Makeover for Looney Tunes characters

Porce · Post by **Porce** » Sun Feb 20, 2005 2:58 am

In case you don't want to download the infamous show trailer (which is 7.6 MB), check out a couple screen caps:
http://lift.timebrick.com/?p=26

2099net · Post by **2099net** » Sun Feb 20, 2005 12:54 pm

Well, no matter how much Eisner screws with classic characters, we can always (and I mean, always) count on Warner to screw with there's more.

Evidence?

The later Batman Movies
Catwoman Movie
Scooby Doo Movies
Baby Looney Tunes
Loonatics

and we only just missed out on

A Comedy Green Lantern with Jack Black as the character
A Superman movie with superman not flying, wearing the cape and having an army of robots (and fighting a giant spider)

Leonia · Post by **Leonia** » Sun Feb 20, 2005 2:39 pm

I wouldn't mind a slight redesign of Bugs, but this?

.........I have no words for "Loonatics".

JiminyCrick91 · Post by **JiminyCrick91** » Mon Feb 21, 2005 2:14 pm

i just saw that peview all i can say is....

OH.MY.GOD.

The Little Merman · Post by **The Little Merman** » Mon Feb 21, 2005 2:31 pm

Blue Jackal wrote:They could probably pop balloons with their faces.

Mr. Toad · Post by **Mr. Toad** » Sat Mar 12, 2005 11:28 pm

I think I have seen one of the funniest things ever. Someone did a takeoff on the loonatics promo. But it features a lot of swearing and sexual references. So in order not to offend those that are easily offended by such things on this board head over to Jerry Bech's cartoonbrew.com and take a look.

Sunset Girl · Post by **Sunset Girl** » Mon Mar 14, 2005 9:41 am

I don't know, this seems like a lame attempt to be all hip and cool. It's a total sell-out and feels totally and hopelessly contrived to me.

Character designs do evolve over time, but not like this. And sometimes new incarnations of characters are a good thing.

I remember the intial lament felt toward Tiny Toons, but a lot people look back on it with fond memories now. At least it was done well for its era.

I don't enjoy Baby Looney Tunes very much but at least it's a good show for toddlers.

But this? This just looks bad to begin with.

Big Worms · Post by **Big Worms** » Mon Mar 14, 2005 10:08 am

They look terrible. What are they thinking!

Mr. Toad · Post by **Mr. Toad** » Mon Mar 14, 2005 10:12 am

Baby Looney Toons were OK for what they were. Junior version of the actual characters aimed at kids. They were mildly entertaining even for adults at times. I have no problem with them and might even buy them if season sets come out given my two year olds fascination with the looney toons characters.

KinOO · Post by **KinOO** » Mon Mar 14, 2005 10:12 am

Check THIS out:

http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/223809

now THAT is funny, if Loonatics are like that, i'll buy it

Mr. Toad · Post by **Mr. Toad** » Mon Mar 14, 2005 10:27 am

Thats the one I was talking about. Given the number of underage posters on here you should warn of the extensive swearing and sexual references. Just Himself may be banned from the internet forever if he is caught playing that.

Hey by the way where is himself? Maybe he has been banned.

Sunset Girl · Post by **Sunset Girl** » Mon Mar 14, 2005 10:28 am

Mr. Toad wrote:Baby Looney Toons were OK for what they were. Junior version of the actual characters aimed at kids. They were mildly entertaining even for adults at times. I have no problem with them and might even buy them if season sets come out given my two year olds fascination with the looney toons characters.

Exactly. It's a gentle show with good, positive values for the little ones and it's very well made. It's not my cup of tea, though. It just lacks the spark that something like Muppet Babies had that made it appealing to adults as well as children.

orestes. · Post by **orestes.** » Mon Mar 14, 2005 12:09 pm

I can't wait until Disney tries something like Loonatics.

anyways I agree with the recent Baby Looney Tunes comments. I have the same feelings towards the show as you do Sunset Girl. Most people online that I have talked to think it is a travesity though.

Sunset Girl · Post by **Sunset Girl** » Mon Mar 14, 2005 8:02 pm

orestes. wrote:Most people online that I have talked to think it is a travesity though.

And that's too bad. I mean, today's children get constantly bombarded and overstimulated with information these days, to the point of losing their attention spans. And I should know, I work with them. I think they need something like this that's at a slower pace. And if the show happens to have younger versions of Looney Tunes characters, well, it's all good to me. Maybe it's a chance to instill a life-long love for the characters within them. And I think that's something that we should all be for.

But to get back to topic, I feel sad when I find out kids know little more about Bugs Bunny other than he's on their backpack or on a mug back home. If anything, maybe this crappy new show will revive the original versions of the characters in some way and get them interested in the old shorts. I also know of kids that thought those cartoons were for babies, but they changed their minds when I brought the DVD sets in for them to see. And what fun we had!

Noriel · Post by **Noriel** » Fri Mar 25, 2005 5:45 pm

Wow. They basically look scary -- but, who knows, maybe today's kids will enjoy it more than the classic cartoons?

I grew up on the old bugs bunny ... the revamped ones look scary. It's kind of like what they did to the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. Reintroduced characters to a new generation with a new animated style.

Not liking Looney Tunes' new style (or the new TMNJ for that matter)

Timon/Pumbaa fan · Post by **Timon/Pumbaa fan** » Fri Mar 25, 2005 6:44 pm

Hideous!

Mr. Toad · Post by **Mr. Toad** » Fri May 06, 2005 9:46 am

Update - a couple of notes.

Buzz Bunny's name has been changed to Ace Bunny to further differentiate it from Bugs.

The name Loonatics has people gagging so they will be changing it.

And the public is not complete idiots - when the official announcement went out last week, thier public relations department was inundated with email, phone and snail mail asking why they just dont make more shorts with the original characters.

Mostly courtesy of cartoonbrew.com

Alice · Post by **Alice** » Fri May 06, 2005 9:53 am

I think they're ok.......

My One Question:

WHERE IS SYLVESTER?

blackcauldron85 · Post by **blackcauldron85** » Thu Apr 22, 2010 6:34 am

Cartoon Network finally announces the new Looney Tunes
http://www.cartoonbrew.com/tv/cartoon-n ... tunes.html

ajmrowland · Post by **ajmrowland** » Thu Apr 22, 2010 7:13 am

^Now THAT looks good.

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