'The Lion Guard' is an animated series from Disney Television Animation. A television movie called 'Return of the Roar' premiered in late 2015, while the series itself started airing on Disney Junior in 2016, with its final episode airing in 2019.
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What is the series 'Why This is Worth Watching'?
This post is the first in its series. It will feature movies or TV series that are less popular or could use more attention. Each post will feature my own opinion (TheDisneyFanBlog) as well as others' point of view. The purpose of the series is to get readers another way to see a production. No posts contain spoilers about the production that is wrote about. It is okay not be a fan of a production, not everyone can like the same things, but there is nothing wrong in giving something a chance.
Although 'The Lion Guard' is an animated series like any other series, the series makes a bigger connection to the The Lion King franchise, unlike its predecessor, 'Timon & Pumbaa'. The series is taking place between the events of 'The Lion King' (1994) and 'The Lion King II: Simba's Pride' (1998), and it tells why the characters aren't seen in the sequel.
'The Lion Guard' follows Simba and Nala's son Kion and his friends, the honey badger Bunga, the cheetah Fuli, the hippo Beshte and the egret Ono, becoming the Lion Guard of the Pride Lands. Each member of the Guard has a particular role, and their role is important to maintain the Circle of Life or helping other animals, which is shown throughout their adventures.
The series is developed by Ford Riley who also served as executive producer, story editor, writer and voice actor. Ford Riley has helped many Disney TV series come to life. He has been writer on 'Timon & Pumbaa', 'Higglytown Heroes' and 'Doc McStuffins', and writer and story editor on 'Recess'. Riley created and served as executive producer, story editor, writer and lyricist on 'Special Agent Oso'.
Each episode sees the group solves troubles, either if the animals from the Outlands are getting into the Pride Lands, or the other animals on the Pride Lands need some sort of help. They have to solve the trouble creatively, mostly with the stuff they are surrounded by. But in some cases it also helps when you just talk about the problems.
Each episode contains at least one song. It is different who sing it and about what. Some songs can be about personal problems, the past or how an animal is. The song is important in the episode to understand the episode's story. In the very first episode of the series a song is sung by Kion and a hyena called "Sisi Ni Sawa". The song's name is Swahili and is about how less different they are, even though they look that way.
While Season 1 consist of episodes that mostly can be watched randomly, Season 2 and Season 3 is following the events of the last episode, like a telenovela. The seasons feature two interesting stories that expand throughout the season.
'The Lion Guard' features strong characters, a little humour, a lot of emotions, a great story and good songs. If you want to learn another language, the series offer a lot of words and small sentences from Swahili. Remember, Swahili is a real language, so you don't have to think about what other people think of you when using it yourself.
Who can watch this series?
Actually everyone. Although the series is made for younger viewers, the series offers a lot to the adult audience. The series is great for fans of the franchise, especially if you like to know more about the story and what happens between the movies. If you go very deep into the story and the emotions, you might be able to learn some important and good things, some you might be able to use in your own life. Maybe you're struggling with a problem the series can give you another point of view on? Anyway, just remember to think about it before taking action and only use what you've learn in a good and positive way, so it doesn't harm anyone.
The very last thing I have to say is that I recommend you to watch the series in its original language, namely English. When you're dubbing something it sometimes change the meaning of the original script, because some jokes or other words don't exist in the language that it is dubbed in.
Has this post changed your opinion on 'The Lion Guard'? No matter what, I will love to hear about your experience.
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