is this part of the canon storyline?

[Pixie]

(the jungle being right next door to the Pride Lands, the "I Just Can't Wait to be King" sequence happening the day after Simba's presentation, etc.).

I feel the same! I felt like the people who wrote and made TLK 1.5 had only seen the original film once, and didn't understand the continuity involved, or the importance of it. It's like how they saw Simba run off after the fight with Nala and then seconds later Mufasa's cloud forms! CONTINUITY PEOPLE!

[iluvnala]

i agree with you PK

[SuperBabySimba]

Officially it' s obviously not canon as that film was not made by those who made TLK.
And no, I personally don't consider anything else but Timon's life at his original home and how he met Pumbaa, as canon. Because Timon and Pumbaa could not possibly be parents to Simba, it's not in their nature plus it would've completely contradicted their motto. And Simba could not possibly call anyone his pops/dad/daddy after Mufasa.

The jungle period was clearly a joke. A stupid joke among many others.

It's obviously meant as a parody anyway. Even the DVD front cover screams it. I consider the only serious part the past of Timon with the meerkats and how he met Pumbaa. But all the rest (including that Rafiki told about hakuna matata) I consider just part of the parody. (Because there is no way Timon wouldn't have regognized Rafiki in TLK if he had met him before).

[SilverSimba01]

Officially it' s obviously not canon as that film was not made by those who made TLK.
And no, I personally don't consider anything else but Timon's life at his original home and how he met Pumbaa, as canon. Because Timon and Pumbaa could not possibly be parents to Simba, it's not in their nature plus it would've completely contradicted their motto. And Simba could not possibly call anyone his pops/dad/daddy after Mufasa.

The jungle period was clearly a joke. A stupid joke among many others.

It's obviously meant as a parody anyway. Even the DVD front cover screams it. I consider the only serious part the past of Timon with the meerkats and how he met Pumbaa. But all the rest (including that Rafiki told about hakuna matata) I consider just part of the parody. (Because there is no way Timon wouldn't have regognized Rafiki in TLK if he had met him before).

That explains everything, what can I see

[PridelandsPhantom]

The only thing I really liked about the LK1/2 was that I got to see Simba as a teen lion! I thought that was cool. It wasn't bad, but like others have said not that great. If they wanted to do a sort of prequel do some backstory on Mufasa and Scar! Who's Nala's father or Kovu's father? I have so many questions...

[Wrightfan]

It was pretty much based on this:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosencrant ... n_Are_Dead

I wouldn't consider it canon, more like a "re-telling" (like "The True story of the Three Little Pigs" which is told from the wolf's perspective.)

[atouchofgrace]

The only thing I really liked about the LK1/2 was that I got to see Simba as a teen lion! I thought that was cool. It wasn't bad, but like others have said not that great.

Exactly my opinion.

[SummerSnowLeopard]

wow... I was gonna say pretty much the same thing, more or less... But PK Proved to be better at expressing what I was going to say.

Yeah. I dislike the movie too.

This ^^ TLK3 was a waste.

[FlipMode]

So what I do not understand is why a thread for discussing TLK 1/2 as cannon is in "The Lion King section. At first I thought the OP was going to ask if TLK was canon or not haha :P needs moving I think.
Anyway to answer the thread; no I do not really think so because as was pointed put earlier, it is much more of a re telling of the original plot but with a few differences than anything else I think.

[TheDoctor]

Officially it' s obviously not canon as that film was not made by those who made TLK.
And no, I personally don't consider anything else but Timon's life at his original home and how he met Pumbaa, as canon. Because Timon and Pumbaa could not possibly be parents to Simba, it's not in their nature plus it would've completely contradicted their motto. And Simba could not possibly call anyone his pops/dad/daddy after Mufasa.

The jungle period was clearly a joke. A stupid joke among many others.

It's obviously meant as a parody anyway. Even the DVD front cover screams it. I consider the only serious part the past of Timon with the meerkats and how he met Pumbaa. But all the rest (including that Rafiki told about hakuna matata) I consider just part of the parody. (Because there is no way Timon wouldn't have regognized Rafiki in TLK if he had met him before).

My exact thoughts as well.

But what really makes me wish it didn't exist is that "joke" they made out of Circle of Life. You do. not. mess. with. Circle. of. Life! If not for that I could probably have bought most of the film as a fun parody, but mocking CoL like that is just awful of them. Rargh D<