>>121378409>>121379953>>121379617>>121378517>animating on ones without serious financial backing was foolish.this
It's not that (,well not entirely that) newer generations of animators fear this, or wouldn't want to tackle a challenge like this. It's all about money. Even back then the thing that held back The Thief and the Cobbler was financial related. When you put this next to a Steven Universe or whatever cheaply animated garbage today, you can obviously see that this is made with for more dedication and care.
Still, SU was completed, it's a finished package, because it was easy to make, meanwhile this wasn't, and never will be.