lunagalemaster:

What she says: I don’t want a Danny Phantom reboot.

What she means: Within all parameters, in theory, a Danny Phantom reboot would be fantastic. The main issues of the show could be solved if someone else were to take the premise and the characters and create an in-depth story. However, the current majority of people demanding for a reboot are those who have not seen the show since they were children and only want a reboot because they remember it fondly. While this is not bad in theory, this lack of understanding of DP’s flaws clouds many people’s judgement of what would make a good reboot, calling for the original creator to continue or reboot the series when it was in fact the original creator’s show style and lack of ability to create a cohersive narrative that limited the show originally. Even with Butch Hartman gone from Nickelodeon, many call for him to obtain the rights again in order to create more content. Even now, the original creator is twisting the narrative of his own story to better suit what he wanted the show to be rather than what it was. In his hands, the reboot would probably be the writing quality of the worst season of DP, season 3 (which can be inferred because he had the most control over season 3) and the lackluster animation of the Hartman shows crossover aka choppy flash animation. Because the majority of his viewers do not remember the show’s specifics, these lies are perpetuated, especially since said creator is lorded as being ‘your childhood’. With all this in mind, a reboot could be a good idea, but with the current mindset of the majority of fans, it would fall into the hands of someone with no interest in expanding the world and characters of the story he created, feeding the lie he has been creating and destroying all the best parts of his creation for something bland (or simply a reference to Marvel and/or DC). In an age where everything piece of media is criticized for the smallest things, a reboot under Butch Hartman’s gaze would not satisfy the fans and especially not the phandom, which over the years has created a wonderful and expansive narrative that the original show lacked in the first place. In conclusion, Danny Phantom would make for a good reboot in the right hands, but that is highly unlikely due to the lack of general awareness of the show’s faults and the general reverence to the show’s creator.