Toy story that time forgot
Toy story that time forgot
Toy story that time forgot
Though Pixar Animation puts out some of the most popular animated movies in the business, but for the most part, they haven’t tried to bring their movies to TV. There have been shorts like Toy Story That Time Forgot and Toy Story of Terror, as well as shorts like the Cars Toons and Toy Story […]
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Don Rickles Remembered as Hollywood Mourns the Loss of a Comedy Genius
Earlier today, we reportedly the sad news that Hollywood has lost another legend, with comedian Don Rickles passing away at the age of 90. His publicist confirmed that the iconic insult comic passed in his Los Angeles home, from kidney failure. As word of his passing spread, Hollywood icons left and right paid tribute to the late comedian through social media, to honor this late legend.
While most sent out their tributes through Twitter, others released lengthier tributes elsewhere. Rolling Stone caught up with Gilbert Gottfried, who summed up the the late comedian’s legacy with a heartfelt statement that explained why Rickles will go down in history as one of the best comedians ever. Here’s what Gilbert Gottfried had to say.
«Don Rickles was never politically correct, and he would never apologize for any of it. He was totally unapologetic about his comedy. So I admired that and looked at him
Don Rickles, Legendary Comedian, Passes Away at 90
The Hollywood community is in morning once again, with another iconic performer passing away. Don Rickles, the legendary insult comedian and actor, died at the age of 90, in his Los Angeles home. The actor/comedian’s publicist, Paul Shefrin, confirmed that his client had succumbed to kidney failure earlier today.
The Hollywood Reporter reveals that the funeral services will be private, and that donations can be made in the late comedian’s name to his son’s organization, the Larry Rickles Endowment Fund at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles. Don Rickles was born May 8, 1926 in New York City, raised in the Jackson Heights neighborhood of Queens. He graduated from Newtown High School and served in the U.S. Navy during World War II, after which, he returned home and graduated from the American Academy of Dramatic Arts.
Don Rickles got his start in the entertainment business by performing as a stand-up comedian for several years.
Tuesday TV Ratings: Scream Queens, Terry Crews Saves Christmas, The Year: 2016, Bull, Tony Bennett Celebrates 90
TV Ratings Report: Did Scream Queens Get a Bump?
Scream Queens is not long for this world. The Fox series was one of the more surprising renewals last year, so losing more viewers can not be a good sign.
Fox: Scream Queens (1.4 million/0.5 rating) ended flat out of encores of Ice Age Mammoth Christmas (2.6 million/0.8 rating) and New Girl (1.5 million/0.5 rating).
NBC: Michael Buble Sings & Swings (5.3 million/0.8 rating) and Tony Bennett celebrates 90 (6.7 million/0.8 rating) pulled in anemic ratings.
ABC: It was Toy Story That Time Forgot (3.4 million/0.8 rating), Shrek The Halls (3.7 million/1.0 rating) and The Year: 2016 (3.8 million/1.1 rating).
CBS: Encores of NCIS (9.8 million/1.0 rating) and Bull (6.2 million/0.8 rating) were on the menu for the eye network.
The CW: Terry Crews Saves Christmas (1 million/0.3 rating) could not save The CW from poor ratings, while Greatest Holiday Commercials Countdown 2016 (0.9 million/0.3 rating) fared just as badly.
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‘Scream Queens’ Finale Ratings Fall From 2015, ABC Wins Night In Demo
Thursday TV Ratings: Pitch, Notorious, Supernatural, Life in Pieces, NFL Football
TV Ratings Report: Football Carries a Slow Night
Ho Ho Ho! Toss me that football, yo!
With a night mostly filled with specials, comedy, and hour-long dramas that the traditional viewing public has never tuned into, football was all anybody cared about.
And that, still, wasn’t anything to crow about.
NBC managed to lose an entire ratings point from the previous week for NFL Thursday Night Football and still win the week with a hefty 3.7 for the evening and about 12 million viewers throughout.
ABC took a chance on repeats of Toy Story that Time Forgot, which remained forgotten with a 0.8 and Shrek the Halls, which did a tick better with 0.9.
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At 9, the Great American Baking Show, featuring some really ugly flat, misshapen fruity bread drew 0.9.
At 10 Notorious hauled in 0.5, down 0.4 from last week for it’s finale, even though a lead had been kidnapped.
CBS lead the night with a
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‘Toy Story 4’ Wants Patricia Arquette as a Hippie Mother
Last November, Pixar made the announcement Toy Story fans had been waiting for, revealing that Toy Story 4 is finally happening. Today we have word that the studio has begun casting, with Oscar-winning actress Patricia Arquette entering talks to join the voice cast. The Wrap reports that Patricia Arquette will play a laid-back hippie mother in the animated sequel, although no further character details were given.
When Toy Story 3 was released in 2010, the studio revealed that would be the final feature-length movie in the series. The voice cast did reunite several times for a number of short films and animated TV specials such as Toy Story: Small Fry, Toy Story: Hawaiian Vacation, Toy Story: Partysaurus Rex, Toy Story of Terror! and Toy Story That Time Forgot. Tom Hanks and Tim Allen are reprising their roles as Woody and Buzz Lightyear, alongside Don Rickles as Mr. Potato
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Off The Shelf – Episode 69 – New DVD & Blu-ray Releases For Tuesday, November 3rd 2015
This week on Off The Shelf, Ryan is joined by Brian Saur to take a look at the new DVD and Blu-ray releases for the week of October 27th, 2015, and chat about some follow-up and home video news.
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Episode Links & Notes Follow-up Sony Supreme Cinema Blu-rays Wireless Headphones News Arrow Video: American Horror Film Box Set Scream Factory: Manhunter… Warner Archive November Titles BFI 2016 Titles Kino Lorber Studio Classics New Releases The 10th Kingdom – 15th Anniversary Special Edition The Beatles 1 Bloodsucking Bastards Doctor Who: Series 9 Part 1 Eclipse Series 44: Julien Duvivier in the Thirties The End of the Tour Flight of the Conchords Hardware Wars Inside Out The Love Butcher Mannequin Worricker: The Complete Series Mobile Suit Gundam (First Gundam) Part 1 Roar Secret Squirrel Show Complete Collection The Spikes Gang Tenderness Of The Wolves Toy Story that Time Forgot Episode Credits Ryan Gallagher
Blu-Ray Review: Toy Story That Time Forgot
Toy Story That Time Forgot was originally aired on ABC December 2, 2014. It’s after Christmas, and Bonnie has a play date with her friend Mason. Mason just got a new video game system, and most people should be able to relate with wanting to play your friend’s new [insert whatever system excited you most as a child]. Video games are also brought to light as a potential threat to toys, which they may be. As the Battlesaurs, Mason’s toys, are quickly forgotten the old gang we have grown up with enters Mason’s room.
This short is a great chapter in the Toy Story anthology that welcomes us back with it’s heart and sharp humor. Due to time restraints, things move quickly, which is only odd during some moments with Trixie (Kristen Schaal) and Reptillus Maximus (Kevin McKidd). Of course Buzz and Woody (Tom Hanks and Tim Allen) are present, though a bit more absent than we are accustomed to. It
Toy Story That Time Forgot on Blu-ray November 3rd
“The dinosaurs aren’t playing! They were never playing! They Don’T Even Know They’Re Toys!”
Join Woody (Tom Hanks), Buzz (Tim Allen) and the Gang as They Embark on a Hilarious New Adventure for the Entire Family with Toy Story That Time Forgot. Available for the First Time on Blu-ray™, Digital HD and Disney Movies Anywhere on November 3rd
The Blu-ray is loaded with All New Never-Before-Seen Bonus Features Including Behind-the-Scenes, Sing-Alongs and Over 10 Minutes of Deleted Scenes!
Disney•Pixar proudly presents a hilarious new animated “Toy Story” adventure. During one of Bonnie’s post-Christmas play dates, the “Toy Story” crew find themselves in uncharted territory when the coolest set of action figures ever turn out to be dangerously delusional. It’s all up to Trixie, the triceratops, if the gang hopes to ever return to Bonnie’s room. Toy Story That Time Forgot is an unforgettable tale
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ABC Announces 2015 Holiday Programming Schedule
‘Tis the season to annoy everyone by using «’tis the season» way too many times when talking about holiday stuff. Halloween hasn’t even happened yet, but the Christmas decorations are already taking over drug stores so ABC is just going ahead and announcing its 2015 holiday lineup. It’s something to look forward to after the candy is gone, anyway, and since the «Toy Story 20th Anniversary Special» and «It’s Your 50th Christmas, Charlie Brown» are involved, you should definitely mark your calendars.
Here’s a chronological list of holiday programming highlights, via ABC:
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‘Toy Story 4’ Delayed Until 2018
Last November, Disney made the announcement Toy Story fans had been eagerly awaiting, that Toy Story 4 is finally happening. The studio initially had set a June 16, 2017 release date for the animated sequel, but now those plans have changed, with Disney shifting the release by almost exactly one year, to June 15, 2018. As of now, there are no other movies slated for release on that date, but it will be situated directly between two highly-anticipated sequels, Warner Bros.’ Godzilla 2 (June 8, 2018) and Universal’s Jurassic World 2 (June 22, 2018).
John Lasseter, director of the original Toy Story and Toy Story 2, will direct Toy Story 4, which opens a new chapter in the lives of Woody, Buzz Lightyear and the Toy Story gang. The story was dreamt up by Lasseter, Andrew Stanton, Pete Docter and Lee Unkrich, the storytellers who have been the driving force behind all three Toy Story films. Rashida Jones and
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It’s just after Christmas. Bonnie has a play date with Mason. She brings along Woody, Buzz Lightyear, Trixie the triceratops, Rex, and Angel Kitty. Mason got a new video game and he has’t play with his other new toy, the Battlesaurs. Bonnie’s toys meet Reptillus Maximus who is taken with Trixie. The Cleric has set up a gladiatorial world where the other toys are smashed by the Battlesaurs. Trixie explains the joys of play to Reptillus Maximus.
The central message is to play more with imagination and toys, less with the video games. Trixie is the lead in this half hour special. She’s alright to lead a special and the message is passable. There are a couple of fun scenes especially when Woody and Buzz are in it. Angel Kitty speaks with a child’s voice which caught me off guard. She could be funnier. The show looks good, has some good moments but isn’t anything particularly special. It’s a reasonable showcase for Trixie.
Am a big fan of Pixar, films and shorts, and the three ‘Toy Story’ films (the first of which being ground-breaking) are among my favourites from them as far as their feature films go. For me, none of their work is below mediocre (even my least favourite ‘Cars 3’), though that is probably not going to be a popular opinion with the post-‘Toy Story 3’ films getting a lot of hate. Meanwhile their best work is masterpiece level, all three ‘Toy Story’ films being on that level.
‘Toy Story that Time Forgot’ has a very cheesy, corny title but the actual special itself is the opposite of that and it is not as muddled as it sounds. It is instead very charming, quite cute and has enough amusing moments, a good position to be for a special released around Christmas but not really one. It is nowhere near Pixar at its A-game, but there is nothing really here that disgraces them or the ‘Toy Story’ franchise.
Part of me did feel though that ‘Toy Story that Time Forgot’ could have been longer than it was, which could have been used to give the original characters more screen time, and the pace can be uneven here, at times rushed.
Bonnie also sounds rather mature for her age and it doesn’t quite gel with her character design.
On the other hand, there is an awful lot to like about ‘Toy Story that Time Forgot’. The animation is very good for a television special made on a lower budget. Such beautiful attention to detail in the backgrounds and the character designs and the colours are so vibrant. The music more than serves its purpose well, with the right amount of energy and charming orchestration.
Loved the writing, which saw some wonderful wit in the dialogue and it was both very funny and emotive. The story is very sweet and charming, and really liked that it showcased Trixie who had enough of an interesting, not annoying or too sugary, personality to be a worthy lead. The moral/message was delivered well, making its point without over-emphasising, and it was one that is relevant and important. Would have liked more of the original characters but they are still fun and likeable without being out of character at any point. The conflict is handled entertainingly and sensitively with enough tension without going over the top on it. The voice acting is very good excepting Bonnie.
In summary, worth a look if not essential. 7/10
I’m a huge fan of the Toy Story trilogy as well as all the short films including last year’s Toy Story of Terror so of course I was excited to see what was in store in the latest installment. Sadly ‘That Time Forgot’ is definitely one to forget.
I was expecting to see a Christmas theme with just the toys having fun but throughout the 22 minutes I think we only see the main gang for 3-5 minutes. It is basically all about Trixie and some new toys who aren’t all that interesting and neither is the storyline.
As usual the voice cast are all great and the animation is beautiful but it just lacked that usual Toy Story charm. I wasn’t very entertained or engrossed by the story. It was OK but certainly nothing special so overall I’m quite disappointed.
This Toy Story short has been released for Christmas but has a less of a Christmas theme but has some message about using your imagination and playing less video games even if those games might be Disney or Pixar tie ins!
Bonnie is going out to play with her friends Mason at his house and she takes some of the toys along.
Mason has got a new toy set called Battlesaurs but is more interested in his video games which he invites Bonnie to join in.
Meanwhile, Woody, Buzz and the gang find out that the Battlesaurs do not want to play with them but are out to destroy them.
This is a fun, enjoyable short which fans of Toy Story would enjoy.
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This 2014 «Christmas Special» has cute ideas and some amusing moments but it «Sacrifices» our favorite toys (Buzz and Woody) and repeats themes that we have seen before.
During a post-Christmas play-date, Trixie is sad that Bonnie never depicts her as a dinosaur when they play. Bonnie later takes Trixie, Woody, Buzz Lightyear, Rex, and aphorism-spouting Christmas ornament Angel Kitty to her friend Mason’s house for a play date. Bonnie ends up tossing the toys into Mason’s playroom to join Mason in playing with his video game console.
Bonnie’s toys discover the playroom is dominated by «Battlesaurs,» a huge dinosaur-themed play set that Mason received for Christmas, led by warrior Reptillus Maximus and The Cleric. Trixie is delighted to interact with them as a dinosaur. She and Rex are armed as warriors, unaware that Woody and Buzz have been taken prisoner.
This is not much of a «Christmas Special» however it is enjoyable!
It’s always fun to see «the old gang» get back together. The Toy Story characters have so endeared themselves to our hearts that there is an automatic connection with them every time they appear on screen. In «Toy Story That Time Forgot», some new blood is introduced.
For a basic plot summary, this little short tells the story of a Christmas playdate at a friend of Bonnie’s. While at the friend’s house, Bonnie is sucked into playing a new video game instead of playing with the toys. So, Woody, Buzz, and the gang must «go it alone» and interact with a new set of dinosaur toys (led by Reptillus Maximus) that still don’t yet know they are toys.
Like I said, it’s great to see and hear from the toy characters again. In this installment, dinosaur Trixie gets a lions share of the screen-time, much like Combat Carl stole «Toy Story of Terror». That being said, each of your favorite character has at least a line or two.
The only reason I can’t give this the full five-stars? Because I think that maybe a bit more time was given to the battle dinosaurs than necessary. What makes Toy Story great is the emotion and the humorous interaction between the characters. Both of those things are indeed present here, but there is a lot of «setup» to pull it out of the story.
So, I have to say that I liked last year’s Halloween special a bit more than this Christmas effort. That being said, this one is still quite enjoyable and will, at times, have you both laughing and feeling in equal measure.
After Toy Story 3, Pixar continued the story of Woody and Buzz through short cartoons, and even two holdiay specials. This is the second of the two specials, set after Christmas, where Woody, Buzz, Rex, Trixie, and Angel Kitty, an ornament who is exclusive to this special, for a playdate Bonnie has with her friend, Mason. As the two kids are hooked on a new video game console, the toys are taken hostage by the Battlesaurs, action figures led by Reptilus Maximus, and while Rex and Trixie are treated nicely, Buzz, Woody, and Angel Cat are sent to fight to the death at the arena, causing Trixie to see that her new friends were not played with, and therefore, do not know they are toys.
Basically, like the first special, Toy Story of Terror, focused on Jessie conquering her fears, this special focuses on Trixie and her problem of Bonnie not playing with her as a dinosaur. Most of the cast from the film reprise their role (in fact, this would be Don Rickles’ final movie before he would pass away in 2017). However, it does get violent at some points, even if the victims are all toys (one scene has Reptillus Maximus decapitating toys, while sock monkey is thrown out of the arena and mauled to death by smaller dinosaurs, with fluff flying out), but nothing too dark or scary happens (and since these are toys, there is no gore, other than fluff being spilled, and they are still alive even if their heads are knocked off). With a good story and cast of chatacters, as well as a good lesson Trixie teaches Reptillus, this is a neat TV special for the whole family.
This just feels like a typical Pixar movie with run-of-the-mill writing. But the character writing was alright, Bonnie is still the same and with the curiosity a child would have, her friend is pretty cool, too. It’s nice to give Bonnie something new other than playing with toys all the time. I also liked the little kitty and Buzz, they were both alright, too.
The voice acting was rough and Bonnie’s voice sounded like an 8- year-old. She is supposed to be around 4 or something and because the girl who’s voicing her was 14, unless they’re proving to age her, she should be hired by a new voice actor. Especially Bonnie’s voice, it sounded so annoying, like nails-on-a-chalkboard. Angel Kitty’s voice was alright, though.
The moral was unnecessary and heavy-handed.
The other good parts is the jokes and the story was sympathetic. I suppose young kids age 6 and under might find something to enjoy out of this otherwise somewhat bland adventure of the imaginative toys.
The second mini Toy Story adventure, could this count as Toy Story 5? (‘Toy Story of Terror’ being number 4) or maybe Toy Story 3.2? Seeing as these mini adventures are around half an hour in length and utilise the original cast (unlike a crappy spin-off), they are legit, proper canon if you will and clearly a continuation in continuity from the movie trilogy, anyway.
The last adventure still had old fashioned toys from back in the day like the Carl Weathers based character who was clearly an Action Man. This time things have moved on a tad and the toys in question are more modern but they still have that classic late 80’s early 90’s buzz about them (no pun intended. or was it?). This time the gang meet up with a huge selection of armour clad dinosaur warriors called Battlesaurs which are a perfect example of classic hybrid action figure franchises which would blend genres like dinosaurs, mutants, space weaponry, medieval armour etc. A good example being Zoids which were basically robotic dinosaurs and creatures with heavy armour, lasers and gun turrets, although they weren’t action figures but wind up model kits.
The design of these Battlesaurs is really impressive I must say, they really do look like a genuine well thought out toy line. and of course now they are. Visually the main dino characters kinda reminded me of the main action figure from Joe Dante’s movie ‘Small Soldiers’. Not exactly of course but a similar type of idea using the barbarian loin cloth and heavy weapons vibe. The other characters are a wicked mix of creatures big and small and lots of action figure playsets that make up the Battlesaurs realm. which is cleverly woven into the little boys bedroom.
The plot is simple enough and revolves around a small transporter team of the classic toys going to another child’s house for a play date. There they meet this tribe of butch dino warriors who (like Buzz originally) don’t understand they are merely toys. From there on its the predictable setup of trying to escape from their clutches whilst trying to save Buzz and Woody, yep this time its Trixie the blue toy dinosaur who is the lead hero character.
So as you can guess dinosaurs are the main theme here, there is definitely a dinosaur fetish in Hollywood these days. Truth be told Purcell does actually reuse many recent cinematic clichés here, lots of dinosaurs, the old barbarian angle and once again a heavy influence of Ridley Scott’s ‘Gladiator’. But you can also mention the nice homage to the old fantasy movies of Doug McClure, obviously with the title, certain visuals and poster design. The best sequence in this mini episode for me was the entire gladiatorial arena battle which obviously took references from many films. The idea of random toys being paraded into the arena to fight to the death or until broken was brilliant. I also loved the variation of toy characters on display which all looked really realistic and exactly how you remember your old action figure toys. stuffing figures into a large toy creatures mouth only to lose them forever.
There really is nothing overly original about any of this honesty, we’ve seen it all before in various forms even though this is a parody and homage. Admittedly the whole notion of toys not understanding they are toys and feeling left out when their owner doesn’t play with them is getting a bit old now. This angle has been covered well and truly and this short episode does rehash that basic idea yet again. Yet if we saw a Lego movie version of this it would still probably be top banana despite the huge originality flaws, why? because both franchises look terrific, they’re fun and retrotastic.
Like all the other Toy Story features this is visually glorious, the characters are all created and performed perfectly and I can’t deny its still great fun to watch and briefly recapture your youth seeing all these toys. Basically its now been done but its still inspired and better than the previous TV special.
