*pokes tag innocently*
(I think his academy look is pretty hot, too. The braid's nice, but if this hypothetical sequel took place while he was still in, it's not likely he'd still have it. hehe. Delbert doesn't look very good at the time of Jim's graduation. xD)
Anyway, I think that a new Treasure Planet movie would be the coolest thing since The Incredibles, especially now that what's-his-face is in charge and decreed that there would be no more sucky sequels cranked out every six months, tarnishing Disney's name and ruining perfectly good classics. Remember how he scrapped the Tinkerbell movie when it was
half finished and made them start over because he didn't think it was up to par? Whether or not that movie's any good remains to see, but still. At least there's some quality control going on now, and really-- this is one of the Pixar guys, who are known for nothing if not high-quality, story-driven animated movies.
So a TP movie in the past would have probably made me nervous-- excited, yeah, but still very nervous. If the demand had been high enough, they'd have thought nothing of throwing together a stupid, cut-and-paste video sequel, comlete with hideous animation and a pitiful story, one that would have been cringe worthy and totally NOT worthy of following up TP, and released it to get a few hundred-thousand dollars off of the parents of preshoolers who'll buy anythign that says 'Disney' no matter how badly it sucks. But now? If they announced a Treasure Planet sequel, I would be
freaking out, I'd be so friggin' happy. That would the coolest thing *ever.*
But, uh... the demands not so high now. And he sort of said that there won't be any new sequels at all... but I'm not sure about that quote. Maybe he meant no
stupid sequels churned out for money. A Treasure Planet sequel would be well justified, considering what happened to the movie itself. It needs some redemption, don't you think? That could be a great angle for producing a sequel, sort of solidify their presence in the studio or whatever. I dunno what the politics of Disney are like now. haha.
Actually, funny thing is, a few months ago I had a petition and a companion website aiming to get more attention drawn to the movie by Disney in the works, and almost got them started. The idea was to ultimately get some representation in the parks (y'know, a ride, a restaurant, characters, merchandise, etc.) or a sequel or something like that, and it may have been a pipe dream, but I think that if there were enough interest generated, the possiblity's always there.
And yeah, I know that online petitions almost never work, but it's still fun to dream. And I do kinda think that they'd be open to something like this-- if enough people would buy it. Because in the end, even if Treasure Planet was a labor of love, well-crafted and definitely art, Disney would
only put the effort and expense into producing sequels and toys and such from a movie (particularly one that got stuck with such a lousy track record as TP did) if they knew, unequivecally, that there would be customers to buy these. That's what it all comes down to when you're a Disney accountant or executive, so what *we* need to do, if we'd ever like to have these, is probably just to make the fanbase bigger!
--lol I probably soud a like a religious fanatic. BELIEVE IN TREASURE PLANET AND THOU SHALT BE SAVED!!!!1!! I'm not that crazy. ^^--
Treasure Planet has a lovely fanbase; maybe not the biggest one, but they sure are devoted. All TP really needs to gain in popularity is
people-- show it to your family, show it to your friends, have
them show it around. It's a good movie! People like it, and I'd guess that 70% percent of the fans didn't see it first run, and barely knew it existed until they saw it once and fell in love. Spreading the TP love until we got to full-blown "cult following" status would be the way to go, I think. If they started getting tons of inquiries about Morph plushies at WDW stores, what do you think they're going to do?
Anyway.... uh, sorry for rambling, but definitely count me in on any Treasure Planet-type shenanigans!
Jim!
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