Disney Buys Marvel!
My spidey senses nailed this one. Friday I said it would happen – and now it is so! My colleage Nikki Finke loves to say “TOLDJA” – but she didn’t get this one! In a deal that shocked everyone in the industry except me, Disney…
Month: August 2009
On Monday, Disney Will Announce They Are Buying Marvel
MARK MY WORDS – ONMEDEA-PHILES! It’s going to happen. Send me an email on Monday morning that says: “Jill, You were right!” Jill Kennedy – OnMedea
Angela Bromstad and Paul Telegdy Meet The Press
Angela Bromstad, President of Primetime Entertainment, NBC and Universal Media Studios and Paul Telegdy, EVP, Alternative Programming and Production, NBC and Universal Medea Studios spoke to reporters at the Television Critics Assocation summer press tour in Pasadena on Wednesday and I think we got a…
John Hughes – 1950-2009 – R.I.P.
He will be missed. Especially to those of us who were young when he was at his creative peak. Rest In Peace. Jill Kennedy – OnMedea
Dawn Ostroff Compares Picking TV Shows To “Sophie’s Choice”
[From The Hollywood Reporter: “It was really a ‘Sophie’s Choice,’ Ostroff said of trying to choose projects for next season with only 10 hours to fill.] Ms. Ostroff made this horrific comparison yesterday in Pasadena at the Television Critics Association Press Tour. Seriously, Dawn? There…
Is The Video Game Bubble About To Burst?
Nintendo’s earnings today must have been a troublesome sign for all the major video game companies (EA, Activision Blizzard, Sony, etc.). With a couple of exceptions (most notably Midway Games), the video game industry has had a pretty great party over the the past five…
Disney/Pixar Stickers
Here’s a simple request for all the lawyers and senior executives at the Happiest Place On Earth. Can you please keep your meathooks and your legalese off of my kid’s Disney/Pixar sticker book? It’s a freakin’ STICKER BOOK for Christ’s sake! Do we really need…
