i mostly agree, at least in the current context, but I think the idea of "Buzz as space hero" could totally have worked... 20+ years ago. Kids who watched Toy Story in the 1990s loved Buzz as an actual toy. It was a HUGE success in toy stores and spawned a successful cartoon too. The official Toy Story 2 video game was even specifically marketed as a Buzz Lightyear game, "Toy Story 2: Buzz Lightyear to the Rescue".
They missed their window.
A Pixar produced Buzz film in the late 90s or early 00s would have been gigantic.
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Reply to comment by OnlyMamaKnows in Pixar head Pete Docter on why Lightyear failed by JannTosh17
i mostly agree, at least in the current context, but I think the idea of "Buzz as space hero" could totally have worked... 20+ years ago. Kids who watched Toy Story in the 1990s loved Buzz as an actual toy. It was a HUGE success in toy stores and spawned a successful cartoon too. The official Toy Story 2 video game was even specifically marketed as a Buzz Lightyear game, "Toy Story 2: Buzz Lightyear to the Rescue".
They missed their window.
A Pixar produced Buzz film in the late 90s or early 00s would have been gigantic.