Big Thunder Mt. TV show moving forward to pilot by ABC

[JimboJones123]

http://insidetv.ew.com/2013/01/29/big-thunder-mountain-tv-show-gets-abc-pilot-order/

Cool. The upside on this is pretty big. hope it comes together well.

Yes. I am an optimist. I think Disney really wants this to come together for their bigger plans.

 

[Rinx]

I'd very much like to see that. I, too, hope it comes together.

 

[Genie of the Lamp]

Possible jumsptart to Frontierland expansion here in WDW?

 

[JimboJones123]

Farewell island? I was thinking more next gen related.

 

[ChrisFL]

what? no Johnny Depp or The Rock?

 

[The Empress Lilly]

Blegh. Synergy is the bane of creativity.

I guess this means that in ten years time Thunder will be retrofitted with some celebrity AA popping up in Thunder's cave, and TSI's classic and timeless Americana will be replaced by references to obscure tv show I won't care about. I just can't wait. :barf:

 

[Darth Sidious]

what? no Johnny Depp or The Rock?

 

[AndyMagic]

Maybe the tv-show will explain the magic gravity-defying rocks that now fall upwards after that great TDO "refurb."

 

[Clowd Nyne]

As long as in the end it betters the park experience I'm excited.

 

[juniorthomas]

I love the ride, hardcore. A little confused how this has enough legs to be a long-lasting TV show though. I, of course, said the same thing about that silly little band of Oceanic 815 survivors - so maybe I'm not the best judge...

 

[sshindel]

ABC orders pilot for generic Western tv show, Disney crams ride-synergy down their throat.
Can't wait to see the adventures or Barnabas T. Bullion and his gang of PG-rated Deadwood rip-off characters.

 

[Timekeeper]

Big Thunder Buddy Mountain, starring

 

[alissafalco]

Blegh. Synergy is the bane of creativity.

I guess this means that in ten years time Thunder will be retrofitted with some celebrity AA popping up in Thunder's cave, and TSI's classic and timeless Americana will be replaced by references to obscure tv show I won't care about. I just can't wait. :barf:

Hopefully we won't have to worry about that. It does not look appealing to me, and I don't think this show will last long.

 

[unkadug]

Anybody else remember when CBS pulled the plug on all "rural" programming: Green Acres, Beverly Hillbillies, Andy Griffin, Petticoat Junction, Hee-Haw, as being irrelevant to today's viewers?

Perhaps ABC should take a page out of the history books.

 

[RandomPrincess]

Disney has been doing a good job with Once Upon A Time. Hopefully the Thunder Mountain Show will not be all about synergy.

 

[lebeau]

Disney has been doing a good job with Once Upon A Time. Hopefully the Thunder Mountain Show will not be all about synergy.

Yep. First they read Fables, then they changed the name so they didn't have to buy the rights. Great job!

 

[kapeman]

Blegh. Synergy is the bane of creativity.

I guess this means that in ten years time Thunder will be retrofitted with some celebrity AA popping up in Thunder's cave, and TSI's classic and timeless Americana will be replaced by references to obscure tv show I won't care about. I just can't wait. :barf:

Agreed and the choice of writers is questionable as well. Even my kids (10 and 8) didn't care to finish watching Ice Age:Continental Drift. Their are talented writers out there, please use them!