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DTV movies based on old Disney Afternoon shows viable?


Tad Stones (co-creator of Darkwing Duck and Chip 'N' Dale Rescue Rangers and director of the Hellboy animated movies) has said in several interviews and podcast and stuff, that now that Disney has stopped making "cheapquels" to their animated movies, that should instead make direct-to-video movies continuing the old Disney Afternoon shows, which the people who watched the shows as children could watch with their own children. I wonder if such films would commercially viable, and if Disney Animation big shots (like Roy Disney, John Lasseter, Don Hahn, and others) would even want to continue the legacy of the Disney Afternoon. What do you Guys think?

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That would be awesome, although I can almost guarantee you a re-made Darkwing Duck would never be the same because they'd have to cut down on all the slapstick humor that would be considered "too violent" in this era. And really... although Darkwing's plot was what made it good, the slapstick and violence was major to almost every episode.

I still laugh from the episode "Disguise the Limit" where the citizens start chasing Darkwing with rifles and he says "I knew I should've voted for gun control" before he gets turned into swiss cheese. Can you imagine what would happen if they had that now? Parents would be whining left and right!

I guess what I'm saying is that if they decided to continue the Disney Afternoon legacy, they have to do it right or not at all... no point in soiling a good thing.

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They got away with somewhat "adult" humor in Mickey Mouseworks and House of Mouse, though, if that's any indication.

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Really? I've never actually seen either but I bet there's still a pretty big difference if you juxtapose it with older Disney cartoons. Ah well... I guess that stuff changes with the generations?

I'd just hate to see DWD dumbed down horribly!

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