# Live action cartoons I want to see/never want to see

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/live-action-cartoons-i-want-to-see-never-want-to-see/678912>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [January 15, 2014, 10:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/live-action-cartoons-i-want-to-see-never-want-to-see/678912 "2014-01-15T22:05:46Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Ike\_Witt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ike_witt/32/283_2.png) [@Ike\_Witt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ike_Witt)\
**Post date:** [January 18, 2014, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/live-action-cartoons-i-want-to-see-never-want-to-see/678912/21 "2014-01-18T20:15:25Z")

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> [@Dr.Girlfriend](#):
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> What about a live-action _The Venture Bros._ movie? Yay or nay?
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> You knew I’d bring that up, right?

I like the idea but in all honesty, casting your part will be difficult.

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**Author:** ![Trinopus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/2bfe46/32.png) [@Trinopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trinopus)\
**Post date:** [January 18, 2014, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/live-action-cartoons-i-want-to-see-never-want-to-see/678912/22 "2014-01-18T21:09:32Z")

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> [@Art\_Rock](#):
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> Unfortunately I did (on a long plane flight). It was awful (except for the machines). Mind you, big fan of the original supermarionation show.

(Thunderbirds.) Sigh. I was afraid of that. (And, me too! I also really loved “Super Car,” mostly for the robot with the transparent head. Darn cute!)

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**Author:** ![Balance](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ccd318/32.png) [@Balance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Balance)\
**Post date:** [January 19, 2014, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/live-action-cartoons-i-want-to-see-never-want-to-see/678912/23 "2014-01-19T01:51:09Z")

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> [@Roundabout](#):
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> I’m still waiting on an actual _Avatar: The Last Airbender_ movie.

This would be Exhibit A of my reasons for not particularly wanting live-action versions of cartoons I like. Another reason would be that the art style of a cartoon is often an important factor in my enjoyment of it. Would a _Samurai Jack_ movie really be Samurai Jack without that distinctive style?

That said, I’m willing to grant that some cartoon-\>live adaptations _could_ work. The _Jonny Quest_ fans in the thread have a point; it is probably one of the cartoons most amenable to such an adaptation.

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**Author:** ![Chimera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Chimera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chimera)\
**Post date:** [January 19, 2014, 2:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/live-action-cartoons-i-want-to-see-never-want-to-see/678912/24 "2014-01-19T02:10:31Z")

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> [@Dr.Girlfriend](#):
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> What about a live-action _The Venture Bros._ movie? Yay or nay?
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> You knew I’d bring that up, right?

They would never do it right. The studio would ‘suggest’/demand completely incompatible actors. Like a fat comedian as Rusty, and making him a really funny guy. And playing the whole thing as over the top camp.

Has Simon Pegg ever managed a decent American accent? I could see him as Rusty.

Can we drag Sean Connery out of retirement to play Colonel Gentleman? 😃  
Lee Majors as Steve Summers?

No idea who could play Jonas Jr.

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