I haven't posted on this blog in a while. In fact, it has been two years. I usually jot my thoughts down on Twitter. But including this post and the last post are my ideas on rebooting franchises. I am just a fan and don't own the copyright to these franchises.
3 Ninjas was a 1992 movie with 3 sequels that were about 3 brothers who were trained in martial arts by their grandfather (Legendary Victor Wong) and were 'ninjas.' Fans loved the movies even though critics didn't. The movies balanced comedy and adventure. The actors were changed around. The actor (Max Elliot Slade) who played Colt was in 3 of the 4 movies. 3 Ninjas Knuckle Up was filmed after 3 Ninjas the same year but was released after 3 Ninjas Kick Back. 3 Ninjas: High Noon at Mega Mountain didn't have any of the original cast members and was the least liked by fans, killing the franchise because of low ticket sales.
My Fan idea for a reboot
Because of the success of Cobra Kai on Netflix, I think a TV series would work out for 3 Ninjas as a reboot. The only problem is the kids that were in the movies, many of them aren't acting anymore. Especially the first two actors who played Rocky, Michael Treanor and Sean Fox. Two actors that are still acting is Max Elliot Slade (Colt) and J. Evan Bonifant (Tum Tum in 3 Ninjas Kick Back). Another actor Michael J. O'Laskey who played Colt in High Noon, has been doing conventions and played young Rocky in Mighty Morphin Power Rangers. Victor Wong is also long passed away. Anyway, let's put aside the idea that all the actors will return, here is my idea...
10 episodes for the first season, this takes place 30 years or so after the events of the movies, the boys are now in their late thirties and early forties. Samuel/Rocky is an FBI agent like his father, Jeffrey/Colt owns a martial arts studio and was secretly a ninja spy in his twenties, and Michael/Tum Tum is a great chef at a restaurant he owns. Colt honors his grandfather who died in his dojo. Colt and Rocky had a falling out a few years ago, as Colt wanted his brothers to help him in a dangerous mission and Rocky refused. Tum Tum has not done ninja things in a while. Rocky has a son Callen and a daughter Jade, Colt has a daughter Foal, and Tum Tum has two young sons Pancake and Waffle. Colt has been secretly training them in the traditions of his grandfather and this angers Rocky. Colt's daughter Foal acts as the leader of her cousins and feels responsible for them, feeling bad that their being ninjas has torn her father and uncle apaart. Tum Tum finds out about the training and approves and tries helping Colt out mid-way through the series. There is a villain that both Colt and Rocky know.
If you notice, I gave Rocky two kids, Tum Tum two kids, and Colt one kid, none of them have three. Colt's daughter Foal and her two cousins Pancake and Waffle from Tum Tum can form 3 ninjas or if she is with her cousins Callen and Jade from Rocky, they can form 3 ninjas as well. Notice the names I picked:
Rocky --- Callen (means rock in Irish and Gaelic ancestry) --- Jade (green stone, to go along with Rocky's color green), their colors can be shades of green.
Colt --- Foal (baby horse), her color can be light blue.
TumTum - Pancake (he can flatten his opponents) and Waffle (he is indecisive). Their colors can be red and orange.