"Foster's Funtime For Imaginary Friends" (Hanna Barbera Studios)

[JMTV]

Not sure how brand recognition works with preschool shows.
Toddlers obviously won't recognize anything going on here and parents aren't going to associate it with content suitable for kids that young...

Counterargument: Why do you think Bluey is popular with preschoolers right now?

 

[Marble]

Counterargument: Why do you think Bluey is popular with preschoolers right now?

I know very little about that show, I assumed it was popular because it was good and marketed well. Not quite sure what the counterargument is, though? I was talking mostly about why use Fosters rather than something original.

 

[PinkieLopBun]

Bluey isn't based on a preexisting IP. I do plan on watching this, but Marble brings up a good point. I said before the idea of Foster's could work as a preschool show and I still stand by that, but that doesn't change the fact that most parents (of which most of kids that age right now probably grew up with the original show) aren't going to think of it as one.

 

[JMTV]

I was talking mostly about why use Fosters rather than something original.

I guess maybe because the new Fosters preschool show was made for a newer generation of preschoolers who never watch the original. So they have to reintroduced the old characters for a new audience, if that's makes sense.

I understand people were mixed on Fosters being a preschool reboot. I'm not too crazy about it either, but does it mean it's going to be bad? No. For we all know, it can be better than the original series. I don't know.

All I know is the reboot is still happening, and I'm curious how this will go.

Bluey isn't based on a preexisting IP.

I know, but I'm just giving out as a example.

 

[EdCNPowerpuffDrama]

Now I would've agree with you that a brand new IP would've make sense for the premise than just bringing back a pre-existed IP like Foster's. but unfortunately, we're living in world where name brand recognition gives more people extra cash. If people knows who the property is, then your IP is going to be automatically more valuable.. That's just how society we live in now.

Except Foster's is probably the last show I would use for a pre-school series, considering how one of the things the IP was most remembered for was how over the top mean spirited it could get at times, and how much of a jerk its main character was.

 

[JMTV]

Except Foster's is probably the last show I would use for a pre-school series, considering how one of the things the IP was most remembered for was how over the top mean spirited it could get at times, and how much of a jerk its main character was.

TBF, that was actually remembered for all the wrong reasons, so I don't considered that a good thing, in my opinion.

 

[Checkerboard]

I think theyre hoping some older kids will tune in. Honestly the idea and look... I can understand the idea albeit it will change the tone of the show, but the look... I dunno.

 

[PinkieLopBun]

TBF, that was actually remembered for all the wrong reasons, so I don't considered that a good thing, in my opinion.

I don't think her point was whether or not it was good. It doesn't matter if it was or not if that's what people associate with the show.

 

[JMTV]

I don't think her point was whether or not it was good. It doesn't matter if it was or not if that's what people associate with the show.

Okay fair enough. Personally, the mean spirited tone of the original Foster's really bogged down the show for me. So, I really do hope the new preschool series do fix a lot of the problems and at least make it better than the original. But hey, that's just me. You don't have to agree with me, and that's fine.

 

[PinkieLopBun]

Okay fair enough. Personally, the mean spirited tone of the original Foster's really bogged down the show for me. So, I really do hope the new preschool series do fix a lot of the problems and at least make it better than the original. But hey, that's just me. You don't have to agree with me, and that's fine.

I didn't say the new show shouldn't change that. Just that some parents might not think it's something preschool kids should be watching because of it (whether the new show actually changes it or not). I didn't say anything about my personal opinion on the show itself.

 

[Vuxovich]

I'm glad to hear that both Craig McCracken's shows are in production now.

 

[PinkieLopBun]

I'm glad to hear that both Craig McCracken's shows are in production now.

No, only this one is. He just said last month that he's still developing something PPG related. Given how recent that is and that there wasn't any news on it yesterday, I don't think that's changed.

 

[JMTV]

I didn't say the new show shouldn't change that. Just that some parents might not think it's something preschool kids should be watching because of it (whether the new show actually changes it or not). I didn't say anything about my personal opinion on the show itself.

Okay, I understand that.

No, only this one is. He just said last month that he's still developing something PPG related. Given how recent that is and that there wasn't any news on it yesterday, I don't think that's changed.

Okay, gotcha.

 

[Daikun]

Georgia Knowles has been hired as a designer on the show.

 

[zakawer2]

On one hand, it's cool seeing a classic CN show making a comeback, and with the original creator actually directly involved in its production right from the get-go. That's a big plus this show has over The Powerpuff Girls (2016).

On the other hand, the decision to make this a preschool show does feel quite off-putting to me. At least The Powerpuff Girls (2016) was still targeting a roughly similar age demographic to its 1998 counterpart.

 

[RoyalRubble]

Via Variety's recap of the Annecy panel-

- The Studio Focus also included an appearance from cartoon legend Craig McCracken, who shared an early look at his upcoming preschool adaptation of “Foster’s Home for Imaginary Friends.” And while the show will be aimed at a younger audience, McCracken insisted it would not necessarily be educational or aspirational, prioritizing humor above all else. In a brief animatic clip, it was made clear when Bloo taught the invisible friends around him that the day’s lesson was to never ever ever ever ever trust adults, because they will make you do things like eat broccoli.

 

[iluvdoves1228]

it was made clear when Bloo taught the invisible friends around him that the day’s lesson was to never ever ever ever ever trust adults, because they will make you do things like eat broccoli.

Yep, that sounds like the Bloo we all know and love.

 

[Frontier]

Craig still staying true to what people expect from a Foster's cartoon .

 

[Daikun]

McCracken insisted it would not necessarily be educational or aspirational, prioritizing humor above all else.

...then why make it a preschool show?

 

[Surreal Kangaroo]

...then why make it a preschool show?

Because these days cartoons are either for preschoolers or adults.