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Hey, they made TV shows of Sonic the Hedgehog and Pac-Man.

yes, but that ruined it. i say no to a tv show.

Ruined what?

A TV show could work, in the right hands of course.
Because of what it is based on, it could come across like a 30 minute commercial for the game. Preferably, we would get a very good quality show that goes beyond just trying to sell the product, like Transformers Animated or My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic.

@archae: ruined the actual characters

@rocketbeast: exactly, but theres not many tv people who aim for quality, only quantity

Unfortunately so. As long as the show didn't descend into incredibly immature or excessively crude humor, I would watch it.
Don't be like Marvel Superhero Squad, is what I'm intending.

Yes, it could be really awful, like "The Adventures Of Sonic The Hedgehog."

Or it could be awesome, like "Sonic The Hedgehog" SatAM version.

personally, i think tv and video games should STAY seperate. movies are a completely other thing though.

I guess there isn't much faith in transferring video games to TV, as we haven't really seen a stellar example of one so much. Same with movies though. The best one I have seen was Prince of Persia, and even then, it wasn't that great.

A Skylanders movie could work though, just need a good team to put it together.

a good team, exactly! if the people who made avatar or something (maybe not the best example) did it, it might be good?

Haha if James Cameron and the whole crew behind Avatar made a Skylanders movie, it would be pretty freakin' amazing
Or are you referring to Avatar: the Last Airbender? In that case, that would be an amazing TV show!

So, if I had to choose, my dream teams for making Skylanders into a movie would be Dreamworks (they've been doing an excellent job in recent memory), and for a show, I would have to say distribute with Nickelodeon and use the people behind Avatar: TLA, or Transformers Animated.

no, i mean the blue avatar people XP

ah yes, dreamworks too! they did so nicely with how to train your dragon <3 i don't think i would leave it to pixar or anything. i agree with putting it on nick, but their animated shows are all animated the same :/

Haha well, just imagine how pretty Skylands would be with the tech that made the planet of Pandora! *drool*

I actually rewatched How To Train Your Dragon and I feel that it had a similar vibe to Skylanders. Maybe it was the somewhat similar setting, and the dragons, but I felt the music really matched too. Might be just me, but oh well!

That is true. Hm, Cartoon Network would be pretty good too I think, they definitely have more variety in animation and show style.

You guys fo realise that the plot for the game was written by Alek Sokolow and Joel Cohen who both worked on Pixar's original Toy Story movie, right?

yes i know that, i've only heard that from my damn tv about seven times TODAY, what does that have to do with anything? animation quality and writing quality are completely different things.

It is logical to expect that Disney/Pixar may get first option to produce tv or film media for the franchise.

that's not logic, thats a guess you based on one small detail of the entire group of people who worked on the game.

And besides, the two writers main claim to fame was writing for Toy Story, not any other Disney/Pixar film. These guys are in no way affilated with Disney or Pixar in any respect besides writing for Toy Story. As well, everything they have written for after that are all very much the direct-to-video quality, like Daddy Day Camp and the CG Garfield films that never went to theaters.

Off-topic, did you guys know Joss Whedon has writing credit for Toy Story?

I don't know how many people would watch it it's like pokemon, the game was good but the show is thumbs down

I don't really want a tv show, but I would like to see more clips like the animated commercial.
In the LOS trilogy there were so many clips - if you watch the cutscenes of all three games you feel like watching a movie.
In my opinion they should make some more scenes for Skylanders too.

No, just no.

That would be horrible, no offence however.

I made posts about some potential episodes, on a topic I made here, about how this franchise has huge potential in other mediums.

I am a screenwriter, so it was very easy to get my creative juices going, in creating an episode title, sypnosis, and plot for a couple of episodes of a Skylander' TV show.

It would have a continuity to it. Some episodes would deal with an overall arc. However, some episodes would be one-offs that just deal with fleshing out origins, or team-ups to take on tons of invading trolls and other baddies.

EDIT: Rocketbeast, Joss Whedon also had writing credit for Armageddon. I didn't know that until I watched it for the first time in years.

I really like the ideas you presented in that topic, GameMaster, and that is exactly the type of formula I would like if this franchise started a TV show.
One big thing I would like to see is that not all of the Skylanders are friendly with each other. For example, Stump Smash may have issues with Boomer just because he is a Troll, or Chop-Chop and Igniter may have a swordsmen rivalry. Just seeing characters try and work out differences, or create larger issues, would be excellent to me.

Oh man, that is nifty. Might explain some of the more interesting moments between the characters in their group dynamics.

maybe a movie would be better

Also some of the undead critters may not get along with the life element ones.

For example, Cynder and Stealth Elf wouldn't get along at all.

There could an episode where they have to team up and burty the hatchet or they are doomed.

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Also some of the undead critters may not get along with the life element ones.

For example, Cynder and Stealth Elf wouldn't get along at all.

There could an episode where they have to team up and burty the hatchet or they are doomed.

I never thought of those two conflicting, but that would be a pretty awesome dynamic.

Another interesting thought is the dynamic between Cynder and Hex. Throw Spyro in there too, and you could have a few episodes based around Malefor

Yes, no matter what you other stick-in-the-muds say. TV shows don't ALWAYS ruin things.

And who says who doesn't get along? And who says it would be bad if they didn't? There could be some good comedy, and some hate-love-relationships.If you give it a chance, then maybe oyu'll like it.

That's my 2 cents, and don't even try to change my mind.

with the action with spyro and cynder there is a good chance for spyro to be known like that

Hell yah!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Computer generated show would be great!!!!!!!!!

I think it would be a cool idea too. We could see more about the characters and their personalities.

And then there's also the oportunity for some flameslinger x stealth elf.

yeah flameslinger slobber swaping with stealth elf big money maker Activision is already laughing in dough from the seprate skylanders and the $7.99 each a tv show would have them in the running with nintendo and an activision system

I would watch one, but I would want it to be more like the cut-scenes in the game where it just shows the Skylanders interacting and using portals of their own accord, and not necessarily put any emphasis on the "they've been frozen and transported to your world" thing.

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I would watch one, but I would want it to be more like the cut-scenes in the game where it just shows the Skylanders interacting and using portals of their own accord, and not necessarily put any emphasis on the "they've been frozen and transported to your world" thing.

ah why

Yes, I would like to see a TV show. I think it would work out. I mean, the game is popular, so why wouldn't the show be? Then it could also introduce the Skylanders more.

It would be cool to have a skylanders tv show and I agree that not all the skylanders should be friends. For example, Hex is often annoyed by Trigger Happy's uncontrollable nature and Stealth Elf and Spyro have a very fiery rivalry type thing.

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I would watch one, but I would want it to be more like the cut-scenes in the game where it just shows the Skylanders interacting and using portals of their own accord, and not necessarily put any emphasis on the "they've been frozen and transported to your world" thing.

Full agreeance on this. If there were a show, I would prefer if they left out the whole "toys in another world" idea.

I think a show or movie would be nice. Probably worked on by either Dreamworks, or Nickelodeon, as said by some people here. Heck, If they do it good, then maybe there's more of a chance of more video games, or figures!

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I think a show or movie would be nice. Probably worked on by either Dreamworks, or Nickelodeon, as said by some people here. Heck, If they do it good, then maybe there's more of a chance of more video games, or figures!

It would either be good on the Hub (since that's where most franchised shows are.) or Nick (Since that's where they started out...).

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I think a show or movie would be nice. Probably worked on by either Dreamworks, or Nickelodeon, as said by some people here. Heck, If they do it good, then maybe there's more of a chance of more video games, or figures!

It would either be good on the Hub (since that's where most franchised shows are.) or Nick (Since that's where they started out...).

Though isn't The Hub more focused on Hasbro toy-based shows?

no one here watches the hub trust me

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no one here watches the hub trust me

....You absolutely, positively, most definitely sure about that?

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no one here watches the hub trust me

....You absolutely, positively, most definitely sure about that?

Haha love this, especially with your avatar

I, for one, watch the Hub. My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic and Transformers Prime all the way!

you are almost 20 years old and you watch my little ponies

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you are almost 20 years old and you watch my little ponies

I'm 23 and I do.

Got a problem?

just think your a little old to do that i'm younger and I don't watch it but it is one thing RocketBlaster is a boy said so on his profile maybe nick or cartoon network is a better spot

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you are almost 20 years old and you watch my little ponies

Eeeyup. Its a good show, give it a try.

We are off topic now anyhow. If Skylanders were to become a TV show, I can honestly say I would like to see Kaos reappear in it, but only if he had the Invader Zim VA still

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just think your a little old to do that i'm younger and I don't watch it but it is one thing RocketBlaster is a boy said so on his profile maybe nick or cartoon network is a better spot

When you'll get older, you'll do younger things. It's often how it works.

When you are young, you want to grow up and you start to think that this or that is too young for you.
When you grow up, you regret these young days and you are mature enough to admit that these kids cartoons were awesome and you feel no shame to listen to them now.

oh but I like to watch boy stuff or both gender stuff

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just think your a little old to do that i'm younger and I don't watch it but it is one thing RocketBlaster is a boy said so on his profile maybe nick or cartoon network is a better spot

It's a good show with plenty of talent backing it up, and at the end of the day, the show makes me smile. Regardless, you're entitled to your opinion, as I am to mine.

Oh, and gender doesn't really matter with MLP anymore. Most of the fans are between 19 and 30 and I believe the majority of them are male.

But anywho, Nick or CN would be better places for the show. CN in my opinion would be best.

I should watch 1 episode of my little pony I guess