"My Little Pony Friendship is Magic" is getting a movie in 2017! I think it will be full of rainbows, magic, and evil Changelings. The show is already in it's sixth season.
I meant to quote thoth lad, but I failed.
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Go with the good and you'll be like them; go with the evil and you'll be worse than them.- Portuguese Proverb
M.A.S.K. was a really groovy concept, sort of a mesh of G. I. Joe, Transformers, and super-heroes, but last time I tried re-watching the cartoon, it was pretty much so-so at best. Still, a lot of potential there if done right.
I loved M.A.S.K. It definitely took all the popular kids' show concepts of the mid 80s and smashed them together. As a Legion-fanatic I am kind of predisposed to things with a large, colorful cast and long lists of data pertinent to each character. The show was definitely very formulaic though with the individual episodes of little consequence.
A cinematic treatment would likely have to cut to the chase, but it'd be an option. I would love to see the concept properly serialized and explored in more depth.
I loved the "Mission: Impossible" type Premise for M.A.S.K. where they picked operatives based on skill set for the upcoming missions, but, also like "Mission: Impossible", the premise was cooler than the execution because they kept finding non-sensical way to keep bringing back the same characters again and again.
Based on childhood recollections (always the most accurate, of course), I didn't get into MASK as much as I got into Visionaries or GI Joe. I wasn't so into the "let's jump in my vehicle and let it do the amazing stuff". Also, the GI Joe guys were cuter IMO
Micronauts comics were so weird and cool to me. The games that artists played with perspective messed with my pre-420 mind. I was never a huge fan boy of it and so didn't spend my hard earned pennies on it.
What studio are they hooking up with. Paramount? There's getting to be too much continuity in these action movie franchises.
Disney has created a juggernaut with a quadruple threat of Marvel/Star Wars/Pixar/Traditional Disney Princess fare covering all the heavy blockbuster/merchandise demographics. Just because Disney is successful with Marvel Studios and will be guaranteed success with the new continuity heavy Star Wars Universe doesn't mean this stuff makes sense for everyone else.
My sense is that GI Joe is hamstrung overseas by being a symbol of American Imperialism and no one cares about any of the other properties.
The only way for this Hasbroverse to be successful is if Transformers is rebooted and made a part of it. They would need to take a Disney style approach and cancel all existing cartoons and print publications and develop future TV series both animated and live action that happen in the universe. This is much more difficult because Disney is vertically and horizontally integrated in across all media platforms.
I assume the idea is that while there wouldn't be much interest in these properties individually, they can generate more interest by linking them together.
Agreed that not including Transformers is an extremely stupid move. Especially as there's already a history of G. I. Joe and Transformers operating in a shared universe.
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