• [NEWS] Leaked trailer for cancelled live-action "Powerpuff Girls" series

    From Your Name@YourName@YourISP.com to rec.arts.tv, rec.arts.animation on Fri Mar 7 19:30:14 2025
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    The animated show was awful rubbish (like most cartoon shows these
    days), but the live-action show looks even worse. Thankfully it got
    cancelled before even airing!


    Powerpuff Girls Live-Action Trailer Leaks,
    Says Cartoon 'Whitewashed Us'
    ------------------------------------------
    The live-action Powerpuff Girls trailer has leaked online.

    The CW announced a Powerpuff Girls live-action series in 2020.
    By early 2021, the network cast Chloe Bennett as Blossom, Dove
    Cameron as Bubbles, and Yana Perrault as Buttercup. The
    adult-oriented show titled Powerpuff shot a pilot later that
    spring. The pilot never aired, but the trailer is now
    available to watch below.

    Trailer: (Twitter video, 1min 27secs)
    <https://x.com/AcoPensal/status/1897669679851724969>


    What happens in the Powerpuff Girls live-action trailer?
    The footage begins with Professor Utonium (Donald Faison)
    creating his superhero family, the Powerpuff Girls. The girls
    served as the protectors of Townsville. However, the girls
    dealt with teenage problems as they aged, including anxiety,
    stress, and alcoholism. As teens, the girls accidentally kill
    Mojo, who is a human instead of a monkey.

    After the accident, Blossom ran away, Buttercup became a
    firefighter, and Bubbles pursued fame on the streets of
    Hollywood. Seven years later, the girls are "disillusioned
    twentysomethings" with no interest in crime fighting. With
    Mojo's son, Jojo, as mayor, the girls reluctantly reunite to
    face a new evil. The trailer even pokes fun at the cartoon,
    with Buttercup saying it "whitewashed" the group.

    Production on the pilot began in April 2021. By May 2021, the
    CW scrapped the pilot but announced plans to retool the series.
    In August 2021, Bennett exited the series. Powerpuff stayed in
    development for the next two years before officially being
    canceled in May 2023.

    The Powerpuff Girls is based on Craig McCracken's animated
    series for Cartoon Network. The live-action series stemmed
    from writers and executive producers Heather Regnier and Diablo
    Cody. Maggie Kiley directed the pilot, and Warner Bros.
    Television produced the failed series.



    <https://www.comingsoon.net/tv/news/1933303-powerpuff-girls-live-action-trailer-leaks-cartoon-whitewashed>




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  • From ted@loft.tnolan.com (Ted Nolan@tednolan to rec.arts.tv,rec.arts.animation on Fri Mar 7 13:23:31 2025
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    In article <vqe3pl$3dkg8$1@dont-email.me>,
    Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> wrote:

    The animated show was awful rubbish (like most cartoon shows these
    days), but the live-action show looks even worse. Thankfully it got >cancelled before even airing!


    Beg to differ: The animated show (first series) was classic. (And
    I'm not sure I would characterize 2005 as "these days"). The reboot series was, eh, OK but nowhere near as good. The anime series was, well, anime.
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  • From anim8rfsk@anim8rfsk@cox.net to rec.arts.tv,rec.arts.animation on Fri Mar 7 09:12:51 2025
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    Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> wrote:

    The animated show was awful rubbish (like most cartoon shows these
    days), but the live-action show looks even worse. Thankfully it got cancelled before even airing!


    Powerpuff Girls Live-Action Trailer Leaks,
    Says Cartoon 'Whitewashed Us'
    ------------------------------------------
    The live-action Powerpuff Girls trailer has leaked online.

    The CW announced a Powerpuff Girls live-action series in 2020.

    Looking at this, I thought it was from before Daisy quake joined shield.
    This is recent?



    By early 2021, the network cast Chloe Bennett as Blossom, Dove
    Cameron as Bubbles, and Yana Perrault as Buttercup. The
    adult-oriented show titled Powerpuff shot a pilot later that
    spring. The pilot never aired, but the trailer is now
    available to watch below.

    Trailer: (Twitter video, 1min 27secs)
    <https://x.com/AcoPensal/status/1897669679851724969>


    What happens in the Powerpuff Girls live-action trailer?
    The footage begins with Professor Utonium (Donald Faison)
    creating his superhero family, the Powerpuff Girls. The girls
    served as the protectors of Townsville. However, the girls
    dealt with teenage problems as they aged, including anxiety,
    stress, and alcoholism. As teens, the girls accidentally kill
    Mojo, who is a human instead of a monkey.

    After the accident, Blossom ran away, Buttercup became a
    firefighter, and Bubbles pursued fame on the streets of
    Hollywood. Seven years later, the girls are "disillusioned
    twentysomethings" with no interest in crime fighting. With
    Mojo's son, Jojo, as mayor, the girls reluctantly reunite to
    face a new evil. The trailer even pokes fun at the cartoon,
    with Buttercup saying it "whitewashed" the group.

    Production on the pilot began in April 2021. By May 2021, the
    CW scrapped the pilot but announced plans to retool the series.
    In August 2021, Bennett exited the series. Powerpuff stayed in
    development for the next two years before officially being
    canceled in May 2023.

    The Powerpuff Girls is based on Craig McCracken's animated
    series for Cartoon Network. The live-action series stemmed
    from writers and executive producers Heather Regnier and Diablo
    Cody. Maggie Kiley directed the pilot, and Warner Bros.
    Television produced the failed series.



    <https://www.comingsoon.net/tv/news/1933303-powerpuff-girls-live-action-trailer-leaks-cartoon-whitewashed>






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  • From BTR1701@atropos@mac.com to rec.arts.animation,rec.arts.tv on Fri Mar 7 17:58:33 2025
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    On Mar 7, 2025 at 8:12:51 AM PST, "anim8rfsk" <anim8rfsk@cox.net> wrote:

    Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> wrote:

    The animated show was awful rubbish (like most cartoon shows these
    days), but the live-action show looks even worse. Thankfully it got
    cancelled before even airing!


    Powerpuff Girls Live-Action Trailer Leaks,
    Says Cartoon 'Whitewashed Us'
    ------------------------------------------
    The live-action Powerpuff Girls trailer has leaked online.

    The CW announced a Powerpuff Girls live-action series in 2020.

    Looking at this, I thought it was from before Daisy quake joined shield.
    This is recent?

    We'd need to see her running in a wet red dress to be sure.

    After the accident, Blossom ran away, Buttercup became a
    firefighter, and Bubbles pursued fame on the streets of
    Hollywood. Seven years later, the girls are "disillusioned
    twentysomethings" with no interest in crime fighting. With
    Mojo's son, Jojo, as mayor, the girls reluctantly reunite to
    face a new evil. The trailer even pokes fun at the cartoon,
    with Buttercup saying it "whitewashed" the group.

    Is Chloe white? She always struck me as some flavor of latina.


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  • From Your Name@YourName@YourISP.com to rec.arts.animation,rec.arts.tv on Sat Mar 8 10:15:23 2025
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    On 2025-03-07 13:23:31 +0000, ted@loft.tnolan.com (Ted Nolan said:
    In article <vqe3pl$3dkg8$1@dont-email.me>,
    Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> wrote:

    The animated show was awful rubbish (like most cartoon shows these
    days), but the live-action show looks even worse. Thankfully it got
    cancelled before even airing!

    Beg to differ: The animated show (first series) was classic.

    I've yet to see anything labelled "classic" that wasn't useless
    rubbish. Shakespeares works are great exampes of so-called "classics"
    that are immensely B-O-R-I-N-G nonsense. "Classic" is usually added by
    a know-nothing, arty-farty critic completely out of touch with the real
    world. :-)



    (And I'm not sure I would characterize 2005 as "these days").

    I was comparing it to the good old days of Hanna-Barbera (The
    Flintstones, The Jestons, etc.), Disney (Goof Troop, Rescue Rangers,
    etc.), Warner Bros (Bugs Bunny, etc.).

    The newer stuff is almost all badly drawn, badly animated, badly
    written, and badly acted. Awful utter garbage like Spongebob
    Squarepants, Ren & Stimpy, etc. :-(



    The reboot series was, eh, OK but nowhere near as good. The anime
    series was, well, anime.

    Reboots are never as good as the original. Most aren't even
    recognisable as having anything to do with the original.


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  • From anim8rfsk@anim8rfsk@cox.net to rec.arts.tv,rec.arts.animation on Fri Mar 7 16:34:51 2025
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    BTR1701 <atropos@mac.com> wrote:
    On Mar 7, 2025 at 8:12:51 AM PST, "anim8rfsk" <anim8rfsk@cox.net> wrote:

    Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> wrote:

    The animated show was awful rubbish (like most cartoon shows these
    days), but the live-action show looks even worse. Thankfully it got
    cancelled before even airing!


    Powerpuff Girls Live-Action Trailer Leaks,
    Says Cartoon 'Whitewashed Us'
    ------------------------------------------
    The live-action Powerpuff Girls trailer has leaked online.

    The CW announced a Powerpuff Girls live-action series in 2020.

    Looking at this, I thought it was from before Daisy quake joined shield.
    This is recent?

    We'd need to see her running in a wet red dress to be sure.

    After the accident, Blossom ran away, Buttercup became a
    firefighter, and Bubbles pursued fame on the streets of
    Hollywood. Seven years later, the girls are "disillusioned
    twentysomethings" with no interest in crime fighting. With
    Mojo's son, Jojo, as mayor, the girls reluctantly reunite to
    face a new evil. The trailer even pokes fun at the cartoon,
    with Buttercup saying it "whitewashed" the group.

    Is Chloe white? She always struck me as some flavor of latina.


    SherCOs Chinese. As I recall, her real name is Chloe Wang.

    https://youtu.be/1RvNuvSD8A0
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  • From Ian J. Ball@ijball@mac.invalid to rec.arts.tv,rec.arts.animation on Fri Mar 7 16:59:15 2025
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    On 3/7/25 8:12 AM, anim8rfsk wrote:

    Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> wrote:

    The animated show was awful rubbish (like most cartoon shows these
    days), but the live-action show looks even worse. Thankfully it got
    cancelled before even airing!


    Powerpuff Girls Live-Action Trailer Leaks,
    Says Cartoon 'Whitewashed Us'
    ------------------------------------------
    The live-action Powerpuff Girls trailer has leaked online.

    The CW announced a Powerpuff Girls live-action series in 2020.

    Looking at this, I thought it was from before Daisy quake joined shield.
    This is recent?

    Yes - it was post-"SHIELD!".


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  • From Paul S Person@psperson@old.netcom.invalid to rec.arts.animation,rec.arts.tv on Sat Mar 8 08:45:49 2025
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    On Sat, 8 Mar 2025 10:15:23 +1300, Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com>
    wrote:
    On 2025-03-07 13:23:31 +0000, ted@loft.tnolan.com (Ted Nolan said:
    In article <vqe3pl$3dkg8$1@dont-email.me>,
    Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> wrote:

    The animated show was awful rubbish (like most cartoon shows these
    days), but the live-action show looks even worse. Thankfully it got
    cancelled before even airing!

    Beg to differ: The animated show (first series) was classic.

    I've yet to see anything labelled "classic" that wasn't useless
    rubbish. Shakespeares works are great exampes of so-called "classics"
    that are immensely B-O-R-I-N-G nonsense. "Classic" is usually added by
    a know-nothing, arty-farty critic completely out of touch with the real >world. :-)
    You are, of course, correct. "Classics" properly refers to the books
    used to study the Greek and Latin from long ago. Those books or
    authors can be called "classics" as well.
    As to entertainment value, many people find Herodotus quite
    interesting. And the comedies of Aristophanes are still quite funny,
    as well as being the first works featuring Cloud Cuckoo Land, the
    Crazy Professor, and the Pigs in a Poke. Not to mention /Lysistrata/.
    But your point is well-taken: semantic goo has indeed destroyed any
    actual meaning "classic" once had. As well as that of every other
    word.
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    Giving as his excuse, 'I never knew him.'"
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