by Carl » June 11th, 2014, 2:57 am
[quote="Nilla"][quote="Julie Skywalker"]
Because Kopa is not, never has been, and never will be canon. The filmmakers of SP never knew about him, the guys making this probably didn't either.
And everyone, about the Kiara issue, after double checking the article, it does refer to her as Kion's older sister.[/quote]
Why won't Kopa ever be cannon? There could be a possibility that he could one day. They brought this cub "Kion" off of nothing. He was never mentioned in anything, and he replaced Kopa. I don't see that as logical, this series isn't going to make any sense at all. The people who made this should know about Kopa, and not throw away a perfectly good character that actually did exist in a TLK book.
Also, how much do you want to bet that Mufasa won't be dead? I have a huge feeling that Kiara is going to be a cub again, and Mufasa is going to be alive. In my opinion, I think the creators are just going to trash the whole TLK trilogy with this show, by messing up everything. They should have left it alone.
And when I say these things, I am counting the TV show as canon. If you do, it really does mess everything up.[/quote]
Nothing will be certain until it comes out obviously, but I HIGHLY doubt Disney would be as stupid as you presume. If I had money, I'd bet quite a lot that Mufasa will be dead and that it will occur after SP in chronology. Disney isn't stupid enough to change those aspects, and the hint that Kiara is to be Kion's older sister highly suggests that they intend for it to be a sequel to the films.
As to why Kopa won't be canon, well because the filmmakers and Disney never officially recognized him as such. He is technically Disney property, but he is also semi-canon, like the other book and comic characters, and his existence does not merge with SP. Therefore, it is impossible for Kion to replace him. People said Kiara replaced Kopa too, but the fact is he was never canon and can't be replaced. Don't take this the wrong way, I have nothing against Kopa, and he is perfectly fine for fan theories, but considering as he wasn't known to the people who made SP and isn't known to any people beyond the fandom, I highly doubt anyone working at Disney now has ever heard of him. And supposing they have, then they'd have to remove SP from being canon in order to put him there, and that's what would really mess up the story. Remember, Kopa already has a story, of sorts. And nothing from SP is in it, meaning it has to occur before SP, or not at all.
I'm not saying they won't mess something up. There's a high chance they will. However, Kopa was never officially recognized and there has been no evidence to suggest that they intend to change the past. They released only a handful of paragraphs of information. There is 0 reason to assume that they are going to erase the past or turn Kiara into a cub or anything of the sort as yet. Mufasa's ghost was relevant to all 3 TLK movies so I'm certain that his appearances will be like that. If not, he will most likely appear in stories told by Simba to his son. "My father told me... *flashback*"
I can't prove or confirm any of that, I'm just pointing out that with what we know about this series, it could still follow the canon of the movies, and it probably will to that extent. There's no reason to get panicky and up in arms about it just yet. Maybe there will be a reason, maybe there won't.
Kopa is not a reason though, and neither is wild speculation that they'll try to rewrite the canon. If you want to convince yourself that those are legitimate possibilities, then go ahead and get strung out about it. I'm not going to worry about it though, because I honestly can't imagine Disney ever messing up in such a way. I've watched some of their recent shows, and honestly it is highly unlikely that your fears will be the reality of the show.
Until the show is released, I find it quite narrowminded to just assume they are going to mess it up and say they should have just left the series alone. Maybe they should have left it alone; I certainly never wanted them to try making a new movie or anything because it probably wouldn't be as good, but since they are-- it's best to reserve all judgment, positive or negative, until it's actually been seen. So you're not excited about it, that's fine. But we need more information before we can make such claims. It's too early for such a violent response. Just chill out a bit and either watch it when it comes out to see if you're wrong, or don't watch it if you feel so strongly. But no need to get wound up this far in advance, I mean either way it's just a show for preschoolers.