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Of Spotlights and Friendship

August 12, 2008 12:46 AM

ne of the rumors I've heard about the upcoming ways in which Hollywood will rape my childhood is that they're planning some sort of movie or something based on Thundercats. I really hope this doesn't happen because, while Thundercats kicked an unmitigated amount of ass when I was a kid, I really don't think it would hold up nowadays. Not without major modifications, anyway, and if you're going to change the whole thing around, then why not just come up with a whole new idea and leave my childhood alone?

Having said all that, there was one element of Thundercats that I really, really liked. Not surprisingly, it was also the show's most memorable gimmick. Whenever he would get in trouble, the Thundercats' leader, Lion-O, would wave the Sword of Omens around while saying "Thunder, Thunder, Thundercats--Ho!" and his sword would, um, get bigger. Then, if he really need everyone's help, the Eye of Thundera, embedded in the hilt of the Sword of Omens, would project the Thundercats logo into the sky, Batsignal style. And all the other Thundercats would invariably see it and come help Lion-O.

I wonder, though, if Panthro ever felt conflicted. I mean, Panthro was a busy guy, and he had his own shit going on, you know? Maybe he was out late the night before, or maybe he was in a bad mood himself. Or who the fuck knows what. I'm sure sometimes he did feel like that. But I'm also sure that even in those instances he still got to Lion-O as quickly as he could. And I bet that the fundamental, lame explanation for that is that that's what friends are for.



1 Comments


Valerie said:

Thanks for being my panthro last night. although i have no point of reference since i know nothing of thundercats. i like cats however. so it must be awesome

August 12, 2008 3:14 PM



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