#BoycottFreedom

There's still time for him to vote on November 28th though, right?

Indeed (several still technically do but have been colourised - with varying degrees of success).

Could also nitpick that many more than 97 episodes were lost but a number of them have been found or reclaimed from overseas copies, but I understand the brevity desired for an introduction.

That's the sort of thing they could do for next season in advance, and then use it instead of the breaks in broadcast we've had.

Impressed by the pretty accurate Boris Johnson, but was hoping he'd embarrass himself a bit more.

Schwartz is a mixed bag - some of his lyrics in Pocahontas are pretty good, others seem really lame. And yet look to Hunchback - there's some brilliant lyrics in there (the lyricism in 'Out There' is just sumptuous). Even more so if you look to the stage show, where 'Made of Stone' has a great rhyme scheme plus very…

Better, as they do the most within the plot, but still not strong. If the fairies were more involved in the final act than just releasing Phillip - say, by taking part in the final battle and actually helping Phillip fight Maleficent - then there would be much more of a case for them being the protagonists. Or if…

Yeah, but the storytelling was much stronger on most of Disney's earlier projects - they were flawed, but there's a strong sense of story to Pinocchio, Cinderella, Bambi, Lady and the Tramp… Sleeping Beauty is in three sections with different protagonists in each (the fairies, then Aurora, then the prince), and…

I would have included him… but I do actually really like him. The gift baskets bit, and the turning of the phrase 'And he came so highly recommended' I find delightful. But I could see why others might be annoyed by him.

That's definitely the angle in the stageshow. Do check it out, it's become my favourite stage musical (warning though, it takes more from the book)
https://www.youtube.com/wat…

Aladdin is my favourite Disney film… but objectively I think Beauty and the Beast is better (as is The Lion King, putting Aladdin at #3). The story is that bit thinner, and the climax is that bit less satisfying. I love it because of the characters (and perhaps just because it is more of a 'boys' film, where BatB is…

Ashman is part of the reason I have such a high bar for lyrics (along with W.S. Gilbert and Michael Flanders). I don't understand how anyone can listen to Gaston, Under the Sea, Beauty and the Beast, Friend Like Me, or any of Howard Ashman's other songs and think that Frozen's lyrics are anything but terrible. True,…

Pinocchio is beautiful, as is Bambi, as is Snow White. As are many of the Disney Renaissance films, in their own way.

This is true. It's still a Disney film, after all :P Not that it should be forgiven for its historical inaccuracies, but I think it's worth considering as a piece of art and entertainment free of context (I say this having watched it first as a kid in the UK, so very much without context originally). The things it…

You're right, he was Thomas, I've corrected it.

The Hunchback stageshow adaptation of the film recorded at La Jolla Playhouse is viewable online, it's well worth checking out. It's much darker, no comedy gargoyles (although the gargoyles and the stone saints do still talk to Quasimodo), and the extra music is terrific.

I think Pocahontas has a lot more going for it than people give it credit (besides just the songs; some terrific Menken there). I watched it last year for the first time since I was a kid, and I was surprised by just how complex the characters are. Everyone has positive and negative attributes, everyone (except…

Tip: As much as I adore Ashman and want to see his work covered and respected more… your thesis doesn't match your title. You spend the first quarter praising the film in general, then spend the final three quarters just talking about the songs. If you want to talk about how the songs are what make it the best, that's…

Any particular geographical co-ordinates you can suggest?