Pining for a re-adaptation of the series.

[Al Funcoot]

Don't get me wrong, I liked the film.
But it should go without saying that it's been far too long since then for them to go ahead with a sequel. The actors are too old and let's face it, it wasn't exactly the definitive adaptation that most were hoping for. Also, I'm not keen on Silberling's last words on the project. Y'know, about continuing on with the franchise in stop motion:

"Okay, we pawned the first film off as a mere dramatisation with actors. Now I'm afraid I’m going to have to show you the real thing.'"

I don't like that idea at all.   If I wanted a cartoon, I could just sit and look at the illustrations.   No, I'd personally like a mini-series adaptation. Maybe a HBO deal or something. It's really the most sensible option. I mean, we saw WB balls up the Potter franchise with their constant cutting of material for time. I'm just annoyed that we're not gonna see a decent, faithful adaptation of the books anytime soon. By stagnating about with that terrible idea for a stop motion film, they're really killing off any potential for actually putting something memorable together. 

Sorry for that rant, but I had to get that off my chest. *shrug*

[bandit]

Obviously it's not as good as live-action at all, but I personally don't think a stop-motion adaptation would be so bad if they got right. As long it's in the Nightmare Before Christmas/Corpse Bride/Coraline sort of style.

[Charlie]

So we should hit up Tim Burton then?

[bandit]

(Tim Burton only made Corpse Bride)

Edit: (And I forgot about Frankenweenie)

[penne]

(we know)
(he also co-wrote and produced Nightmare Before Christmas but okay)

[Teleram]

I think an animated film adaptation of the series is a pretty good idea. I suppose they could make it using Brett Helquists's drawing style, as in the characters drawn in the way Brett Helquist drew them. Does anyone even know what I'm talking about?

[Skelly Craig]

(Henry Selick's stop-motion animation genius is still overlooked by anybody who isn't usually interested in the names behind movies but is nevertheless well aware of who Tim Burton is though)

I would love for a drawn animated adaptation of ASoUE to exist in the style of Edward Gorey's "Mystery" intro but a bit more serious/dramatic in tone and with more Helquist-y drawings:

[penne]

I don't know that actually seems more fitting for ATWQ.

[bandit]

Really? Because of the cartoony Seth illustrations, I had imagined an ATWQ movie might be more like Courage the Cowardly Dog's animation.

[Skelly Craig]

Aug 14, 2013 17:47:35 GMT -5 penne said:

I don't know that actually seems more fitting for ATWQ.

Nah, ASoUE was basically ripped off from Edward Gorey anyway (I'm half-kidding), and this intro's eerie gothic imagery fits ASoUE much better than ATWQ (imo).

If ATWQ were to be animated I'd imagine -and quite like- the style to be something like this [upon re-watching, this is the perfect style for ATWQ]:

[also, this is simply a brillantly executed short]