Writer, Agilist, Elder Geek
Disney is a company that is learning how to Go Farther with what they do.
This may sound strange, as people often associate Disney with rather conservative endeavors – a bunch of throwaway films, the alternating animated hits, etc. However, Disney has, if you step back, gone farther and has looked for many ways to make more of what it has.
For some time friends of mine were saying I had to see the series "Avatar: The Last Airbender." I resisted this because A) it seemed like an anime-esque derivative series, and B) I wasn't overly impressed with Nickelodeon's other series. It seemed like a no-brainer to avoid.
When I finally watched it, I was impressed – an epic adventure, well-done, thought-provoking. Everyone in my apartment had a ball with it – and it also provoked some interesting discussion.