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jessicadicicco610 Since: Oct, 2018 Relationship Status: [TOP SECRET]
#1: May 15th 2020 at 8:43:17 AM

So, here's something I just recently discovered. There's a 2D Lego show called Lego Monkie Kid. It looks Jeremy Adams is the head writer given this tweet he put out . I've never heard of this, yet I'm hooked.

https://mobile.twitter.com/spacekicker/status/1261294147127791617

"According to LEGO, Monkie Kid is a modern interpretation of the half-a-millennia-old Chinese fable where an ordinary boy finds the Monkey King’s legendary magical staff and becomes the chosen one to stop the Demon Bull King. The TV show and theme have been in development for more than two years, including close collaboration with children and parents in China to ensure the theme is authentic to local culture and honors Chinese tradition."

Blueace Surrounded by weirdoes from The End Of the World Since: Dec, 2010 Relationship Status: Chocolate!
Surrounded by weirdoes
#2: May 15th 2020 at 11:07:18 AM

Well, looks promising. Hopefully, they actually listened to their consultants.

Wake me up at your own risk.
Etheru Since: Jul, 2009
#3: May 15th 2020 at 11:16:48 AM

I was expecting it to be done in 3D CGI rather than in what I think is ToonBoom, and am pleasantly surprised (though kinda wish the characters didn't look as much like Minifigures).

The animation reminds me of Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, due to the high-energy movements.

jessicadicicco610 Since: Oct, 2018 Relationship Status: [TOP SECRET]
#4: May 15th 2020 at 3:16:27 PM

The show is animated by Flying Bark Productions, which also works on Rise Of The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and Glitch Techs. Phil Jacobson is a storyboard artist for all three.

https://mobile.twitter.com/OffBrandLink/status/1261401184994095105

JTTWlover Heya there! I'm West. from Chinese Heaven Since: Mar, 2018 Relationship Status: Shipping fictional characters
Heya there! I'm West.
#5: May 16th 2020 at 1:07:58 AM

Could worked better in the classic Lego 3D-esque animation, but it still looks cool. Nice to see that Wukong hasn't got the headband.

But really, what's with "Monkie"? Why not Monkey or something?

Edited by JTTWlover on May 16th 2020 at 10:08:47 AM

If there's a book you want to read, but it hasn't been written yet, then you must write it. Toni Morrison
TargetmasterJoe from Velocitron Since: May, 2013 Relationship Status: I like big bots and I can not lie
#6: May 16th 2020 at 6:23:06 AM

[up] Using "Monkie" rather than "Monkey" does sound unusual. Maybe there's a reason for it.

As for Wukong's headband, I looked it up and the headband was devised by the heavens as a punishment to Sun Wukong for killing six thieves shortly after being released from his five hundred-year-long imprisonment to reign in his impulsive nature.

So what does it mean if he doesn't have it? Has he redeemed himself or something?

Snicka Since: Jun, 2011
#7: May 16th 2020 at 10:28:58 AM

It seems the toy line that comes out as a tie-in with this show is called "Monkie Kid" in some countries and "Monkey Kid" in others. I guess "Monkie" is a variant on Xtreme Kool Letterz. Also, maybe it is easier to trademark due to not being an actual word?

firewriter Since: Dec, 2016
#8: May 16th 2020 at 12:20:56 PM

I hope they don't have close collaborations with the government itself, because I don't want any controversy where it becomes a propaganda tool in the wrong hands. I like Journey To The West, but I don't like people pandering to CCP.

JTTWlover Heya there! I'm West. from Chinese Heaven Since: Mar, 2018 Relationship Status: Shipping fictional characters
Heya there! I'm West.
#9: May 17th 2020 at 8:48:05 AM

[up][up][up] Yeah, he loses it at the end of the story when he becomes a Buddha (the one of Victorious Battle). Most adaptations still have it when the story is said to have ended, so that's a good thing here.

[up][up] Huh, okay then.

If there's a book you want to read, but it hasn't been written yet, then you must write it. Toni Morrison
JTTWlover Heya there! I'm West. from Chinese Heaven Since: Mar, 2018 Relationship Status: Shipping fictional characters
Heya there! I'm West.
#10: May 21st 2020 at 1:32:13 PM

Highlights: Noodle Pig Army and Therapy Cats.

If there's a book you want to read, but it hasn't been written yet, then you must write it. Toni Morrison
firewriter Since: Dec, 2016
#11: May 21st 2020 at 4:15:12 PM

Seriously, I wonder what Akira Toriyama would react to this series.

Etheru Since: Jul, 2009
#12: May 22nd 2020 at 4:47:41 PM

I might be mistaken, but Sandy sounds like Patrick Seitz.

XMenMutant22 The Feline Follies of Felix the Cat Since: Jan, 2012 Relationship Status: Hoping Senpai notices me
#13: May 22nd 2020 at 4:52:53 PM

[up] You might be right, as Seitz does have some Western Animation roles under his plate. He was exactly who I was thinking of when I heard him.

JTTWlover Heya there! I'm West. from Chinese Heaven Since: Mar, 2018 Relationship Status: Shipping fictional characters
Heya there! I'm West.
#14: May 22nd 2020 at 11:11:47 PM

He was Etrigan in Justice League Action, he's perfect!

Edited by JTTWlover on May 22nd 2020 at 8:11:57 PM

If there's a book you want to read, but it hasn't been written yet, then you must write it. Toni Morrison
jessicadicicco610 Since: Oct, 2018 Relationship Status: [TOP SECRET]
#15: Jun 5th 2020 at 3:56:10 PM

https://mobile.twitter.com/AlanTheWriter/status/1268970600950755328

It seems like the intro was recently released in Japan. Also, it seems like Alan Denton (Sonic Boom, Sunny Day) might be writing for the series,  but it's not confirmed yet. Greg Hahn is here though.

https://mobile.twitter.com/ItsGregHahn/status/1268975669934866432

Also, Jeremy Adams said that there's still no home for the show yet.

https://mobile.twitter.com/spacekicker/status/1269036838049550337

Edited by jessicadicicco610 on Jun 5th 2020 at 3:58:12 AM

Etheru Since: Jul, 2009
#16: Jun 7th 2020 at 1:13:50 PM

A Youtube version of better quality.

Matchingbone from Somewhere between here and way over there. Since: Oct, 2016 Relationship Status: I'd need a PowerPoint presentation
#17: Jun 14th 2020 at 10:28:41 AM

https://youtu.be/QGOWCbbDQ-4

Found a version of the first two episodes. It is a little rough.

jessicadicicco610 Since: Oct, 2018 Relationship Status: [TOP SECRET]
#18: Feb 5th 2021 at 1:39:34 PM

Someone found a commercial for season 2.

Matchingbone from Somewhere between here and way over there. Since: Oct, 2016 Relationship Status: I'd need a PowerPoint presentation
#19: Feb 5th 2021 at 4:41:10 PM

Where is it airing if it got a season 2?

jessicadicicco610 Since: Oct, 2018 Relationship Status: [TOP SECRET]
#20: Feb 5th 2021 at 4:43:23 PM

We don't know. No one even knows when the show is coming to America, or where it will be released.

jacksonk987 The one and only AstralCat from [REDACTED] Since: Jan, 2020
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#21: Feb 7th 2021 at 12:18:28 PM

Lego seems to like doing Spiritual Adaptations. First to Thundercats with Chima, then now Dragon Ball.

Ooooooookaaaaaaaayyyyy??

Thousand Dreamers, Watashi wa Saikyo, and Believe slap so hard.
XMenMutant22 The Feline Follies of Felix the Cat Since: Jan, 2012 Relationship Status: Hoping Senpai notices me
#22: Feb 7th 2021 at 2:08:10 PM

[up] Monkie Kid is supposed to be directly based on Journey to the West, which Dragon Ball loosely followed in its earlier stories. The whole brand is aimed to appeal to the Chinese market, with the help of local consultants, who have a liking to adaptations of their works.

That being said, that hasn't really stopped the series from making Dragon Ball-related in joke (such as Sean Schemmel voicing the Monkey King in the English dub).

Edited by XMenMutant22 on Feb 7th 2021 at 5:10:01 AM

jessicadicicco610 Since: Oct, 2018 Relationship Status: [TOP SECRET]
#23: May 16th 2021 at 5:09:30 AM

Sokka is the Avatar now, and he just had to travel to another show to do it.

https://mobile.twitter.com/fruitycaramelos/status/1393357062231502855

On another note, season 2 started airing, but the show hasn't aired in America yet.

TargetmasterJoe from Velocitron Since: May, 2013 Relationship Status: I like big bots and I can not lie
#24: May 16th 2021 at 7:02:15 AM

[up] MK is playing with his staff the same way Aang did when he showed off to that Water Tribe village that swooned over him?

[lol][lol][lol][lol][lol][lol][lol][lol]

All right, that tears it. I'm now ready to donate my liver to science if it means I can watch LEGO Monkie Kid in an official capacity (preferably Netflix USA), because damn it, while I've yet to see a whole episode, this show is perhaps the funnest LEGO thing since The LEGO Movie just from out-of-context stuff alone.

TargetmasterJoe from Velocitron Since: May, 2013 Relationship Status: I like big bots and I can not lie
#25: Jun 1st 2021 at 6:04:16 PM

Bump.

This has more to do with LEGO itself, but…

WHO'S READY FOR THE FIRST OFFICIAL LEGO CONVENTION?

WHO'S READY FOR LEGOCON?!

(LEGO Monkie Kid for Netflix, please?)


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