VeggieTales Dead?

Old news, but I just got wind that Big Idea just lost an 11 million dollar judgment which may force it to sell out or close up shop. It appears that the distribution company Lyrick Studios of "Barney" and "The Wiggles" fame, sued because Big Idea's move to Warner Brothers was for "more money". Big Idea is also suffering from expanding too big, too fast.

The former Christian owner of Lyrick--with whom Big Idea initially formed an alliance--sold the company before passing away. Big Idea couldn't or wouldn't work with the new owners because "Lyrick's owner and mission statement changed" (see article).

Also, according to Vischer:

"We got ourselves upside down financially when everything was working wonderfully. When things were doing so well, I thought that was God wanting us to expand, so we grew like crazy. Now I think it was more me having all these great ideas in my head and being so excited that I wanted to do them all at once."

Tongue in cheek, I SHOULD have known that Barney was the anti-Christ.

More seriously, it seems to me that the new owners do not have compatible philosophies with Big Idea. Is this the end of Bob and Larry as we know them? Are they, soon destined to be hawking cereal or starring in sex-ed films courtesy of a media conglomerate?

I also am reminded of Paul's admonition to "not be yoked with unbelievers". Certainly, if the split is due to philosophical differences, then the lawsuit substantiates the truth behind the Apostle's point.

Read the story and see what you think. "I provide, you decide".