Okay, one of my favorite shows on the Disney Channel when I do watch it is The Replacements. Frankly, I'm just a huge fan of the humor, the plots and well...the animation! Atleast, I was... That is until someone at Disney decided to pull an animations facelift with the show!! Just like AD:JL, The Replacements will premiere season 2 on March 10th with an all new style.

It's soooo hideous! I can understand if they're trying to make Todd and Riley look older but there is just no need for what they've done. Tod looks like he's much older now. Honestly, the animation *which some condemned for not being too good from the get go* is horrible. I'm just praying the quality of the show doesn't go downhill with it. It seems to me that they are attempting to appeal to a larger audience, but personally I don't get the point.

What sucks is...I saw it coming... At the end of season one, the episodes like London Calling and Clueless started having darker paints used on them. SOMETHING I'VE ALWAYS DESPISED ABOUT DISNEY: somehow I think that they equate darker colors for either maturity or better quality. Just look at Kim Possible. The further the show progressed, the darker the colors became. It really really bothers me.

Oh well, I can forgive animation *as I did with AD:JL-which in my opninion actually worked although it could have been tweaked just a lil bit more...* so long as the show itself doesn't fall apart. From what I've heard, the show is going to be actually taking a sitcom route. I think they started trying that with TENS too, but it never fully developed. What I mean is, before, The Replacements was just a fun shtick to watch when you needed a laugh but not a complex plot to follow from one episode to the next. There was no fear of missing whether or not Jake and Rose had a moment. There was no fear of wondering if Ron would ever become a great boyfriend for Kim, etc. It was just funny 15 minutes at a time (or 30 for two episodes) for a good dose of entertainment.

But now, there will be 30 minute segments which further pushes me in my theory. Basically, I think they're going to turn The Replacements into a show that one can follow and take devoted interest in, root for characters or plotlines, etc. Okay, so I'm torn about this if it does turn into that. Why am I torn? Well, I love the show as it was in season 1, so simple. But at the same time, I love writing fanfiction for it, so I would definitely love to see more development. I especially want to know more about how Dick and K met, how they came to want to adopt, if there was a reason why Conrad chose them specifically, etc. So I can't deny that this really gets my attention. Plus, I think it's hilarious that Buzz has become more a part of the group and would love to see some development on his part...the same with Jacobo. In fact, I've always been a fan of the Riley/Jacobo pairing and alright with the Riley/Buzz pairing. I guess Johnny Hitswell just annoys me a little too much. And he's not developed nearly well enough to change that...so, unless they do...

I also hope that nobody changes voice wise. That includes all characters including Sierra and Sheldon! Seriously, I hate it when voices change. The only one that could change to an actual boy would be Jacobo. He is currently voiced by overused but extremely talented Candi Milo. And, if you're a fan of Candi the voice can be irksome and not in a good way. Basically, too many times when I hear Jacobo, I immediately think of Candi's work as Dr. Wakeman on My Life as a Teenage Robot. It's just so very similar and it takes away from the character in my opinion. However, that's the only change! I love all of the other voices, and changes would just ruin it! And I especially hope they don't change Taksumi's voice! I'm okay with them ridding her of the armor, but please don't change her voice. That would just ruin it for me. I'm also a fan of Todd/Taksumi

Alright, I guess that's enough rambling on The Replacements. I'll reserve actual judgement until March 10th...However, until then, my apprehension will remain.