New Cartoon Network honcho Tom Ascheim is making plenty of waves.
On the heels of Mindy Kaling's take on Velma, and animated reboots of Batman & Superman, Ascheim is turning toward the Looney Tunes for another project.
The Tweety Mysteries (working title) pairs the iconic canary with a human podcaster named Sydney to solve mysteries. While Ascheim invoked the Nickelodeon produced "Harriet The Spy" as an inspiration, the fact that this is a live-action/animation hybrid, we must also consider "Who Framed Roger Rabbit?" (which Tweety appeared in, oh, by the way).
Tweety's no stranger to detective work, of course, co-headlining The Sylvester & Tweety Mysteries (1995-2002), but this time, he's far, far, far away from his usual milieu. Casting the rest of the show, including Sydney, has yet to be announced.
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2 comments:
I'm honestly more excited for Bugs Bunny Builders. Yeah, that show's for preschoolers, but it looks like it could be fun and actually loony, plus Daffy and Lola look to be their sillier selves rather than the cowardly jerk and over-sexed versions respectively.
As for this, I don't really know how to feel about it. Tweety was never my favorite Looney Tunes; he's funniest when his producers allow him to be a sadist who pummels his would-be predators. I guess Mr. Ascheim is trying to capitalize on both the animation fans and the tween market simultaneously?
Hadn't heard about Bugs Bunny Builders much, though I'll keep an eye out for it.
And what is Tweety without Sylvester? I guess we'll soon find out.
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