Before I do a write up for CBDT, I want to have some fun and do a review of a kid show that I caught by accident.

Caught the tail end of Lion Guard earlier this week, then found it on demand for free on my Digital Cable.

For those who do not watch Kid shows for nostalgia (How many of these shows are actually throwbacks to our generation's childhood, Millennials Rule! ) Lion Guard is the new Disney animated spin-off to Lion King movies.

Yes, you can enjoy the show without being a kid, the jokes like "When you feel the love tonight" as "the Talk" for Simba's son and daughter, made me roll around laughing Plus, James Earl Jones booms into the clouds as Mufasa, it was epic good to see the bit as an old fan of the original movies (Damn it, I am only 28, but I feel old talking about a 1994 movie).

Now here's the bad news, or good news depending on what they do with this show, the new lore and backstory does work for the movies' Canon, but it adds some unsettling aspects. Simba, who I did not feel was that subtle in his delivery, was being very "racist" or "species-ist" in terms of how he viewed integrating other animals into his "police force" or Lion Guard led by his son, Kion as the only Lion on the team. If you remove "Non-lions" with "Non-White people" and "Lions" with "White people", it gets dicey.

Not sure if Disney wants to open that can of worms in a children's cartoon or even if this is meant for adults and kids alike, Simba eventually relents and let's Kion's non-lion friends be part of the Lion Guard, but I could sense there was still some reservations and even animosity between the Lion King and his subjects, if you take the young Cheetah Fuli at her word of "Lion Dominance" in Pride land politics.

That's the most disturbing issue, which will probably get glossed over in Disney's regular show. I can't see them getting away with talking race relations in a Cartoon intended for young audiences.

On the fun side of the story, they made Star Wars references.

Based on the backstory, it sounds like the old "Lion Guard" that was led by Scar had noble intentions, but its leader's ambitions caused its downfall. If the "roar" really is this powerful, I am tempted to believe that Disney is trying to draw a "Star Wars" reference to the Force between Scar's fall from Light side of the Circle of Life to the Dark Side. Not sure if James Earl Jones appearance is a harbinger of the allusion, but if it is, they will probably hook me in for a few seasons, because I am just a sucker for those themes. Still, Star Wars is a little too Young Adult/Adult for preteen kids.

Ultimately, my biggest criticism for Disney is one of simplicity: Like Girl Meets World and a host of other ideas that Disney has rehashed to make itself pertinent for the current generations, but try to draw touchstones for my generation, they are not making it work evenly. At times in the Pilot, I was awed by Movie references, then in other parts like the new catch-phrase (I am not going to repeat it, Hakuna Matata Forever! ) just made me feel really old and sort of off put.

Disney needs to create two brands: one for kids to introduce existing materials and old stuff in new formats, and a brand to support their older fans, who grew up watching their shows, visiting their theme parks, and paying full price at the movies from the 90's.

I give this TV Pilot:

3 out 5

It has promise, but it will probably go too kid-friendly to sustain Millennial Generations interest, even for Nostalgia.