EddyW
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Problem one shows me you have a shallow perception of what animation could be. Problem two on the other hand is a valid one, but not something that's impossible to solve. The examples you give are old and cheesy. Clone Wars for instance is a great example of how you port a movie franchise to an animated series. It might not be for everyone still, but I think the majority of the movie fans agree and the kids love it.
Disney just announced a 2D series based on the Lion King. Judging from the stills they released, production value wise, it's looking pretty good.
Randy_Flagg said:I have to admit that I'd really have no interest in an Indy cartoon.
I see two big problems with it:
1. The situations would end up being too over-the-top and stupid because there are no limitations with animation, and because cartoons tend to be exaggerations of what can be done in real life. I can easily picture cringe-worthy scenes like Indy surfing on a shark, or having a fist fight on the wing of an airplane (while occasionally flapping his arms and yelling, "Whoooaaa! Whooaaa!" as he's about to lose his balance.)
2. It would get really, really repetitive. The Indy formula is very basic: Indy must keep powerful artifact out of the hands of villains. They managed to stretch this across four films, and it's already getting a bit long in the tooth. Now imagine seeing it replayed over multiple episodes of a tv show every week. That would get old fast. But if they vary the formula, then it risks not really being Indy (remember how un-Indy-like the Young Indy was?)
Aside from that, I guess I just remember too well how bad some previous movie-to-cartoon attempts have been. Remember The Karate Kid cartoon? The Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventures cartoon? And if you completely forgot that those cartoon ever existed, well, that just further proves my point that an Indy cartoon probably isn't something to get too excited about.
Udvarnoky said:What, you mean a hand-drawn one? You act like you're the first person to think of that. Wanna know why you're the only one saying it? Because it belongs in the same realm as wishing for a life sized T-Rex made out of solid chocolate to materialize in your backyard.
Disney's not going to pay for a traditionally animated 2D cartoon. They can't even be bothered to put out a 2D feature once a decade. The Princess and the Frog was supposed to presage a mini-revivial, but ultimately they gutted their hand-drawn divsion last year.
Disney just announced a 2D series based on the Lion King. Judging from the stills they released, production value wise, it's looking pretty good.