Originally Posted by L08e16o (Post 52195)

I thought the they said all this stuff happen off screen according to the TCats crew.:D Cheetara has been chatting it up with jaga off screen this whole time.:D

I thought it was kind of stupid lion-o waits until the begining of 20 to mention mummra's sword. It seems that he has not said anything about legacy.

I would also guess lion-o said nothing about the trails.

Originally Posted by Singe (Post 51516)

Tygra and Cheetara could slip into the bag for a moment.
Lion-O and Pumyra could slip into the bag for a moment.
Wilykat and Wilykit slip into the bag and pick up a nasty smell.

Originally Posted by Pravus Prime (Post 51690)

Since I've been told my "negative posting" about the drudgery of the new series isn't wanted, instead of saying anything, I'll just post this video, which does an adequate job of summarizing my thoughts after this episode.

Family Guy- Oh My God , WHO THE HELL CARES !? - YouTube

Originally Posted by Grune the Destroyer (Post 51701)

I seem to recall 130 episodes of a certain cartoon in the 1980s had plenty of alleged "filler", and that turned out just fine :-)

Originally Posted by fuukonomiko (Post 52199)

Mayhaps the reboot needs a reboot...LOL.

*insert time machine here*

Originally Posted by KaleRylan (Post 51730)

That said, I found it funny how this episode actually had a really dark plot. A thief that tricks children into a life of crime with him and then blackmails them into never being able to leave his side while he uses them to assuage his own greed.

But since it was a kids show, they kept using this 'happy' music and acting like 'ha ha, we just robbed that nice shop-owner of his entire livelihood.'

I'm not complaining, I'm just saying it's weird the crap we show kids.

Originally Posted by Dr Kain (Post 51739)

everything is far superior to the original series. Not to mention this show is way better than 99% of the cartoons on tv these days.

Originally Posted by Pravus Prime (Post 51868)

To really get into, I'd have to seriously derail this thread; I had thought about starting a seperate thread, but figured it's just be seen as hateful posting, but this new series does so little for me, it's sad.

To start with a bit of background, http://www.thundercats.ws/re-watchin...l-cartoon-253/ so it's not like I'm some hardcore old school TC fan. With the new series, it had an absolutely fantastic opener, one of the best pilot episodes I'd seen in some time, cartoon or not. Song of the Petalars made me shed some tears. Old Friends gave us the other side of the story in the pilot and some background. Legacy gave us some cheesy bits, but also the new history for Third Earth and an overall story pattern.

And then the series started falling apart. The characters became plot props. The stories become tired, cliche, and worst of all, boring. That last part is a big one, as if it was really terrible, at least then I could point a finger and say, "I don't like that!" as opposed to shrugging and moving on. The fight choreography become flat and uninteresting. The plot holes grew bigger as the characterization shrank. The series story has become clumsy and amateurish with a story that advances at a pace that snails would laugh at.

This series has also comitted one of my cardinal sins of strife based TV in that it hasn't presented a credible villain. Mumm-ra isn't a threat in this series. The characters tells us he is, but he hasn't done anything to show it; in fact, quite the opposite, I wonder why everyone fears this incarnation of the character.

Contrast that with the classic series which was always interesting and presented perhaps the strongest villain of the 80's cartoon bunch. Mumm-ra beat the cats often, had a winning record in combat against Lion-O; even killing him in an episode! He'd trick them, he'd subjugate him, he'd teleport them to limbo. You always got something new or different in an episode. The Forest of Silence, berbils, and much more. Some of it was pretty out there, but at least they tried.

Honestly, this series is not only at the bottom of my list of cartoons that I watch, it's been on life support for quite some time.

Since you mentioned other shows, other cartoons I'm currently watching:

• Avengers: EMH
• Young Justice
• Transformers: Rescue Bots
• Green Lantern
• Transformers: Prime

Originally Posted by AnonymousIncognito (Post 52207)

That seems to be the growing opinion.

Originally Posted by fuukonomiko (Post 52214)

Not that I don't like the series. I love it. I think it could use a little brush up in some key aspects. Maybe it was easier to accept these things when we were 10 :P

Originally Posted by Sining (Post 52260)

to be very honest, the episodes feel like they're a throwback to the 80s where almost every episode was pretty much a standalone. Not saying that some cartoons aren't like that now as well but from the 1st 2 episodes, I got the impression we were going to get some sort of overall epic storyline instead of monster/episode of the week.

Originally Posted by Sining (Post 52263)

see 1st page. I want an episode featuring a kittens to , you know, actually advance them as characters, find more clues on el dorado, see more of their backstory, maybe have their mom looking for them etc.

Originally Posted by Sining (Post 52291)

4 episodes left (assuming this season is 13 eps as well). i'm not sure they can afford to keep delaying everything and assuming there will be a second season for them to resolve plot points.

Originally Posted by Sining (Post 52291)

4 episodes left (assuming this season is 13 eps as well). i'm not sure they can afford to keep delaying everything and assuming there will be a second season for them to resolve plot points. They don't even need to go to El Dara, they can end up finding info about el dara, which they haven't been doing at all since ...ep1.

There are a lot of ways they can drag in their backstory without having the mom there. Look at the survival episode. The mom wasn't physically there but they got fleshed out as characters. Maybe more flashbacks or maybe someone they knew from back then who was a friend of their family sees them.

Originally Posted by Balgus82 (Post 52385)

The Thundercats FB page just released a synopsis of the next episode.

"When Mumm-Ra unleashes the deadly Sycorax upon them, the Thundercats must turn to an unlikely savior - a snake oil salesman named Ponzi whose potion is the only thing that repels the beast. Ponzi also provides Lion-O some helpful romantic advice as he begins to pursue Pumyra"

Originally Posted by Balgus82 (Post 52385)

Ponzi also provides Lion-O some helpful romantic advice as he begins to pursue Pumyra

Originally Posted by fuukonomiko (Post 52390)

I don't think there's going to be a lot of pursuing, she's already let him know he should move on to "someone else", LMAO.

Originally Posted by L08e16o (Post 52396)

But she changes how she was acting to him really quick in the next episode.

Originally Posted by fuukonomiko (Post 52390)

I don't think there's going to be a lot of pursuing, she's already let him know he should move on to "someone else", LMAO.

Originally Posted by Balgus82 (Post 52385)

The Thundercats FB page just released a synopsis of the next episode.

"When Mumm-Ra unleashes the deadly Sycorax upon them, the Thundercats must turn to an unlikely savior - a snake oil salesman named Ponzi whose potion is the only thing that repels the beast. Ponzi also provides Lion-O some helpful romantic advice as he begins to pursue Pumyra"