I...... What is this again?
Just finished watching it, it was pretty good. A little odd how the first nearly half was without songs, then suddenly the 2nd half was MUSICAL NUMBERS. Not bad, not overly catchy, but okay I guess. Animation was good, I noticed it was trying to look a bit classic with pencil like line work. Voice acting was pretty cute, love how they got James Earl Jones to reprise his role as Mufasa. Only thing that bugs me a bit is that it's a "in between" series, since it's placed between LK1 and LK2... so it's gonna make LK2 well... not so canon.. unless Kion just winds up with a totally unhappy ending and vanishes at the end? Seems a bit of an odd choice, but overall, a good start to the series, I look forward to more.
Also, I was surprised they openly addressed death, admitting to the hyenas killing the gazelles. Good on them for that instead of trying to do the "everyone is friends" route.
I watched it and it was pretty good. Nice animation. I feel like Kiara has lost a lot of her character compared to TLK2, though. Also, is it just me or did they change her from being golden to being young-Nala colored?
I'm curious to know if they're ever going to address where the other two female cubs came from or if it's going to be one of those "lol pls don't think about it" things. In a real lion pride they'd be Kiara and Kion's half-siblings, but I'm pretty sure "Disney lions" are supposedly monogamous.
But TLK2 was just... awful! It's one of only a few Disney movies that I can't watch. I don't mind them erasing TLK2 from the storyline. I was surprised (and happy) that Kiara is in the new show. I was sure that they were going to swap Kiara out for Kion.
I don't like Kion's name. It's like Eragon... just take a relevant word, take the first letter, replace it with one of the adjacent letters, and voila! A creative name! (...."Kion" is gong to turn out to be something Swahili now that I've said that, isn't it?)
Meh, this is about what I expected. I think I would have liked it as a kifd. The characters' head-to-body ratio feels off. I could swear the changed the mark design.
Just finished watching it, it was pretty good. A little odd how the first nearly half was without songs, then suddenly the 2nd half was MUSICAL NUMBERS. Not bad, not overly catchy, but okay I guess. Animation was good, I noticed it was trying to look a bit classic with pencil like line work. Voice acting was pretty cute, love how they got James Earl Jones to reprise his role as Mufasa. Only thing that bugs me a bit is that it's a "in between" series, since it's placed between LK1 and LK2... so it's gonna make LK2 well... not so canon.. unless Kion just winds up with a totally unhappy ending and vanishes at the end? Seems a bit of an odd choice, but overall, a good start to the series, I look forward to more.
Also, I was surprised they openly addressed death, admitting to the hyenas killing the gazelles. Good on them for that instead of trying to do the "everyone is friends" route.
But TLK2 was just... awful! It's one of only a few Disney movies that I can't watch. I don't mind them erasing TLK2 from the storyline. I was surprised (and happy) that Kiara is in the new show. I was sure that they were going to swap Kiara out for Kion.
Did anyone catch the premiere of the series today? I really like the song Kion and the hyena sang.
Ponyfan
Did anyone catch the premiere of the series today? I really like the song Kion and the hyena sang.actually had the day off and watched it on Disney this morning and thought it was cute, and nice to show that yes, not all Hyena's are greedy bums.
Ponyfan
Sisi Ni Sawa has been stuck in my head since I saw the episode
Sisi Ni Sawa has been stuck in my head since I saw the episode
Mine too. I even downloaded the song from iTunes. :)
Ponyfan
Are Janja, Jasiri, and the rest supposed to be hyena cubs? Or adults? If they're adults then they're tiny, since Kion is basically the same size. But if they're cubs then how the heck does Janja even have a clan. Unless someone else runs the clan and he's just like . . . the neighborhood bully?In an interview, Janja's clan were described as 'teen' descendants of the original hyenas :)
Watched the first two episodes today. They were super cute.Kovu, Nuka & Vitani have been confirmed as characters that will show up in a future episode! No word on Zira, though.
Question...
Since Kiara is still a cub, I assume this is all pre-Kovu? Wonder if he will ever show up in the show. Or is this like an alternate reality thing?
Watched the first two episodes today. They were super cute.Kovu, Nuka & Vitani have been confirmed as characters that will show up in a future episode! No word on Zira, though.
Question...
Since Kiara is still a cub, I assume this is all pre-Kovu? Wonder if he will ever show up in the show. Or is this like an alternate reality thing?
...Yeah, I've been spending too much time gathering info on this show :P
Watched the first two episodes today. They were super cute.Kovu, Nuka & Vitani have been confirmed as characters that will show up in a future episode! No word on Zira, though.
Question...
Since Kiara is still a cub, I assume this is all pre-Kovu? Wonder if he will ever show up in the show. Or is this like an alternate reality thing?
...Yeah, I've been spending too much time gathering info on this show :P
Thanks, Sora I was hoping The Lion Guard was going to somehow tie in to Lion 2 with Kiara and Kovu. So The Lion Guard is supposed to be happing during Lion King 2?
Ponyfan
Watched the first two episodes today. They were super cute.Kovu, Nuka & Vitani have been confirmed as characters that will show up in a future episode! No word on Zira, though.
Question...
Since Kiara is still a cub, I assume this is all pre-Kovu? Wonder if he will ever show up in the show. Or is this like an alternate reality thing?
...Yeah, I've been spending too much time gathering info on this show :P
Kiara is the first-born, which is why she will be queen. :) She and Kion are from the same litter, though.
Thanks for the info about the hyenas being teenagers, that makes sense!
I have to watch all of these eeeeeeee! I hope Vatani is in it because she is just so cute! :blush: Kiara will always be my favorite! I just love em!
Has anyone seen any Lion Guard toys in the US? Besides Disney Store? I really like some of the action figures!
sailorstitch -- The soundtrack is on Amazon for $10.98. :)If it's like how they do it with Jake and the Neverland Pirates, Sofia the First, Miles from Tomorrowland, and their other Junior shows, the show will come out on DVD. I've lost track how many DVDs that Sofia has out. Plus, Lion King is still a popular brand/series/movie for Disney, so they would be fools not to release The Lion Guard on DVD.
So, also, "Return of the Roar" is coming out on DVD on Feb. 23rd. I assume I should go ahead and pre-order it? Do you guys think the show will ever be released on DVD? I don't think Disney usually releases their TV shows on DVD, so maybe it's just an empty hope...
I'd like it better if, instead of Mufasa being on sky-speed-dial, Kion heard stories about his grandfather from various animals when he got in trouble, and figured out for himself why his grandfather had done what he'd done, and the logic behind it. They could show a little flashback of Mufasa so we'd still get to hear that great voice.
Right now I'm kind of like "Wow, if you're going to be floating in the sky ALL THE TIME, you could have maybe told your guilt-ridden son that he didn't really kill you when he was still a tiny cub in the first movie."
Don't get me wrong, I like this series, but I do roll my eyes every time Mufasa poofs in the from clouds. Hope Kion never gets in trouble on a totally cloudless day!
sailorstitch -- The soundtrack is on Amazon for $10.98. :)
So, also, "Return of the Roar" is coming out on DVD on Feb. 23rd. I assume I should go ahead and pre-order it? Do you guys think the show will ever be released on DVD? I don't think Disney usually releases their TV shows on DVD, so maybe it's just an empty hope...
The latest episode, "Just Can't Wait to Be Queen", was really cute! Although I'm sad the two non-Kiara lionness cubs seem so shallow.yeah, I wasnt too fond of Zuri and Tifu doing that "Kiara is the queen she can do whatever she wants" thing. Kinda had hoped Kiara would have said something to them about it, specialy when they tried to give themselves special names.
Zazu's song was great. Did anyone else notice the visual pun in it? He says "You grant gazelles their grazing grounds" . . . and shows a bunch of Grant's gazelles.
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Zazu's song was great. Did anyone else notice the visual pun in it? He says "You grant gazelles their grazing grounds" . . . and shows a bunch of Grant's gazelles.
I can't wait for next week's episode. We get to find out how Bunga met Timon and Pumbaa!!!!No joke, I dont blame Fuli for being mad about hunting with Kion's family. He should have told her at the start they weren't hunting to eat. xD
I liked today's episode. I kinda felt bad for Fuli. Poor girl just wanted to eat!
sailorstitch
WHAT ARE THOSE STRIPED/SPOTTED ...(canid looking critters?) OMG THEY ARE CUUUTE!Those were genets, they're super duper cute and I love them in TLK style.
WHAT ARE THOSE STRIPED/SPOTTED ...(canid looking critters?) OMG THEY ARE CUUUTE!Those were genets, they're super duper cute and I love them in TLK style.
Question- ya know those lion guard blindbags!? We are trying to find that gold kion one and since I stock at work I have come across 3 cases blindbags in my freight- checked them all one by one and NONE had the gold kion in them! They are #8, right? The last # on the end of the long code is the one I need to look at correct? How rare are these things!? Its so cool its like a mini trophy for ponies and dolls LOL!
I haven't even seen the blind bags yet..... :(
sailorstitch
I haven't even seen the blind bags yet..... :(
sailorstitch
Whaaaat really!? OMG they are everywhere here! If they never show up tell me which ones you want and I can snatch some up for you! :heart: Do your walmarts have the easter train display!? The robins-egg blue one? We got even more in there last night and those displays are popping up all over the US now! Check those displays!
The numbers are somewhere on the back and can be hard/confusing to read. I do like how if you can feel around the bag, you can generally tell who is inside. Beshte and Fuli are the easier ones for me to figure out (although I regret not buying Fuli's blind bag when I had the chance. xD)
I haven't even seen the blind bags yet..... :(
sailorstitch
Whaaaat really!? OMG they are everywhere here! If they never show up tell me which ones you want and I can snatch some up for you! :heart: Do your walmarts have the easter train display!? The robins-egg blue one? We got even more in there last night and those displays are popping up all over the US now! Check those displays!
I feel like it isn't traditional animation though... It looks like very stylized 3D animation that is designed to look 2D (kind alike paperman was). There's some scenes that don't look right and instead are more 3D looking. I'd really love to see some behind the scenes videos of how they animate the show.
i just started watching this series and I'm very impressed! I like it a lot. Jasiri is my favorite character so far. :) Oh no, I feel another LK phase coming on... *starts to look for blind bags*
I found the animation to be super interesting. Styled to be 2D, but not. I would say they have pulled it off well. I have not noticed any funky-ness beside's a little stiffness in Ono's wings when he flies.
I've been wanting to see that episode. What is the name of it?
Ponyfan
I've been wanting to see that episode. What is the name of it?
Ponyfan
It's called "Lions of the Outlands"!
I watched it last night!! I haven't watched any of The Lion Guard so far since it didn't really look like my sort of show, but I've always loved Kovu and his family (especially Vitani! She's my favourite!!) so I've been looking forward to this one :D It was SO GOOD, aaaa! I loved Zira's villain song, and how they got everyone's original VAs back! (Well mostly, obviously they had to re-cast Zira since her original VA died, but you know ^^;)
Yeah, Zira's sudden motivation change kinda threw me too, but I guess they had to tone her down a bit since TLG's meant for a younger audience than TLK2 was? I dunno. I'm so happy they brought them all back at last, though! I never expected to see Vitani show up in anything again, haha.
I am confident this isnt the last we see them in the series. And this better mean that Disney is gonna release new merchandise for Kovu,Vitani,Nuka, Zira...and finally release something for Jasiri as well!
Zira was already training Kovu to kill Simba when he met Kiara. After they had met, Zira said his training would intensify. Anyway it does sound like you're right about when this awesome episode took place. I enjoyed it so much. Was great to see them all again especially Nuka. Was cute how he tried to hide behind his little brother in one scene. I cannot get Zira`s new song out of my head.
I think he believed her because Scar had used it against lions since his Guard consisted of all lions and forgot the part where he lost his roar for using it against his own Guard and therefore for evil not just because they were lions
That has been brought up before when in SP Simba called out to his father to no avail.