I fear that "the WB" will inject a healthy dose of hip-hop influence along with
the new character make-overs, as they seem to do with most of their TV
programming. While many of these shows rank at the bottom in the Nielsons, they
seem hell bent on continuing the trend. I doubt the new Bugs will have the
"same wit, etc", because the original Looney Toons were made for adults, and
the subsequent 60yrs of children's viewing was an accidental crossover. The
success of Sponge Bob, and others is because someone was smart enough to run
with the formula. Adult humor that goes over kids heads, with funny characters
that kids like. My 3yr. old loves the original Warner characters because they
are funny, and I expose them to him. He is also a big fan of "The Little
Rascals" (talk about a different era)! I bought the Hal Roach tapes before I
was even married, because they were no longer on television and I hoped someday
to have a kid who could enjoy them as we all did. The bottom lin!
e is the bottom line. Warner is not trying to make another timeless
masterpiece, they want to sell more action figures to a generation they are
helping to "dummy down". Kenny
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