User blog comment:VicGeorge2K9/New Smurfs TV series in development/@comment-6019987-20171003025932/@comment-4165715-20171011055840

Speaking of the 2016 PPG, I remember hearing about that! E.G. Daily, Tara Strong, and Catherine Cavadini were completely snubbed by Cartoon Network (who produce the series) and Warner Bros. Studios (who have the distribution rights) in favor of three younger, new actresses. Granted, those new girls are fine people and I have nothing against them because they were just trying to get into the industry, make a name, earn some money, and do a good job at what they were hired to do. But what hurts about the decision the studios made was the fact that the original actors were never asked to reprise the roles.

It happened behind their backs -- even earning a harsh critism from show creator, Craig McCracken, who posted an image of Cat, Tara, and E.G. in the recording booth reading their scripts back in the late 90's with the caption, "These were the ingredients chosen to create the perfect little girls." I mean, how much more did the audience need to realize the reboot series was a huge dump on the good name of the PPG brand?