Warner Animation Group Discussion

[NostradamusTheSeer]

Yes, I've seen it and mentioned it. Like the Bat-Fam show, it just seems to be a vehicle for winks and nods to the original Hanna-Barbera cartoons. If you like them so much, writers, then just do a straightforward old-school H-B cartoon (Spumco's attempts and Jellystone aren't cutting it, I'm afraid).  Looney Tunes Cartoons came closest to this dream, and I still think it could have done more--there seems to be enough unassigned and unproduced material to make up a "soft" season 7, with maybe some minor tweaks for modern sensibilities (say, Inki now a schoolboy with dreadlocks, or Coal Black as a smart businesswoman).

I mean, how many times can I write things like, "This isn't the first time we've seen Bruce with a full beard" or "The Joker with long hair? So 2004" at TV Tropes before--
 
 

[MasterXtreme]

The problem is whenever they try to do an homage to the classics, you know it's going to be cancelled quickly and they never market them.  I also think part of that is they know people aren't into that style of cartoon anymore.  It's dead and it has been since the 60's.  Sure there are pockets who enjoy it, but it's a minority now days when other shows are doing so much more that people seem to latch onto.

Mindless cartoons aren't popular anymore.

Of course this can change again in the future.

[NostradamusTheSeer]

Well, admittedly, even back in the sixties, not every pitch the boys at WBA came up with was golden.

Yeah, I can see how cartoons with outdated stereotypes and glorifying alcoholism wouldn't really fly.  Although that "Jeannie The Genius" one sounds like a cute idea... Maybe add an animal sidekick, have her host an E/I science show for kids...?     


They've vacillated between the humorous and the more grim-and-gritty Batman cartoons for some twenty years now, and they just can't quite land on one that promises the longevity of Batman:The Animated Series. But, sadly, it's a lot easier to adapt and reboot existing properties that create whole new ones from scratch and sell them to a network.   :'(

[MasterXtreme]

Batman:The Animated Series really was a perfect mix, but they've really leaned into more adult Batman adjacent series lately such as with the Harley Quinn series. Not sure if it's good, but I surprisingly don't hear people talk about a show with a hot female lead.