Like I said, the magic of the original TLK cannot be recaptured in sequels the way the creators of SP and 1.5 thought.
Ofcourse, they had to make a movie only about Timon and Pumbaa. I'm sure they wanted to take one more crack at milking them for all their worth. In my opinion, this movie seemed to have made Timon look like a jerk, thus making him more and more disliked by the fandom. I still love Timon's character, but only from the original TLK.