That's because the Schulz estate still has a strong grip on quality control over the franchise.
The Peanuts Movie alone took 7 years to make because the artists on that movie spent 6 of those years in boot camp to learn how to imitate Schulz's art style.
The Peanuts Movie was basically made as the swan song for Peanuts as a franchise and to celebrate Charles Schulz as a whole.
It was the last major project before WildBrain/Sony Music Japan got joint ownership of the franchise, and all the new stuff gets sent to Apple TV+ hell.
This is a thread dedicated to three incredible humans I was fortunate enough to stumble upon and take a life changing journey of camaraderie with during a session of online Mario Bros Wonder. (1/🧵)
(spoilers ahead)
