#ROCKO MODERN LIFE 2017 MOVIE#
"I give kudos to Nickelodeon for being on board with it," says Murray, implying that the proverbial envelope is pushed pretty darn far.Īnd as true fans of Rocko know, that's exactly where any would be revival needs to go. : Original Voice Cast Reuniting for TV Movie in 2018. When Rockos tries to cash-in on Spunkys newfound internet fame, Spunky is dognapped and held for ransom. (So think more of ads that turn you into a consumer zombie, and less of a potential blowhard creature meant to represent any, er, current leaders.)
#ROCKO MODERN LIFE 2017 SERIES#
We were talking about how easy it felt to bring these characters into this century, into this time period," says the series creator, quickly clarifying that the movie will continue that vein of social commentary, without delving too much into politics. "If we're going to do it, let's say something."Īnd just as we did when we were kids, we may just learn something from the new Rocko. There's no reason for that," says Murray. "One of the things, when they first approached me is that I want to do something that pushes it, I don't want to like a watered down rehash of Rocko. An element that Murray insisted that the revival continue to honor. What could possibly be scary about a little wallaby whose dog eats his brains in the opening credits? A series whose setting appears as though it was conceived during an acid trip?Īdd to that the very real, almost too real, elements like Rocko's tough job search that finds him working as a sex line operator, or that time he becomes the "boss" and sprouts a menacing cigar from his mouth, swirling red eyes, and a menacing figure the minute the power goes to his head, and you've got a kid's cartoon that really challenged its audience. The series is a polarizing one - in fact when I spoke to some of my fellow '90s kids, many of them told me the series scared them as children. In fact, when we speak in the goofy, mostly orange, Nickelodeon suite at San Diego Comic-Con, he launches right into a few details of what they're cooking up: "Nipples of the future." (Apparently, Really Really Big Man is set to make a reappearance.) To that, Rocko himself (voice actor Carlos Alazraqui) adds that they're going a very Larry David-inspired "pretty, pretty, pretty, pretty far." Joe Murray has no plans to do a revival of the classic Nick toon with any sense of glossing over the series history.
None of this will change when the Rocko's Modern Life movie hits Nickelodeon. They still have a lot to say.For those fans who watched the original Rocko's Modern Life as children, ignorant of its slyly very adult jokes, only to grow up, see Rocko and Heffer staying in a motel usually reserved for sex workers and go "WHOA," the creator of the series has some very good news for you.
“What I have found by bringing these characters back is that it’s not so much about nostalgia, but a sense that they still feel relevant and fresh to me, and after 20 years, they can’t wait to comment on modern life in the 21st century. Modern Life 8:30AM Rocko's Modern Life 9:00AM Rocko's Modern Life 9:30AM Rocko's Modern Life 10:00AM Rocko's Modern Life 10:30AM Rocko's Modern Life 11:00AM Hey Arnold 11:30AM Hey Arnold 12:00PM Hey Arnold 12:30PM Hey Arnold 1:00PM Hey Arnold 1:30PM Hey Arnold 2:00PM The Wild Thornberrys 2:30PM The Wild Thornberrys 3:00PM The Wild. “I’m very happy to be rejoining Rocko and my friends from O-Town again,” said Murray to EW. Joe Murray, who created the series, will executive-produce and co-direct the film. The hour-long special will bring back all of the characters from the show, including Rocko, Spunky, Heffer, Filburt, and Mr. It was broadcast for four seasons from 1993 to 1996. Rocko’s Modern Life was the fourth Nicktoons show, following Doug, Rugrats and The Ren & Stimpy Show. The announcement was made yesterday, on Nicktoons’ 25th anniversary. In addition to MTV Classic bringing the 90’s back, Rocko’s Modern Life is going to be on Nickelodeon again.Īccording to Entertainment Weekly, a TV movie of Rocko’s Modern Life has been greenlit by Nickelodeon.
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