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Guys, thanks to COVID,
2020 has been like the lightest year, pun intended,
hold on, I'll pause for laughter,
and praise.
You're too much. Okay.
The lightest year for new content and movies
coming out at all,
which is wild coming off of 2019,
which closed out so many things like Game of Thrones
and Star Wars Episode IX,
and Frozen 2,
Toy Story 4,
live action Lion King and Aladdin,
Captain Marvel,
Spider-Man Far From Home,
and oh yeah, Endgame.
But as of last weekend,
it looks like the dam is about to break,
at least on the Disney side of things,
because they announced like 50 new projects
they're working on.
And honestly, I don't even know which one
I'm the most excited about.
There are at least three new Star Wars live action shows
clearly inspired by the success of the Mandalorian,
tons of Marvel movies and shows,
the new Disney musical, Encanto.
Seriously, it was a lot of information all at once.
It kind of felt like I was drinking from a fire hose,
but I also kind of loved it,
because this year has been really dry,
and at times felt like I was on fire, I mean.
But that said, by the end of 2020,
Pixar is still going to have managed
to release two brand new original movies this year,
Onward and Soul,
which is amazing.
And as ever, Pixar was the studio
that managed to capture my attention the most last week
with their announcement of their brand new movie Lightyear,
which will tell the origin story of the real Buzz Lightyear
that the toy is based off,
which is such a fun idea.
And I'm so excited,
but it also raises a lot of questions,
because the Toy Buzz Lightyear
already has quite a bit of backstory
that they're going to have to account for,
including, but not limited to,
an evil intergalactic robot
and a Death Star like weapon that can destroy planets.
And if the toy was based on a real guy
in the Pixar universe,
does that also then mean that Zurg was real too?
Like, are they actually gonna be related?
How is it all going to play out?
Well today, we'll find out.
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Right out of the gate,
A Light year movie poses a ton of questions like,
wait a minute,
Buzz Lightyear not voiced by Tim Allen?
How do Pixar? How do?
Well for one,
he's actually going to be voiced by Chris Evans.
So that's a very good start.
But for second,
and this is the part that gets me excited,
it's not meant to be a movie
of the in-universe Buzz Light year action figure
like we've seen in some of Rex's video game endeavors.
That's to say,
it's not the Buzz Lightyear the action figure story,
nor is it the story of Andy's specific Buzz Lightyear.
It's the story of the in-universe,
real person who was apparently so heroic
that he became a household name,
a child's play thing.
A-- - Action figure!
- Uh, okay, thanks Woody.
I think I had it, but fine.
That was good.
But over the course of the last four Toy Story movies,
we have learned a lot about what the real Buzz Lightyear
must've been like based on what the toy Buzz Lightyear
believes about himself,
when he thinks he's a space ranger.
For example, he tells Woody--
- Right now poised at the edge of the galaxy,
Emperor Zurg has been secretly building a weapon
with the destructive capacity
to annihilate an entire planet.
I alone have information
that reveals his weapons only weakness.
- All right, we get it, Buzz. You're Princess Leia.
Very good. Very good.
And we also know from Toy Story 2,
that Zurg ends up being Buzz's father.
- You killed my father!
- No, Buzz. I am your father!
- No!
- We get it, Buzz. You're Princess Leia.
Very good. Very good.
He's even almost got like the cinnamon bun things
going on inside of his head, doesn't he?
We also get this awesome commercial
from inside Sid's house,
revealing that.
- [Narrator] Buzz Lightyear,
the world's greatest superhero,
now the world's greatest toy.
- Is it weird that as a kid watching that commercial
made me want the action figure
more than watching Toy Story itself?
That sentence though is one I've been pondering on
for a long time,
because when they say the world's greatest action hero,
I've never known, like in-universe,
if that meant Buzz was a real, live person
that was an action hero.
Or if Buzz was like a character in a movie
that the toy was based upon,
but actually, with the announcement of the Lightyear movie,
I think it might be both.
So another thing we learned in Toy Story 2
is that what is up is canceled promptly
after the launch of Sputnik in 1957.
- Two words, Sputnik.
Once the astronauts went up,
children only wanted to play with space toys.
- Also, fun fact,
this absolutely did happen within the Pixar universe.
You can actually see a Sputnik when WALL-E
is leaving Earth right here.
We also know that Toy Story 1 takes place in 1995,
thanks to be license plate on Amy's mom's car.
Also, in case you missed it,
there was an A113 Easter egg right there.
It's kind of hard to see. You've gots the squint.
Point is Sputnik was Earth's very first satellite ever
to launch into space.
And between then and Toy Story happening is only 38 years,
which might sound like a lot,
but it's really not that much time
when you're going from your first unmanned satellite
going into space,
to jet pack wearing, laser shooting,
single man spacecraft fighting interstellar threats.
And actually it's even less time than that,
because you have to account for the time it takes
for the actual Buzz to do the things
that he becomes famous for,
and then for like the toys to be produced.
So like less than 38 years.
Though, to be fair, this is Pixar.
And if you buy into the Pixar theory,
then at least by the time the Incredibles has happened,
you know, Syndrome is already producing rockets.
And of course, we know that eventually humans
really master space travel by the time of Wall-E
with the advent of things like the Axiom.
However, even within the Pixar theory,
I don't think that allows
for enough technological advancement
to see the kind of Buzz versus Zurg showdown
you see during Rex's video games.
Instead, what I think is going to happen
is that the real Chris Evans' Buzz
is indeed going to save the earth
from some version of Zurg,
but that Zurg will probably not be an intergalactic,
planet-destroying threat,
instead, at best,
I think he may very well threatened the entire planet
in some way,
which is why Buzz defeating him
will make him such an iconic hero and household name.
Then after his heroic deeds become more widely known,
a more fictional and embellished version of Buzz's story
will be turned into a movie
within the world of Toy Story.
And that version of Buzz is who the toy will be based on.
So for clarity,
that means real person Buzz will save the planet
and become so famous
they make a fictional version of him
that becomes really popular.
And that version of him is what they will make a toy of.
- An action figure!
- Okay, Woody, I told you before, I've got it.
With that said though,
let me back up for a second
and fill in some of the gaps for ya,
because there's actually a ton of evidence
that supports this particular storyline.
First of all,
such a movie already exists within the world of Toy Story.
Does anyone remember the show Buzz Lightyear
of Star Command?
Well, I'm sure some of you definitely do,
but if you don't, don't feel bad.
It came out between 2000 and 2001,
and just for two seasons.
And for some reason, isn't on Disney Plus right now.
But the show shows the adventures
of the real Buzz Lightyear
and his many adventures to defeat Zurg.
Now, personally, I never watched the show as a kid,
but I do remember that they launched the show
with a straight-to-DVD movie,
which we did rent and watch over and over and over.
Seriously, I think we had it for like three days,
watched it five times,
and then sent it back to the video store,
and I completely forgot it existed.
Do you remember watching that movie?
- [Ben] Only very vaguely.
- Ben doesn't even remember it,
but we watched it several times.
For some reason only in Ben and Tyler's room,
even though we had a TV downstairs,
and the screen in their room was like this big.
The point is that in that movie,
you see Woody and Buzz and Rex,
and the rest of the gang,
get that movie,
and put it into Andy's VCR.
And then they are all watching it,
and you're kind of watching it with them.
So in Toy Story,
there is already a movie about Buzz
that portrays Buzz in the way that he thinks of himself
before he realizes he's a toy.
And now with the announcement of Lightyear,
it seems like we're going to get the story
of the real Buzz Lightyear
that inspired that movie inside the world of Toy Story.
You got it? I know this is a lot to keep track of.
That would account for not just all
of the hyper, futuristic gadgets and gizmos
that the Buzz Lightyear action figure has.
- Ah, ah, ah. Please be careful.
You don't wanna be in the way when my laser goes off.
- It's not a laser. It's a little light bulb that blinks.
- But also for the crazy popularity of the toy
in general and all of the associated merch
that goes along with him,
like bed sheets.
- [Announcer] Okay, it's bed sheets.
- Who invited that kid?
- This would also not contradict the commercial
at Sid's house,
but it does leave us with another question,
which is, what about Zurg?
Glad you asked.
So Zurg himself,
despite giving up obvious Darth Vader vibes,
like, you know, having his own Death Star
and having a twist father reveal,
and twins, I guess,
is actually based on The Six Million Dollar Man.
Now, if you're unfamiliar with The Six Million Dollar Man,
it ran from a 1973 to 1978,
and tells the story of Steve Austin.
Steve, is an astronaut in training,
but after suffering a terrible accident
during a NASA test flight,
he is rebuilt with super human strength,
speed, and vision, thanks to bionic implants.
Okay, I know we're showing Captain America there,
but not that Steve.
And oh, that actor, but he's playing Buzz,
not Zurg.
Sorry, that was confusing.
So if I had to guess, in Lightyear,
Zurg will probably not be some intergalactic, evil emperor,
but probably one of Buzz's fellow cadets,
or possibly even his father.
Buzz will believe that character to be dead,
only to find out later,
they've been put back together
Six Million Dollar Man/Darth Vader style.
And now having been put back together
with all these robotic enhancements,
they will be threatening the Earth in some way,
and Buzz will have to go save the day.
And if I had to guess,
he's probably going to win
using a really fancy prototype space suit
or something that has all of the associated gadgets
you might expect to defeat Zurg.
(toy chimes)
(J whines)
Which by the way,
if this is indeed the explanation they go with for Zurg
and they do not give him a claw for a hand,
that is the missed opportunity of the century.
- [Aliens] The claw!
- Also bonus points if, in the movie,
he has a love interest who happens to look like Jesse,
just, you know, red hair and a braid.
I think that's enough.
That'd be awesome.
Also, also, actually, actually,
final left-field prediction,
but here's what I think could happen,
that in order to defeat Zurg,
he will have to blast off into hyperspace
with no return ticket.
And the final thing he says will be,
"To infinity and beyond!"
Chills, you guys.
Him not being there with also account
for like the more fictional version of him
than being recreated down on Earth as well.
Just saying. There you go guys.
In conclusion, this Buzz is based on this Buzz,
which is based on this Buzz,
and Zurg is a cyborg.
Got it?
- [Toy] Right now poised at the edge of the galaxy,
Emperor Zurg has been secretly building a weapon
with the destructive capacity
to annihilate an entire planet.
I alone have information
that reveals his weapon's only weakness.
- We get it, you're Princess Leia.
But Ben, my question for you and everyone else is,
what of Disney's many announcements
are you looking forward to the most?
And do you think this is the storyline they will pursue?
Will Zurg really be an evil emperor robot,
or some rebuilt version of someone Buzz used to know?
Let me know all your thoughts
in the towel section down below.
And hey guys, speaking of twins,
we have recently
relaunched the Jonathan Carlin family vlogs.
So if you want to see how my twins are doing,
you can check out this video right here.
I'm also gonna play a quick preview for you right here
from my son Luke's birthday.
Hope you enjoy. And I'll see you in the vlog.
Good morning.
- Minnie!
- [J] Minnie!
- [Beth] Look at those balloons!
- I got a Minnie balloon?
- [J] Yes, it's a Minnie balloon,
and a Mickey balloon.
- I want that one.
- [J] Okay. Here you go.
- Thank you. - You're welcome.