Lady Lilith Posted October 3, 2013 Share Posted October 3, 2013 http://segabits.com/blog/2013/10/02/sonic-to-return-to-television-in-the-cg-animated-comedy-series-sonic-boom-due-out-fall-2014/ SEGA dropped a bombshell on the Sonic community today, announcing Sonic’s return to television with a CG animated comedy series tentatively titled Sonic Boom. Sonic the Hedgehog, the iconic video game character who has brought his trademark speed and attitude to four TV series and more than 70 video games, is returning to television in his first-ever CG animated series in the fall 2014. The action packed comedy series aimed at children 6-11 will debut first on Cartoon Network in the U.S. and on CANAL J and GULLI in France, with a global rollout to follow. The initial order of 52 eleven-minute episodes is co-produced by SEGA of America Inc. and Genao Productions. Sonic Boom is a character-driven comedy that leaves a trail of robot wreckage in its smoldering wake. The series centers on Sonic, his best friend and sidekick, Tails, their never-ending search for adventure, and their battles with Sonic’s arch-nemesis, Dr. Eggman. Rounding out the ensemble are fan favorites Knuckles and Amy Rose, plus a rogue’s gallery of enemies—some familiar to Sonic fans and some brand-new. Evan Baily, Donna Friedman Meir, and Jane McGregor, Executive Producers for SEGA, packaged the series, bringing together SEGA, Cartoon Network, and Genao Productions. Sandrine Nguyen and Boris Hertzog, Executive Producers for Genao, assembled a world-class lineup of partners in France, including broadcasters GULLI and CANAL J, Lagardere Entertainment Rights and Lagardère Active TV Licensing & New Business. Baily, Meir and Nguyen developed the series, and Hertzog and McGregor structured the financing and negotiated all the deals. Baily (formerly EVP of Production and Creative Affairs for Classic Media) and Co-Executive Producer Bill Freiberger (The Simpsons, Drawn Together) are showrunners. Takashi Iizuka, the head of Sonic Team and driving creative force behind the Sonic games, is overseeing the series to ensure that it’s true to the Sonic characters and universe. “Sonic is the star of the SEGA universe and the stage is now set for him to shine like never before. By teaming up with world-class partners in television animation like Cartoon Network, Genao Productions and GULLI, we’re ensuring that the Sonic legacy will be introduced to a new generation of children across the globe,” said Hiroyuki Miyazaki, SEGA’s Chief Content Officer for Sonic. “We wanted to strengthen our TV channels’ editorial content with strong brands. This is our new objective. Sonic is an enormously popular and unique character with all the qualities of an animation series’ great hero—humor, bravery, loyalty, inventiveness. We are extremely proud to welcome him across our kids and family channels at Lagardère Active and will activate across these channels to raise awareness and excitement for the new series,” said Caroline Cochaux, Head of Programs, Kids & Family Channels, Lagardère Active. “Genao is thrilled to collaborate with SEGA on this amazing project and embark on new adventures with the fastest hedgehog in the world. It is so exciting to work on such a world-class brand,” said Sandrine Nguyen, Managing Director of Genao. Emmanuelle Bouilhaguet, Managing Director of Lagardere Entertainment Rights added “It is an amazing experience to be associated to such a powerful property with professional partners. International broadcasters are seeking for strong comedy and franchise based series and Sonic Boom is the perfect fit!” “On the New Business & Licensing Side, we are proud and excited to handle the representation of Sonic which counts among the leading characters loved by kids. Thanks to our 360° platform which includes Digital Activities, Magazines, Indoor Parks, Grass Root events, we will push Sonic and the Consumer Products to a new level,” said Benoit Roque, Head of Lagardere Active TV Licensing & New Business. SEGA is actively seeking partners in support of the new series launch across a range of industries including broadcast and licensing. In terms of television and digital distribution, Lagardere Entertainment Rights holds worldwide rights excluding the U.S. and Asia (but including Japan); SEGA Corporation will manage Asia (excluding Japan); Baily, Meir and McGregor will manage the US through McGregor’s company Jane McGregor, Inc. Licensing support will be spearheaded by Lagardère Active TV Licensing & New Business in France and SEGA in all other territories. Sonic the Hedgehog first appeared as a videogame character in June 1991 and instantly became an icon for a generation of gamers. Defined by his super-fast speed and cool attitude, in the years since he first raced on to videogame consoles Sonic has become a true global phenomenon with over 140 million videogames sold or downloaded worldwide across consoles, PC’s, mobile phones and tablets. SEGA’s iconic blue blur has also gone on to enjoy incredible success in many licensed areas, such as toys, apparel, comics and animation. This year SEGA announced an exciting three title exclusive partnership with Nintendo for the Sonic the Hedgehog videogame franchise. The highly anticipated Sonic Lost World™ will be the first title to launch under this agreement and will be available in stores later this year for Wii U™ and Nintendo 3DS™ platforms. Holy shit, what the hell did they do to Knuckles? Also, the concept of a "comedy" series reminds me of this Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parker Posted October 3, 2013 Share Posted October 3, 2013 My son loves watching Sonic on Netflix now so he'll probably love this too. I'm not quite sure they went with such a drastic change to Knuckles though... Parker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GamepartnersTV Posted October 3, 2013 Share Posted October 3, 2013 Looks like Knuckles hit the gym..... I'll give it a few episode to decide whether I like it or not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skateak Posted October 3, 2013 Share Posted October 3, 2013 Looks like Knuckles hit the gym..... I'll give it a few episode to decide whether I like it or Nah he didn't hit the gym. Just made good friends with Alex Rodriguez. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DEMON Posted October 10, 2013 Share Posted October 10, 2013 At first I thought that was Vector but it's Knuckles.. seriously these things should stick to the original character designs. Don't have much faith in this being good tbh since Sonic X went to hell after the first 2 seasons (second season was amazing since it was based off the Adventure games sort of). Enjoyed both of the older cartoons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EliteVega Posted October 10, 2013 Share Posted October 10, 2013 Knuckles has been taking some steroids lately. I'm not sure about this, why comedy? They should just do a sat am or the first season of Sonic X not the crappy adventures of sonic. I also find it funny that CN will have this while DisneyXD has Pac man. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1973456 Posted October 10, 2013 Share Posted October 10, 2013 I'm not sure how to react to this,I've been thinking about this for days. This is the best I can come up with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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