what 80 and 90 franchise deserves a revival ? [Archive]

Anarky

07-07-2008, 10:53 PM

I'm still waiting for a watchable Transformers series that would do G1 some justice. Otherwise I'd say The Thundercats. He-Man & TMNT were revamped tastefully. Heck, I'd even say Gargoyles. Weisman is still in the rookery (when not spinning webs for The Spectacular Spider-Man). Ghostbusters still has legs: pending video game and CGI sequel (TBD).

John Pannozzi

07-07-2008, 10:56 PM

I'd like to see some of WB and Disney's earlier TV shows get some sort of revival, in the form of a new TV show, some DTV movies, or even theatrical short subjects.

Kazuya Prower

07-07-2008, 11:25 PM

Tiny Toons, Animaniacs, Mickey Mouse Works and Freakazoid thank you. :)

Master Toon

07-08-2008, 12:02 AM

I'd much prefer some of my favorites to stay as they are. There's tons of things that could go wrong.

- They'd do the show in a horrible anime-wannabe style.

- They'd mess up the character's personalities. So much so that they don't even resemble who they should be.

- They'd try to make it to edgy, something that kids or teens can relate to and make it lame.

These things could either happen separately or all together. However, I would like to see a Thundarr the Barbarian remake but only if it's done by the people who did the 2002 He-Man and the Masters of the Universe series. Anyone else might screw it up horribly.

Old Guy

07-08-2008, 02:36 AM

Captain Planet ;)

Baltofan

07-08-2008, 07:26 AM

I hope for some more British 2D animation in Watership Down and Noah's Island style.

fanboy

07-08-2008, 07:36 AM

Tiny Toon Adventures, DuckTales, Darkwing Duck, Gummi Bears and Mickey Mouse Works. I would like to see new episodes of these.

stephane dumas

07-08-2008, 07:58 AM

-Teen Wolf
-Danger Mouse
-The Mask (anything who could help to forget "son of the Mask")
-the Raccoons
-Garfield
-Mighty Mouse (keeping it in the same vein as Ralph Bakshi's MM new adventures)
-Dog City
-Talespin
-Chip'N'Dale Rescue Rangers
-Ducktales
-Sailor Moon :sweat:
-Samurai Pizza Cats
-Saber Rider & the Star Sheriffs

And if we could include live-action:
-You Can't Do that on Television (they could even do as an animated series remake, the main advantage is they could keep the same cast;) )

Starbro

07-08-2008, 08:26 AM

I'd personally rather see studios progress forward with new series than getting a bunch of revivals.

Besides, Adamag, didn't you already create a thread like this? Or maybe even more than one? I've only been here a year, but it seems like all of your threads are about 80's or 90's shows getting an update.

And let's try to remember to explain those choices, folks. List thread rule and all.

Kazuya Prower

07-08-2008, 09:46 AM

The reasons I chose those shows is because they each had their own unique humor and charm. People today (especially children) really need that kind of humor and charm.

thundarr82

07-08-2008, 11:53 AM

Thundarr The Barbarian!
The Tick...This time a prime time animated series.
M.A.S.K.

peterg14

07-08-2008, 12:24 PM

Am I the only one that doesn't want to see another "revival" of some 80s/90s show? Some of these cartoons like He-Man and Voltron are fine for their nostalgia, but IMHO, these shows just weren't all that good. You try and turn something that's plot can be explained in 60 seconds into a movie, it's just not good.

Tash

07-08-2008, 01:03 PM

Dr.Pepper

07-08-2008, 02:00 PM

I can't really think of anything that needs to be revived besides maybe Animaniacs. I don't know how to describe it but it feels like something that would be okay to see again with new episodes.

Scirel

07-08-2008, 10:03 PM

The He-man revival was excellent, though.

For sitting on it's ass until the end of the first season with random fillers which were actually remakes of old random fillers before actually getting a kick in the pants with "council" of evil" on, it was only half good.

I`ve read interviews from the original creators that they wanted to do an actual story with the show instead of "He-man saves village X from skeletor, Iteration 23. Skeletor gets away, everyone laughs and learns a moral". Mattel hit them with rediculous constraints such as not being able to kill/send off useless charachters or give new people proper introductions. Heck, the VA of She-Ra was constrained from ever using her "she-Ra" voice for any other production EVER.

So, this begs the question of why did they waste so much time in season 1 after the excellent intrduction movie doing random crap that barely affected the story at all? the answer: Nostalgia. Nostalgia kills.

The series need to be reinvented, with NODS to the original series, not a blow by blow remake like He-Man MOTU 2002. Heck, skeletor calling himself "Overlord of E-ville" probably drew away a lot of people. What villain, other than demons, think they are evil themselves?

Season 2/ end of season 1 was great, and showed the true potential of what a reinvention is supposed to be, but ratings wise, it was too little, too late.

Bubblegum Girl

07-08-2008, 10:14 PM

I have to say Centurions. That has been one of my favorite 80s cartoon and I feel it deserves a comeback.

Wasn't ThunderCats suppose to get a remake? I heard the rumors but I guess they didn't go through with it.

Old Guy

07-08-2008, 10:41 PM

I'd personally rather see studios progress forward with new series than getting a bunch of revivals.

I agree. Hollywood already lacks originality as it is. That being said...there are certain shows that were good enough that deserve revivals. Animaniacs is a good example. Heck, WB should just bring back Looney Tunes! But, yea, ultimately I agree with you.

Infusions

07-09-2008, 12:24 AM

Freakazoid.

Two seasons is not enough for a show that awesome. He was one of the better superhero parody characters.

Daphne Blake

07-09-2008, 08:25 AM

Rather than remade, I'd rather the shows to be reshown on mainstrean channels, not specialised ones, so it's more accessable, like I don't have Boomarang cos I can't afford it. It will get kids to watch better toons. Anyway 80's/90's shows I'd like to come back at Earthworm Jim, Animaniacs, Pinky and the Brain, Garfield, Batman, Spiderman, Tiny Toons, some Disney series like Ducktales, Freakazoid, turtles, Johnny Bravo etc

R-Taco

07-09-2008, 10:49 AM

I agree with several other posters. No more remakes.

We should concentrate on creating original material.

Kazuya Prower

07-09-2008, 06:29 PM

AdamYJ

07-09-2008, 08:49 PM

Mighty Max. :D

Daphne Blake

07-10-2008, 11:37 AM

A new season of the 2003 Ninja Turtles series is in the works with new designs and a new title.

yes but I'd kinda like them to show the old show again

Mandi-chan

07-10-2008, 02:16 PM

I wouldn't mind seeing Darkwing Duck be picked up again (continuing were the show left off in season 3), or starting over again to be a tad more serious (like the movie pilot was) as I've heard the creator wanted it to be.

Even though I'm not a fan of the old TMNT toon, I do think that a station like Boomerang should air the repeats for the shows fans. As well as other 80s and 90s toons.

Quacktoon

07-10-2008, 02:31 PM

Any kind of show about the Disney ducks, like DuckTales.

thundarr82

07-12-2008, 11:27 AM

Bubblegum Girl, Thundercats is supposed to be remade as a CGI animated film for 2010. I have not seen any news since a few months ago, but the WB is going for a theatrical release...apparently.

DarthGonzo

07-12-2008, 11:49 AM

I wouldn't mind seeing Darkwing Duck be picked up again (continuing were the show left off in season 3), or starting over again to be a tad more serious (like the movie pilot was) as I've heard the creator wanted it to be.

I can't visualize a show like Darkwing Duck working today the way it did 18 years ago. In fact, thats true for all of Disney's earlier shows and the WB stuff from the early 90s. They just don't make shows like the these anymore, and I mean that from a technical standpoint. I cant just imagine them using anything close to the old art styles of these programs, especially since Disney shuttered their in-house TV animation departments, no one goes to TMS for American animation anymore and Startoons has also closed shop. I can also easily see them simplifying and stylizing the designs on the characters too and I just can't picture a show like Animaniacs or DW with digital ink and paint and computer generated backgrounds. And since they can't get away with some of the material they used to shows like Darkwing Duck and Animaniacs would end up seriously dumbed down and neutered. Really, who wants to see that? And in response to Mandi-chan, the pilot to DW wasn't really all that serious. I really wouldn't want to see them try to make Darkwing Duck anything more than what it was: a goofy, cartoony superhero spoof.

I echo other members here, lets get something original. I can always just be thankful I can get the complete series of Ducktales, Darkwing and Animaniacs on DVD...oh wait...I can't. Bite me, Disney and Warner Home Video.

HEATXZ

07-12-2008, 01:51 PM

I heard the great news that Inspector Gadget is coming back
Show that i want to return are Darkwing Duck and Freakazoid

cyde

07-12-2008, 06:09 PM

Why should people complain when someone flogs a dead hoarse?

Lord Mawdryn

07-12-2008, 07:10 PM

I actually think it's likely we'll get a remake of Voltron at some point, but I'd like to see a couple of lesser known shows get brought back and retooled for a new audience like Bionic Six or The Adventures of the Galaxy Rangers...

Gokou Ruri

07-12-2008, 07:36 PM

I'm surprised they haven't tried to revive Jem, what with the musical craze lately.

TaoRen

07-13-2008, 07:20 PM

Invader Zim, SWAT Kats, Pirates of Dark Water, and Sonic the Hedgehog (one based on the comics like SATam was). These are some of the ones I think of first mostly because they were canceled before their stories were finished and I hate that. I could probably think of many more that I'd love to see revived if I tried harder but it would be a long list:D.

Blackstar

07-14-2008, 08:18 AM

Invader Zim, SWAT Kats, Pirates of Dark Water, and Sonic the Hedgehog (one based on the comics like SATam was). These are some of the ones I think of first mostly because they were canceled before their stories were finished and I hate that.

SwatKats didn't have any ongoing story arcs. Each episode was a self contained story. Granted, there was no true final episode in which T-Bone and Razor's true identities were revealed to the public, but the producers just wanted to keep that open ended in case they got the chance to make more episodes.

Cactusjack1999

07-14-2008, 04:40 PM

Tiny Toons, Animaniacs, Mickey Mouse Works and Freakazoid thank you. :)

Revival != DVD Release

Revival = Remaking the series for release.

Tobias

07-14-2008, 06:23 PM

I'm surprised they haven't tried to revive Jem, what with the musical craze lately.

I love Jem more than anything, but I don't want to see them remake this show, as they'll make Jem & The Holograms into Bratz/Hannah Montana clones and take away anything and everything that made the girls so individual.

They'd take away Jem/Jerrica's- hell, EVERY WOMAN'S- ability to do everything better than a man and fix it so that Jem can't even blink without needing Rio's assistance.

Jeff Harris

07-14-2008, 11:09 PM

I have to say Centurions. That has been one of my favorite 80s cartoon and I feel it deserves a comeback.You know . . . that would be a very interesting remake. My fear is that they would turn the heroes into teens that transform into element-oriented mech fighters with cards or some junk. Like DiGata.

Wasn't ThunderCats suppose to get a remake? I heard the rumors but I guess they didn't go through with it.The CGI movie is still being made. Hopefully if it's a success, a spinoff series based on the new continuity will be made.

Geez, that's, like, three, maybe four years down the line. Will we even care by then?

Show I'd like to see remade?

Galaxy High. Great concept from the word go. A pair of high schoolers (an all-star athlete and a brainiac) become prestigious students at Galaxy High School, an intergalactic hub of alien students. Their fortunes are reversed (the brainiac is loved because of her intelligence and the athlete is forced to become a better student while being classified as a dork).

Great show that should have lasted longer than one season.

defunctzombie

07-14-2008, 11:52 PM

I second Pirates of Dark Water. That is still one of my favorite cartoons, and the fact that they canceled without finding all thirteen treasures totally bums me out. What with the anime craze, you could even fool a couple people into watching it!

Another show I believe needs a new episode lot is Powerpuff Girls. The first few seasons were awesome, so they should so back to that formula. The last season was not as good, but I'd even be happy if they would air whole episodes on their own instead of on Top 5 (and they need to air "See Me, Feel Me, Gnomey"!)

fanboy

07-15-2008, 07:24 AM

The Powerpuff Girls should really be revived, with the 'Deja View' episode that never aired.

Starbro

07-15-2008, 08:12 AM

peterg14

07-15-2008, 09:33 AM

The Powerpuff Girls should really be revived, with the 'Deja View' episode that never aired.

Well, there is Powerpuff Girls Z, if that counts.

Elven Moon

07-15-2008, 04:20 PM

I would say Ducktales, but frankly I think Disney would screw it up, and it probably wouldn't transfer well to modern storytelling/animation, so I'd end up disappointed no matter how excited I might get.

kempobot

07-16-2008, 01:20 AM

Captain Planet ;)

I vote this. With its appropriately topical nature, and chances of an inevitable movie being released alongside, it would be a crime not to.

Aren't 90's cartoons still too "new" for revivals? I'd rather the studios continue to churn out entertaining shows like Chowder or The Mighty B! in oppose to the usual nostalgia cash-out.

Am I the only one that doesn't want to see another "revival" of some 80s/90s show? Some of these cartoons like He-Man and Voltron are fine for their nostalgia, but IMHO, these shows just weren't all that good. You try and turn something that's plot can be explained in 60 seconds into a movie, it's just not good.

Right on!

edit:

Mighty Max. :D

I stand corrected. Seeing this re-done in HD with a higher budget would definitely be cool.

BackLash

07-16-2008, 10:28 PM

I love Jem more than anything, but I don't want to see them remake this show, as they'll make Jem & The Holograms into Bratz/Hannah Montana clones and take away anything and everything that made the girls so individual.

They'd take away Jem/Jerrica's- hell, EVERY WOMAN'S- ability to do everything better than a man and fix it so that Jem can't even blink without needing Rio's assistance.

Sure, they would need to update to today's music trends, but I feel that the characters will keep what made them awesome.

cyde

07-16-2008, 11:57 PM

Sure, they would need to update to today's music trends, but I feel that the characters will keep what made them awesome.Then kill off The Misfits and things would work out just fine.:D

Starbro

07-17-2008, 08:16 AM

Then kill off The Misfits and things would work out just fine.:D

OR they could just do a reboot and simply not use them.

-Geez, what's with you and killing off female characters?

AdamYJ

07-17-2008, 05:32 PM

Well, there is Powerpuff Girls Z, if that counts.

Y'know, I think it would be fun for Cartoon Network to show a few of those shows with the voice actors of the American show dubbed in. A sort-of PPG East meets West thing. I wonder what kids' reaction would be. :D

TomatoSpud

07-18-2008, 06:56 PM

Animaniacs, definitely. Maybe add some new skit characters, ditch some of the crappy ones (Hip Hippos, anyone?)...it's difficult to run out of ideas for a show with such a very, very loose plot.

cyde

07-18-2008, 07:13 PM

OR they could just do a reboot and simply not use them.

Who, the Holograms or the Misfits?

dth1971

07-19-2008, 11:44 PM

These could need a revival:
Get Along Gang
Heathcliff
The Catillac Cats
Disney's Bonkers
Disney's Mighty Ducks
Sonic the Hedgehog Sat. AM
Road Rovers
Tiny Toons/Animaniacs/Pinky and the Brain

Starbro

07-19-2008, 11:54 PM

^Let's try to remember the List Thread rule.

Quote:
Originally Posted by Yours Truly http://forums.toonzone.net/images/buttons/viewpost.gif (http://forums.toonzone.net/showthread.php?p=2928713#post2928713)
OR they could just do a reboot and simply not use them.

Who, the Holograms or the Misfits?

The Misfits. A simple reboot is much cleaner and less complicated than killing characters off. No fuss, no muss.

dth1971

07-22-2008, 04:50 PM

How about a Bucky 'O Hare revival?

RSNaco

07-22-2008, 05:52 PM

I second reviving SWAT Kats. It was dark and serious enough for a show with anthro-cats but rocked hard, especially the opening themes and all of T-Bone and Razor's gadgets and vehicles. The second season was never finished and the atmosphere and characters made this series a joy to behold. I'd love to see what could be done with it today as long as it kept the dark, rocking style to it.

Starbro

07-22-2008, 10:06 PM

How about a Bucky 'O Hare revival?

The chances of that actually happening would be exponentially greater if more than a thimble full of people watched the original.

GWOtaku

07-22-2008, 11:24 PM

Ideally, when more Gargoyles stories are down in comic format, a cartoon would happen. I sure won't be holding by breath for it. Yet seriously, who doesn't want to see more Gargoyles?

Booncy

07-23-2008, 02:38 AM

I'd only be in favor of new Powerpuff Girls episodes if Craig McCracken were going to be overseeing things again and if there was a genuine commitment to quality. If we were just going to get more of what we got in the shows' last season, then PPG can stay buried. I'd rather have no show than a new season of crap.

I strongly agree, wholeheartedly! There is hope though! From what I've heard Craig McCracken is either working on or is finished with the final 6th season of Foster's Home For Imaginary Friends. Also Tara Strong said in an interview a few months ago for "The Big Spoon" that there's a good possibility for new Powerpuff Girls episodes after being questioned by the interviewer about the upcoming TV Movie. So in other words we PPG fans have a greater chance of getting back new, quality, superb seasons (made by the creator Craig McCracken himself) should the series ever get revived rather than the crap we saw during 2003-2005.

Kenny E. McCall

07-23-2008, 03:09 AM

Sure, they would need to update to today's music trends, but I feel that the characters will keep what made them awesome.

Who, the Holograms or the Misfits?

I'm a fan of the Holograms myself, and if a Jem reboot can be done, and because of the fear of a lawsuit by the real-life Misfits band, just change Pizzazz, Roxy and Stormer's band name to the Limp Lizards, and reboot everything else to fit today's music scene while still keeping the look of the original characters.

If they did reboot it, I want the art to be done in the same style of Ben 10: Alien for realistic purposes, the Transformers: Animated style for crossover purposes with that show.

stephane dumas

07-23-2008, 07:55 AM

These could need a revival:
Disney's Bonkers

For Bonkers, would it be the period where Bonkers is teamed with Lucky Pickle or Miranda?

DarthGonzo

07-23-2008, 08:10 PM

Yet seriously, who doesn't want to see more Gargoyles?

Disney.

thenewme93

07-23-2008, 09:02 PM

I say...SWAT Kats...that show rocked and was reaching B:TAS levels of dark..

Zen Man

07-25-2008, 08:39 AM

Disney.

Which is why they're idiots.

Blackstar

07-25-2008, 08:55 AM

I say...SWAT Kats...that show rocked and was reaching B:TAS levels of dark..

Well, as dark as a show populated by anthropomorphic cats with cat pun-ish names can get, anyway.

GWOtaku

07-25-2008, 01:20 PM

Disney.

Well, right, I mean on an individual level. ;)

John Pannozzi

07-25-2008, 02:45 PM

To be honest, the only reason I want revivals of some of my favorite '90s shows is because with all the 80's cartoons revivals in recent years, it would be an injustice if no 90's cartoons got the same treatment, and I'd envy 80's cartoons fans. Hey, if Strawberry Shortcake got a revival, why can't Animaniacs and/or Darkwing Duck (maybe in DTV or theatrical short form as opposed to TV).

Tommy Lawson

07-27-2008, 08:52 PM

I'd personally rather see studios progress forward with new series than getting a bunch of revivals.

But creating new shows is risky, and IMO it is likely most of them will fail, especially if they aren't given a chance to build an audience - it's either an instant hit or it goes off-the-air nowadays. After all, why risk money on an unproven property when you can just do something with one people are already familiar with, such as the Ninja Turtles, very popular in the past, and still has a significant fanbase after nearly a quarter-century?

Mavericker

08-17-2008, 03:15 AM

Catillac Cats.

W.C.Reaf

08-17-2008, 09:53 AM

Pretty much anything I saw as a kid and thought was great but when watching it now I'm thinking "I liked this because...?" or "this is a bit meh."

Bravestar and Galaxy Rangers because we need more space westerns and these had good concepts.

I'd like to see more Bucky O'Hare but I'm happy with what we got and I think it's still as good as I remember it to be.

Pirates of Darkwater could be great now as Pirates have come back into style somewhat with PotC.

Gargoyles coming back would be epicly awesome! but only if Greg Weisman is at the helm. We've seen what happens to the show if he's not in charge.

Mavericker

08-18-2008, 09:36 AM

Bring back O.G. Readmore and update Computer Scooter and Mr. Chips for the internet age. :)

dmxx116

08-28-2008, 05:29 PM

I like to see all the 90 X-Men,Spider-Man,Iron Man,Fantastic Four,and The Incredibie Hulk all get revival like The Biker Mice Of Mars got.

RonDrakenfan17

08-29-2008, 05:27 PM

I'd love to see Chip n Dale Rescue Rangers come back. Also um Darkwing Duck and Mickey Mouse cartoons, gosh I miss those wackey cartoons. They should also bring back House of Mouse only add the new cartoon shows to the background cast, like Kim Possible.

Junko Black

08-30-2008, 06:59 AM

A new Gargoyles series or a Gargoyles spin-off even would be awesome, especially for an audience that is sad Avatar ended and are currently looking for some of the same caliber to watch.

The original idea behind Freakazoid with a manic superhero like the Creeper would be fun too. But I've always liked the Creeper.

A new Gatchaman/G-Force sans horrible dub editing would be fun, though I think they might already be continuing the series still in Japan. It would be great to see the original and have it revamped and stuff.

stephane dumas

08-30-2008, 08:16 PM

I like to see all the 90 X-Men,Spider-Man,Iron Man,Fantastic Four,and The Incredibie Hulk all get revival like The Biker Mice Of Mars got.

For the 1990s Spider-man would be the more interesting, to see how Peter Parker/Spidey will find Mary-Jane Watson, bringing a sort of real closure to this series.

Another 90s cartoon who could be interesting to revive is Mighty Max. It could be interesting if Max bring sometimes Bea in his adventures with Virgil and Norman.