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Wolfstar27 · 07/03/2009, 06:03 am

I saw on the Telltales Site that they sell Sam & Max cartoon series, and i was wondering what other people opinion is,if they make a cartoon series of Monkey Island,BUT not making it a kids show,but aiming it at an older audience?

do you think its a good idea?

Toothless Gibbon · 07/03/2009, 06:08 am

Voted no becasue I want all good gags and plotlines to be used in years and years of TTG MI Seasons!

I like to think of the games as inteactive cartoons anyway.

Scrawffler · 07/03/2009, 06:08 am

YES.

That's my simple answer to that.

Well, I would definitely watch it and buy DVDs of all the episodes, but I don't know how popular it would be within the whole world. But you never know. It'd be cool if one season was made and then broadcast on TV. They could see how popular that turns out to be, and if it's a hit then more episodes could be made.

Besides, it'd be completely different to a lot of adult cartoons these days. Most animated shows aimed at adults are about friends/family in everyday environments (e.g. The Simpsons, Family Guy, South Park) so a cartoon about pirates aimed at adults would be original.

SurplusGamer · 07/03/2009, 06:09 am

No opinion, really. Doesn't seem necessary, I suppose. I do think MI needs to tell big stories (hence the more serial nature of Tales), so I'm not sure a cartoon series would work all that well. It's also difficult to see how it could be marketed...

Sheepbrush · 07/03/2009, 06:15 am

Yes! I would love a cartoon! The MI universe is perfect for that.

Mataku · 07/03/2009, 07:15 am

depends on who's doing it, but yhea, that would be nice.

MusicallyInspired · 07/03/2009, 07:28 am

I personally don't see Monkey Island as something that could have random stories. Sam & Max works because that's what they're all about. They solve random crimes and pummel random criminals when randomly called upon to do so. It's the perfect candidate. Monkey Island is more like a coherent collection of connected epic large-scale stories. I don't think it would work well with the randomness of a weekly Saturday morning cartoon scenario. Even TMI isn't a season of episodes so much as chapters of a full game. I'd rather have a movie. Made by Ron Gilbert. Revealing The Secret(tm). Or nothing at all.

Guybrush Threepwood · 07/03/2009, 07:34 am

If it plays as well as the Sam & Max animated series did, I'd be all for it.

Marduk · 07/03/2009, 08:03 am

I really don't know how to vote on this issue...

Threepwood4Life · 07/03/2009, 08:38 am

Kind of a mix bag with this one.

milanv · 07/03/2009, 12:03 pm

no need for that

Ikzai · 07/03/2009, 12:07 pm

Ehhh. The writing quality would probably degrade with the writers having to come up with new puns to fill out a 24 episode season and only have 10 episodes worth of material.

A no schedule - whenever the joke comes to you - style webcomic would rule, though.

Mad Mary · 07/03/2009, 02:21 pm

Why not? I am not sure if I would need it, read it or like it, but then, other people surely do.

PariahKing · 07/03/2009, 02:25 pm

LeChuck would decay as a villain rapidly. :/

More inclined for an animated or CGI movie than a cartoon.

Scapetti · 07/03/2009, 02:29 pm

"I'll get you next time, Guybrush. Next time!"

PariahKing · 07/03/2009, 02:35 pm

Quote:

Originally Posted by Scapetti

"I'll get you next time, Guybrush. Next time!"

Exactly. Think Team Rocket of Poke'mon.

corruptbiggins · 07/03/2009, 02:35 pm

Quote:

Originally Posted by PariahKing

More inclined for an animated or CGI movie than a cartoon.

Same here.

PariahKing · 07/03/2009, 02:40 pm

Monkey Island would even translate well as a CGI movie - Tales is a 3d video game!

TookiGuy · 07/03/2009, 03:23 pm

Nope... I don't like the idea of a MI cartoon at all, to be honest - I think movies could suit the setting.

turingmachine604 · 07/03/2009, 04:27 pm

In all honesty the Sam and Max cartoons were the most watered down pieces of @#$! that they weren't even really worth watching... and Sam and Max didn't start as an adventure game.

Besides what would be the point, it'd be like watching someone else play a MI game, no puzzles to solve and every week LeChuck will have a new dastardly scheme.

View Poll Results: Would you like to see a Monkey Island Cartoon?
Yes i love the idea, and it will help Monkey Island live on	76	56.30%
No i perfer to stick to the games, it might just ruin the franchise if they did	59	43.70%
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07/03/2009, 06:03 am	#1
Wolfstar27 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: UK Posts: 374	Would you like to see a Monkey Island Cartoon series? I saw on the Telltales Site that they sell Sam & Max cartoon series, and i was wondering what other people opinion is,if they make a cartoon series of Monkey Island,BUT not making it a kids show,but aiming it at an older audience? do you think its a good idea?

07/03/2009, 06:08 am	#3
Scrawffler Pappapisshu!! Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: England wink wink nudge nudge Posts: 607	YES. That's my simple answer to that. Well, I would definitely watch it and buy DVDs of all the episodes, but I don't know how popular it would be within the whole world. But you never know. It'd be cool if one season was made and then broadcast on TV. They could see how popular that turns out to be, and if it's a hit then more episodes could be made. Besides, it'd be completely different to a lot of adult cartoons these days. Most animated shows aimed at adults are about friends/family in everyday environments (e.g. The Simpsons, Family Guy, South Park) so a cartoon about pirates aimed at adults would be original. __________________ I'm not crazy; I'm sanely-challenged.

07/03/2009, 06:15 am	#5
Sheepbrush Awesome Wannabe Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Sweden Posts: 118	Yes! I would love a cartoon! The MI universe is perfect for that. __________________ This is the second dumbest post I've ever written.

07/03/2009, 07:34 am	#8
Guybrush Threepwood You fight like a cow! Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: England Posts: 2,228	If it plays as well as the Sam & Max animated series did, I'd be all for it. __________________ Sign here for Bone 3! (with 701+ signatures!)

07/03/2009, 06:08 am	#2
Toothless Gibbon Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: UK Posts: 933	Voted no becasue I want all good gags and plotlines to be used in years and years of TTG MI Seasons! I like to think of the games as inteactive cartoons anyway.

07/03/2009, 06:09 am	#4
SurplusGamer Mojo Mixer Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: London, UK Posts: 418	No opinion, really. Doesn't seem necessary, I suppose. I do think MI needs to tell big stories (hence the more serial nature of Tales), so I'm not sure a cartoon series would work all that well. It's also difficult to see how it could be marketed...

07/03/2009, 07:15 am	#6
Mataku <obscure reference here> Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 542	depends on who's doing it, but yhea, that would be nice.

07/03/2009, 08:03 am	#9
Marduk Chimes in once in a while Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Wales Posts: 352	I really don't know how to vote on this issue...

07/03/2009, 08:38 am	#10
Threepwood4Life Largos Lackie Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: South Yorkshire, UK Posts: 251	Kind of a mix bag with this one. __________________ I will now attempt a Rum Barrel, Keel Haul, Alpha Monkey combination...........Once I find a diving board of course!!!! thedailygamepad.com

07/03/2009, 12:03 pm	#11
milanv Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Croatia Posts: 5	no need for that

07/03/2009, 12:07 pm	#12
Ikzai Will Smith Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: North Carolina Posts: 39	Ehhh. The writing quality would probably degrade with the writers having to come up with new puns to fill out a 24 episode season and only have 10 episodes worth of material. A no schedule - whenever the joke comes to you - style webcomic would rule, though.

07/03/2009, 02:21 pm	#13
Mad Mary Adventurer and Dreamer Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Dreamy Island or in Hell Posts: 157	Why not? I am not sure if I would need it, read it or like it, but then, other people surely do. __________________ Eeew... a signature! I hate signatures. They shiver me timbers.

07/03/2009, 02:25 pm	#14
PariahKing I Have Arrived Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Ohio Posts: 1,327	LeChuck would decay as a villain rapidly. :/ More inclined for an animated or CGI movie than a cartoon. __________________ It's OK to eat fish - they don't have any feelings.

07/03/2009, 02:29 pm	#15
Scapetti The Pixel Director Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Aberystwyth, Wales Posts: 306	"I'll get you next time, Guybrush. Next time!"

07/03/2009, 02:40 pm	#18
PariahKing I Have Arrived Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Ohio Posts: 1,327	Monkey Island would even translate well as a CGI movie - Tales is a 3d video game! __________________ It's OK to eat fish - they don't have any feelings.

07/03/2009, 03:23 pm	#19
TookiGuy Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 192	Nope... I don't like the idea of a MI cartoon at all, to be honest - I think movies could suit the setting.

07/03/2009, 04:27 pm	#20
turingmachine604 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: The Future Posts: 192	In all honesty the Sam and Max cartoons were the most watered down pieces of @#$! that they weren't even really worth watching... and Sam and Max didn't start as an adventure game. Besides what would be the point, it'd be like watching someone else play a MI game, no puzzles to solve and every week LeChuck will have a new dastardly scheme.

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