Disney Channel's "Fish Hooks" Pre-Release Talkback (Spoilers)

[Alec]

Production has begun on "Fish Hooks" (working title), an animated comedy series centered around three aquatic friends in a fish tank, produced using an innovative mixture of 2-D digital animation and photo collage by Disney Television Animation for Disney Channels Worldwide. "Fish Hooks" is scheduled to premiere Fall 2010. The announcement was made today by Gary Marsh, President, Entertainment, Disney Channels Worldwide.

"The 'Fish Hooks' team has created one of the most original, inventive animated series on television – bringing an ingenious twist to the classic archetypes of high school life (where else but in the world of a high school fish tank would you find characters named Piranica, Clamantha or Jocktopus?)" said Marsh.

The 21-episode series follows Milo, Oscar and Bea, three friends and neighbors who attend Freshwater High, a school submerged in a giant fish tank in the center of a local pet store. Together they experience the typical challenges and triumphs of tween life ranging from friendship, dating and sports, along with more atypical teen issues like giant lobster attacks and school field trips to the hamster cages.

The series was created by children's book illustrator, Noah Z. Jones, developed for television by Alex Hirsch ("The Marvelous Misadventures of Flapjack") and Bill Reiss ("Chowder"), executive produced by Adam Burton ("The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy") and co-executive produced by Noah Z. Jones. Carl Greenblatt ("Chowder") and Bill Reiss will direct.

"Fish Hooks" features a talented voice cast including Kyle Massey ("Cory in the House") as Milo, an adventurous party guy; Chelsea Staub ("JONAS") as Bea, an overly dramatic goldfish; and Justin Roiland ("The Sarah Silverman Program") as Oscar, Milo's neurotic brother.

Disney Channel is a 24-hour kid-driven, family inclusive television network that taps into the world of kids and families through original series and movies. Currently available on basic cable in over 98 million U.S. homes and to millions of other viewers on Disney Channels around the world, Disney Channel is part of the Disney-ABC Television Group.


Here is the trailer for the new series (the quality is not that great) it's the only one I could find: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CzonOLJ_d3s

[Spaceman]

Y'know, I may not be much of a Chowder fan and I despised Billy & Mandy (aside from Grim and Skarr), but even I expected something a little more original and distinctive with Maxwell Atoms and C.H. Greenblatt onboard.

This seems like a cross between My Gym Partner's A Monkey and post-movie SpongeBob... aka, not good at all.

[Astrolupine]

Plenty of yelling and screaming in that trailer... color me unimpressed.

[The Huntsman]

This seems like a cross between My Gym Partner's A Monkey and post-movie SpongeBob... aka, not good at all.You discerned all of that from a thirty second commercial?

I think that the series has potential and I’m looking forward to it. It’ll actually give me a reason to watch The Disney Channel, as I stopped watching it once they moved Phineas & Ferb premieres to Disney XD. I’m not overly fond of the high-school setting, but I really like the art direction.

[Nexonius]

Was that in Flash?

Eh, I'll judge the series on how good or bad it is after a few episodes.

[The Huntsman]

Was that in Flash?I believe so, or at least one of the similar methods. It’s being done by the same people who animated Foster’s Home For Imaginary Friends.

[Nexonius]

Well, it doesn't look like the style Foster's had. It looks more on the line with Kick Buttowski.

[The Huntsman]

Well, it doesn't look like the style Foster's had. It looks more on the line with Kick Buttowski.I don’t really know the difference between programs, but apparently, Fish Hooks is being animated with Toon Boom Harmony. I’m not sure how exactly that is different than flash, but maybe that explains the difference.

[Dr.Pepper]

I really don't like the art style. I will probably still give it a chance, but I am not dieing to see it.

[dothesmartthing]

I will probably have to wait until the premiere date before I make my judgment.

[Freezer Waffles]

It looks like the crew is mostly from Cartoon Network...
I'm not crazy about the high school setting. Oh yeah, high school setting, really original. Especially for Disney. Well, if this plays well, it might go well.
To me, it looks like Disney's trying to do something along the lines of Spongebob in High School.
As been stated in other posts, I'll give it a chance.
And leave it to Disney to use actors from some of their popular shows as voice-actors.
I just hope it doesn't have a musical number in it every 5 minutes.
Oh no, I probably just jinxed it.:sweat:

[RonDrakenfan17]

I'm not liking this at all, before I wasn't sure how the whole fish series would work but now its not looking so good. Phineas and Ferb might be my last animated Disney show for a while :sweat:

[The Huntsman]

I'm not liking this at all, before I wasn't sure how the whole fish series would work but now its not looking so good. Phineas and Ferb might be my last animated Disney show for a while :sweat:It’s a thirty-second commercial… People really should wait until they see something substantial before they make such statements.

[Freedom Fighter]

It looks like the crew is mostly from Cartoon Network...
I'm not crazy about the high school setting. Oh yeah, high school setting, really original. Especially for Disney. Well, if this plays well, it might go well.
To me, it looks like Disney's trying to do something along the lines of Spongebob in High School.
As been stated in other posts, I'll give it a chance.
And leave it to Disney to use actors from some of their popular shows as voice-actors.
I just hope it doesn't have a musical number in it every 5 minutes.
Oh no, I probably just jinxed it.:sweat:So just because Phineas & Ferb not only did it, but it also ended up being one of the best things about the show, suddenly Disney's compelled to do it with all of their animated programs too?

Okay, I guess that's a plausible point, but from what I've seen and heard so far, Fish Hooks doesn't seem like a show that could pull that off on a regular basis.

And I'm not sure where you got popular shows when you thought of Kyle Massey and Chelsea Staub. Massey was on 'That's So Raven,' sure, but he took the lead role on its spinoff, 'Cory in the House,' which only lasted two seasons. Staub is on 'JONAS,' whose first season was so bad that the show had to be reformatted for it to even get a second season. I don't know if it's because their shows really were bad or Disney can only make girl-oriented shows successful (which is saying a lot, given how popular the Jonas Brothers are supposed to be).

Your statement would've fit better when Phineas & Ferb came about, when they plucked Ashley Tisdale from 'Suite Life of Zack & Cody.' Massey and Staub? Not so much.

I do admit that the number of Cartoon Network vets on this show remains the most, if only, intriguing thing about 'Fish Hooks' right now.

But how confident is the network in this show? There's going to be a sneak peek in primetime, but the show's supposedly going to air regularly at 8 am on weekends. If it was on Disney XD, fine, but doing it on Disney Channel? If that timeslot is true... that already is not a good early sign.

[Blackstar]

Admittedly, the high school setting has been done to death. Still, since C.H. Greenblatt (Chowder) and some of the team behind Foster's are behind this, I'm willing to give Fish Hooks a shot before passing sentence on it.

[underdog]

But how confident is the network in this show? There's going to be a sneak peek in primetime, but the show's supposedly going to air regularly at 8 am on weekends. If it was on Disney XD, fine, but doing it on Disney Channel? If that timeslot is true... that already is not a good early sign.
Well, it might be a good thing. Disney Channel has gotten more aggressive with Saturday mornings. In fact, it's beaten Nickelodeon the last few Saturdays.

[Freezer Waffles]

So just because Phineas & Ferb not only did it, but it also ended up being one of the best things about the show, suddenly Disney's compelled to do it with all of their animated programs too?

Okay, I guess that's a plausible point, but from what I've seen and heard so far, Fish Hooks doesn't seem like a show that could pull that off on a regular basis.

And I'm not sure where you got popular shows when you thought of Kyle Massey and Chelsea Staub. Massey was on 'That's So Raven,' sure, but he took the lead role on its spinoff, 'Cory in the House,' which only lasted two seasons. Staub is on 'JONAS,' whose first season was so bad that the show had to be reformatted for it to even get a second season. I don't know if it's because their shows really were bad or Disney can only make girl-oriented shows successful (which is saying a lot, given how popular the Jonas Brothers are supposed to be).

Your statement would've fit better when Phineas & Ferb came about, when they plucked Ashley Tisdale from 'Suite Life of Zack & Cody.' Massey and Staub? Not so much.

I do admit that the number of Cartoon Network vets on this show remains the most, if only, intriguing thing about 'Fish Hooks' right now.

But how confident is the network in this show? There's going to be a sneak peek in primetime, but the show's supposedly going to air regularly at 8 am on weekends. If it was on Disney XD, fine, but doing it on Disney Channel? If that timeslot is true... that already is not a good early sign.
I'd prefer if they had professional voice-actors, but if they can pull it off...
You're right on Phineas and Ferb. It is the only cartoon that has numerous musical acts in each show, but all of the other live-action Disney shows have tons of singing. Just a thought. I don't see how they could fit songs in it, either.

That timeslot doesn't seem right. Even if they're competing for Saturday morning views, it seems like around 10 would be a better time.
I'm not even awake at 8 A.M. on Saturdays.:p

[Mickialla]

I'll probably watch this once, but so far, I'm highly unimpressed. The art style doesn't do much for me, and if there's as much obnoxious screaming as there was in that trailer, then I think I'll pass. I don't know if the animation on Foster's was just a fluke or not, but if the same animation crew is working on this, then so far the quality of animation doesn't seem to be on the level of Foster's animation. I guess it goes to show you that even with good people staffed on a show (Maxwell Atoms, C.H Greenblatt, the Foster's animation crew), the show can still be a dud. Maybe the hands of Disney execs slithered their way into the production a bit too much. Maybe I'm assuming too much. I mean, the show hasn't premiered yet. But I think I've seen as much as I need to see.

[The Huntsman]

But I think I've seen as much as I need to see.It was thirty seconds... Somebody could make a trailer for any show, even your favorites, and in thirty seconds fail to leave a proper impression. Thirty seconds is never all that you need to see.

[Cartoonreality]

I'll have to watch this show to see if it's good or bad, but I'm certainly interested in it. I actually don't mind the high school setting, as long as it actually feels somewhat like a high school. If it doesn't then what's the point of setting it in HS? xD Hopefully this show turns out well.

[Poweranimals]

There's going to be a preview of the show after Camp Rock 2 on Sept 3rd. If past traditions continue, it'll likely be the first episode of the show.

[Bryan]

There's going to be a preview of the show after Camp Rock 2 on Sept 3rd. If past traditions continue, it'll likely be the first episode of the show.
It is, plus the official series premiere will be Friday, September 24 at 9PM ET/PT after a new Phineas and Ferb. (http://www.nickandmore.com/2010/08/24/disney-channel-september-2010-premieres/)

[Kool345]

Wow. I am shocked. Disney Channel has hardly promoted this show. A sneak peek is on next Friday. Maybe we'll see more promotions next week and throughout September before its premiere on September 24th.

[Kryten]

Y'know, I may not be much of a Chowder fan and I despised Billy & Mandy (aside from Grim and Skarr), but even I expected something a little more original and distinctive with Maxwell Atoms and C.H. Greenblatt onboard.

This seems like a cross between My Gym Partner's A Monkey and post-movie SpongeBob... aka, not good at all.

I was thinking "The Buzz on Maggie, but with fish, and, y'know, uglier."

[Kryten]

It was thirty seconds... Somebody could make a trailer for any show, even your favorites, and in thirty seconds fail to leave a proper impression. Thirty seconds is never all that you need to see.

Yes, thirty seconds. Thirty seconds specifically intended for the purpose of convincing me that I need to see more. Kind of the whole point of advertising, really. Thirty seconds to sell me something. They failed to sell me anything.

[steet]

Can I state my opinion? Because I fear I might use some bad words...

Horrible show. Horrible character designs (honestly...there is NOTHING Disney into it, just like all their animated shows since at least Emperor's New School), horrible premise that looks really like a cheap copy of Spongebob (in the past, Disney was the one being copied, not the other way round...) All this seems like a joke. And teens characters in high school. Wow, how original. That will surely interest ALL the family, including adults. (or not...)

I think the Disney executives are really on drugs when they greenlight a project like this or Kick. Or, at the very least, they just do not care at all about Disney's history and what made them particular. (and should just not be working for them, for that reason, as there are lots of more qualified people who can only DREAM of working for Disney...)

Of course such shows may make honest ratings, that doesn't mean they're good though but considering the overall bad quality programs they're airing nowadays, kids don't have much choice...

Honestly it's really a shame John Lasseter didn't do something for the Disney TV animation like he did for the features, because it's probably the Disney department which needs the biggest changes. Especially considering that, as long as this department will keep giving a bad image of the company to the general public, the features will never make impressive sales either.

Can anyone state they didn't encounter people close to you thinking "Disney nowadays is bad" and as such, do not show any single interest in whatever they produce? The DTV department is a plague for the whole company.

[Nitemayer]

Can I state my opinion?
[Opinion]

Eh...

Don't blame Disney as a whole... I think your problems are just with DisXD. Kick Buttowski is actually kinda fun (if you ignore the Obligatory Overweight Friend). If you like Tom & Jerry there are other things you could watch and enjoy. Phineas & Ferb is there too.

Hope you all appreciate this: I'm actually using (translation: wasting) my time and brain function to voice my opinion of the show.
It reeks.
Someone said earlier 'lots of screaming and spazzing'. Art style is unappealing. Concept is trite and distracting; it'll probably reach the stupidity levels of Spongebob in terms of contradicting its own rules. Really lame characters voiced by really lame actors. Title not interesting. Totally trying to hijack viewers of Camp Rock 2. Weak jokes. Show is a sham.
Bring back Aaron Stone.

[Dudley]

Did you guys watch it already? Because the sneak peeks not until tonight.
Regardless, here's my opinion of the cartoon's concept:

http://dtoons.com/conroy/comics/2010-09-03-20-fishhigh.jpg

[The Huntsman]

Did you guys watch it already?Well, I have. The pilot, at any rate. It was meant to be part of those Shorty McShorts’ Shorts and was created before most of the Cartoon Network veterans joined it. The pilot didn’t have a school setting, so I’m not sure how that will change things, but the series had potential based on what I saw. Some of the jokes were stale and I’ve never really liked Kyle Massey’s voice, but I really liked the art direction of the backgrounds and props and it looks like that carried over into the series. I’m going to give it a fair chance.

[cognitofalcon]

Whatever happened to the comparison that Disney was like Classical Music, and Warner Brothers was very much Jaz? Disney's turned into horrible pop. Bad character design. Same old sludge they've been using to make shows for the past decade. And a cheap, unorigional premise. And to think, the people who made Flapjack are behind this. I never really liked Flapjack to begin with, but I'd be lieing if I said it wasn't origional.

And again, HORIBBLE character design. Anyone else sick of flat and 'edgy'? I want to see a well designed appealing character again. It has been awhile, atleast ten years. With the exception of a few.

[chdr]

Whatever happened to the comparison that Disney was like Classical Music, and Warner Brothers was very much Jaz? Disney's turned into horrible pop. Bad character design. Same old sludge they've been using to make shows for the past decade. And a cheap, unorigional premise. And to think, the people who made Flapjack are behind this. I never really liked Flapjack to begin with, but I'd be lieing if I said it wasn't origional. It's actually the Chowder crew that did this one. The Flapjack guys are over at Adevnture Time and Regular Show.

[cognitofalcon]

It's actually the Chowder crew that did this one. The Flapjack guys are over at Adevnture Time and Regular Show.

My bad, but still. Knowing that the show should have been even better, but Kind of jumped the gun, maybe I'll give it a chance. I can't stand the Disney channel for more than a couple of minutes though

[cognitofalcon]

I'll probably watch this once, but so far, I'm highly unimpressed. The art style doesn't do much for me, and if there's as much obnoxious screaming as there was in that trailer, then I think I'll pass. I don't know if the animation on Foster's was just a fluke or not, but if the same animation crew is working on this, then so far the quality of animation doesn't seem to be on the level of Foster's animation. I guess it goes to show you that even with good people staffed on a show (Maxwell Atoms, C.H Greenblatt, the Foster's animation crew), the show can still be a dud. Maybe the hands of Disney execs slithered their way into the production a bit too much. Maybe I'm assuming too much. I mean, the show hasn't premiered yet. But I think I've seen as much as I need to see.

Well, just because the same company might be animating the same show, it'
s still up to the director to decide what the show will look like. (Disney producers probably forced them to go with those kind of designs, as anything older than a year is "ancient, and unappealing to modern day kids" so the creative artwork and backgrounds of fosters, and the creative backfrounds of Chowder will probably be lost.

[AJ Skyterra]

I will give it to this show for their animation design. It's nice to look at with the different elements all in one. But the writing...eh, didn't hold me at all. None of the main characters made me laugh. The only thing that did make me chuckle was the interaction between the clam and Oscar while in the car. It's just something that I've always seen before, nothing to keep my eyes on the screen without grabbing the remote. I may watch it a few more times when it premiers to give it another chance, but for now...nope, not doing it for me.

[Toonatic]

For anyone who dosen't know, 4 12-minute episodes are availbale to watch on IO's Disney Channel On Demand. As for me, I've already begun to like the show. Like Phineas and Ferb, Fish Hooks (to me) is going to be the next hit animated show on Disney Channel.