9 Awesome Minutes of New ThunderCats Action
I’m sorry for the straight-forward article title, but I can’t help myself — I just watch this video containing 9 full minutes of the new ThunderCats cartoon, and I’m honestly just blown away. Superb animation. Great voices. Wonderful backgrounds. The original fleshed out considerably in both characters and setting. Even Snarf and WilyKit and WilyKat were fine. All in all, it’s a remarkable reinterpretation, and I can’t wait to see the premiere (at the end of July, sigh). Dear everyone who is working or has ever worked on a revamp of a classic ’80s cartoon — this is how it should be done. Thanks to Peter C. and everyone else who sent in the tip.
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