The Miscellaneous Thought Thread

[brb1006]

Speaking of Lightyear, a face character version of "Real Buzz Lightyear" just debuted at Disneyland's Tommorowland today.

 

[mickEblu]

Speaking of Lightyear, a face character version of "Real Buzz Lightyear" just debuted at Disneyland's Tommorowland today.

This is getting real Meta now

 

[No Name]

Speaking of Lightyear, a face character version of "Real Buzz Lightyear" just debuted at Disneyland's Tommorowland today.

This is terrible. Without being told, I wouldn’t have no idea that this is any form of Buzz Lightyear.

 

[mickEblu]

This is terrible. Without being told, I wouldn’t have no idea that this is any form of Buzz Lightyear.

“No son that is Buzz I swear. It’s the theme park version of the movie version that the toy version was modeled after.”

In other words it’s the Halloween costume version.

 

[PiratesMansion]

You are justifying labels based on race - no? Fighting racism with racism isn’t going to work.

No, I'm saying that there are differing degrees of harm.

Old white men isn't really the same thing as slurs, and I think we all know that. I'm not sure why we're pretending otherwise.

 

[BasiltheBatLord]

This is terrible. Without being told, I wouldn’t have no idea that this is any form of Buzz Lightyear.

I would genuinely think it’s a guest in cosplay.

 

[DrAlice]

Speaking of Lightyear, a face character version of "Real Buzz Lightyear" just debuted at Disneyland's Tommorowland today.

Wait... I'm confused. Isn't the new buzz also an animated movie? Why is this a face character? This makes my head hurt.

Ugh.. including this version of buzz in the parks is a terrible idea.

 

[CaptinEO]

“No son that is Buzz I swear. It’s the theme park version of the movie version that the toy version was modeled after.”

In other words it’s the Halloween costume version.

This looks like a kid wearing his dad's work outfit. They chose the thinnest person to play Buzz in this case which makes no sense.

What's hillarious with this "in universe" Lightyear movie, is that they already did one, and Tim Allen actually voiced him. I had this movie when it came out. Buzz also actually looks like Buzz.

So the whole "in universe Buzz needed a film for Andy to see" makes no sense because it was done already.

 

[Stevek]

Happy long weekend to everyone. What is everyone doing for Father's day and Juneteenth? Any special for these two days at Disneyland?

Spending the weekend moving my daughter into her first apartment in Escondido. She'll be doing her final 2 years of Speech Pathology courses at Cal State San Marcos.

 

[Stevek]

Wait... I'm confused. Isn't the new buzz also an animated movie? Why is this a face character? This makes my head hurt.

Ugh.. including this version of buzz in the parks is a terrible idea.

Because Buzz in the new movie, while animated, is a human. I don't see it as any different than face characters for the princesses which are all animated.

 

[DrAlice]

Because Buzz in the new movie, while animated, is a human. I don't see it as any different than face characters for the princesses which are all animated.

Yeah, ok, I can see that argument. I guess it is just confusing because the animated Buzz already exists as a non-face character.

Meta, indeed.

 

[No Name]

Yeah, ok, I can see that argument. I guess it is just confusing because the animated Buzz already exists as a non-face character.

Meta, indeed.

Yes, this makes a big difference. Also, Buzz has a distinctly large lower face, and the guy they picked doesn’t really look the part. Not that any human really does, but I picture someone more like John Hamm, Rob Riggle, Patrick Warburton, etc. with a few decades shaved off.

 

[No Name]

Colin Jost kind of looks like the Lightyear.

 

[Too Many Hats]

Maybe they're planning to drop the Jack Sparrow walkaround character (due to recent events) and landed on this nonsensical non-cartoon Buzz to fulfill their "hunky white guy who middle-aged white women can subtly grope after too many drinks at DCA" quota.

 

[Rich T]

Because Buzz in the new movie, while animated, is a human. I don't see it as any different than face characters for the princesses which are all animated.

…. Except that it looks nothing like the character at all. It looks like Buzz’s skinny college-age son stole his spacesuit.

 

[Diamond Dot]

Maybe they're planning to drop the Jack Sparrow walkaround character (due to recent events) and landed on this nonsensical non-cartoon Buzz to fulfill their "hunky white guy who middle-aged white women can subtly grope after too many drinks at DCA" quota.

We'd prefer Flynn Ryder thank you very much.

 

[Parteecia]

We'd prefer Flynn Ryder thank you very much.

Or bring back Tarzan.

 

[mickEblu]

Child switched Hyperspace Mountain yesterday. Wife got to ride 3x in a row yesterday with my son. The CMs just kept telling them “you’re going again” as everyone went wild.

I rode once. You’d think it was Mothers Day Weekend.

 

[Brer Panther]

Because Buzz in the new movie, while animated, is a human. I don't see it as any different than face characters for the princesses which are all animated.

Still, the guy in the photo doesn't look anything like the new Buzz.

 

[Phroobar]

So Lightyear tanked at the box office. It couldn't even make it passed the Jurassic Park remake.