The Smurfs are back in town

Image from Smurfs cartoon.
Photo: I.M.P.S.

I don't want to end up being the Resident Smurf Expert, but I couldn't resist posting one more about my fantastic blue friends from long ago. It looks like the Smurfs are soon to be revived, revamped and revived.

The original series will soon be out on DVD and a 3-D movie can be expected out next year. The Smurfs' global marketer doesn't seem to think the idyllic nature of the series will detract from a new generation of kids being charmed again. The Smurfs' revivers hope that people will want to spend time in the laid back, peaceful world of blue once again.

The first reports from Germany is a mixture of sentimentality and fun from old and new viewers. Children seem to appreciate the productive nature of the Smurfs and revel in the creativity of an old cartoon.

The Smurfs did require some adjustments after it's hiatus. Smurfette, the resident female, will finally have some same sex companions. Hopefully some of the old gender roles will be updated as well. That Papa Smurf should probably take some courses in delegation and women's suffrage in order for the Smurfs to work in today's society.

Needless to say, I am definitely looking forward to the Smurfs' revival. This might be more exciting to me than when they finally released Fraggle Rock on DVD. Well, it's a toss up.