Old franchises – no matter how old, or how much no one really seems all that interested – will always come back it seems. In Hollywood’s infinite wisdom it is better to repackage something from 20 years ago than it is to try something new.

I guess there’s probably a certain truth to that, but sometimes you have to wonder -why even bring it back if you’re going to change everything about it? Case in point – Cartoon Network is bringing “Pink Panther” back as a new series.

This time, however, he’s going to be a teenager. Classic characters like Ant and Aardvark will also appear. Why? You got me. Kids today don’t know who the Pink Panther is – and if they do – they don’t think he’s a teenager. There is no word on if the series is going to be set in a school or not – but you’d almost bet it would have to be.

Franchises like this that return “in name only” seem kind of odd to me. I don’t know exactly what the point of doing this is. If you’re going to create something completely new with an old coat of paint on it – why not just create something completely new?

Anyway – look for it at some point in the future…you know…if you care.