>Skylanders Academy, the first project from video game giant Activision Blizzard’s in-house production outfit Activision Blizzard Studios, has found a home on Netflix with a two-season order. It will debut on the streaming service in the fall. The series was first announced in November 2015 along with the creation of the studio.
>Based on the company’s successful Skylanders line of toys-to-life video games that combine playable figurines with video game content, Skylanders Academy charts the adventures of the team of heroes as they train the next wave of Skylanders Academy cadets. It will feature the voices of Justin Long (Alvin And The Chipmunks) as Spyro, Ashley Tisdale (Phineas And Ferb) as Stealth Elf, Jonathan Banks (Breaking Bad) as Eruptor, and Norm MacDonald (Saturday Night Live) as Glumshanks. Additional voice talent includes The Diamond Minecart, Susan Sarandon, Daniel Wu, Parker Posey, James Hetfield, Catherine O’Hara, Bobcat Goldthwait, Chris Diamantopoulos, Jonny Rees, Harland Williams and Richard Horvitz.
>Futurama writer Eric Rogers serves as showrunner, with Activision Blizzard Studios co-presidents Stacey Sher and Nick van Dyk executive producing alongside Sander Schwartz, who previously produced The Batman, The Aquabats! Super Show!, and Justice League: The New Frontier.
>The first of several projects coming from Activision Blizzard Studios, Skylanders Academy is animated by the TeamTO studio in France. Though the series was fully financed in-house, Activision Blizzard is exploring a range of partnership options for future productions, which will be based exclusively on other existing Activision Blizzard IP including the hit Call Of Duty franchise, Starcraft, Destiny, Diablo, and Candy Crush Saga. The company wouldn’t comment on where further productions may end up, though Sher and van Dyk say it is exploring a range of possible content providers.
We're only a couple years out from a Netflix Overwatch series at this rate.
>>83825564
>always wanted a Spyro cartoon when I was young
>jump ahead to the present
>we get this
Fuck this world.
>>83825564
>Activision Blizzard is exploring a range of partnership options for future productions, which will be based exclusively on other existing Activision Blizzard IP including the hit Call Of Duty franchise, Starcraft, Destiny, Diablo, and Candy Crush Saga.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Doc79lCn_F8
In all seriousness, an Overwatch series would be neat, assuming that Skylanders is successful and... you know, watchable.
>>83825564
Those look incredibly generic. But I'll put up with it for orc/goblin waifu.
>>83825564
That's fucking stupid.
>>83825711
>orc/goblin
Anon, her name is literally "Stealth Elf".
I'm glad I wasn't 8 years old when this shit came out because I would've bankrupted my parents on this crap.
>>83825735
But...but...but...she's green. I mean...yeah, forest elves...but...no. No. Nooooooo! Dammit, Blizzard. You had ONE JOB.
>Jonathan Banks (Breaking Bad) as Eruptor, and Norm MacDonald (Saturday Night Live) as Glumshanks
Wow
My only experience with Skylanders is that one IDW comic that guest starred Bowser and Donkey Kong.
>>83825699
Netflix does Overwatch series before Valve ever moves on TF2.
>>83825713
Netflix has been known to do great things with Stupid ideas.
>>83825564
>>83825564
I grew up on the PSX games, so seeing him with a small snout is a little off putting.
>>83826241
Its a lot better than his first Skylanders design.
This is either going to be amazing ir total and complete shit. No middle ground.
>>83826241
Spyro's face is so cute!
>>83826212
>MOUTH
confirmed(?)
Im curious why they didn't get any of the actual VAs for the Skylanders in game to voice them in the show.
I mean, Bobcat and Horvitz voice characters, but like some of the stars are big names. I guess that's probably why.
>>83825775
http://www.mediafire.com/download/cnqv53cbcncrus7/Skylanders_Unexpected_Allies.cbr
>>83825831
That's because Valve literally does not give a shit about any of it's properties right now and sees them exclusively as money fountains.
Say what you will about Blizzard, but those dudes care about the utter dross they produce, more than anyone else on the planet.
>tfw activison will never let this IP go and spyro is doomed be stuck here forever and I'll never get another spyro game that might be good.
>>83825564
Netflix will beat CN and Nick if they keep producing Cartoons one after the other
>>83828871
Heck the almost unanimous positive reviews of Voltron show that people were thirsty for a good action cartoon.
>>83828117
Well right now they've are busy doing VR better than Oculus with the Vive.
Loved seeing the virtual room where they came up with the VR testing at Valve.
Valve really knows how to develop the Tech and showcase it. But beyond that they kinda get nowhere.
Hence SFM being used to produce Porn and not much else nowadays.
Well you know who was just sucked into Skylands? Crash fucking Bandicoot.
Also Bowser and Donkey Kong.
>>83828117
Wish they had done that with Starcraft II and Diablo III and made them a bit more enjoyable.
And not drawn out bullshit and Internet connected up the ass experiences.
>>83830299
He's going to sound like an utter Aussie douche bag in the new stuff isn't he?
>>83830323
Diablo 3 was very much a product of people who became so involved in the process that they became blinded by tunnel vision and no longer realized that their passion project didn't appeal to anyone.
Reaper of Souls is every bit as as good as Vanilla D3 was bad though.
I don't see anything wrong with any of Spyro's re-designs so I'm okay with this new one.
>>83830363
Nah, they used the same sound clips from the old games.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lmkM0R90wTs
>>83830910
Ugh, well par the course for a Naughty Dog Remaster.
>>83830299
dammit. we're so close to him appearing in a cartoon...i mean another cartoon. I'd be surprised if theyll even let DK and bowser cameo.
>>83830998
Why the hell would you want a voiced Crash?
>>83830363
Nah, he's gonna sound like WOW and A-HAAA!
>>83827035
Looks a bit younger, to be honest. But I gotta agree it looks better than the original Skylanders design. Although, I wouldn't be too bothered if they didn't put it in the new game. Kids have been familiar with his initial look since 2011, so I wonder how they'll react to this.
>>83830862
Man, you are one in a billion. Never change.
>>83825564
Crash when?
