I tivoed the CBS Evening News today and just watched it. I caught a
report about Warner Brothers
extreme makeover of Bugs Bunny. Warner's proposes to turn the wascally
wabbit into some kind
of crimefighting "INCREDIBLES"-like (only not as good) hipster figure
along with all the other immortal Loo
Making over Bugs Bunny is a real insult to Chuck Jones.
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Yup, I agree, it's sacrilegious.
I still howl at the old cartoons, but our chicks don't think they're as
funny as guys; it could be a "three stooges" thing, you know, cause I don't
know a woman alive who loves the stooges as much as most men do. My
godchildren don't "get" the old cartoons either,
Kirby:
I can't say I am at all surprised at Warner's.
A few years ago I did a detailed analysis of "New Product Development"
within the entertainment industry, specifically with commercial studios.
One clear revelation was the lack of quality product coming from books
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> I tivoed the CBS Evening
I agree. I watched the CBS Evening News (though the next morning here in Jerusalem) and was sickened.
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Yuck!
Thank you for the link, David. I looked quickly at the other posts
regarding this.
My big question is what kids don't like the old Bugs?? All the ones I
know do. This new thing looks like the Tazmanian devil after his South
Beach diet.
Nathalie
p.s. By the way, am I the rare woman who act
Hi Nathalie: how's your column going in MCW?
My big question is what kids don't like the old Bugs?? All the ones I know
do.
Well, I bet they are the type of kids who had their parents take them to see
last year's "Looney Tunes" movie. None of the kids I know saw it.
This new thing looks like the
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you might have something there.
Now tell us more about those reefer (oops, I mean, oh never mind) references
in "Mickey's Garden" and the subtext stuff in "Snow White."
-koose.
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I couldn't agree with you more, Kirby. WB get a f'n
clue!
Toochis
--- Kirby McDaniel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I tivoed the CBS Evening News today and just watched
> it. I caught a
> report about Warner Brothers
> extreme makeover of Bugs Bunny. Warner's proposes
> to turn the wascally
> wab
e tunes they run on TV now days.
The other problem, unless they have Boomerang channel or the Looney tunes
DVD's collections, they really don't get any exposure.
Doug
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now days.The other problem, unless they have Boomerang channel or the Looney tunesDVD's collections, they really don't get any exposure.Doug- Original Message -From: "Yafet" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>To:
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;s collections, they really don't get any exposure.
Doug
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> Yuck!
>
> Thank you for the link, David. I looked quickly at the other posts
> regarding thi
ot;sequel").
-- JR
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Yup, I agree, it's sacrilegious.I still howl at the old
cartoons, but our chicks don
They're are not so much dumb as they are young. Some studio execs literally do not know who many Looney Tunes characters ARE. And I don't agree, Bugs et al do appeal to kids, funny is funny.
Years ago, I remember pitching a script to a studio executive who was clearly under 30. I mentioned the the
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
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