Adapting cartoons into live-action movies and TV shows is nothing new. Over the last 40-plus years, it's become increasingly more common, causing production studios to begin buying up comic book properties and animated IP like they were hotcakes.
And while there are undoubtedly a handful of examples that have been able to find commercial and critical success, by and large, these films and TV shows fall flat on their face. This is why it's time to stop turning cartoons into live-action reboots.