"Samurai Jack" returns in 2016

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  1. tharpdevenport

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  2. Silvercrest

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    Wonder who's voicing Aku.
     
  3. auntiehill

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    Wow. I used to watch this with my nephew when he was a pre-schooler.

    He'll be 18 in two weeks. :wtf:
     
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  5. Reverend

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    First reaction: yay!
    0.67 seconds later: remembers Mako is no longer with us and not I'm sad.
    I think I just gave myself emotional whiplash.
     
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    My son and I loved that show!

    "FOOLISH SAMURAI WARRIOR!!"

    :lol:

    Great to see it coming back.

    :techman:
     
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    Surprised but welcomed. I thought they were going to make this into a movie? A live action one and an animated movie which would have tied up the loose ends of the series.
     
  8. Christopher

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    Good lord, has it been that long? (Looks it up) Wow, 2001-4. Come on, how can something from after 2000 be so far in the past? It's the freaking 21st century!
     
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    I have a babysitting client who adores the show. She's going to go nuts tonight when I tell her!
     
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    They had it back in rotation on Cartoon Network not long ago.
    Good that they gave Bebop a rest for awhile.
     
  11. DBR

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    Sometimes it feels like I've outgrown my interest in animation, but I'll definitely check this out.
     
  12. bigdaddy

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    The creator addressed that in the announcement. He said he wanted to do a movie for years and that went no where. He guesses that the show is meant for TV and that now is a good time to finish up the storyline.

    Now if we can only get Adult Swim to make a show that takes place in the Avatar / Korra universe.
     
  13. Saul

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    Excellent!
    Thanks for filling me in. Didn't read that anywhere. I'm glad they are going to finish the story.:techman:
     
  14. RJDiogenes

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    Wow, this is totally out of the blue. For me, anyway. But it's great news. Samurai Jack was a very cool cartoon-- cool enough for me to get it on DVD. I hope they actually give him a (successful) end to his story.
     
  15. bigdaddy

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    Took be forever to find an article with the quote, but it turns out the quote is a few months old (September).

    http://www.slashfilm.com/samurai-jack-returning-in-2016/
     
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  16. tharpdevenport

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    New Comic Con panel where the creator talks about the return of the series:


    Things learned:

    * Takes place 50 years in-verse wise from the last episode of the original run. The time difference is supposed to be explained, since Jack would be way older than the new series shows.

    * Airing on Adult Swim, prime time, so there's more freedom.

    * The Scotsman character is back in, quote, "a big way."

    * Sad news: James Venable is not returning to do the scoring.

    * A new voice actor has been found to voice Aku, trying to imitate the now deceased Mako.


    Still no exact release date.
     
  17. Scotchy

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    Outstanding news! The article mentions it as both a "new season" and a "reboot" which is a little confusing.
    A good question, they've got some big shoes to fill. Too bad Mako Iwamatsu isn't still alive, he did a fantastic Aku.
     
  18. tharpdevenport

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    The article writer is confused -- it's not a reboot. As Gennedy stated in the Comic Con panel, it's a final run (of ten episodes) that will conclude the series.

    I'm a little disappointed -- I'd have liked for there to be more seasons, not just ten episodes that tied it up.
     
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    Since it's probably airing on Toonami... We probably won't know until two weeks before it airs...
     
  20. RJDiogenes

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    Thank goodness.