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Tron franchise - possible TV show

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jefferiestubes8

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Ain't It Cool is reporting a rumor that, if Tron Legacy doesn't flop at the box office this summer, the franchise will expand into television. A source calling themselves the Great Gonzo writes,
[A]pparently (Disney) the top brass is so psyched about Tron: Legacy that they're planning a TV show for 2011 & 2012 (probably for Disney XD). No news on whether it will be animated or live action. They're also already planning another Tron film for 2013.
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We hate to admit it, but we'd watch the hell out've a well-made CGI Tron cartoon.
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http://io9.com/5465337/tron-legacy-may-be-only-the-beginning

via AICN:
When Will The Full TRON LEGACY Trailer Arrive?? + Is There More TRON In Our Future??


TrekBBS thread related but the title is not not quite representative of the film franchise discussion:
Tron Legacy logo

The very idea of a CGI television series gives a little hope to A Star trek CGI series.
 
I dunno, how come when I think Tron TV show, the CW immediately comes to mind?
 
Assuming this would be a CG cartoon (and how could it not) this sounds like a good fit with Clone Wars on Cartoon Network.

Of course, it will be on the Disney toon channel...
 
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On the theatrical front, this could be the beginning of a new trilogy. And I'm not talking about including the original Tron. If all goes according to plan you could see this as the first in a trilogy of films that start with the word "Tron" and end somewhere else... Legacy is only the beginning. There are preliminary plans to milk this into a franchise of "Pirate" proportions. And the buzz from it so far is very good.
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And that's not the only Tron project they're planning on having for us in the possible future. The plans have been put into motion for a computer animated television series that could conceivably be up by late 2011/early 2012. This would be something of a placeholder to keep the fans interest still peaked in between this first film and the next one. No word yet on where it will wind up being broadcast. It's not known if it'll be staged for the Mouse's fledgling boy channel Disney XD or the more mainstream ABC network, but as of now the concept has been greenlit for a pilot. We'll see how this project evolves down the development line as the film's release gets closer.
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March 1, 2010
http://blueskydisney.blogspot.com/2010/03/electronic-chatter.html

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the concept has been greenlit for a pilot.
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summer 2012 'Tron: Uprising' animated TV series

Disney XD has given a series order to "Tron: Uprising," which is set for a summer 2012 bow.
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"Tron: Uprising" will focus on Beck (voiced by Wood), who leads a revolution inside The Grid's computer world.
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Charlie Bean ("Samurai Jack") will exec produce and direct,
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Disney XD had already picked up a 10-part "Tron" microseries, which airs in fall 2011.
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Disney XD orders 'Tron: Legacy' toon
Nov. 4, 2010
http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118026910

also
http://www.wired.com/underwire/2010/11/tron-uprising-2/
 
Interesting. Guess we'll have to see how the film turns out to know whether or not this is a good idea. But if they're already ordering TV episodes, then I'm guessing the studio is pretty confident in the film.
 
This movie could really spawn a huge new franchise. It's got the essential first element: a vast playground to set stories in, that follows rules that are familiar to our own reality in some ways, but in other ways is exciting and new, to keep things fresh and unexpected, and allow this new cosmos to develop a unique identity.

That's the same basic condition that allowed Star Trek and Star Wars to become ever-expanding pop culture phenomena. But now comes the hard part - will we care about the characters? Will the story rise above deadening cliche?
 
I'm just hoping the movie doesn't suck.

Maybe I'm old fashioned, but I still cringe whenever they start throwing the word 'franchise' around.
 
I actually really dig the voice cast. I'm looking forward to seeing the sequel and hoping too that it doesn't suck. The trailers so far have been all great. I read an early version of the script about a year ago and it was pretty good.
 
Cutter John said:
I'm just hoping the movie doesn't suck.

Maybe I'm old fashioned, but I still cringe whenever they start throwing the word 'franchise' around.
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Yeah I know I'm getting way ahead of things here. If the movie doesn't suck, it could spawn a "natural" franchise, that deserves to exist, vs the usual type that is foisted upon us by corporate greed (not that any of this is devoid of corporate greed as the chief motive).
 
I still believe that Tron 2 will flop when it comes out, I mean flop hard.

Some nerds will obviously come out to watch it, but the budget is supposedly $175 millionish and I really don't see it making it's money back, unless it does amazing over seas.

I hope I'm wrong, but I doubt it.
 
Clash of the Titans, another 1980s "remake," pulled in $163M. And it had a piss poor story and ugly 3D conversion. Tron: Legacy looks to be a much better film, at least visually. And given Disney's rather aggressive marketing, I'm guessing it'll see a very significant opening weekend. If its story is anywhere near coherent, it should at least match Clash in terms of box office receipts. Heck, even How To Train Your Dragon broke $200M. More interesting to me is how Tron does relative to the latest Shrek offering, which was $238M.

Now, whether or not Tron is actually a decent flick ... that remains to be seen.
 
The first TRON was a flop, and, having seen it for the first time about a year ago, it struck me as a dumb movie that looked incredible. Still, that formula wasn't a bad one for AVATAR at the end of last year, and the 3D will probably push TRON LEGACY ahead in the box office. Only time will tell if the movie will be any good.
 
I don't see Tron as a TV series to be a particularly good idea. It seems to be a franchise that works best when everybody knows as little about it as possible, and I fear a TV series would abuse the concept until it doesn't feel special anymore.
 
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