I happened to stumble over a new Disney-Show, “The Lion Guard” set in the Lion King universe and I was amazed by its laziness and disrespect for the original piece.

The characters are beyond annoying and deprived of any noticeable personality, including the original ones.

The dialogs are painfully dumb and filled to the brim with catchphrases and repetition of the names to make them stick –somehow- while the “circle of life” is mentioned all the time no matter how unfitting it is.

The voice acting is not worth mentioning.

The animation is odd and in parts totally creepy.

The references to the first two films create plot-holes and devalue what little story there is.

The setting is weird beyond believe, just by having the lions casually talk to their prey and celebrate holydays with them.

The messages are abysmal! Here read this plot and tell me if it rings any bells:
A jackal-pup in the “outlands” pretends to be chased by a pack of evil hyenas so the heroes give him refuge in the pride-lands. As soon as he has passed the boarder he signals his parents and his few dozen siblings, which he didn’t mention before, to follow him.

The mother proudly announces that they are going to exploit the lion`s generosity because this is what jackals do.

They occupy the other animals’ dens and steal their food. Then the all sing a song about how smart they are because they can make others work for them and exploit there naivety, by looking cute and pretend they just don`t get the rules.

Then they plan a great attack at a festival were all the animals are gathered, to eat them I guess, but the lions kick them out and chase them back over the border to save the day.

I wish I was joking!

I know it is just a kid`s show, but kids should not eat garbage, wear rugs, or play with unsafe toys. Entertainment shouldn`t be an exception.