Keith, ix-nay on the ideas-ay! Seriously, I loathe those "Baby" shows as well. If the material were meant for consumption by children, then it would've been *aimed* at them ab initio.
---------[ Received Mail Content ]---------- Subject : [scifinoir2] What's Next, "Baby Iron Man"? Date : Sat, 7 Mar 2009 05:23:13 +0000 (UTC) From : Keith Johnson <keithbjohn...@comcast.net> To : scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Why oh why do people always feel the need to create "young so-and-so" shows? There is *nothing* in the Iron Man mythos to support this, yet here NickToons is debuting a new show next month, based on sixteen-year-old boy genius Tony Stark, wielding the power of the armour! And yes, the show has all the regulars like teen Happy Hogan, teen Pepper Potts. There's even a young computer geek Rhodey Rhodes, who stays at home in his room and runs logistics/tactical/computer support for Tony's missions (and who was it saying that "Leverage" marginalized the brother to nothing but behind-the-scenes support?) And this not-old-enough-to-vote Iron Man (Iron Boy?) will be fighting classic villains like Mandarin, Crimson Dynamo, and Living Laser. I guess all the villains will be disaffected youth, alienated from their parents and schoolmates? Gaaah! I've always hated stuff like "Baby Looney Toons", "Flinstone Kids", that horrible Superbaby back in the day that showed an infant Superman, etc. So I'll avoid this one. Let's just hope they don't follow this up with a show about the infant Iron Baby, flying around in steel diapers, saying stuff like "Me need to charge up me armor real quick!" ************************************************ http://www.marvel.com/news/moviestories.4184.First_Look~colon~_Iron_Man~colon~_Armored_Adventures First Look: Iron Man: Armored Adventures Animated Series Watch the debut trailer for Shellhead's 2009 animated series right now! Iron Man " Iron Man: Armored Adventures " launches Marvel's newly crowned box-office king Tony Stark on to the small screen, and in 2009 the first 26 animated episodes will begin airing on Nicktoons. Here's a brief description of this high tech new action adventure series: Mandarin "Tony Stark, heir to a billion-dollar corporation, lives a life of luxury, free to pursue his chief interests -- seeing extreme thrills, solving scientific mysteries, and creating mind-boggling inventions. But everything goes horribly wrong when a tragic accident robs Tony of his father and nearly costs him his own life. Now dependent on his own amazing technology for survival and dedicated to battling corruption, Tony must reconcile the pressure of teenage life with the duties of a super hero. Iron Man and the Mandarin Duking It Out Inside his remarkable invention, Tony Stark is geared for high-speed flight, high-tech battles and high-octane adventure! He is IRON MAN!" Although, we are still months away from its Nicktoons television début, you can be the first to see an episode of "Iron Man: Armored Adventures" at the San Diego Comic-Con. Tony Stark Come meet Co-Producer Josh Fine, Head Writer Chris Yost and others involved with this invincible new Iron Man series on Saturday at 10:00am PT in Room 6CDEF. Join Tony, Rhodey and Pepper as they enter a high tech world of science, super-villains, and mystery... and square off against the malevolent MANDARIN! Be sure to come back to Marvel.com to find out the latest Comic-Con related news and sneak peeks. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JQdwk8Yntds
