Throughout the years, Looney Tunes has been adapted and re-adapted to better suit the sensibilities of modern times, as spinoffs like Space Jam can attest. In that regard, the new series’ showrunner, Peter Browngardt, confirmed to the New York Times that the show’s creators made the decision to not use firearms for any of their gags. This explains why one of the first shorts, Dynamite Dance, features Elmer Fudd chasing Bugs Bunny with a scythe instead of his usual hunting rifle.
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Gun violence has become a pretty divisive topic in recent years, to say the least, so it’s understandable that the series’ creators would choose to skirt around it. However, Browngardt assured fans that the shorts won’t skimp on violence of the more classic and cartoony variety, such as dynamite exploding in a character’s face or an anvil dropping on their head.
The lack of guns hasn’t done much to hurt the series’ popularity so far. In the two weeks since HBO Max launched, Looney Tunes Cartoons has proved to become one of the service’s most popular offerings, being even more popular than Game of Thrones in its first week.
Looney Tunes Cartoons is streaming on HBO Max.
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Source: New York Times
