I know that nearly everyone is super pissed off at CN for whacking off Titan early. But there MIGHT be some hope for titan coming back. At the 2012 Comic Con, Genndy was asked if Titan was likely to have a comeback. He responded that there is one helluva fanbase going on in France. So a comeback on Sym bionic titan may be possible.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b4PREFbHn7o
Thoughts?
I could see a mini-series or a direct to video film happening for sure. I hope it's true. It's ridiculous that CN didn't let him continue it.
Though I will say it's also ridiculous that Genndy didn't have a toy line. It would have been so amazingly simple.
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Some people just see their properties as the end result, not a springboard for toys and whatnot. The guy who made "Calvin and Hobbes" was of this opinion, as he never allowed them to be used as mascots for companies or the source of cheap bricabrac as with "Garfield" and "Charlie Brown". GT may have wanted the same thing for "SBT, and the network board room mooks just couldn't process it.
shareGenndy knew better than to purposefully shoot his show in the foot. I don't know why there weren't toys made, probably because Cartoon Network didn't utilize what they had, or maybe the ratings were simply too low. But Genndy being behind so many merchandizing shows would know better than to not allow toys be made.
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I've heard that the ratings were on par with Generator Rex, and even Clone Wars, so I don't know how much of a factor that is.
On the plus side Sym-Bionic has the 2AM spot in the new Toonami revamp.
I've heard that the ratings were on par with Generator Rex, and even Clone Wars, so I don't know how much of a factor that is.
Hell, we don't even get theses shows in Europe, before they are cancelled. We have to get them on DVD or elsewhere. Since Tartakovski's vision of the Clone Wars was disapproved by Lucas it is even hard to find these DVDs anywhere.
I felt that SBT had a strikingly original artstlye in the depiction of the home planet. At the same time it played a strong card on the highschool drama and coming of age theme. It had the vibe of a classic 80's teenage movie, yet mixed them with sci-fi themes in a truly unique way. If anything, this show's problem was it didn't fit into a single category. I truly love the way Tartakovski deals with anything subject matter he's touched so far, and I believe that - now he signed with Sony - they will let him make a movie (live action!)of Sym Bionic Titan.
It will work far better as live action, just requires a decent enough budget and actors and co-writers who get what Tartakovski is all about. The man deserves a name high, high up on the wall of fame, because he is one of the few true genius' in todays entertainment industry.
An animated film would work, but certainly not a live action one. The colors would get bogged down in the dreary world of today's cinematography and Gendy's knack for making no one face the same would be lost, not to mention the awesome voice work of Kevin Thoms, Tara Strong, Brian Posehn, Kari Whalgren, and Will Friedle. I would love to see a trilogy of straight to DVD movies, not unlike the animated Hellboy films, that deal with all the loose plot points.
"That's the karma again, I didn't help Kenny so she beat me up with a telephone"
Maybe a live-action film directed by him wouldn't work, but look at the animation work! The intro of '"Priest" was probably the best thing about the movie. Tartakovsky has a unique way of presenting content in a meaningful way. His imagery can be strong as well as sudden, the mood is always perfectly captured.
It worked for Frank Miller, though his is a somewhat special case. However, I think it would work the same for Tartakovsky, the question (to me) is just if the mix would work. I can understand the scepticism, but I'd rather see Tartakovsky try. I don't think he'd fail making a good sci-fi movie, and if we're lucky, a great one.