Talk:The Aristocats/@comment-4756231-20140514141038/@comment-1672596-20140522003631

I never said I liked the sequels, I only said they exist so we might as well put up with them.

And BTW, Pocahontas still followed history for the most part (for starters, she still didn't leave with John Smith for the old world), so stop with the whole "they didn't follow history," especially when Cogsworth did in fact reference a historical time period in Beauty and the Beast (Baroque time period, during the tour of the castle), not to mention Princess and the Frog explicitly referenced World War I, as Tiana's father was killed during that war. Maybe if they, I don't know, gave a completely fictitious setting, not on Earth (think Middle Earth or Hyrule), I could understand not relying on history, but the problem is that Glen Keane already stated it was in the late 18th Century, not to mention it was explicitly stated, twice, by various characters on non-consecutive occasions, that the location was in France, with commentary also implying it was within at least the border of Alsace. They should have picked a time period that would ensure fans would not get the wrong ideas, like, I don't know, 17th century France or heck, even 15th Century France if we go by Belle's cameo in Hunchback of Notre Dame. I know if I were the writers of Disney, I'd make darn sure that I avoid using the late 18th Century setting like the plague because I don't want fans to get the unfortunate implication that they would die from the French Revolution and have their "happily ever after" cut extremely short (and let's be honest, what's worse, a sequel rectifying that unfortunate implication, or no sequel and having the fans be fearful for Belle and Adam's fate in a form of Fridge Horror?). In fact, TVTropes even noted the problem with the ending relating to history.

And why would the midquels and prequels ruin the "Happily Ever After" if they don't even take place after the ending of the original? I can understand sequels, but the midquels and prequels? That's a bit harsh. And besides, are you going to hate on the book Ariel and the Aquamarine Jewel? That took place after the film, so by your logic, the mere fact that it even had an extension at all, DTV or not, is worthy of hate of a thousand suns.