# What the world needs: \[Tron\] **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [August 19, 2007, 11:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-world-needs-tron/416185 "2007-08-19T23:59:46Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Lobsang](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobsang/32/4067_2.png) [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2007, 11:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-world-needs-tron/416185/1 "2007-08-19T23:59:46Z")
Is another Tron movie. (a remake or a sequel or just something along the same lines but with today’s tech in mind) And me as emperor (of course) ---
**Author:** ![Kat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b19c9b/32.png) [@Kat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kat)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2007, 2:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-world-needs-tron/416185/2 "2007-08-20T02:26:01Z")
I could totally get behind that. I want to watch Tron now. ---
**Author:** ![CoBa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f6c823/32.png) [@CoBa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CoBa)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2007, 2:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-world-needs-tron/416185/3 "2007-08-20T02:28:08Z")
No Tron in the works right now, though there are a few upcoming Reboot movies. They may make a nice substitute. ---
**Author:** ![Squink](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b5e925/32.png) [@Squink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Squink)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2007, 3:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-world-needs-tron/416185/4 "2007-08-20T03:06:19Z")
[QUOTE=Lobsang] another Tron movie. [/QUOTE] Tron Movies are nothing at all like love, sweet love. _That’s_ the only thing that there’s just too little of. ---
**Author:** ![Tuckerfan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/eada6e/32.png) [@Tuckerfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tuckerfan)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2007, 3:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-world-needs-tron/416185/5 "2007-08-20T03:20:09Z")
I’d bet that you’d find a willing audience for your idea over [here.](http://www.tron-sector.com/) There was a rumor of a sequel to the film, with Jeff Bridges reprising his role in the original film. It was supposed to be similar to a high tech version of _Apocalypse Now_. ---
**Author:** ![Wile\_E](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c37758/32.png) [@Wile\_E](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wile_E)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2007, 3:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-world-needs-tron/416185/6 "2007-08-20T03:39:28Z")
So, you’re saying it’s not “love, sweet love”? But, it’s the only thing that there’s just too little of! ---
**Author:** ![Hunter\_Hawk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/50afbb/32.png) [@Hunter\_Hawk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hunter_Hawk)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2007, 4:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-world-needs-tron/416185/7 "2007-08-20T04:17:24Z")
[QUOTE=Wile E] So, you’re saying it’s not “love, sweet love”? [/QUOTE] Okay, _fine_. Here’s your [sweet, sweet lovin’](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZNKHTlWgWmg). (Warning: Not technically NSFW, but does contain excessive body hair and electro space camels.) Yeah, I’ve pretty much just been waiting for a good excuse to post that link. ---
**Author:** ![Tuckerfan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/eada6e/32.png) [@Tuckerfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tuckerfan)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2007, 4:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-world-needs-tron/416185/8 "2007-08-20T04:28:11Z")
[QUOTE=Hunter Hawk] Okay, _fine_. Here’s your [sweet, sweet lovin’](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZNKHTlWgWmg). (Warning: Not technically NSFW, but does contain excessive body hair and electro space camels.) [/QUOTE] You know, if they showed that, instead of those stupid “This is your brain on drugs.” commercials, we wouldn’t have a drug problem in this country. ---
**Author:** ![boytyperanma](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/4491bb/32.png) [@boytyperanma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/boytyperanma)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2007, 4:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-world-needs-tron/416185/9 "2007-08-20T04:57:19Z")
They can’t improve on Tron. How could they ever beat the original special effects. ---
**Author:** ![Mindfield](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mindfield/32/19759_2.png) [@Mindfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mindfield)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2007, 10:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-world-needs-tron/416185/10 "2007-08-20T10:59:44Z")
I love Tron. In fact, I have a copy that I ripped from the 25th anniversary edition sitting on my PDA right now. I remember back in the 80s watching the short-lived Tron-inspired TV show [Automan](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0084978/) and thinking it was a damn fine show and that it was a pity it never got picked up for subsequent seasons. I even liked the recent computer game, Tron 2.0, even if it took a lot of liberties with the concept. Yeah, I could really get behind a sequel. ---
**Author:** ![Diceman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/22d042/32.png) [@Diceman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diceman)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2007, 11:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-world-needs-tron/416185/11 "2007-08-20T11:56:26Z")
There was a computer game, Tron 2.0, that I liked a lot. It was a first-person shooter set in the Tron universe. ---
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2007, 12:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-world-needs-tron/416185/12 "2007-08-20T12:23:42Z")
Isn’t there a Tron comic book out now? ---
**Author:** ![Balance](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ccd318/32.png) [@Balance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Balance)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2007, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-world-needs-tron/416185/13 "2007-08-20T15:19:15Z")
[QUOTE=CalMeacham] Isn’t there a Tron comic book out now? [/QUOTE] [Yes, there is.](http://www.slgcomic.com/product-exec/product_id/353/nm/Tron_1) I believe they’re up to issue 4 now, although I haven’t been following it. ---
**Author:** ![thirdname](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/d07c76/32.png) [@thirdname](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thirdname)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2007, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-world-needs-tron/416185/14 "2007-08-20T15:47:16Z")
If they make another Tron movie, they have to let the Tron Guy make an appearance. They owe it to him for all the publicity. ---
**Author:** ![Lobsang](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobsang/32/4067_2.png) [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2007, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-world-needs-tron/416185/15 "2007-08-20T18:17:42Z")
Did someone edit my thread title? ---
**Author:** ![OneCentStamp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/13edae/32.png) [@OneCentStamp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OneCentStamp)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2007, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-world-needs-tron/416185/16 "2007-08-20T18:35:16Z")
[QUOTE=Lobsang] Did someone edit my thread title? [/QUOTE] Mods will often do that in the interests of clarity. Hell, it’s what got _me_ to click on it. I actually _love_ the original visuals. Even now, 25 years later, they instantly suspend my disbelief and immerse me in that world. I think a remake would probably end up much more perfect, but much less atmospheric and effective. ---
**Author:** ![rjk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ed655f/32.png) [@rjk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rjk)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2007, 4:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-world-needs-tron/416185/17 "2007-08-21T04:53:10Z")
[QUOTE=OneCentStamp] … I actually _love_ the original visuals. Even now, 25 years later, they instantly suspend my disbelief and immerse me in that world. I think a remake would probably end up much more perfect, but much less atmospheric and effective. [/QUOTE] Absolutely! The original effects are pretty crummy technically compared to what we have now, but the movie as a whole is enormously gripping. I’ve seen a lot of remakes that are technically great but boring as hell underneath. ---
**Author:** ![Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/qadgop_the_mercotan/32/83_2.png) [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2007, 10:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-world-needs-tron/416185/18 "2007-08-21T22:51:28Z")
I had the Tron game on my old intellivision setup. It was sorta fun. Get a million points and the orange immobilizers came for you. I wonder if my old intellivision still works… ---
**Author:** ![OneCentStamp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/13edae/32.png) [@OneCentStamp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OneCentStamp)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2007, 12:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-world-needs-tron/416185/19 "2007-08-22T00:43:08Z")
[QUOTE=rjk] Absolutely! The original effects are pretty crummy technically compared to what we have now, but the movie as a whole is enormously gripping. I’ve seen a lot of remakes that are technically great but boring as hell underneath. [/QUOTE] On the topic of this, I have the 20th Anniversary Edition on DVD, and it’s _loaded_ with “making of” extras. It was absolutely fascinating to take a look into that pioneering age of computer animation. ---
**Author:** ![Eonwe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eonwe/32/240_2.png) [@Eonwe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eonwe)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2007, 5:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-world-needs-tron/416185/20 "2007-08-22T05:12:57Z")
The last thing we need is a Tron:Reloaded with state-of-the-art CGI. The effects in Tron were pretty cool, and unique, and were a huge part of the tone of the film. Redo it with modern computer graphics and you have a wildly different film.