Alexander Bunyip, created by children's author and illustrator Michael Salmon, first appeared in print in The Monster That Ate Canberra in 1972, Alexander Bunyip went on to appear in many other books and a live-action television series, Alexander Bunyip's Billabong.

** George Reeves in the 1950s live-action television series Adventures of Superman, who brought a naturalistic approach to the dual role.

After several years of directing primarily lower-key live-action films, Hideaki Anno formed his own production studio and revisited his still-popular Evangelion franchise with the Rebuild of Evangelion tetralogy, a new series of films providing an alternate retelling of the original story.

He is also working on a so-far untitled Star Wars live-action series.

In addition to the various merchandise and commercial tie-ins, the strip has spawned several animated television specials, two animated television series, two theatrical feature-length live-action films and three CGI animated direct-to-video movies.

If a manga series is popular enough, it may be animated after or even during its run, although sometimes manga are drawn centering on previously existing live-action or animated films ( e. g. Star Wars ).

One Fleischer series, Screen Songs, featured live-action music stars under contract to Paramount hosting sing-alongs of popular songs.

In live-action television series, real-world developments may prompt alteration-type retcons.

Worf was the only character to be a regular in more than one live-action Star Trek series ( While Miles O ' Brien was featured in both The Next Generation and Deep Space Nine, he was not a regular cast member in the former series ).

The animated series was aired under the name Star Trek, but it has become widely known under this longer name ( or abbreviated as ST: TAS or TAS ) to differentiate it from the original live-action Star Trek.

The success in syndication of the original live action series and fan pressure for a Star Trek revival led to The Animated Series from 1973 – 1974, as the source of new adventures of the Enterprise crew, the next being the 1979 live-action feature film Star Trek: The Motion Picture.

The writers of the animated series used, essentially, the same writers ' guide that was used for the live-action Star Trek: The Original Series.

This episode was originally written with the intention of being an episode of the live-action original series during the third season, but this was vetoed by Fred Freiberger who wanted serious sci-fi episodes instead, stressing that Star Trek is not a comedy.

In addition, a few story and character elements that were introduced in the animated series were incorporated into subsequent live-action productions:

* The sehlat's appearance, shown in Yesteryear, was given a CGI look for the live-action series Star Trek: Enterprise

Since Roddenberry's death in 1991 and the consequent firing of Richard H. Arnold ( who vetted the licensed tie-ins for Roddenberry's " Star Trek Office " at Paramount during its later years ), there have been several references to the animated series in the various live-action series.

They declared that although the series suffered from technical limitations, its format allowed the writers far greater freedom and creativity than was possible in the original live-action series.

By the time the series ended in 1927, its focus was more on the animated characters and in particular a cat named Julius who resembled Felix the Cat, rather than the live-action Alice.

Straczynski was then offered the position of story editor on the syndicated live-action science fiction series Captain Power and the Soldiers of the Future.

Its children's programming featured many cartoons and some live-action series ( particularly fantasy action programs ) including Power Rangers ( currently airing on Nickelodeon ), Bobby's World, X-Men, The Tick, Eerie, Indiana and Goosebumps.

Fett might be part of the live-action Star Wars series under development.

The franchise has been expanded to comic books, novels and novelizations, sound dramas, a series of live-action and animated feature films, and a variety of associated merchandise, such as action figures.

In the anime and manga, Minako dreams of being an idol ; in the live-action series Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon, she actually is one.

In terms of personality, the live-action Minako is deeply solemn and rarely smiles.

Her mother died when Rei was very young ; her father is a famous politician who cares more about his job than about her ( though in the live-action version he still tries to be involved in her life ), and who only visits Rei on her birthday.

Because of the lack of respectable males in her life, the manga and live-action Rei harbors a generally low opinion of all men.

In the manga, this is the only potential romance in her life ; in the live-action series, nothing of the sort is ever shown, as Rei is pointedly uninterested in boys.

The game allows the player to create female characters that are fully topless and view live-action video clips of real life strippers, also with bare breasts.

A live-action situation comedy series about life in a train station called Shining Time and featuring a cast of characters such as Stacy Jones the Manager ( Didi Conn ), Schemer the Arcade Owner ( Brian O ' Connor ), the Jukebox Band and the magical Mr. Conductor ( Ringo Starr, George Carlin ) who tells the stories about Thomas the Tank Engine and his friends.

Each Cyberchase episode is followed by " Cyberchase For Real ", a live-action educational supplement linking concepts learned in the show to real life experiences.

Cardellini starred in the live-action adaptation of Scooby-Doo in 2002, in which she brought to life the cartoon character of Velma Dinkley.

The first episode introduces the protagonist, Dr. Gus Lloyd, an engineer and video game designer who has created a live-action game in his spare time to exert his indignant feelings about people in his life who have all made his life hell on Earth ( his father, his ex-wife's mother, his ex-wife's divorce lawyer, his ex-girlfriend, his former employer, a high school football-Quarterback bully, his old camp counselor, etc.

The film, which begins, ends, and occasionally combines with live-action, explores the often surreal fantasies of a young New York cartoonist named Michael Corleone, using pinball imagery as a metaphor for inner-city life.

Earlier drafts of the 1987 live-action film's script ( great portions of which take place on Earth ) reveal that the Eternians in this version are descendants of Earthlings, and feature a NASA space probe and US flag being found in the vaults of Castle Grayskull, prompting the explanation that human life arrived on Eternia when it was colonized by a space exploration team from Earth's future.

Following the positive reception of Captain Dynamic, Rooster Teeth began producing another live-action series, Rooster Teeth Shorts, a sketch comedy which parodies life at their offices in a similar fashion to the webcomic.

A typical ad would begin with the Cookie Crook attempting to steal the cereal from a live-action breakfast table ; often he and Officer Crumb were portrayed as no larger than mice, so their pictures on the cereal bowl were “ life size ".

In the 2007 Transformers live-action film, the AllSpark ( spelled as two words in the movie ) is able to bring mechanical and electronic objects to life, essentially turning mundane objects, as long as they are electronic or mechanical, into Transformers.

In the manga and anime series she dreams of becoming a famous idol, whereas in the live-action series her character is refactored to already be a celebrity.

This department oversees the mechanical effects — also called practical or physical effects — that create optical illusions during live-action shooting.

He began work on his second film Crimewave ( 1985 ), intended as a live-action comic book — the film was not successful, due in part to unwanted studio intervention.

* The first live-action Scooby-Doo theatrical film — where Scrappy played a decidedly negative and darker role as the main antagonist, wanting revenge on Mystery Inc., for abandoning him years ago ( he was kicked out for continuously urinating on Daphne, being obnoxious, and the final straw was when he tried to vote himself as the leader of Mystery Inc .).

The scenes of the Bird-of-Prey on Vulcan were combinations of live-action footage — actors on a set in the Paramount parking lot that was covered with clay and used backdrops — and matte paintings for the ship itself and harsh background terrain.

The Quays ' excursion into feature films and live-action dance films are by no means an indication of a move away from animation and the literature that inspires them — on the contrary, this next film explores the potential which slumbers in the combination of these cinematic techniques.

* At the end of the manga, Rex Racer is portrayed driving the Mach 5 — a scene that may have inspired the backstory of the car in the live-action film, in which it originally belonged to Rex who relinquished ownership to his younger brother, Speed.

It emerges that the entertainer had invented a parallel, live-action version of Punch and Judy, using — and abusing — a troupe of gnomes as the live cast.

* Bear in the Big Blue House '< sup > 1 </ sup > 1997 — 2003-Mixed live-action and animated series produced for the Disney Channel.

The Shitennou provide the major antagonistic force for the beginning of every version of the series — manga, anime, musicals, and live-action.

* 2007: Rhode Island Convention Center, Providence, Rhode Island, Hasbro's home state, the weekend before the live-action Transformers movie was released — June 28-July 1

It starred Alastair Sim as the voice of Ebenezer Scrooge — a role Sim had previously performed in the 1951 live-action film Scrooge.