In my new Townhall VIP column today, I wrote about the problem of remaking Looney Tunes. Here’s an excerpt:
Hollywood is clearly running out of new programs for us to consume.
Why? There is no shortage of stories to tell on the big screen or through streaming services. In fact, it’s distressing to see the regurgitation of the same movie or show over and over again. Instead, Tinseltown believes we, the viewers, really desire remakes and new iterations of beloved American classic cartoons.
Which classic is being subjected to revamping now? First it was Disney, now the beloved “Looney Tunes” franchise is getting some semblance of a “make-over.”
HBO Max, a new video streaming service of the AT&T-owned WarnerMedia Entertainment, unveiled its new series “Looney Tunes Cartoons.”
According to one report, the episodes will vary from one to six minutes in length. Bugs Bunny and other familiar fixtures will return. The program’s aesthetic, it added, will “take their cues from the “Looney Tunes” glory years of the 1940s and ’50s, more revival than reboot.
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