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Post by Panther on Apr 9, 2011 0:19:14 GMT -5
Obviously this show is over, and chances of seeing any new material any time soon are pretty much zero. But I was just thinking- KP has a done potential for a reboot in a decade or so. The action girl angle still seems logical for a kids cartoon, and is universal enough that I could see the show being revisited for a new generation. Obviously this wouldn't happen in the near future, but it seems like an interesting idea, and I'd like to see what changes they'd make to make it fresh and relevant again. Thoughts?
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Post by Knife Wife on Apr 9, 2011 1:50:13 GMT -5
Maybe. But like you said, it be A long ways off. If it ever did happen, I'd like the show to stay consistent with itself. Also, I guess more backstory for characters.
But if it did happen, I could definitely imagine some members on this board watching it while bitching about how they ruined it.
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Post by Joe Stoppinghem on Apr 9, 2011 21:15:00 GMT -5
In ten years for a major movie filming, they can start at the beginning without a reboot.
There will be many kids that have grown up with the show ripe for the picking.
No, blowing up Middleton, and such needed.
Kind of like Inspector Gadget only a whole lot better.
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Post by Zephyr on Apr 9, 2011 21:15:59 GMT -5
...But if it did happen, I could definitely imagine some members on this board watching it while bitching about how they ruined it. I'd watch a couple eps, and if they were no good, I'd stop watching but still complain. Kinda like what happened with scrubs... I hated the newest season - I only watch a couple eps, then avoided it like the plague. I did complain about it, and I do still watch older episodes. |
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Post by Ashley Benlove on Apr 9, 2011 22:10:05 GMT -5
I can see where Zeph is coming from. Any feelings that I have for a hypothetical Kim Possible reboot are influenced by my experience from Scrubs. Season 9 was the season that was unneeded. I have seen all of the episodes of the season, and while it certainly is not the greatness that is previous seasons, it's watchable. It just hurts my heart because I was content with the end of season 8 as the show's finale (and I treat it as the show's finale), and I really didn't need a postscript season that jumped ahead about a year after the true finale that only told me a few things about the characters after the finale. But that may be a little going off topic.
Anyways, I would be cool with a KP reboot only if they retained some of the characters from the original material. I'm not gonna watch a fifteen year old girl who's like, "So, this Kim Possible girl was amazing in the 2000s, but we haven't had somebody like her in a long time! We need a new one." And there's like, no Kim Possible in the show.
It would be cool if they made Kim Possible again with the same characters, but you know, however they wanted to reboot it. And really, the only thing I could see in my head is like, teenage girl gearing up to fight villains for the first time, and this amazing badass music is playing. Squee? Sure.
And I think I agree with the people who've posted above me.
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Post by Knife Wife on Apr 10, 2011 0:19:36 GMT -5
...But if it did happen, I could definitely imagine some members on this board watching it while bitching about how they ruined it. I'd watch A couple eps, and if they were no good, I'd stop watching but still complain. Kinda like what happened with scrubs... I hated the newest season - I only watch A couple eps, then avoided it like the plague. I did complain about it, and I do still watch older episodes. I'm talking about watching just to have stuff to complain about, i.e. they already know they don't like it, but keep watching it anyway. |
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Post by Zephyr on Apr 10, 2011 13:06:37 GMT -5
I'd watch A couple eps, and if they were no good, I'd stop watching but still complain. Kinda like what happened with scrubs... I hated the newest season - I only watch A couple eps, then avoided it like the plague. I did complain about it, and I do still watch older episodes. I'm talking about watching just to have stuff to complain about, I.e. they already know they don't like it, but keep watching it anyway. Ahhh... the prediction of people being continuously malcontent... lol Drama, drama, drama... It sells you know. I think it's a close second to sex. |
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Post by Panther on Apr 10, 2011 19:10:48 GMT -5
Anyways, I would be cool with A KP reboot only if they retained some of the characters from the original material. I'm not gonna watch A fifteen year old girl who's like, "So, this Kim Possible girl was amazing in the 2000s, but we haven't had somebody like her in A long time! We need A new one." And there's like, no Kim Possible in the show. It would be cool if they made Kim Possible again with the same characters, but you know, however they wanted to reboot it. And really, the only thing I could see in my head is like, teenage girl gearing up to fight villains for the first time, and this amazing badass music is playing. Squee? Sure. I was thinking of a reboot that retained the original concept and characters, but maybe changed the setting somewhat, added some new characters, had a different look, etc. Basically the same show but changed up a bit so it would be fresh for a new audience of kids and still appeal to the people that liked the original. |
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Post by Ashley Benlove on Apr 10, 2011 19:28:21 GMT -5
Anyways, I would be cool with A KP reboot only if they retained some of the characters from the original material. I'm not gonna watch A fifteen year old girl who's like, "So, this Kim Possible girl was amazing in the 2000s, but we haven't had somebody like her in A long time! We need A new one." And there's like, no Kim Possible in the show. It would be cool if they made Kim Possible again with the same characters, but you know, however they wanted to reboot it. And really, the only thing I could see in my head is like, teenage girl gearing up to fight villains for the first time, and this amazing badass music is playing. Squee? Sure. I was thinking of A reboot that retained the original concept and characters, but maybe changed the setting somewhat, added some new characters, had A different look, etc. Basically the same show but changed up A bit so it would be fresh for A new audience of kids and still appeal to the people that liked the original. Ooh, I'd like that. Instead of Middleton it'd be like, some other city? In my head, I'd choose either Gotham, Los Angeles, or New York City. Though I suppose having Batman working Kim Possible would be like, a shark jumping moment or something, but.. I like it? And maybe instead of the main characters being teens, they'd be slightly older? I mean, with like, Power Rangers, for example, sometimes instead of the rangers being teens, they were like post-teens. As long as they kept it with Kim being open and not in the closet about her saving the world. That was definitely one of the things I loved about the show. |
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Post by nacoroyalties on Apr 28, 2011 18:16:05 GMT -5
Yeah, it does! Here's how my KP reboot would work:
The show would be set 15 years into the future. Kim and Ron are working as top Global Justice agents. The Tweebs, Jim and Tim, are following in their sister's footsteps, protecting the world from evildoers such as Drakken, Shego, Killagen and Monkey Fist. Wade still provides the technology and mission briefings for Kim and the Tweebs. Joining Team Possible is Ron's adopted sister, Hana Stoppable and Bonnie Rockwaller, who has buried the hachet with Kim since high school graduation. The series would still take place in Middleton. Gemini is the archenemy of Global Justice and somehow responsible for the disappearence of Ron's parents. For this reason, Ron has sworn to find his mother and father and exact his revenge on Gemini. The show would take on A more serious and darker tone than the original (but not too dark, don't want to scare the new viewers). There will also be more hero-villain confrontations than the original. So, it will kinda be like a combination of Kim Possible and Hawaii Five-0 (2010).
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Post by Luke Danger on Apr 28, 2011 20:01:40 GMT -5
Personally, if there was a re-boot, I'd like to see a deconstruction of sorts where they take a look at just how all the fancy-pants plot tech and magic has an effect on society. I mean, in places like Middleton everyone seems to dabble in some form of mad science, seeing how that plays out in other places would be an interesting place to look at the show. As for the above, I wouldn't mind a slightly more serious tone, especially given the world is likely somewhat c**psack after the lorwardian invasion. I'd see Gemini causing plenty of havoc and could see him getting promoted to a higher place in the villain hierarchy with Drakken and Shego taking a lower role in villainy and being more anti-villains. Though since I'm taking a similar look with my KP fanfic, that may just be ego talking  |
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Post by Deleted on May 2, 2011 17:11:26 GMT -5
Would a next generation thing work or not?
(Star Trek, Batman Beyond)
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Post by taechunsa on Nov 8, 2012 11:46:35 GMT -5
Short answer. Yes! The question that most seem to be asking though is whether it would be better for a new continuation (like Star Trek did with TNG) or a real reboot like with Battlestar Galactica. What I would love to see is a real reboot, pay a lot closer attention to continuity, and move the demographic to a slightly older audience. In other words gear it more toward the tween to early teen age range and audience rather than the younger audience that most Disney TV cartoons are geared towards and what KP was moved towards as the series progressed (compare "Mind Games" Drakken to fourth season Drakken to see how the show went from intense to silly). It also would help to move the art style from the more relaxed style of Stephen Silver (whose art I love) to something similar to the more action/adventure style that Craig Rousseau did as his take.     At least that is my take on it. And honestly, it really doesn't need to be that far off. I started watching KP with my daughter when she was 2. She is now 12 and looking for shows aimed more at the tween to early teen audience. The demand is there, and the concept behind KP has the potential to fill it. The biggest question is whether Disney could pull it off. Given their track record I really don't know. |
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