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Title: Disney Channel / Disney XD Discussion
Post by: Wolfwood on 2016-08-21 23:37:32
Topic to discuss Disney Channel / Disney XD. 
Title: Re: Disney Channel / Disney XD
Post by: Wolfwood on 2016-08-21 23:38:21
So apparently Ducktales is being rebooted to Disney XD in 2017.

SOURCE (http://www.traditionalanimation.com/2016/first-image-from-the-new-ducktales/)

First promo image.

(http://www.traditionalanimation.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/DucktalesReboot2017.jpg)

This will be the first big show that Disney has after they have stopped Phineas and Ferb, their last big hit animated show. 
Title: Re: Disney Channel / Disney XD Discussion
Post by: RainySunshine on 2016-08-22 00:04:01
Wow!  This is new news to me.  That's interesting.  Based on this, the art style isn't as jarringly different as Warner Brothers did with Wabbit and the Looney Tunes Show.  But this style will take getting used too.  Donald wears black now?  Interesting. 
Title: Re: Disney Channel / Disney XD Discussion
Post by: FoxTail on 2016-08-22 16:45:54
Really? A remake?  I hope that it will be good!

I used to love Phineas and Ferb.  I found the writing very clever, but I understand why it ended.  It couldn't keep going the way it was, and they ended it on a high note. :) 
Title: Re: Disney Channel / Disney XD Discussion
Post by: MasterXtreme on 2016-08-22 17:20:14
Aww yes, the network I never watch.  They also have that new show that I don't know the name of... it's like Starlight defender of the universe or something?  I want to give it a chance, but never watch that channel so I never know when it is on. 

Phineas and Ferb was a good show.   Gravity Falls was another. 
Title: Re: Disney Channel / Disney XD Discussion
Post by: Silverwing on 2016-08-24 13:04:46
How Reboots and remakes have become dirty words in Hollywood (https://www.theguardian.com/film/2016/aug/24/film-industry-remakes-hollywood-movies).
Title: Re: Disney Channel / Disney XD Discussion
Post by: NostradamusTheSeer on 2016-08-24 15:16:36
This will be the first big show that Disney has after they have stopped Phineas and Ferb, their last big hit animated show.
It was also the show that launched the Disney Afternoon over twenty years ago, before most of these new millennial brats were even born.

Donald wears black now?  Interesting.
Hey, it worked for Popeye.


So is Launchpad McQuack still sidekicking for Darkwing Duck, or will he join Scrooge and the kids when they need a pilot on their adventures? Perhaps a crossover/backdoor pilot for a DW reboot (which was done in the comics) is in the works?
Title: Re: Disney Channel / Disney XD Discussion
Post by: RainySunshine on 2016-08-26 11:23:57
Did anyone see that new Popeye movie? 
Title: Re: Disney Channel / Disney XD Discussion
Post by: Death Blossom on 2016-08-26 11:46:20
What.
Title: Re: Disney Channel / Disney XD Discussion
Post by: MasterXtreme on 2016-08-26 12:24:03
Did anyone see that new Popeye movie?

It hasn't come out yet.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1625335/
Title: Re: Disney Channel / Disney XD Discussion
Post by: MasterXtreme on 2016-08-27 01:52:44
Just announced... Milo Murphy's Law.


Watching the intro, it won't take you more then a second to tell this was done by the same crew and Phineas and Ferb.  Same art style, same kind of humor (probably).  Dan Povenmire and Jeff "Swampy" Marsh were given full reigns for this new show, as they were with Phineas and Ferb in the later seasons.

You will also quickly recognize that song being sung by Weird Al, who also voices the main star Milo. 

From the creators of the beloved Emmy award-winning show Phineas and Ferb comes Milo Murphy’s Law. The show stars “Weird Al” Yankovic as Milo Murphy, the fictional great-great-great-great grandson of Murphy’s law namesake (Murphy’s law is the old saying that states “anything that can go wrong, will go wrong). Starring alongside Weird Al are Sabrina Carpenter and MeKai Curtis as Milo’s best friends Melissa Chase and Zack Underwood.

Milo Murphy’s Law is expected to have songs written and performed by Phineas and Ferb co-creators Dan Povenmire and Jeff “Swampy” Marsh. Yankovic performs the theme song, and the show is set to feature more of his quirky songs as well. Povenmire and Marsh will also voice two characters in the show.

For generations, the men in the Murphy family have been affected with a rare trait known as Extreme Hereditary Murphy’s Law condition (EHML). Sadly, Milo Murphy is yet another in the long line of ancestors to be afflicted with it. As a result, Milo is always expecting the unexpected. Whatever goes wrong – and something always does – Milo is prepared for every possibility. Armed with knowledge, a backpack of supplies, and endless optimism and enthusiasm, he can turn whatever catastrophe the world throws at him into a fun adventure. In each episode comprising of two 11-minute stories, Milo, and his best friends Zack and Melissa, find ways to get creative as life hurls many obstacles in his way.

(http://fandom.wikia.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/144381_Logo-Only-994x1440.jpg)

It will premier on Disney XD, October 3, 2016.
Title: Re: Disney Channel / Disney XD Discussion
Post by: Death Blossom on 2016-08-27 06:22:44
This sounds like an awesome freaking show. It sounds cute, it's an interesting premise and the art style is nice. Also, Weird Al. Can't go wrong with that guy XD. Sort of reminds me of the family from Holes. Where they're just constantly plagued with bad luck. I'd actually watch this show :)
Title: Disney Channel / Disney XD Discussion
Post by: NostradamusTheSeer on 2016-08-27 07:37:22
The girl's a cutie.   I'm already sensing 'shippers on deck. 

So essentially Milo is a Wierdness Magnet with a hairstyle evocative of Jimmy Neutron. 

A Popeye movie, eh? I wonder if Billy West will voice the spinach-eating sailor again.
Title: Re: Disney Channel / Disney XD Discussion
Post by: Wolfwood on 2016-08-27 12:34:00
I hadn't heard of this show at all.  Interesting.  I like Povenmire and Marsh working together.  They come up with great stuff, you have to be on your toes. 
Title: Re: Disney Channel / Disney XD Discussion
Post by: Silverwing on 2016-11-18 13:26:44
Disney Channel and Disney XD have a few new cartoons coming for 2017/2018.  It would seem the Disney Channel will only have one new cartoon and the rest all go to Disney XD.  Disney Channel is pretty much just a live action station now.

LEGO Frozen Northern Lights for December 2016.  This will just be a few shorts.  I don't think anyone even watches LEGO cartoons anyways... they are so poorly done.

Tangled: Before Ever After will be traditionally animated, and is a tv series coming in 2017.  Here is a teaser, and you will either like the animation or not.  It is certainly unique, but still has that lame FLASH look.  Clip (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fuu_QqCOq6o)  This is expected to be a Disney Channel show.

DuckTales will premier sometime in 2017 on Disney XD.

Kim Possible creators Mark McCorkle and Bob Schooley, are working on a traditionally animated cartoon series for, "Big Hero 6."  It will premier on Disney XD in 2017.  It seems it will follow much of the same format as Kim Possible did with kids fighting bad guys all the time.

"Billy Dilley's Super-Duper Subterranean Summer," is a new series for Disney XD and should premier in 2017.  The show follows the adventures of Billy Dilley (Jessica McKenna), a 7th grader who loves science, and his lab partners, Zeke (Tom Kenny) and Marsha, who on summer vacation find themselves trapped in a strange world located in the Earth's core.  Doesn't seem earth shatteringly exciting.  More of the same kind of set up, just a different location, in the earth...

"Country Club" is expected to release on Disney XD in 2018. The series is created by Chris and Shane Houghton, who originally worked on Nickelodeon's, "Harvey Beaks" which is a very different show, but isn't drawing in viewers.  Slower paced, more thoughtful.  This series will focus on Cricket Green, a mischievous and optimistic country boy who moves to the big city with his family. Cricket’s curiosity and enthusiasm leads his wildly out of place family on epic journeys and into the hearts of his new neighbors.  You know how these writers like to right and how they like to use animal characters, so expect that. 
Title: Re: Disney Channel / Disney XD Discussion
Post by: Death Blossom on 2016-11-18 14:24:01
You say traditionally animated, but then you mention flash... So which one is it haha.

The Big Hero Six show sounds interesting, but it wasn't really /that/ great a movie. But hopefully it'll be a fun series.
Title: Re: Disney Channel / Disney XD Discussion
Post by: 1234 on 2016-11-18 14:35:32
He said it still had that "lame Flash look".

Boy... when traditional animation looks like Flash, you know we're in a computerized era. ::)
Title: Re: Disney Channel / Disney XD Discussion
Post by: Death Blossom on 2016-11-18 14:36:25
Rip.
Title: isney Channel / Disney XD Discussion
Post by: NostradamusTheSeer on 2016-11-18 17:32:16
Kim Possible creators Mark McCorkle and Bob Schooley, are working on a traditionally animated cartoon series for, "Big Hero 6."  ....  It seems it will follow much of the same format as Kim Possible did with kids fighting bad guys all the time.

I wonder if that's the project  Christy Romano hints at here (http://www.mtv.com/news/2288986/christy-carlson-romano-even-stevens-questions/)? Could they have gotten her on board to voice a character... maybe a cool mom or big sister-type character to one or more the main cast.  It'd be nice to hear her behind the mike again.
Title: Re: Disney Channel / Disney XD Discussion
Post by: Blurr on 2016-11-18 19:02:11
I'll check out Big Hero 6 cause its Big Hero 6. It's awesome.
Title: Re: isney Channel / Disney XD Discussion
Post by: Soda on 2016-11-18 20:58:57
It'd be nice to hear her behind the mike again.

I don't usually care, but I HAD to point this out.  I have never seen Nostradamus have a typo, EVER.  He spelled mic as mike!  SO THERE!  HAAAAA! 
Title: Disney Channel / Disney XD Discussion
Post by: NostradamusTheSeer on 2016-11-18 21:09:30
You've never read my blog, then... I make typos all the time.  (grabs SODA, holds her close, peers into her eyes and whispers hoarsely) The critics are merciless.

If Big Hero 6 is so great, then what happened to the other five Heroes?  (a la Jerry Seinfeld)  What... is... the deal?    :)
Title: Re: Disney Channel / Disney XD Discussion
Post by: RainySunshine on 2016-11-18 21:11:49
Never saw Big Hero 6.  The name was bad, and it didn't look interesting.  But now it is on my list of things to see.
Title: Re: Disney Channel / Disney XD Discussion
Post by: Soda on 2016-11-18 21:12:36
You've never read my blog, then... I make typos all the time.  (grabs SODA, holds her close, peers into her eyes and whispers hoarsely) The critics are merciless.

*Scrunches nose*

I can be merciless.  Mrreeeeooowwrr.

*Claws at you, without touching you.*
Title: Re: Disney Channel / Disney XD Discussion
Post by: Darrin on 2016-11-22 13:31:49
Time for some Disney XD/Disney Channel ratings on animated shows.

DISNEY CHANNEL
Elena of Avalor: 2,385,000 <New show with a Hispanic Princess apparently, and it is doing well.
The Lion Guard: 1,192,000
Mickey Mouse Clubhouse: 832,000
Jake and the Never Land Pirates: 954,000

DISNEY XD
Yo-Kai Watch: 150,000
Star Wars Rebels: 412,000
Milo Murphy's Law: 842,000
Avengers: Ultron Revolution: 194,000
Star vs. the Forces of Evil: 528,000
Future-Worm!: 199,000
Drone Racing League: 184,000
The 7D: 202,000


The 7D Has been cancelled by Disney XD.  The channel's best shows in terms of ratings are Star vs. the Forces of Evil and Star Wars Rebels and Milo Murphy.  Their action shows are all very low ratings, which is normal.  Those assets are usually picked up to be filler shows. 

Disney Channel gets far more ratings on everything, but doesn't have really any animated shows anymore except in their Disney Junior section in the morning.
Title: Re: Disney Channel / Disney XD Discussion
Post by: Wolfwood on 2016-11-22 14:52:15
Don't watch anything on Disney, so I don't care about them.  I haven't heard of most of these shows.  Interesting to see their numbers though. 
Title: Re: Disney Channel / Disney XD Discussion
Post by: Soda on 2016-12-17 01:25:01
The voice actors for Ducktales sing the theme song.  The reboot show is set to premier summer of 2017.

Title: Re: Disney Channel / Disney XD Discussion
Post by: Anyponedrawn on 2016-12-17 18:04:27
They have high hopes for this show to draw in new viewers and curious nostalgia viewers. 
Title: Re: Disney Channel / Disney XD Discussion
Post by: MasterXtreme on 2017-03-11 11:48:45
No surprise.  Disney renews Star vs. the Forces of Evil (http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/disney-xd-renews-al-yankovics-milo-murphys-law-eden-shers-star-forces-evil-981534) for a third season.  Will premier in the summer of 2017.
Title: Re: Disney Channel / Disney XD Discussion
Post by: RainySunshine on 2017-03-11 23:56:37
Ducktales 2017 trailer has been released by Disney XD.  Our first look at the voices, animation, and style of the new Ducktales reboot.  Including the rebooted theme song!  No official release date yet.

Title: Re: Disney Channel / Disney XD Discussion
Post by: Death Blossom on 2017-03-12 07:20:35
What's with the huge heads and skinny bodies? Looks a bit odd.
Title: Re: Disney Channel / Disney XD Discussion
Post by: Anyponedrawn on 2017-03-12 21:15:26
The trailer has been praised so far by critics and fans alike.  I personally wasn't the biggest fan of the voices for the three boys, but I know I would get used to them.  It will take a bit to get used to the darker color palette.  Reminds me of what Warner Brothers tried to do by bringing back their old classics in a more modern way. 
Title: Re: Disney Channel / Disney XD Discussion
Post by: MasterXtreme on 2017-03-12 22:13:03
Yeah, I am torn.  But I can't let nostalgia get in the way in the "re-invention" of a show.  Have to take those blinders off and look at it in a new way.
Title: Re: Disney Channel / Disney XD Discussion
Post by: Death Blossom on 2017-03-13 05:47:56
I never watched the old show, so I don't have "nostalgia glasses". I just think the huge heads and skinny bodies look weird af.
Title: Re: Disney Channel / Disney XD Discussion
Post by: NostradamusTheSeer on 2017-03-13 08:37:28
Plus I miss Alan Young as Scrooge, though he did reprise the role in a couple of the new Mickey Mouse shorts before his passing last year.
Title: Re: Disney Channel / Disney XD Discussion
Post by: MasterXtreme on 2017-03-13 15:57:04
It will be interesting to see how it goes.  I got high hopes for new "good effort" shows coming.
Title: Re: Disney Channel / Disney XD Discussion
Post by: Rainberry on 2017-06-14 22:31:53
New “DuckTales” Premieres with Movie on August 12, 2017; Series on September 23, 2017 (http://www.toonzone.net/new-ducktales-premieres-movie-august-12-2017-series-september-23-2017/)

Title: Re: Disney Channel / Disney XD Discussion
Post by: Darrin on 2017-06-15 14:03:45
I digging that new intro. 
Title: Re: Disney Channel / Disney XD Discussion
Post by: Anyponedrawn on 2017-06-15 15:09:18
Oh wow, I like it.  A nice evolution over the past theme song too, and if they can keep the animation quality high and as versatile as they do in the intro, this could be an awesome new series, and maybe spark an animation revolution at Disney.
Title: Re: Disney Channel / Disney XD Discussion
Post by: Smiles2us on 2017-06-15 15:12:54
What makes it so great is the continuation with the coin from the beginning to the end too.  Very nice intro.  Hope the series is as good.
Title: Re: Disney Channel / Disney XD Discussion
Post by: MasterXtreme on 2017-06-15 16:04:21
It looks promising so far, especially the route they are going with the characters.  They aren't removing or adding characters so far.  Seem to have Donald Duck as the father figure, though in the first cartoon it was Scrooge.  But this series seems to be following the original comic more then what the first series did.  More true to the original comic, which seems like a good thing.  Scrooge seems to be treating them is "work hires" as the ducklings originally were.
Title: Re: Disney Channel / Disney XD Discussion
Post by: Ari-Dynamic on 2017-06-16 05:16:23
Heh, it airs just a week or two before my birthday. :3 Awesome.
Title: Re: Disney Channel / Disney XD Discussion
Post by: Kiwi on 2017-06-16 16:26:30
That is a catchy theme!  Reminds me of their catchy themes in the 90s. :D  I am really happy to see this production so far. :)  Very nice animation, and very comic inspired.

MasterXtreme brings up some excellent points I didn't realize either.  Those are great, thanks, Luv!
Title: Re: Disney Channel / Disney XD Discussion
Post by: MasterXtreme on 2017-06-16 17:17:57
Thanks for responding, Kiwi. 
Title: Re: Disney Channel / Disney XD Discussion
Post by: Smiles2us on 2017-08-13 10:34:47
The new Ducktales show is pretty fun to watch.  Love hearing a lot of old voices come back together.  I am enjoying the show so far.
Title: Re: Disney Channel / Disney XD Discussion
Post by: Smiles2us on 2017-08-13 10:41:21
Did you guys hear that Disney is pulling all their content from Netflix?  I wonder if they will do that to other streaming sources too?

They want to make a rival streaming service. 
Title: Re: Disney Channel / Disney XD Discussion
Post by: Silverwing on 2017-08-13 16:43:07
Did you guys hear that Disney is pulling all their content from Netflix?  I wonder if they will do that to other streaming sources too?

They want to make a rival streaming service.

I did hear.  So far they are staying on other services.
Title: Re: Disney Channel / Disney XD Discussion
Post by: Silverwing on 2017-08-13 16:43:29
The new Ducktales show is pretty fun to watch. 

Still have to see it.  I actually forgot it came already.
Title: Re: Disney Channel / Disney XD Discussion
Post by: MasterXtreme on 2017-08-14 22:29:21
For those who want to see the first full episodes of the new Ducktales cartoon, Disney XD has officially posted the episode to their Youtube.

Title: Re: Disney Channel / Disney XD Discussion
Post by: RainySunshine on 2017-08-15 00:03:50
Thanks for the vid link, MasterX.   I will have to give it a watch through.
Title: Re: Disney Channel / Disney XD Discussion
Post by: Smiles2us on 2017-08-15 09:54:15
Smart move of putting the episode online like that.  Maybe more channels will do that... Gives them the credit and the views instead of someone else.
Title: Re: Disney Channel / Disney XD Discussion
Post by: Wolfwood on 2017-08-15 17:37:07
I agree, if it is profitable enough for the channels, they might start putting them online.  But I like it when they stick it on Youbube. So much easier. 
Title: Re: Disney Channel / Disney XD Discussion
Post by: Grapefoot on 2017-08-15 17:37:23
Have to get used to the new voices.  Not used to it.
Title: Re: Disney Channel / Disney XD Discussion
Post by: Grapefoot on 2017-08-15 17:39:21
Also attractive female in the new Ducktales.  Reminds me of Roxanne from the Goofy Movie.

Pic (https://youtu.be/gP0Neif7Y4E?t=774)
Title: Re: Disney Channel / Disney XD Discussion
Post by: Wolfwood on 2017-08-15 17:40:09
Yeah, she does look the same kinda, more modern, and tired.
Title: Re: Disney Channel / Disney XD Discussion
Post by: Grapefoot on 2017-08-15 17:41:16
She's kinda cool. 
Title: Re: Disney Channel / Disney XD Discussion
Post by: Wolfwood on 2017-08-15 17:41:51
Kinda hot and attractive, in a tired sort of way.  She just needs a man to help her out and she won't be so tired all the time. :)
Title: Re: Disney Channel / Disney XD Discussion
Post by: Grapefoot on 2017-08-15 17:44:43
What I am worried about is when we start seeing people make OC's for this show.  I dread it already.
Title: Re: Disney Channel / Disney XD Discussion
Post by: Wolfwood on 2017-08-15 17:46:43
Favorite line so far, "He thinks he's so rich, and so Scottish!"
Title: Re: Disney Channel / Disney XD Discussion
Post by: Grapefoot on 2017-08-15 17:46:53
You're watching it now? 
Title: Re: Disney Channel / Disney XD Discussion
Post by: Wolfwood on 2017-08-15 17:46:59
Yes. ;D
Title: Re: Disney Channel / Disney XD Discussion
Post by: Grapefoot on 2017-08-15 17:49:57
One of my fav parts is near the ending, when Dewey goes through laser lights.  He's trying to avoid them, but just right into every single one of them. ;D
Title: Re: Disney Channel / Disney XD Discussion
Post by: Soda on 2017-08-15 17:50:51
I truly cannot understand what Donald Duck is saying. ;D
Title: Re: Disney Channel / Disney XD Discussion
Post by: Wolfwood on 2017-08-15 17:59:30
Ending was good.  They ended it with a hint of future episodes.  A pic of their Mom.  Exciting.
Title: Roxanne!... You don't have to put out the red ligt!
Post by: NostradamusTheSeer on 2017-08-17 22:17:56
Also attractive female in the new Ducktales.  Reminds me of Roxanne from the Goofy Movie.

The face of Gen-X as it slouches towards middle age.  I think this may have been deliberate on the writers'/animators' part.

Title: Re: Roxanne!... You don't have to put out the red ligt!
Post by: Silverwing on 2017-08-18 11:26:27
Also attractive female in the new Ducktales.  Reminds me of Roxanne from the Goofy Movie.

The face of Gen-X as it slouches towards middle age.  I think this may have been deliberate on the writers'/animators' part.

I think you are right.  I saw her too.  Kinda hot...
Title: Re: Disney Channel / Disney XD Discussion
Post by: Anyponedrawn on 2017-08-18 15:45:33
Yeah, I like her design.  Would like her without the tired lines under her eyes even more.
Title: Disney Channel / Disney XD Discussion
Post by: NostradamusTheSeer on 2017-08-25 07:30:11
Eh, for all we know, she married Max right out of school and had, like, five or six kids.   That'd give her reason to look tired.

And now, while we wait for the next new episode of DT 2017, I give you: Scientifically-Accurate Duck Tales.

Title: Re: Disney Channel / Disney XD Discussion
Post by: MasterXtreme on 2017-08-25 10:35:00
^ Scarier then heck.
Title: Re: Disney Channel / Disney XD Discussion
Post by: Grapefoot on 2017-10-03 18:17:39
Disney is making new streaming service...

"The company will give viewers access to 10,000 live sporting events, 500 films, and over 7,000 television episodes. Traditional pay-TV subscriber numbers are on the decline, and CEO Bob Iger sees this streaming transition as his last major priority before retirement." (https://www.fool.com/investing/2017/09/28/what-we-know-about-walt-disneys-upcoming-streaming.aspx)

Title: Roxanne
Post by: NostradamusTheSeer on 2017-10-07 20:48:31
It seems this Roxanne character shows up a lot, mostly in background shots, in the new Duck Tales series. For example, in ep. 2 she is seen on a bus being annoyed by Webby's inquisitive antics; later she's seen--with a kid in the ball pit (!)-- at Fun Zone.  She also lacks Roxanne's distinctive mole. making her more resemble another Max love interest, Mona (http://disney.wikia.com/wiki/Mona). I'm starting to wonder if she's just one character holding many jobs/duties, or there's a whole bunch of them working all over Duckburg, like the Squeaky-Voiced Teen from THE SIMPSONS.
Title: Re: Disney Channel / Disney XD Discussion
Post by: RainySunshine on 2017-11-27 16:04:33
Anyone been watching the new Ducktales series at all?
Title: Re: Disney Channel / Disney XD Discussion
Post by: Darrin on 2017-11-28 15:42:29
I have not been following it.  There have been eight episodes released, and a lot of positive praise, but not a single episode has premiered with over a million viewers.  That to me seems horrible.  Disney Channel not get many viewers?

I did some research to try and figure out the ratings situation, and yes, it is doing horrible in ratings.  It is only meaning to beat out even worse shows on Disney XD like Pickle and Peanut and Pokemon: Sun and Moon, Beyblade Burst.
Title: Re: Disney Channel / Disney XD Discussion
Post by: NostradamusTheSeer on 2017-11-28 21:50:32
It's at least better than the 2017 Wacky Races... Dick Dastardly hardly ever cheats, the racers seem to spend half their time either marooned somewhere or on non-racing side quests, and half the original racers are nowhere to be seen.  Stay with the original '69 series, folks.   I think they should have gone with their original idea for a reboot.   


Yes, that's Tara "Queen of the Bronies" Strong as Penelope Pitstop.
Title: Re: Disney Channel / Disney XD Discussion
Post by: Smiles2us on 2017-11-29 12:22:31
^ Thats WB though, isn't it?  Definitely not Disney.

I hadn't even heard of this remake pilot.
Title: Re: Disney Channel / Disney XD Discussion
Post by: Anyponedrawn on 2017-11-29 12:31:42
^ Thats WB though, isn't it?  Definitely not Disney.

I hadn't even heard of this remake pilot.

They were Hanna-Barbera. They were later absorbed into Warner Brothers.
Title: Disney Channel / Disney XD Discussion
Post by: NostradamusTheSeer on 2017-11-29 23:34:37
Yes.   It seems Disney has been reinventing Mickey Mouse steadily over the decades, while Warner Bros. had been putting most of its eggs in the Bugs Bunny and Scooby-Doo baskets. Nice of them both to give their classic characters some love, but, really, has either of them had a really new idea in twenty years?  What else does Disney have on the horizon?  A new Muppet Babies cartoon? The Lion Guard?  Maybe they should focus less on the kiddie stuff and try reaching out to some of its older demographic.  Ever wonder what the Recess kids are doing now?

Title: Re: Disney Channel / Disney XD Discussion
Post by: Darrin on 2017-11-30 12:46:17
Personally, I think Disney and WB's efforts to give love to the classics have been... not always in their best interest. 

Disney has done a better job at keeping their classics like Mickey relevant.

But WB has struggled with shows like the Looney Tunes Show, Duck Dodgers, and others.  Not to say they were bad, they just... well they didn't draw in the numbers.  Scooby Too has mostly been re-hashed and not even tried on for the movies, but they did actually try in a few series.  Scooby Doo Mystery Incorporated comes to mind at them really trying to do something to liven their series.

But overall, WB has struggled with their classic franchises.
Title: Re: Disney Channel / Disney XD Discussion
Post by: RainySunshine on 2017-11-30 12:57:47
In other DISNEY related news since this is the DISNEY topic and not the WB topic... ;)

Star vs. The Forces of Evil (https://pjmedia.com/lifestyle/disney-cartoon-star-vs-forces-evil-debuts-first-boy-princess/) is in hot water for "saying it is okay to have male princesses."

Personally, I find this story being over blown.  Marco never is wanting to be a princess, he is disguising himself to get to the bad guy... and the author of the article admits that too, but it is possibly how they went over that mark that is causing the backlash.

Still, I think it's no big deal.  They weren't promoting men to be princesses. 
Title: Disney and Marvel Universe
Post by: NostradamusTheSeer on 2017-11-30 18:12:20
Is this  going to be like that dumb She-Zow flap a few years back?    :-\

Speaking of superheroes, maybe, since acquiring Marvel's properties, Disney is throwing a few too many of its eggs into the superhero basket of late.  I love tights and flights fantasy as much as the next fanboy, but do we really need another animated Spider-Man reboot?   I saw that "Homecoming" movie over Thanksgiving  break, and all I could think was, dammit, Aunt May is not supposed to be hot.    :-]
Title: Re: Disney Channel / Disney XD Discussion
Post by: Anyponedrawn on 2017-11-30 21:15:04
Animated action shows like Spiderman have never been successful in the past 20 years in the world of animation.  I never have understood why networks keep making them.  WB does the same thing.  No one is watching your Justice League 12. 
Title: Re: Disney Channel / Disney XD Discussion
Post by: FoxTail on 2018-03-10 23:58:52
I don't know how reputable this is, but rumors are going around that Disney will be making a live-action remake of Kim Possible.  If you don't remember Kim, Ron, and Rufus the naked mole rat, they were the leading trio in a popular animated cartoon on Disney Channel.  The main two villains were Dr. Drakken and Shego.

Link (https://filmschoolrejects.com/disney-remaking-kim-possible-live-action-movie/)
Title: Re: Disney Channel / Disney XD Discussion
Post by: Kiwi on 2018-03-11 00:11:33
For real?  Why are they doing live action?  All live action shows based off cartoons usually aren't good. :P 
Title: And the molerat will be CGI...
Post by: NostradamusTheSeer on 2018-03-11 18:34:24
Haven't  I seen this joke before...?    Ah, yes....

(https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/39/18/e7/3918e700c6069409c687c1a243305d62.jpg)
Title: Re: Disney Channel / Disney XD Discussion
Post by: Anyponedrawn on 2018-03-11 20:36:11
I don't know what I feel about this. Live action?  A remake in general? :-\
Title: Re: Disney Channel / Disney XD Discussion
Post by: Silverwing on 2018-03-13 15:23:53
I don't know what to think if this happens.
Title: Re: Disney Channel / Disney XD Discussion
Post by: Soda on 2018-03-14 17:33:51
I'm for it if they do it good!  KP kicked butt!
Title: Kim cheese
Post by: NostradamusTheSeer on 2018-03-14 18:43:54
I guess, it being Disney, it won't be all dark and broody, like Warner Bros. is doing with the DCAU franchise.  You won't see anybody get killed.  Though Kim and Ron will probably share a kiss, and we won't have to wait four seasons to see it.  Oh, and they might explain just how Dr. Drakken came to get blue skin and that scar under his eye.

"You scared me half to death!"
"Only half...?" (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0619777/characters/nm0224007?ref_=tt_cl_t7)

Title: Re: Disney Channel / Disney XD Discussion
Post by: Anyponedrawn on 2018-03-14 22:32:29
I always wondered why Shego was green and Drakken was blue? Did we ever figure that out?  Also in the lesser series of the two, the Proud Family, there were three blue sisters in that series?  Why the blue people?  Is that a 2000s thing?  Blue Men Group?  That song called, "Blue?"  Blue's Clues?!
Title: Skin in the game
Post by: NostradamusTheSeer on 2018-03-15 06:32:01
Shego and her family were exposed to a multicolored space meteor, which gave them each their unique abilities and varied skin tones.  Which means, since Shego's powers were radiation-based, couldn't Kim have simply defeated her by placing her behind some lead plates, a pane of leaded glass, or simply tossing lead powder in her face?

The Gross sisters were blue because their skin was dry and ashy.   What, they never showered, or at least went swimming or something?  Maybe Drakken just needs a good moisturizer.

If you think that's weird, have you ever seen all the green-skinned villains in the 1969 Spider-Man series? 
(http://img.sharetv.com/shows/episodes/standard/357108.jpg)
(http://www.spiderfan.org/shows/images/spiderman_tv_1960s/s03e09-2/screen02.jpg)
(https://img.youtube.com/vi/SDG4KUf4NP8/hqdefault.jpg)

What, was there gamma radiation in NYC's drinking water, or something?
Title: Re: Disney Channel / Disney XD Discussion
Post by: FoxTail on 2018-03-15 15:37:01
^ Might be a Canadian thing since the old Spiderman's were made in Canada.
Title: Re: Disney Channel / Disney XD Discussion
Post by: Silverwing on 2018-06-22 17:48:59
Disney Animation, Pixar Setup New Leads Jennifer Lee, Pete Docter (https://movieweb.com/pixar-disney-animation-pete-docter-jennifer-lee/).

A New ‘Star Wars’ Animated Series Is Coming To Disney (https://uproxx.com/tv/star-wars-resistance-animated-series-disney-channel/)
Title: Re: Disney Channel / Disney XD Discussion
Post by: Wolfwood on 2019-01-15 20:41:59
So there is supposedly a live action Kim Possible tv movie that looks pretty cringe.

Comes out Feb 2019.

Title: Re: Disney Channel / Disney XD Discussion
Post by: RainySunshine on 2019-01-17 16:00:18
Why don't they just animate these things?  Why do all these old shows have to become live action?  It DOESN'T WORK.

I will admit the guy who is Dr. Drakken looks perfect for the role though. 
Title: Re: Disney Channel / Disney XD Discussion
Post by: Silverwing on 2019-01-18 13:21:23
Yeeaaaah... doesn't look to promising. :(
Title: And the molerat will, indeed, be CGI.
Post by: NostradamusTheSeer on 2019-01-30 08:19:10
Patton Oswalt reprises his role as Dr. Dementor.  and Christy Carlson-Romano, the original voice of KP, is rumored to have a cameo.

On the whole, it can't be much worse than those Fairly OddParents live-action efforts... can it?
Title: Re: And the molerat will, indeed, be CGI.
Post by: Anyponedrawn on 2019-01-30 17:24:13
Patton Oswalt reprises his role as Dr. Dementor.  and Christy Carlson-Romano, the original voice of KP, is rumored to have a cameo.

On the whole, it can't be much worse than those Fairly OddParents live-action efforts... can it?

I would hope not.
Title: Re: Disney Channel / Disney XD Discussion
Post by: MasterXtreme on 2019-07-21 16:10:31
Article (https://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwtv/article/RATINGS-Disney-Channels-AMPHIBIA-Scores-Strongest-Week-Yet-20190716)

"Amphibia" is an animated comedy series that chronicles the adventures of 13-year-old Anne Boonchuy, who is magically transported to the fantastical world of Amphibia, a rural marshland full of frog-people. With the help of an excitable young frog named Sprig, Anne will transform into a hero and discover the first true friendship of her life. Created and executive-produced by Matt Braly, "Amphibia" premieres summer 2019 on Disney Channel.

In its 4th week (week of 7/8/19), Disney Channel's "Amphibia" grew for the 2nd straight week among Kids 6-11 (+1% - 137,000/0.57 rating vs. 135,000/0.57 rating) and for the 3rd consecutive week with Tweens 9-14 (+15% - 99,000/0.41 rating vs. 86,000/0.36 rating) to its strongest week of the series.

Thursday's telecast of "Amphibia" capped off the week with series highs among Kids 6-11 (160,000/0.67 rating) and Tweens 9-14 (114,000/0.47 rating), ranking as the No. 1 program in its 10:00 a.m. time slot.

(((Still pretty low ratings)))
Title: Re: Disney Channel / Disney XD Discussion
Post by: MasterXtreme on 2019-07-21 16:14:20
Kim Possible Movie (2019) Flops

Slammed by negative reviews due to poor visuals, bad performances, and ruining the source material, the 2019 Kim Possible movie was an utter failure.  During its premiere in the 8:00 pm time slot, Kim Possible attracted 1.24 million viewers with a 0.22 rating for people aged 18–49, making it the lowest-rated Disney Channel Original Movie premiere of the last decade.

Is anyone surprised it performed so poorly?  You can't take an animated show and apply it with real life actors and expect it to have the same charm.

Title: Re: Disney Channel / Disney XD Discussion
Post by: NostradamusTheSeer on 2019-07-29 11:09:20
Yes, but I still want to see it... if only for Christy Carlson Romano's cameo, and Patton Oswalt reprising his role of Prof. Dementor.  I mean, you have to love it that a notoriously kid-friendly network once featured a program on which there was a character voiced by a comedianwho once did a routine called "A Guy Shaves His Balls".
Title: Re: Disney Channel / Disney XD Discussion
Post by: Darrin on 2019-07-29 20:20:11
True, true.  *Nods*
Title: Re: Disney Channel / Disney XD Discussion
Post by: MasterXtreme on 2019-12-27 23:07:11
Seems like everyone is liking this supernatural theme lately and come on Disney... how is this not supposed to sound like the Loud House.

Disney Channel’s ‘The Owl House’
Article (https://www.animationmagazine.net/tv/disney-channels-the-owl-house-its-a-hoot/)

You would never think that the dark art of 15th century Dutch artist Hieronymus Bosch would serve as the inspiration for a children’s cartoon. Well, thanks to Dana Terrace and her wild imagination, the strange creatures conjured by the European painter have found their way in the new Disney Channel series The Owl House. The show, which debuts in January, and is already in production of its second season, follows the adventures of a young teenage girl named Luz who decides to pursue her dreams of becoming a witch after she stumbles into a strange realm, inhabited by feisty witch Eda and her tiny warrior friend King.

Terrace, a former director on DuckTales and storyboard artist on Gravity Falls, recalls starting to collect her notes and images and putting together her pitch for the story back in 2015. Then, she finally began pitching her story about a young girl who becomes a witch’s apprentice only a few months after she started directing DuckTales.

The setting for The Owl House changed a little bit since its early days. Terrace says for a brief time, she was toying with the idea of the whole show being set after the young character dies, so that the Owl House is all set in the afterlife. What really had a clear impact on her work is the work of artists such as Bosch, John Bauer, Remedios Varos and the puppetry of Jim Henson.


Title: Re: Disney Channel / Disney XD Discussion
Post by: Silverwing on 2020-01-06 15:58:45
One of my favorite shows broken down.  How was it successful? Find out below.

Title: Re: Disney Channel / Disney XD Discussion
Post by: Kiwi on 2020-01-06 21:30:46
Phineas and Ferb holds a place near and dear to my heart.  What made it so great is it didn't talk down to it's audience.  It had nonstop adult jokes.  I love the writing and Dr. Doofenschmirtz's monologues, ramblings, and rants are among my favorite bits of comedy writing anywhere!
Title: Re: Disney Channel / Disney XD Discussion
Post by: Kiwi on 2020-02-06 15:46:09
So I had time and watched what is so far the show, "Owl House."  I can sum it up very easily.  It is exceedingly average and exceedingly okay.  It has promise, but as of now, it's nothing new.  It's just a rehash of what Disney has presented before in a new shiny package.  It's Gravity Falls and Star vs the Forces of Evil combined into one thing.  Animation is nice, but there really isn't much to this show.  In some aspects it's cringey how much it's goes out of it's way to promote, "being weird is okay."  That's fine, okay... I get it. 

It's the same thing we've seen before in a new package and nothing more so far.
Title: Re: Disney Channel / Disney XD Discussion
Post by: Soda on 2020-02-06 18:00:57
So I had time and watched what is so far the show, "Owl House."  I can sum it up very easily.  It is exceedingly average and exceedingly okay.  It has promise, but as of now, it's nothing new.  It's just a rehash of what Disney has presented before in a new shiny package.  It's Gravity Falls and Star vs the Forces of Evil combined into one thing.  Animation is nice, but there really isn't much to this show.  In some aspects it's cringey how much it's goes out of it's way to promote, "being weird is okay."  That's fine, okay... I get it. 

It's the same thing we've seen before in a new package and nothing more so far.

Thanks for your little write up.  Hopefully it can do something to set itself a part.  I haven't seen it.  Based off the name too, they are clearly trying to draw in viewers of Nickelodeon's hit show, "The Loud House."
Title: Re: Disney Channel / Disney XD Discussion
Post by: LovesSneezingApparently on 2020-02-07 12:51:31
(https://i.imgur.com/F4RuVgX.gif)

Yeah, I’ve found the setting and storytelling kinda boring. I think, for me, the “anything goes magical world where the inhabitants are just whatever” is getting old. 'Feels like I've seen a dozen of these in just the last couple years.
Eda’s design is stellar, though. 11/10. I love her. Also most episodes have had a fight scene – that’s pretty fun for a cartoon like this.
Title: Re: Disney Channel / Disney XD Discussion
Post by: Rainberry on 2020-02-07 14:20:48
I have yet to see it, but just from what has been said it seems very samey.  I will watch it eventually.
Title: Re: Disney Channel / Disney XD Discussion
Post by: MasterXtreme on 2020-02-23 21:36:29
Phineas and Ferb Movie Set for 2020.  Candace Against the Universe.

Article (https://variety.com/2019/tv/news/phineas-and-ferb-disney-plus-movie-details-title-d23-1203311942/)

Five years after summer ended for “Phineas and Ferb,” the show returns with a new movie on Disney Plus in 2020, new details of which were revealed on Friday at the D23 fan convention.

In “Phineas and Ferb The Movie: Candace Against the Universe,” currently in production for the new streaming service, stepbrothers Phineas and Ferb travel across the galaxy to rescue their suster Candace, “who has been abducted by aliens and has found utopia in a far-off planet, free of pesky little brothers.”

“Phineas and Ferb” creators Dan Povenmire and Jeff “Swampy” Marsh are back as executive producers on the movie, while also reprising their roles are Ashley Tisdale as Candace Flynn; Vincent Martella as Phineas Flynn; Caroline Rhea as their mom, Linda; Dee Bradley Baker as Perry the Platypus; Alyson Stoner as Isabella; Maulik Pancholy as Baljeet; Bobby Gaylor as Buford; Olivia Olson as Vanessa; Tyler Mann as Carl; and Povenmire and Marsh as Dr. Heinz Doofenshmirtz and Major Monogram, respectively. David Errigo Jr. joins the cast as Ferb Fletcher.

This represents the second “Phineas and Ferb” movie, following 2011’s “Phineas and Ferb the Movie: Across the 2nd Dimension.” More recently, most of the characters have been seen via crossovers with Povenmire’s and Marsh’s follow-up Disney series, “Milo Murphy’s Law.”

During its original run, “Phineas and Ferb” ran from 2007 to 2015, for approximately 126 episodes, as well as seven one-hour specials in addition to the movie. The show ended its original run with Candace essentially saving the day after a Dr. Doofenshmirtz invention threatened to repeat the day over and over in a loop, in an homage to “Groundhog Day.” It’s also not the first time Candace has spent time in space, as the gang spent the series run (which took place over one summer) building a rollercoaster, traveling to outer space, playing with time travel, discovering the lost city of Atlantis, opening the hippest restaurant in the Tri-State area and saving the world with the help of Marvel superheroes.
Title: Re: Disney Channel / Disney XD Discussion
Post by: Anyponedrawn on 2020-02-25 17:28:23
Disney CEO Bob Iger steps down, Bob Chapek named new head of Walt Disney Co.

Article (https://www.king5.com/article/news/nation-world/disney-names-new-ceo-to-replace-bob-iger-immediately/281-4f30da0d-5fbc-4ec2-92d9-db771dca9f44)

The Walt Disney Co. has named Bob Chapek CEO, replacing Bob Iger, effective immediately.

The surprise announcement Tuesday makes Iger executive chairman. He will direct the company's "creative endeavors, while leading the Board and providing the full benefit of his experience, leadership and guidance to ensure a smooth and successful transition through the end of his contract," according to a press release announcing the leadership change. 

Chapek was most recently chairman of Disney Parks, Experiences and Products. Prior to that he was chairman of Walt Disney Parks and Resorts since 2015.

Iger will remain executive chairman through the end of his contract Dec. 31, 2021.

“With the successful launch of Disney’s direct-to-consumer businesses and the integration of Twenty-First Century Fox well underway, I believe this is the optimal time to transition to a new CEO,” Iger said in Tuesday's announcement.

"I have the utmost confidence in Bob and look forward to working closely with him over the next 22 months as he assumes this new role and delves deeper into Disney’s multifaceted global businesses and operations, while I continue to focus on the Company’s creative endeavors,” he added

Iger became CEO of Disney in 2005, succeeding longtime chief Michael Eisner. He steered Disney through successful acquisitions of Lucasfilms, Marvel, Pixar and other brands that became big moneymakers for Disney.

Chapek will be just the seventh CEO in Disney's nearly 100-year history.
Title: Re: Disney Channel / Disney XD Discussion
Post by: Silverwing on 2020-08-03 17:04:55
So this is a thing?

First Look | Phineas and Ferb The Movie: Candace Against the Universe
Title: Re: Disney Channel / Disney XD Discussion
Post by: Blurr on 2020-08-03 18:05:57
I thought Phineas and Ferb was done like....years ago
Title: Re: Disney Channel / Disney XD Discussion
Post by: Wolfwood on 2020-08-03 18:35:34
I thought so too.  So they made some special?  Thats nice.
Title: Re: Disney Channel / Disney XD Discussion
Post by: Anyponedrawn on 2020-08-03 18:53:06
Whaaaaaaaaaat?  I haven't paid attention to Disney in a long time.  I liked PnF a lot.  So good for them. :)  I will probably watch it someday.
Title: Re: Disney Channel / Disney XD Discussion
Post by: flemishcap on 2020-08-04 19:08:12
Yeah, they've been talking about it for a few months now. :)  I hope it is good.
Title: Re: Disney Channel / Disney XD Discussion
Post by: RainySunshine on 2020-08-04 23:38:56
Watching that and it's just like the show used to be. :)
Title: Re: Disney Channel / Disney XD Discussion
Post by: Wolfwood on 2020-12-02 16:06:05
This didn't last too long, but I think it was somewhat successful?

DUCKTALES Reboot Is Ending After Season 3

Sad news to report for fans of Disney’s DuckTales reboot. According to a report from Collider, later confirmed by Entertainment Weekly, the critically acclaimed update of the wacky adventures of the citizens of Duckburg is coming to an end. They’ll wrap after the currently running third season. The show premiered on Disney XD in 2017 before moving to the Disney Channel in 2018. It has so far has aired 44 episodes. Several more episodes remain for airing before the series calls it a day.

In an official statement, representatives from Disney said “The talented creative team, led by Matt Youngberg and Francisco Angones, have delivered exceptional storytelling with uniquely reimagined characters for three seasons of 75 episodes and more than 15 shorts. While physical production has wrapped, DuckTales continues to be available daily on Disney Channels and Disney+ around the world and fans will get an epic season finale in 2021.”


Article (https://nerdist.com/article/ducktales-reboot-ending-season-3-disney/)
Title: Re: Disney Channel / Disney XD Discussion
Post by: MasterXtreme on 2020-12-02 18:41:04
That was fast. 
Title: Re: Disney Channel / Disney XD Discussion
Post by: Blurr on 2020-12-02 18:42:26
Well not all good shows last long. Gravity Falls lasted only 2 seasons and that was a great Story. Star Vs The Forces Of Evil went for 4. Though some say the last season was crap.
Title: Re: Disney Channel / Disney XD Discussion
Post by: MasterXtreme on 2020-12-02 18:43:26
Disney is kind of all over the place with their animated properties.
Title: Re: Disney Channel / Disney XD Discussion
Post by: Rainberry on 2020-12-02 18:57:07
I've heard it has been a good series, and I am sure they will do many spin-offs.

Tale-Spin anyone?
Title: DuckTales at an end
Post by: NostradamusTheSeer on 2020-12-03 11:13:39
I'd say the seeds are there for a Darkwing Duck spinoff/reboot.  The deranged Jim "Negaduck" Starling is still out there, Gosalyn's grandfather is still trapped in the void, and we could even see the mechanized version of Taurus Bulba from the original series show up here, if F.O.W.L. hires him on.    Might be fun to see a new series' take on C-lister baddies like Tuskerninni, Prof. Moliarty, Splatter Phoenix, and--rowr rowr--Morgana MacCawber.    :D
Title: Re: Disney Channel / Disney XD Discussion
Post by: Darrin on 2020-12-03 15:57:55
Heh... you could saw that Disney is ruffling their tail feathers.  This will really run AFOWL with fans! 
Title: Re: Disney Channel / Disney XD Discussion
Post by: Blurr on 2021-06-08 06:57:43
Article (https://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwtv/article/RATINGS-Disney-Channels-AMPHIBIA-Scores-Strongest-Week-Yet-20190716)

"Amphibia" is an animated comedy series that chronicles the adventures of 13-year-old Anne Boonchuy, who is magically transported to the fantastical world of Amphibia, a rural marshland full of frog-people. With the help of an excitable young frog named Sprig, Anne will transform into a hero and discover the first true friendship of her life. Created and executive-produced by Matt Braly, "Amphibia" premieres summer 2019 on Disney Channel.

In its 4th week (week of 7/8/19), Disney Channel's "Amphibia" grew for the 2nd straight week among Kids 6-11 (+1% - 137,000/0.57 rating vs. 135,000/0.57 rating) and for the 3rd consecutive week with Tweens 9-14 (+15% - 99,000/0.41 rating vs. 86,000/0.36 rating) to its strongest week of the series.

Thursday's telecast of "Amphibia" capped off the week with series highs among Kids 6-11 (160,000/0.67 rating) and Tweens 9-14 (114,000/0.47 rating), ranking as the No. 1 program in its 10:00 a.m. time slot.

(((Still pretty low ratings)))

F*** those ratings. They mean nothing to the individual. I just got done binging both current seasons on Disney plus and it left me in tears. FFFFFFRAACK I LOVE IT!
Title: Re: Disney Channel / Disney XD Discussion
Post by: Silverwing on 2021-06-08 15:44:49
Article (https://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwtv/article/RATINGS-Disney-Channels-AMPHIBIA-Scores-Strongest-Week-Yet-20190716)

"Amphibia" is an animated comedy series that chronicles the adventures of 13-year-old Anne Boonchuy, who is magically transported to the fantastical world of Amphibia, a rural marshland full of frog-people. With the help of an excitable young frog named Sprig, Anne will transform into a hero and discover the first true friendship of her life. Created and executive-produced by Matt Braly, "Amphibia" premieres summer 2019 on Disney Channel.

In its 4th week (week of 7/8/19), Disney Channel's "Amphibia" grew for the 2nd straight week among Kids 6-11 (+1% - 137,000/0.57 rating vs. 135,000/0.57 rating) and for the 3rd consecutive week with Tweens 9-14 (+15% - 99,000/0.41 rating vs. 86,000/0.36 rating) to its strongest week of the series.

Thursday's telecast of "Amphibia" capped off the week with series highs among Kids 6-11 (160,000/0.67 rating) and Tweens 9-14 (114,000/0.47 rating), ranking as the No. 1 program in its 10:00 a.m. time slot.

(((Still pretty low ratings)))

F*** those ratings. They mean nothing to the individual. I just got done binging both current seasons on Disney plus and it left me in tears. FFFFFFRAACK I LOVE IT!

I love how you quoted a 3 year old post, lol.  I thought it was something new and went back trying to find it, lol.

Ratings should matter though to people.  If ratings are bad, the show's lifespan will be short.  That is what happened to OK KO: Lets Be Heroes on CN.
Title: Re: Disney Channel / Disney XD Discussion
Post by: Blurr on 2021-06-09 22:40:31
Article (https://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwtv/article/RATINGS-Disney-Channels-AMPHIBIA-Scores-Strongest-Week-Yet-20190716)

"Amphibia" is an animated comedy series that chronicles the adventures of 13-year-old Anne Boonchuy, who is magically transported to the fantastical world of Amphibia, a rural marshland full of frog-people. With the help of an excitable young frog named Sprig, Anne will transform into a hero and discover the first true friendship of her life. Created and executive-produced by Matt Braly, "Amphibia" premieres summer 2019 on Disney Channel.

In its 4th week (week of 7/8/19), Disney Channel's "Amphibia" grew for the 2nd straight week among Kids 6-11 (+1% - 137,000/0.57 rating vs. 135,000/0.57 rating) and for the 3rd consecutive week with Tweens 9-14 (+15% - 99,000/0.41 rating vs. 86,000/0.36 rating) to its strongest week of the series.

Thursday's telecast of "Amphibia" capped off the week with series highs among Kids 6-11 (160,000/0.67 rating) and Tweens 9-14 (114,000/0.47 rating), ranking as the No. 1 program in its 10:00 a.m. time slot.

(((Still pretty low ratings)))

F*** those ratings. They mean nothing to the individual. I just got done binging both current seasons on Disney plus and it left me in tears. FFFFFFRAACK I LOVE IT!

I love how you quoted a 3 year old post, lol.  I thought it was something new and went back trying to find it, lol.

Ratings should matter though to people.  If ratings are bad, the show's lifespan will be short.  That is what happened to OK KO: Lets Be Heroes on CN.

Ratings DO matter. But to a degree. Come on and admit it. We all like something that everyone else hates. And hell even something bad can in the future inspire something good and legit creative. When it comes to Amphibia here I will defend it to my last breath. So far it has been inventive, gripping, funny, emotional, and just all around a fun ride to be on. I very much encourage everyone else here to at least give it a fair shot and not write it off because its a Disney channel show.
Title: Re: Disney Channel / Disney XD Discussion
Post by: Silverwing on 2021-06-10 14:37:04
Oh yeah, I'm not saying that.  I love things other don't get, and visa versa. 

I'm just saying if you want your show to have a better shot at surviving, you want to hope for good viewership.  Thats all.

I by no means have written off the show. I don't think anyone has.
Title: Re: Disney Channel / Disney XD Discussion
Post by: Silverwing on 2021-06-10 14:42:16
Some newer ratings for Amphibia show it's doing good for Disney Channel at a .37 meaning it reached the number two slot for children's animation on a Saturday.  Source (http://www.thetvratingsguide.com/2021/04/saturday-cable-ratings-42421-hearts.html)

Near the end of the second season, viewership started to decline overall.  Strong first half of the second season.  On average a .36 rating for the network.  That is down 12% from the season before. Source (http://www.thetvratingsguide.com/2020/07/amphibia-season-2-ratings.html)

It was strong enough to be picked up for a third season.
Title: Re: Disney Channel / Disney XD Discussion
Post by: Soda on 2022-05-27 00:16:37
As part of a promotion for some streaming Chip-n-Dales things for Disney, they uploaded the first episode of Chip 'n' Dale Rescue Rangers, back from the 80s.  Best part, it is remastered!!!  I love seeing how good the animation was back then and how many moving parts there was.  Everything was alive unlike todays stuff. Relive the memories or see it for the first time.  It's so good!  I love hearing all the voices from voice actors I recognize.

Title: Re: Disney Channel / Disney XD Discussion
Post by: flemishcap on 2023-01-13 17:16:34
Phones and Ferb is getting new episodes! The goal its to make it like the show never ended.  A series revival and 40 new episodes.  Essentially two new seasons.


Article (https://www.yahoo.com/now/phineas-ferb-revived-disney-40-212658503.html)

One of Disney's most popular animated TV shows is coming back for more.

As part of the annual Television Critics Association winter press tour, the company announced Friday that it has struck a new overall deal with Phineas and Ferb co-creator Dan Povenmire that will bring back the hit series for 40 new episodes. The deal also includes a season 2 renewal for Povenmire's more recent animated series Hamster & Gretel, as well as the development of future live-action projects.

"Dan is renowned for his ability to create universally beloved stories and characters with both heart and humor," Disney Branded Television president Ayo Davis said in the announcement. "We couldn't be happier to continue our collaboration with him and bring back the iconic Phineas and Ferb in a big way."

Phineas and Ferb follows the adventures of the eponymous stepbrothers as they spend their summer vacation coming up with ambitious projects that often defy physics. They also butt heads with their older sister, Candace, who constantly tries to expose their schemes to their parents to little avail. Meanwhile, their pet platypus is secretly a spy foiling the evil plots of a mad scientist.

The series originally aired on the Disney Channel from 2008 to 2015, and continued in a series of TV movies. The most recent, Phineas and Ferb the Movie: Candace Against the Universe, premiered on Disney+ in 2020.

"It has been the greatest pleasure of my career to see how an entire generation of kids and parents have embraced the characters and the humor of Phineas and Ferb," Povenmire said in a statement. "I'm eagerly looking forward to diving back into the show for them and for a whole new generation."


Title: Re: Disney Channel / Disney XD Discussion
Post by: NostradamusTheSeer on 2023-01-14 04:44:38
Wait, is Doof going to be a villain again, or will these be "lost" episodes from before he reformed and embraced his destiny as Prof. Time? Although I'd like to see a passel of new episodes, I'd hate to think his whole redemption arc was completely scrapped. 
Title: Re: Disney Channel / Disney XD Discussion
Post by: MasterXtreme on 2023-01-14 10:38:56
It's two whole new seasons.  Nothing it going to change to our knowledge yet.
Title: Re: Disney Channel / Disney XD Discussion
Post by: TheBeesSneeze on 2023-01-19 19:17:28
Hey, anytime I can see more Doofenschmirtz and Perry, I call that a win!
Title: Revival tense
Post by: NostradamusTheSeer on 2023-01-19 23:29:20
Just as long as they don't have Isabella come out as a gender-fluid  LGBT pansexual (https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Creator/AlysonStoner) and Phineas (https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Creator/VincentMartella) become a NeverTrumper (https://twitter.com/VinMan17/status/1325196377282895877), I will be happy.  I'm already sort of annoyed by  the "Louder and Prouder" revival of The Proud Family... they pretty much dispensed with any and all subtlety and  full-out made that effete friend of Penny's a total friend to all gays.
Title: Re: Disney Channel / Disney XD Discussion
Post by: MasterXtreme on 2023-01-20 14:07:57
I would hope Phineas and Ferb's staff would know not to inject politics.
Title: Re: Disney Channel / Disney XD Discussion
Post by: Rainberry on 2023-01-21 10:08:34
I'm down for more episodes!  Does it need more?  Probably not. ;D
Title: Re: Disney Channel / Disney XD Discussion
Post by: Wolfwood on 2023-02-13 21:49:47
Did you guys see this woke shit the Disney show "Proud Family: Louder and Prouder" has been dishing out?  What the actual hell?  I haven't watched this new revival yet, but I am seeing this making the rounds now.  Looks like they allowed this show to go to the crapper.  I looked into it and they have that extremely leftist, woke founder (https://nypost.com/2023/02/06/1619-project-couldnt-get-more-cartoonish-even-as-a-disney-project/) the 1619 project (https://www.bizpacreview.com/2023/02/06/blatant-anti-white-propaganda-disney-cartoon-pushes-reparations-says-america-built-on-slavery-1330568/) working on it.  So that explains this crap.  Crud like this might explain why Disney+ is quickly losing subscribers.  They lost 2.4 million recently.


I'm already sort of annoyed by  the "Louder and Prouder" revival of The Proud Family... they pretty much dispensed with any and all subtlety and  full-out made that effete friend of Penny's a total friend to all gays.

You brought this crap this show has been dishing out before anyone else here.  What a shame Disney is doing the exact opposite of it's original mission to create good family content without political ideology in their content.

How did Disney go from being a wholesome family-based company to promoting propaganda that children don’t even understand?
Title: Re: Disney Channel / Disney XD Discussion
Post by: RainySunshine on 2023-02-13 22:14:04
Did you guys see this woke shit the Disney show "Proud Family: Louder and Prouder" has been dishing out?  What the actual hell?  I haven't watched this new revival yet, but I am seeing this making the rounds now.  Looks like they allowed this show to go to the crapper.  I looked into it and they have that extremely leftist, woke founder (https://nypost.com/2023/02/06/1619-project-couldnt-get-more-cartoonish-even-as-a-disney-project/) the 1619 project (https://www.bizpacreview.com/2023/02/06/blatant-anti-white-propaganda-disney-cartoon-pushes-reparations-says-america-built-on-slavery-1330568/) working on it.  So that explains this crap.  Crud like this might explain why Disney+ is quickly losing subscribers.  They lost 2.4 million recently.


I'm already sort of annoyed by  the "Louder and Prouder" revival of The Proud Family... they pretty much dispensed with any and all subtlety and  full-out made that effete friend of Penny's a total friend to all gays.

You brought this crap this show has been dishing out before anyone else here.  What a shame Disney is doing the exact opposite of it's original mission to create good family content without political ideology in their content.

How did Disney go from being a wholesome family-based company to promoting propaganda that children don’t even understand?

Well if you have a half hour, this runs through all of Disney's failures and how them embracing the 'woke' agenda has screwed them up.

Title: Re: Disney Channel / Disney XD Discussion
Post by: Soda on 2023-02-14 16:01:25
 :-0  What the hell?


Title: Re: Disney Channel / Disney XD Discussion
Post by: RainySunshine on 2023-02-15 23:41:42
^ This might be part of the reason why Disney's stock prices shattered and hit all time lows as they saw earnings decline.  Disney fired their previous CEO, and rehired the one that got all this crud into motion.  People aren't here to support their left-wing agenda.  They just want wholesome shows for the family. The magic at Disney is fading fast. 
Title: Spoiler: Mexican Wolverine is a landscaper, and his claws are garden shears.
Post by: NostradamusTheSeer on 2023-02-16 00:00:59
[NostradamusTheSeer] brought this crap this show has been dishing out before anyone else here.  What a shame Disney is doing the exact opposite of its original mission to create good family content without political ideology in their content.

I've been saying for years I'm way ahead of the curve. Although sometime it's actually a loop, and I all I have to do is just stand still and wait for it to come back around to me.    ;)

But, yeah, I mean, what do you expect from the same people who brought us Ultra-Violet and Black Scorpion? Imagine the pitch meeting for that one:
 "Hey, I want to do a woke, inclusive, superhero show celebrating Latinx people with an all-Latinx cast, but all I know about their culture is masked wrestlers and the Taco Bell dollar menu (https://search.yahoo.com/yhs/search;_ylt=Awrijs2M4O1j3AsE7gEPxQt.;_ylu=Y29sbwNiZjEEcG9zAzEEdnRpZANKVFkzXzEEc2VjA3Fydw--?type=nt_12200003_727_0&param1=sid%3D727%3Aaid%3D12200003%3Aver%3D0%3Asrc%3Dnt%3Alng%3Den%3Aitype%3De%3Ainstd%3D0%3Auip%3D844184365%3Aup%3D&hsimp=yhs-default&hspart=blp&fr=yhs-blp-default&ei=UTF-8&p=jill+biden+calling+latinos+tacos+and+burritos&fr2=12642). The script will be muy, muy easy to write...  Every other scene is flashy, colorful masks, and when they aren't fighting we have them sit at the dinner table and go on and on about honor and duty, while chowing down on big piles of tacos and burritos and rice." 
It lasted one season before they mercifully yanked the plug.

By the way, "Latin-X"? What the hell is that? Sounds like either a Mexican porno movie or a new title for the X-Men comic.  I know I'm probably going to get flak for it, but I really want to write a gag about tha--   Oh, no, wait, dammit, those a-holes at Family Guy beat me to it with the Mexican SuperFriends.
They're owned by Disney now, so it counts.
Title: Disney+ Becomes -
Post by: MasterXtreme on 2023-02-21 13:49:13
Disney Plus loses its magic touch as millions cancel their subscriptions (https://www.techradar.com/news/disney-plus-loses-its-magic-touch-as-millions-cancel-their-subscriptions) - Techradar
Title: Re: Disney Channel / Disney XD Discussion
Post by: RainySunshine on 2023-02-22 00:14:46
It's not that many users considering where they got their loses from.  But Disney did suffer a bad year last year.  Still, even with millions leaving, the House of Mouse is penny pinching and firing people.
Title: Re: Disney Channel / Disney XD Discussion
Post by: Anyponedrawn on 2023-06-17 00:06:59
Disney has a new very run-of-the-mill cartoon.  Clearly a rip off of Nickelodeon's 'Loud House.'  It's receiving tons of hate and dislikes.  Couldn't care less honestly.  Here is the theme song and some angry people talking about it. Mexico is in an uproar, despite it taking place in a fictional neighborhood of Los Angeles.  Also some of the actresses and staff are liberal-cringe weirdos gaining much deserved hate for their posts and virtue signaling.




Title: Disney Channel / Disney XD Discussion
Post by: NostradamusTheSeer on 2023-06-17 08:53:08
The Casagrandes meets Bordertown (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bordertown_(American_TV_series)). "Tacos Heights"?  Yeesh.  And I thought I got into trouble a while back with some p.c. peabrains for naming a (https://www.deviantart.com/haggismccrablice/journal/Jul-10-2015-545494001) Japanese character (https://www.deviantart.com/haggismccrablice/journal/Jul-14-2015-546383127) "Tin Boo Tee (https://images-wixmp-ed30a86b8c4ca887773594c2.wixmp.com/f/a2e03e8a-33a8-47e2-a3e5-0c592d110fba/df931kg-bd95c322-b906-4f6e-bfe8-2d86c9e1c4a5.jpg/v1/fill/w_1263,h_632,q_70,strp/http___smokingcatcomicsandcollectibles_bdcomish167_by_haggismccrablice_df931kg-pre.jpg?token=eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJzdWIiOiJ1cm46YXBwOjdlMGQxODg5ODIyNjQzNzNhNWYwZDQxNWVhMGQyNmUwIiwiaXNzIjoidXJuOmFwcDo3ZTBkMTg4OTgyMjY0MzczYTVmMGQ0MTVlYTBkMjZlMCIsIm9iaiI6W1t7ImhlaWdodCI6Ijw9NjQxIiwicGF0aCI6IlwvZlwvYTJlMDNlOGEtMzNhOC00N2UyLWEzZTUtMGM1OTJkMTEwZmJhXC9kZjkzMWtnLWJkOTVjMzIyLWI5MDYtNGY2ZS1iZmU4LTJkODZjOWUxYzRhNS5qcGciLCJ3aWR0aCI6Ijw9MTI4MCJ9XV0sImF1ZCI6WyJ1cm46c2VydmljZTppbWFnZS5vcGVyYXRpb25zIl19.USHsKySHQmKbELdcJQZb4maRb7RRIu2QaILF-Ytf2RM)".   :-0  :o
Title: Re: Disney Channel / Disney XD Discussion
Post by: Bumble on 2023-06-17 16:09:27
Taco Heights isn't the actual name they used.  Instead it's Terremodo Heights... or "Earthquake Heights..." 
Title: Disney’s modern shows being story driven
Post by: DEEcat98 on 2023-06-28 05:43:47
As it has been a decade, how do you guys feel about Disney doing multiple story driven cartoon shows which many of them feature lore and character development?
Title: Re: Disney Channel / Disney XD Discussion
Post by: Sniffles on 2023-06-28 12:42:15
Most of them have no been good in my opinion.  Hence why Disney has been churning out failure after failure lately.
Title: I got'cher "poo" corner right here... [blarrt]
Post by: NostradamusTheSeer on 2023-06-29 11:21:26
Hence why I've been feeling nostalgic for classic Disney Channel.


Boy, remember that free trial period they offered, like, twice a year? And that subscription number popping up every five minutes? Who here spent those two weeks just enjoying shows with classic cartoons and puppets? Who here... wasn' t...even b-b-born then? [depressed suddenly] Damn, I'm old. [wails loudly and dramatically; breaks wind and sprays large cloud of dust]
Title: Re: Disney Channel / Disney XD Discussion
Post by: Graymist on 2023-06-29 12:55:12
I've been off the Disney bandwagon since the mid 2000s.  They've been going downhill so much with just a few bright spots like Kim Possible, Gravity Falls, Lily and Stitch, Ducktales....
Title: Re: Disney Channel / Disney XD Discussion
Post by: DEEcat98 on 2023-07-01 13:12:21
Most of them have no been good in my opinion.  Hence why Disney has been churning out failure after failure lately.

How’s that especially when their story driven ones are trying to be depth driven with lore and character development? Doesn’t depth, lore, and character development help improve them?
Title: Re: Disney Channel / Disney XD Discussion
Post by: flemishcap on 2023-07-01 15:41:17
^ No.  Not at all.  Sometimes you just want to sit back and enjoy something mindless.  Also Disney is so woke with most of their content. It absolutely sucks.
Title: Re: Disney Channel / Disney XD Discussion
Post by: Soda on 2023-07-01 15:45:50
So now the question is brought here.   ::|
Title: Re: Disney Channel / Disney XD Discussion
Post by: DEEcat98 on 2023-07-03 11:39:12
So now the question is brought here.   ::|

Don't you guys like and watch My Little Pony? because that show also had to be depth, lore, and character development driven.
Title: Re: Disney Channel / Disney XD Discussion
Post by: RainySunshine on 2023-07-03 12:46:27
So now the question is brought here.   ::|

Don't you guys like and watch My Little Pony? because that show also had to be depth, lore, and character development driven.

Dee, people have answered you several times.  It's not depth and lore.  It's the characters and the overall experience of the show.  You can't place it on one or two things.
Title: Re: Disney Channel / Disney XD Discussion
Post by: Bumble on 2023-07-03 12:53:08
 [weary]
Title: Re: Disney Channel / Disney XD Discussion
Post by: DEEcat98 on 2023-07-03 16:12:50
But if a show is trying to build in depth, lore, and character development, does it always interest any of you?
Title: Re: Disney Channel / Disney XD Discussion
Post by: MasterXtreme on 2023-07-04 00:13:25
But if a show is trying to build in depth, lore, and character development, does it always interest any of you?

NOPE.
Title: Re: Disney Channel / Disney XD Discussion
Post by: Anyponedrawn on 2023-07-04 00:21:21
More depth, lore, and character development does not always interest me and it does not always make things better.
Title: Re: Disney Channel / Disney XD Discussion
Post by: Blurr on 2023-07-04 06:08:25
It does interest me. Watching someone ask the same question over and over again does not!
Title: Re: Disney Channel / Disney XD Discussion
Post by: Sniffles on 2023-07-04 14:25:50
It can be interesting, but not always.  You say "always" and it certainly does not "always" make things better.
Title: Re: Disney Channel / Disney XD Discussion
Post by: RainySunshine on 2023-07-04 14:30:06
But if a show is trying to build in depth, lore, and character development, does it always interest any of you?


How you worded it, NO.  It does not always interest me.  Apparently it always interests @Blurr though.   ::)
Title: Re: Disney Channel / Disney XD Discussion
Post by: 1234 on 2023-07-04 14:34:01
Don't make a scapegoat of Blurr. *wags finger* ;p

Okay, Dee, you've gotten many answers this time, a lot of which had already been given before. Next time you ask, I'm reporting it.
Title: Re: Disney Channel / Disney XD Discussion
Post by: flemishcap on 2023-07-04 16:05:34
I know I've answered this at least three times now.
Title: Re: Disney Channel / Disney XD Discussion
Post by: Graymist on 2023-07-04 17:37:18
But if a show is trying to build in depth, lore, and character development, does it always interest any of you?

No way.
Title: Disney Channel / Disney XD Discussion
Post by: NostradamusTheSeer on 2023-07-04 23:45:51
Well, I discovered, and have been enjoying, Wander Over Yonder... and, while that how does have a few heartstring-tugging episodes [The Black Cube-focused one and several focused on Wander's and Sylvia's pasts, both together and separately], my favorites are the more giddy, goofy ones. Surprisingly, Hater gets just as many of those as Wander, like "The Breakfast", "The Cartoon" and "The Bad Neighbors".  With his violent outbursts and propensity for throwing tantrums, he's like Skeletor's weird socially-maladjusted cousin.

When comedy shows experiment with "very special episodes" full of pathos and character-building, it can go very well or very bad.  Anyone remember that Animaniacs* episode "One Flew Over the Cuckoo Clock (https://animaniacs.fandom.com/wiki/Episode_83:_One_Flew_Over_the_Cuckoo_Clock)"? That's an example of it going royally bad....

* Not Disney, I know, but some of their top writers and talent--Peter Hastings, Rusty Mills, Paul Rugg--did later move over to The Mouse after the series wrapped.
Title: Re: Disney Channel / Disney XD Discussion
Post by: Spiffmin on 2023-10-16 12:06:46
Disney turns 100 today.

They are in big trouble right now though. Way different then even twenty years ago. Not the family friendly, classics, company we grew up with.
Title: Re: Disney Channel / Disney XD Discussion
Post by: Anyponedrawn on 2023-10-16 23:46:15
Certainly not the Disney I remember.