February 18, 2005
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Just found this! Fan art from Japan? (Artist unknown)
UPDATE: Greatest editorial EVER over at Cartoon Brew on this. It really articulates what the majority of people who are passionate about animation, are thinking…
“…for every misguided show like LOONATICS, we lose out (and Warner Bros. loses out) on discovering the next Chuck Jones, the next Bob Clampett, the next Tex Avery, the next individual who could be creating the Bugs Bunny’s and Daffy Duck’s of our generation. There are countless modern creators out there who have ideas…who have something to say…and it’s a slap in the face of every talented artist working in this business whenever a major animation studio chickens out like this.” - Amid
Jerry Beck adds:
“It’s a good business decision for them – evergreen characters (i.e. Winnie The Pooh & Scooby-Doo) are worth billions to these companies. Attempting to continue a cartoon star with a proven track record is seen as low risk. If the original creators, artists, voice actors are gone – the less strings attached – the potential for profits are even higher. The company can now control every creative aspect of the revival initiative. No fussy creative types to kowtow to. In an era of creator-driven cartoons, a corporate-owned property is the safest bet they can place.”
What’s That Sound..?*
*…maybe the denizens of Termite Terrace, a-turnin’..? - Eddie
Comments (4)
Yup, pretty astute editorial. The only time I’ve ever gotten indignant about Warners f*cking with Looney Tunes was when they started censoring the originals on television to remove the violence.
Mr Bali Hai, you mean you were okay with stuff like ‘Tweety & Sylvester Mysteries’, ‘Space Jam’, ‘Back In Action’, ‘Duck Dodgers’, ‘Baby Looney Tunes’ and ‘Tazmania’? -Eddie
Eddie, as long as they don’t mess with the catalog up until around 1960 or so, I really don’t care what they do. I can watch all the originals on Boomerang, complete and unedited.Love that Japanese fan art. I wonder if they have ML Cosplay groups yet?
I get your point, MR.BH. Let’s face it, after that date they ceased to be the Looney Tunes as we knew them…I wish WB would let them rest in peace.