With Transformers andGI Joeamongstthe most successful movies of the summer , it ’s no surprisal that studios are looking for the next giving miniature thing . But Battleship is n’t go to cut it … Not while these playthings are available .
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Sectaurs
The Set - Up : A toyline that only lasted one yr – perhaps because the world was as grossed - out by the idea of half - insect half - humans as I was when I was ten years previous ( Nonetheless , airscrew to whoever decide that the character ’s elephantine - worm ducky / horse - like - equivalents would be gloves , so you could make their legs move ) – Sectaurs followed a He - Man - esque model of quasi - mystical good guys ( “ The Shining Realm of Prosperon , ” top by the heroic Prince Dargon ) versus equally - quasi - mystical defective guys ( “ The Dark Domain of Synax , ” contribute by General Spidrax ) on a major planet called Symbion .
Was There A Franchise ? comic strip script , cartoon and kids storybooks .
The Movie : Embrace the alien , and CGI everything to make it look weird and wonderful . make for up the mythical aspects and turn it into a kid franchise with teeth .
centurion
The Set - Up : In the “ near future , ” three ( later five , but no - one commend the last two ) gentleman’s gentleman press terrorists ( lead by the aptly - named Doc Terror ) by outwear weirdly weaponize robotlike suits that give them something approaching superpowers . Despite being the product of the mid-80s , their tagline of “ PowerXtreme ! ” was inquisitively a tenner ahead of its time .
Was There A Franchise ? Cartoons and comic books .
The Movie : It ’s GI Joe with added technology . badly , how can this go bad ? Just retrieve to rename the uncollectible guy .
escapade of The Galaxy Rangers
The Set - Up : The Old West becomes the New West as world moves off - major planet and colonise the universe of discourse , reverting to cowboy style in the summons . The conception behind Galaxy Rangers offer up a chance to meld - and - match moment of American history as the commando themselves – essentially cyborg version of Western lawman , ride robotic horse – fight against a “ immense and decay Empire ” ruled by The Queen of the Crown . Oh , and they ’re against slavery , as well .
Was There A Franchise ? Just a cartoon .
The Movie : Pull back on the sleekness of the applied science , and give us a steampunk revisionary version that ’s more Firefly than Wild Wild West .
MASK
The Set - Up : reasonably much “ What if Transformers were n’t robots but could still transform , ” MASK – which stood for Mobile Armored Strike Kommand , proving that even the US Government are n’t above bad spelling when a good acronym ’s at stake – was a Gb Joe - esque anti - terrorist squad who used fomite that had alternate fighting modes against VENOM ( Vicious Evil web Of Mayhem ) . Both sides also had helmets that gave them special powers , which may have been a construct too far , really .
Was There A Franchise ? cartoon , comic volume , and video games .
The Movie : Oddly enough , MASK was make for into the Gb Joe enfranchisement last yr in the toy , so maybe this utter mix of Joe and Transformers is already claim care of , in terms of Hollywood .
Power Lords
The Set - Up : Another failed toyline that ripped off Masters of The Universe , Power Lords saw Adam Power apply the Cosmic Power Jewel to become Lord Power , fighting evil authoritarian Arkus . Much more amusing were the henchmen , who had names like Bakatak , Disguyzor and Drrench , demonstrating how dire toymakers could get when deadline bulk large .
Was There A Franchise ? Comic books and video games .
The Movie : in reality , mayhap they should just make the Masters of The Universe motion-picture show rather , as this is so clear stolen from those toys .
Spiral Zone
The Set - Up : cut characters with public figure like Dirk Courage and Benjamin Davis Franklin , and concentrate on the admittedly - awesome conception : A mad scientist hijacks a space shuttle to become half the planet into an adapted state called the Spiral Zone , where everyone within becomes a mind - control zombie . Five soldiers with peculiarly - constructed courtship to battle the Zone ’s effect are sent inside to put down the Zone Generators and save the world .
The Movie : Drop everything other than the basic theme , and make it into a dark action movie with Christian Bale working off his Terminator karma . This is one child dystopia that deserves to be brought back meaner and more hard-core than before .
Zoids
The Set - Up : Robotic dinosaurs and ancient creatures trapped in permanently - ongoing wars on exotic planet , although if youread the British tie - in comic , you ’d know there was much more – and much , much pull off of democratic picture of a few years previously – going on .
Was There A enfranchisement ? Internationally , comic Word of God and toon , but not in the US .
The Movie : Is it too much to inquire for Jurassic Park : The golem ? Other than only adapting the UK comic storey ( starship full of humans crashlands on Zoid major planet , character pretend out Alien and Terminator banality ) , I ca n’t think of any other way to do it .
Crystar
The Set - Up : Another fantasy toyline , but one that was n’t , surprisingly , rive off from He - Man , Crystar started sprightliness as a pitch from Marvel Comics to various toy ship’s company before Remco routine the watch crystal bullet and manufactured Crystar and his crystaline brothers and Moltar and his fire - themed minion . Despite propose dragons , castles and personifications of a metaphysical struggle between parliamentary law and pandemonium , the cable only lasted one year .
Was There A dealership ? Only comics .
The Movie : Tone down the Chaos / Order subtext , ramp up the “ war brothers ” aspect and go all - out on the phantasy – Give us a full - on Lord Of The Rings set up on another major planet , with the sort of scope and scale that only Peter Jackson or James Cameron could believe of .
Rom The Space - KnightThe Set - Up : surely , the toy – manufactured by Parker Brothers , and originally call COBOL – may have flopped spectacularly in the US , but the cyborg space warrior lived on for age afterwards in his Marvel Comics series , and even longer in our heart . Was There A Franchise?Only comics . The Movie : Redesign Rom to be slightly less … boxy , and pull inThe Invadersparanoia from the comical book , and you ’ve get something with an obvious enough hero to diddle well in multiplex but with the potential for something much more elusive and sneaky for those who want to bet at it that mode .
Micronauts
The Set - Up : If ever there was a toyline that deserved a movie , it ’s this infinite opera line adapt from various Nipponese figures , specially think that it ’s the line that indirectly impart giving birth to Transformers and the 1980s revival of GI Joe that made that dealership what it is today .
The Movie : With “ Time Travelers ” , Mega Cities , Space Gliders and villains who look like Darth Vader , there ’s surely only one option : attempt to make the next Star Wars , all over with new civilization , newfangled danger and derring - do , and an empire that could support Baron Karzas and Acroyears … whatever an Acroyear turns out to be .
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