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Toy Story’s version of the NFL broadcast on Sunday got off to a rocky start.
The idea was for Woody, Buzz Lightyear and the “Toy Story” universe to enjoy an NFL game for the first time.
Sunday’s game between the Atlanta Falcons and Jacksonville Jaguars at London’s Wembley Stadium was expected to be contested inside of Andy’s room as part of an alternate telecast. But it didn’t go as planned as there were several glitches and other technical problems on the “Toy Story Funday Football” telecast that was streamed on ESPN+ and Disney+.
The telecast is entirely animated, and the players’ movements are in sync with what is happening in real time on the field. That technology is done through player-tracking data enabled by the NFL’s Next Gen Stats system and Beyond Sports.
Here’s a sample of the reaction:
You know it’s busted when even Q doesn’t care for this Toy Story shit show ? pic.twitter.com/3K06DQRnR0
— Rusty Shackleford (@devinb44) October 1, 2023
I had to turn that Toy Story shit off and just bootleg the game because that shit was wild boring lmao
— Hogwarts Legacy Stan Account (@AshGotJuice) October 1, 2023
This Toy Story game is a cluster of errors. Did they not do a test beforehand?
— David (nobody/somebody) (@LaichItIs) October 1, 2023
The Disney+ “Toy Story Funday Football” experience so far… #ToyStoryFundayFootball pic.twitter.com/tQt9c6nzYT
— Ryan Carey (@RC_2K22) October 1, 2023
The Toy Story nfl stream just went to commercial, and my befuddled 3 year old says “WHAT? What’s this? Where’s Toy Story football???”
— Lemy RXVII (@plemy11) October 1, 2023
Toy Story Funday football is a prime example of employees telling senior mgmt that this S__T ain’t ready for production but senior mgmt ignoring the people who know better. #ToyStory #NFL JJ
— Mudshow Mike (@Mike504Saints) October 1, 2023
While preparing five things, I have the NFL game on and it is being animated live in Andy’s Toy Story room.
It broke 5 minutes in and is stuck on the announcers….it’s almost like a BB production. pic.twitter.com/cLsfEttV0r
— RealityBBQ #BB25 (@rbbq) October 1, 2023
Watching the NFL/Toy Story game have a major tech glitch that makes it unwatchable was a fun way to start the day
— Bryan Brinkman (@bryanbrinkman) October 1, 2023
had so much hope for the Toy Story broadcast but it’s, understandably, a glitch nightmare lol
— DeZZi Faiyaz (@sirBAPalot) October 1, 2023
Aight every single play on this Toy Story broadcast is a glitch lol
— solomon (@solomonxjones) October 1, 2023
So Toy Story football is going to be a 3 hour Madden glitch.
— Jon Max (@jmaxschwartz) October 1, 2023
This Toy Story NFL stream is having so many problems lmao
— Keiwi’s Thoughts (I’m/Him) (@iamKeiwi23) October 1, 2023
A former newspaper veteran, Keith Farner is a news manager for Saturday Down South.
