Dare I say that this animation fan (who has a healthy regard for vintage, even clunky, Hanna-Barbara product) is sickened by this news. Alas, I can rail all I like about leaving this crap in the nostalgia bin where it belongs, but the paucity of creativity and, as Wesley says, the fear of risk will continue to drive the suits,
On Aug 11, 2:34 pm, Wesley McGee <[email protected]> wrote: > You're going to see a lot more of this in the future. In this day of > fractured audiences, rising production costs and falling profit, anything > that appears to decrease risk will be jumped upon... and what easier way to > reduce risk is to just readapt an existing item. Presumably there's a > built-in audience for Hong Kong Phooey. (OK, that's a stretch, but it's > likely the motion-picture equivalent to a paint-by-numbers kit. You don't > have to risk some screenwriter pushing some complicated and confusing story. > You just fill in the blanks. "Hong Kong Phooey, number _____ super-guy. Hong > Kong Phooey, ____ than the human ______. " Bam, film's done!) -- TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en
