RoboCop Fans Question Doing A Prequel Without RoboCop In It
Yesterday fans got the news that RoboCop would be returning in a new series, but with a big catch. [...]
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Many are noting that it isn't really RoboCop without the Robo.
R̶o̶b̶o̶Cop https://t.co/luS7zl70V3
— The Man In Black (@rupturedbowel) September 10, 2020
"R̶o̶b̶o̶Cop"
Why RoboCop?
Many are raising the point of why call it RoboCop if it doesn't have him in there, other than the obvious reason, which is to tie it to popular IP.
yea but why robocop then? just make a good show about a city that turned to chaos. unless u just want robocop slightly tied to it so people pay attention to it and ignor that it is dogshit.
— Mohammed Ali (@idk94030117) September 10, 2020
"yea but why robocop then? just make a good show about a city that turned to chaos. unless u just want robocop slightly tied to it so people pay attention to it and ignor that it is dogshit."
Don't Have Faith
Some feel there's potential here, but they don't exactly have faith in TV getting it right.
There's potential here and anyone saying "well what would it be about?" wasn't paying attention to the original movie. At the same time, I 100% don't have faith in prestige tv to make a RoboCop show a corporate satire in this day and age
— John-Charles Holmes (@Sonic9jct) September 10, 2020
"There's potential here and anyone saying "well what would it be about?" wasn't paying attention to the original movie. At the same time, I 100% don't have faith in prestige tv to make a RoboCop show a corporate satire in this day and age"
Boring
You totally get why some are saying this is just NormalCop instead of RoboCop, and it's hard to argue that point.
Instead of RoboCop we get NormalCop? Kinda boring. Also the original movie already shown RoboCop's backstory so I don't get the point of this. Whatever. https://t.co/2CcsHNeFEk
— 🚁Duke👑McNukem🚁 (@KapitalistKhan) September 10, 2020
"Instead of RoboCop we get NormalCop? Kinda boring. Also the original movie already shown RoboCop's backstory so I don't get the point of this. Whatever."
Awful News
Some don't know what to make of it, but others are very much against the news.
awful news! 😿
— SamanthaJH (@tankgrrrrrl) September 10, 2020
RoboCop is one of the best (anti-capitalist, & narratively perfect)) films ever made IMHO...
RoboCop 2 wasn't bad, & even 3 was bearable/at least interesting. (Though neither was warranted, frankly.)
But beyond that.... aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaargh!!! 😡
"awful news! ?
RoboCop is one of the best (anti-capitalist, & narratively perfect)) films ever made IMHO...
RoboCop 2 wasn't bad, & even 3 was bearable/at least interesting. (Though neither was warranted, frankly.)
But beyond that.... aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaargh!!! ?"
Before Superman
Some are comparing this idea to building a story around the Kents before Kal-El landed on Earth.
This "RoboCop prequel with no RoboCop" sounds like a worse idea than "developing" a series about the Kents BEFORE that alien baby landed on their property.
Prior to Clark Kent becoming part of the family, they were just ordinary farmers! Nothing to see there, no need to exploit!
— M U R A T (@MURATMIHCIOGLU) September 10, 2020
"This "RoboCop prequel with no RoboCop" sounds like a worse idea than "developing" a series about the Kents BEFORE that alien baby landed on their property.
Prior to Clark Kent becoming part of the family, they were just ordinary farmers! Nothing to see there, no need to exploit!"
90%
Others are saying this prequel just misses the point of the original RoboCop.
Bruh. 90% of the point of Robocop is to watch the big, shiny law-borg kick ass. I don’t give a shit about what happened before- it can be told via implication and exposition in a Robocop film or series. https://t.co/MD84650T3e
— ArgusLimited (@ArgusLtd00) September 10, 2020
"Bruh. 90% of the point of Robocop is to watch the big, shiny law-borg kick ass. I don't give a shit about what happened before- it can be told via implication and exposition in a Robocop film or series."
The Promo
Someone came up with the show's promo, and it's pretty accurate.
I can see the promo now:
Before there was Robocop, there was...Regular Cop
All Man
— SuperNerd Joel (@JoelLaurie1) September 10, 2020
No Machine
All Cop
"I can see the promo now:
Before there was Robocop, there was...
Regular Cop
All Man
No Machine
All Cop"