RTAS (Rayman the Animated Series)

[Rulez]

I just love how the ONLY thing that anybody remembers about RayTAS is the car. xD It's just...lol.

What car? I remember a caaah, but was there a car there somewhere?

[Shrooblord]

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I guess this is what Electoon tried to point out with 'higher up'.
I guess I should have reloaded the page before posting.

[Electoon]

What car? I remember a caaah, but was there a car there somewhere?

I laughed XD

[Adsolution]

If I had a choice between a badly-written show where Rayman fights Robo-Pirates and searches for the four Masks of Polokus, and a badly-written show where Rayman drives a car with Lac-Mac and Flips, I know which one I would take.

You also have to keep in mind that the first choice spans the entire story, whereas the latter spans a two minute scene. A better way to phrase it would have been:

If I had a choice between a badly-written show where Rayman sits on a moving platform shooting zombie chickens, and a badly-written show where Rayman drives a car with Lac-Mac and Flips, I know which one I would take.

We can't compare it the other way, since we don't know the full story of the animated series.

If however RTAS were to cover the Rayman 2 story, that would have made an amazing TV series.

[Haruka]

If I had a choice between a badly-written show where Rayman fights Robo-Pirates and searches for the four Masks of Polokus, and a badly-written show where Rayman drives a car with Lac-Mac and Flips, I know which one I would take.

You also have to keep in mind that the first choice spans the entire story, whereas the latter spans a two minute scene. A better way to phrase it would have been:

If I had a choice between a badly-written show where Rayman sits on a moving platform shooting zombie chickens, and a badly-written show where Rayman drives a car with Lac-Mac and Flips, I know which one I would take.

We can't compare it the other way, since we don't know the full story of the animated series.

If however RTAS were to cover the Rayman 2 story, that would have made an amazing TV series.

I agree with Rayfan in here.

[spiraldoor]

You also have to keep in mind that the first choice spans the entire story, whereas the latter spans a two minute scene.

That’s because I was making a point by being funny.

We can't compare it the other way, since we don't know the full story of the animated series.

If I had a choice between a badly-written show where Rayman fights Robo-Pirates and searches for the four Masks of Polokus, and a badly-written show where Rayman lives in a pseudo-20th-century apartment with a bunch of weirdoes we’ve never see before and gets up to generic Saturday-morning cartoon escapades every week, I know which one I’d take. Is that a satisfactory summary? As much as you might like to imagine the animated series suddenly morphing into a grand storytelling masterpiece, I find this dream highly improbable considering the quality of the first four episodes.

If it helps, remember that what we have seen is the first third of the animated series. Compare it to the first third of Rayman 2.

If however RTAS were to cover the Rayman 2 story, that would have made an amazing TV series.

Or it would be a badly-written show with a good story concept.

[DesLife]

I'm too lazy to read the topic so would someone be as kind as to explain me why everyone wants this thread to be a sticky while RTAS is regarded as terrible and isn't canon in any way ?

[Electoon]

This thread is sticky-fied now, it just that as soon as the Animated Series fans got their way, the thread got invaded with people trying to explain that the series was terrible, and then there was this two page discussion about whether some lighting director bloke liked the series or not for some reason. Umm...yeah...

I can see why I was told when I first joined here that if you like 'Rayman: The Animated Series' , to only show your appreciation through PMs. You get eaten alive out heeaah!

[DesLife]

Tbh there doesn't seem to be much to love about this series.

[spiraldoor]

I'm too lazy to read the topic so would someone be as kind as to explain me why everyone wants this thread to be a sticky while RTAS is regarded as terrible and isn't canon in any way ?

I voted against it. The ‘What do you want in Rayman 4?’ thread would make for a much better sticky, as that’s definitely a subject we’ll be discussing in the future. There are a few old R4 threads lying around that could be merged with it to give it a nice start.

This thread is sticky-fied now, it just that as soon as the Animated Series fans got their way, the thread got invaded with people trying to explain that the series was terrible, and then there was this two page discussion about whether some lighting director bloke liked the series or not for some reason. Umm...yeah...

I can see why I was told when I first joined here that if you like 'Rayman: The Animated Series' , to only show your appreciation through PMs. You get eaten alive out heeaah!

That’s what happens when you stick an unpopular subject to the top of the forum.

[MLII]

Protip: You're a mod. Sticky the hypothetical!Ray4 thread yourself. No-one's stopping you. And if the RayTAS thread being stickied is such a problem for you then just un-sticky it. (:

[Haruka]

EDIT: I'm taking it that was someone who worked on the show feeding back on why it got cancelled. Well, I guess I can rely that more . And also, screw 'Hollywood TV writers', now that would get you stupid writing...

No wonder why the series' writting/story is nothing related with the games at all. And people who are not fans of Rayman's games and/or don't know him at all would probably not understand anything, or finding everything completely random. What's the most stupid detail in the series for me is how the heck, a feared space identity that destroyed 100 planets is found in a circus with a coward personality and different design. I mean...



I think the story could evolve in an interesting way if it continued, and perhaps watching Rayman doing more magical stuff like fans do know and appreciate. Maybe we could also see more cameos? It was funny watching a Tonic Trouble reference.

But now that I know the true reasons for why the show was cancelled, I believe it was better like this.

[MLII]

What's the most stupid detail in the series for me is how the heck, a feared space identity that destroyed 100 planets is found in a circus with a coward personality and different design.

I actually have two theories on this:

1. The series happens after Ray2, and Rigatoni thought Razorbeard was cool so he built (or even forced Cookie to build) a replica. It...didn't work. xD This also explains his redesign ie the fact he's Razorstache now.

2. The series takes place before Ray2 and it was Razorbeard before he came to power. Sometime later he got himself some confidence, redesigned his face (cus seriously his mouth-under-the-beard-thing looks silly) and became the Razorbeard we know and love. So one day he got himself some Robopirates (how I don't know), killed Rigatoni, then went around killing and enslaving some other people. CUT TO RAYMAN 2.

[Electoon]

I think the Animated Series is based on the early plot-line of Rayman 2 where the pirates were employed by some mysterious force that wanted to put everyone in an intergalactic circus or something of the sort. That adds up well, particularly considering there seems to be a large amount of scrapped content from the Rayman series in there (including Cookie, it would seem )

[Adsolution]

2. The series takes place before Ray2 and it was Razorbeard before he came to power. Sometime later he got himself some confidence, redesigned his face (cus seriously his mouth-under-the-beard-thing looks silly) and became the Razorbeard we know and love. So one day he got himself some Robopirates (how I don't know), killed Rigatoni, then went around killing and enslaving some other people. CUT TO RAYMAN 2.

This is my theory, and unlike your first one, it makes sense.

[ikke471]

The show wasn't that bad but I think it could've been better (story, jokes ETC)
For example at the Earthworm Jim show that was perfect it was true to the games and it even made sense (if they only did that with RATS)

[spiraldoor]

Protip: You're a mod. Sticky the hypothetical!Ray4 thread yourself. No-one's stopping you. And if the RayTAS thread being stickied is such a problem for you then just un-sticky it. (:

Or I could raise the subject in a public forum so we could discuss it and come to a decision. Crazy, right?

What's the most stupid detail in the series for me is how the heck, a feared space identity that destroyed 100 planets is found in a circus with a coward personality and different design.

I actually have two theories on this:

1. The series happens after Ray2, and Rigatoni thought Razorbeard was cool so he built (or even forced Cookie to build) a replica. It...didn't work. xD This also explains his redesign ie the fact he's Razorstache now.

2. The series takes place before Ray2 and it was Razorbeard before he came to power. Sometime later he got himself some confidence, redesigned his face (cus seriously his mouth-under-the-beard-thing looks silly) and became the Razorbeard we know and love. So one day he got himself some Robopirates (how I don't know), killed Rigatoni, then went around killing and enslaving some other people. CUT TO RAYMAN 2.

Fanwank theories are no excuse for incoherent and careless storytelling. Both of the explanations you suggest require enormous leaps of logic in order to work.

[Adsolution]

I don't see any logical fallacies in the second theory.

[MLII]

]Or I could raise the subject in a public forum so we could discuss it and come to a decision. Crazy, right?

There's no need for sarcasm. You are a mod, Spi, there's no point in bitching about it when you can sort it yourself.

Fanwank theories are no excuse for incoherent and careless storytelling. Both of the explanations you suggest require enormous leaps of logic in order to work.

I never said it was an excuse, I just said that that was my person fanon explanation. Also I don't think there's anything wrong with theory number 2.

God, you really have it in for this show, don't you? If you don't like it, then why join the topic just to bitch about how much you hate it? Just leave the thread and let us fangirls do our thing, ta.

EDIT:

This is my theory, and unlike your first one, it makes sense.

Ha, I actually prefer theory number 2. I just needed an alt. I'm well prepared.

[Adsolution]

You are a mod, Spi, there's no point in bitching about it when you can sort it yourself.

Wait, is spi a mod, or is mod a spy?