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Tiana (Disney+ Series - 2024)
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Animaniac93-98
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It was delayed repeatedly. Updates were few and far between, with minimal information.
The writing was on the wall.
MoonRakerSCM
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Pffffffft, bwahahahahaaaaaa!
Agent H
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Something you would like to say?
MoonRakerSCM
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Nothing more than that lol
Agent H
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I’m confused. How about sharing your thoughts instead of saying basically nothing?
Disgruntled Walt
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I don't think the shelving of this project has anything to do with DEI. Why would anyone think that? Because all shows about black people exist because of DEI? I don't think that's true at all.
Disgruntled Walt
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He's a Moon Raker, that's just his language. Haven't you ever met a Moon Person before?
Agent H
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All the moon people I know wear suits made of gold. Moonraker doesn’t sound like someone who wears a suit of gold.
LittleBuford
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You may not agree with my suggestion (and I myself already noted my ambivalence, as I don’t like conspiracy theories), but I’m surprised that you find the DEI connection so farfetched given all the chatter (much of it very critical) surrounding Disney’s promotion of Tiana in the post-2020 moment. Here is something (positive) published in that moment that I feel is representative of what I’m getting at:
The Princess and The Frog is an excellent choice for a spin-off series. Although the movie musical was enjoyable, it didn't receive the credit it deserved at the time. Compared to other Disney animated classics, it is considered a box office flop. It may not have been Disney's best film, but what it represented was a more important factor that got diminished. Tiana was Disney's first-ever black Princess, and The Princess and The Frog was the first Disney film to explore Haitian culture. It is lovely that Disney brought Tiana back to explore these themes and promote diversity.
Princess & The Frog Sequel Show Tiana Coming To Disney+ In 2022
The Princess and The Frog spinoff is titled Tiana.
screenrant.com
Disgruntled Walt
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I get your perspective, but I think this linkage was unfair to the character. It turned some of the anti-DEI people into anti-Tiana people, and I just think that was very foolish of Disney. I'm not a DEI-fan, but I always enjoyed PatF. I have enough of a head on my shoulders to see through the drivel that Disney put out there at the time and not let it affect my opinions of Tiana. But there are lots of people who started disliking Tiana because Disney started promoting her in the post-2020 moment.You may not agree with my suggestion (and I myself already noted my ambivalence, as I don’t like conspiracy theories), but I’m surprised that you find the DEI connection so farfetched given all the chatter (much of it very critical) surrounding Disney’s promotion of Tiana in the post-2020 moment. Here is something (positive) published in that moment that I feel is representative of what I’m getting at:
The Princess and The Frog is an excellent choice for a spin-off series. Although the movie musical was enjoyable, it didn't receive the credit it deserved at the time. Compared to other Disney animated classics, it is considered a box office flop. It may not have been Disney's best film, but what it represented was a more important factor that got diminished. Tiana was Disney's first-ever black Princess, and The Princess and The Frog was the first Disney film to explore Haitian culture. It is lovely that Disney brought Tiana back to explore these themes and promote diversity.
Princess & The Frog Sequel Show Tiana Coming To Disney+ In 2022
The Princess and The Frog spinoff is titled Tiana.
It's that whole messaging over storytelling piece that bothers me. Clearly, they didn't have a solid storyline in place when they announced this show. It was, like the Splash replacement, a knee-jerk announcement. It's the perfect example of them prioritizing the WRONG things. I think Iger finally sees the folly of this. Get a good story and tell it.
Farerb
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I like The Princess and the Frog and Tiana and would have loved watching this show even though I think Sequels/ TV shows are unnecessary, but I don't think it has anything to do with "anti-DEI". In the article it specifically says that both Disney Animation and Pixar will no longer invest in Disney+ content, more specifically, long term TV shows, and I've said elsewhere that producing these is unsustainable because of the high quality animation that cost a lot of money with little to no profit by dumping it on streaming. Let's face it, something like Win or Lose won't bring in new subscribers. I think this is strictly a financial decision.
What they need to do is let DTVA develop something for Tiana with low quality animation like Tangled the series.
What they need to do is let DTVA develop something for Tiana with low quality animation like Tangled the series.
LittleBuford
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That was precisely my point, and why I thought the turn away from DEI we’re now seeing (and we are seeing it from many companies) could be a factor in this decision.
