I'm glad the Bears are looking their best. I'm glad they kept some of the humor.
This show is WORSE than the original. But it's better than it not existing. My niece and nephews will enjoy this, for much of the same reason I enjoyed the original.
I do think, however, this change was completely unnecessary.
At least the fiddle smokes.
Try Everything is a waste of those four bear characters. The Trio deserve to be their own thing, not back-up singers. Trixie used to be a humorous character with her wine glass.
Pete Renaday should be in this. It's borderline disrespectful that he's not.
Bear Band Serenade should have been in there. I feel no connection with those bears without their humorous introductions. When I was little, I felt like they were real characters. I sympathized with Fred, who played mouth harp kind of sad. It made me ask questions...why is he sad? Would he be happy by the end of the show? etc. Now he's just standing there, and he's definitely not sad.
To those hinting about something coming to DLR, if it's not a show...are we thinking Turtle Talk with Big Al?
@wdwmagic How long ago did you see the Zip storyboard? Is this a recent cut or was it early in the process?
OVERALL GRADE: B-