Wow! I knew Disney had produced a Hercules movie so I was very afraid. However I didn't know it was that bad! Terrible.
That's okay, though, when I was eleven and that show Hercules The Legendary Journeys came on, I liked it (mainly because it was the love child of Sam Raimi's crew) but the inaccuracies were apparent even to my little kiddie mind. Hercules' most adventurous tales begin after Hera strikes him with madness, causing him to murder his own wife and family, essentially giving him a reason to leave and go adventuring, seeking solace for his terrible deed. I guess this wasn't exactly congruent with the lighthearted attitude adopted by the show, so in the very first episode, Hercules goes into his room and basically just says "hey, honey wake up," when a giant flaming meteor slams into her and destroys the whole place. Don't get me wrong I liked the show, it's just that it was the most obvious and shameless cop-out in television history.
I recently relived the moment after signing up for Netflix. Hilarious!
I couldn't find the clip on youtube on the meteor incident but here's an example of exactly just how "lighthearted" the show could be. Honestly I have respect for any show that just refuses to take itself too seriously.