Ozy and Millie

Foxchild · Postby **Foxchild** » Fri Jan 02, 2004 7:34 pm

alright, yes! i'd give it a good shot!

Muninn · Postby **Muninn** » Fri Jan 02, 2004 7:38 pm

I think i'd watch it just to see if it's any good. But whether it's good or not there would still be a part of me that would be disappointed. I don't really like it when comics are turned into cartoons/movies. They lose their wonder and charm. There's a side to comics that are like books, that they require full imagination, visual media eliminates most of that. At least for me they do.

Zylo · Postby **Zylo** » Fri Jan 02, 2004 7:42 pm

I agree. Comic strips are meant to be comic strips, there's just a certain charm to that medium.

hdofu · Postby **hdofu** » Fri Jan 02, 2004 7:46 pm

Over the Years we can trace a couple of major cartoons coming out of Comic Strips which in my oppinion translated fairly well into cartoons. Familiy Circle had some language series videos, they really never should have been made. Dennis the Menace, interestingly, there were 2 versions of this cartoon, and before them, a live action series, there was also 2 movies. Well I will stick to the cartoons, the first one was fairly funny from what I can remember, nothing like the strip though, the second one wasn't as good and also seemed nothing like the strip. Heacliff (had 3 seperate cartoons he costared in, one with Marmaduke, raiting varied, (I liked Heacliff and Rif Raf, Heaclif and Dingbat was really kind of lame though, Healclif and Marmaduke was ok) Garfield (another cat cartoon, originally aired as an hour long cartoon co running with a cartoon version of USAcres, both had quickes which were actual adations of strips, the US acres ones were cut though when the show was first converted to a half hour format, a sad day for the cartoon) I like Garfield, I know DS doesn't but I like Garfield it survived many Seasons, they are going to be releasing a live action movies soon. The Charlie Brown and Snoopy Show, I have know complaints about the content of this show, the main problem was finding when it was on, Nickolodean was less then helpful when giving times. Dilbert, I really really, liked this show sadly it was on UPN which pretty much was unable to keep any audience at the time. So alas it only survived 2 seasons. babby Blues, I must admit I like it, it was a tad crude and rude, but it was funny at times. The characters seemed to stay fairly true to how they acted in the strip, but that one only made one season. In short, some series work, it really comes down to how they are applied to the cartoon form.

Zylo · Postby **Zylo** » Fri Jan 02, 2004 7:57 pm

Well, Dennis the Menace and Marmaduke and Garfield have been around for a long time, and they have a very basic sense of humor that, while not extremely sharp or daring, is very universal, thus their mass appeal. Dilbert and babby Blues were good, but have been regulated to past-midnight status on Comedy Central and Cartoon Network. Snoopy is classic, no arguments there. I always saw O&M as a lot like Calvin and Hobbes, and I think people would agree that Calvin and Hobbes would not have worked as a TV show for the same reasons O&M wouldn't really work. They function at their best as strips, that's about the best I can put it.

Doctor Fred · Postby **Doctor Fred** » Sat Jan 03, 2004 12:22 am

I enjoyed the Garfield cartoon show. I think it was a very sucessful adaptation. It had the same feel as the comic strip. Ozy & Millie would be a lot more difficult, yes. It would have to be done very carefully every step of the way, but it'd be possible. It'd be a tricky shot, but it'd be possible, and it'd be good.

Henohenomoheji · Postby **Henohenomoheji** » Sat Jan 03, 2004 4:14 am

I just noticed... OTG, ya gotta chicken on yer head. Idea: what about flash movies? Like the ones on newgrounds or... flashplayer? except more kid-friendly. or something? hmm... or wait... what if one of us takes over the world and then makes somebody make good O&M movies that never get released to the public? only a select few get to see them and... hey... where are you hiding them?! I know you are! (PS: if you couldn't tell when I started joking, then... go watch the idiot box some more. or go to school. you learn a lot of things at school, such as... okay, i'm babbling right now. they should have a thread where you get to babble like an idiot... wait...)

Burning Sheep Productions · Postby **Burning Sheep Productions** » Sat Jan 03, 2004 12:14 pm

Yeah, Ozy and Millie is the kind that doesn't slide into animation so easily.

Doctor Fred · Postby **Doctor Fred** » Sat Jan 03, 2004 2:50 pm

Jeez, I feel like I'm the only one who thinks this would work. Alright, yes. It wouldn't slide easily like I said before, but it's still do-able like I also said before. If you get a director who truely understands and enjoys Ozy & Millie and get DC Simpson to supervise the production every step step of the way, and get the right cast of voice actors, then it would work out great! P.S. I just heard yesterday that there's going to be a live-action Garfield movie (Oh holy crap, no!) So yes, there are some mediums that cartoons are never ever meant to be adapted to.

Dr. Dos · Postby **Dr. Dos** » Sat Jan 03, 2004 5:52 pm

<a href='http://www.apple.com/trailers/fox/garfield/' target='_blank'>http://www.apple.com/trailers/fox/garfi ... br>There's the trailer, and I must say it looks horrible.

Burning Sheep Productions · Postby **Burning Sheep Productions** » Sun Jan 04, 2004 1:28 am

WAY too much work for DC and directors probably won't be that keen, especially if he's not a furry enthusiast.

Doctor Fred · Postby **Doctor Fred** » Sun Jan 04, 2004 4:35 am

*grr* He'd be supervising the movie, he wouldn't be directing the dang thing. And I'm sure there's a director out there, somewhere out there, who's a furry enthusiast. And of course they'd have a keen view on things. They're directors. That's their job. They have to have "keen" up the ying yang to direct anything. It's possible, [bad word] it!

Zaaphod · Postby **Zaaphod** » Sun Jan 04, 2004 6:30 am

I believe it could be done, yes, but it would be very tricky to do well. I definitely would want DCS supervising the thing to make darn sure. (A live-action Garfield movie??? Oh Lord, haven't we suffered enough?)

Sabre · Postby **Sabre** » Sun Jan 04, 2004 7:44 am

I personally think that it would be too difficult to do. Poor Dave would be up all hours of the night writing and animating, unless he had a team of people working on it, and then it just wouldent be DC humor. The reason the garfield series was successful is because of all the strange things you can do in the world jim davis had created for his charecters. With DC's logical sence of humor, to come up with that many story lines would be an unfeasable task says I. and. the garfield movie... looks like, umm err, *sips rum* waits* sips rum again* coughs* finishes the bottle* "Loooks grate"

Doctor Fred · Postby **Doctor Fred** » Sun Jan 04, 2004 4:20 pm

Yeah, mabye *sips wine* you're um, *sips wine again* *waits* *gulps wine* "right." OK, let me try argueing this once more: First off, were you suggesting that if the art wasn't Dave's originals then it wouldn't have his humor? or anything else to the same effect? Well I feel differently. Of course there'd have to be a team of animators working on it or else the project would never get done. But Dave could be an animator if he wanted to, then it would add that "original art" touch. And the animation would go the way it should because they have "animation directors" for that stuff. Again, DCS wouldn't be making the show, he'd be making sure things go well. Second thing, creating storylines with a logical sense of humor is feasable in my book. Writers don't get paid to twiddle their thumbs, you know. For every show out there, they have to come up with at least 22 good story lines a year that fit well with the show's spirit. They do this stuff all the time. Dave, of course, would go over the script to see if the story line meets approval and the dialouge stays true to character. Heck, if he felt like it, he could write a script himself or suggest story lines. And third thing, nothing is impossible in TV or film making. Writers, actors, set designers, costume designers, art directors, score composers, and more all have to come together to creat a project that is precise in every aspect to one man's vission (the director.) Can you imagine how hard this must have been to get all these film workers to correspond with each other to make the first Star Wars movie? Or what about any other great piece of art in film or TV? These men have to climb mountains every day. There are thousands of them. Millions, maybe. To say that there's noone out there who can make this show that DCS can approve? And with DCS standing right beside him to make sure it does? Of course there's someone who can achieve this! Of course it can be done! It is feasable! It--can--be done! *runs out of breath and faints*

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