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09-14-2022, 08:35 PM | #1 |
Cobra Viper
Join Date: Nov 2021
Location: USA
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A few background thoughts...
First, live action movies for GI Joe are dumb and don't work. The characters are cartoony. The vehicles are cartoony. Grimdark movies just don't work for the franchise. Second, movies as a delivery vehicle don't work because the limitations on cast size really make it hard to generate a toyetic line and franchise. With that in mind, the best way to create a solid cartoon franchise for GI Joe is going to be to follow the "Heist" model. How that works... GI Joe is now acting as a "Special Strategic Military Reserve" where the joes work their normal jobs during the day and are activated for special missions by calling them on their joepros. General Hawk detects action by Cobra and selects a roster of 6 or so joes. Activates them and they assemble to defeat the threat of the week. This lets you dive deep in the roster and generate a lot of toy buzz by giving you a rotating stable of characters to pull from. It also lets your world build more effectively because you're not stuck with the same characters or threats. Keep Cobra more or less as it is but more clearly define the factions inside it. Despoilers, Cobra Terrorists, Crimson Guard, Dreadnaughts, etc. Give them each specific goals and expertise. Dreadnaughts - street level thugs and criminals. CG + Twins - Industrial and business infiltration and overthrow from inside as a "fifth column." Despoilers as ultra-tech theifs and extreme environment experts (undersea, space, etc) Cobra proper - cobra island defenders, beach stormers, special operations MARS - arms dealers etc. |
09-14-2022, 09:11 PM | #2 |
Grail Knight
Join Date: Feb 2021
Location: Elsewhere
Posts: 954
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Quote:
GI Joe is now acting as a "Special Strategic Military Reserve" where the joes work their normal jobs during the day and are activated for special missions by calling them on their joepros.
General Hawk detects action by Cobra and selects a roster of 6 or so joes. Activates them and they assemble to defeat the threat of the week. This lets you dive deep in the roster and generate a lot of toy buzz by giving you a rotating stable of characters to pull from. It also lets your world build more effectively because you're not stuck with the same characters or threats. |
09-15-2022, 11:16 AM | #3 |
Cobra Soldier
Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: Columbus, GA
Posts: 91
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I like some of these ideas. I just don't see it happening because Hasbro will insist that we have Duke, Snake Eyes, Roadblock, and Scarlet. Then, they will complain when they can't move the 50th version of these characters at retail.
Your ideas are actually very similar to the original series. While they had a fairly static cast, there was usually special needs that required specialized troops. That episode would focus on the special character. Usually you could tell what toys were out or coming soon by the episodes on TV at the time. |
09-15-2022, 11:40 AM | #4 |
Fartbutt McGillicuddy
Join Date: Jul 2020
Location: EARF
Posts: 4,540
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i think gijoe should be like m.a.s.k where there's a section in the show where it calls the best members for the mission. it gives a chance to introduce new characters. seeing how yours sounds like alot like m.a.s.k.
it's far less organic than when it happened on renegades, but also most of those characters never actually joined up with the team, as cool as it was. i also think hasbro should STOP with the live action gijoe stuff altogether. it's just not working and we're at the point where it's never going to work. if they want a movie, do it animated. 2d style; like the show should be. no anime influences like super long legs, sharp chins, etc. if snake eyes is in it, it's already finished becuase it will just devolve into ninja bullshit. |
09-15-2022, 05:24 PM | #5 |
Just a fan
Join Date: Feb 2021
Location: NY
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