[gymbeau]

Brad Bird’s departure may have helped sink it, too.
He went on to make “The Incredibles.”

cheers
Jim

[andy58-in-nh]

Brad Bird’s departure may have helped sink it, too. He went on to make “The Incredibles.”

Good point. I'm still amazed that a cartoon film with such an overtly libertarian/conservative theme could get made in Hollywood. But as to the Simpsons, I think that the loss of Phil Hartman (Lionel Hutz/Troy McClure) was also significant.