X-Men '97: The Animated Series

[TheLimboBabies]

I hope Alison stills plays jubilee... It's a cartoon, society is exhausting sometimes.

[Kingdom X]

I hope Alison stills plays jubilee... It's a cartoon, society is exhausting sometimes.

She stepped down entirely of her own choice. What is there else is there to say if the original voice actress supports the change and still stays a part of the project.

[Triniking1234]

Only 10 episodes? Is Disney broke?

[Nazrel]

Only 10 episodes? Is Disney broke?

Long gone are the days of the 26 episode season. (Hell, the first 2 seasons of the original series were 13 episodes.)

[jwatson]

Only 10 episodes? Is Disney broke?

This actually had me dying laughing.

But in reality 10 extra minutes if it's a true commercial free 30 minutes is quite a bit of extra animation per episode.

[Mercury]

This actually had me dying laughing.

But in reality 10 extra minutes if it's a true commercial free 30 minutes is quite a bit of extra animation per episode.

Also, I'm sure the quality of the animation is going to be aces and far superior to the original.

[Grunty]

Also, I'm sure the quality of the animation is going to be aces and far superior to the original.

Well it's not like they could just do the animations as they were done back then. Ironicaly it would likely take quite some extra effort in order to emulate it.

But there is some risk that the new animations will create a jarring effect together with the writing of just not looking like it's the same story anymore.

Only 10 episodes? Is Disney broke?

Not yet, albeit they did seem to suffer quite a loss from their parks and cinemas being closed down, which still lingers on and Disney+ not making the money yet they hoped it would do.

However the 10 episodes limit is likely simply because this isn't a new dedicated cartoon shows, but a quick follow up to a show a lot of people seems to have nostalgia for, while doing something with an acquired IP until they can launch a dedicated new project with it.

Put another way, this season serves to tread water until the movie plans with the X-men have manifested, on which they will likely then base the general feel and aesthetic for a proper new animated show.

[Gripstir]

She stepped down entirely of her own choice. What is there else is there to say if the original voice actress supports the change and still stays a part of the project.

“Own choice” is subjective. Disney most likely told her to say that and said they would give her a new character because they need to milk the nostalgia without the controversy

[Gripstir]

Only 10 episodes? Is Disney broke?

The only reason they are making this is to use the nostalgia characters to help promote the new characters. I would be surprised if we even see the original characters do a lot. This is simply to reintroduce X-men but they haven’t been able to make a successful iconic show since the original. I assume the main reason is they want to use this to push modern day topics but know it would most likely tank on its own if they did that so they are using nostalgia characters to sort of make sure the show is a success. They are mostly going to use the original X-men like Doctor Strange in his new movie, like a prop

[Handsome men don't lose fights]

The only reason they are making this is to use the nostalgia characters to help promote the new characters. I would be surprised if we even see the original characters do a lot. This is simply to reintroduce X-men but they haven’t been able to make a successful iconic show since the original. I assume the main reason is they want to use this to push modern day topics but know it would most likely tank on its own if they did that so they are using nostalgia characters to sort of make sure the show is a success. They are mostly going to use the original X-men like Doctor Strange in his new movie, like a prop

X-Men evolution was a wild hit that scored weekly ratings above even TAS. It was canceled because it was a co-production with Warner bros., and Warner wanted to focus on the DC material that they owned outright rather than continue to promote a competitor's product that was outshining them.

Wolverine and the X-Men was a MONSTER hit. This is not an exaggeration, the comic was named after the show, not the other way around. It was canceled for the same reason as Spectacular Spider-Man; because marvel studios was consolidating with Disney XP. There was also a rumor that anything X-related was getting buried as long as Fox held the movie rights,

[Lukmendes]

Also, I'm sure the quality of the animation is going to be aces and far superior to the original.

I hope the combat looks better lol.

The attacks in 90's X-Men had just, no impact most times, at worst it looked like someone got lightly shoved and they flew away from it, it was pretty awkward, though understandable considering the times.

“Own choice” is subjective. Disney most likely told her to say that and said they would give her a new character because they need to milk the nostalgia without the controversy

Well Alyson herself has mentioned that she wants younger asian voice actresses to have their chance, so yeah, hard to tell.

The biggest thing that could contradict this is how she got annoyed when Capcom stopped calling her to voice Claire in Resident Evil (Even had a silly situation where she mentioned Remake2 Claire looked like Alyson herself, which's, not the case at all), but that's a different situation, she always returned as Claire up until RE: Revelations 2, so not calling her anymore can be pretty annoying.

Wolverine and the X-Men was a MONSTER hit. This is not an exaggeration, the comic was named after the show, not the other way around. It was canceled for the same reason as Spectacular Spider-Man; because marvel studios was consolidating with Disney XP. There was also a rumor that anything X-related was getting buried as long as Fox held the movie rights,

Really? Wasn't aware WATXM was that popular, and it kinda makes me wonder how, I watched it like last year and I found it to be pretty meh.

Might be Wolverine's name on the title I guess lol.

[Rift]

Really? Wasn't aware WATXM was that popular, and it kinda makes me wonder how, I watched it like last year and I found it to be pretty meh.

I think it's pretty obvious why the show was popular.

[Frontier]

Also, I'm sure the quality of the animation is going to be aces and far superior to the original.

I need me some delicious (and good looking) 2D Marvel Animation.

X-Men evolution was a wild hit that scored weekly ratings above even TAS. It was canceled because it was a co-production with Warner bros., and Warner wanted to focus on the DC material that they owned outright rather than continue to promote a competitor's product that was outshining them.

Wolverine and the X-Men was a MONSTER hit. This is not an exaggeration, the comic was named after the show, not the other way around. It was canceled for the same reason as Spectacular Spider-Man; because marvel studios was consolidating with Disney XP. There was also a rumor that anything X-related was getting buried as long as Fox held the movie rights,

If I remember right the issue with WaTXM was a financing issue...although the Disney deal didn't help.

Man, I remember the days when there were Marvel cartoons like everywhere. Nick had X-Men and Iron Man, Cartoon Network had FF, KidsWB had Spider-Man (and Evolution back in the day), and Disney had The Avengers (and aired Spectacular's final season).

[Mercury]

The only reason they are making this is to use the nostalgia characters to help promote the new characters. I would be surprised if we even see the original characters do a lot. This is simply to reintroduce X-men but they haven’t been able to make a successful iconic show since the original. I assume the main reason is they want to use this to push modern day topics but know it would most likely tank on its own if they did that so they are using nostalgia characters to sort of make sure the show is a success. They are mostly going to use the original X-men like Doctor Strange in his new movie, like a prop

Oh, this is definitely not the case. The original lineup—Jean, Ororo, Cyclops, Wolverine, Rogue, Gambit, Jubilee, and Beast, along with a few other legends like Nightcrawler, Psylocke, Iceman, et al.—are the stars and main attraction of this show. They are the staples of the X-Men, especially as far as the general public is concerned. And Marvel Studios is certainly planning on not just capitalizing on them but also revamping them to shine brilliantly.

[Lukmendes]

I think it's pretty obvious why the show was popular.

I swear that because of you, whenever I read random issues and Hellion just happens to show up, I'll know who he is because you talk about him so damn much lol.

Man, I remember the days when there were Marvel cartoons like everywhere. Nick had X-Men and Iron Man, Cartoon Network had FF, KidsWB had Spider-Man (and Evolution back in the day), and Disney had The Avengers (and aired Spectacular's final season).

Marvel's attitude towards cartoons really does them no favors, if they treated cartoons with half the respect DC did back in DCAU times, who knows, we could have more **** near Spectacular Spider-Man's levels.

Oh, this is definitely not the case. The original lineup—Jean, Ororo, Cyclops, Wolverine, Rogue, Gambit, Jubilee, and Beast, along with a few other legends like Nightcrawler, Psylocke, Iceman, et al.—are the stars and main attraction of this show. They are the staples of the X-Men, especially as far as the general public is concerned. And Marvel Studios is certainly planning on not just capitalizing on them but also revamping them to shine brilliantly.

Considering it's a new season after so long though, they'll probably introduce more recently created characters.

I'll be surprised if a new big name like say, X-23, doesn't make it in.