Many thanks to correspondent Steven Dolce for the tip.
Three of Cartoon Network's most successful original properties of the last 20 years are returning with new looks.
JG Quintel's popular Regular Show returns, but Quintel is keeping the details of his yet-unnamed new series under wraps until a later date.
Meanwhile, Craig McCracken's Foster's Home For Imaginary Friends spawns a sequel, Foster's Funtime For Imaginary Friends, which definitely will have a new cast supporting a slightly older Bloo.
Foster's Funtime looks like it's ticketed for the Cartoonito preschool block.
Adventure Time returns with not one, not two, but three new series.
Fionna & Cake will air on Max, aimed at older audiences. Side Quests brings back Finn & Jake from the original series, which was a whimsical homage to the Golden Age works of Windsor McCay. Finally, a preschool series, Heyo BMO, also headed for Cartoonito, completes the troika. Some will say Adventure Time ended a bit prematurely, but this should make fans very happy.
Also announced was another Scooby-Doo series, with a premise that sounds rather familiar, save for the setting.
Go-Go Mystery Machine does not suggest any sort of a crossover with Inspector Gadget. Not even close. However, the series is set in Japan, where Scooby, unsurprisingly, has some relatives. He & Shaggy unwittingly unleash hundreds of monsters. I think you know where this is going, as it'll likely launch upon the 40th anniversary of the one Scooby series that bombed, The 13 Ghosts of Scooby-Doo.
And it does look like Scooby & Shaggy are all alone on this one, with some new friends joining them, in place of Daphne, Velma, & Fred. Hardcore Scooby fans won't like that, given past history.
Stay tooned.
4 comments:
Put me down as one of those folks who's not thrilled about Daphne, Fred and Velma getting the shaft, but otherwise, Go-Go Mystery Machine does sound somewhat intriguing.
Okay, WBD cancels Jessica's Big Little World after a season, saying that they're not interested in preschool programming, then they green light three new preschool shows (Foster's Funtime, Heyo BMO and Barbara Throws a Tosser). I just can't figure WBD out, man. But hey, hopefully this will at least put to rest the speculation that CN is dying, assuming the majority of these projects actually make it to the finish line.
Wish they'd bring back Ben 10, since it's been a few years since the reboot ended
@DragonKnightGX I’d say there’s potential.
@Silverstar: The reason WBD green-lit two of the three preschool shows you mentioned is because it's "pre-sold" product, based on existing IPs. Sounds like Zaslav got over-ruled on these projects.
After the revival of Ben 10 flopped hard a few years back, they would need to get the Man of Action crew back in the fold to try again, and continue the original Ben 10 saga.
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