I'm so happy someone is willing to defend cars. It's really refreshing to find someone who really cares about the simplicity of the first movie and charming characters. It makes me happy
There’s a huge difference between hate and passion. You clearly define that line. You don’t talk about these things as loudly and long as you do to be hateful, you do it because you’re passionate about good art you’ve seen throughout your years
And Disney nowadays continue to misunderstand the fans. Whenever a Legacy character or a beloved franchise is screwed up in any shape or form, and fans get rightfully furious, the company will always call them either "Toxic" "Racist" "Bigots" or even "Sexist"
This video is such a breath of fresh air. Seeing someone willingly defend the Cars franchise and actually understand that McQueen retired from racing on the track at the end of Cars 3 is unheard of - only because barely anyone takes it seriously, and likely didn’t even stay to see the snapshots in the credits. I’m very relieved that someone else recognizes the absurdity and damage this series does to the franchise as a whole. The whole experience of watching this show felt nothing like the films that came before them. Your sentiment about Pixar at the end of the video, and statements throughout the video were very good. Thank you.
Hey, GamingMagic13! If you're still here, have you found a date when you could release "How Ralph Breaks the Internet Wrecked Everything" (and other thrashing reviews of every bad Disney movie which there's a lot more than the majority would think in the pre-2020s) yet? Because as deserving as it is of having all those negative reviews (re: "Why Ralph Breaks the Internet is a Soulless Cash-Grab/Cinematic Disaster" by Rockotar & Schaffrillas Productions respectively), we can't wait to see how you would thrash it like you did with the last two Toy Story films (untl; Toy Story 5 comes out and hopefully saves the franchise. And this is coming from someone who watched your video on this inevitable yet unanticipating sequel to the movie that changed standards for this franchise from the best to the worst and laughed at the joke about if TS5 were about Woody (and possibly everyone else) being a serial murderer!) P. S. It's also great to know that what used to be auch an underrated franchise turned into Cars on the Road (where all the cars were about to become a car wreck)!
Okay hang on. Do I have a misconception about what happened in the end of cars 3? McQueen didn't retire, remember that when Cruz won, McQueen's race was also staked on that. He even said himself in the movie that he would keep racing, but everyone seemed to think he retired? That's what it implicated, but my understanding by the end of the movie was exactly that: McQueen was going to retire, but Cruz winning gave him the second chance. McQueen racing under Rust-Eze still, then Cruz under Dinoco. Am I missing something?
@@corellioncrusaderproductio4679 McQueen retired from racing specifically on the track. He’s still a “racer”, but now acts as a crew chief only for Cruz - just as Doc did for McQueen.
@@EN2YT Where did this come from without inferencing? Because the lines in the movie specifically stated that he wasn't done racing, and that the hudson hornet paint job was just something he wanted to do before returning to racing. Sterling tries to give McQueen orders now that he's retired, but then the leaderboard shows that since he started the race, he is also declared a winner, to which Sally comments that the deal was that if McQueen wins, HE decides when he's done racing. Then a minute or so later, McQueen is watching Cruz respond to the cameras and all, reflecting back to the first movie. Sally strolls up and tells asks him what its gonna be. He says (and I quote) "Oh, I'm gonna keep racing. But before that, I got something I want to do." This is when he gets docs paint job and races Cruz on Willie's Bute. That is the "something" he wanted to do, before RETURNING to racing. I feel like this has been misinterpreted by the fans. I think it'd be better if that was what happened.
Absurdity? Yeah but stil fun. Damage? I don’t see cars OTR damaging anything here. Same for those who hate cars 2 with their stupid points, and also for this guy babbling nonsense and talking shit for 1 hour straight
This series makes me respect Cars 2 a lot more. I still agree Cars 2 is a bad movie, but at least it keeps the characters consistent, and there are a few touching scenes in there. The Cars franchise really deserves more respect.
For context I never said I hated Cars 2, I actually kinda enjoyed it, but I do agree it's quite a weak Pixar film. But I have much more respect for this movie than all the other garbage Pixar and Disney are just throwing nowadays. So we can all say that we may have treated Cars 2 a bit too harshly.
When you said "Cars as a franchise deserves more respect" I literally stood up from my couch and shouted "YES!! THANK YOU! FINALLY SOMEONE SAID IT!" Cars is a franchise I hold very close to my heart and was a huge part of my childhood. I watched the movie so many times I can recite every line of dialogue by heart. The fact that it's become the punching bag of the Pixar movies has always made me very sad. Cars 1 taught me a very important lesson as a child and has stuck with me for my whole life. That life is about the journey and not the destination. When I have shitty days, and I'm stressing about financial issues or relationships or my job or whatever, I watch Cars. It's a very comforting movie and brings me so much joy and peace every time I watch it. It's a love letter to Nascar and motorsports fans, and has so many cute little easter eggs for people to find. I wanted to be a race car driver when I was a child and Cars and Herbie the love bug solidified my love of racing. I even like Cars 2. It's a mess and a film with a lot of lost potential, but at least the characters retain their personalities. And Cars 3 is a return to the humble beginnings of the first Cars movie with all the heart and soul that made that film so great. Another love letter to racing fans, a respectful memorial of Doc Hudson, my favorite character, and a beautiful ending to McQueen's journey as a racer. It was perfect for him to become a coach and help the next generation of racers to perfect their skills. Even as I become older and realize how much cars have destroyed our planet's environment and have made American infrastructure abhorrent and unsustainable, and I have essentially become "anti-car pilled" if you will, I still have a great respect for these movies and what they stand for. Racing is cool as fuck and the culture around it will always have a special place in my childhood dreams. Thank you for respecting these beautiful, yet sometimes flawed movies and giving these characters the love they deserve. ❤
No the video made flaws where there aren't any I don't know if it redeems it self later because I genuinely couldn't bare to watch the rest, however I believe that calling an entire TV show that so many people love terrible when you clearly don't understand the plot yourself is inexcusable.
It does. It really does. I didn't hate Cars 2. I was just confused by it. But I have to applaud it for trying something different and not being a memberberry movie. It honestly tried. Not even Incredibles 2 can say that it tried. That movie was so lazy I could have written that script in my sleep. And Cars 3 was great! It was such a great way to wrap up McQueens story. I'd imagine racers don't ever let go of that spirit and that drive so either they die doing it or they pass it along. And Cruz's story developed so naturally. It wasn't shoved down your throat or pushed to the limit. When she put on the number 95 I was fine with the giant plot hole that formed behind her. Cars is under-rated in general. I mean, do we really think any other sequel will take the chances Cars 2 took? No way Inside Out 2 will take a massive leap and pray. It's going to be paint by numbers and as predictable as Incredibles 2. They will never make another franchise like Cars ever again. That's a shame.
@@inactivehorse9753heck, as a 17 year old, i still collect diecasts honestly as a passion. But still, i think this series needs more respect, even i grew up with the first cars movie
@@jwl412gamer6 So did I and I also didn’t really think cars 2 was all that bad in the first place. It had some cool stuff in it and I also played the video game as well.
Your respect for Cars really rubs off, and your passionate defense is extremely well worded. I was content with it just being a joke, but you helped remind me about how much love is in the 1st and 3rd movie.
“You actually think, Pixar would make a good Toy Story 5 after Toy Story 4? Oh all this time I thought it was an act! Hey, guys, look! It’s the new and improved Toy Story sequel of the future!”
Yet another fantastic video, GamingMagic13. Your defense of the Cars franchise is very much appreciated by me and thousands of others, especially as someone's who's loved and protected it for nearly my entire life. Cars on the Road is something I haven't fully given my thoughts on yet publicly, but I was very apprehensive and worried about it prior to release, and sadly, my concerns were mostly made valid, though there are some redeeming qualities I found with it. Side note: I can forgive a lot of the "ignoring Cars 2" aspects of this show, as Cars 3 basically did the same, and a few other issues are worth bringing up, like how the Townies barely get to do anything, how hardly any old characters return on the journey, and how nearly every episode reuses plenty of old character models to the point where it's distracting, like the Circus ringleader just being a repainted Sterling.
It seems Disney has a hard-on for completely assassinating their characters; it's actually kind of fascinating how they just keep on doing it. In any case, another banger video from you. Hilarious, great editing and a great way for me to interact with this series without actually watching it!
*List of characters Disney assassinated* • Prince Florian (Snow White and the Seven Dwarves… unless somehow in the remake that we don’t anticipate unless it’s to improve upon the original (which is actually possible because it does show its age with the line from Grumpy Dwarf “Females are poison!”), they give him more of a personality than an incel that only exists to become Snow’s boyfriend after (not) saving her.) • Everyone (Toy Story 4) • Everyone (Incredibles 2) • The MCU Phase 4 “heroes” • Everyone (Ralph Breaks the Internet) • Everyone in Ice Age (except for Scrat after Dawn of the Dinosaurs) • Taran & Gurgi (The Black Cauldron) • Disney Princesses (live-action remake versions… and their fathers for being completely flanderized into sexist pigs) • Milo (Mars Needs Moms) • Mushu (Mulan 2) • Everyone (Chicken Little… except for Fish) • Beast (after the original B&tB) • Everyone (Frozen II) • Everyone (Home on the Range, except for Lucky Jack and especially the three cows themselves) • Tow Mater (Cars 2) • Everyone (The Lion King 2019) • Prince Charming (before Cinderella 3) • Everyone (especially Namaari, Raya and the Last Dragon) • Everyone (Strange World) • Everyone (Peter Pan 1953, except for Captain Hook and his men) • Mason Greyback (and pretty much everyone else in Wizards of Waverly Place (mainly the brothers of Alex Russo), specifically season 4 except for maybe Zeke being best boy) • Everyone (Hannah Montana, mainly in “Forever”) • The Rosses (Jessie) • Diggie Smalls (Liv & Maddie) • Spencer Walsh (Good Luck Charlie) • Riley Matthews, Farkle Minkus & etc (Girl Meets World) • Judy Cooper (KC Undercover) • Bree Davenport (Lab Rats) • Penny Proud’s “friends” (Dijonay and LaCienga Boulavardez) • Everyone (Star Wars Sequel Trilogy)
@@kieranstark7213 Some of those are not sequel characters. (Raya and the last Dragon, Strange World, Chicken Little, Mars Needs Moms, The Black Cauldron, ect.) Just for correction. lol
Let’s go, finally out of copyright hell! Now to watch an hour-long rant about something I never watched about characters I never bonded to because there’s no way I’m not going through this whole video
@@islesofforeignrails7917 It's not just a rant too, he actually make a good analysis and explain why this don't work but alright, not like you gonna know it since you didn't even try watching anyway.
@@RaphielShiraha64+ This is the same person that made an hour long rant on Toy Story 4, which as much as Toy Story 4 isn't good at all, movie reviews shouldn't be that long.
Funny thing is, if you interact with any number of older Gen Zers, many have positive memories of the first cars and the following media boom (shorts, video games, etc.). I’ve had many conversations about it this week and, yeah, the first one holds up with a positive, clear message and characters that feel like humans.
Wait so lightning McQueen is a Paleontologist now? Mater: “What would you give up, racing or oil?” Lightning McQueen: “Oil” Mater: “Ok how about racing or dinosaurs?” Lightning McQueen: …
He ain't a paleontologist, he's just interested in dinosaurs. Only bcs he's a racer it doesn't mean that he should only think about racing for 24/7. That's why this 1 hour video is all about straight nonsense
You've quickly become a comfort channel for me. I love the passion and care you put into your videos. I can't even imagine how long it takes for you to edit all these clips together to link up properly 😅 keep up the good work, and as someone who watched Lightyear on Disney Plus and sat in horror for a good 15 minutes afterwards wondering what in the world I just watched, I'll be eagerly awaiting your long-form review and adding it to my bedtime Playlist 😁
40:19 I think Hollywood is letting the mask slip about how they produce movies. It makes sense Disney thinks this is how you make movies since they use what's called the "scrapping booking" method where you scrap a bunch of scenes together and or do complete re-writes whether it fits or not.
Yeah which as we have seen, it’s a complete failure of a formula and needs to be destroyed, or rather, implemented differently. You do scrap book stuff like this during the CONCEPT phase, before development begins, none of that stuff makes it into final production except what really works.
I honestly appreciate your defense to the cars series including 1 and 3 because as someone who’s first movie consumed was car’s similar to your first media being Toy Story, I have grown an emotional attachment to the series and the messages of the movies except for the second one are really powerful and I had more emotion towards the cars series than Toy Story 4
So far, this is in the top 5 of your best videos. The top notch editing, fair and accurate critique, your defense of the Cars TRILOGY as a whole. All of it was top tier and now you are officially my favorite UA-cam movie/media analyst. I feel Schaffrillas is a little to open-minded and at the same time doesn’t put nearly enough thought into some of his videos. He’s still great and all but you take so much time breaking down the plot, characters, themes, and everything else that makes a film special. And I got chills and sorrows when you declared Pixar is forever gone. Because in a way, it’s kinda true. Soul was the last truly great Pixar movie that came with the package of gorgeous animation, lovable characters, great themes, and a mostly consistent plot. Turning Red sucked and was absolutely obliterated by DreamWorks, solidifying its death while Marvel and Disney are struggling against the war for media. I loved Moana. I loved the original 3 Toy Story series. I loved Iron Man. And they’re all dying. Truly horrible but at least DreamWorks will come in top notch while DC and other brilliant companies slowly pick up steam.
I know this wasn’t a video you were especially excited about making, but I was personally excited to see it since I actually kinda liked cars on the road when it first came out and was interested to see why you didn’t like it as much, and while my enjoyment of it slowly deflated relatively soon after the show came out I was still overall positive weeks after it came out, and trust me when I say this, I am an AVID cars fan, the first cars movie was my childhood and I loved it to bits, as you can probably tell from my content, trust me, something that I’ve learned over the years is that anything released under the sun nowadays has a fandom for it, and I am a part of that fandom since cars means so much to me and I’d go as far as saying that it means to me what Toy Story meant to you, and it is sad that general public overall looks down on cars, so I was excited for this show and was somewhat satisfied, but my blind excitement for the fact that there is a new piece of cars media quickly wore off within a few months as I started to see more and more problems and missed potential with the show’s concepts, and even after some people speaking out about the show and you even making this video, I simply think it’s just mediocre, don’t get me wrong the overall positive reception for this show is very overwhelming but I don’t really take it seriously as it is no less than a 9 episode mini-series exclusive to Disney+ and not a main/major installment in the series, all your criticisms here are completely valid, although one thing I’d like to point out is that the paintjob at the start of the show is his cars 3 paintjob, no literally the official name of this look is called “Cars 3 Lightning McQueen” which is just lazy, and he even has his working headlights which should’ve been a dead giveaway that this doesn’t take place before cars 2, but I do get the criticism, for all, and I do mean all post-cars 3 media Lightning McQueen has been seen in his Cars 3 paintjob instead of his Fabulous look for the sake of brand recognition when it’s as clear as day that they take place after the events of Cars 3, which means that after the ending scene of Cars 3 he reverted to his red Cars 3 paintjob despite still being Cruz’s mentor, I hate it as much as the next guy but I view it as a contradiction made before Cars on the Road was even a thing, but I do agree with most statements in the video and it was really well done, you really outdid yourself Trevor, I like that the cars franchise is getting some time in the spotlight on your channel, the breakdown of Cars 3 was especially a highlight as for some reason a small selection people view cars 3 as inferior to cars 2, as of right now I do not hate cars on the road with a burning passion, definitely not as much as Toy Story 4 or Incredibles 2, or heck even Cars 2, but who knows maybe I’ll come back to this comment in a few years and laugh at how poorly that statement aged for me, I’m a person who usually has to really sit down and let some time pass before making definitive and final opinions about a certain piece of media, good luck with your future projects Trevor! I’ll be sure to check out your next one on Lightyear
If I had a nickel for every time John Lassiter directed the first two movies of his franchise’s, having someone else direct the third movie and ending it as the perfect conclusion for the franchise, only for another director comes along and adds stuff that retroactively change everything from the last movie and destroy the universe the original directors built, I’d have two nickels. Which isn’t a lot but it’s weird that it happened twice.
Y'know... now looking at this series again, I think you're on to something when it comes to smaller content based on famous IPs. Something that states that... not even a mini series is safe from tarnishing the integrity the original movies had. Even if it's something that you didn't need to think about too much, it's something that still hurts once you really unpack the contents of what a series like Cars on the Road brings to the table. Regardless of it's importance and/or non-importance to the franchise's story and legacy. When I first saw Cars on the Road, I thought it was just okay like the Cars Toon shorts. A fun and simple series that didn't contribute much to the main Cars lore, but was decently solid enough entertainment from characters we know and love. Just a decent lil filler series about Mcqueen and Mater going on a road trip with wacky things happening on the way. For an analogy, it's like eating McDonalds for one time. It's a good enough meal that leaves you pretty satisfied, but not one that leaves a huge impact and makes you want to eat more. That's how I viewed the show when I first saw it. The mini-series equivalent to fast food. Sure it had problems, but ones that could easily just be ignored and somewhat excused as "this was just a filler show with nothing too major added to the lore (aside from logic)", and that's only contribution to the main lore was "new thing. go forward and see what our characters are up to now". And while again I did have some gripes with stuff like Ivy's character and some stuff being too filler-ey, I still thought the series overall was still fine at best. And while I still think it's an okay series with mildly funny moments, what you brought up does give me a whole new view on why it fails (like with your TS4 and Incredible 2 vids). Especially with the last episode that featured Cruz. Not just because her growth from 3 was undone, but also for what it means with the insanity from previous episodes and even the Cars franchise as a whole. It's gotten to a point where you can't even excuse On the Road's flaws as "just a mini-series thing that doesn't contribute much to the movies' lore". Because it DOES contribute something to the movies' canon. It's showing the state the characters are in now. And the state they're in... is a not a well-written one. It just goes to show that even a small project like this can fall into the same traps as many bad sequels in terms of the writing. Even if it's something that appears to just be filler, it can still do harm to a franchise's lore if not careful (this show certainly wasn't). And while it's nowhere near as bad as Cars 2 (which I consider a guilty pleasure btw), at the same time it's also kind of up there with all the weird decisions made with the writing and basic fundamentals of how this road trip idea was conceived. Also wait a minute... road trip. TS4 did it first and now Cars on the Road did it too... No... this has to be a coincidence..
@@boomboom-wn9jm That would be like a very very inferior adaptation of Thomas (without the humans since humans are an integral part of the railway series)
Also I didn’t get to say this, but THANK YOU FOR DEFENDING THIS FRANCHISE. I don’t know why it gets so much hate, but as someone who loves Nascars as a kid, it does deserve more respect!
Maybe the spy cars Men-In-Black memory erased everyone involved in Cars 2, and THAT’S why he doesn’t remember going fast. That’s stupid, but it could also explain why nothing that happens in 2 is brought up in 3.
Another amazing & eloquent critique! You’ve got an admirably insane insight on theming & characters that makes it crystal clear quality from lazy corporate cash-ins of minimal effort. I’m ashamed to say though but I honestly think “TRUCKS/It’s A Truck Thing” is a genuine bop 🤣
I just don't like that he's a bitch now. He's a fucking race car! Race car drivers are borderline insane. They LOVE their job. I wish McQueen could have kept some of his arrogance because he earned it. You do earn it after a fashion. Smokey and Barn Stormer Nash earned that right to ask McQueen, "shouldn't you be in Flordia?" Ken Miles was a nice guy sure but he was absolutely fearless on the track and I wouldn't want to meet him alone in a back alley. TLDR it would make more sense for McQueen to be scared of doing things racecars don't do. Like go over giant bridges or being stuck in traffic or traveling long distance without a pit crew. Or hell, he could be anxious about doing a road trip all together. That's a long way without a crew or special racing fuel or fresh tires. He's basically a modified Corvette who is at home on the track, not on the road as a daily driver. Could have played that up a little.
Cars was one of the first movies I watched as a kid, and it taught me an important lesson in enjoying life. Cars 3, well, I couldn't have said it any better than you did. I'm glad to finally find someone who isn't needlessly dismissive of the series.
The first cars movie has always had a special place in my heart. I used to watch it everyday as a kid and had memorized most of the quotes. This movie was what made me like driving and I still watch it at least once every year now. Seeing the two beloved characters, destroyed like this is really sad. I'm glad I didn't actually watch this series. Either way, thanks for making this video!
Made it to the end, and I agree with the rest of your points. These big companies make me worried cuz now it seems like all they care about is the money and not good story telling. You can have both, a well crafted story AND make a financially successful film but it just takes the bare minimum of work and these people working on the movies can't be bothered
Another peak video by a peak UA-camr, keep up the brilliant work my man, you and LS Mark are the most enjoyable people to watch when it comes to animation and gaming, much love!👊
4:12 My understanding is that Cars 2 was retconned from the series. This was because they hinted that Doc was dead in the 3rd even though it was stated in the 2nd. That is my only evidence that i can remember, so yeah. The second move was so bad they retconned it.
I actually really liked this series purely because of how utterly chaotic it is. I haven't watched this whole video yet, just snippets, but it's a show that doesn't take itself seriously. To be honest I just watch it like I'd watch Mater's Tall Tales
My daughter loves the Cars movies and shorts and was so excited to see Cars On The Road. I was too in the beginning. A road trip sounded so cool! They could have went to all the great American road trip locations like the Grand Canyon, the vast and stunning desert of Arizona, the rolling plains of Texas, the bayou of Louisiana (massive bridge there that goes right over the swamp its so stunning) or go up north through Missouri and Kentucky and west Virginia were it's so beautiful you have to stop and take it all in. Nope. I had some hope when they went to the salt flats were they really do race some crazy ass vehicles. But that's the only place they went! What the fuck!? And then at the end BAM there's Cruz! I too thought this happened between Cars 1 and 2 but NOPE!!! I was really trying not to swear at that point because my daughter was pumped to see Cruz but she's 7 and didn't quite put it together that it made no sense at all. I'm so glad you made this. Having to sit and watch this without swearing and having to pretend to enjoy it was very very difficult. It's like you were swearing for me. :) Edit I guess they went to Stuckeys. Cool. But could they have went to Buccees? The world may never know Edit edit: I liked the trucks song. I thought the trumpets were a great touch and in a vacuum the song works. Problem is, it was presented terribly. It was so random and wrong and no one asked for it. On its own, it's fine. I honestly kind of like it. But this should have been it's own thing. In the show, it's just filler. It's just there.
As the gal who burnt out her Cars disk back in 08 I do love this franchise and hearing about it when it was teased left a slight butterfly in my stomach and having a bad feeling I knew something would of been wrong and holy shit I hate that show and thank you for pulling out the finer details for me
the fact that they couldn't even make a remotely cohesive plot in a miniseries about sentient vehicles makes me really worried about Toy Story 5. ik you said that things can't get worse for the Toy Story franchise, but as a cool guy once said, life finds a way
Thank you. When it first came out on Disney+, I was little excited about seeing something Cars related thing due to how much I loved the original franchise but well, Cars On The Road was a huge disappointment. This rant of yours was very pleasant to hear because this mini-show was just so bad.
Concerning the segment about Cars 3 and McQueen’s final race, a lot of the stuff that happens like Cruz subbing in and McQueen being credited for the win actually happens in NASCAR. When drivers are sick, sometimes they start the race, run until the first caution, and then the team has a substitute come and finish the race. In NASCAR, the driver that starts the race earns points towards the drivers standings. An example of this was in the 2007 Busch Series race at the Milwaukee Mile where Denny Hamlin was late to the race, so Aric Almirola started it. Denny arrived a little after the start, and the sponsor of the car demanded that he get in the car and finish the race. So when Aric lost the lead, they brought him in to swap with Denny. Denny got back on track, got his laps back, and won the race. Denny went to victory lane, but the record books say the winner was Aric Almirola.
The final race was a reference to NASCAR rules, a driver only needs to do at least one lap before they sub another driver. And when that is done the stats still count as the driver who was subbed. Works a bit better for race car drivers, not so much for the whole car.
I’m glad someone is on the same page as me. Because this series was a big missed opportunity. Cars is my favorite franchise coming from Disney as a whole. Regardless of what people say. I was hoping On The Road would be good, but when I watched it back in September, I was feeling disappointed at all the possibilities this show threw away. Aside from the visuals and soundtracks, this series could’ve been better. Then again, this is only season 1. So I don’t know if season 2 is gonna be better or worse. Maybe season 2 will actually have some racing because this season really did not have that (unless you count that salt flats episode). Hell, I’m not even sure if season 2 will be worked on for a while. As for Pixar itself, I’m not sure how I feel at the moment. I’m scared Inside Out 2 might be a disappointing sequel. Because with Pixar’s recent classics getting a sequel (except Finding Dory and Cars 3), they’ve been bitter. If they announce Cars 4, then they’ll have to fix what they’ve done in OTR. Speaking of “Cars 4,” the only thing I can see coming from that, is a Need For Speed or Forza Horizon concept; aka street racing. Aside from that, I would prefer a Cars prequel where it goes into Monty’s origins. But who knows, maybe it’ll be Lightyear all over again. Also, can we appreciate Trevor’s Mater impression (26:25)?
This series is actually pretty good for what it is, continuity errors aside. It’s all in good fun and if we get a second season I’ll bet things are better.
I don’t think they actually ruined McQueen or Mater. The thing about McQueen’s journey is that his role as a crew chief and mentor for Cruz is implied to be more of a break rather than a full commitment. In one of the last scenes of Cars 3, McQueen actually says that he’s planning on going back to racing, just that he wants to do something first, that being serving as Cruz’s mentor figure. I think the takeaway from Cars 3 was more about how there’s more to racing than the actual racing itself, which I guess expands on the “there’s more to racing than winning” stuff from the first movie. Regarding Mater, I think the whole thing with his sister was pretty cool. Sibling rivalry feels like it’s own thing from actual feats you’ve accomplished, speaking from experience. The only problem I have with that whole thing is how quickly it was resolved. I’ll admit some parts of McQueen and Mater’s arcs made me raise some eyebrows when considering Cars 2, specifically regarding McQueen’s exhaustion with dealing with Mater and Mater’s perceived self worth, which seem to overlap with Cars 2. Part of me thinks Pixar is trying to ignore the existence of it due to its bad reception, which is kind of a bummer. Also Cruz didn’t have to be in this show at all. Honestly, I don’t know why she’s here. Ultimately I can let these problems slide because this is a series of shorts. If this was a full on Cars 4, I’d probably dislike this show more for what it’s done to the Cars canon, but even then I find these additions relatively small and uneventful. I mainly saw this as a fun chance to see McQueen and Mater do stuff again tl;dr I don’t think any character arcs were ruined with this show and even though there are some weird bits I can let them slide because they’re minor and this isn’t a full on theatrical movie
What I feel like you are ignoring is this is the Toy Story 4 effect. The people in charge of Cars on the road will most likely be involved in Cars 4 and other Pixar Productions. This show shows us that they don’t care about the characters or their arcs and just want to make cheap cash grabs. Meaning they will most likely ruin Cars 4, like they didn Incredibles 2, Toy Story 4 and Lightyear
@@devildolphin2102 you know from when i was a kid i wanted cars content besides the movies and cars toons i remember watching ben 10 and thinking "man ben 10 has more content than cars"( my two top characters where McQueen and Ben 10) now you are right about the cashgrab there is a lot of merchandise of cars but again why not ? I grew up owning a cars backpack, play balls, kites and other toys and i loved those and still i would buy some of these merchandise !!
@@chrisplatis6376 But what is the point if it is crap. Look at Ben 10 after Ultimate Alien it went downhill. The current reboot looks like crap. I would rather have the original 6 Star Wars movies than having multiple sequel trilogies
damn, knowing steve purcell deliberately went from literally creating something as brilliant as Sam and Max to writing/directing subpar episodes for THIS show is really something. it's baffling that he'd stop directly working on that series to come here, and do this.
Though Episode One is better than the Patrick Star Show since; It’s mostly not random equals Funny, Doesn’t Throw as much Lore out the window, Doesn’t Star only a Comedy Relief, and most of the characters aren’t Stupid.
Never had any more hope nor faith in Pixar after Toy Story 4! So i'm not surprised that these new sequels are gonna be just as terrible when they actually launch.
Zootopia 2 especially for me, the other two movies I don’t care for. Toy story died with 4, and is not canon to me. It ended at 3 (specials though are included). Inside out I never saw. Zootopia I did see on dvd, enjoyed it.
My biggest problem with Cars on the Road is with Mater. He constantly says he wants to be Lightning’s equal, as well as being frustrated with McQueen being the attention seeker due to his racing nature. And I’m like, DUDE! You’re a Tow Truck, Lawyer, Secret Agent, Monster Truck Wrestler, Daredevil, Rockstar, Drift Racer, Stunt Plane, Detective, Fire Truck, Bulldozer Fighter, Astronaut, and Time Traveler! If anything, McQueen should be frustrated with you, while also trying to have the success and charm as you! Another thing that bugs me is that this doesn’t feel like a Cars Toon short, or even feel like a Cars series? As you said, the series was made by Steve Purcell, and anyone who’s been a fan of Telltale might know him as the creator of the Sam & Max series. Which is what this whole series is. It feels like a Sam & Max series, rather then a Cars series. Just replace the Cars theme with the Sam & Max theme, put in references to the comics and Telltale series and there you go. Btw, you do realize the Cars Toon shorts are canon. So ghost cars and circus cars, or even Bigfoot doesn’t feel out of place.
Yeah, I don't know about that whole Mater's Tall Tales being Canon thing, buddy. They're called that for a reason. And don't try pulling the whole "but the endings confirm that the events of the shorts took place." If you actually think about it for even just a second, almost none of it is believable. I don't think it's difficult to understand that Mater being all these things in the past and not being known for it wouldn't make sense.
Don’t give me the whole “Bro, it’s called Mater’s Tall Tales for a reason”, because the entire point of the shorts was that Mater tells a story that’s so unbelievable, that it’s actually true. They’re always canon, and if you don’t believe the endings actually happened, then Cars 2 basically reveals that the whole Spy game, actually did happen. So Hah.
@@ShockwaveFPSStudios Also, what do you mean "spy game?" What GAME are you talking about? Just the events of Cars 2. If so, no way I'm treating Cars 2 like it's Canon, like the rest of the internet and even Pixar seemingly does.
Actually feels like a continuation of Matter's tales were everything was chaos and was questionable if they were just tales and to tell the true i really liked this series because it reminds me of it.
There’s something off about Mater’s sister. Mater is supposed to be a hillbilly and a truck. Shouldn’t his sister be the same? I’m no expert in family linkages, but there’s no way his sister would be a complete different car, and be stinking rich. Unless she’s adopted, that’s excusable. But I just don’t believe this is his sister, when that should be his cousin.
I hope eventually after all the other projects are done, we can get an adventures of buck wild review since like this one, there have been very little good reviews of it that catch my attention
@@GamingMagic13 1:05:46 …Saying That To A Kid (Me) Who Still Loves Pixar With All His Heart In Spite Of Everything They Went Through…… *that hurts…what the hell man…*
In all fairness to the timeline you were talking about and Cars 2, The Unlucky Tug on UA-cam actually did a review on all 3 Cars movies, and there are subtle details in that movie that show (or at least imply) that Cars 2 is not canon, for example Mater not having the dent he gained in Cars 2. Plus, I don't think at the end of Cars 3 McQueen said he was keeping that livery forever, so you could probably make the excuse that he wore it for a while and this show takes place some time not immediately after Cars 3, but that's just make take on the situation.
While there are others details that make Cars 2 canon -a picture of Miles Axlerod in Sterling shelves -Jeff Gorvette appearence in Florida 500 -Mcqueen having headlights -the kissing couple in Paris from Cars 2 appears in Mcqueen TV
So Cars on the Road is not canon! It would of been Canon and a Passable 5/10 Show if it weren’t for McQueen saying “We’re both Racers now” and “See on the Track Racer.”
Wow. This is genuinely one of the most insane things I've ever seen. Like what the hell is even happening?! How many drugs did the writers of this show take to come up with stuff like this?! Also, love the new Owl House clips.
I admit it was different and took a chance with not loading a sequel with Memberberries and it certainly wasn't lazy. I also loved the cameo from Sig Hansen and the Northwestern. Nice touch! Deadliest Catch is still an amazing show and Sig is the GOAT.
After hearing your entire rant, I'm starting to think that the directors and staff don't technically chose to make this series, rather that they kinda have to because the higher ups just wanted another Cars series. Like this series wasn't a passion project, rather was something they had to make and probably have short deadline so they have to make it asap. I could be wrong though.
Remember Cars 1? I remember Cars 1. That was pleasantly realistic-ish. *WHAT HAPPENED?!* Also, I blame Cars 2 entirely, because its weirdness gave carte blanche to this crap. And another thing that's kind of brilliant about how Blue's Clues worked was that it had a pretty light continuity and wasn't just about a weird guy and his magic poodle. That's why Josh fits in so awkwardly despite feeling like he's from a completely different show, because, unlike Cars *and some OTHER FRANCHISES FROM PIXAR* - the worldbuilding is so airtight that the franchise stayed afloat with like, one hole regarding Blue's origin story, that's it, and even then you could explain it away as a "remastered" edition of Blue's original book with extra information about her...which is a lot more effort than normally put in to a franchise for kids. Cars and Toy Story's minimal worldbuilding, however, has so many holes poked in it now that it's laughable really how everyone calls it stupid to care about what was there because it was "a funny toy/car franchise" when Pixar's *popular in the first place* because of how deep and seemingly internally consistent their movies used to be and not because they were a franchise machine with interchangeable merch disguised as characters! I am so sick and tired of everyone defending Pixar's Denser and Wackier direction with "uh duh why do you care about a kiddie studio" when the whole reason why Pixar's still popular and not relegated to obscurity is because of their prior reputation before being bought out by Disney and John Lasseter being sacked - *PEOPLE STILL REFERENCE THEIR GODDAMN WRITING RULES 20 YEARS LATER - BECAUSE THEY'RE GOOD RULES ON WRITING AND THEY BACKED THAT PEDIGREE UP!* I don't care about Cars. I care about good writing. This is not good writing. Hell, Cars on the Road is foreshadowing for how much of a lack of shit Pixar gives about its own writing room now that John Lasseter got sacked, which is insane and makes my already dwindling expectations for Toy Story 5 and future movies grow even more. More importantly, if Pixar's entire filmography are just "kiddie shit we shouldn't worry about" - then *why did everyone complain about Cars 2?! Why does it have such a tankingly, infamously low reception when it's just a kiddie movie, bro?! Why is everyone praising this shit and yet still cracking jokes about how bad Cars 2 is if this thing is just MORE of that?!*
I feel like you're watching this for the wrong reasons. Cars on the Road is the equivalent of Toy Story Toons and Mater's Tall Tales. It's suppose to show another side of this universe, and be heavy on slapstick comedy. The Road Trip """plot""" is just an excuse for the makers of this show to have fun with the Cars universe. People like it because its inconsequential "filler" content. Also, even though Cars 1 and 3 are more grounded, the franchise has always had crazy shenanigans from day 1.
Imagine a full-on series focusing on the Piston Cup racers that nobody talks about, like Chuck Armstrong of Winford Rutherford Bradford (the one who got shoved into the wall by Chick Hicks)
Oh my God! First Star Wars, then Marvel, and now *Pixar?!* Holy sh!t what is even happening to our childhoods movies we've grown to love over the years? What's even happening to Disney?! They've f**ked up their signature magic. Thanks again GamingMagic, unlike my previous thoughts on Toy Story 4 while binge-watching Cars on the Road I was smh a lot from beginning to end for what I was gazing upon. Your rant and thoughts we're nearly the same as mine! (Look how the assassinated our beloved car and tow truck.☹️) I think it's time we as a society should focus on DreamWorks and their bright potential future from now on.🌙
I hate how Dreamworks has one fantastic year and it’s suddenly decided it’s the savior of the entertainment industry. Dreamworks has had trouble for many years, but nobody really cared. Disney fails one year and suddenly it’s no longer ever going to make anything good ever again and Dreamworks’ prior failures no longer exist. You even go bright “potential” future. Disney and Pixar has had a bad year, but that doesn’t mean they won’t bounce back. Dreamworks did as well. And when good things happen at one company (Sony Pictures), it can inspire change (Dreamworks). We should applaud DW for changing things up for the better, and hope they continue the streak. And hope that DP bounces back, just like Dreamworks has, and how it’s bounced back before.
Great review! Although I, personally, enjoyed the show for what it is, which is a fun and chaotic mess I doubt we should take seriously (just like all the other cars shorts), I do 100% agree with almost all the points you made in this video, including the finale, which definitely messed up a few things with the show. There’s a lot of things that I can let slide, like Cars 2 being ignored, even Cars 3 did this, so it’s pretty safe so assume Pixar doesn’t want Cars 2 to be canon, which is unfortunate as even though Cars 2 was ridiculously messy, it still did establish some important things for the characters. That said, I don’t think Cars on the road was terrible by any means, but it definitely could’ve been greatly improved. Who knows, maybe if we get a season 2 Pixar will tone the chaos down a bit… Or not, I guess only time will tell. Like I said, this show isn’t really supposed to tell a deep story, as it’s mostly just fun shorts, with half the episodes being dream sequences and the other half being chaotic but arguably less chaotic as Cars 2. The only episodes I didn’t particularly like was Episode 5 and the finale, something about the unrealistic physics gave me kiddie show vibes, which is not a direction I want Pixar to take this franchise, and the finale, which definitely did mess up some things from the movies. Everything else was messy, sure, but for the most part was all in good fun, and like I said, not to be taken seriously. Anyways, great video, I’m impressed you made a full hour long rant on this show and agree with lots of the statements you made. Also, watching your friends die of laughter at some of the more ridiculous moments was pretty entertaining haha.
Honestly, people should just remove cars from the Pixar theory. It's the biggest outlier, most Pixar movies take place in a normal earth but with weird things happening beneath the surface, cars is just an entire car based world with nothing else.
Remember in the first and second movie where Lighting McQueen says, "This is Lighting McQueen. I can handle anything." Well, I guess that was a flat-out lie because it turns out he is afraid of clowns, so he can't handle them. Thanks a lot show.
Y’know I was genuinely excited to hear that the Cars franchise would be continued in the form of a series… but then it turned out to just be some inconsequential miniseries which is disappointing… a huge missed opportunity. I will say this though, I liked the Salt Flats episode cause Mater’s death was kind of funny 😂
I'm so happy someone is willing to defend cars. It's really refreshing to find someone who really cares about the simplicity of the first movie and charming characters. It makes me happy
Honestly, I miss its simplicity.
True
Now everything is about character assassinations and breaking the rules of its own universe. What a pathetic joke
The Unlucky Tug on UA-cam also defends at least Cars 1 and 3 I highly recommend his video as well.
Cars 3 really wrapped it all up nicely. It was sort of in your face but I liked it.
Cars On the road threw Cars 3 in the trash with a simple line.
There’s a huge difference between hate and passion. You clearly define that line. You don’t talk about these things as loudly and long as you do to be hateful, you do it because you’re passionate about good art you’ve seen throughout your years
And Disney nowadays continue to misunderstand the fans. Whenever a Legacy character or a beloved franchise is screwed up in any shape or form, and fans get rightfully furious, the company will always call them either "Toxic" "Racist" "Bigots" or even "Sexist"
this
Lily Orchard could use some pointers. She's nothing but unbridled hate.
@@frostbitetheannunakiiceind6574ok
Well said
This video is such a breath of fresh air. Seeing someone willingly defend the Cars franchise and actually understand that McQueen retired from racing on the track at the end of Cars 3 is unheard of - only because barely anyone takes it seriously, and likely didn’t even stay to see the snapshots in the credits. I’m very relieved that someone else recognizes the absurdity and damage this series does to the franchise as a whole. The whole experience of watching this show felt nothing like the films that came before them. Your sentiment about Pixar at the end of the video, and statements throughout the video were very good. Thank you.
Hey, GamingMagic13!
If you're still here, have you found a date when you could release "How Ralph Breaks the Internet Wrecked Everything" (and other thrashing reviews of every bad Disney movie which there's a lot more than the majority would think in the pre-2020s) yet?
Because as deserving as it is of having all those negative reviews (re: "Why Ralph Breaks the Internet is a Soulless Cash-Grab/Cinematic Disaster" by Rockotar & Schaffrillas Productions respectively), we can't wait to see how you would thrash it like you did with the last two Toy Story films (untl; Toy Story 5 comes out and hopefully saves the franchise. And this is coming from someone who watched your video on this inevitable yet unanticipating sequel to the movie that changed standards for this franchise from the best to the worst and laughed at the joke about if TS5 were about Woody (and possibly everyone else) being a serial murderer!)
P. S. It's also great to know that what used to be auch an underrated franchise turned into Cars on the Road (where all the cars were about to become a car wreck)!
Okay hang on. Do I have a misconception about what happened in the end of cars 3? McQueen didn't retire, remember that when Cruz won, McQueen's race was also staked on that. He even said himself in the movie that he would keep racing, but everyone seemed to think he retired? That's what it implicated, but my understanding by the end of the movie was exactly that: McQueen was going to retire, but Cruz winning gave him the second chance. McQueen racing under Rust-Eze still, then Cruz under Dinoco.
Am I missing something?
@@corellioncrusaderproductio4679 McQueen retired from racing specifically on the track. He’s still a “racer”, but now acts as a crew chief only for Cruz - just as Doc did for McQueen.
@@EN2YT Where did this come from without inferencing? Because the lines in the movie specifically stated that he wasn't done racing, and that the hudson hornet paint job was just something he wanted to do before returning to racing.
Sterling tries to give McQueen orders now that he's retired, but then the leaderboard shows that since he started the race, he is also declared a winner, to which Sally comments that the deal was that if McQueen wins, HE decides when he's done racing.
Then a minute or so later, McQueen is watching Cruz respond to the cameras and all, reflecting back to the first movie. Sally strolls up and tells asks him what its gonna be. He says (and I quote)
"Oh, I'm gonna keep racing. But before that, I got something I want to do."
This is when he gets docs paint job and races Cruz on Willie's Bute. That is the "something" he wanted to do, before RETURNING to racing. I feel like this has been misinterpreted by the fans. I think it'd be better if that was what happened.
Absurdity? Yeah but stil fun. Damage? I don’t see cars OTR damaging anything here. Same for those who hate cars 2 with their stupid points, and also for this guy babbling nonsense and talking shit for 1 hour straight
Something about the idea of mater murmuring to himself "I thought our friend was done with genocide." Is one of the best things I've ever seen.
So if ghosts exist in the cars universe, what stopped Doc from mentoring Lightning when he needed him most
Yeah now it makes less sense.
"Lightning you must go to the Degobah system"
No one's ever really gone.
@@usualblokeluke (doc comes back as a force ghost after lightning wins against chick)
@@carlblaskovich2812 how can doc brown come back when he wasn't in cars 2 and cars 3 i mean doc Hudson
This series makes me respect Cars 2 a lot more.
I still agree Cars 2 is a bad movie, but at least it keeps the characters consistent, and there are a few touching scenes in there.
The Cars franchise really deserves more respect.
I'd call it more medicore than bad
@@markofthewolvessucks8930 I'm just gonna say it... Same here.
I never hated cars 2. Just sad Bruce Campbell car died. He was cool.
For context I never said I hated Cars 2, I actually kinda enjoyed it, but I do agree it's quite a weak Pixar film. But I have much more respect for this movie than all the other garbage Pixar and Disney are just throwing nowadays.
So we can all say that we may have treated Cars 2 a bit too harshly.
@@inactivehorse9753 I agree for the most part, especially the last part.
Imagine if in Coco, instead of Mama Coco dying, she was in a wacky chase scene with Death and outruns him in comedic ways.
You mean when Flash was somehow able to outrun Death?
puss in boots 3: mama cocos wacky hijinks
I surprisingly want to see that.
@@sonpo6177 but maybe not in an official way...right?
@@Kimonia6 Yeah in a non-canon way
When you said "Cars as a franchise deserves more respect" I literally stood up from my couch and shouted "YES!! THANK YOU! FINALLY SOMEONE SAID IT!"
Cars is a franchise I hold very close to my heart and was a huge part of my childhood. I watched the movie so many times I can recite every line of dialogue by heart. The fact that it's become the punching bag of the Pixar movies has always made me very sad. Cars 1 taught me a very important lesson as a child and has stuck with me for my whole life. That life is about the journey and not the destination. When I have shitty days, and I'm stressing about financial issues or relationships or my job or whatever, I watch Cars. It's a very comforting movie and brings me so much joy and peace every time I watch it. It's a love letter to Nascar and motorsports fans, and has so many cute little easter eggs for people to find. I wanted to be a race car driver when I was a child and Cars and Herbie the love bug solidified my love of racing.
I even like Cars 2. It's a mess and a film with a lot of lost potential, but at least the characters retain their personalities.
And Cars 3 is a return to the humble beginnings of the first Cars movie with all the heart and soul that made that film so great. Another love letter to racing fans, a respectful memorial of Doc Hudson, my favorite character, and a beautiful ending to McQueen's journey as a racer. It was perfect for him to become a coach and help the next generation of racers to perfect their skills.
Even as I become older and realize how much cars have destroyed our planet's environment and have made American infrastructure abhorrent and unsustainable, and I have essentially become "anti-car pilled" if you will, I still have a great respect for these movies and what they stand for. Racing is cool as fuck and the culture around it will always have a special place in my childhood dreams.
Thank you for respecting these beautiful, yet sometimes flawed movies and giving these characters the love they deserve. ❤
No the video made flaws where there aren't any I don't know if it redeems it self later because I genuinely couldn't bare to watch the rest, however I believe that calling an entire TV show that so many people love terrible when you clearly don't understand the plot yourself is inexcusable.
@@FletchiLaFille?
@@FletchiLaFillehe summaries every aspect of the plot and says that he thinks it's bad. What is wrong with that
GamingMagic13: "Cars deserves more respect as a franchise!"
Me: FINALLY!!! THANK YOU!!!
It does. It really does. I didn't hate Cars 2. I was just confused by it. But I have to applaud it for trying something different and not being a memberberry movie. It honestly tried. Not even Incredibles 2 can say that it tried. That movie was so lazy I could have written that script in my sleep.
And Cars 3 was great! It was such a great way to wrap up McQueens story. I'd imagine racers don't ever let go of that spirit and that drive so either they die doing it or they pass it along. And Cruz's story developed so naturally. It wasn't shoved down your throat or pushed to the limit. When she put on the number 95 I was fine with the giant plot hole that formed behind her.
Cars is under-rated in general. I mean, do we really think any other sequel will take the chances Cars 2 took? No way Inside Out 2 will take a massive leap and pray. It's going to be paint by numbers and as predictable as Incredibles 2.
They will never make another franchise like Cars ever again. That's a shame.
@@MariaC497 Took the words right out of my mouth.
The Cars franchise was a huge part of my childhood and what got me interested in Car Racing
@@inactivehorse9753heck, as a 17 year old, i still collect diecasts honestly as a passion. But still, i think this series needs more respect, even i grew up with the first cars movie
@@jwl412gamer6 So did I and I also didn’t really think cars 2 was all that bad in the first place. It had some cool stuff in it and I also played the video game as well.
Everybody has been saying this since cars 2
Your respect for Cars really rubs off, and your passionate defense is extremely well worded. I was content with it just being a joke, but you helped remind me about how much love is in the 1st and 3rd movie.
Well considering that Pixar has messed up a simple premise like Mcqueen and Mator’s American journey doesn’t give me much hope for Toy Story 5.
“You actually think, Pixar would make a good Toy Story 5 after Toy Story 4? Oh all this time I thought it was an act! Hey, guys, look! It’s the new and improved Toy Story sequel of the future!”
@@BlueJourney2719You’re mocking him, aren’t you?🤨
@@sirautismo6284 “Oh, no. No. No no no no no.Pixar, look! Another franchise for you to ruin!”
@@BlueJourney2719 Pixar: Where!?
@@sirautismo6284 BAH!
Yet another fantastic video, GamingMagic13. Your defense of the Cars franchise is very much appreciated by me and thousands of others, especially as someone's who's loved and protected it for nearly my entire life. Cars on the Road is something I haven't fully given my thoughts on yet publicly, but I was very apprehensive and worried about it prior to release, and sadly, my concerns were mostly made valid, though there are some redeeming qualities I found with it. Side note: I can forgive a lot of the "ignoring Cars 2" aspects of this show, as Cars 3 basically did the same, and a few other issues are worth bringing up, like how the Townies barely get to do anything, how hardly any old characters return on the journey, and how nearly every episode reuses plenty of old character models to the point where it's distracting, like the Circus ringleader just being a repainted Sterling.
True. It could be worse.
At the end I expected mater to be like "Oh wait! I don't have a sister!" Then they laugh it out and drive back home
It seems Disney has a hard-on for completely assassinating their characters; it's actually kind of fascinating how they just keep on doing it.
In any case, another banger video from you. Hilarious, great editing and a great way for me to interact with this series without actually watching it!
*List of characters Disney assassinated*
• Prince Florian (Snow White and the Seven Dwarves… unless somehow in the remake that we don’t anticipate unless it’s to improve upon the original (which is actually possible because it does show its age with the line from Grumpy Dwarf “Females are poison!”), they give him more of a personality than an incel that only exists to become Snow’s boyfriend after (not) saving her.)
• Everyone (Toy Story 4)
• Everyone (Incredibles 2)
• The MCU Phase 4 “heroes”
• Everyone (Ralph Breaks the Internet)
• Everyone in Ice Age (except for Scrat after Dawn of the Dinosaurs)
• Taran & Gurgi (The Black Cauldron)
• Disney Princesses (live-action remake versions… and their fathers for being completely flanderized into sexist pigs)
• Milo (Mars Needs Moms)
• Mushu (Mulan 2)
• Everyone (Chicken Little… except for Fish)
• Beast (after the original B&tB)
• Everyone (Frozen II)
• Everyone (Home on the Range, except for Lucky Jack and especially the three cows themselves)
• Tow Mater (Cars 2)
• Everyone (The Lion King 2019)
• Prince Charming (before Cinderella 3)
• Everyone (especially Namaari, Raya and the Last Dragon)
• Everyone (Strange World)
• Everyone (Peter Pan 1953, except for Captain Hook and his men)
• Mason Greyback (and pretty much everyone else in Wizards of Waverly Place (mainly the brothers of Alex Russo), specifically season 4 except for maybe Zeke being best boy)
• Everyone (Hannah Montana, mainly in “Forever”)
• The Rosses (Jessie)
• Diggie Smalls (Liv & Maddie)
• Spencer Walsh (Good Luck Charlie)
• Riley Matthews, Farkle Minkus & etc (Girl Meets World)
• Judy Cooper (KC Undercover)
• Bree Davenport (Lab Rats)
• Penny Proud’s “friends” (Dijonay and LaCienga Boulavardez)
• Everyone (Star Wars Sequel Trilogy)
@@kieranstark7213 Some of those are not sequel characters. (Raya and the last Dragon, Strange World, Chicken Little, Mars Needs Moms, The Black Cauldron, ect.) Just for correction. lol
@@kieranstark7213 Damn. You put together a better list than I could ever hope to.
@@eve123princess9 chicken little are just animals just not characters
@@eve123princess9 *sigh* Some were assassinated to begin with.
Let’s go, finally out of copyright hell!
Now to watch an hour-long rant about something I never watched about characters I never bonded to because there’s no way I’m not going through this whole video
I had to quit, since this is just a hour less waste of time.
@@islesofforeignrails7917 How dare you, this is not a waste of time at all.
I don't enjoy watching rants for a bloody long-hour 🙄
@@islesofforeignrails7917 It's not just a rant too, he actually make a good analysis and explain why this don't work but alright, not like you gonna know it since you didn't even try watching anyway.
@@RaphielShiraha64+ This is the same person that made an hour long rant on Toy Story 4, which as much as Toy Story 4 isn't good at all, movie reviews shouldn't be that long.
Funny thing is, if you interact with any number of older Gen Zers, many have positive memories of the first cars and the following media boom (shorts, video games, etc.). I’ve had many conversations about it this week and, yeah, the first one holds up with a positive, clear message and characters that feel like humans.
Wait so lightning McQueen is a Paleontologist now?
Mater: “What would you give up, racing or oil?”
Lightning McQueen: “Oil”
Mater: “Ok how about racing or dinosaurs?”
Lightning McQueen: …
He ain't a paleontologist, he's just interested in dinosaurs. Only bcs he's a racer it doesn't mean that he should only think about racing for 24/7. That's why this 1 hour video is all about straight nonsense
Probably Dinosaurs since he is no longer racing. (He’s a Mentor)
mfs realizing people can have more than one interest 😱😱😱😱😱
You've quickly become a comfort channel for me. I love the passion and care you put into your videos. I can't even imagine how long it takes for you to edit all these clips together to link up properly 😅 keep up the good work,
and as someone who watched Lightyear on Disney Plus and sat in horror for a good 15 minutes afterwards wondering what in the world I just watched, I'll be eagerly awaiting your long-form review and adding it to my bedtime Playlist 😁
Title: Cars on the Road
Series: *depicts the cars everywhere EXCEPT the road*
lol
Lmao
Finally, some well deserved Cars 3 praise. Also, 26:25 you can do a very good Mater impression
It’s honestly the best film in the franchise
I just realized how vague the Cars’ franchise title is. Like, Cars on the Road? Where else would they be?
Cars in space totally
Oh wait
@@wetube6513Pixar:Thanks for the idea for Cars 4
cars on the farm
@@wetube6513 wait
I remember Mater Tall Tale-
OH NO
@@wetube6513 cars in space that is a good idea for cars 4 for mater and McQueen going to space
40:19 I think Hollywood is letting the mask slip about how they produce movies. It makes sense Disney thinks this is how you make movies since they use what's called the "scrapping booking" method where you scrap a bunch of scenes together and or do complete re-writes whether it fits or not.
Yeah which as we have seen, it’s a complete failure of a formula and needs to be destroyed, or rather, implemented differently. You do scrap book stuff like this during the CONCEPT phase, before development begins, none of that stuff makes it into final production except what really works.
I honestly appreciate your defense to the cars series including 1 and 3 because as someone who’s first movie consumed was car’s similar to your first media being Toy Story, I have grown an emotional attachment to the series and the messages of the movies except for the second one are really powerful and I had more emotion towards the cars series than Toy Story 4
They literally just gave McQueen his old colors for marketability
And they didn’t take even a second to think about the continuity problems it would cause.
Thanks to you, I now find myself regularly saying “Who wrote this?!” with movies and shows I don’t like.
So far, this is in the top 5 of your best videos. The top notch editing, fair and accurate critique, your defense of the Cars TRILOGY as a whole. All of it was top tier and now you are officially my favorite UA-cam movie/media analyst. I feel Schaffrillas is a little to open-minded and at the same time doesn’t put nearly enough thought into some of his videos. He’s still great and all but you take so much time breaking down the plot, characters, themes, and everything else that makes a film special. And I got chills and sorrows when you declared Pixar is forever gone. Because in a way, it’s kinda true. Soul was the last truly great Pixar movie that came with the package of gorgeous animation, lovable characters, great themes, and a mostly consistent plot. Turning Red sucked and was absolutely obliterated by DreamWorks, solidifying its death while Marvel and Disney are struggling against the war for media. I loved Moana. I loved the original 3 Toy Story series. I loved Iron Man. And they’re all dying. Truly horrible but at least DreamWorks will come in top notch while DC and other brilliant companies slowly pick up steam.
A. I say Turning Red is a very decent film (not great)
B. Dreamworks is currently winning
I know this wasn’t a video you were especially excited about making, but I was personally excited to see it since I actually kinda liked cars on the road when it first came out and was interested to see why you didn’t like it as much, and while my enjoyment of it slowly deflated relatively soon after the show came out I was still overall positive weeks after it came out, and trust me when I say this, I am an AVID cars fan, the first cars movie was my childhood and I loved it to bits, as you can probably tell from my content, trust me, something that I’ve learned over the years is that anything released under the sun nowadays has a fandom for it, and I am a part of that fandom since cars means so much to me and I’d go as far as saying that it means to me what Toy Story meant to you, and it is sad that general public overall looks down on cars, so I was excited for this show and was somewhat satisfied, but my blind excitement for the fact that there is a new piece of cars media quickly wore off within a few months as I started to see more and more problems and missed potential with the show’s concepts, and even after some people speaking out about the show and you even making this video, I simply think it’s just mediocre, don’t get me wrong the overall positive reception for this show is very overwhelming but I don’t really take it seriously as it is no less than a 9 episode mini-series exclusive to Disney+ and not a main/major installment in the series, all your criticisms here are completely valid, although one thing I’d like to point out is that the paintjob at the start of the show is his cars 3 paintjob, no literally the official name of this look is called “Cars 3 Lightning McQueen” which is just lazy, and he even has his working headlights which should’ve been a dead giveaway that this doesn’t take place before cars 2, but I do get the criticism, for all, and I do mean all post-cars 3 media Lightning McQueen has been seen in his Cars 3 paintjob instead of his Fabulous look for the sake of brand recognition when it’s as clear as day that they take place after the events of Cars 3, which means that after the ending scene of Cars 3 he reverted to his red Cars 3 paintjob despite still being Cruz’s mentor, I hate it as much as the next guy but I view it as a contradiction made before Cars on the Road was even a thing, but I do agree with most statements in the video and it was really well done, you really outdid yourself Trevor, I like that the cars franchise is getting some time in the spotlight on your channel, the breakdown of Cars 3 was especially a highlight as for some reason a small selection people view cars 3 as inferior to cars 2, as of right now I do not hate cars on the road with a burning passion, definitely not as much as Toy Story 4 or Incredibles 2, or heck even Cars 2, but who knows maybe I’ll come back to this comment in a few years and laugh at how poorly that statement aged for me, I’m a person who usually has to really sit down and let some time pass before making definitive and final opinions about a certain piece of media, good luck with your future projects Trevor! I’ll be sure to check out your next one on Lightyear
Why the heck people would hate cars 2 man it's a cool movie
Josh Cooley eternally haunts this man.
More like he lives rent free in his head
If I had a nickel for every time John Lassiter directed the first two movies of his franchise’s, having someone else direct the third movie and ending it as the perfect conclusion for the franchise, only for another director comes along and adds stuff that retroactively change everything from the last movie and destroy the universe the original directors built, I’d have two nickels. Which isn’t a lot but it’s weird that it happened twice.
@@TheredCarReviewerToy Story 4…
Man…
Gotta love how everyone hates Josh Cooley for making not good movies.
Y'know... now looking at this series again, I think you're on to something when it comes to smaller content based on famous IPs. Something that states that... not even a mini series is safe from tarnishing the integrity the original movies had. Even if it's something that you didn't need to think about too much, it's something that still hurts once you really unpack the contents of what a series like Cars on the Road brings to the table. Regardless of it's importance and/or non-importance to the franchise's story and legacy.
When I first saw Cars on the Road, I thought it was just okay like the Cars Toon shorts. A fun and simple series that didn't contribute much to the main Cars lore, but was decently solid enough entertainment from characters we know and love. Just a decent lil filler series about Mcqueen and Mater going on a road trip with wacky things happening on the way. For an analogy, it's like eating McDonalds for one time. It's a good enough meal that leaves you pretty satisfied, but not one that leaves a huge impact and makes you want to eat more. That's how I viewed the show when I first saw it. The mini-series equivalent to fast food. Sure it had problems, but ones that could easily just be ignored and somewhat excused as "this was just a filler show with nothing too major added to the lore (aside from logic)", and that's only contribution to the main lore was "new thing. go forward and see what our characters are up to now". And while again I did have some gripes with stuff like Ivy's character and some stuff being too filler-ey, I still thought the series overall was still fine at best.
And while I still think it's an okay series with mildly funny moments, what you brought up does give me a whole new view on why it fails (like with your TS4 and Incredible 2 vids). Especially with the last episode that featured Cruz. Not just because her growth from 3 was undone, but also for what it means with the insanity from previous episodes and even the Cars franchise as a whole. It's gotten to a point where you can't even excuse On the Road's flaws as "just a mini-series thing that doesn't contribute much to the movies' lore". Because it DOES contribute something to the movies' canon. It's showing the state the characters are in now. And the state they're in... is a not a well-written one. It just goes to show that even a small project like this can fall into the same traps as many bad sequels in terms of the writing. Even if it's something that appears to just be filler, it can still do harm to a franchise's lore if not careful (this show certainly wasn't). And while it's nowhere near as bad as Cars 2 (which I consider a guilty pleasure btw), at the same time it's also kind of up there with all the weird decisions made with the writing and basic fundamentals of how this road trip idea was conceived.
Also wait a minute... road trip.
TS4 did it first and now Cars on the Road did it too...
No... this has to be a coincidence..
I think the biggest thing everyone misses is that the small stuff shows how they could screw up the big projects.
As a die hard cars fan, I’m thrilled that this franchise is getting the love and attention it deserves
I can't wait for the spinoff series, Planes in the Sky.
trains on the tracks
boats on the water
Subs on the way
@@boomboom-wn9jm
That would be like a very very inferior adaptation of Thomas (without the humans since humans are an integral part of the railway series)
@@boomboom-wn9jm that’s basically Chuggington.
pixar missed their opportunity to called him Bigwheels, instead of Bigfoot
That would've been gold.
How do they even know what a "foot" is?
Also I didn’t get to say this, but THANK YOU FOR DEFENDING THIS FRANCHISE. I don’t know why it gets so much hate, but as someone who loves Nascars as a kid, it does deserve more respect!
Maybe the spy cars Men-In-Black memory erased everyone involved in Cars 2, and THAT’S why he doesn’t remember going fast. That’s stupid, but it could also explain why nothing that happens in 2 is brought up in 3.
Or maybe 2 is just not canon.
Hold up "race cars don't need headlights because that is always lit"
McQueen got headlights in cars 2 and he has them now...
Another amazing & eloquent critique! You’ve got an admirably insane insight on theming & characters that makes it crystal clear quality from lazy corporate cash-ins of minimal effort. I’m ashamed to say though but I honestly think “TRUCKS/It’s A Truck Thing” is a genuine bop 🤣
That final “god damnit” is so vicious I actually feel how angry you are…
The idea of McQueen being afraid of clowns seems pretty silly to me. Ivy would work fine, but why McQueen?
Episode 5 and the finale were pretty messy imo, but everything else was all just for fun
Lightning McQueen was originally afraid of pyscho clowns in a deleted scene for Cars 2.
I just don't like that he's a bitch now. He's a fucking race car! Race car drivers are borderline insane. They LOVE their job. I wish McQueen could have kept some of his arrogance because he earned it. You do earn it after a fashion. Smokey and Barn Stormer Nash earned that right to ask McQueen, "shouldn't you be in Flordia?" Ken Miles was a nice guy sure but he was absolutely fearless on the track and I wouldn't want to meet him alone in a back alley.
TLDR it would make more sense for McQueen to be scared of doing things racecars don't do. Like go over giant bridges or being stuck in traffic or traveling long distance without a pit crew. Or hell, he could be anxious about doing a road trip all together. That's a long way without a crew or special racing fuel or fresh tires. He's basically a modified Corvette who is at home on the track, not on the road as a daily driver. Could have played that up a little.
@@islesofforeignrails7917 True
I kinda know his pain😞😞😞
Cars was one of the first movies I watched as a kid, and it taught me an important lesson in enjoying life. Cars 3, well, I couldn't have said it any better than you did.
I'm glad to finally find someone who isn't needlessly dismissive of the series.
The first cars movie has always had a special place in my heart. I used to watch it everyday as a kid and had memorized most of the quotes. This movie was what made me like driving and I still watch it at least once every year now. Seeing the two beloved characters, destroyed like this is really sad. I'm glad I didn't actually watch this series. Either way, thanks for making this video!
Your videos actually inspired me to write a 40-page essay on how The Really Loud House destroyed everything
That’s awesome lol
Not gonna lie
I would love to see how the really loud house destroyed everything
The Loud House sucks but it didn’t destroy anything because it’s an original property.
@@someguynamedowen9944 same.
@@someguynamedowen9944 same. That show sucks.
Made it to the end, and I agree with the rest of your points. These big companies make me worried cuz now it seems like all they care about is the money and not good story telling. You can have both, a well crafted story AND make a financially successful film but it just takes the bare minimum of work and these people working on the movies can't be bothered
Another peak video by a peak UA-camr, keep up the brilliant work my man, you and LS Mark are the most enjoyable people to watch when it comes to animation and gaming, much love!👊
Pixar just unofficially de-cannonizes and ignores Cars 2 at every chance they get
4:12 My understanding is that Cars 2 was retconned from the series. This was because they hinted that Doc was dead in the 3rd even though it was stated in the 2nd. That is my only evidence that i can remember, so yeah. The second move was so bad they retconned it.
I actually really liked this series purely because of how utterly chaotic it is. I haven't watched this whole video yet, just snippets, but it's a show that doesn't take itself seriously. To be honest I just watch it like I'd watch Mater's Tall Tales
Not to mention, all the instances of “character assassination” can be reckoned by saying “Cars 2 is not canon” or “Lightning is racing for fun”
My daughter loves the Cars movies and shorts and was so excited to see Cars On The Road. I was too in the beginning. A road trip sounded so cool! They could have went to all the great American road trip locations like the Grand Canyon, the vast and stunning desert of Arizona, the rolling plains of Texas, the bayou of Louisiana (massive bridge there that goes right over the swamp its so stunning) or go up north through Missouri and Kentucky and west Virginia were it's so beautiful you have to stop and take it all in.
Nope. I had some hope when they went to the salt flats were they really do race some crazy ass vehicles. But that's the only place they went! What the fuck!? And then at the end BAM there's Cruz! I too thought this happened between Cars 1 and 2 but NOPE!!! I was really trying not to swear at that point because my daughter was pumped to see Cruz but she's 7 and didn't quite put it together that it made no sense at all.
I'm so glad you made this. Having to sit and watch this without swearing and having to pretend to enjoy it was very very difficult. It's like you were swearing for me. :)
Edit I guess they went to Stuckeys. Cool. But could they have went to Buccees? The world may never know
Edit edit: I liked the trucks song. I thought the trumpets were a great touch and in a vacuum the song works. Problem is, it was presented terribly. It was so random and wrong and no one asked for it. On its own, it's fine. I honestly kind of like it. But this should have been it's own thing. In the show, it's just filler. It's just there.
This is so sweet lol
As the gal who burnt out her Cars disk back in 08 I do love this franchise and hearing about it when it was teased left a slight butterfly in my stomach and having a bad feeling I knew something would of been wrong and holy shit I hate that show and thank you for pulling out the finer details for me
10:51 I don’t know why but something about the way he says “Flyin’ through the void’ cracks me up
omg i get it
the fact that they couldn't even make a remotely cohesive plot in a miniseries about sentient vehicles makes me really worried about Toy Story 5. ik you said that things can't get worse for the Toy Story franchise, but as a cool guy once said, life finds a way
Thank you. When it first came out on Disney+, I was little excited about seeing something Cars related thing due to how much I loved the original franchise but well, Cars On The Road was a huge disappointment.
This rant of yours was very pleasant to hear because this mini-show was just so bad.
Concerning the segment about Cars 3 and McQueen’s final race, a lot of the stuff that happens like Cruz subbing in and McQueen being credited for the win actually happens in NASCAR. When drivers are sick, sometimes they start the race, run until the first caution, and then the team has a substitute come and finish the race. In NASCAR, the driver that starts the race earns points towards the drivers standings. An example of this was in the 2007 Busch Series race at the Milwaukee Mile where Denny Hamlin was late to the race, so Aric Almirola started it. Denny arrived a little after the start, and the sponsor of the car demanded that he get in the car and finish the race. So when Aric lost the lead, they brought him in to swap with Denny. Denny got back on track, got his laps back, and won the race. Denny went to victory lane, but the record books say the winner was Aric Almirola.
The final race was a reference to NASCAR rules, a driver only needs to do at least one lap before they sub another driver. And when that is done the stats still count as the driver who was subbed.
Works a bit better for race car drivers, not so much for the whole car.
8:54 Ok, that's actually pretty clever.
I’m glad someone is on the same page as me. Because this series was a big missed opportunity. Cars is my favorite franchise coming from Disney as a whole. Regardless of what people say. I was hoping On The Road would be good, but when I watched it back in September, I was feeling disappointed at all the possibilities this show threw away.
Aside from the visuals and soundtracks, this series could’ve been better. Then again, this is only season 1. So I don’t know if season 2 is gonna be better or worse. Maybe season 2 will actually have some racing because this season really did not have that (unless you count that salt flats episode). Hell, I’m not even sure if season 2 will be worked on for a while.
As for Pixar itself, I’m not sure how I feel at the moment. I’m scared Inside Out 2 might be a disappointing sequel. Because with Pixar’s recent classics getting a sequel (except Finding Dory and Cars 3), they’ve been bitter. If they announce Cars 4, then they’ll have to fix what they’ve done in OTR. Speaking of “Cars 4,” the only thing I can see coming from that, is a Need For Speed or Forza Horizon concept; aka street racing. Aside from that, I would prefer a Cars prequel where it goes into Monty’s origins. But who knows, maybe it’ll be Lightyear all over again.
Also, can we appreciate Trevor’s Mater impression (26:25)?
At least this series makes cars 2 look good
I haven't even watched the review and *oh no*
Idk, I’d rather watch this series than cars 2
@@Inactivechannel-r6 cars 2 is good
This series is actually pretty good for what it is, continuity errors aside. It’s all in good fun and if we get a second season I’ll bet things are better.
@@minnesotavikingsfan9010 Kid, please gtfo off yt. Go back to yt kids, for your own safety
16:32
Mater decides to say “screw death, I’m going back on what I was doing”
I don’t think they actually ruined McQueen or Mater. The thing about McQueen’s journey is that his role as a crew chief and mentor for Cruz is implied to be more of a break rather than a full commitment. In one of the last scenes of Cars 3, McQueen actually says that he’s planning on going back to racing, just that he wants to do something first, that being serving as Cruz’s mentor figure. I think the takeaway from Cars 3 was more about how there’s more to racing than the actual racing itself, which I guess expands on the “there’s more to racing than winning” stuff from the first movie.
Regarding Mater, I think the whole thing with his sister was pretty cool. Sibling rivalry feels like it’s own thing from actual feats you’ve accomplished, speaking from experience. The only problem I have with that whole thing is how quickly it was resolved.
I’ll admit some parts of McQueen and Mater’s arcs made me raise some eyebrows when considering Cars 2, specifically regarding McQueen’s exhaustion with dealing with Mater and Mater’s perceived self worth, which seem to overlap with Cars 2. Part of me thinks Pixar is trying to ignore the existence of it due to its bad reception, which is kind of a bummer. Also Cruz didn’t have to be in this show at all. Honestly, I don’t know why she’s here.
Ultimately I can let these problems slide because this is a series of shorts. If this was a full on Cars 4, I’d probably dislike this show more for what it’s done to the Cars canon, but even then I find these additions relatively small and uneventful. I mainly saw this as a fun chance to see McQueen and Mater do stuff again
tl;dr I don’t think any character arcs were ruined with this show and even though there are some weird bits I can let them slide because they’re minor and this isn’t a full on theatrical movie
Well said
This
What I feel like you are ignoring is this is the Toy Story 4 effect.
The people in charge of Cars on the road will most likely be involved in Cars 4 and other Pixar Productions.
This show shows us that they don’t care about the characters or their arcs and just want to make cheap cash grabs. Meaning they will most likely ruin Cars 4, like they didn Incredibles 2, Toy Story 4 and Lightyear
@@devildolphin2102 you know from when i was a kid i wanted cars content besides the movies and cars toons i remember watching ben 10 and thinking "man ben 10 has more content than cars"( my two top characters where McQueen and Ben 10) now you are right about the cashgrab there is a lot of merchandise of cars but again why not ? I grew up owning a cars backpack, play balls, kites and other toys and i loved those and still i would buy some of these merchandise !!
@@chrisplatis6376
But what is the point if it is crap.
Look at Ben 10 after Ultimate Alien it went downhill.
The current reboot looks like crap. I would rather have the original 6 Star Wars movies than having multiple sequel trilogies
"Is that Car Jesus?" Quote got me laughing hysterically! 😂
damn, knowing steve purcell deliberately went from literally creating something as brilliant as Sam and Max to writing/directing subpar episodes for THIS show is really something. it's baffling that he'd stop directly working on that series to come here, and do this.
9:28 To be fair, that "haha funny situation", even if forced, was one of the few intended jokes that actually made me chuckle.
After watching this all, this whole show felt like a fever dream. So many Sokka "WhhhhAT!?!" moments.
Episode one felt like the Patrick star show
Though Episode One is better than the Patrick Star Show since; It’s mostly not random equals Funny, Doesn’t Throw as much Lore out the window, Doesn’t Star only a Comedy Relief, and most of the characters aren’t Stupid.
@@ethantreadway9478 The Patrick Show isn't that high of a bar anyway
Now i am worried for zootopia 2, insideout 2 and toy story 5
Never had any more hope nor faith in Pixar after Toy Story 4! So i'm not surprised that these new sequels are gonna be just as terrible when they actually launch.
Zootopia 2 especially for me, the other two movies I don’t care for. Toy story died with 4, and is not canon to me. It ended at 3 (specials though are included). Inside out I never saw. Zootopia I did see on dvd, enjoyed it.
I hope Inside Out 2 gets canceled.
@@shcdemolisher I agree.
@@inactivehorse9753 they should’ve stopped at Toy Story 3.
I love how almost every episode plot is either a dream, a halucination or just some stupid misunderstanding.
My biggest problem with Cars on the Road is with Mater. He constantly says he wants to be Lightning’s equal, as well as being frustrated with McQueen being the attention seeker due to his racing nature. And I’m like, DUDE! You’re a Tow Truck, Lawyer, Secret Agent, Monster Truck Wrestler, Daredevil, Rockstar, Drift Racer, Stunt Plane, Detective, Fire Truck, Bulldozer Fighter, Astronaut, and Time Traveler! If anything, McQueen should be frustrated with you, while also trying to have the success and charm as you!
Another thing that bugs me is that this doesn’t feel like a Cars Toon short, or even feel like a Cars series? As you said, the series was made by Steve Purcell, and anyone who’s been a fan of Telltale might know him as the creator of the Sam & Max series. Which is what this whole series is. It feels like a Sam & Max series, rather then a Cars series. Just replace the Cars theme with the Sam & Max theme, put in references to the comics and Telltale series and there you go.
Btw, you do realize the Cars Toon shorts are canon. So ghost cars and circus cars, or even Bigfoot doesn’t feel out of place.
Yeah, I don't know about that whole Mater's Tall Tales being Canon thing, buddy. They're called that for a reason. And don't try pulling the whole "but the endings confirm that the events of the shorts took place." If you actually think about it for even just a second, almost none of it is believable. I don't think it's difficult to understand that Mater being all these things in the past and not being known for it wouldn't make sense.
Don’t give me the whole “Bro, it’s called Mater’s Tall Tales for a reason”, because the entire point of the shorts was that Mater tells a story that’s so unbelievable, that it’s actually true. They’re always canon, and if you don’t believe the endings actually happened, then Cars 2 basically reveals that the whole Spy game, actually did happen.
So Hah.
@@ShockwaveFPSStudios Also, what do you mean "spy game?" What GAME are you talking about? Just the events of Cars 2. If so, no way I'm treating Cars 2 like it's Canon, like the rest of the internet and even Pixar seemingly does.
How is that confusing? It was obvious that I’m talking about the Cars 2 movie.
@@ShockwaveFPSStudios Well, yeah. It was just your usage of the word game that threw me off.
When you talked about the themes and ending of Cars 3, I’ll admit, I teared up a bit. That was beautiful
1:01:41 The plot thickens…
Oh no, Josh Cooley is taking over the industry, we might need Lee Unkrich to stop him
The death car at the end of the Hallway made me burst out in laughter!😂
Why does this series feel like a bunch of scrapped "Mater Stories" Shorts
It’s basically Diet Mater’s Tall Tales.
Actually feels like a continuation of Matter's tales were everything was chaos and was questionable if they were just tales and to tell the true i really liked this series because it reminds me of it.
At least with Matter you know it was with comedy in mind.
There’s something off about Mater’s sister. Mater is supposed to be a hillbilly and a truck. Shouldn’t his sister be the same? I’m no expert in family linkages, but there’s no way his sister would be a complete different car, and be stinking rich. Unless she’s adopted, that’s excusable. But I just don’t believe this is his sister, when that should be his cousin.
I hope eventually after all the other projects are done, we can get an adventures of buck wild review since like this one, there have been very little good reviews of it that catch my attention
I did not like that movie at all, but I also didn't hate it enough to want to make a video about it.
@@GamingMagic13 ok then, looking forward to future releases
@@GamingMagic13 1:05:46
…Saying That To A Kid (Me) Who Still Loves Pixar With All His Heart In Spite Of Everything They Went Through……
*that hurts…what the hell man…*
@@GamerKid64 Kid, if you're under 13 please leave yt. If you stay don't ever reveal your age, that's how you attract pedos
@@bakedbaker9882 Don’t Worry, I’m Over 13, When I Said “Kid” I Didn’t Entirely Mean It
Nice to see someone as passionate as you about Cars. Seems like no one gives it the respect it deserves.
Honestly it does look like they had alot fun with the concepts and animation
In all fairness to the timeline you were talking about and Cars 2, The Unlucky Tug on UA-cam actually did a review on all 3 Cars movies, and there are subtle details in that movie that show (or at least imply) that Cars 2 is not canon, for example Mater not having the dent he gained in Cars 2. Plus, I don't think at the end of Cars 3 McQueen said he was keeping that livery forever, so you could probably make the excuse that he wore it for a while and this show takes place some time not immediately after Cars 3, but that's just make take on the situation.
While there are others details that make Cars 2 canon
-a picture of Miles Axlerod in Sterling shelves
-Jeff Gorvette appearence in Florida 500
-Mcqueen having headlights
-the kissing couple in Paris from Cars 2 appears in Mcqueen TV
So Cars on the Road is not canon!
It would of been Canon and a Passable 5/10 Show if it weren’t for McQueen saying “We’re both Racers now” and “See on the Track Racer.”
@@moltenfreddy1995 ua-cam.com/video/4IyvCKG-eRQ/v-deo.html my rebuttal to that response is this video (the Cars 3 part of it)
If that’s the case, WHY DIDN’T THE WRITERS THINK OF THAT DURING PRODUCTION?
Wow. This is genuinely one of the most insane things I've ever seen. Like what the hell is even happening?! How many drugs did the writers of this show take to come up with stuff like this?!
Also, love the new Owl House clips.
Why did Cars on the Road get 92% and Cars 3 got 69% on Rotten Tomatoes?
The fact that Cruz is capable of doing all things in the finale is just lazy writing, i don't care what anyone says.
Also Mato is a big jerk
I feel like me and a friend of mine are the only ones who unironically love Cars 2, and its our favorite in the franchise 2
I admit it was different and took a chance with not loading a sequel with Memberberries and it certainly wasn't lazy. I also loved the cameo from Sig Hansen and the Northwestern. Nice touch! Deadliest Catch is still an amazing show and Sig is the GOAT.
It’s not a good movie, but it’s a fun one.
@@MariaC497 cars 2 is my favorite
@@justinc.5591 i like cars 2
@@minnesotavikingsfan9010 Same
10:15 ants when you turn over a rock be like
- Looks at all the intermissions within the episodes.
Yep, he's enjoying The Owl House 🤣
yay a new video is out!! I love your content so much!
After hearing your entire rant, I'm starting to think that the directors and staff don't technically chose to make this series, rather that they kinda have to because the higher ups just wanted another Cars series. Like this series wasn't a passion project, rather was something they had to make and probably have short deadline so they have to make it asap. I could be wrong though.
I love the appropriate use of the owl house clips in your video👍💜
Remember Cars 1?
I remember Cars 1.
That was pleasantly realistic-ish.
*WHAT HAPPENED?!*
Also, I blame Cars 2 entirely, because its weirdness gave carte blanche to this crap.
And another thing that's kind of brilliant about how Blue's Clues worked was that it had a pretty light continuity and wasn't just about a weird guy and his magic poodle. That's why Josh fits in so awkwardly despite feeling like he's from a completely different show, because, unlike Cars *and some OTHER FRANCHISES FROM PIXAR* - the worldbuilding is so airtight that the franchise stayed afloat with like, one hole regarding Blue's origin story, that's it, and even then you could explain it away as a "remastered" edition of Blue's original book with extra information about her...which is a lot more effort than normally put in to a franchise for kids.
Cars and Toy Story's minimal worldbuilding, however, has so many holes poked in it now that it's laughable really how everyone calls it stupid to care about what was there because it was "a funny toy/car franchise" when Pixar's *popular in the first place* because of how deep and seemingly internally consistent their movies used to be and not because they were a franchise machine with interchangeable merch disguised as characters!
I am so sick and tired of everyone defending Pixar's Denser and Wackier direction with "uh duh why do you care about a kiddie studio" when the whole reason why Pixar's still popular and not relegated to obscurity is because of their prior reputation before being bought out by Disney and John Lasseter being sacked - *PEOPLE STILL REFERENCE THEIR GODDAMN WRITING RULES 20 YEARS LATER - BECAUSE THEY'RE GOOD RULES ON WRITING AND THEY BACKED THAT PEDIGREE UP!*
I don't care about Cars. I care about good writing. This is not good writing. Hell, Cars on the Road is foreshadowing for how much of a lack of shit Pixar gives about its own writing room now that John Lasseter got sacked, which is insane and makes my already dwindling expectations for Toy Story 5 and future movies grow even more.
More importantly, if Pixar's entire filmography are just "kiddie shit we shouldn't worry about" - then *why did everyone complain about Cars 2?! Why does it have such a tankingly, infamously low reception when it's just a kiddie movie, bro?! Why is everyone praising this shit and yet still cracking jokes about how bad Cars 2 is if this thing is just MORE of that?!*
How does it feel to have lived long enough to see all your favourite franchises go down in flames?
Horrible. That’s what.
It feels great
(concerning laughter)
@@SR.PlayAlot64 (laughs along)
I stopped caring about these franchises years ago.
@@LondonTransport466 Still, hold on to the good memories. Hold on to what made those franchises great.
Damn, now you actually make me want to watch Cars 3. I didn't think I'd be interested. x-)
I feel like you're watching this for the wrong reasons. Cars on the Road is the equivalent of Toy Story Toons and Mater's Tall Tales. It's suppose to show another side of this universe, and be heavy on slapstick comedy. The Road Trip """plot""" is just an excuse for the makers of this show to have fun with the Cars universe. People like it because its inconsequential "filler" content. Also, even though Cars 1 and 3 are more grounded, the franchise has always had crazy shenanigans from day 1.
I think a better idea for a Cars mini-series would be an anthology focusing on the background characters, like Zootopia+.
Imagine a full-on series focusing on the Piston Cup racers that nobody talks about, like Chuck Armstrong of Winford Rutherford Bradford (the one who got shoved into the wall by Chick Hicks)
@@carlosmattessich3883 i still dont know who he is lol
@@ClicheProductions The yellow 64 car
Fun fact: Steve Purcell who created Sam and max freelance police had heavy involvement in this series
Yes. It was pointed at 40:27.
I FUCKING LOVE SAM AND MAX
Can you make more ranking content such as ranking every pixar or dreamworks movie?
He said last video he’s considering doing one for pixar
@@____David cars 2 is pretty cool
@@minnesotavikingsfan9010 Cars 2 is ridiculous.
Oh my God! First Star Wars, then Marvel, and now *Pixar?!* Holy sh!t what is even happening to our childhoods movies we've grown to love over the years? What's even happening to Disney?! They've f**ked up their signature magic.
Thanks again GamingMagic, unlike my previous thoughts on Toy Story 4 while binge-watching Cars on the Road I was smh a lot from beginning to end for what I was gazing upon. Your rant and thoughts we're nearly the same as mine! (Look how the assassinated our beloved car and tow truck.☹️)
I think it's time we as a society should focus on DreamWorks and their bright potential future from now on.🌙
Don’t give them ideas please I don’t want them to ruin dreamworks
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I meat to say we as fans.
I hate how Dreamworks has one fantastic year and it’s suddenly decided it’s the savior of the entertainment industry.
Dreamworks has had trouble for many years, but nobody really cared. Disney fails one year and suddenly it’s no longer ever going to make anything good ever again and Dreamworks’ prior failures no longer exist.
You even go bright “potential” future. Disney and Pixar has had a bad year, but that doesn’t mean they won’t bounce back. Dreamworks did as well. And when good things happen at one company (Sony Pictures), it can inspire change (Dreamworks).
We should applaud DW for changing things up for the better, and hope they continue the streak. And hope that DP bounces back, just like Dreamworks has, and how it’s bounced back before.
*like how it’s bounced back before
@@ma.2089 *They’re making Trolls 3*
The visual editing in this video is absolutely incredible!
Great review! Although I, personally, enjoyed the show for what it is, which is a fun and chaotic mess I doubt we should take seriously (just like all the other cars shorts), I do 100% agree with almost all the points you made in this video, including the finale, which definitely messed up a few things with the show. There’s a lot of things that I can let slide, like Cars 2 being ignored, even Cars 3 did this, so it’s pretty safe so assume Pixar doesn’t want Cars 2 to be canon, which is unfortunate as even though Cars 2 was ridiculously messy, it still did establish some important things for the characters. That said, I don’t think Cars on the road was terrible by any means, but it definitely could’ve been greatly improved. Who knows, maybe if we get a season 2 Pixar will tone the chaos down a bit… Or not, I guess only time will tell. Like I said, this show isn’t really supposed to tell a deep story, as it’s mostly just fun shorts, with half the episodes being dream sequences and the other half being chaotic but arguably less chaotic as Cars 2. The only episodes I didn’t particularly like was Episode 5 and the finale, something about the unrealistic physics gave me kiddie show vibes, which is not a direction I want Pixar to take this franchise, and the finale, which definitely did mess up some things from the movies. Everything else was messy, sure, but for the most part was all in good fun, and like I said, not to be taken seriously. Anyways, great video, I’m impressed you made a full hour long rant on this show and agree with lots of the statements you made. Also, watching your friends die of laughter at some of the more ridiculous moments was pretty entertaining haha.
Honestly, people should just remove cars from the Pixar theory. It's the biggest outlier, most Pixar movies take place in a normal earth but with weird things happening beneath the surface, cars is just an entire car based world with nothing else.
Lightning never retired he chose to keep racing
Remember in the first and second movie where Lighting McQueen says, "This is Lighting McQueen. I can handle anything." Well, I guess that was a flat-out lie because it turns out he is afraid of clowns, so he can't handle them. Thanks a lot show.
Y’know I was genuinely excited to hear that the Cars franchise would be continued in the form of a series… but then it turned out to just be some inconsequential miniseries which is disappointing… a huge missed opportunity.
I will say this though, I liked the Salt Flats episode cause Mater’s death was kind of funny 😂
I didn't even know this show existed
The irony that Mater got knighted by the Queen, who's inspiration passed away the day this show came out.