http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6989380/(video available, but you'll need to view it in IE)
Janollari said both boys and girls enjoyed the new action figures in test runs of the show. Their parents may be a little surprised, however.
“I think the legacy is intact,” he said. “If anything, it’s an homage to the legacy instead of a destruction of the legacy.”
Well, Warner Brothers' execs may be a little surprised, because Janollari is wrong. This IS the (attempted) destruction of the legacy.
Say goodbye (temporarily) to Bugs, Daffy, Roadrunner and Taz, and say hello to Buzz, Duck, Roadster and Spaz. Each character is jet-black with individual neon-color trimmings and blank, glowing, mean-looking eyes. They're superpowered heroes in a futuristic world.
THAT was the best their committee-thinking could come up with? "Duck?"
And this IS committee-think at its "finest." After "Looney Tunes: Back In Action" tanked at the box office, I supposed they decided this was the way to go: Teenage Ninja Mutant Turtles meets Batman.
Special room in Hell for them all.