Pac-Man TV show, WTF.

Avi Arad, former CEO of Marvel Studios and now an ‘executive adviser’ for Namco Bandai is bringing Pac-Man back to the small screen as a TV show rather than a game.

“We wanted to keep Pac-Man the same lovable guy he has always been, but (put him) in the 21st century,” Arad said.

By ‘puttting him in the 21st century’ Arad means ‘making him 3D’. I can live with that, could be fun watching him chase Bliky in 3D. But wait! There is more. Not only does Pac get a third dimension, as it this is 21st century he gets feelings, absent parents, social statements and a school life.

The plot will see Pac-Man transformed in to a high school student who saves the world with his pals, Pinky, Inky, Blinky and Clyde.

“We feel we have a unique opportunity to have an action adventure, human interest story,” Arad said. “As a filmmaker, it’s a unique opportunity to get to know the characters you play. … We don’t know what happened to Pac-Man’s parents. He’s the only yellow one in Pac-Land; what does that mean? Is it a social statement? We’ll find out.”

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