Here's a tidbit of breaking news. I've been in recent contact with Peter Lawrence via email, and he so kindly gave his permission for me to publish his email in the Bulletin.
Seems the rumors may finally be put to rest. ThunderCats is definitely being revived for the small screen with an all new animated series in production. Peter was a writer/script consultant on the original series, and had this to tell me when I wrote to him inquiring about the rumors.

Dear Purrsia,

thanks for your note. Since we last "spoke," Masaki Iizuka (Pacific Animation Corporation, original T/Cat animators) and I discussed a new generation ThunderCats. Perhaps 3-D, or combo 2-D/3-D; probably a series of five full length or 1-hour pieces; aimed just as much at the original fanbase as at the kids' audience.

We then heard, just before Christmas, that Warners (who hold the T/Cats rights) are developing a new series - nothing to do with us, and without any input or contact. That more or less persuaded us to abandon our efforts, because we know that if Warners are planning their own production, they won't give us the necessary permissions.

I have no idea what Warners are actually doing, creatively, what direction they're taking, or anything else much. I'm a little disappointed that they haven't bothered to contact any of the original team, but that's par for this business. I should not be either surprised or disappointed. Perhaps the huge fanbase will rise up in outrage!

So the short answer to all this is that, sadly, I'm not working on T/Cats Version #2!

All best. Have a wonderful 2003.

Peter