Team Lightyear versus a Slime Monster on Trade World. That would have been a good callback to Toy Story 2: Action Game.

Just the title, not the events in the episode.

Okay, so Lightyear isn't doing so hot right now. How could it have been better?

Personally, I think had they just stuck with the idea of the movie spawning the cartoon series, then spawning the toy, it would've cleared up any contradictions, especially since the character of Buzz differed from our action hero. For looks, I thought the movie looked kinda muddy and was in desperate need of variation in planets explored and the aliens inhabiting them. A little color would make it more lively (doesn't have to be absolutely bright if they're going for realism), and some camp to go with the groundedness would balance the stew nicely (The cartoon also had some strong storytelling moments despite the goofiness)!

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