Thunder thunder thunder THUNDERCATS HOOOOO!!!! LOL. Well they did it. They brought back ThunderCats. One of my favorite cartoons from the 80's. I had the toys and swords and yelled out the ThunderCat call more times than I can count. Good times.
The new or revamped series that has premiered on cartoon network is how the 80's redeux should be done. VOLTRON could take some lessons. The same old cast of characters are present. Lion-o, Tigra, Cheetara, Wylie Kit and Kat, Panthro, and Snarf. Fortunately Snarf isn't annoying this time around. The voice actors are superb, and the art direction is excellent. What I liked about this new version the most so far is the look and feel and the level of maturity of the story. Too often (again Voltron) they try to gear the 80's classics to the younger audience. That's fine but know who your audience really will be. ThunderCats moderates this very well.
The King of the ThunderCats is voice acted by the original Lion-o from back in the day. It was very nostalgic and VERY cool to hear him give the call. I got the chills a little bit. Mumra is back as well. I always thought Mumra was a bit of a pussy in the original...all bark no bite. It seems that this version he packs a bit more bite. They give him an "emperor" from Star Wars feel, very nice.
This first 2 parter see's Lion-o needing to grow up and take responsibility, while at the same time "Thundara" has been over run by the lizards...We are introduced to Slithe. The end of the show doesn't have the full team together yet but as Lion-o says...this is just the beginning. Fridays @ 7:30 Central...I'm looking forward to this nostalgic guilty pleasure.
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