TheRuleofThirds
2 cents? Sorry, my thoughts are a buck a piece.
Posts: 190
The cartoons rocked in the 80s. MASK, Silverhawks, He-Man, C.O.P.S., Gummi Bears, Duck Tales. The Disney Channel was better in the 80s, too. They had that "world of tomorrow" show called Imagine, where Macs were just being introduced and The Empire Strikes Back and TRON had just come out. Plus Disney actually showed those movies. I loved all the featurettes they had about Disney World, too. It was almost like going. I'd always drool over Epcot and Star Tours. Pirates of the Caribbean would creep me out a little bit, just because they were robots. Plus, like they actually showed stuff Walt Disney made. The only thing he didn't really make was Zorro, which was still quality entertainment.
LIZZIE FREAKIN MCGUIRE? Where does she fit into that rich heritage and legacy? NOWHERE. Michael Eisner, you SUCK. That's why your sorry butt was terminated. Bring back Roy. The man knows how to run his uncle's company right and that's to ACKNOWLEDGE his uncle. Running Disney like it has been is like running a church without Jesus. You miss the point. It's like Eisner's ashamed of anything associated with Donald, Mickey, or Goofy. You've gotta go to Disney World to see them. Oh sure, Mickey might pop up on one of those cruise line commercials, but he's not the face of Disney anymore.
Hmm...I don't really want to rant but I might as well, since I just thought about Pixar being a big part of Disney the past few years. That's been the face of Disney. While I loved The Incredibles, it's still not going to make up for losing the old Disney. It's not fun for the whole family anymore--just teenie boppers. It's my privilege and responsibility to honor a once-great source of entertainment by owning The Rocketeer, Flight of the Navigator, and Tron. They weren't made by Walt, but they certainly are things that Lizzie McGuire can't hold candles to.
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DISCLAIMER: This is just armchair observation, not the result of many hours of deliberate study of the subject. I'm by no means an expert, but just an ignorant hick who's putting his two cents in. For that and a nickel, you can have a cup of coffee.