Board Thread:News and Announcements/@comment-5488183-20180611030955/@comment-33871435-20180618202533

RadSpyro wrote: Westerhouse wrote: RadSpyro wrote: Westerhouse wrote: I'm betting they are also cutting season 2 short. It was supposed to be 26 episodes long, but I think they will decide the 'Undercover Kingyonga' was the season finale. So disappointing. I really doubt that they'll do that. The episodes for season 2 have already been completed, and they're only just starting work on season 3 (animation-wise).

If anything, the reason for the hiatus is to make sure there isn't too much of a delay between season 2 and season 3.

It was my understanding that is what they did with season 1. From what I understand, the first four episodes of Season 2 were supposed to be the last episodes of Season 1, and 'The Rise of Scar' was going to be the first episode of Season 2.

So, you think that they are having a five month delay in the middle of a season so the interim between different seasons is shorter? That doesnt make any sense. The delay between Seasons 1 and 2 was less than 3 months. Season 1 was originally going to be shorter, but it got extended. They probably had to cut it off earlier in order to prepare for season 2. However, two of the episodes still build up to Scar's arrival (Savannah Summit marking Makuu as a good guy, Traveling Baboon Show highlighting the urgency of food supplies for the dry season). The other two can easily pass as slice of life episodes, and may very well have been planned as such.

As for the five month hiatus... Yeah, it's annoying, but honestly? I've waited longer for a series to resume. And yes, I do think that, because it's what they've done in the past. And with the information that Ford Riley hasn't even started animating ANY episode from season 3, it makes sense that Disney will want to delay them further, because I'm guessing that season 3 is taking them longer than season 2 (not sure why admittedly, when it's the shortest season).

This is becoming a long string lol. Well, the choices that Ford Riley and Disney are making are not conducive to retaining and increasing viewership. Well, ive never waited five months in the middle of a season before. Ive seen very long hiatuses within seasons before, but they have always resulted in one of two things. One; the show simply gets cancelled and never resumes. Two; the season gets cut short, and the last episode aired ends up being the impromptu season finale. Or three; the season is cut short, and, instead of airing the, say five more episodes planned, they only air two, and they simply move the other three into the next season.