User blog comment:DoodleFox/The Lion Guard: Return of the Roar Review/@comment-24229579-20160214124823

the lion guard was something i was never really looking forward, considering that i think that the lion king is the best disney movie they have made and nothing so far has come close to beat it, a continuation of sorts would not work and specially when news that i would be a kid's show.

well techincally the lion king movies were also meant to be for kids but the writers also made it enjoyable to grown-ups and it is a really touching and well developed movies. creating a spin off of one disney's most popular movies that is just meant to be a kid's show screams cashgrab to me. don't get me wrong, shows for kids aren't necessarily bad, especially the likes of gravity falls, adventure time, gumball are pretty funny and well made shows and in the case of at and gravity falls they also provide creative worlds and interesting characters, as well not only telling a good story but also telling a good moral.

the lion guard, however, just seems like "its a kids show put no effort into it", with boring, stereotyped characters and humor that has been done before. there is a distinct lack of what made lion king so special, at least in my opinion, that it was a children's movie that dealt with very harsh things in life, like the loss of parents, having to survive in a wild world at a young age, having to return to a place that have caused much trauma, etc., it was a very bold movie for disney and they fucking nailed it. the lion guard however just seems like it is a discovery channel documentary of african wilderness with animated characters in it.

tl;dr kids shows can be good, the lion guard isnt, fails to live up to the standards of the original, can't be bothered to make an effort to be something good.