Copy and pasted cuz niggas don't read:
"I'm not saying Captain America should have been replaced. I'm not saying he would have failed. I'm saying that a Captain America film was risky compared to other Marvel characters they could have introduced instead but it worked out. Same can go for Barney if you have the right script and direction.
For Cap, you had to introduce the First Avenger as an origin story set in the 1940s World War 2 and it had to go well with a whole new audience. Not to mention there's a huge budget riding on it and it failing be it critically or financially can change the direction you're trying to go in later making an Avengers movie. The fact that fans like yourself gave it a chance is no reason why people who grew up on Barney can't also show support out of curiosity, nostalgia or interest. That's all I've been saying this whole time."