First of all, hi - I don't post very often but I lurk around a lot. Anyway I've been following news on TLG for a while now. I have to say I've been pretty pessimistic from the start but the fact that it's something new for TLK has kept me intrigued. Considering this is Disney Junior I was fearful we would get something along the lines of Lion King meets Dora the Explorer. I'm glad to see that isn't the case! The art, while very stylized (and off-model in many ways), isn't as bad as it could be. It's nowhere near comparable to the beauty of the original movie of course, but I never expected it to be. The new voices for many of the characters will take some getting used to. I wasn't very impressed with Simba but we'll see...
I've never been the biggest fan of SP but I was still very disappointed to see Kiara is still a cub. As many others have said I hope they don't retcon it completely. If they don't figure out a way to connect the sequel and the series there are going to be SO many plotholes (or maybe they just don't care because "it's a preschool show") The hyenas having a male leader kind of really annoys me too...I thought this show was suppose to be educational? With wildlife education experts from Animal Kingdom serving as consultants? Then again how educational can it be with magical roars. Speaking of which...I'm still trying to accept this whole "Roar of the Elders"/LK meets Avengers business. For me, having Mufasa appear in the sky to Kion kind of downplays the importance of his appearance to Simba in the original movie. That was kind of a big deal and what felt like, to me, a one time event. Sure hope Muffy isn't gonna be poking his head outta the clouds every day to ask Kion how the weather is. XD
Now one of the things that has kept me coming back to find out more tidbits on TLG is the mention of Scar and how he, too, was once leader of the Lion Guard. Being that I'm a huge "Scaroholic" any mention of him catches my attention. I have wanted a LK prequel showing Scar and Mufasa's past for YEARS but this certainly isn't the storyline I would have hoped for. I've read some amazing fan fictions that tell their story so well, if only Disney could go that route. But alas, it is what it is and if nothing else I'll be thankful just to see something new involving Scar (and maybe, just maybe, a glimpse of him and Mufasa as cubs)
I wanted to post this because I haven't seen anyone else mention it yet but...who else caught the tree painting in the first few seconds of the new trailer? Sure looks like Scar (with Mufasa next to him) to me!

This appears around 4-5 seconds into the trailer and it's really quick so pausing is a must. That split second scene was the best part of the trailer for me. XD
To wrap this up, I apologize if I come across as too pessimistic...I'm old and TLK was my childhood, I put it on a pedestal and tend to be critical of anything that dares to mess with such an untouchable classic. That said, I'm still looking forward to TLG. I won't judge it completely until I see it for myself. The trailers have me kinda worried but hey, hakuna matata! Hopefully everything works out for the best.