Dispatches from Nowhere 12.08.05

Someone explain this to me.
(go read the link)

What, if I may ask such an impertinent question, are they thinking?

How can this possibly be construed as a good idea?

I know - Winnie the Pooh and Christopher Robin are 80 years old and loved the world over - lets fuck with the formula. What a fantastic idea. You can almost see the coke residue on the nose of the executives that thought this little gem up. I can just hear the conversation now:

"Sorry Chris, You are too old to be playing with Pooh Bear any more. It's ok; we have a new friend for you to meet. His name is Old Yeller. You'll love him. [phone rings] What's that? I have a meeting? Be right there. OK Chris, are you ready? It's time for us to go behind the woodshed and meet your new best friend!"

I know. I'm just upset because they are messing with my childhood. But hey - I'm not the only one.

Is there something so wrong with Winnie the Pooh that they feel they really need to rewrite the story? Did you ever feel alienated because of Christopher Robin? Maybe it's me - I always felt he was pretty gender neutral, and that sex didn't really have anything to do with it. But I could be wrong. Heck, according to Disney marketing - I am.

I'll leave you with this:

Disney's Kanter says the new cartoon represents not an abandonment of an old, familiar world, but rather an alternate universe for Pooh and his crew.

"Christopher Robin is still out there in the woods, playing,"

Right. He's out there with Old Yeller - romping behind the woodshed.