As Dreamers Do Part Deux

[OldNavy1988]

@WB18

Just as a heads up, the Zia Records chain in Las Vegas and the counties of Maricopa and Pima have signed on to carry Limited Run titles.

 

[Tacomaster]

Forgive me for being out of the loop, but how’s Woody Woodpecker doing?

 

[OldNavy1988]

Forgive me for being out of the loop, but how’s Woody Woodpecker doing?

Woody has been dormant for a number of years now. Universal has had difficulty trying to bring the character back for a new audience.

 

[OldNavy1988]

Entertainment News for Early December 2005

New Orleans already showing early signs of recovery from Katrina.
- The Washington Post

Ian Rotten makes his TNA debut on the first Impact of December.
- Pro Wrestling Illustrated

Linda Hogan files for divorce.
- The Tampa Bay Times

NBC launches an internal investigation into possible inaccuracies in the reporting of Michael J. Fox’s current medical emergencies.
- MSNBC

Attorneys for “Hannah Montana” co-creator Michael Poryes file a lawsuit accusing Miley Cyrus’s father Billy Ray of a potential conflict of interest. This comes after it came to light that the elder Cyrus was closely affiliated with FART, a right wing media watchdog group.
- Variety

Jim Henson Company CEO Bob Iger: “We will not allow FART’s helicopter parent thugs to influence the creative direction of Hannah Montana.”
- The Hollywood Reporter

A straw hat worn on screen by Gus St. Pierre on an episode of Clarissa Explains it All sells for $24,000 USD at Sotheby’s with the proceeds being donated by the St. Pierre Foundation for Hurricane Katrina relief. In the episode in question, Gus as Ferguson Darling runs for president of his school’s student body.
- SBC Action News

The Sports Page
As the 2005 NFL season winds down, Commissioner Tagliabue reiterates his desire for the Saints to return to a rebuilt Superdome next year. The last three “home” games the Saints will play in St. Louis this season are against Detroit, Tampa Bay and Jacksonville, the latter another troubled franchise.
- ESPN

 

[Otakuninja2006]

Forgive me for being out of the loop, but how’s Woody Woodpecker doing?

Oh, hi @Tacomaster, how are you?

 

[WB18]

@WB18

Just as a heads up, the Zia Records chain in Las Vegas and the counties of Maricopa and Pima have signed on to carry Limited Run titles.

Nice.

Entertainment News for Early December 2005

New Orleans already showing early signs of recovery from Katrina.
- The Washington Post

Well that’s fortunate.

Ian Rotten makes his TNA debut on the first Impact of December.
- Pro Wrestling Illustrated

Dont care whatsoever for wrestling but good for him.

Linda Hogan files for divorce.
- The Tampa Bay Times

Hopefully the scandal down the road is butterflied.

NBC launches an internal investigation into possible inaccuracies in the reporting of Michael J. Fox’s current medical emergencies.
- MSNBC

Well well well.

Attorneys for “Hannah Montana” co-creator Michael Poryes file a lawsuit accusing Miley Cyrus’s father Billy Ray of a potential conflict of interest. This comes after it came to light that the elder Cyrus was closely affiliated with FART, a right wing media watchdog group.
- Variety

So it continues.

Jim Henson Company CEO Bob Iger: “We will not allow FART’s helicopter parent thugs to influence the creative direction of Hannah Montana.”
- The Hollywood Reporter

See above.

A straw hat worn on screen by Gus St. Pierre on an episode of Clarissa Explains it All sells for $24,000 USD at Sotheby’s with the proceeds being donated by the St. Pierre Foundation for Hurricane Katrina relief. In the episode in question, Gus as Ferguson Darling runs for president of his school’s student body.
- SBC Action News

Cool.

The Sports Page
As the 2005 NFL season winds down, Commissioner Tagliabue reiterates his desire for the Saints to return to a rebuilt Superdome next year. The last three “home” games the Saints will play in St. Louis this season are against Detroit, Tampa Bay and Jacksonville, the latter another troubled franchise.
- ESPN

That’s good that the Saints will be back in the Big Easy. Just move the Jags to St. Louis, everyone wins (except Jacksonville fans)

 

[Tacomaster]

Woody has been dormant for a number of years now. Universal has had difficulty trying to bring the character back for a new audience.

What about a new cartoon on NBC? Which cartoonists are currently at Universal/Peacock?

 

[Otakuninja2006]

What about a new cartoon on NBC? Which cartoonists are currently at Universal/Peacock?

You know what @Tacomaster, that's actually a great idea!

 

[TheFaultsofAlts]

What about a new cartoon on NBC? Which cartoonists are currently at Universal/Peacock?

Didn't he just have a cartoon on UPN? What would be different between that one, and this new cartoon?

Other than that question, I like the idea.

 

[TheFaultsofAlts]

New Orleans already showing early signs of recovery from Katrina.
- The Washington Post

Ian Rotten makes his TNA debut on the first Impact of December.
- Pro Wrestling Illustrated

Linda Hogan files for divorce.
- The Tampa Bay Times

NBC launches an internal investigation into possible inaccuracies in the reporting of Michael J. Fox’s current medical emergencies.
- MSNBC

Attorneys for “Hannah Montana” co-creator Michael Poryes file a lawsuit accusing Miley Cyrus’s father Billy Ray of a potential conflict of interest. This comes after it came to light that the elder Cyrus was closely affiliated with FART, a right wing media watchdog group.
- Variety

Jim Henson Company CEO Bob Iger: “We will not allow FART’s helicopter parent thugs to influence the creative direction of Hannah Montana.”
- The Hollywood Reporter

A straw hat worn on screen by Gus St. Pierre on an episode of Clarissa Explains it All sells for $24,000 USD at Sotheby’s with the proceeds being donated by the St. Pierre Foundation for Hurricane Katrina relief. In the episode in question, Gus as Ferguson Darling runs for president of his school’s student body.
- SBC Action News

1: Yes!
2: Okay.
3: Oh, brother.
4: I honestly don't blame Poryes for that.
5: Good on him for standing the ground!
6: Great!

All in all, progress is already very quick over the past summer, which is all good news.

 

[Tacomaster]

Didn't he just have a cartoon on UPN? What would be different between that one, and this new cartoon?

Other than that question, I like the idea.

Depends. I missed the UPN cartoon, was it basically the same as the 1999 cartoon in our timeline?

 

[OldNavy1988]

Depends. I missed the UPN cartoon, was it basically the same as the 1999 cartoon in our timeline?

More or less yes.

 

[Tacomaster]

That one was kind of a mix of Wabbit and The Looney Tunes Show, if we’re looking at this in terms of Looney Tunes comparisons. Maybe this could be the “Looney Tunes Cartoons” big budget back to basics approach, with hints of Ren and Stimpy style craziness and a few bits and pieces from the 90s Woody(I liked the version of Winnie they used there, for instance).

I know it sounds crazy, but maybe get either Rob Paulsen or, god forbid, Weird Al to voice Woody?

 

[Otakuninja2006]

That one was kind of a mix of Wabbit and The Looney Tunes Show, if we’re looking at this in terms of Looney Tunes comparisons. Maybe this could be the “Looney Tunes Cartoons” big budget back to basics approach, with hints of Ren and Stimpy style craziness and a few bits and pieces from the 90s Woody(I liked the version of Winnie they used there, for instance).

I know it sounds crazy, but maybe get either Rob Paulsen or, god forbid, Weird Al to voice Woody?

Oi, I'll get behind and support a Woody Woodpecker revival with him being voiced by Weird Al real quick.

 

[OldNavy1988]

Studio Leaders as of December 2005

Disney
Chairman of the Board: Walter Elias Disney, Jr.
Chairwoman of Walt Disney Pictures: Margaret Loesch
Chairman of 20th Century-Fox: Robert Zemeckis
Head of Classic Animation: Daniel Abbott
Head of Walt Disney Television Animation: Tad Stones
Head of Grantay-Lawrence: David Silverman
Head of Marvel: Kevin Eastman
Head of Atari: Charles Hirschhorn

Paramount Pictures
Chairman Emeritus: Norman Lear
Chief Executive Officer: Rob Reiner
Head of Paramount Animation (formerly Rankin-Bass): Emily Chiang

Peacock
Chairman of the Board: Michael Eisner
Chairman of Universal Pictures and Gramercy: Kevin Feige
Universal chief creative officer: Gale Anne Hurd
Chairman of RKO Radio Pictures: Rick McCallum
Chairman of DreamWorks SKG: Jeffrey Katzenberg
Head of Peacock Animation Group: Tom Ruegger
Head of Archie Comics: Peter Laird

Turner
Chairman Emeritus: Ted Turner
Chief Executive Officer: Geraldine Laybourne
Head of United Artists: Barbara Broccoli
Head of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer: Brad Grey
Head of Cartoon Network: Betty Cohen
Co-Chairs of Ruby-Spears: Chris Savino and Sam Register

Warner Bros.
Chairman of the Board: Mario Kassar
Head of Animation: Stephanie Macdonald

Saban Metromedia
Chairman of the Board: Haim Saban
Chairman Emeritus of New Line Cinema: Bob Shaye
Saban Chief Creative Officer: James Cameron
Head of DiC: Andy Heyward
Co-chairs of Golden Harvest of America: Quentin Tarantino and Lawrence Bender

CBS Discovery
Chairman of the Board: John S Hendricks
Co-chairs of Columbia-TriStar: Michael Uslan and Amy Pascal
Head of DC Comics: Geoff Johns

Bally
Chairman of the Board: Jeffrey Bewkes
Head of Hollywood Pictures: Joe Roth
Head of Dark Horse: Mike Richardson

The Jim Henson Company
Chairman of the Board: Bob Iger
Chief Creative Officer: Brian Henson
Head of Henson Animation: John Lasseter
Head of Nickelodeon: Herb Scannell, Mike Tollin

Lionsgate
Founder: Frank Giustra
Chairman: Mark Amin

Anschutz
Chairman of the Board: Phil Anschutz
Head of Miramax 2.0: Bob Weinstein
Head of AEG TV: Roger Ailes
AEG TV head of children’s programming: Daniel Schneider
Head of Miramax Records: Lou Pearlman

Legendary
Chief Operating Officer: Thomas Tull
Chairwoman: Rachel Stone-Abbott
Chief Creative Officer: Joel Silver
Head of Legendary Records: Krist Novoselic

 

[Tacomaster]

A Rugger headed Peacock Animation? Better add a hint of Animaniacs into my Woody pitch then…

 

[Otakuninja2006]

A Rugger headed Peacock Animation? Better add a hint of Animaniacs into my Woody pitch then…

Yep.

And expect a pitch soon.

In fact, I'ma invite you into this conversation.

When you see it on the envelope icon on top, just click it, and it should say "As Dreamers Do Conversation" in bolded in the top spots.

Click it and then you're officially in.

 

[TheFaultsofAlts]

That one was kind of a mix of Wabbit and The Looney Tunes Show, if we’re looking at this in terms of Looney Tunes comparisons. Maybe this could be the “Looney Tunes Cartoons” big budget back to basics approach, with hints of Ren and Stimpy style craziness and a few bits and pieces from the 90s Woody(I liked the version of Winnie they used there, for instance).

I know it sounds crazy, but maybe get either Rob Paulsen or, god forbid, Weird Al to voice Woody?

If we are talking about comparing this 2006 Woody Woodpecker show to Looney Tunes Cartoons, then maybe the other Lantz creations, except for Oswald, but including some lesser Terry and Fleischer characters, could get revived in the same sense.

I think Rob Paulsen would be the more iconic choice, but if we can pitch Weird Al's voice high enough in post, we can make it work.

A Rugger headed Peacock Animation? Better add a hint of Animaniacs into my Woody pitch then…

This is the push that Rob Paulsen would need, and since the 90s Animaniacs also did more than just the Warners and Pinky & The Brain, it's all the more reason to let loose the entire Lantz vault up in here.

 

[TheFaultsofAlts]

Disney
Chairman of the Board: Walter Elias Disney, Jr.
Chairwoman of Walt Disney Pictures: Margaret Loesch
Chairman of 20th Century-Fox: Robert Zemeckis
Head of Classic Animation: Daniel Abbott
Head of Walt Disney Television Animation: Tad Stones
Head of Grantay-Lawrence: David Silverman
Head of Marvel: Kevin Eastman
Head of Atari: Charles Hirschhorn

This is basically an all-star team here. What could be better?

Paramount Pictures
Chairman Emeritus: Norman Lear
Chief Executive Officer: Rob Reiner
Head of Paramount Animation (formerly Rankin-Bass): Emily Chiang

Paramount could use some more divisions, like the Head of Sega, for instance.

Peacock
Chairman of the Board: Michael Eisner
Chairman of Universal Pictures and Gramercy: Kevin Feige
Universal chief creative officer: Gale Anne Hurd
Chairman of RKO Radio Pictures: Rick McCallum
Chairman of DreamWorks SKG: Jeffrey Katzenberg
Head of Peacock Animation Group: Tom Ruegger
Head of Archie Comics: Peter Laird

The only non-star exec for Peacock from my view is Gale Anne Hurd. Everyone else is really big.

Turner
Chairman Emeritus: Ted Turner
Chief Executive Officer: Geraldine Laybourne
Head of United Artists: Barbara Broccoli
Head of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer: Brad Grey
Head of Cartoon Network: Betty Cohen
Co-Chairs of Ruby-Spears: Chris Savino and Sam Register

The biggest things about this are Betty Cohen still in charge of CN, and Chris Savino as a chairman for Ruby-Spears.

Warner Bros.
Chairman of the Board: Mario Kassar
Head of Animation: Stephanie Macdonald

Somehow, Paramount has a bigger share of this post than WB has.

Saban Metromedia
Chairman of the Board: Haim Saban
Chairman Emeritus of New Line Cinema: Bob Shaye
Saban Chief Creative Officer: James Cameron
Head of DiC: Andy Heyward
Co-chairs of Golden Harvest of America: Quentin Tarantino and Lawrence Bender

Haim Saban, James Cameron, Andy Heyward, and Quentin Tarantino are a grand quartet here.

CBS Discovery
Chairman of the Board: John S Hendricks
Co-chairs of Columbia-TriStar: Michael Uslan and Amy Pascal
Head of DC Comics: Geoff Johns

Knowing what we know now for Discovery, I'm bracing myself to weep for CBS's future.

Bally
Chairman of the Board: Jeffrey Bewkes
Head of Hollywood Pictures: Joe Roth
Head of Dark Horse: Mike Richardson

Okay.

The Jim Henson Company
Chairman of the Board: Bob Iger
Chief Creative Officer: Brian Henson
Head of Henson Animation: John Lasseter
Head of Nickelodeon: Herb Scannell, Mike Tollin

Iger on top, a Henson in the board, Lasseter and Scannell heading film and TV animation, and it's a triple threat and a half with these guys.

Lionsgate
Founder: Frank Giustra
Chairman: Mark Amin

Sure.

Anschutz
Chairman of the Board: Phil Anschutz
Head of Miramax 2.0: Bob Weinstein
Head of AEG TV: Roger Ailes
AEG TV head of children’s programming: Daniel Schneider
Head of Miramax Records: Lou Pearlman

How is Anschutz not defunct yet? Their staff is even worse than Filmation during the Berkshire-Hathaway years.

Legendary
Chief Operating Officer: Thomas Tull
Chairwoman: Rachel Stone-Abbott
Chief Creative Officer: Joel Silver
Head of Legendary Records: Krist Novoselic

This is good.

 

[OldNavy1988]

Sega is currently headed by Simon Jeffery.