The Lion Guard (2015 / 2016)

The Lion Guard?

Postby MalibuTrashDog » June 10th, 2014, 3:57 pm

So apparently Disney is producing a Lion King TV show for little kids to be aired on Disney Junior in 2015.

So far it seems they are completely ignoring the fact that Simba already had Kopa and Kiara and are introducing a new cub named Kion.

What are everyone's thoughts about this? The only good thing I see so far is the possibility of more Lion King merchandise in the stores :3

Here is the article: http://blogs.wsj.com/speakeasy/2014/06/ ... lion-king/
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Re: New Lion King TV Show Being Made

Postby Perrys Girlfriend » June 10th, 2014, 4:24 pm

Looks interesting, but I would only watch it if it had Zazu in it. :lol:
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Re: The Lion Guard?

Postby TheLionPrince » June 10th, 2014, 4:34 pm

This is interesting news although I may not fit within the demographics. We've been starved for new content for years, and I always felt a television show was the best way to expand the franchise. It's kind of a shame they are making the continuity more confusing since they are apparently ignoring Simba's Pride so this is a different universe. One universe has Kopa, another universe has Kiara, and another one has Kion (means "Young Warrior" in Irish). They cannot be mixed unless confirmed otherwise. It's interesting how Simba's cubs' names start with the letter K.

EDIT: Apparently, Kiara will be featured in the series.

[quote="TV Line"]The Lion King franchise's Mufasa, Timon, Pumbaa, Rafiki, Zazu and Kion’s older sister Kiara, the future Queen of the Pride Lands, can be counted on for occasional drop-ins.[/quote]
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Re: New Lion King TV Show Being Made

Postby Loomi » June 10th, 2014, 5:05 pm

New merchandise 8D *parties*

I too am hoping that the images on the blogs are a hint of the quality of the final thing, it's very true to the original animation style. I'll reserve judgement on Kion! XD Hopefully we get the merch in the UK too ;0;

Also, I would totally watch it. Hopefully the hour long special will be good :)
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Re: The Lion Guard (2015 / 2016)

Postby Nitrol » June 10th, 2014, 5:09 pm

TLK2 characters WILL be included! :D
[quote]The show will follow Kion, the second-born son of Simba and Nala.
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Mufasa, Timon, Pumbaa, Rafiki, Zazu and Kion’s older sister Kiara will all make appearances, but the show will focus on the creatures of the Lion Guard, a series of new characters including a honey badger, a cheetah, a hippo, and an egret.[/quote]
http://insidetv.ew.com/2014/06/10/disne ... lion-guard
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Re: New Lion King TV Show Being Made

Postby Carl » June 10th, 2014, 5:11 pm

I am actually excited. Maybe I'll hold off on my post SP fic revision and include Kion, if I like the show. My 6 year old cousin is very eager for this to come out, actually, haha.
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Re: The Lion Guard (2015 / 2016)

Postby juhouh » June 10th, 2014, 5:24 pm

^ that's awesome. I hope they keep it as canon as possible although I'm a bit sceptical about that hippo and honey badger but cheetah sounds good

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Re: The Lion Guard?

Postby MalibuTrashDog » June 10th, 2014, 6:21 pm

So I'm guessing they're going to make her an adult or something.

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Re: The Lion Guard (2015 / 2016)

Postby KiarasBiggestFan » June 10th, 2014, 6:37 pm

As long as they don't forget Kiara exists I'll be happy. She'll always be my favorite offspring of Simba and Nala. (I have a soft spot for Kopa too.)
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Re: New Lion King TV Show Being Made

Postby KiarasBiggestFan » June 10th, 2014, 6:58 pm

Awesome! But I'm afraid they'll forget Kiara and that scares me...
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