cogadh: Actually, it was kind of an ecological disaster that forced the Thundercats to abandon Thundera (their planet exploded, though it's not really explained why).
Yeah, this is kind of how I remembered it, but I didn't know if I was getting it confused with Krypton from Superman (hey, it's a 25 year old memory, gimme a break :)). However, I still will be annoyed if the Green movement co-opts it somehow to teach some sort of unneeded (imho) lesson on taking care of nature. A planet blowing up is more geological than ecological anyway.
I just get tired of people changing the basic plot for no reason whatsoever. For instance, why did they need to change G.I. Joe to a multi-national task force? Weren't they fine as"'real American hero[es]"?
Even though the A-Team wasn't a cartoon, I am curious to see what the remake movie will be like. I know they will be Gulf War vets instead of Vietnam vets, but that change makes sense to make it fit into a contemporary timeline. The big change I would make though is to make bullets actually hit something; the actual series was silly about how they made sure every one knew that nobody died (like with voice-overs after car crashes saying "Wow, I can't believe we made it!").