We’ve got Wally back. What about Aya?
By now, a lot of DC fans are aware that the amazing Young Justice has been revived for a third season.
It was a long and hard-fought battle, but we did it, and I couldn’t be happier. Finally, it seems, after all these years, JUSTICE. All that binge-watching has finally paid off!
But what of Green Lantern: The Animated Series?
According to this source, GL:TAS was, much like Young Justice, axed because merchandise wasn’t selling. As we all know, animated shows depend heavily on toy sales. But, also like Young Justice, GL:TAS had/has a dedicated fanbase and creators/actors who loved the show:
According to this article, Bruce Timm (co-developer of GL:TAS) “said that the Green Lantern series was one of his favorite projects of all time.”
Jason Spisak, the voice of both Wally West and Razer, occasionally posts YouTube videos featuring Wally reading the Classics and Razer reading Bedtime Stories (seriously it’s amazing, you have to check it out).
Josh Keaton (the voice of Hal Jordan) has reprised his role as a Green Lantern in the new animated show Justice League Action, leading me to believe he’d have no qualms about returning to GL:TAS.
I have little doubt that if the series were to get the green light again, there would be no reluctance to return to it on the part of the actors and creators involved. It was such a great show, who wouldn’t want to come back to that? (but I guess maybe we should ask them; if we get confirmed support from the creators/actors the way Young Justice did, it could be a huge boost to our cause).
So, as I’m sure you’ve figured out by now, I’m very much going to use Young Justice as a model for creating a movement to renew GL:TAS. The revival of one animated DC masterpiece has instilled in me a new hope, and I plan to spread that hope wherever I can.
According to this article, the President of Warner Brothers Animation has stated on the subject of YJ’s renewal: “The affection that fans have had for Young Justice, and their rallying cry for more episodes, has always resonated with us.”
To me, this is hope. Hope that maybe Warner Bros. does care what the fans want.
But, before I get to the “how to revive the show,” I need to address the “why.” Why should you care?
Obviously, there are going to be those of you who are still invested in the show even after all these years such as myself, and I don’t think it will take much convincing for you.
And then there’s those fans who think to themselves, “Sure, I enjoyed that show while it was airing, but it’s over now, move on.” Maybe you thought the show would only get worse if it got another season. Maybe you thought the cancellation put it out of its misery. I’m here to tell you that, with what the showrunners had planned, that show could only have gotten better. Here are just a few plots and characters that could have been:
Blackest Night and possibly a Black Lantern Ilana
do you need more reasons at this point
Maybe you never watched the show before, in which case I highly recommend it. It is not currently on Netflix (I’ll get to that) but it is for sale on Amazon in high-def Blu-ray. I guarantee, if you’re into smart dialogue, laughs, heart-wrenching romance, compelling characters, wonderful voice-acting, iconic animation, entertaining fight scenes and an overarching plot which ties everything together into one big beautiful bow, then this show will not disappoint. (Plus, Bruce Timm worked on it, ‘nuff said.) THIS POST actually gives several concise, amazing reasons to watch GL:TAS (especially if you are a Voltron fan)
Maybe you flat-out hated that show; fine. But the very least you could do is reblog this post to help spread the word. Please???
I will be drawing a free Lantern persona for anyone who reblogs this post and asks me to draw them one. (Lantern-sonas? is that a thing or am I the only one using that term?)
So, ah, there’s your motivation. Now onto the “how”:
As with Young Justice, Netflix is our biggest ally in this fight.
As I have stated, GL:TAS is not currently on Netflix; however, it was at one point. And if there’s one thing I’ve learned about Netflix from the entire YJ campaign, it’s that they’re very receptive when it comes to customer feedback. They have the most courteous, most friendly customer service I have ever encountered, and they care what their viewers want to see.
So, Strategy #1 would be to contact Netflix’s customer service and politely request that GL:TAS be put back on the list of shows available for streaming (the key word here, as always, is politely). If enough people ask, I believe Netflix will take it into consideration.
If we do get GL:TAS back onto Netflix, then we would need to begin the process of endless binge-watching to bring the number of viewers up. Leave positive reviews. Same thing we did for YJ.
I’m not going to lie to you guys, this is an extremely uphill battle. Not only was GL:TAS less popular than YJ, but Netflix isn’t giving it the same kind of attention or watching it as closely. To make matters worse, the Green Lantern movie bombed, so retailers were even less willing to take on any GL:TAS merchandise.
But no one can deny how frickin’ good this show was, or the fact that it has received a lot of support from fans. Even if we don’t get a new season, I would still love to at least see Razer and Aya go on to be in comics or other shows like our girl Harley Quinn. But, I am gunning primarily for a new season, because this show entirely deserved it. So don’t give up hope! Shoot for the moon and fall on the stars.
The most important thing, to me, is getting enough people behind this cause. Because I can’t do it alone. My voice alone cannot be heard above the millions of others. But if we can be loud enough (loud but polite), maybe, just maybe, we can get Warner Bros. and Netflix to notice us. All this YJ hype has opened a window of opportunity, and it’s now or never.
Even just posting GL:TAS stuff all over social media can help. I, personally, am partial to the hashtag #RenewGLTAS. It’s short, sweet, and to the point.
And, of course, if you have other suggestions or strategies about how to support the renewal of GL:TAS, please reblog and add your ideas to this post! Once again, I cannot do this alone and require all the help I can get!
Never, NEVER give up hope, because the moment you do is the moment all is lost.
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