History Trivia / Thundercats2011

** Creator/{{Toonami}} has decided to pick up the series as part of it's new expanded block, giving it the support and reruns it needed which Cartoon Network itself never gave it, though now at a very late time slot. Time will tell if this is enough to get the show another season.

** JamesArnoldTaylor is Khamai.

** JeffreyCombs is Soul Sever.

** DeeBradleyBaker is Slithe.

** WillFriedle is Lion-O.

** Not to mention WillFriedle (who is a very vocal ''WesternAnimation/{{ThunderCats}}'' and Tolkien fan). Also a PromotedFanboy as the original show is one of the reasons he got into animation. MatthewMercer and Creator/KevinMichaelRichardson are also big ''WesternAnimation/{{ThunderCats}}'' fans, and you can see all three geeking out [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mSM8j8GDtZ8 here.]]

* TheOtherDarrin: Leo is voiced by WillFriedle in his first appearance because of Lion-O reliving events of the past through Leo. "Birth of the Blades" has JasonMarsden voicing him, and this is likely what Leo's actual voice sounds like. This is something of a CastingGag, since Will and Jason are good friends.
* RelationshipVoiceActor: Creator/CreeSummer and WillFriedle play rebel leaders and sweethearts Panthera and Leo, but Cree was also Max Gibson, GirlFriday to Will's Batman successor in ''WesternAnimation/BatmanBeyond'', then they later played the OfficialCouple in ''VideoGame/TonyHawksUnderground''.

* WrittenByCastMember: "The Trials of Lion-O: Part 2" and "Birth of the Blades" were written by WillFriedle.

* PlayingAgainstTheType: Pamela Adlon is usually known for playing energetic boys in shows like KingOfTheHill and TimeSquad. Here, she plays Pumyra, a young woman with a major temper problem.

** ScrewedByTheNetwork: The first sign of trouble was Bandai discontinuing the toyline. The next was when CN, after promising the team 52 episodes, [[ILied proceeded to break their promise]] shortly before the toyline was announced to be dead. Yet again, [[CorruptCorporateExecutive Stuart Snyder]] cancels another [[SymBionicTitan action show]] with a large PeripheryDemographic.

** StephenRoot is The Drifter.

The following are {{Trivia}}l facts relating to ''[[WesternAnimation/{{Thundercats 2011}} [=ThunderCats (2011)=]]]''.
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*** He's also the Captain in Episode 3, Cornelius Tunar, [[ActorAllusion who seems to be channeling]] [[RatchetAndClank Captain Slag]].

* CrossDressingVoices: Snarf is male but voiced by a Japanese woman.

* HeyItsThatVoice
** WillFriedle as the voice of Lion-O.
** MatthewMercer as the voice of Tygra and the Driller.
** Creator/KevinMichaelRichardson as the voice of Panthro.
** Emmanuelle Chriqui as the voice of Cheetara.
** Pamela Adlon as the voice of Pumyra.
** Creator/CoreyBurton as the voice of Jaga, Jorma, and others. He's using his [[Franchise/KingdomHearts Ansem The Wise]][=/=][[WesternAnimation/StarWarsTheCloneWars Count Dooku]] voice, which also makes him sound very similar to ChristopherLee whom Corey was TheOtherDarrin to in the series.
** RobinAtkinDownes as the voice of Mumm-Ra.
*** He also plays the Captain in Episode 3, Cornelius Tunar, [[ActorAllusion who seems to be channeling]] [[RatchetAndClank Captain Slag]].
** Creator/ClancyBrown as the voice of Grune.
** Larry Kenney ([[CastingGag the original]] [[MetaCasting voice]] [[RemakeCameo of Lion-O]]) as the voice of Claudus.
** DeeBradleyBaker as the voice of Slithe.
** SatomiKoorogi ([[Anime/{{Pokemon}} Togepi]]) voices Snarf.
** Creator/CreeSummer as Panthera in "Legacy".
** Creator/RobPaulsen as the leader of the Jackal-men and the leader of the Lizard-men in the same episode.
** Atticus Shaffer from ''Series/TheMiddle'' as young!Emrick.
** StephenRoot as The Drifter.
** Richard Chamberlain as Zigg.
** Hector Elizondo voiced Viragor.
** Creator/JimCummings as the voice of Caspin.
** JasonMarsden as the voice of Leo (when he's not possessed by Lion-O).
** JeffreyCombs as the voice of Soul Sever.
** JamesArnoldTaylor as Khamai.

** SatomiKoorogi voices Snarf.

*** The European Spanish dub has [[WesternAnimation/TotalDramaIsland D.J.]] appear twice. His Catalan actor is Spanish Lion-O; D.J.'s Euro. Spanish actor is Tygra.
*** Speaking of Total Drama, the Venezuelan dub has some recurring actors. Lion-O is Chris, Tygra is Owen, Cheetara is Leshawna, and Snarf is Mike.

** Though the uncertainty of the show's future could simply be chalked up to the [[{{troll}} trolling]] creators, who've been yanking audiences chains form day on, [[CallBack Panthro is dead!]]

* TeasingCreator: The crew just ''loves'' messing with their fellow fans, especially at the [[http://crewofomens.tumblr.com Crew of Omens]] blog, and occasionally DeviantArt, where a crewmember [[http://farfie-kins.deviantart.com/art/THUNDERCATS-HO-246011858 teased]] the WholeEpisodeFlashback of "Old Friends" in an early review comment. Almost every question of "Will (X) from the old show appear in a future episode?" has been answered with a sly "Maybe" and a wink. They're also very fond of the MathematiciansAnswer.

* NetworkToTheRescue: The show's ratings were okay, but the toys didn't sell as well as hoped so WB talked Cartoon Network into moving the show from Friday nights to Saturday mornings as a lead-in to the popular DC Nation programing block. The show's ratings ''doubled'' overnight. Unfortunately...

** {{Toonami}} has decided to pick up the series as part of it's new expanded block, giving it the support and reruns it needed which Cartoon Network itself never gave it, though now at a very late time slot. Time will tell if this is enough to get the show another season.

** JimCummings as the voice of Caspin.

** Creator/CoreyBurton as the voice of Jaga, Jorma, and others. He's using his [[KingdomHearts Ansem The Wise]][=/=][[StarWarsTheCloneWars Count Dooku]] voice, which also makes him sound very similar to ChristopherLee whom Corey was TheOtherDarrin to in the series.

** RobPaulsen as the leader of the Jackal-men and the leader of the Lizard-men in the same episode.
** Atticus Shaffer from ABC's ''The Middle'' as young!Emrick.

*** The European Spanish dub has [[TotalDramaIsland D.J.]] appear twice. His Catalan actor is Spanish Lion-O; D.J.'s Euro. Spanish actor is Tygra.

** Creator/CoreyBurton as the voice of Jaga, Jorma, and others. He's using his [[KingdomHearts Ansem The Wise]][=/=][[StarWars Count Dooku]] voice, which also makes him sound very similar to ChristopherLee whom Corey was TheOtherDarrin to in the series.

** Richard Chamberlain as Zigg... yes, we have Oscar-caliber actors in our cartoon reboot now.

** KevinMichaelRichardson as the voice of Panthro.

** Not to mention WillFriedle (who is a very vocal ''WesternAnimation/{{ThunderCats}}'' and Tolkien fan). Also a PromotedFanboy as the original show is one of the reasons he got into animation. MatthewMercer and KevinMichaelRichardson are also big ''WesternAnimation/{{ThunderCats}}'' fans, and you can see all three geeking out [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mSM8j8GDtZ8 here.]]

** CreeSummer as Panthera in "Legacy".

* RelationshipVoiceActor: CreeSummer and WillFriedle play rebel leaders and sweethearts Panthera and Leo, but Cree was also Max Gibson, GirlFriday to Will's Batman successor in ''WesternAnimation/BatmanBeyond'', then they later played the OfficialCouple in ''VideoGame/TonyHawksUnderground''.

** CoreyBurton as the voice of Jaga, Jorma, and others. He's using his [[KingdomHearts Ansem The Wise]][=/=][[StarWars Count Dooku]] voice, which also makes him sound very similar to ChristopherLee whom Corey was TheOtherDarrin to in the series.

** ClancyBrown as the voice of Grune.

*** [[Toonami]] has decided to pick up the series as part of it's new expanded block, giving it the support and reruns it needed which Cartoon Network itself never gave it, though now at a very late time slot. Time will tell if this is enough to get the show another season.

** Larry Kenney ([[CastingGag the]] [[AndTheFandomRejoiced original]] [[MetaCasting voice]] [[RemakeCameo of Lion-O]]) as the voice of Claudus.

* WrittenByCastMember: "The Trials of Lion-O: Part 2" and "Birth of the Blades" were written by WillFriedle.

** WillFriedle ([[WesternAnimation/BatmanBeyond Batman]], [[WesternAnimation/KimPossible Ron Stoppable]], and [[WesternAnimation/BatmanTheBraveAndTheBold Blue Beetle]]) as the voice of Lion-O.

** [[KingOfTheHill Pamela Adlon]] as the voice of Pumyra.
** CoreyBurton ([[WesternAnimation/TheTransformers Shockwave]]) as the voice of Jaga, Jorma, and others. He's using his [[KingdomHearts Ansem The Wise]] voice, which also makes him sound very similar to ChristopherLee whom Burton was TheOtherDarrin to in the series.
** RobinAtkinDownes ([[WesternAnimation/AvengersEarthsMightiestHeroes The Abomination, Baron Zemo]], [[NoMoreHeroes Travis Touchdown]], [[VideoGame/TeamFortress2 The Medic]], [[{{Halo}} The Prophet of Regret]], and [[KingdomHearts Luxord]]) as the voice of Mumm-Ra.
*** He also plays the Captain in Episode 3, Cornelius Tunar, [[ActorAllusion who seems to be channeling]] [[RatchetAndClank Captain Slag!]]
** ClancyBrown ([[Film/{{Highlander}} The Kurgan]] and [[WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarePants Mr. Krabs]], and even more relevantly, [[WesternAnimation/SupermanTheAnimatedSeries Lex Luthor]]) as the voice of Grune.

** SatomiKoorogi ([[Anime/{{Pokemon}} Togepi and Pichu]]) voices Snarf.
** CreeSummer ([[BatmanBeyond Maxine Gibson]], [[DannyPhantom Valerie Gray]], [[TransformersAnimated Blackarachnia]]) as Panthera (Leo's LoveInterest) in "Legacy", and RobPaulsen was the leader of the Jackal-men AND the leader of the Lizard-men in the same episode.

** StephenRoot ([[KingOfTheHill Bill,]] [[OfficeSpace Milton]]) as The Drifter.
** Richard Chamberlain as Zigg...yes, we have Oscar-caliber actors in our cartoon reboot now.

*** The European Spanish dub has [[TotalDramaIsland D.J.]] appear... TWICE! His Catalan actor is Spanish Lion-O; D.J.'s Euro. Spanish actor is Tygra.

** JasonMarsden as the voice of Leo (when he's not posessed by Lion-O).
** JeffreyCombs as the voice of Soul Sever, complete with the obligatory ''Film/{{Re-Animator}}'' ShoutOut.

* MeanCharacterNiceActor: Matthew Mercer, voice of Tygra and all around awesome guy, admits that after reading scripts and doing recordings he sometimes wants to just step back and yell "He's (Tygra) ''such'' a dick!"

** Not to mention Will Friedle (who is a very vocal ''WesternAnimation/{{ThunderCats}}'' and Tolkien fan). Also a PromotedFanboy as the original show is one of the reasons he got into animation. Matthew Mercer and Kevin Michael Richardson are also big ''WesternAnimation/{{ThunderCats}}'' fans, and you can see all three geeking out [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mSM8j8GDtZ8 here.]]
*** Speaking of Matthew Mercer, he dressed up as Mumm-Ra for Halloween!

* TheOtherDarrin: Leo is voiced by WillFriedle in his first appearance because of Lion-O reliving events of the past through Leo. "Birth of the Blades" has JasonMarsden voicing him, and this is likely what Leo's actual voice sounds like. This is something of a CastingGag, since Friedle and Marsden are good friends.
* RelationshipVoiceActor: CreeSummer and WillFriedle play rebel leaders and sweethearts Panthera and Leo, but Summer was also Max Gibson, girl friday to Friedle's Batman successor in ''WesternAnimation/BatmanBeyond'', then they later played the OfficialCouple in ''VideoGame/TonyHawksUnderground''.

* WordOfGod: Art director Dan Norton set up a [[http://crewofomens.tumblr.com/ Thundercats crew blog]] to answer fan questions and also uses [[http://dingo107.deviantart.com/ deviantArt]], frequently posting fan art on the blog, including both Yaoi and FetishFuel art.
* WrittenByCastMember: "The Trials of Lion-O: Part 2" and "Birth of the Blades" were written by Will Friedle.