Tad Ryerstad
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Kids’ WB network updating Looney Tunes charactersThe Article
NEW YORK - Bugs Bunny and his pals are being updated for the future — way in the future.
The WB network will take the famed Looney Tunes characters as models for a new children’s series, “Loonatics,” that will air on Saturday mornings starting this fall. The characters’ descendants — Buzz Bunny and the like — will be superhero action figures for the cartoon set in the year 2772.
The network’s animators have re-imagined Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck and Wile E. Coyote as sleek new figures for a modern age.
“We all flipped for it,” David Janollari, president of the Kids’ WB, said this week. “We just said, ‘Wow, what a great way to take the classic Looney Tunes franchise that has been huge with audiences for decades and bring it into the new millennium.”’
Janollari said both boys and girls enjoyed the new action figures in test runs of the show. Their parents may be a little surprised, however.
“I think the legacy is intact,” he said. “If anything, it’s an homage to the legacy instead of a destruction of the legacy.”
The cast?
From left to right: Slick (Wile E.), Spaz (Taz), Buzz (Bugs), Duck (Daffy), Lexi (Lola), Roadster (Roadrunner)
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you guys didn't know about this until now? wow you guys are behind by at least a month on this thing...the show's slated to air next september along with the new season of The Batman and Yugioh! no big deal...we'll see how it plays out...while I'm not necesarrily fond of some of the character revamps, being a student at SVA studying animation has really taught me not to judge anything before you really get an a full view of it. that's why I'm not even bothering to see the preview of it online. things change. besides, they haven't even finalized on their powers yet or their specific settings, other than that it's going to be set 700 years in the future.
we'll see what comes of it...who knows? maybe this show will actually be entertaining...after all...I didn't think much of duck dodgers at first from the previews...but then when I actually saw the show I realized it was something truly special. especially that episode where duck dodgers was a green lantern and he was fighting Sinestro with Kilawog. that was awesome.
so don't judge it yet...we'll see what comes of it.
