Disney doesn't make cartoons like they used to

To answer one and all's questons about Disney, cartoons and all around entertainment.

Disney has always been for kids, not teens, but kids. As geard more towards those under the age 13. I grew up on Disney in the 70s and 80s so I know what I"m talking about.

Disney, like all other entertainment big wigs, needs to make adjustments and changes according to the times and demographics. You guys may want the old show back, but guess what? You can't have Boy Meets World because those kids all grew up. I've seen it in reruns on ABC Family and whatever other station it's on, and from what I've seen of it, the show was about the kids and what their lives were like. Then they grew up and went to college. That's it, they've grown up. You want to watch it, then either catch a rerun, rent or buy (or ask a parent/relative to buy it for you if you don't have money). Same goes with all other shows that had a long life like it. Growing Paines, Facts of Life, etc.

Some shows that you may like, don't do well in the ratings, and even Disney has to answer to someone/group of someones. Which means if they have a show that isn't doing well in the ratings, they're not going to keep it on when they can cancle it and put something else on that'll work better.

I came to the Replacement board today to see if anything was being said about this yet (didn't know they had given everyone a sneak peek already) and all I can say is you guys need to grow up. You've done nothing but complain and there are countless threads about it. You don't like it? Don't watch it. No one's forcing you to watch it. You don't have to start useless petitions to get it cancled. You also haven't given it a shot. I've seen more than 1 post by more than 1 person saying they couldn't stand to watch 10 seconds of it. Or others that said the theme song made no sense.

It made perfect sense to me. It explained the basic of the show, much like the intro voic over for the A-Team. Has Disney's quality gone down hill over the years? Sure, so has the rest of Hollywood. That doesn't mean this cartoon is crap. I'm 33, been watching Disney cartoons and movies since pretty much the day I was born, and have Tron to thank for me decided what I wanted to study in college, back in 1980, computer graphics. Because of that movie I never questioned what I wanted to do with my life. Because of Snow White I pretty much fell in love with Disney cartoons because of the attention to detail and the high quality artwork. Because of my love for Disney, I did my presentation in computer graphics class on Disney.

As for Kim Possible, that started with Alias was in full force. Kim Possible was Disney's answer to Alias. It was the clean, family friendly version that even little kids could watch. Alias wasn't for anyone under the age of 13 and I'm being generous there. I'm not entirely sure 13 year olds should watch it, I know I've seen the entire series, am a huge fan.

the Proud Family was also better than you guys are giving it credit for. So you didn't like it, big deal, there are plenty of other folks that did. The animation for it was interesting, same with the Replacements (from what I've seen on youtube). The proud family did something that probably wasn't done before in any other Disney cartoon, they kept the backgrounds simple and focussed on the characters and storyline. I was going to say 101 Dalmations was similar but then I remmebered it was actually different.

The current animation trend right now is anime. I personally am sick and tired of seeing anime and hate all the cartoons on Nickelodeon. Not only are they crude, but they're really stupid and the style is rediculous. What happend with a more traditional style of drawing?

From what little I've seen of the Replacements, it's way better than anything on Nickelodeon and all the crappy anime remakes of the cartoons I grew up on. *shudders at thought of the Bugs Bunny remake she saw the other day*

There's one thing Disney has done well and that is to keep changing things visually. You'll notice that not all of their animated movies look the same. If they did then they'd be very boring. Disney has always employed the best artists and it shows. I like how they use different styles each time. Snow White looked different from 101 Dalamations, just like Toy Story looked different from the Incredibles and Monsters Inc.

As for entertainment vs heart, as I said, Disney's main audience are kids under hte age of 10. Those are the ones that get the warm fuzzy cartoons. Speaking from expereince here, once you get past a certain age, generally when you hit 13, you want something entertaining, not something childish like Winnie the Pooh or Rolly Polly Olly (I have nephews under the age of 11, I know these things).

As an adult, even though I'm watching the Replacements for 1 reason alone, David McCallum, the voice of C.A.R., I really don't want to watch a crappy Nickeloden cartoon. Those make my brain ooze out of my ears, they're so bad. I know I have watched them with said nephews. I'd rather watch something better, even something that isn't typical Disney, but that's still Disney none the less.