Stitch, The Alien That Won't Die

Posted Friday, July 12, 2002 at 3:06 PM Central

by John Couture

OK, so that's not the name of the direct-to-video sequel to Disney's highly acclaimed movie Lilo & Stitch, but it might be a more fitting title. Disney is jumping on the success of the blockbuster animated film and is pulling the whole Disney train along for the ride.

Next year, Disney will release the direct-to-video sequel to Lilo & Stitch, tentatively titled Stitch!. In the Fall of next year, Disney hopes to debut "Stitch: The TV Series" on its ever-expanding network of TV stations.

But don't worry, Lilo's not going anywhere. In fact, all of the principal characters will return in the sequel and the subsequent TV series. Currently, the idea is that both properties will revolve around other experiments from Dr. Jumba Jookiba, which all happen to land on Hawaii. Considering that Stitch was "Experiment 626," it seems that this little alien isn't going anywhere anytime soon, except perhaps to a Saturday morning cartoon lineup near you.