I don't think this is that big of a deal at all. WB will continue to recognize the old characters, but wants to try something new. This type of stuff happens in our music and in comic books all the time. Hell, Marvel comics Ultimate universe is more popular then the original characters it seems. However, like everything in life it will probably fizzle out and they will eventually return to the classic characters. Honestly whats worse then this project is when they go back and re-edit old shows to remove cigerette/cigars and any racial tones. Dumb PC bastards think they can re-write histoy or something, just like a hook in the mouth. I must say I liked Batman Beyond, so this could work, remember it is based over 700 years in the future. Hope nobody cried when they saw Optimus Prime as a Gorilla on Beast Wars.