User blog comment:PlantyThePottedPlant/Random Topic Blogging II: Electric Blogaloo/@comment-3006892-20120627154648/@comment-1518158-20120628015516

... Wait, how does this mean it's going to be depressing?

Dan & Swampy appealing to older members of the audience likely means that they're going to try hard to make the humor of the film accessible of all ages (in addition to having some grown-up jokes). And just because Michael Arndt is attached to it doesn't quite mean it's going to be a sob-fest (though it will have heartwarming/sad stuff since, hey, it's P&F), but it's almost certified to have a good script.