Sofia the First

TsWade2 · Post by **TsWade2** » Sat Dec 24, 2011 3:51 pm

Well, it could of been worse than that. Disney, make a new hand drawn tv series for Mickey Mouse and friends or else I'll kick out Bob Iger and be the official CEO of Disney.

toonaspie · Post by **toonaspie** » Sat Dec 24, 2011 4:23 pm

ajmrowland wrote:It's just a Disney Princess preschool show.

Exactly. I know the princess marketing stuff can get out of hand but then we have kid shows about pirates, violent Japanese import cartoons, and all kinds of other violent and negative images on TV. This seems rather harmless unless I see the show for myself and think otherwise.

slave2moonlight · Post by **slave2moonlight** » Sat Dec 24, 2011 4:56 pm

I've just taken a quick look at this. I hadn't heard of it before. It's been years since I've been on the ball about Disney's upcoming projects. So many get canceled anyway, ha. Though, the Disney Channel stuff never seems to...

I think this is a cute idea for something so gimmicky, but of course I expect it to be something like the Neverland Pirates when finally done. I would prefer it to be a show where they don't talk to the audience, for one thing, asking, "Which tool should I use?" or something like that, as if what the kid in the audience says is going to affect the outcome. Kid in the audience says hammer, Mickey says, "That's right, the screwdriver!" I'd prefer they just tell some cute, lesson-teaching stories with some decent animation. Heck, I can sit and watch Baby Looney Tunes, but I can't watch these shows when they start wasting time asking me what they should do. It's YOUR show, YOU make a decision, jeez. Yeah, I know they're for kids, but I was a kid once too, and the people in the TV never asked me for advice. I still learned a lot from them.

Sorry, that's a personal rant. I feel like kids' shows should be entertaining for the adults who sometimes have to watch them with the kids too. That means, tell a decent story with some decent visuals and don't waste time talking to the audience. They can play a video game if they want something interactive.

But, maybe I'm the only one who feels this way, I don't know. I just think we need a comeback of shows like DuckTales and Fraggle Rock.

Disney Duster · Post by **Disney Duster** » Sat Dec 24, 2011 11:10 pm

I think the kids realize that they were simply wrong when the character says "That's right! [Insert correct answer here]!" I don't think kids think logically about the show as much as an adult would.

Still, it is annoying and they should do studies (like, well-done and non-invasive) studies to see if kids really learn better like that or simply like it better.

Sotiris · Post by **Sotiris** » Tue Jan 10, 2012 8:26 am

First look at Sofia the First. It's gonna be in CG. It looks terrible.

From the images released, I thought it was going to be 2D Flash-animated like Jake and the Never Land Pirates. I'm not sure if the CG Sebastian, Flounder, Dalmatians, Mrs. Pots & Chip will be part of the Sofia the First show or from somewhere else but they look like low-budget video game graphics.

Super Aurora · Post by **Super Aurora** » Tue Jan 10, 2012 9:07 am

Sotiris wrote:First Look at 'Sofia the First'

<iframe width="560" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/cRclVyMA6J8" frameborder="0"></iframe>

It's gonna be in CG. It looks terrible.

From the images released, I thought it was going to be 2D Flash animated like 'Jake and the Never Land Pirates'. I'm not sure if the CG Sebastian, Flounder, Dalmatians, Mrs. Pots & Chip will be part of the 'Sofia the First' show or from somewhere else but they look like low-budget video game graphics.

....................the song sucks.

In B4 Disney Jedi's pmsing.

slave2moonlight · Post by **slave2moonlight** » Tue Jan 10, 2012 12:33 pm

Jeez, what's with the oldschool video game animation?!

DisneyDude2010 · Post by **DisneyDude2010** » Tue Jan 10, 2012 12:45 pm

It looks like the characters are 2d and the backgrounds are cgi.

I'm not sure what Mrs Potts and the Dalmatians have to do with it? They wouldn't do a mixture of the animation for characters, surely?

REINIER · Post by **REINIER** » Tue Jan 10, 2012 1:14 pm

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Sotiris · Post by **Sotiris** » Tue Jan 10, 2012 1:18 pm

DisneyDude2010 wrote:It looks like the characters are 2D and the backgrounds are CGI.

No, the characters are also CG. They just used some sort of cel-shading on the CG if I'm not mistaken.

Sotiris · Post by **Sotiris** » Tue Jan 10, 2012 3:08 pm

New interstitials featuring Disney heritage characters, including Sebastian and Flounder from The Little Mermaid, Mrs. Potts and Chip from Beauty and the Beast, and pups Lucky and Pepper 101 Dalmatians, will also debut [on Disney Jr.]

Source: http://www.animationmagazine.net/tv/dis ... e-line-up/

disneyprincess11 · Post by **disneyprincess11** » Tue Jan 10, 2012 8:00 pm

Yeah, the animation looks terrible! Period!

L&P on the Scales · Post by **L&P on the Scales** » Tue Jan 10, 2012 8:26 pm

Well, at least they somewhat made fun of the whole 'princess talking to animals' thing.

...Still doesn't particularly look all that good.

Sotiris · Post by **Sotiris** » Tue Jan 10, 2012 8:29 pm

L&P on the Scales wrote:Well, at least they somewhat made fun of the whole 'princess talking to animals' thing.

They did not. That was meant to be taken seriously.

Super Aurora · Post by **Super Aurora** » Tue Jan 10, 2012 8:35 pm

Sotiris wrote:
L&P on the Scales wrote:Well, at least they somewhat made fun of the whole 'princess talking to animals' thing.
They did not. That was meant to be taken seriously.

A Rabbit with a deep deep voice???

Sotiris · Post by **Sotiris** » Tue Jan 10, 2012 8:40 pm

Super Aurora wrote:A Rabbit with a deep deep voice???

Yeah, why not?

Disney Duster · Post by **Disney Duster** » Tue Jan 10, 2012 8:56 pm

I think the interstitial animation is what looks bad, but the Sofia the first animation looks less bad.

Honestly...it kinda looks nice after the low expectations I had.

The animation fits the show - something that sounds kinda nice but kinda lame and isn't really a going to give kids top quality.

Did you honestly expect better animation? This is just for preschoolers.

singerguy04 · Post by **singerguy04** » Tue Jan 10, 2012 9:20 pm

I would've liked a 2D flash animation look to that, but I'll still give it a try. It seems like a cute show and since I've started working with autistic kids, I've been watching A LOT of clips form these shows online.

Elladorine · Post by **Elladorine** » Thu Jan 12, 2012 10:41 am

Oh well.

Sotiris · Post by **Sotiris** » Thu Jun 07, 2012 6:04 pm

I have to say I'm pretty disappointed by the medium choice and the animation quality.

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