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Psi001 Since: Oct, 2010
#1: Oct 24th 2012 at 7:02:39 PM

There are many shows we'd like to see return to our screens. Which in particular do you think are worthy of a reboot or continuation?

Alternatively is there a show you think didn't quite hit the mark first time round and would like to see reattempt with a better effort (I suppose this could be considered a follow up to the "Good Idea Poor Execution" thread, having now discussed a show's problems, how would you have gone about solving them and remaking it as a plausible effort?).

edited 24th Oct '12 7:03:29 PM by Psi001

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#2: Oct 24th 2012 at 11:04:50 PM

Gargoyles on the condition they make it a continuation and bring back Greg Wiseman.

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#3: Oct 24th 2012 at 11:28:24 PM

The Buzz On Maggie, because it had the potential to be so much better than it actually was. On second thought, the show really kinda sucked, but could've been okay in the hands of better writers.

edited 24th Oct '12 11:28:57 PM by 0dd1

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#4: Oct 25th 2012 at 9:22:56 AM

Seems like there'll be a lot of Disney shows. I would've like to have seen a continuation of Jake Long, with the writers being allowed much more free rein than what they had.

Hey Arnold I think deserves to continued as well.

Speaking of Greg Weisman, Bring Back Spec Spidey!!!

edited 25th Oct '12 9:23:37 AM by blueflame724

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#5: Oct 25th 2012 at 11:06:02 AM

[up][up]This, provided they get better animation and someone who understands how to write characters that are female that can appeal to just about everyone... Oh, and no Sadist Show -type humor (one key reason this show sucked besides weak animation) - that's the reason people don't fondly watch Disney for anything that isn't Gravity Falls or Phineas And Ferb (which I don't even like that much, BTW)... And that kind of sickens me.

edited 25th Oct '12 11:07:26 AM by LostAnarchist

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#6: Oct 25th 2012 at 11:28:21 AM

I wouldn't mind seeing Spider Man The Animated Series without the massive amounts of Executive Meddling. The show hasn't aged the best, and I specifically blame the Fox Executives for having such an iron grip on the franchise. I don't get why Spider-Man had so much grief when X Men The Animated Series didn't have nearly as hard of a time.

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#7: Oct 25th 2012 at 1:15:28 PM

[up]New management. All the execs at FOX hate each other and want to undermine the predecessor's decisions.

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#8: Oct 25th 2012 at 1:22:41 PM

Dave The Barbarian

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#9: Oct 25th 2012 at 1:28:08 PM

[up]Now THAT was a hilarious show.

Now that I think of it, I don't know whether or not I want it to have a second shot so much as I want the episodes to be more readily available (legally or otherwise), but Sheep In The Big City needs to be dug out from its grave. That's pretty much the show that defined my sense of humor.

edited 25th Oct '12 1:29:28 PM by 0dd1

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#10: Oct 25th 2012 at 1:34:09 PM

On that note, Clone High.

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#11: Oct 25th 2012 at 1:35:42 PM

I dunno, while I wasn't 100% fond of the show's ending, I don't think there's much that can be done after how it ended without jumping over some really big sharks.

On that note, they can't even put in a clone of Henry Winkler anyway as a joke on that, since he's still alive and well.

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#12: Oct 25th 2012 at 2:16:41 PM

How about Mighty Max? That show actually dared to go into brutal, hardcore territory to the point that you'll sit there and think What Do You Mean, It's for Kids??

It only lasted one season, and that's a shame, because the season finale had The Bad Guy Wins. Fortunately, Max hit the Reset Button, which means that the second season would have had him repeating the events of the first season. Luckily, he remembers what happened last time, he would try to do a better job the next time around. Then there's the fact that Skullmaster (voiced by Tim Curry) is evil incarnate, very scary, and not funny at all. Get this...one episode revealed that he serves a master. When you consider that this master of his was never seen, it makes you wonder just how terrifying this master is. Maybe it's an Eldritch Abomination like in the Cthulhu Mythos! <Shivers>

This show could use a reboot, which wouldn't be too hard, thanks to the Reset Button pushed at the end there! evil grin[lol]

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#13: Oct 25th 2012 at 2:23:21 PM

[up][up] The series was cut short As You Know. I'm pretty sure the writers started writing the 1st Episode of season 2 when they were told that their show was cancelled.

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Psi001 Since: Oct, 2010
#14: Oct 25th 2012 at 3:36:02 PM

I would like to see The Dreamstone continued, albeit without the Villain Protagonist dynamic. I think the Urpneys should play a large part in the show, but not to the extent of restricting everything else and not allowing any development or sympathy for the heroes or other surreal concepts the show had. Looking at Mike Jupp's manuscripts and the pilot episode, it seemed the whole dynamic had a lot potential for world building and creative exploration.

Also dilute the saccharine tone, not making it Darker and Edgier per se, just tone it down so it's not juvenile 'sunshine and rainbows' in tone. Even just taking a Friendship Is Magic direction with a lot Periphery Demographic and basic Character Development would improve it by miles. Hell, just going the direction the pilot had set would likely work fine.

I might say Sonic Satam, might because let's face it, it's been anticipated for so long, it would likely be impossible to hold up to the standards fans have planned. Not to mention I fear how it would hold up, even looking at Hurst's written plans I'm uneasy. I think it had potential though, and I prefered it's enterpretation of the Freedom Fighters a lot more than Archie's (even if ended up skewed by the Sally favoritism later on).

edited 25th Oct '12 3:52:38 PM by Psi001

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#16: Oct 25th 2012 at 3:42:59 PM

Danny Phantom Great stuff was going on for a long time,even the third season wasn't too horrible

But so many point got cut out like the Vlad/Pariah Dark deal,Dark Danny was never heard from again

And then of course the Distaff Counterpart to Danny

edited 25th Oct '12 3:45:05 PM by terlwyth

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#19: Oct 25th 2012 at 5:38:05 PM

Invader Zim, duh. I don't want it back completely as much as I want the unfinished transcribed episodes completed. And a movie. My god a movie would be awesome.

Sad it didn't see the light of day for long which really sucks!

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#20: Oct 25th 2012 at 7:46:11 PM

[up]I don't know if that's what you're referring to, but there was that Invader Dib movie they had planned that looked really awesome.

Hell, even the transcribed episodes I could live without if they animated the ones that had been voiced already.

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Psi001 Since: Oct, 2010
#21: Oct 25th 2012 at 9:06:13 PM

I wouldn't mind seeing more episodes of The Trap Door, albeit maybe with a longer length than the four minute originals (that tended to be over as they just got started). Might require a few good Other Darrins after Willie Rushton's death however.

edited 25th Oct '12 9:06:40 PM by Psi001

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#22: Oct 26th 2012 at 11:22:08 AM

I agree with the person way above, Spectacular Spider-Man deserves a continuation, especially after that cliffhanger ending.

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#23: Oct 26th 2012 at 12:49:17 PM

Kappa Mikey.

...don't judge me, it was my absolute favorite show when I was 10! I think it went on a permanent hiatus or something?

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#24: Oct 26th 2012 at 1:44:52 PM

Mission Hill

There’s apparently a full season’s worth of episodes, but only audio versions exist for the unaired ones. This performed well enough on Adult Swim to get a DVD release, so surely they should be able to scrape up enough money to finish the rest of the episodes.

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#25: Oct 27th 2012 at 9:36:25 AM

Plus 1 Swat Kats. Plus 1 Symbionic Titan Plus 1 Greggoyles

edited 29th Oct '12 3:18:16 PM by Eagal

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