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voodude
05-09-2005, 11:53 AM
According to an article in today's New York Times (May 9, 2005) DC has a Legion of the Superheroes cartoon in development. Anyone have any info. on this? I'd love to see what angle they are going to use on this- whether more realistic like JLU or playful like TT?!
Bird Boy
05-09-2005, 12:02 PM
Interesting. From the NYTimes article online (link here (http://www.nytimes.com/2005/05/09/business/media/09comics.html), registration required):
On television, "Krypto the Superdog," starring Superman's boyhood pet, an animated series aimed at young viewers, began earlier this year. "The Legion of Super-Heroes," about a team from the 30th century, is being developed as a cartoon.
-BB
Chad Bonin
05-09-2005, 12:16 PM
I could see this working as an extenuation of the DCU, while avoiding the semi-barred Superman and Batman mythos thanks to the movies.
I mean, the current Legion book has been doing fine without Superboy...
"Get your Flight Ring on, only Toonami."
Fone Bone
05-09-2005, 12:16 PM
Oh thank God. I was fearing the new DC cartoon they were developing would be The Superman and cause a Supes embargo on JLU.
I doubt it will be, but it would be awesome if this show were in DCAU continuity. They could do it EASILY if they wanted to. But I heard a while back that the new DC cartoon was being developed by the folks behind The Batman so I expect it to be dumbed down and EXTREME TO THE MAX!!!! So I don't see it being in DCAU continuity.
But a fanboy can hope.
BeastBoyWonder
05-09-2005, 12:19 PM
So it sounds like the rumors about this might have some weight behind them. I loved the Legion episode in STAS, and there's a ton of source material and information they can pull from. Here's hoping it'll be entertaining. I wouldn't mind seeing something like this done more in the vein and spirit of Teen Titans, but of course main DCAU is preferable. :-P
I could see this working as an extenuation of the DCU, while avoiding the semi-barred Superman and Batman mythos thanks to the movies.
I mean, the current Legion book has been doing fine without Superboy...
"Get your Flight Ring on, only Toonami."
LOL, of course everything has to tie into Toonami somehow. :rolleyes:
Knight
05-09-2005, 12:25 PM
Not a Legion of superheroes fan. But if they get a show good for them.
Supremus
05-09-2005, 12:27 PM
Can't say I am that interested in a Legion show unless Superboy is involved. The Legion always struck me as being a little bland, in an almost Marvel sort of way. Still, I suppose it has more potential for variety than the GL Corps show many people were hoping for.
While I am not a comics reader and don't really follow the industry, I an an avid DC cartoons watcher and I recently came across an interview with Allan Heinberg, a writer and a producer on The O.C.. He has mentioned in past interviews that he is developing a cartoon for Cartoon Network based on one of his favorite DC properties. From what I understand, he writes for a comic called "Young Avengers."
Anyway, since this information has come to light about the new "Legion" series, perhaps this was the show he was talking about. If so, then I wonder what approach this series will have.
Mister Intensity
05-09-2005, 01:01 PM
I wonder if this show will be in the style of LSH that was introduced in "The New Kid on the Block" episode of S:TAS, a Teen Titan's spinoff (interviews regarding TT's did mention other teen heroes showing up in season five), or something independent like The Batman or Krypto?
Mister Intensity
William C. Maune
05-09-2005, 01:03 PM
LOL, of course everything has to tie into Toonami somehow. :rolleyes:
Considering all current DCU shows (except for Krypto) air on Toonami, I'd say there is a pretty good chance that a Legion series, if produced, would find its way to Toonami.
Legionaire
05-09-2005, 01:12 PM
If this indeed happens, I'll be in Heaven (naturally).
But please, don't give it a TT anime flavor. I'd prefer it to be more serious and in the vein of "New Kids on the Block". Perhaps they will tie it to the continuity of the new comic series?
The same article also seemed to firm long-standing rumors of a Watchmen movie, as well as V for Vendetta.
FixerMX
05-09-2005, 01:15 PM
I hope b.t. is involved, and that the series is greenlighted...
Silly McGooses
05-09-2005, 01:30 PM
I agree with Legionare; I'm sooo sick of American anime wannabees.
I really hope this is a DCAU style show.
thanos28542
05-09-2005, 01:48 PM
While I'm one of the few that want a 'Tales of the GLC" TAS & still hope it gets done by B.T. & co, I wouldn't mind a "LSH TAS" done, but only if it's done by Timm in the DCAU style. If it's geared more towards the Titans /Krypto fanbase, then no thanks.
bat313
05-09-2005, 01:59 PM
Didn't Dwayne Mcduff say in an interview they were keeping thier figners crossed for The Legion of Superheros series????? And hasn't B.T. commented a few times about how he's been pitching to do that show???? Either those two guys are up to something or i'm losing my mind. :eek:
matta2fatta
05-09-2005, 02:25 PM
question how far in the future are the lhs? just wonderin if it can tie into beyond time
Bird Boy
05-09-2005, 02:40 PM
question how far in the future are the lhs? just wonderin if it can tie into beyond time
The article I quoted said 30th Century and that's way past Batman Beyond's time frame...
-BB
Fone Bone
05-09-2005, 03:05 PM
Didn't Dwayne Mcduff say in an interview they were keeping thier figners crossed for The Legion of Superheros series????? And hasn't B.T. commented a few times about how he's been pitching to do that show???? Either those two guys are up to something or i'm losing my mind. :eek:If b.t. and Dwayne McDuffie ARE involved I hope they are only producers. I don't want them to spread themselves too thin and have the Justice league franchise suffer because of it. I would REALLY like to see another incartion of Justice League after Justice League Unlimited. Maybe Adventures in the DC Universe or Justice League Beyond.
Still am hoping the Legion show will be in continuity.
Style
05-09-2005, 03:31 PM
Oh thank God. I was fearing the new DC cartoon they were developing would be The Superman and cause a Supes embargo on JLU.
I doubt it will be, but it would be awesome if this show were in DCAU continuity. They could do it EASILY if they wanted to. But I heard a while back that the new DC cartoon was being developed by the folks behind The Batman so I expect it to be dumbed down and EXTREME TO THE MAX!!!! So I don't see it being in DCAU continuity.
But a fanboy can hope. I don't think it's fair to make any assumptions or comparisons to any existing show at this point. I mean, who says it has to be "like JLU" or "like Teen Titans" or "like The Batman?" It could strike a whole different tone and quality all together. At this point, all I hope for is that it might be better than all three shows combined. Yeah, I'm dreaming big, but why not? Personally, I don't know anything about Legion of Superheroes. It's been ages since I've seen that STAS episode.
Happy
05-09-2005, 03:47 PM
Didn't Dwayne Mcduff say in an interview they were keeping thier figners crossed for The Legion of Superheros series????? And hasn't B.T. commented a few times about how he's been pitching to do that show???? Either those two guys are up to something or i'm losing my mind. :eek:I distinctly remember hearing that they pitched a LSH show to either the WB or Cartoon Network. (I think it was on one of the many DCAU fansites that Toonzone hosts)
Mister Intensity
05-09-2005, 04:01 PM
Personally I hope its like The Batman in the sense that it stands alone without any connection to any previous continuity.
Mister Intensity
Wanted
05-09-2005, 04:46 PM
And some thought that JLU was going to be the last DC animated series...
This cartoon sounds intriguing. Now, all we have to do is wonder who's designing the show, and which network (Kids' WB! or Cartoon Network) it will air on first.
Killtacular
05-09-2005, 04:59 PM
So that's what Sam Register was talking about.
..yeah this would be Cartoon Network. Clearly. As a fun aside, Kids WB would only option Legion if:
a) They stopped airing Teen Titans
b) They cancelled The Batman
They never carry more than two superhero shows at a time.
bobspoland
05-09-2005, 05:35 PM
If b.t. and Dwayne McDuffie ARE involved I hope they are only producers. I don't want them to spread themselves too thin and have the Justice league franchise suffer because of it. I would REALLY like to see another incartion of Justice League after Justice League Unlimited. Maybe Adventures in the DC Universe or Justice League Beyond.
Still am hoping the Legion show will be in continuity.
i think that means JLU is finishing after season 5
JohnCrichton
05-09-2005, 05:41 PM
I'd like to beg whoever is listening to bring Terry McGuiness to The Legion of Superheroes as well as a Superboy who wear's a black jacket.
Those are the only two things I ask of this series.
Everyone wants to see Terry again, and I've been wanting a Superboy since I was following the comic book back in the 90's.
randomguy
05-09-2005, 06:06 PM
Personally I hope its like The Batman in the sense that it stands alone without any connection to any previous continuity.I think you could have it both ways, really.
Any Legion of Superheroes show would be set so far into the future that you could leave it ambiguous as to whether or not it was set in DCAU continuity. They could drop a few hints along the way to keep the fans guessing, similar to the way Teen Titans has handled Robin's identity. That might be fun.
Anyhow, I'm excited by this. Legion comics are pretty hit-and-miss with me, but I think there's a really cool concept at the core of the Legion, and their most recent comics series has been really great so far. There's real potential.
Anthonynotes
05-09-2005, 07:33 PM
The Legion of Super-Heroes usually takes place 1000 years in the future (or the late 30th century, take your pick). Its traditional main tie to the present-day DCU was in that Superboy (Superman as a boy, kids, not the current clone-version) would use his ability to travel through time (via moving at or beyond the speed of light while flying around the Earth---like Flash in the comics) to attend meetings.
The Legion occasionally met Superman (as an adult) via time-travel, and went slightly further than that into the past to visit Superboy in the Smallville of yesteryear on occasion, but usually weren't used much in the present-day DCU at all (though recall one late 70's story where IIRC Batman winds up travelling to their future, and one of the JLA-JSA summer slamfests involved the two teams working with the Legion to stop the Three Demons and LSH foe Mordru the sorceror....).
Granted, the Legion became popular enough to shove the Teen of Steel out of his own comic on two occasions, but I think a show using the old Superboy would be cool (though of course it wouldn't be in continuity with the S:TAS-type shows. Then again, that didn't stop "The Batman" from coming into existence...).
>>Oh thank God. I was fearing the new DC cartoon they were developing would be The Superman and cause a Supes embargo on JLU.<<
(Grabs chest in pains)
Geez! Don't *scare* a Superman fan like that! :-)
-B.
shoujoaifan
05-09-2005, 08:05 PM
Wow. The Legion isn't the first thing to come to mind for a marketable show, but then again TT didn't seem like it either.
Hmmm......what does the Legion have that could separate it from the rest (unless its a "sequal" series to JLU or a spin-off of either JLU or TT)? The characters have been both adults and kids at different times, and a combination as well, right?
And would there be enough kids who would want to watch this after TT and JLU? How MANY team superheros shows can the kids support? You have a light one with teens and a somewhat more serious one (Not that kids care, they just see a show with Batman, Superman, maybe Wonder Woman, and a million others guys.).
Knight
05-09-2005, 08:14 PM
I'd like to beg whoever is listening to bring Terry McGuiness to The Legion of Superheroes as well as a Superboy who wear's a black jacket.
Those are the only two things I ask of this series.
Those are two totally different era's (Batman Beyond and The LSH). Terry doesn't live in the 30th century. The only way he could possibly be involved with that team is if he was stuck in the far future.
This if it gets made would be set so far in the future that continuity doesn't matter because time travel is the only way they would run into anyone from the other shows.
Unfortunately Timm and McDuffie's possible involvement means a end to my favorite superheroes.:( But we all knew that was coming eventually anyway. I just wish if they were going to do another show that it would be set around the present or Batman Beyonds future.
Fone Bone
05-09-2005, 08:32 PM
I don't think it's fair to make any assumptions or comparisons to any existing show at this point. I mean, who says it has to be "like JLU" or "like Teen Titans" or "like The Batman?" It could strike a whole different tone and quality all together. At this point, all I hope for is that it might be better than all three shows combined. Yeah, I'm dreaming big, but why not? Personally, I don't know anything about Legion of Superheroes. It's been ages since I've seen that STAS episode.Who said I was EVER a fair person? ;) My hope is that it fits with Justice League although I REALLY hope it doesn't replace it. The only comparison I know how to make is by the DC shows that have come before it.
And Knight, if the show is in continuity we'll still be able to see SOME of the characters one way or another. Both Darkseid and Vandal Savage are immortal as I imagine are Orion, Jason Blood/Etrigan and Morgaine Le Fey.
I REALLY hope if b.t. and Mr. McDuffie are involved they are just producers. Could somebody do me a favor? If either of them says that this show DOESN'T mean the end of Justice League could you PM me? I don't frequent the Speculation threads. Thanks.
Knight
05-09-2005, 10:40 PM
Who said I was EVER a fair person? ;) My hope is that it fits with Justice League although I REALLY hope it doesn't replace it. The only comparison I know how to make is by the DC shows that have come before it.
And Knight, if the show is in continuity we'll still be able to see SOME of the characters one way or another. Both Darkseid and Vandal Savage are immortal as I imagine are Orion, Jason Blood/Etrigan and Morgaine Le Fey.
Not sure about Orion but the others if they are alive could make a appearance due to their longevity. Brainiac too as well.
Fone Bone
05-09-2005, 11:36 PM
Not sure about Orion but the others if they are alive could make a appearance due to their longevity. Brainiac too as well.Brainiac would be a must as one of the members, Brainiac 5 is a descendant of him in the comics.
90'sCartoonMan
05-09-2005, 11:50 PM
The Legion always struck me as being a little bland, in an almost Marvel sort of way.
Ouch.
Hey, Legion, all right! I'm all for any new DC projects that don't involve Batman or Superman, and this is a good choice. If this show is in DCAU style/continuity, woo-hoo! It'd be funny if they went back in time and wound up in Batman Beyond's Gotham.
Who would be the main characters? I want some XS!
Doomsday
05-10-2005, 12:14 AM
Funny that I readed about this right after watching the STAS episode with the LSH in it. Not really sure what to think about this. I really hope JLU will to continue going on instead of a group of superheros with people I never heard of before. So wonder how long it take for Batman to make a cameo. But all we know BT might not be involve in anyway with the show and it can be the next TT or something like that.
Legionaire
05-10-2005, 05:59 AM
Of course, we all know the only reason they're even considering this series is that some executive somewhere is drooling over the possiblity of 25+ new superhero figurines (and assorted accessories) they can use to part young kids from their parents hard-earned money. :D
DerekPowers
05-10-2005, 10:19 AM
I for one agree w/ all that hope this show is in the current DCAU continuity. BUT i only hope that on the condition that Brue Timm or some of the other dcau pioneers are involved. And i'd like them to be involved not merely as 'producers' but on every creative level, like they are w/ JLU. THAT WOULD BE AWESOME.
BUT if they arent involved, then i'd much prefer it be its own show seperate from the greatest media franchise in television history.
If b.t. and Dwayne McDuffie ARE involved I hope they are only producers. I don't want them to spread themselves too thin and have the Justice league franchise suffer because of it. I would REALLY like to see another incartion of Justice League after Justice League Unlimited. Maybe Adventures in the DC Universe or Justice League Beyond.
I wouldnt worry about that. After all, the dcau creative team was working on batman, superman AND batman beyond all at once, at one point. and the quality of the 3 shows didnt suffer in the least. I'd much rather have them behind the scenes than anyone else, even if there is a small chance it could interfer w/ JLU mainly because i think thats not likely to happen since they've proven they can juggle many projects at once and still produce the finest cartoons in the history of the medium. maybe its the pressure, and they are able to just explode all their creative juices outward, cause it seems to work for them.
Ways to tie it into the DCAU would be to have the 3 legioners we saw in the stas ep "New kids in town". Another would be to include villians that could still be around in the 30th century. Brainiac obviously, Vandel Savage perhaps, maybe even a royal flush gang (decendents of the BB team, not the ones from wild cards). peace.
Harley_Quinn
05-10-2005, 10:34 AM
Ok this might seem like a really stupid question but what is The Legion of Superheroes?
Knight
05-10-2005, 11:03 AM
Ok this might seem like a really stupid question but what is The Legion of Superheroes? 30th century teenage superheroes who all have a special ability and who all come from different planets. They were inspired to become heroes by the tales of the legendary Superman.
Cosmic Boy - magnetic powers
Saturn Girl - Mental powers
Lightning Lad - lightning powers
Chameleon Boy - shapechanging powers
Lightning Lass - lightning powers
Invisable Kid - can turn invisable
Dream Girl - precognative powers
Polar Boy - Ice powers
Ultra boy - basically has Superman powers but can only use one power at a time
Sun Boy - fire powers
Braniac 5 - super genius
Shrinking Violet - shrinking powers
and thats just some of the members.
Fone Bone
05-10-2005, 12:13 PM
I wouldnt worry about that. After all, the dcau creative team was working on batman, superman AND batman beyond all at once, at one point. and the quality of the 3 shows didnt suffer in the least. I'd much rather have them behind the scenes than anyone else, even if there is a small chance it could interfer w/ JLU mainly because i think thats not likely to happen since they've proven they can juggle many projects at once and still produce the finest cartoons in the history of the medium. maybe its the pressure, and they are able to just explode all their creative juices outward, cause it seems to work for them.
No see, I've heard b.t. say on MORE than one occassion That JL is MUCH harder to make than TNBA, STAS, or BB. He said that was the reason he wasn't involved in the MOTB DTV. I sincerely doubt he's changed his tune so much that he feels he could reasonably juggle TWO team shows much less a team show and a single hero show.
I want producers I KNOW I can trust like Alan Burnett or Glen Murikami but NOT b.t. or Dwayne McDuffie as that would almost CERTAINLY mean the end of Justice League.
Knight
05-10-2005, 12:23 PM
I want producers I KNOW I can trust like Alan Burnett or Glen Murikami but NOT b.t. or Dwayne McDuffie as that would almost CERTAINLY mean the end of Justice League.
I would say the involvment of those two on a LSH series would almost certainly spell the end of The League.
Harley_Quinn
05-10-2005, 01:26 PM
30th century teenage superheroes who all have a special ability and who all come from different planets. They were inspired to become heroes by the tales of the legendary Superman.
Cosmic Boy - magnetic powers
Saturn Girl - Mental powers
Lightning Lad - lightning powers
Chameleon Boy - shapechanging powers
Lightning Lass - lightning powers
Invisable Kid - can turn invisable
Dream Girl - precognative powers
Polar Boy - Ice powers
Ultra boy - basically has Superman powers but can only use one power at a time
Sun Boy - fire powers
Braniac 5 - super genius
Shrinking Violet - shrinking powers
and thats just some of the members.Thanks Knight! Wouldn't this show just seem to similar to TT?
Knight
05-10-2005, 01:52 PM
Thanks Knight! Wouldn't this show just seem to similar to TT?
It depends on the direction that they go in. The Teen Titans series doesnt feel anything like the 80's team that they are supposedly based on and the personalities are slightly different so LSH may go that route as well. From what I have seen the source material is pretty convoluted. Lots of time travel and time being altered lots of serious stories.
Style
05-10-2005, 02:07 PM
I want producers I KNOW I can trust like Alan Burnett or Glen Murikami but NOT b.t. or Dwayne McDuffie as that would almost CERTAINLY mean the end of Justice League. I didn't think you'd still trust those guys, because they're executive producing The Batman right now... (or, you could do as I do and blame it on Kids WB! who wants a dumbed down show and that if the writers and producers of the batman really had their way it would be much better on a consistent basis.)
Harley_Quinn
05-10-2005, 02:11 PM
It depends on the direction that they go in. The Teen Titans series doesnt feel anything like the 80's team that they are supposedly based on and the personalities are slightly different so LSH may go that route as well. From what I have seen the source material is pretty convoluted. Lots of time travel and time being altered lots of serious stories.It sounds like it would be a good show to make in a more DCAU style instead of TT style.
RedBoot
05-10-2005, 02:25 PM
I wonder if they'll use Impulse on this show...he's originally from that time period, after all.
thanos28542
05-10-2005, 03:40 PM
Freak The LOSH! I wanted "Tales of the GLC TAS"! Waaaaahhhhh!:sweat:
JohnCrichton
05-10-2005, 04:20 PM
Those are two totally different era's (Batman Beyond and The LSH). Terry doesn't live in the 30th century. The only way he could possibly be involved with that team is if he was stuck in the far future.
This if it gets made would be set so far in the future that continuity doesn't matter because time travel is the only way they would run into anyone from the other shows.
Unfortunately Timm and McDuffie's possible involvement means a end to my favorite superheroes.:( But we all knew that was coming eventually anyway. I just wish if they were going to do another show that it would be set around the present or Batman Beyonds future.
I'd be more than fine with whatever convoluted excuse the came up with. A Superboy clone kept in suspended animation and Terry in the future is fine by me, so long as we get the to see at least some DCU Animated All Stars alongside the new heroes.
I've been wanted to see Superboy animated since I saw him in the 90's and we've all been dying for more Batman Beyond Terry since we saw a last glimpse of him in JLU.
I'm looking forward to it. Timm has yet to let us down.
PeterFries
05-10-2005, 05:33 PM
According to JLU comic cover artist and Dare Detectives (http://www.daredetectives.com/) creator Ben Caldwell, b.t. isn't directly involved, though Ben says it was Bruce that got him a job as concept artist on the series...
it's not completely alien to the bruce
timm style (apparently i'm a "timmitator"),
but it's definitely different, both in style
and in costume/character designs,
than the legion stuff he did in earlier
DCU cartoons.
BeastBoyWonder
05-10-2005, 05:43 PM
According to JLU comic cover artist and Dare Detectives (http://www.daredetectives.com/) creator Ben Caldwell, b.t. isn't directly involved, though Ben says it was Bruce that got him a job as concept artist on the series...
Where can we read the rest of this?
PeterFries
05-10-2005, 05:45 PM
Where can we read the rest of this?
Here (http://www.sketchbooksessions.com/thedrawingboard/viewtopic.php?t=30955)
The more I think about it, this is probably the DC animated series Allan Heinberg was talking about developing for Cartoon Network. As I mentioned in an earlier post, he had mentioned that he was working on a DC animated show for Cartoon Network in some interviews.
Fone Bone
05-10-2005, 07:52 PM
According to JLU comic cover artist and Dare Detectives (http://www.daredetectives.com/) creator Ben Caldwell, b.t. isn't directly involved, though Ben says it was Bruce that got him a job as concept artist on the series...Oh, thank God. I'm looking forward to this show then.
I didn't think you'd still trust those guys, because they're executive producing The Batman right now... (or, you could do as I do and blame it on Kids WB! who wants a dumbed down show and that if the writers and producers of the batman really had their way it would be much better on a consistent basis.) I don't trust them because of The Batman. I trust them because of Static Shock and Teen Titans.
Personally? I'd rather this Legion show be as bad as The Batman if it meant more Justice League.
Harvey Dent
05-10-2005, 08:24 PM
I've never had that much interest in The Legion, but if it's good, I'll give it a shot. I just hope it's allowed to stand on its own two feet, and that the art isn't the same ol' thing.
Anthonynotes
05-10-2005, 08:32 PM
>>30th century teenage superheroes who all have a special ability and who all come from different planets. They were inspired to become heroes by the tales of the legendary Superman.<<
In the original comics, of course, Superman (as Superboy) *was* a member (via time-travel on his part to attend their future meetings), though the reason for forming was still as an homage to Supes, of course.
Current comics, it's the "inspired by legends of Superman" (and I think, recently expanded to "legends of the 21st century superheroes in general") deal thanks to continuity mangling of the post-Crisis years not being kind at all to the LSH (that, and low sales I guess...).
(Yes, I know they probably won't use the Superman-as-a-boy version of Superboy if they threw him into such a show. But a guy can dream, can't he? :-) ).
-B.
Razor
05-10-2005, 09:48 PM
am I the only one excited about the prospect of the Young Avengers' author working on this?
PeterFries
05-10-2005, 11:21 PM
I would think that the biggest challenge of a Legion show would be presenting a future that was actually futuristic, given that a lot of the current and previous animated DC series already take place in futuristic looking settings. The JLU and the Titans think nothing of taking off across the galaxy, and they interact with aliens and fantastic technology in almost every episode...
Anthonynotes
05-11-2005, 12:24 AM
I would think that the biggest challenge of a Legion show would be presenting a future that was actually futuristic, given that a lot of the current and previous animated DC series already take place in futuristic looking settings. The JLU and the Titans think nothing of taking off across the galaxy, and they interact with aliens and fantastic technology in almost every episode...
True for the *superheroes*, but the average Earthling (or "Terran", if you prefer) like Lois Lane, Jimmy Olsen,etc. is stuck using the same PCs, cell phones, TV sets, etc. that we use (the occasional instance of, say, the "Daily Planet" staffers having an adventure with Superman or Jimmy's "hypersonic" signal-watch aside).
JIMMY: "Jeepers, Mr. Kent, think we'll ever get to travel across space the way the JL does, or have little robot-thingies following us around like the way Booster Gold does?"
CLARK: "Maybe in about a few centuries from now, Jimmy."
JIMMY: "Darn... oh, well, back to watching 'Star Trek' on my 13" black-and-white TV... maybe someday I'll afford a 20" color set if Mr. White gives me that raise."
;-)
With the Legion, not only does Earth have kewl futuretech everywhere (that in theory should make Batman Beyond's look like the "Flintstones"), but also a few societal changes (aliens living openly on Earth, super-dupers who fight crime don't have a need for secret identities, a single global government called "Earthgov" IIRC, and also Earth becoming [in the traditional LSH stories anyway] a much better place [poverty mostly eradicated, no war, etc.]). So I don't think the Legion cartoon would have a problem looking like a vastly different setting than the current-day DCAU Earth...
Knight
05-11-2005, 07:25 AM
>>30th century teenage superheroes who all have a special ability and who all come from different planets. They were inspired to become heroes by the tales of the legendary Superman.<<
In the original comics, of course, Superman (as Superboy) *was* a member (via time-travel on his part to attend their future meetings), though the reason for forming was still as an homage to Supes, of course.
Current comics, it's the "inspired by legends of Superman" (and I think, recently expanded to "legends of the 21st century superheroes in general") deal thanks to continuity mangling of the post-Crisis years not being kind at all to the LSH (that, and low sales I guess...).
(Yes, I know they probably won't use the Superman-as-a-boy version of Superboy if they threw him into such a show. But a guy can dream, can't he? :-) ).
-B.
They could always use Lar Gand/Valor/M'onel and have him dressed in the Superman outfit. I know I saw him like that in a issue of Young Justice when the team traveled to the future.
Olympian
05-11-2005, 08:01 AM
Yay! Let's hope we get a HUGE cast of characters and a JLU/Gotham Knights/ Metropolis Marvels crossover. Maybe for once we'll get a decent romance with Garth (Lightning Lad) and Imra (Saturn Girl)
Anthonynotes
05-11-2005, 08:48 AM
They could always use Lar Gand/Valor/M'onel and have him dressed in the Superman outfit. I know I saw him like that in a issue of Young Justice when the team traveled to the future.
That's "Mon-El". (At least as far as I'm concerned. :-) )
Still, not sure it'd be the same (plus I liked Mon-El's traditional red-colored costume anyway...).
-B.
Harley_Quinn
05-11-2005, 09:45 AM
This sounds more and more interesting, if it gets made I hope it's done well.
Knight
05-11-2005, 11:26 AM
Im no Legion of Superheroes fan in any way (well I did like the 90's L.E.G.I.O.N. because they were based in the same time period as the mainstream DCU) but I could warm up to the series . I probably wouldnt watch it as faithfully as I do JLU though.
Bubblegum Girl
05-11-2005, 11:32 AM
So what LSH gonna be a serious teenage anst type of show or a humorus teenage super team type of show?
Harley_Quinn
05-12-2005, 10:13 AM
So what LSH gonna be a serious teenage anst type of show or a humorus teenage super team type of show?
I would assume they would go for the teenage anst type deal because the latter would be too close to TT.
PeterFries
05-12-2005, 05:00 PM
Teenage angst used to be almost all the LSH was about. The series was written by the then-13 year old Jim Shooter for many years...
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