You may have heard the news about Gorillaz – the band co-creator Jamie Hewlett has
been working on a 10-episode TV show about the group, which first graced the public with
their animated reality meld in 1998.
For those old school fans of Gorillaz, this sounds pretty cool, right?
Something we've all been waiting for since Plastic Beach, some might argue Demon Days
before that.
Now while I love the electronica sound of the Gorillaz and thank them for introducing
me to alternative hip hop and trip hop, I've gotta say that this supposed series is long
overdue – and I wonder if it's even necessary at this point?
Though the relevancy of the band hasn't diminished over the years, the visual style
that made them so unique and catapulted them to international billboard success is kind
of stale.
Animated characters living in some sort of augmented reality, interacting with actual
musical artists such as Snoop Dogg, MF Doom, De La Soul.
That all sounds great, and it was something that was really way ahead of its time back
in the mid 90s', early 2000s'.
The question here is, why now?
Why work on a series now, in 2017?
At their height, rumors were circulating that the Gorillaz team were busy working on a full-length
film, but Hewlett said that the film project had been abandoned:
[QUOTE]
"We lost all interest in doing it as soon as we started meeting with studios and talking
to these Hollywood executive types, we just weren't on the same page.
We said, fuck it, we'll sit on the idea until we can do it ourselves, and maybe even raise
the money ourselves."
That was in 2006.
So that means they've sat on the idea of creating a feature of some sort for 11 years
– and if those words still hold true, that must mean that they may potentially go independent
with this 10-episode series.
But Hewllett was quoted saying "TV series".
So what channel on cable television would be brave enough to air a Gorillaz series?
We all know that the musings of Gorillaz can be quite graphic, and the visuals can be quite
lewd.
We've all seen Murdoc naked with his schlong dangling around at least 10 times … maybe
15.
A series such as this, if it were to find its way back on television has only two possible
places to call home – I'll start with the first: HBO.
You may remember a time when HBO was rife with animated shows that had gore, gratuitous
sex and strong adult themes.
Spicy City was a 1997 animated series by Ralph Bakshi that aired for only one season and
consisted of 6 episodes.
The HBO series was actually the first "adults only" cartoon series.
From that sprung Spawn, the Life and Times of Tim – and even today, we've got HBO's
latest foray into animated comedy series with Animals.
– a show that is just as crude, graphic and lewd as any Gorillaz music video or animated
short.
With the freedom provided by the premium cable channel of HBO, it would be a great fit and
allow the Gorillaz series to be as vulgar and visually graphic as they've always been.
It would be a damn shame to have a watered down version of the Gorillaz we all know,
lacking in graphic nudity and butts …
Honestly, this is the only route I can see them choosing for the 10 episode series, but
there was also once MTV.
Aeon Flux, The Maxx, The Head – all shows that really defined the adult animation genre
in the 90s' – no holds barred language, graphic depictions of brutality and nudity,
and unabashedly taking our perception of what to expect from an animated series to new heights.
MTV would be a perfect home for the Gorillaz series … if it were still the 90s' and
MTV wasn't the reality show-catering mess it is today.
The glory days of MTV are behind it, which is why I believe they may have missed their
chance to really capitalize on what they aesthetically were in their heyday.
But perhaps MTV wouldn't be a good home for the series, as the creators have said
The idea to create Gorillaz came about when they were watching MTV.
And said, "If you watch MTV for too long, it's a bit like hell – there's nothing of
substance there.
So they got this idea for a cartoon band to comment
on that.
And I doubt it'll end up on Cartoon Network, adult swim or any of their adult block programming
– because Turner Broadcasting is The Man, the very suit and tie machine that Hewlett
and Albarn fought against in their early days developing the Gorillaz.
Sure opinions change with time, but they've both been overly protective of the Gorillaz
property and I doubt they are willing to jump through the amount of hoops Turner Broadcasting
has been known to put creators and their properties through.
Wherever the series lands, it'll have lots of eyeballs on it.
Some watching with new, fresh eyes, some watching out of nostalgia from a time when they were
just an emo punk kid in high school.
I'm really hoping this series will be a cross between Jose and the Pussycats, Scooby-Doo,
that Mystery Skulls video "Ghost", a dash of Jem and the Holograms, with a side of Fooly
Kooly … and throw in some BECK for good measure.
Curious to know your thoughts on this – do you think we'll actually get to see this
Gorillaz 10-episode series?
What do you think it'll be about?
Do you think it'll connect the records they've had in the past?
Honestly, I'd love to see more about Plastic Beach, my favorite of their albums.
Let me know in the comments down below.
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friends.
PEACE!
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