Saw the extras for The Lion King on Disney+, and they're still only showing the edited version of the alternate Can You Feel The Love Tonight, sung by Timon and Pumbaa. Does the full version not exist, or does Elton John have it in his contract that the full version can't be released or what?
With all the memes about women choosing a bear over a man, Hollywood might wanna get on an 'East of the Sun and West of the Moon' adaptation
Not an evil Thievul
The biggest thing I personally don't get about The Lion King is why they still use the reanimated alligators in "I Just Can't Wait To Be King" even now. Were the animators just not happy with the original version of the scene they appear in?
"Lucian, don’t be afraid, we’ll make it through this."
I'm Sad Frogerson.
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Apparently, yes. That's exactly what happened
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Not an evil Thievul
Huh, learn something new every day. 😅
"Lucian, don’t be afraid, we’ll make it through this."
I'd buy that story if the crocodiles (as well as the birds in their mouths) didn't look worse in the redesign.
With all the memes about women choosing a bear over a man, Hollywood might wanna get on an 'East of the Sun and West of the Moon' adaptation
What did the crocodiles originally look like?
Surrounded by weirdoes
So, oddly lacking color compared to everything else or just looking goofy.
Wake me up at your own risk.
Also, note that later instalments in the franchise use completely different crocodile designs. The Lion King II: Simba's Pride has hyper-realistic, non-anthropomorphic crocodiles, whereas The Lion Guard has slightly more cartoony crocodiles with expressive faces, but not as stylised as the ones in the original film.
Probably for the best, tbh. The original design especially doesn't fit in with the rest of the character designs at all.
Edited by megaeliz on Nov 17th 2019 at 10:06:22 AM
The King Without a Kingdom
I’m glad the modern design exists because the old gators are terrifying.
It's been 3000 years…
Well, the crocodiles appear during a fantasy sequence, so they might not look exactly like that within the film's logic.
Happy Birthday Mickey (and Minnie) Mouse!
Edited by megaeliz on Nov 18th 2019 at 9:28:28 AM
Huh. Is this the first first year since the series started that there hasn’t been a new one for Mickey’s birthday?
"The difference between reality and fiction is that fiction has to make sense." - Tom Clancy, paraphrasing Mark Twain.
I don't think the first few seasons had one. I believe there were two others.
(Can anyone spot the classic Pirates ride reference?)
Edited by megaeliz on Nov 18th 2019 at 10:23:40 AM
The Unknown
Where is the Aladdin show. I want to watch the Aladdin show.
Also no Buzz Lightyear show. Lassiter apparently hated it but screw him.
If a tree falls in the forest and nobody remembers it, who else will you have ice cream with?
Our Favorite Cowgirl, er, Mare
The lack of the Aladdin show is a glaring oversight, given that it's one of Disney's better and more long lasting series.
Until Tangled The Series took its spot decades later, I'd go as far as to say it was the best series Disney ever made based on one of their films.
At first I figured they just weren't doing the movie based shows on Disney+, except the current one (Tangled), but then I noticed that The Emperor's New School is on there. And, less wtf-y, also the Lilo and Stitch series (which was also really good).
Edited by KnownUnknown on Nov 19th 2019 at 11:06:10 AM
"The difference between reality and fiction is that fiction has to make sense." - Tom Clancy, paraphrasing Mark Twain.
The Unknown
The weird thing about missing the Aladdin show is that they still have the sequels for it. King of Thieves is basically the finale for the TV series, too.
And there's some other glaring omissions, like the original The Muppets Show and a couple newer animated shows like Jake Long and The Weekenders.
Edited by Karxrida on Nov 19th 2019 at 11:13:27 AM
If a tree falls in the forest and nobody remembers it, who else will you have ice cream with?
None of the Muppets shows beyond the ABC one are available, which I assume is due to licensing reasons.
"The difference between reality and fiction is that fiction has to make sense." - Tom Clancy, paraphrasing Mark Twain.
Commander Thor
I can vouch that being the case for Muppet Babies because of the stock footage in particular. Sony making Muppets From Space and The Muppets Take Manhattan is why they aren’t on Disney+ either.
Also late to the Lion King talk, how did “Can You Feel The Love Tonight” get changed?
Power of Thor!
Any of Disney's Jetix shows on the service?
(Not getting it, but I wanna know if they're truly providing everything at this point.)
It is?
Honestly I thought my only interest in this were the Marvel films, Gargoyles, and maybe The Mandalorian. But now I can add Aladdin to that list.
I'M MR. MEESEEKS, LOOK AT ME!
I've heard other people say that King of Thieves is best seen as a finale to the TV show, but honestly, I don't agree. The movie makes almost no reference to the series, and arguably some aspects of it implicitly ignore the series. Like how Genie at the start assumes that nothing can go wrong because Jafar's dead, even though they've encountered cataclysmic threats every other week since Jafar's death. Or that Razoul's character development from the series is ignored and he's gone back to hating Aladdin. Stuff like that. One definitely gets the impression that the movie was written on the assumption that its viewers wouldn't have seen the series. Which, you know, is fair.
The only references to be found are some background cameos at the wedding scene at the end. But that's clearly calibrated so as to not be distracting to a viewer who hasn't watched the TV show.
Question. Do the 80s/90s cartoons use original quality, or do they use those remasters they made a couple years back with cropped widescreen and remade credits?