Loonatics Unleashed won't steal spotlight from originals
NPR, despite not being able to tell the difference between "Donald" and "Daffy" Duck, have an interesting interview with the president of Warner Brother's animation about the upcoming Loonatics Unleashed, a futuristic version of Looney Tunes set 700 years in the future. The new characters are not updated versions of the classic characters, but rather whole new characters with awesome super powers. Perhaps the creators are trying to appeal to a young audience hooked on kinetic, anime-style fare like Yu-Gi-Oh and whatnot? The show is also getting some flak from purists, including an eleven-year-old boy who gathered signatures to stop Warner Brothers from making changes to the original characters, which Warner Brothers never did in the first place, so I guess it worked.
Before I end this post, I'll weigh in on the debate a little because I am a lover of Looney Tunes. I have no problem with the idea of Loonatics Unleashed. The fact is, the golden age of Looney Tunes has long passed, and series such as this one, Baby Looney Tunes, and heck, even Tiny Toons are just ways of making them new and exciting for those who didn't grow up with the classics. Looney Tunes were an animated force to be reckoned with for several decades, but times change, Mel Blanc and Chuck Jones die, and the world moves on. Looney Tunes are a viable commercial commodity now, but it doesn't diminish what they once were, or their revered place in the history of television and film.

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