The C.O.W. Boys - the Mesa · 3:50am Jun 22nd, 2021
Some timr ago, I asked if anyone remembered the cartoon Wild West C.O.W Boys of Moo Mesa. Enough of you replied in the affirmative to convince me that it would be worth my time to discuss my vision for a modern reboot. To keep things simple, I will restrict each idea to its own blog post.
The very first issue I would address would be the fact that the setting takes place on top of a single massive mesa. As far as I know, the original show never made an issue over this. My version would adress the fact that whild there would be enough room for mountains and a fully-functuoning society, even a mesa that large would have very limited space and resources, beggingnthe question of what to do when those two things ran out. The backstory would involve a war between a confederacy known as the Pilgrimists who wanted to leave the mesa in search of potentially greener pastures, and the established government, in a vague parallel to the American Civil War. Both sides of the conflict would be very grey in their morality: the Pilgrimists would have a very good point in that the mesa would be unable to support society past two or three more generations, yet be woefully unprepared for the potential dangers that awaited them in the "world below," while the government would be primarily concerned with maintaining its power, but be absolutely right about how it would collapse if more than half its population just packed up and left. Serveral of the character would have fought in this war, playing a major part in their characterization.
Interesting. Would it be set into Equestria?
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What?🤨 No, this is an entirely different cartoon in an entirely different universe. I would be ecstatic at a crossover, but that would involve crossing universes.