Buzz Lightyear in Outer Space?

Buzz Lightyear is back in space. Saturday afternoon around 5 p.m. ET, the Space Shuttle Discovery launched from the Kennedy Space Center with Buzz Lightyear onboard. The mission labeled STS-124 with Buzz on board is featured as part of the kickoff to “Toys in Space” the Space Ranger Education series in conjunction with NASA. This educational program encourages the aspirations of millions of children who dream of one day walking among the stars. The series promotes studies in technology, math and science. These are all subjects vital to space travel as well as U.S. technological leadership. Buzz’s launch back to … Continue reading

Buzz Lightyear of Star Command: The Adventure Begins (2000)

Buzz Lightyear returns to the screen in a way we’ve never seen him before – animated and in space. Our lovable ranger from “Toy Story” and “Toy Story 2” is out to conquer the Evil Emperor Zurg, who wants to take over the galaxy. With his gung-ho attitude and his strict adherence to regulations (most of which he wrote himself) he’s the man for the job. The LGMs (little green men) are in danger, and Buzz (voiced by Tim Allen) along with his partner Warp Darkmatter, is sent to save them. But while on this mission, a battle ensues and … Continue reading

Toy Story 3 – Cancelled

Earlier in 2004, Disney had announced that it would be producing another Toy Story sequel, Toy Story 3, which was rumored to be about the character of Buzz Lightyear being recalled to Taiwan to repair a defect. As one can imagine, writers at Disney were struggling with the script. The decision to make Toy Story 3 came about after Disney’s initial split with Pixar Animation. Though Pixar wasn’t directly involved, Disney had the rights to produce sequels to any Pixar generated films, which was a source of consternation for the animators at Pixar. Now, as John Lasseter takes over as … Continue reading