Talk:ThunderCats (1985 TV series)

"Cast of character voice providers" section has inapporpriate tone

I don't know much about the show itself, but it seems to me that some of the language in the "Cast of character voice providers" seems in appropriate for Wikepedia. I call into question the following phrases:

"Despite its large cast of characters, ThunderCats featured a rather small circle of voice actors, with only six actors providing voices for the entire first season. Every actor provided multiple voices, although the incredibly distinctive baritone of Earle Hyman (Panthro) left the actor..."

"Above all others, however, actor Bob McFadden would most regularly provide the voices of guest characters, with his two diametrically-opposed main roles - the timid, high-pitched Snarf and the rumbling, sibiliant Slithe - showcasing the variation that ensured he was up to the job."

"Conversely, actor Doug Preis is regularly credited on the Internet as the voice of Lynx-O, but this is incorrect - it does not take a particularly alert ear to recognise Bob McFadden providing Lynx-O's voice."

I'm particularly concerned about the third example--it sounds somewhere between extrodinarily superior to actually berating. This may not hve been the intent, but it is, I think, how an outside reader will perceive it.

Can someone more familiar with the actual content of the page edit this more appropriately? Or, alternatively, provide some sort of defense for that style of writing. I hate to jump in with edits without a stronger background.--Qwyrxian (talk) 03:09, 21 November 2008 (UTC)

Since it's been a few weeks, and no one with more knowledge than me has made the changes I mentioned above, I've done my best to fix them. The section now needs a clear citation (evidence supporting why the majority of Internet sites are wrong). Without that, I actually fear the whole paragraphs should be deleted. There needs to be some sort of evidence for who the actual voice actors are, without relying upon what a "not particularly alert ear" will recognize.Qwyrxian (talk) 04:23, 17 December 2008 (UTC)

Popular culture?

I'm curious as to whether this article deserves an "In Popular Culture" section. Personally I didn't watch this show growing up, so I don't know whether there are a lot of references to it in popular culture or whether it's so obscure that few people really remember it or care. The one reference that comes to mind is the Relient K song "Thundercats" on the "The Anatomy of the Tongue in Cheek" album. 209.117.178.2 (talk) 19:08, 8 October 2012 (UTC)

Video games

Not mentioned are the video games for the series I think. -- 77.8.229.168 (talk) 11:11, 31 August 2011 (UTC)

ThunderCats (video game) is mentioned in the article. Are there others? Dream Focus 01:07, 3 October 2011 (UTC)

There's a few internet games around. The Tomb of Mumm-Ra has been around nearly a decade. With the new series, there's likely a bunch of new games as well, but since they're from the new series, I don't know if they should be included here.Elnauron (talk) 19:54, 20 January 2012 (UTC)

Thundercats or ThunderCats?

I was wondering if the article should be using the word consistently? In some places it's Thundercats, and in others it's ThunderCats (with a capitol C). I've noticed a lot of promotional material always uses the capitol C version, but should that be implemented consistently throughout the article? Elnauron (talk) 19:54, 20 January 2012 (UTC)

Its proper title should be used, the C capitalized. I checked the references and sometimes IGN uses the proper title [1] and sometimes not. [www.ign.com/articles/2005/12/14/thundercats-season-one-volume-two] Dream Focus 20:20, 8 October 2012 (UTC)

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Anime sound effects

Although ThunderCats is outsourced to the Japanese animation studios by Rankin/Bass, does it surprisingly have anime/tokusatsu sound effects that can be heard in Toei Animation's Dragon Ball franchise? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.224.57.136 (talk) 20:58, 19 December 2018 (UTC)

Inaccuracies in this entry

There's so much inherently wrong and inaccurate in this entry that it's hard to know where to start. Any serious editor might care to read Hear The Roar, by David Crichton. He interviewed some 80 people who worked on the show and their memories and accounts are almost all in accord. Just to pick a few random subjects. Masaki Iizuka was not the PAC production manager. He was, effectively, PAC itself - a producer, creator, a businessman, a discoverer, contractor and manager of talent. Quite aside from running his studio, managing the talent and scheduling a phenomemenally complex production, he contributed many original idea to the show. Len Starr is indeed credited as the Head Writer in various accounts but in fact that role passed to Peter Lawrence after some eight episodes and Len reverted to being one of the writing team. Stephen Perry wrote on the show but why he would be credited beyond so many who wrote multiple episodes is beyond understanding. Tobin Wolf did created the original characters but they were extensively developed by the PAC designers and Wolf was not involved in the actual production.To say he was the creator is wildly off the mark. His original and very basic idea was so extensively developed by Len, Jules and Lee Dannacher - and then further developed by PAC artists and several writers contracted by Rankin Bass. At the very least and even if not by specific names (though they are available in Crichton's book) that ought to be acknowledged. Arthur Rankin was a charming and highly effective Executive Producer, in addition to owning the studio with Jules Bass, but even he would raise an eyebrow at being named one of the show's directors. He may have looked at a couple of storyboards but the huge bulk of that work was carried out by Lee Dannacher, some - particularly in the beginning - by Jules Bass, and much by Matthew Malach. I've never seen Matthew specifically credited with this massive contribution to the show. These are not jut nitpicks, nor are they inspired by my own role in ThunderCats. If Wikipedia is indeed to be a serious source of the truth - or as close to the truth as one can get - much of the real story of ThunderCats is sold short by this entry. Time goes by and it needs to be corrected. 2800:484:AD85:D3B2:C003:DE15:67C4:64AD (talk) 19:54, 7 April 2023 (UTC)