project, it's clear they have a passion for animation still and want to do hand drawn unlike the execs who only want CGI.  Give it a watch.  Also attached below is a little review by well known Youtube, Saberspark.


First 8 minutes of the first episode as well!

Title: Re: Streaming Services Show Discussions
Post by: Blurr on 2019-11-11 18:47:26
Green eggs and ham out of all things.....interesting.
Title: Re: Streaming Services Show Discussions
Post by: MasterXtreme on 2019-11-11 21:22:22
I'm just as shocked as you. ;D
Title: Re: Streaming Services Show Discussions
Post by: Depressed edge lord on 2019-11-12 11:44:12
I like bojack horseman a lot it's depressing as hell but that's what I love about it
Title: Re: Streaming Services Show Discussions
Post by: Kiwi on 2019-11-12 12:47:54
Sam I am reminds me of Spongebob.... or that annoying Wander character from "Wander over Yander."
Title: Re: Streaming Services Show Discussions
Post by: Grapefoot on 2019-11-19 21:45:44
Netflix has released Klaus and we've been waiting for this for about two years!  It's finally out and the animation does not disappoint!  Best of all, it's back to hand drawn traditional animation, and it's so beautiful!

Title: Re: Streaming Services Show Discussions
Post by: DEEcat98 on 2019-11-20 13:45:55
Harvey Street Kids aka Harvey Girls Forever just got it's third Season released as Season 3 introduces Richie Rich to the show.

I still do have my hopes though of DreamWorks and Netflix making Harvey Street a franchise since DreamWorks now owns the rights to the Harvey comics series.
Title: Re: Streaming Services Show Discussions
Post by: Rainberry on 2019-11-20 15:49:16
Netflix has released Klaus and we've been waiting for this for about two years!  It's finally out and the animation does not disappoint!  Best of all, it's back to hand drawn traditional animation, and it's so beautiful!


This really looks beautiful.
Title: Re: Streaming Services Show Discussions
Post by: Depressed edge lord on 2019-11-21 18:01:04
That does look really good I'll have to check that out
Title: Re: Streaming Services Show Discussions
Post by: Depressed edge lord on 2019-12-14 13:50:15
I just watched klues and I was just thinking before how this year was a terrible year for animated movies but this was amazing my favourite animated movie of the year I really have to thank netflix for this because this probably would have floped in theaters definitely watch this movie
Title: Re: Streaming Services Show Discussions
Post by: sunnygirl on 2019-12-14 18:29:01
Disney+ it’s a App. It’s my favourite at the moment. 😁👍
Title: Re: Streaming Services Show Discussions
Post by: Blurr on 2019-12-14 18:42:21
Been binging Boy Meets World on there
Title: Re: Streaming Services Show Discussions
Post by: Depressed edge lord on 2019-12-15 19:14:53
Seriously everyone watch klaus on netflix it's a work you could frame any frame of this movie in a art museum I won't let netflix first 2d movie flop it's a great Christmas movie and I'd legit watch this movie anytime of the year because its really just about being a better person and I can relate to that any day of the year the music way more original and better then something like frozen nothing wrong with frozen I love this movie I hope it wins best animated feature at the Oscars great movie please watch it
Title: Re: Streaming Services Show Discussions
Post by: Anyponedrawn on 2019-12-27 20:12:57
It's a shame.  The books and video games are great... but the new tv series?  Hmmm.  Even more sad most people can't see it because it's on a streaming service.  I bet it would do better on a network too... Netflix channel anyone?

Netflix's 'The Witcher' is one of the biggest shows in the US despite poor reviews from critics

Article (https://www.businessinsider.com/netflixs-the-witcher-is-a-hit-despite-poor-critics-reviews-2019-12)

The show has a "rotten" 56% critic score on the review-aggregation site Rotten Tomatoes based on 57 reviews but a 93% audience score based on nearly 12,000 user ratings.

It's also one of the biggest TV shows in the US right now. "The Witcher," which debuted on December 20, was the third most in-demand original streaming series in the US for the week of December 18 to December 24, according to data provided to Business Insider by Parrot Analytics. It's behind only Netflix's megahit "Stranger Things" and Disney Plus' "Star Wars" series "The Mandalorian."

Parrot Analytics measures "demand expressions," its globally standardized TV-demand measurement unit that reflects the desire, engagement, and viewership of a series weighted by importance.

"The Witcher" is based on the fantasy novels by Polish author Andrzej Sapkowski, which also inspired the hit video-game series. Henry Cavill stars as Geralt, a monster hunter.

Entertainment Weekly called the series a "borefest" and gave the series an "F" grade, though critic Darren Franich said he skipped to the fifth episode. The show's creator, Lauren Schmidt Hissrich, tweeted on Saturday, "Who do I care about? 'Professional' critics who watched one episode and skipped ahead? Or REAL fans who watched all eight in one day, and are starting their rewatch?"

Not all of the reviews have been bad. IndieWire's Ben Travers called "The Witcher" a "pretty entertaining spectacle." The New York Times' Mike Hale wrote that the show has a "lighthearted sense of humor" and that Cavill "brings a convincing physical presence and some wry humanity and emotional depth" to the series as the title character.

Netflix renewed "The Witcher" for a second season in November ahead of the show's premiere.


Title: Re: Streaming Services Show Discussions
Post by: MasterXtreme on 2019-12-27 23:01:15
This was supposed to come out back in 2017!

About Time!  'Close Enough' Coming To HBO Max
Animation Magazine (https://www.animationmagazine.net/streaming/jg-quintels-adult-toon-close-enough-coming-to-hbo-max/) 2019

Close Enough, the long-awaited new series from Regular Show creator JG Quintel, is officially premiering on HBO Max! A poster image for Close Enough appeared on the big screen during the platform’s big upfront this week, as sharp-eyed fans spotted, and its official streaming home was confirmed by Quintel on Twitter.

The series joins an exciting lineup of animated originals and libraries announced recently, which includes new Adventure Time specials, the return of The Boondocks, new toons from Sesame Workshop and Warner Bros. Animation, and subscriber access to South Park, Rick and Morty and the Studio Ghibli film collection.

Close Enough was originally greenlit by TBS when the channel was actively building an animation slate back in 2017. Despite keen fan response, the project quietly faded into the background. But now, fans will finally get to check out this surreal adult comedy about a young married couple “juggling the everyday challenges of parenthood, friendships, ham theft, stripper clowns, and choosing the right daycare.”


Title: Re: Streaming Services Show Discussions
Post by: DEEcat98 on 2020-01-20 20:23:30
Casper the Friendly Ghost has made his return to animation in the forth and final Harvey Street Kids/Harvey Girls Forever Season:

(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EM0uWRYX0AMeD7C?format=jpg&name=medium)
Title: Re: Streaming Services Show Discussions
Post by: MasterXtreme on 2020-01-20 22:59:10
CBS All Access Picks Up 'Mr. Magoo'

Article (https://www.animationmagazine.net/tv/xilams-mr-magoo-breaks-into-u-s-with-dreamworks-deal/)

Award-winning French animation studio Xilam Animation has secured a deal with DreamWorks Animation’s Classic Media for its new animated series 'Mr Magoo,' based on the successful classic cartoon of the same name. DreamWorks has exclusively picked up all U.S. TV, home video and VOD rights to season one (78 x 7’). Mr Magoo will be available from January 17 on the CBS All Access streaming service.


Figured you would like this @NostradamusTheSeer
Title: Re: Streaming Services Show Discussions
Post by: MasterXtreme on 2020-01-20 23:02:18
BoJack Horseman Ending This Year

Article (https://www.animationmagazine.net/streaming/the-end-is-neigh-final-bojack-trailer-drops-hard/)

The end of an equine era is approaching, with the final eight episodes of Netflix’s Emmy-nominated animated dark comedy BoJack Horseman set to debut on the streaming platform on January 31. “See how it all ends,” the finale season 6 trailer invites, teasing fans with more of the poignant existential moments, whiplash twists, descents into surreality and sharp laughs they’ve come to expect from the show.
Title: Re: Streaming Services Show Discussions
Post by: MasterXtreme on 2020-01-20 23:05:05
NBC's 'Peacock' Streaming Service Will Feature Animated Originals!

Article (https://www.animationmagazine.net/streaming/nbc-details-new-peacock-platform-animated-originals/)

NBCUniversal is ready to ruffle feathers in the streaming game with the launch of its Peacock service this summer. The company announced Thursday that the platform will be available nationwide on July 15 (with an early offer for Comcast customers) at tiered subscription levels allowing viewers to access Peacock across web, mobile and connect TVs.

Animated offerings will be rich on the kids & families side of Peacock, thanks to Universal’s DreamWorks Animation and Illumination Entertainment studios. Peacock will have access to the first pay window for DWA’s Trolls World Tour, The Boss Baby 2 and The Croods 2, and will be the exclusive streaming home to new episodes of kids’ classic Curious George. DWA is also preparing original series for Peacock, inspired by hit franchises and all-new concepts. These include TrollsTopia, Madagascar: A Little Wild, Where’s Waldo:?, The Mighty Ones and graphic novel adaptation Cleopatra in Space. Plus, fans can relive their Dreamworks, Illumination and Universal Kids favorites, including hit flicks Shrek and Despicable Me.

Peacock has also added a fun fantasy-comedy toon project to its development slate: The Adventure Zone, inspired by the McElroy Family’s super popular Dungeons & Dragons podcast and No. 1 New York Times best-selling graphic novel series. The hilarious, heart-felt adventure will follow a trio of poorly equipped, unlikely heroes and their long-suffering Dungeon Master as they reluctantly embark on a quest to save the world. Adam Higgs (Orphan Black, Legacies) serves as series writer and exec producer. Geek podcast icons Clint, Justin, Travis and Griffin McElroy also exec produce.

Title: Re: Streaming Services Show Discussions
Post by: MasterXtreme on 2020-01-20 23:06:42
Hulu Unveils New Cartoons For 2020

Article (https://www.animationmagazine.net/streaming/hulu-unveils-animation-slate-at-tca/)

Hulu announced that it will premiere several new DreamWorks animated titles at the TV Critics Association press event today. As a new streaming home to future slates of DreamWorks Animation feature and library films, as well as brand-new original series, Hulu said the first three premieres to be Hulu Originals in 2020: Madagascar: A Little Wild, TrollsTopia and The Mighty Ones.

Here are the official descriptions of the shows:

Madgascar: A Little Wild. Loveable foursome Alex the Lion, Marty the Zebra, Melman the Giraffe and Gloria the Hippo steal the show in Madagascar: A Little Wild, executive produced by Johanna Stein (Kung Fu Panda: The Paws of Destiny). Capturing the iconic personalities of each of the four dynamos, Madagascar: A Little Wild showcases the team as kids residing in their rescue habitat at the Central Park Zoo. They might be small, but like everybody who lands in New York City, these little guys have big dreams and Madagascar: A Little Wild will follow all of their adventures.

TrollsTopia will be a new original based off the famous Trolls franchise following Poppy and other enchanting characters from the upcoming feature film Trolls World Tour.

The Mighty Ones. In every backyard, a secret world exists filled with tiny creatures. The Mighty Ones, follows the hilarious adventures of a group of creatures: a twig, a pebble, a leaf and a strawberry. These best friends, self-named The Mighty Ones, live in an unkempt backyard belonging to a trio of equally unkempt humans whom they mistake for gods.  Despite their diminutive stature, The Mighty Ones are determined to live life large and always have fun in their wild world. The series is executive produced by Sunil Hall (Pickle and Peanut) and Lynne Naylor-Reccardi (Samurai Jack).

Solar Opposites. The streaming service will also premiere the new adult animated series Solar Opposites, which is co-created by Justin Roiland (Rick & Morty) and Mike McMahan (Rick & Morty, Star Trek: Lower Decks). The show centers around a family of aliens from a better world who must take refuge in middle America. They disagree on whether Earth is awful or awesome. All eight episodes of the series will debut on Hulu on Friday, May 8. Solar Opposites stars voice actors Justin Roiland, Thomas Middleditch, Sean Giambrone and Mary Mack. It’s executive produced by Roiland and McMahan alongside Josh Bycel and is produced by 20th Century Fox Television.

Title: Re: Streaming Services Show Discussions
Post by: MasterXtreme on 2020-01-20 23:08:35
Apple TV to Get a Show from "Bob's Burger's" Creator Loren Bouchard!

Article (https://www.animationmagazine.net/streaming/apple-tv-tca-day-spotlights-loren-bouchards-central-park/)

Loren Bouchard’s upcoming animated series Central Park took the spotlight at Apple TV+’s TCA press day on Sunday. The new show by Bob’s Burgers creator is set to premiere on the streaming service this summer. A new image from the show was unveiled at the event.

The much-anticipated new series is produced by Bouchard and co-exec producers Josh Gad and Nora Smith, and showcases the voice talents of Gad, Leslie Odom, Jr., Kristen Bell, Kathryn Hahn, Tituss Burgess, Daveed Diggs, and Stanley Tucci. The toon revolved on the adventures of a family of caretakers that live in Central Park and the nefarious heiress, described by Bouchard as a “Leona Helmsley type” during the panel, who wants to pillage the park for funds by turning the iconic NYC location into condos. The series will also have a sneak preview at the SXSW festival in Austin Texas this March.

During the panel, Bouchard was asked by one of the reporters why he uses male actors as female characters in both Bob’s Burgers and Central Park. (In Bob’s Burgers, Dan Mintz and John Roberts voice Tina and  Linda Belcher, while Diggs and Tucci also voice female characters in Central Park.)

Bouchard explained, “First, I’ll just speak to the temptation. Animation just makes you want to take this voice and have it come out of this face, (it’s) so delicious I can’t help myself. We knew it was going to be so fun to do it so that’s why we made that choice.

The show creator added that he couldn’t resist the humor of having Stanley Tucci voicing this tiny lady with white hair. “It’s like Margaret Thatcher glued onto a little dog…Here I am, yet again taking away two roles from women,” he added. However, he assured the audience that he’s committed to balancing things out when it comes to casting different genders and races. “To me it’s selfish (it’s not just about jobs) but to keep making your stuff better,” he said.

Here is the show’s official synopsis:

“Central Park is an animated musical comedy about the Tillermans, a family that lives in, and are the caretakers of, Central Park. Owen, the park manager, and Paige, his journalist wife, raise their kids Molly and Cole in the world’s most famous park, while fending off a hotel heiress Bitsy Brandenham and her long suffering assistant Helen, who would love nothing more than to turn the park into condos.”
Title: Re: Streaming Services Show Discussions
Post by: MasterXtreme on 2020-01-20 23:13:46
Apple bringing back Charlie Brown, Snoopy as part of new Peanuts series for Apple TV

Article (https://www.cnet.com/news/apple-bringing-back-charlie-brown-snoopy-as-part-of-new-peanuts-series/)

Peanuts is coming to Apple's growing lineup of TV shows and series.

DHX Media, a children's content and brand company, will produce exclusive Peanuts series, shorts and specials for Apple. The new shows will be based on classic characters including Snoopy, Charlie Brown and the rest of the Peanuts gang.

Short-form content about science will also come to Apple, featuring astronaut Snoopy. Peanuts Worldwide and NASA have signed a Space Act Agreement, which aims to inspire students to explore space and science.

In 2015, Apple met with Hollywood executives aiming to produce its own original movies and TV shows. In February, the smartphone maker hired M. Night Shyamalan to produce a 10-episode psychological thriller. In September, Apple signed deals to produce an animation film, Wolfwalkers, and a documentary, The Elephant Queen.
Title: Re: Streaming Services Show Discussions
Post by: MasterXtreme on 2020-01-20 23:17:59
Apple Has Picked Up Rights To 2D Animation Marvel ‘Wolfwalkers’ for Apple TV

Article (https://www.cartoonbrew.com/feature-film/its-official-apple-has-picked-up-rights-to-cartoon-saloons-wolfwalkers-163868.html)

It’s official: Apple’s streaming service, Apple TV, has acquired the rights to Tomm Moore and Cartoon Saloon’s next film Wolfwalkers. The news was confirmed by Deadline on Saturday evening, but Bloomberg first reported the negotiations between Apple and Cartoon Saloon last June.

Moore, who has directed the Oscar-nominated films The Secret of Kells and Song of the Sea, will co-direct the film with longtime collaborator Ross Stewart, who was the art director of The Secret of Kells, and co-directed with Moore the Cartoon Saloon sequence in the anthology feature The Prophet. “Since we came up with the idea many years ago it felt natural that we would co-direct this film together,” Moore told Cartoon Brew.

Wolfwalkers, writen by Will Collins (Song of the Sea), will be co-produced with Luxembourg’s Melusine Productions, and produced by Nora Twomey, Paul Young, and Stéphan Roelants.

It’s an idea that Moore has been developing for years. Wolfwalkers tells the story of 11-year-old Robyn Goodfellow, a young apprentice hunter who comes to Ireland with her father to wipe out the last pack of wolves. Her life changes though after she saves a native girl, Mebh, which leads to her discovery of the Wolfwalkers and transforms her into the very thing her father is tasked to destroy.

Wolfwalkers will have a distinctive graphic look that reinforces the themes and values of its story. As seen in scenes from the trailer, the Puritans and English army are rendered in an ascetic woodblock style, while the wolfwalkers and wolves exhibit a freer, more expressive line style. “When we see the world from the point of view the wolves, it’s animated in charcoal with a very limited palette and color only where there are scents,” Moore told Cartoon Brew. “In contrast to the block print style in Kilkenny [Ireland] we have a much looser look to the forest — lots of ink splats and loose watercolors and scribbly pencil lines.”

Apple has still not publicly revealed plans for its streaming service, but it is now clear that the company will invest in both feature animation and series. It had previously announced that it will produce Central Park, an original musical animated series from 20th Century Fox Television written by Bob’s Burgers creator Loren Bouchard, Grammy winner Josh Gad of Frozen fame, and Bob’s Burgers alum Nora Smith.

It’s no small news that Apple is entering the animation world considering that it is currently the world’s most valuable company, with a market capitalization of over $1 trillion dollars. Apple’s worldwide video division is headed by Zack Van Amburg and Jamie Erlicht.


Title: Streaming Services Show Discussions
Post by: NostradamusTheSeer on 2020-01-21 11:37:35
Casper the Friendly Ghost has made his return to animation in the forth and final Harvey Street Kids/Harvey Girls Forever Season:
Meh. I preferred his 90's animated incarnation. Although I did get a chuckle out of Richie trying to figure out why he looked so familiar (recalling Lisa Simpson's theory that Richie Rich became Casper following a depressive suicide), and then pointing to a picture of Hot Stuff, The Little Devil (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hot_Stuff_the_Little_Devil)-- a very obscure Harvey Comics character-- on a bottle of hot sauce.

I read this show wrapped up production right after season 4. Pity.  I was hoping, with all these nods to old forgotten characters, to see Herman and Katnip (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pX6BiztzqcU) make their way to Harvey Street somehow (though they'd have to be very toned-down).
Title: Re: Streaming Services Show Discussions
Post by: DEEcat98 on 2020-01-21 12:03:44
Harvey Street Kids/Harvey Girls Forever was already finishing up it's entire production around when the first Season came to Netflix. So the show was already done around the release of Season 2 and before Season 3 and 4 got their releases.

I do hope Harvey Street Kids returns with a new series that's a follow up sequel series set right after the final Season 4 episode,
since in the finale
(spoilers)

Richie was developing a daily flight path so that the Harvey Girls would still visit each other when Lotta moves.
Title: Re: Streaming Services Show Discussions
Post by: Rainberry on 2020-01-21 16:13:43
Apple Has Picked Up Rights To 2D Animation Marvel ‘Wolfwalkers’ for Apple TV

Apple TV is getting a ton of great stuff!  Seems like they are really allowing freedom of animation. I love the fact they want the Peanuts back as well as this Wolfmalkers. That looks beautiful.  Also that new show by Loren seems interesting.  Would like to see a trailer.
Title: Renewed Magoo
Post by: NostradamusTheSeer on 2020-01-21 16:54:13
Award-winning French animation studio Xilam Animation has secured a deal with DreamWorks Animation’s Classic Media for its new animated series 'Mr Magoo,' based on the successful classic cartoon of the same name.

I'm three minutes into the first cartoon, and I can already say I much prefer the classic shorts.


Couldn't they at least find an voice actor who could approximate Jim Backus' melliflous tones?  And there's a dog character who essentially fills both nephew Waldo and Charlie the houseboy's roles as Quincy Magoo's protector.  The crazy evil hamster character may be a nod to a few shorts in which Magoo's pets-- including a mischievous hamster--took center stage. The show is produced by the same folks that did a few other shows I do like-- Space Goofs, Zig and Sharko, and Oggy and the Cockroaches-- but this feels like a misfire.
Title: Re: Streaming Services Show Discussions
Post by: Kiwi on 2020-01-21 20:19:35
I find it very dangerous Mr. Magoo is driving that car... not to mention all the bumper stickers over all his windows... I realize he is practically blind, but still.
Title: Streaming Services Show Discussions
Post by: NostradamusTheSeer on 2020-02-04 15:31:09
I do hope Harvey Street Kids returns with a new series that's a follow up sequel series set right after the final Season 4 episode...
Severely doubtful, but Netflix does have a live-action (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richie_Rich_(2015_TV_series)) Richie Rich series. I  might check it out.

In one classic comic, Litttle Lotta thought she was about to move away because of her father's job, and all her friends, sad to see her go, threw her a huge party complete with lavish gifts.  She felt bad when she learned it was all a misunderstanding, and her dad had been arranging to have his company's offices relocated to their town.
(https://2.bp.blogspot.com/EjnWygBTfzrrfG8C2WGtcFOE7vnMXl3T6eS1PwgdKaKXAo-ys5sANm1xOLFcWpQ__t_SM2rWfQqcEXxK9guyL3aJlT2FWFCyHyW_1OurJz4HPHBTMr6Z9K7-WHzKFOCEjObNooL9jw=s1600)

I mentioned before Casper's eerie resemblance to Richie... and Poil looks a lot like his girlfriend Gloria Glad.  Some weird prepubescent murder-suicide pact, maybe?    ;D
Title: Re: Streaming Services Show Discussions
Post by: DEEcat98 on 2020-02-04 21:43:44
Well they might because the people behind HSK were thinking of doing more such as potential spin offs, but despite that, plans for more of the 2018 Harvey Girls series have not been written down as of now.

But it is a surprise that the HSK series finale took some inspirations from a Little Lotta comic.
Title: Streaming Services Show Discussions
Post by: NostradamusTheSeer on 2020-02-05 09:08:54
Oh, not that much of a surprise, really.  Most of the writers probably grew up reading the classic comics, and it shows in episodes like "Scare Bud", or the brief appearances of a Baby Huey-like character.

For example, Little Dot had an uncle in the comics who was an inventor, so maybe this version inherited a few brains from him, as well as his penchant for making gadgets.

(http://www.comicbookreligion.com/img/l/i/Little_Lotta_4.jpg)

Title: Re: Streaming Services Show Discussions
Post by: DEEcat98 on 2020-02-05 09:38:38
There was a Hornacorn in Harvey Street Kids that looked like Baby Huey.
Title: Re: Streaming Services Show Discussions
Post by: DEEcat98 on 2020-03-11 18:19:33
If a Harvey Street Kids/Harvey Girls Forever sequel series gets made. Here is what I want it to be as it is said and shown here:

https://www.mycast.io/stories/harvey-girls-forever-follow-up-sequel-show

I honestly hope it happens especially with some things in the 2018-2020 show that didn’t get resolved such as:

- Richie Rich’s original home street which would be where he originally came from
- The raccoons changing their ways properly (the episode Raccoon Hoarder Picture Show revealed their true reasons to steal)
- Audrey’s missing father who was not seen in the finale
Title: Rich bitch
Post by: NostradamusTheSeer on 2020-03-12 08:36:21
It might be interesting to see a sequel with more of Richies's supporting cast-- his parents, Cadbury the butler, cousin Regggie, Mayda Munny, Prof. Keenbeen, Bascombe the driver... and of course Gloria. 
(https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/loveinterest/images/1/18/Gloria_1980.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20190203041212)
(https://tse3.mm.bing.net/th?id=OIP.nNnPypr4k8kRiVjSj5onEwHaFh&pid=Api&P=0&w=202&h=151) (https://tse4.mm.bing.net/th?id=OIP.VwFTEFoCsCLyAUfDMofYRwAAAA&pid=Api&P=0&w=234&h=173) (https://tse1.mm.bing.net/th?id=OIP.IK2UDiU7rEnCP_pFzJzzkgHaFX&pid=Api&P=0&w=248&h=181)

I wonder if her updated design would borrow aspects of both previous incarnations of the character... and who would be their pick to voice her?
Title: Re: Streaming Services Show Discussions
Post by: DEEcat98 on 2020-03-12 09:09:28
Ahem, I think I know who:
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jennifer_Lawrence
Title: Mayda to order
Post by: NostradamusTheSeer on 2020-03-12 09:24:29
Has she been looking to make the transition from silver screen to v.o.?

A childhood crush would naturally be the next logical step on Richie's to-do list... and the Mayda/Gloria feud (if admittedly one-sided) would be perfect fodder for show scrips.  Also, Mayda has been noticeably toned down in previous animated adaptations, likely to not encourage young kids to imitate her comic self's propensity to throw tantrums and swear.  I say Netflix oughtta let her cut loose (appropriately censored, of course)!  Dot and Lotta would naturally be offended by her salty language ( DOT: Wow. I did not know you could use that word as a gerund. ), but I could see Audrey and Mayda hitting it off immediately, with impressionable Audrey picking up a few choice new vocabulary words from her new "bestie".
Title: Re: Streaming Services Show Discussions
Post by: MasterXtreme on 2020-06-07 15:48:55
'We’re not doing guns': Elmer Fudd stripped of rifle in Looney Tunes reboot, plus many other politically correct changes (https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/were-not-doing-guns-elmer-fudd-stripped-of-rifle-in-looney-tunes-reboot?utm_source=knewz)...

(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EZ3KyiIUEAAOiIN?format=jpg)

HBO Max premiered the remake of Looney Tunes Cartoons last week, and the executive producer told the New York Times that weapons such as dynamite and other “Acme stuff” will be used in the series but not guns.

“We’re not doing guns,” Peter Browngardt said. “But we can do cartoony violence — TNT, the Acme stuff. All that was kind of grandfathered in.”

Character Yosemite Sam will also not be using guns as weapons, according to outlet Comic Book.

Instead of a gun, Fudd uses a scythe to try to catch his nemesis, Bugs Bunny. The series will feature 200 new episodes starring fan favorites such as Daffy Duck, Porky Pig, and Sylvester the Cat.

“We’re going through this wave of anti-bullying, everybody needs to be friends, everybody needs to get along,” he said. “Looney Toons is pretty much the antithesis of that. It’s two characters in conflict, sometimes getting pretty violent.”

The move comes as other classic shows and movies have been altered to fit with the current times, including Cinderella. A forthcoming reboot of the classic fairy tale will include a genderless Fairy Godmother.

Actor and singer Billy Porter, who is noted for his “gender fluidity,” announced he would take the spotlight as the Fairy Godmother and called the move “really powerful.”

“Who I am and what I represent is very specific and really shows that this moment is about inclusivity and moving the needle towards self-acceptance and humanity and self-care and all those things,” Porter said.
Title: Streaming Services Show Discussions
Post by: NostradamusTheSeer on 2020-06-07 17:22:56
I've mentioned elsewhere that Sam wouldn't be waving his trademark six-shooters.  Okay, I guess I can understand why, sorta, but replacing it with things like arm-wrestling just seems... weird.  Also, why is Sam so buff in that episode?!  (scoff) Like, guh-rody.  Cha.

Yeah, that's definitely the guy behind Uncle Grandpa producing this thing. In one (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8M3lfbzpK20) of the latest shorts, Bugs hits Elmer in the face, briefly crushing in his features and making him look like a literal butthole. 
(https://images-wixmp-ed30a86b8c4ca887773594c2.wixmp.com/f/a2e03e8a-33a8-47e2-a3e5-0c592d110fba/d9vgqv0-a2b39392-5df0-40fd-ba70-b5bbb22b0c41.png/v1/fill/w_400,h_281,q_80,strp/madcap_screencaps__2__uncle_grandpa_is_an_asshole_by_haggismccrablice_d9vgqv0-fullview.jpg?token=eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJzdWIiOiJ1cm46YXBwOiIsImlzcyI6InVybjphcHA6Iiwib2JqIjpbW3siaGVpZ2h0IjoiPD0yODEiLCJwYXRoIjoiXC9mXC9hMmUwM2U4YS0zM2E4LTQ3ZTItYTNlNS0wYzU5MmQxMTBmYmFcL2Q5dmdxdjAtYTJiMzkzOTItNWRmMC00MGZkLWJhNzAtYjViYmIyMmIwYzQxLnBuZyIsIndpZHRoIjoiPD00MDAifV1dLCJhdWQiOlsidXJuOnNlcnZpY2U6aW1hZ2Uub3BlcmF0aW9ucyJdfQ.Uot8-EUp2uD_jY0Zldn7i2tA2n4meV4BBIS3HYvPGcg)

Here's a screencap of a UG cartoon with the same joke.
Title: Re: Streaming Services Show Discussions
Post by: Darrin on 2020-06-07 23:15:28
Not having a gun?  That's stupid.  He's a hunter.  How does he not have a gun?  And who runs around with a scythe?  Is he a communist now?  Lol.  So they are saying violence is bad by removing a gun... but promote the cartoon with literally 30 different dynamite explosions blow up this guy.... Yeah.  Great stupid PC message.
Title: Re: Streaming Services Show Discussions
Post by: Anyponedrawn on 2020-06-08 19:22:31
Wow... PC is going too far to appease everyone.  I mean... it has for a long time, but now they are taking away stuff no one even took offense too.  Appease a few, offend many.  And still, they keep the mutilating humor?  Uhhh... okay?  What did this accomplish?
Title: Sword fright
Post by: NostradamusTheSeer on 2020-06-15 20:18:24
So has anyone seen that new show on Hulu, Crossing Swords (https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/WesternAnimation/CrossingSwords)? From the good people who gave us Robot Chicken, it's a raunchy animated comedy set in medieval times. In this it's very reminiscent of Matt Groening (The Simpsons)'s Disenchanted, but it's much cruder in every respect-- the language, the humor, and the character designs. Seriously, the characters are wooden Lego-type toys with pasted-on mouths...and--er--other bits, where applicable. Let me reiterate: this isn't for kids... even though Tara Strong once again voices a magic purple flying creature.  It's very weird, I must say, to hear Twilight Sparkle's voice crying, while charging into battle, "Glitter is FAIRY SHIT!"
Title: Re: Streaming Services Show Discussions
Post by: Depressed edge lord on 2020-07-08 02:49:04
Yes!! I just watched the intire series on Hulu, crossing swords was surprising good.
Title: Re: Streaming Services Show Discussions
Post by: Anyponedrawn on 2020-07-10 17:18:09
CLOSE enough FINALLY Premiered rather unexpectedly.  HBO has the first episode for free on their Youtube.

Title: Re: Streaming Services Show Discussions
Post by: FoxTail on 2020-07-13 22:04:24
^ Looks like they already removed the episode.  That was fast.
Title: Re: Streaming Services Show Discussions
Post by: Soda on 2020-10-03 22:14:42
I know everyone probably knows about this by now and it's been very controversial.  I stopped supporting Netflix because of it.  Now I just stream for free online, it's much cheaper and I don't miss anything.

Here is a video about it.  Netflix's 'CUTIES.'

Title: Re: Streaming Services Show Discussions
Post by: MasterXtreme on 2020-10-15 17:40:25
Animaniacs and Pinky and The Brain returning but on Hulu with new episodes and a lesser quality form of animation.  Teaser below.

Comes out November 2020.


Hulu Reveals First Look at Steven Spielberg’s ‘Animaniacs’ Reboot (https://variety.com/2020/tv/news/animaniacs-reboot-steven-spielbergfirst-look-hulu-jurassic-park-1234800552/).

Only good thing is that Spielberg himself is leading the charge.
Title: Your-Ass-F***ed Park
Post by: NostradamusTheSeer on 2020-10-15 18:10:45
I was kind of hoping to see Baloney the Dinosaur in that clip.
(https://s22.postimg.cc/plt4gigqp/Baloney.png)


Title: Re: Streaming Services Show Discussions
Post by: Wolfwood on 2020-10-15 18:18:29
The animation looks like crap.  But I do hope it's good. 
Title: Re: Streaming Services Show Discussions
Post by: Rainberry on 2020-10-17 20:45:25
It might be fun.  Animation isn't so great, but it might be written well.

Or it might seem like it's stuck in the past.  We'll see.
Title: Re: Streaming Services Show Discussions
Post by: Darrin on 2020-10-21 15:59:26
More on the Animaniacs Reboot.  Not sure what I think.  The animation is definitely a downgrade and they will definitely be going political again.  But I am not sure today's society can laugh at political jokes anymore... We are led to believe people only get offended and cancel things.


No Slappy?
Title: Animaniac depressive
Post by: NostradamusTheSeer on 2020-10-22 10:07:02
Pinky and The Brain are still around (their short tenure as Elmyra's unwilling pets conveniently forgotten), and so's Mr. Skullhead--good, I guess.... No Rita and Runt...precious little Goodfeathers (in light of Bobby DeNiro doing more "kinder and gentler" projects like Meet the Fokkers these days, I guess)...possibly no Buttons and Mindy... Thaddeus Plotz is out, and a new hip, ethnically-ambiguous millennial C.E.O. is in--   Seriously?  Will they create new characters to replace the void left by nixing decidedly MeToo-non-compliant characters like Hello Nurse and Minerva Mink? What next, the roasted remains of Chicken Boo served in the WB commissary, without even being cooked in trans-fats to make him palatable?  This is as phenomenally stupid as the producers of Wabbit saying dropping anvils was too passe and Elmer Fudd was no longer "the man". You can't just bring back a show after twenty years, cut half the cast, and kill the spirit of everything that made it great to begin with.  A lot of fanboy's dreams and wishlists for this anticipated new reboot, I imagine, are going to go completely ignored.
Title: Re: Streaming Services Show Discussions
Post by: Silverwing on 2020-10-22 15:37:57
Maybe those characters will be in... we just didn't see them?  But you think they would have shown them all. 

I don't like this new 'woke' WB we've seen in many of their recent cartoons. Wabbit was ruined right away because of it.

A show that didn't get much love, but I thought was quite good was, "The Looney Tunes Show."  I guess it was too boring and mature for it's own good?
Title: Re: Streaming Services Show Discussions
Post by: Grapefoot on 2020-10-28 22:27:17
Coming to select theaters November 13th, 2020.  It was paid for by Apple to be made, and he visuals and art style look lovely.  It will also be released to Apple TV for people who subscribe to that.

WOLFWALKERS.
Title: Re: Streaming Services Show Discussions
Post by: Silverwing on 2020-11-16 17:29:28
Animaniacs review.  Is it any good?  This guy got to watch several episodes early.

Title: Re: Streaming Services Show Discussions
Post by: Blurr on 2020-11-16 21:47:20
I'm waiting til the 20th to see. Animaniacs was a huge part of my childhood so I feel I have to see how they bring it into this modern time.
Title: Re: Streaming Services Show Discussions
Post by: Silverwing on 2020-11-17 14:17:26
The animation is very bothersome to me.  It looks like a major step down.  You can clearly see it's origins not being hand drawn.   But hopefully the show itself is fun!  I look forward to seeing what it's like so many years later.
Title: Re: Streaming Services Show Discussions
Post by: Wolfwood on 2020-11-20 22:33:38
Animaniacs...

I wonder how many segments from the classic show they got rid of... and if they added any new characters?
Title: A! Reboot
Post by: NostradamusTheSeer on 2020-11-21 00:48:09
I think a lot of fans will agree with me that this reboot is missing a lot of what we liked about the original: the dynamics of an ensemble cast and the chance to try different character dynamics and pairings. The humor can be hit or miss at times, but pretty enjoyable once they get past the "fish-out-of-water" jokes and the needless Trump-bashing.  C'mon, equal time, guys; turn in something making fun of the left's foibles, how'bouddit? I've got one here about college safe spaces (https://www.deviantart.com/haggismccrablice/art/TBDC-ABF-778331039) they're welcome to use.

Sadly, they pretty much axed all the ancillary characters-- though I will say, many of them got surprise cameos in ep. 5. Trust me, you'll have to see it to believe it. Fair warning: you'll cringe a bit at first, but stay with it, because the payoff is quite satisfying.   Callbacks, too, to a number of classic shorts like "Hercule Yakko", "Meet John Brain", and "The Scoring Session", abound, and are fun to spot.  And, for my fellow PSF'ers  [singsongy]  a couple of sneezes, too-oo!  Some of the references and parodies can easily go over the heads of those who lived under ObamaCable and weren't allowed much more than the classic television networks, mawkish 'tween dramas on the CW, and the news feeds dubbed in Spanish for the the better part of the twenty-tweens... but I did like their take on It, and Pinky and Brain in a Terminator parody even better than the one from their short-lived spin-off comic in the late nineties.

The actors, of course, are almost three decades older, but most seem to be still in good voice... though, anyone else think Maurice LaMarche's tired, word-weary delivery is rather less Orson Welles and more Vincent Price? Tress MacNeille's singing voice lends a sultry, smoky edge to in Dot's numbers I rather like, though. Oh, and Kevin Michael Richardson as a talking, singing zit (I am struggling not to make an ethnically-insensitive joke about a "blackhead"--shit.   ;D


A few of the episodes' third acts seem to be throwing stuff to the wall and seeing if it sticks. A couple of these new segments debuted that would have been right at home for sure in Freakazoid, or even Toonsylvania, Spielberg's lesser-known brainchild. One, "Starbox and Cindy", about a small child and a tiny alien warlord that appears to be what Pinky , Elmyra and The Brain wanted to be, but never quite could pull off.... and another's about a man who is  accidentally exposed to a radioactive explosion and, er, turned into a strange gnome who lives in people's mouths--yes, it's as weird as it sounds; I think it's supposed to be a...um... a parody of the old Incredible Hulk series, I think. Just... I-I don't know, watch the ending and tell me, listening to the music, if this doesn't come to mind....



In short, I liked more than I hated, and though a couple shorts don't quite stick the landing the way I'd have liked, and I could have lived without seeing Pinky's naked butt, there's more good than bad here... and if they're really itching for new characters,  I say introduce more dogs (https://previews.dropbox.com/p/thumb/AA-AFdh6oYg5GwqfYQzDTZkYJFIrc8ULCJCBwOId4IENps34af6vuxcoHd0zF6B5bej-mEojzWdtfv6DlPOuYRckT_nSugPYnxDU98ka0tjN5f8g82zeG39DExJQJZr4lRbutWxVKemfNk_ORX7htrngsjvAnexwj6TV8BdwVAjPeGdbGZ73SvFWwPEpvmENav8zb-EwFnoOFrd1UG4tnWTgHWV76sEye3f80fF9QYi5BgP72VRZLzjqm9DuejQwkrUgz_vuiQEKgwvzMKXXWTJ3JgQ3CtjTgwlN1YSU1XVMZyo21mun0aohdyvWty8C96d2l12sB9Vpk3QvKFlUUsjw5KUeJW3VIIpIwZsS17dxOw/p.jpeg?fv_content=true&size_mode=5). Ya can't go wrong with dogs.    ;D

Title: Re: A! Reboot
Post by: MasterXtreme on 2020-11-21 16:31:44
The humor can be hit or miss at times, but pretty enjoyable once they get past the "fish-out-of-water" jokes and the needless Trump-bashing.  C'mon, equal time, guys; turn in something making fun of the left's foibles, how'bouddit?

They'd never be fair in the side they bash.  Even back in the old days, the jokes against Clinton were nothing sinister.  Also Spielberg is very much a Democrat.
Title: Re: Streaming Services Show Discussions
Post by: Soda on 2020-11-22 13:58:59
So I got to watch some of the new Animaniacs and honestly... I got used to the animation and overall, I was pretty happy. :D They are doing jokes that aren't PC and I was relieved to see that.  It's like going back in time but with modern jokes.  They did a nice job and I enjoy the new theme song which is very similar with minor changes. :D
Title: Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey. Where the f*** is Screech here?!
Post by: NostradamusTheSeer on 2020-11-24 00:03:21
I expect now all the good little fanboys are preparing their wish lists for season 2, likely set for spring/summer of 2021.

This isn't actually from the A! reboot, mind, but I mentioned Toonsylvania in my last post, and the retro-ey animation style of the "Incredible Gnome" short reminded me of this segment from, gosh, almost 25 years ago. This is the kind of humor I want to see brought back.

And, I dunno, did it seem maybe the Warner Bros. acclimated a bit too quickly to the all these sweeping changes in 22 years?  It's like, temporal angst? What temporal angst? It seemed completely forgotten by ep. 3, and they're off bugging Marie Antoinette and a Kanye West-slash-Jay-Z knockoff with equal ease. I'd expect the kids to end up on the carpet with H.R. at least once for going too far and smashing some pretty-boy movie star on the bean with a mallet or burping a Miley Cyrus functionary through a brick wall. Old-school violence vs. touchy-feely postmodern conflict resolution crap. But no, it all ends in mutual respect and a round of fist-bumps.  Yeesh.  Wakko had better check his wacky sack and make sure his balls are still in there.    :-]

____________________________________________________________________________________

Another old favorite is also due for a reboot: Saved By The Bell, the "beloved nineties sitcom" about the adventures of six diverse, clean-cut California teens learning to live, love, and survive high school together is getting a new life (https://www.glamour.com/story/saved-by-the-bell-reboot-details) on the new Peacock streaming platform. All right, look: I'm a total SBTB nerd; I love the show as much as anybody, I sometimes quote whole scenes verbatim--hell, I even have a copy of the ultra-rare network Saturday morning lineup preview show (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IgiIqdTei9U&list=PLTC5PFzUSkTXT96PCQVaQmuW7ui0uFjNP&index=1) guest-starring Sherman Hemsley, Night Court's Marsha Warfield, and that fast-talking little dude from the Micro Machines commercials.  But god-damn, how many times can we hump this pig?!  I'm starting to think this joke I made 5 years ago about the future of the series might not be too off the mark now.

(https://previews.dropbox.com/p/thumb/AA_XXfb9FO6QKZKyFVlhUOJbfpMS22okw-0Y-wMlcZ345jXqURsKiLtHSOdDSXJKGz5qXM_z0_ZZiYjqIRdtPT7JLx_dRtJQB5iB-gUkEaHQNg_ooOY7Ocdu-DVFMwseBVgPK2RUZ8TvEH3kUZ9OWfbi81o4R_ZY2GnceS5eu3tyfKOGiFQVpBWUNk-t9G_-OarMqDq0fdRAXdD2qBxz9PQv5BjnheYvqAyEQDbUGqMtGWmmr_ez9mkqYEGrP7-oL-s9mkbx7V9vO8lDs3KY1g1xZHB4WPereg3n82C9sT9uBcp5mCK-6pcnfMmp_9uED2ivqUIMWfzkq5AaaBaRy6l3V3QJ71FfeFtSgsrfzCH47Q/p.jpeg?fv_content=true&size_mode=5)

And, yeah, I'd probably still watch it....'cause I'm a mascoschist and a TV junkie. Go ahead, pencil it into my planner for 2044. I predict it'll air alongside the new new Full House Reboot, with the three Tanner girls (Michelle will now be played by some new actress 15-20 years younger than either Olsen twin, and many jokes will be made about this) and Kimmy Gibbler as a quartet of sassy senior citizens living, loving, and learning to cope with a changing world in the old rent-controlled San Franscisco homestead. We'll see their children, their grandchildren, their severely inbred and quite insane family pet Comet V, a prison-hardened Lori Laughlin, now forgiven by America, returning as lovable Aunt Becky, good ol' Uncle Joey stiill doing his schtick well into his nineties, and, just in time for May sweeps, the birth of a Tanner great-grandchild.

Oh, and Steve Urkel has a cross-sitcom cameo appearance as a seventy-year-old computer nerd who shits his highwater britches and then asks "Did I do that?"
Title: Re: Streaming Services Show Discussions
Post by: MasterXtreme on 2020-11-25 13:49:20
Animaniacs Episode 6 has been pulled by Hulu...





And now it is back.
Title: Light bright
Post by: NostradamusTheSeer on 2020-11-25 14:16:42
According to this (https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Recap/Animaniacs2020Episode6) page (https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Trivia/Animaniacs2020), it was pulled because of the strobing lights in Dot's musical number which could have caused issues for photosensitive viewers.
Title: Re: Streaming Services Show Discussions
Post by: Rainberry on 2020-11-25 19:01:41
According to the video and Hulu, the reason was because the phone number in the episode actually led to a porno phone call service. Couple of other sources.

1 (https://www.hitc.com/en-gb/2020/11/24/animaniacs-episode-6-hulu-removed-phone-number/)
2 (https://animesuperhero.com/animaniacs-reboot-episode-temporarily-pulled-due-to-inclusion-of-racy-phone-number/)
Title: Dumber number
Post by: NostradamusTheSeer on 2020-11-25 20:28:07
So, uh... anyone here recording the original unedited episode, per chance?     ;)
Title: Re: Dumber number
Post by: FoxTail on 2020-11-25 21:21:49
So, uh... anyone here recording the original unedited episode, per chance?     ;)

Ugh.  ::)
Title: Re: Streaming Services Show Discussions
Post by: Silverwing on 2020-11-26 17:15:15
Tiny Toons reboot coming to Cartoon Network and HBO Max

Article (https://www.msn.com/en-us/tv/news/tiny-toons-reboot-coming-to-cartoon-network-and-hbo-max/ar-BB1atXd6) Nov 2020

Tiny Toons Looniversity, a new series featuring the characters from the beloved 1990s animated series Tiny Toon Adventures, is coming to Cartoon Network and HBO Max. Like the original series, the reboot will follow a new generation of cartoon characters — including Babs and Buster Bunny, Plucky Duck, and more — as they attend Acme Looniversity, where they study under the legendary Looney Tunes characters in hopes of becoming "professional toons."

Tiny Toon Adventures originally ran from 1990 t0 1992, a collaboration between Warner Bros. Animation and Steven Spielberg's Amblin Entertainment. The show won several Emmy Awards including two for Outstanding Animated Program.

The new series, which has received a two-season, straight-to-series order, will likewise be produced by Warner Bros. and Amblin, with Spielberg returning as executive producer. This news comes as the studios' other 1990s collaboration, Animaniacs, is about to return with a reboot of its own on Hulu.

“For many kids, Tiny Toons was their introduction to the world of Looney Tunes and, over time, Buster, Babs, Plucky and all the characters grew to be just as beloved by an entirely new generation," Sam Register, president of Warner Bros. Animation and Cartoon Network Studios, said in a statement. "The continuation of our great creative partnership with Amblin Television will bring these characters back for fans of all ages to enjoy.”


Title: Re: Streaming Services Show Discussions
Post by: NostradamusTheSeer on 2020-11-26 23:30:29
My first thought: no one could ever replace the late Don Messick as Hamton J. Pig.  Or the late Joe Alaskey as Plucky Duck. Or the late Jonathan Winters as Hamton's dad, Wade--who only appeared in a handful of episodes, but was no less memorable for it.  And will Charlie Adler return as Buster, or will they get John Kassir again, or tap someone else (Eric Bazua, perhaps?) for the role? And will Elmyra ever mention she briefly owned a couple of talking lab mice? Will Arnold the pit bull be nixed on account of some very disturbing stories about the breed and the bans enforced in many areas?
Title: Re: Streaming Services Show Discussions
Post by: Anyponedrawn on 2020-12-01 15:46:00
Kinda interesting to see the voice actors doing their trade for Animaniacs.

Title: Re: Streaming Services Show Discussions
Post by: Rainberry on 2021-02-05 16:50:52
'Frasier' Reboot: Everything We Know So Far About the Paramount+ Revival

Frasier could be coming back to screens as streaming service Paramount+ eyes a reboot of the Cheers spin-off starring Kelsey Grammer as the Seattle-based radio psychiatrist. Though exactly how far along this reboot is, or whether it is just speculation has not been confirmed, but across the years, multiple people involved in this potential reboot have revealed details about what fans of the multiple Emmy-winning comedy can expect.

In 2018, the Frasier reboot was described to be in the "exploratory stage." At that point, the potential revival was set to see Dr. Frasier Crane (played by Kelsey Grammer) move to a new city, suggesting the show would follow on from the finale of the original CBS show which saw the psychiatrist move to Chicago.

At that time, Grammer said to the Television Critics Association: "[We] have to make sure it's going to be a great show. If it's not a great show, and if we don't hear a pitch that hits it out of the park, it probably won't happen."

The actor also hinted that he had already been in talks with a number of networks to bring back the show, saying, "NBC may not be interested" and that it "may go somewhere else."

While in 2018 it was only Grammer who touted as starring in the reboot, this new version could see multiple characters return. TVLine has reported that the hope is for David Hyde Pierce, Jane Leeves and Peri Gilpin to return as Niles Crane, Daphne Moon and Roz Doyle. Martin Crane actor John Mahoney, meanwhile, died in February 2018.

In 2020, Gilpin told Metro News: "[A reunion] is possible. Definitely. There is a lot of talk about it. I do think there's something going on, but I don't know exactly what it is or whether it will actually happen."

In 2017, however, David Hyde Pierce was asked by Vulture whether he would do a reboot of the show and said: "No. And I don't think they would want one."

Grammar, meanwhile, is currently working on an ABC sitcom, as yet unnamed, that would team him up with Alec Baldwin as former roommates who come back together after falling out decades ago.

Paramount+ is the upcoming streaming service that is currently known as CBS All Access. In March, the service will be renamed and rebranded, with the streamer expanding its library of archive content and originals to compete with new services like Peacock and HBO Max.

If the service picks up a Frasier revival, it would be the second reboot announced by the service. In December, the service picked up a reboot of the popular Nickelodeon series iCarly.

Currently, all 11 seasons of the original Frasier are on Hulu as well as the NBC streaming service Peacock and CBS All Access.

Article (https://www.msn.com/en-us/tv/news/frasier-reboot-everything-we-know-so-far-about-the-paramount-2b-revival/ar-BB1djDEg?ocid=uxbndlbing)

Title: Re: Streaming Services Show Discussions
Post by: Rainberry on 2021-02-05 16:54:00
'iCarly' Revival Release Date, Cast, Trailer, Plot: All the Reboot Details

TVLine reported that Miranda Cosgrove (who played Carly), Jerry Trainor (Spencer) and Nathan Kress (Freddie) are all due to return for the revival.

Fans will notice that two big names are currently missing from that cast list: Jennette McCurdy, who played Carly's best friend Sam, and Noah Munck, who played the pair's eccentric friend Gibby.

The latter was posting about other projects as the reboot was announced, suggesting that she has moved on from the Nickelodeon show. The actor has previously written about her struggles with eating disorders while filming the show, so may not have the happy memories of her time that her co-stars had.

Munck, meanwhile, has a recurring role on The Goldbergs which may prevent him from committing to a new show—though as most of the fan reaction on Twitter has been about his character coming back, the show's creators will surely be trying to lure him over.

Filming is not believed to have begun on the revival, but a 2021 release date is still likely. iCarly is one of the first shows announced from Paramount+, the rebranded version of CBS All Access that will expand the streamer to make it a rival to services like HBO Max and Peacock.

The rebrand is happening in early 2021, so it is possible that the show will premiere in the first half of the year as one of the first offerings from the new service. However, it has not been announced how far the show is in its development process, it is likely to be a longer wait.

To look at a similar reboot, Peacock's Saved By the Bell revival was announced in September 2019 before being released in November 2020, which might suggest an end of 2021 / start of 2022 release date is more realistic

An announcement about the release date of the new season of iCarly, however, is expected soon.

Fans who want to relive the old episodes of iCarly, meanwhile, can watch them now on CBS All Access and the Nick Hits Amazon Prime Video add-on.

No official plot details have been announced, but there is surely a rich seam of new stories to be told about young people who run a web series in our world of influencers, hype houses and social media.

There is, however, a cautionary tale that iCarly's writers may be wary of when creating the show. Disney+'s reboot of Lizzie McGuire has been through all sorts of development problems after its creator and Disney+ disagreed about whether the show should grow up with its cast members.

However, CBS All Access has courted a more adult audience than Disney, which could hint at what we can expect from this new season.



Article (https://www.newsweek.com/icarly-revival-reboot-release-date-cast-trailer-plot-paramount-plus-gibby-jennette-mccurdy-1553751)
Title: Dumber number part deux
Post by: NostradamusTheSeer on 2021-02-14 15:34:39
So, uh... anyone here got a recording of the original unedited episode, per chance?     ;)
Ugh.  ::)

Found it (https://terribletvshows.miraheze.org/wiki/Sex_Hotline_Phone_Number_Appears_in_Animaniacs_(2020)). Not going to call it, though, because why pay for it when, back in my days living in the men's dorms at school, hot, wild townie girls would call you up for free?  Probably no longer, though in the brave new age of #MeToo (f[bleep] you, Hillary Clinton....)

Amazing how they can bring back all the great shows of the nineties with absolutely no understanding at all of what it was that made the decade so great. It was big, it was overblown, it was loud and chaotic and dirty ...and we loved it. All the reboots feel so hollow and artificial and clean and sanitized. It's as if it the totally wrong people were put in charge of a very ambitious project and managed to suck the life out of it.    :(
Title: Streaming Services Show Discussions: LOONEY TUNES CARTOONS/Fuddy Duddies
Post by: NostradamusTheSeer on 2021-03-12 12:01:48
'We’re not doing guns': Elmer Fudd stripped of rifle in Looney Tunes reboot, plus many other politically correct changes (https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/were-not-doing-guns-elmer-fudd-stripped-of-rifle-in-looney-tunes-reboot?utm_source=knewz)...

...but good news, people: Elmer does get to show his bare ass (https://youtu.be/64Ba1OX4IM4?list=PLTC5PFzUSkTXSycyV0S_OY0zV073HE_ci&t=89).

(turns head off-panel and vomits profusely and loudly for about 30 seconds; looks back to audience, wipes mouth, smiles broadly)

(suddenly bellowing)  ALSO, WHAT THE (censor noise (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aIpOnR7zpmg)) WAS IT WITH GIVING FUDD AN AXE?!  How is that any less imitable than a (censor noise (https://youtu.be/p1npxt4zJ9o?list=PLwAAJ8zskC84ZvLI23zWD85SkfaytngH-&t=350)) gun?!?

(breathes heavily with rage for a few seconds, then suddenly smiles again)  But, good news... we get a sneeze from Porky Pig! It's here (https://www.wcostream.com/loney-tunes-cartoons-episode-14-taziator-little-martian-climate-control), about 8-and-a-half minutes in.  Enjoy!    ;D



Title: Re: Streaming Services Show Discussions: LOONEY TUNES CARTOONS/Fuddy Duddies
Post by: Rainberry on 2021-03-12 17:43:39
'We’re not doing guns': Elmer Fudd stripped of rifle in Looney Tunes reboot, plus many other politically correct changes (https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/were-not-doing-guns-elmer-fudd-stripped-of-rifle-in-looney-tunes-reboot?utm_source=knewz)...

...but good news, people: Elmer does get to show his bare ass (https://youtu.be/64Ba1OX4IM4?list=PLTC5PFzUSkTXSycyV0S_OY0zV073HE_ci&t=89).

(turns head off-panel and vomits profusely and loudly for about 30 seconds; looks back to audience, wipes mouth, smiles broadly)

(suddenly bellowing)  ALSO, WHAT THE (censor noise (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aIpOnR7zpmg)) WAS IT WITH GIVING FUDD AN AXE?!  How is that any less imitable than a (censor noise (https://youtu.be/p1npxt4zJ9o?list=PLwAAJ8zskC84ZvLI23zWD85SkfaytngH-&t=350)) gun?!?

They say they don't want to promote VIOLENCE.  That clip had Elmer's eyes blown out, he explodes, and dies.  WHAT THE HECK?  How is that better then him simply holding a gun that he usually tosses aside soon anyways?
Title: Ferris fair
Post by: NostradamusTheSeer on 2021-03-12 23:42:50
Yes...the reviewer for another short--"Pest Coaster" starring Bugs Bunny and Yosemite Sam--put it best when he says they "never would have done something like this in the old days" and describes Isadore "Friz" Freleng as a much more conservative director (https://youtu.be/DgfMirmTNfE?t=1090) than some of his contemporaries, like Tex Avery or Bob Clampett.  You certainly wouldn't have seen Fudd's eyes pulled out of heir sockets or Yosemite Sam peeled and exenterated in any of his pictures.

Title: JOHNNY TEST RETURNS IN A REBOOT. :(
Post by: Silverwing on 2021-07-09 13:41:46
WHY?  WHY IS THIS COMING BACK?  WHY did someone give Canada the OK to make this again?

Netfix is paying for a new REBOOT of Johnny Test... one of the most hated shows on television.  Here is the trailer.  They changed the design slightly and the animation improved a bit.

Article on reboot. (https://screenrant.com/johnny-test-show-updates-release-date-story/#:~:text=The%20first%20season%20of%20the%20Johnny%20Test%20reboot,predicting%20will%20feature%20around%2020%20episodes%20per%20season.)  The series comes back to Netflix on july 16, 2021.

Title: Re: Streaming Services Show Discussions
Post by: FoxTail on 2021-07-09 15:54:33
NOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!
Title: Re: Streaming Services Show Discussions
Post by: Graymist on 2021-07-09 21:53:12
Yikes... Netflix... why?  What's next... the forgettable show "Yakkity Yak" returning?  "Kaput and Zosky?"
Title: JT REBOOT... tolerable.
Post by: NostradamusTheSeer on 2021-07-23 11:06:52
WHY?  WHY IS THIS COMING BACK?...Netfux is paying for a new REBOOT of Johnny Test...  They changed the design slightly and the animation improved a bit.

My notes:
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Title: Re: Streaming Services Show Discussions
Post by: Kiwi on 2021-07-23 22:56:51
I appreciate the dive into the new show.  I take it though you were actually a fan of the original show... or more so than the average person, @NostradamusTheSeer?

If not, you rather thoughtfully game some good breakdown of the show.

Hopefully they kept up the whip crack sound effect. ;D
Title: Johnny, tested
Post by: NostradamusTheSeer on 2021-07-24 00:03:27
I preferred the early episodes, before the scripts got too repetitive and they got a little too far up their butts with the green Aesops, like global warming and recycling.  Plus, Dukey.  Admittedly I am a sucker for a lovable talking dog.

"JTA - Johnny Talent Agency" claims that Speed McCool's new TV show "Dr. Speed" was the first program ever to be cancelled in the middle of an episode.  Actually, that honor goes to Turn-On, back in early 1969. It was so vulgar and filthy the network yanked the plug barely fifteen minutes in and cut immediately to a test pattern, and many affiliates wouldn't even air the show at all.  Even now, in this, the age of YouTube, the surviving footage is kept jealously guarded.  More information about this ill-fated comedy show here (https://terribletvshows.miraheze.org/wiki/Turn-On).

By the way, Johnny has his own section (https://terribletvshows.miraheze.org/wiki/Johnny_Test#Episodes_With_Their_Own_Pages) at the very same site.
Title: Re: Johnny, tested
Post by: Graymist on 2021-07-24 16:03:02
By the way, Johnny has his own section (https://terribletvshows.miraheze.org/wiki/Johnny_Test#Episodes_With_Their_Own_Pages) at the very same site.

Lol.  "You wanna be a Canadian idiot?”  I like how that is the sub-title. ;D  Lol!
Title: Jellystone!
Post by: MasterXtreme on 2021-08-03 00:07:56
Coming to HBO Max, Jellystone! (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jellystone!)  It brings back a ton of the Hannah-Barbara classics in a completely new look and set of voices.  Totally new setting.


Watching the trailer, I could tell fairly quickly, this was the work of C.H. Greenblatt (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C._H._Greenblatt).  The comedic tone and some of the writing lent to that.  It's nice to see he has been given another change, but will this show be good?  I guess we will find out. It does also feature the voice talent of Jeff Bergman.

Greenblatt called the series a "love letter" in an interview with Greg Ehrbar on Jerry Beck's animationscoop.com but "not a nostalgia show," though he had filled the episodes with classic cameos and planned many more for future shows. He did not see the series as a replacement for the original shows and characters, but hoped that the entire Hanna-Barbera library might someday become available easily.
Title: Streaming pisser
Post by: NostradamusTheSeer on 2021-08-04 16:25:34
You know, looking at the voice cast list, it's amazing how it takes over a dozen actors to do what two guys and a gal-- Daws Butler, Don Messick, and Jean Vanderpyl-- used to do back in the day.  Why are Snagglepuss and Funky Phantom played by two different people when it's essentially the same voice?

When I read about this new show, my first thought,was, "Oh, (bleep), please, for the luvva gawd, don't let one of Bill and Joe's kids (bleep) on this one like Jay Ward's daughter did all over the new Rocky and Bullwinkle series." Are they going to switch things up and make some major character a minority/woman this around, like they did poor Capt. Peter Peachfuzz? 
Title: Re: Streaming Services Show Discussions
Post by: Kiwi on 2021-08-04 18:15:47
Why did Jabberjaw sound like a female?
Title: Re: Jellystone!
Post by: FoxTail on 2021-08-22 16:25:46
Coming to HBO Max, Jellystone! (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jellystone!)  It brings back a ton of the Hannah-Barbara classics in a completely new look and set of voices.  Totally new setting.


Watching the trailer, I could tell fairly quickly, this was the work of C.H. Greenblatt (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C._H._Greenblatt).  The comedic tone and some of the writing lent to that.  It's nice to see he has been given another change, but will this show be good?  I guess we will find out. It does also feature the voice talent of Jeff Bergman.

Greenblatt called the series a "love letter" in an interview with Greg Ehrbar on Jerry Beck's animationscoop.com but "not a nostalgia show," though he had filled the episodes with classic cameos and planned many more for future shows. He did not see the series as a replacement for the original shows and characters, but hoped that the entire Hanna-Barbera library might someday become available easily.

This show is now being premiered on Cartoon Network in a sudden shift of plans.  So it will be on CN and HBO Max.
Title: Re: Streaming Services Show Discussions
Post by: FoxTail on 2021-08-22 16:26:18
Why did Jabberjaw sound like a female?

So for some reason, the show changed many formerly male characters into female characters.

I guess to make it so that everyone in the show wouldn't be male.
Title: The Cuphead Show
Post by: flemishcap on 2022-01-19 18:44:59
This looks like a fun time.  Based on the video game, THE CUPHEAD SHOW is coming to Netflix.  Drawn in the classic American animation style with classic style music!  Looks like something refreshing.

What's old is new.


Seems like a shame this show won't be on television.  It's going to miss out on a lot of audience.  I could see Cartoon Network picking it up if they are allowed too. Seems like their kind of thing.
Title: Re: Streaming Services Show Discussions
Post by: Graymist on 2022-01-19 22:48:00
That looks pretty good honestly. 
Title: "SMASH": Nostalgia neuralgia, and a talking dino f---ing a hot lady firefighter
Post by: NostradamusTheSeer on 2022-03-25 10:36:19
( ^ And here I thought I knew cartoons well.  I have never heard of the "Get Along Gang." )

Well, if you enjoy strange, obscure television series from three decades ago you'll love Netflix's new show Saturday Morning All Star Hits! (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saturday_Morning_All_Star_Hits!) It's basically a love letter to the eighties and nineties...written by its mentally-disturbed stalker who's been court- ordered to stay 500 feet away at all times. It's  a "lost footage"-type show done in the style of an old VHS recording you might find in your own house, right down to the tracking lines and static, hosted by a couple of blonde surfer/stoner types--actually played by one actor made to look like twins via fast jump-cuts and split-screen effects.  Weird thing is, it's based on  a real Saturday morning show (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DhLZkZn4JAs&list=PLTC5PFzUSkTUymhE7qp1RrgWStXkyV6J-&index=6) which may have actually been more batcrap nuts than is the parody itself.  Not only do they do a pretty good job of recreating the flat, cheaply-drawn feel of shows like The Care Bears, Thundercats (1985), and Denver the last Dinosaur, but some of the actual actors of the day--Frank Welker, Cree Summer, Maurice LaMarche--lend their voices. The shows are even book-ended with fake commercials that manage to look a lot like the real thing: toys, video games, breakfast cereal, bubble gum, ads for bad movies. The cheesy dialogue and simple animation of the cartoons only serves to underscore the more jarring adult moments of violence, bestiality, alcoholism, drug addiction, and domestic abuse (like when one of the hosts stumbles during a race, and his sadistic brother laughs at him while he sits nursing a scraped, bloody knee, or when the show's credits are interrupted by breaking news of the gruesome murder-suicide of the two leads of a Saved By The Bell parody) that occasionally crop up. It's as if the writers are saying, "Hey, you may have had it pretty good as a kid sitting in front of your TV then...but there were still horrible things going on in the world at the time, don't forget." This is exemplified by Bruce Chandling (Kyle Mooney, who also plays Skip and Traybor) and his promo for a Bobby's World/Life With Louie-type show he has coming up on the network (and if you knew how sad the late comic Louie Anderson's life growing up really was, the joke of Chandling stumbling through his childhood reminisces is rather evident).

When doing a parody like this , you really have to go all out to beat the actual weirdness already inherent in the material. My generation had comedians, athletes, and rap/pop singers starring in their own often short-lived series--remember Mario meeting Milli Vanilli, in the thirteenth minute of heir fifteenth minute of fame (https://www.mariowiki.com/Milli_Vanilli)?...and stuff like this (https://youtu.be/IuEtIvOAqkk?t=622). I guess the animators had to take care where they drew Fanny sticking that nozzle--wouldn't do to have impressionable little kids sticking bike pump hoses into their mouths or up their buttholes.     ^-^   :-]  :nervoussmile: 

No wonder an actor on one of these shows (https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/YMMV/KiddVideo) wondered if there was maybe something in the water (https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/WhatDoYouMeanItWasntMadeOnDrugs) at NBC....    P==D
Title: The Cuphead Show
Post by: NostradamusTheSeer on 2022-04-01 16:53:14
Based on the video game, THE CUPHEAD SHOW is coming to Netflix.  Drawn in the classic American animation style with classic style music!

The animation style and designs are very evocative of the old thirties and forties cartoons, particularly that of Ub Iwerks (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AgqWQC1Nfz8)' very underappreciated post-Disney stuff (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nlAR5uKStwA&list=PLTC5PFzUSkTXSycyV0S_OY0zV073HE_ci&index=65).



Big Mouth has a new spinoff, Human Resources, about the day-to-day lives of the hormone monsters, love bugs, shame wizards, and other anthropomorphizations and embodiment of our emotions. The various beings who are in charges of governing our deepest, most base and disgusting urges are now learning, living and loving as they pass their days as wage-slave cubicle drones. It's like where you work, except people [bleep] and [bleep] in the break room, and you have to watch your step because sometimes there's [bleep bleep] all over the conference room floor. 

If you like your weirdness a bit more G-rated, however, might I recommend... uh... [riffles through files] ...ah! this 1990 cartoon called Gravedale High (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m6huTh1sXVY&t=5405s), a forgotten one-season wonder which might deservedly get a bit more attention with talks of star Rick Moranis coming out of retirement to do Shrunk (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honey,_I_Shrunk_the_Kids_(franchise)#Shrunk_(TBA)) for Disney Plus.
Title: Re: Streaming Services Show Discussions
Post by: Smiles2us on 2022-04-01 18:32:15
With how unpopular and hated Big Mouth was, I don't know how they got a spinoff.  It was considered everything wrong with adult animation.  Clearly someone is lining someone's pockets...
Title: Re: Streaming Services Show Discussions
Post by: MasterXtreme on 2022-08-05 21:57:10
While CNN+ holds the record for being the fastest ending streaming service, having not lasted even a full week....

We got a new streaming service that is going to end.

HBO Max.
Title: Pork rubbed out
Post by: NostradamusTheSeer on 2022-08-05 23:42:31
Will their original programming be cancelled or bought by other networks?  I'm still waiting for the new Looney Tunes Cartoons season to hit my fav cartoon website.

Title: Re: Pork rubbed out
Post by: Graymist on 2022-08-06 14:23:13
Will their original programming be cancelled or bought by other networks?  I'm still waiting for the new Looney Tunes Cartoons season to hit my fav cartoon website.


Based on the article, they will be cancelled.  All shows that were "in the works" are also going to be cancelled.  They specifically listed animation programs as having no monetary value to furthers the company's coffers.  So dark days ahead for animation at Cartoon Network and all the Warner Brothers owned services.

HBOX Max has already ceased new original series development in Central Europe, Nordic Europe, the Netherlands, and Turkey, as well as removed selected international series from the platform worldwide.  It is expected HBO Max and Discovery Plus will merge.
Title: Re: Streaming Services Show Discussions
Post by: Graymist on 2022-08-06 14:26:24
@NostradamusTheSeer

This video explains it in under 2 mins.

HBO Max will be ending soon...

Title: Re: Streaming Services Show Discussions
Post by: Rainberry on 2022-08-07 21:29:05
So glad I don't have any streaming service. They are quite unstable it seems. You know more will fall too. 

How it always works... a ton all start out, then they start to merge, buy each others out, and in the end, there will be a few BIG ones remaining.  This happens with all things.  Even tv channels.  There used to be so many unique channels all owned separately, and not they are all pretty much owned by about five companies.
Title: Re: Streaming Services Show Discussions
Post by: MasterXtreme on 2022-08-09 16:21:00
^ exactly.
Title: Re: Streaming Services Show Discussions
Post by: MasterXtreme on 2022-08-11 17:34:57
HBO Max drama / Discovery Plus drama grows.  Catch up on it all here.

Yahoo Article (https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/faq-heck-going-hbo-max-190333825.html)
Title: Re: Streaming Services Show Discussions
Post by: Anyponedrawn on 2022-08-13 23:14:38
Welp... lol
Title: Re: Streaming Services Show Discussions
Post by: MasterXtreme on 2022-10-06 18:35:22
New Netflix feature length film.  ‘Oni: Thunder God’s Tale’

Title: Re: Streaming Services Show Discussions
Post by: MasterXtreme on 2022-10-06 18:41:58
Velma is no longer white in this new HBO Max series.  It is aimed for a more mature audience and will premier 2023. Beyond that not much is known about the show or if it will go 'woke.'  The trailer even seems to make fun of the fact that Velma is no longer white.

Title: Re: Streaming Services Show Discussions
Post by: Grapefoot on 2022-10-06 19:52:12
Fraiser Reboot Incoming to Paramount+, But Kelsey Grammar gives some warnings...
Article Screenrant (https://screenrant.com/frasier-kelsey-grammer-reboot-revival-development-delays/)

I love Fraiser, but I feel it should have been left alone.  Now days it might not land like it used to for different audiences.  I love Grammar and the show, and I want this to be a success.  I hope it proves us wrong.
Title: Re: Streaming Services Show Discussions
Post by: Wolfwood on 2022-11-18 17:08:39
A new Sonic cartoon is coming to Netflix.

Title: Re: Streaming Services Show Discussions
Post by: flemishcap on 2023-01-13 17:18:00
Velma has got their first official trailer.  It is for HBO Max.

Title: Re: Streaming Services Show Discussions
Post by: MasterXtreme on 2023-01-14 17:24:03
Velma has got their first official trailer.  It is for HBO Max.


LOL!  It's getting skewered!  Absolute hatred.

Title: For those wondering: BIRDS OF PREY, GOTHAM, BATWOMAN, GOTHAM KNIGHTS...
Post by: NostradamusTheSeer on 2023-01-15 03:55:20
Yeah, do a Scooby-Doo cartoon without Scooby-Doo. It'd be like doing a Batman project without Batma-- no wait, the [bleep]s tried that, too.  A few times, it seemed.   :-X
Title: Re: Streaming Services Show Discussions
Post by: Rainberry on 2023-01-15 10:23:31
Why didn't they just use their own original characters and make this show instead of taking classic characters and completely changing them?
Title: Streaming blood
Post by: NostradamusTheSeer on 2023-01-15 11:48:39
It's probably easier to revamp and sell an existing property to a network than create a new one from scratch.  That said, why remake such a well-known and loved show?  Don't Goober and the Ghost Chasers need work?  Or the "Rickety Racists (https://youtu.be/ihTFjBD8_KQ?t=367)"--erhm, uh, I mean "Rocket"--gang?
Title: Re: Streaming Services Show Discussions
Post by: TheBeesSneeze on 2023-01-15 13:26:59
It is being slammed so much, I saw it on the national news this morning.  Haha!
Title: Re: Streaming Services Show Discussions
Post by: MasterXtreme on 2023-02-01 16:14:09
KING OF THE HILL REVIVAL IS OFFICIALLY HAPPENING!  ORIGINAL STAFF AND CAST RETURNING...

Article (https://www.msn.com/en-us/tv/news/hulu-announces-king-of-the-hill-revival-with-original-cast-members/ar-AA16ZW8x)

Hank Hill and America's favorite Arlen, Texas, community are set to return to the small screen.

Streaming giant Hulu announced a revival of King of the Hill and revealed that original cast members and co-creators Mike Judge and Greg Daniels are involved in the project, according to a report.

The show follows Hank Hill as he sells propane and its accessories while navigating a changing world with wild friends and a son, Bobby, who does little to make life easier.

Lead character Hank Hill will be voiced by Judge, Kathy Najimy will voice Peggy, Stephen Root will return to his role as Bill, Pamela Aldon will voice Bobby Hill, Johnny Hardwick will return as Dale, and Lauren Tom will voice Minh.

A revival of King of the Hill has been in development since the 2017 San Francisco Sketchfest, according to the report.

It was there that the co-creators reunited with the show's original cast.

"We are all so excited to welcome back Hank, Peggy, and Bobby, and to see what they have to say about the world we live in and continue the conversations we began years ago," Craig Erwich, president of ABC Entertainment, Hulu, and Disney Branded Televisions said in a statement.

"This show has all of the perfect ingredients to meet this moment in animation at Hulu, and we’re so thankful to be having those conversations alongside this talented group."


Saladin Patterson, perhaps best known for his work on The Wonder Years, was announced as the revived King of the Hill's showrunner and executive producer, according to a report.

During its initial run, King of the Hill ran for 13 seasons during its Emmy-winning stretch from 1997 to 2010. The series was among the assets included when Fox sold its TV studio, 20th Television, to Disney a few years ago. With Disney controlling the rights to the series, Hulu became a natural home for the show as the streamer remains a destination for adult-focused animated fare including repeats of King of the Hill and Family Guy. Hulu is also the home of the forthcoming Futurama revival.

Daniels and Judge’s recently launched animation banner Bandera Entertainment is also attached to exec produce the new King of the Hill alongside company president Dustin Davis. Original producers 3 Arts and the company’s Michael Rottenberg and Howard Klein will also exec produce.
Title: Urine Streaming
Post by: NostradamusTheSeer on 2023-02-02 06:40:32
So has anyone caught this new Netflix (https://www.netflix.com/title/81507808) limited series Gunther's Millions?

(https://tse3.mm.bing.net/th?id=OIF.UABd54QDw0Q1bygdLoI6Lw&pid=Api&P=0)   (https://tse3.mm.bing.net/th?id=OIF.ZgJpOGPTnaD1PAZxLe58%2bg&pid=Api&P=0)

 I naturally went into this show expecting something quite different: a dog who inherits his late mistress' vast fortune, and despite all odds, the pooch makes good--an enjoyable, fun, seven-minute-cartoon-idea-stretched-over-three-hours romp, right? It's not. It's like two parts a Hanna-Barbera cartoon in hell-- complete with kicky musical numbers by five attractive, colorfully-dressed and semi-talented young twenty-somethings in a pop band named after their team pet-- one part bizarre sex cult, one part Jungian-Watsonian psychological experiment, and one part intricate money-laundering scheme. I'm halfway in and, honestly, I'm a little scared.  :-]   There's more shady characters, secret agendas, and vile hangers-on around that moneyed mutt than The Tiger King. I'm still not sure it's not all a big joke, like it's not real, just one big Spinal Tap-esque mockumentary or The Harrad Experiment (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Harrad_Experiment), but with a German Shepherd.  I'm actually rooting for the dog to lose it and bite somebody in the butt at this point.  Hm--maybe that's why there's been five or six Gunthers over two decades: there's got to be one they don't talk about, 'cause he got put to sleep for mauling a kid, or something.
Title: Re: Streaming Services Show Discussions
Post by: Soda on 2023-02-02 14:26:21
You think things are bad on television, streaming is even worse.
Title: Next on Adult Swim, "House of Roilands"
Post by: NostradamusTheSeer on 2023-02-02 16:26:32
Between the programming and the new scandals (https://psfforum.com/index.php?topic=443.msg604742#msg604742) that seem to break daily (https://www.humanevents.com/2023/01/25/read-the-texts-ousted-rick-and-morty-co-creator-justin-roiland-allegedly-to-sent-young-fans), I almost wonder if I was better off in the ObamaCable era, with just three channels to choose from.  ::)  I also caught ep. one of that new Fresh Prince reboot on PeaBrain--er, I mean Peacock--the other night, and every time one of those urban thugs said the f-word, I could hear the creamy flatulent noise of Hollywood defecating on my happy memories of youth.  [nomnom]



... I mean, c'mon, Roiland, you pulled a Kricfalusi (https://www.sportskeeda.com/pop-culture/what-justin-roiland-do-leaked-text-messages-surface-adult-swim-cuts-ties-rick-morty-creator)?  Even if it all turns out to be a setup--and I really wouldn't put it past the people in power to do such a thing to someone they've been looking to get rid of for a while-- this'll be a tough thing to come back from.

Title: Re: Streaming Services Show Discussions
Post by: Sniffles on 2023-02-06 15:58:15
Streaming is just as bad as cable.  They cancel shows before they have anytime to develop.
Title: Streaming Services Show Discussions
Post by: NostradamusTheSeer on 2023-02-13 09:15:33
Well, I did find a couple of shows I actually liked:

"It's Bruno (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/It%27s_Bruno!)!" is a cute comedy in brisk 12-15 min installments about a man and his beloved dog who cruise the "ruff" streets. On the way around lower-class Brooklyn they deal with such annoyances and threats as  bothersome neighbors, folks who always want to either insult Malcolm or, even more annoying, pet Bruno without permission; a vain, snobbish media influencer and his equally-as-stuck-up pooch, the entrepreneurial, gregarious neighborhood crackhead who sells goods from his shopping cart, the price-gouging local bodega owner who has a vicious hate-on for Malcolm, a friend's Boston terrier who is a relentless leg-humper, the snotty hipster who lets his Italian greyhound drop deuces about with reckless abandon, a father-and-son team of dog-nappers, a psychotic stalker who abducts and collects her ex-lover's pets like trophies, an unscrupulous adman who markets Bruno as the face of an anti-coprophila pill, and a by-the-book park ranger whose whole territory is a single square foot of grass and one scrawny tree. It's howling good fun for the dog-lover like myself.

"Boo Bitch" sounds like a new woke feminist cereal mascot (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/b/bd/Boo-Berry-Box-Small.jpg) with pierced nipples, black lipstick, and a punky 'do,  but it's actually a Netflix limited series (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boo,_Bitch) about two girls, about to graduate and realizing they've done nothing memorable with their lives so far... so they decide to go on one last booze-fueled hurrah before high school ends. Bad decisions in abundance are made, and a drunken blackout ends with one girl dead, crushed under a roadkill moose... and now Gia has to help her friend Erika come to terms with her loss--of herself--and successfully cross over to the other side. These supernaturally-flavored shows seem to fairly abound on streaming: there's Netflix's own Wednesday, reruns of Ghost Whisperer on CW Seed, CBS' Ghosts, ABC's Not Dead Yet, and Disney's The Ghost and Molly McGee... but this show is just odd enough to stand out, with its comic moments as light and airy as its phantasmic star, who natters on chipperly in made-up Twitter acronyms and schemes to finagle a last kiss from the boy of her dreams before disappearing forever into the ether.
Title: Re: Streaming Services Show Discussions
Post by: MasterXtreme on 2023-02-13 10:36:54
Glad you found some stuff you like.  As with any service, there will be some things people like.

But I think it's safe to say, that Streaming isn't actually saving people money from cable.  Most people own at least four (https://www.cloudwards.net/streaming-services-statistics/#:~:text=Around%2085%25%20of%20U.S.%20households%20now%20have%20at,according%20to%20the%20Deloitte%20Digital%20Media%20Trends%20Study.) streaming services to try and equal just half of what they used to have with a single basic cable setup.  And what's funnier, is they are spending more than cable (https://www.forbes.com/sites/chrisbrantner/2019/03/20/americans-now-pay-more-for-streaming-services-than-cable-tv/?sh=617f452bfcdd), even though they originally left cable because they thought it cost too much money.

So the companies still got their money, more then they originally did. 
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Post by: RainySunshine on 2023-02-13 22:13:41
The Witcher (https://comicbook.com/gaming/news/the-witcher-season-5-still-planned-netflix-liam-hemsworth/), on Netflix is going on a downward spiral as the new director is some woke lady who doesn't care about the Witcher lore.  This led to the main star, Henry Cavill, to announce he will quit at the end of the third season.  Following Cavill's departure at the end of Season 3, the role of Geralt of Rivia will be played by Liam Hemsworth. An actual reason for the recasting has not been revealed by Cavill or showrunner Lauren Hissrich, but the actor has frequently expressed frustration with the show's lack of faithfulness to the source material.

Writer Lauren Hissrich has taken the show in complete the wrong direction and reviews of the show have shown it.  It has collapsed.
Title: Streaming Services Show Discussions
Post by: NostradamusTheSeer on 2023-03-07 14:34:35
Mel Brooks' History of the World, part II (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_World,_Part_I#Previews_of_coming_attractions) drops on Hulu--an event over fourdecades in the making.  It's on my watchlist right after the daffy "documentary" Cunk on Earth and that Korean zombie show (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/All_of_Us_Are_Dead) I've been following.

I'm also checking out Community by Dan Harmon (https://psfforum.com/index.php?topic=443.msg616413#msg616413), the other half of the Rick and Morty creative team. Asking this guy to keep Justin Roiland in line is a task akin to the  blind leading the blind, don't you think...? 
Title: Re: Streaming Services Show Discussions
Post by: Anyponedrawn on 2023-03-19 13:44:45
It's funny how people on average are spending more on streaming services to just try and have all the same shows they used to have on cable.  People are idiots and the cable/streaming services know that. 
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Post by: RainySunshine on 2023-04-24 18:09:26
A classic.... Frog and Toad coming to Apple TV+.  Based on the classic books.

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Post by: Graymist on 2023-04-24 21:18:29
Looks like a peaceful show.
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Post by: Anyponedrawn on 2023-04-26 17:34:29
Show for kids and for adults to unwind.
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Post by: Darrin on 2023-04-27 15:40:55
Reminds me of that old show, Franklin a bit.  Just simple.
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Post by: Wolfwood on 2023-07-22 00:42:56
This looks.... weird.

ONE PIECE.  Netflix.

Title: The Grand Line...
Post by: Grapefoot on 2023-07-23 15:43:00
Huh.  I don't have anything else to add.  Characters seem cringey young.
Title: Re: Streaming Services Show Discussions
Post by: Wolfwood on 2023-09-28 12:53:25
Hazbin Hotel official announcement trailer has been released.  Unexpected it is coming to Amazon Prime Video and Amazon has already ordered a second season.  It premiers sometime in 2024.

Title: Re: Streaming Services Show Discussions
Post by: MasterXtreme on 2023-11-09 23:55:08
Netflix presents.... Adam Sandler's "LEO."

Title: Re: Streaming Services Show Discussions
Post by: MasterXtreme on 2023-11-09 23:56:15
Netflix reveals, Avatar: The Last Airbender.  Coming February 22, 2024.

Title: Re: Streaming Services Show Discussions
Post by: EvergreenPinewood on 2023-11-11 21:32:55
^ I hope Avatar is good.
Title: Re: Streaming Services Show Discussions
Post by: Anyponedrawn on 2023-11-12 18:18:56
Fingers crossed.
Title: Re: Streaming Services Show Discussions
Post by: Rainberry on 2024-02-18 14:20:11
Oh no.... Avatar is shaping up to be worrisome.  Story changing possibly and character changes?  Who knows.  Take a critical look in the second video.


Title: Re: Streaming Services Show Discussions
Post by: FoxTail on 2024-02-18 15:41:38
Please don't ruin this series potential Netflix...