As Dreamers Do: American Magic Redux

[OldNavy1988]

The Creature from the Black Lagoon
Released by Universal Pictures on July 17, 1998

Written and Directed by
Tony Scott

Music by
Hans Zimmer

Main Cast
Doug Jones as the Gill Man
Ray Liotta as Dr. David Reed
Venus Terzo as Kay Lawrence
Bill Paxton as Dr. Mark Williams
John Turturro as Dr. Carl Maia
Benicio Del Toro as Captain Lucas
Bill Duke as Dr. Edwin Thompson

Logo Notes
The remake of Black Lagoon is the first to feature the new Scott Free logo, which appears right after the Universal logo.

 

[Anthony07]

What’s up next for the docket? Also seems like a good remake, can’t wait for The Mummy.

 

[OldNavy1988]

I have a question, is Fox Sports Net, a group of regional networks or as a national network? Also wondering about all the sports rights for each rights holder (Fox, NBC, CBS, Turner, USA, and ESPN/ABC’s Wide World of Sports)? (ITTL, both ABC Sports and the flagship Wide World of Sports program we’re combined after the ‘97 college football season, it now also opens with ”ESPN presents”, and yes, Jim McKay’s opening narration has been kept, alongside an brand new version of the theme).

@Anthony07
Fox Sports Net is indeed a group of regional networks. More on those later.

Gridiron Football
National Football League

Package	Rights Holder	Extent	Contract Term
AFC	SBC	AFC Sunday afternoon games One Thanksgiving Game One Wild Card Game Part of Super Bowl Rotation	1998 thru 2002
NFC	CBS	NFC Sunday afternoon games One Thanksgiving Game One Wild Card Game Part of Super Bowl Rotation	1998 thru 2002
Sunday Night	Fox	Sunday primetime games Thursday night games in November and December. Hall of Fame Game One Wild Card Game Part of Super Bowl Rotation	1998 thru 2002
Monday Night Football	ABC	Monday primetime games Simulcast of ESPN's NFL Primetime before MNF kickoff. One Wild Card Game Pro Bowl. Part of Super Bowl Rotation	1998 thru 2002

Canadian Football League
In Canada: Shared by TSN and CBC
In the US: Shared by NBC and Warner Freeform
Grey Cup simulcast by CBC and NBC

World League of American Football
Primetime package held by ESPN
Regional afternoon package held by ABC
Pan-European and UK rights held by EuroSport

Arena Football League
Rights shared by UPN and USA Network

College Football
Pac 10: ABC
Big Ten: ABC
SEC: CBS, TBS/TNT
Big East: CBS
Big XII: NBC
ACC: NBC
Notre Dame: SBC
Metro Conference: ESPN
Conference USA: CBS
WAC: Fox
MAC: ESPN
Sun Belt: ESPN
Ivy League: Warner Freeform
HBCU's: SBC, The Hub
Army-Navy Game: CBS

Most College Bowl games are carried by ESPN except for the following:
National Championship: An annual rotation of the major networks. However, if the NC is played in Pasadena, ABC automatically gets the rights due to the network's agreement with the Tournament of Roses Association.
Sun Bowl: CBS
Rose Bowl: ABC
Orange Bowl: NBC
Sugar Bowl: ABC
Fiesta Bowl: Fox

 

[OldNavy1988]

Sports TV Rights as of 1998 (Part 2)

Baseball
Major League Baseball (MLB)
Current deals run through 2000
Sunday Nights and most weeknights: ESPN
Saturday afternoons: Fox, NBC
American League Playoffs: ESPN, NBC
National League Playoffs: ESPN, Fox
NLCS: Fox
ALCS: NBC
World Series: Fox in even-numbered years, NBC in odd-numbered years.
Atlanta Braves: TBS
Chicago Cubs: WGN
Chicago White Sox: WGN
Montreal Expos: TSN/RDS
Toronto Blue Jays: TSN/RDS

Little League World Series: ABC
College World Series: ESPN
NCAA regular season: ESPN

Basketball
National Basketball Association (NBA)
Current deals run through 2002
NBC: Christmas Day and Weekend Afternoon games. Plus the All Star Game and the NBA Finals (Theme: Roundball Rock by John Tesh)
TNT: Tuesday and Thursday Night doubleheaders.
TBS: Wednesday and Friday Night doubleheaders.

NBA Playoffs
NBC: Weekend Afternoon playoff games. Plus Conference Finals and NBA Finals.
TBS: Eastern Conference quarterfinals and semifinals.
TNT: Western Conference quarterfinals and semifinals.

College Basketball
CBS: March Madness and the Men's National Championship.
ESPN: Regular season and the Men's NIT.
USA Network: Division I Women's Tournament and Final Four.

WNBA
Rights shared by NBC (NBC/RKO), FX (Disney) and Lifetime (Henson's A&E division).

Boxing
USA Network: Tuesday Night Fights
Showtime: Showtime Championship Boxing
HBO: World Championship Boxing

Cycling
Tour de France: ESPN
Giro d'Italia: SBC

Golf
The Masters: CBS, USA Network
PGA Tour: ABC, ESPN
US Open: NBC, Warner Golf
Ryder Cup: NBC, Warner Golf

Hockey
National Hockey League
Fox: Weekend Afternoon doubleheaders plus the All Star Game.
ESPN: Most weeknights (National Hockey Night)
SBC: Wednesday Night Hockey

International Hockey League
Rights shared by CBS and USA Network

Tennis
US Open: CBS, USA Network
French Open: NBC, TBS/TNT
Davis Cup: ABC, ESPN
Wimbledon: SBC, HBO

Bowling
PBA Tour: ABC, ESPN

Olympics
2000 Summer Games (Sydney): NBC
2002 Winter Games (Salt Lake City): CBS, TBS/TNT
2004 Summer Games (Athens): NBC

Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show: USA Network

Professional Wrestling
World Wrestling Alliance (WWA): USA Network (Monday Night Raw), SBC (Saturday Night's Main Event)
World Championship Wrestling: Exclusive rights held by TBS and TNT
Eastern (or Extreme) Championship Wrestling: Exclusive rights held by HBO
National Wrestling Alliance (NWA): Exclusive rights held by FX

 

[TheFaultsofAlts]

Warner Golf

Don't let Angus McCrory in on this. He'll never want to hear the end of it!

 

[OldNavy1988]

Don't let Angus McCrory in on this. He'll never want to hear the end of it!

Yeah, but the Golf Channel needed to be sold someday.

 

[TheFaultsofAlts]

Yeah, but the Golf Channel needed to be sold someday.

I see. And did you know I was making a reference to that short where Bugs Bunny found himself in Scotland?

 

[DucNguyen0131]

Well this is very impressive. I'll see what we do, but Disney had to remake Cinderella as a live-action film with Drew Barrymore (OTL it was 20th Century Fox's Ever After: A Cinderella Story).

 

[kirbopher15]

can’t wait for The Mummy.

Maybe the mummy should be directed by Sam Raimi

 

[OldNavy1988]

Well this is very impressive. I'll see what we do, but Disney had to remake Cinderella as a live-action film with Drew Barrymore (OTL it was 20th Century Fox's Ever After: A Cinderella Story).

Wait a sec...a Cinderella remake with Drew Barrymore as the lead character?

10 year old me ITTL:

 

[OldNavy1988]

@Duc4AlternateHistory
Here you go!

Cinderella
Released by Walt Disney Pictures on July 23, 1998

Directed by
Kathryn Bigelow

Screenplay by
Linda Woolverton
Rachel Stone-Abbott

Musical Score by
James Horner

Leitmotifs from the 1950 version composed by
Oliver Wallace

Songs from the 1950 version written by
Mack David
Jerry Livingston
Al Hoffman

Bibbidi Bobbidi Boo sung for this version by
Angela Lansbury

Pop version of "A Dream is a Wish Your Heart Makes" sung by
The Backstreet Boys

Pop version of "So This is Love" sung by
Aaliyah

Main Cast
Drew Barrymore as Cinderella
Dougray Scott as Prince Henry
Anjelica Huston as Lady Tremaine
Linda Cardellini as Anastasia Tremaine
Danica McKellar as Drizella Tremaine
Angela Lansbury as the Fairy Godmother
Bob Hoskins as the King
Graham Chapman as the Duke
Andy Serkis as Footman Bruno
Anthony Michael Hall as Coachman Major

Voices
Mark Hamill as Jaq
Jim Cummings as Gus
Frank Welker as Lucifer, Major and Bruno​

 

[OldNavy1988]

Cinderella '98 Addendum

Notes
- The premiere for the 1998 version of Cinderella was held at the Trans World Dome in St. Louis, Missouri.
- A contest was held by Dr. Pepper where if you bought a 12 pack and found a can adorned with the glass slipper, you'd win $1 million USD and a free 3 day trip to Disney World.
- Drew Barrymore, Dougray Scott, Rachel Stone-Abbott, Graham Chapman and Mark Hamill were featured in a panel to promote the film at the 1998 San Diego Comic Con.
- The Disney Channel and Fox each ran the 1950 film in a 24 hour loop to drum up excitement for the 1998 remake.
- The pop versions of So This is Love and A Dream is a Wish Your Heart Makes received near-endless rotation on Radio Disney and VH1.
- The fast food tie-in for this film was with Pizza Hut, who offered rubber puppets of Gus, Jaq, Lucifer, Major and Bruno with the purchase of a personal pan pizza. These puppets were similar to previous tie-ins for The Land Before Time and Casper.
​

 

[OldNavy1988]

Entertainment News for Late July 1998

Critics agree; Drew Barrymore shines as Cinderella in Disney's live action remake.
- USA Today

Remakes wrestle for movie goers: Cinderella and Black Lagoon tied for first at the box office as Independence Day sinks to third.
- The Today Show

Be sure to stay for the post credits scene in which the Gill Man (Doug Jones) must make a tough decision after encountering Dracula (Hugo Weaving). This after we've spent much of the film seeing a more heroic Creature defend his turf from intrusive marine biologists looking to dissect him for his organs.
- Siskel and Ebert

At the Cinderella premiere, screenwriter Rachel Stone-Abbott wouldn't field any questions related to her upcoming X-Men project, other than to reaffirm hungry reporters of certain casting choices already leaked to the public. These include Gus St. Pierre as Gambit, Patrick Stewart as Professor X, Sir Ian McKellen as the villainous Magneto and James Marsden as Cyclops. X-Men is slated by Buena Vista for an "X-Mas" '99 release.
- Wizard

Bally's Hollywood Pictures confirms a South Park movie is in the works for a Summer 1999 release.
- The Denver Post

 

[TheFaultsofAlts]

Critics agree; Drew Barrymore shines as Cinderella in Disney's live action remake.
- USA Today

Remakes wrestle for movie goers: Cinderella and Black Lagoon tied for first at the box office as Independence Day sinks to third.
- The Today Show

Be sure to stay for the post credits scene in which the Gill Man (Doug Jones) must make a tough decision after encountering Dracula (Hugo Weaving). This after we've spent much of the film seeing a more heroic Creature defend his turf from intrusive marine biologists looking to dissect him for his organs.
- Siskel and Ebert

At the Cinderella premiere, screenwriter Rachel Stone-Abbott wouldn't field any questions related to her upcoming X-Men project, other than to reaffirm hungry reporters of certain casting choices already leaked to the public. These include Gus St. Pierre as Gambit, Patrick Stewart as Professor X, Sir Ian McKellen as the villainous Magneto and James Marsden as Cyclops. X-Men is slated by Buena Vista for an "X-Mas" '99 release.
- Wizard

Bally's Hollywood Pictures confirms a South Park movie is in the works for a Summer 1999 release.
- The Denver Post

1: Not a bad look for the Cinderella remake, since it was quickly written and posted.
2: I can see the Gill-Man also having a feud with Dracula, albeit less so than Frankenstein.
3: If these are the leaked actors, then X-Mas 1999 is going to be so good.
4: Sweet!

 

[TheBeanieBaron]

With the live-action remakes of 101 Dalmatians and Cinderella doing well at the box office (along with a possible Beauty and the Beast remake), Disney could be inspired to do more live-action remakes of their animated movies.

 

[OldNavy1988]

With the live-action remakes of 101 Dalmatians and Cinderella doing well at the box office (along with a possible Beauty and the Beast remake), Disney could be inspired to do more live-action remakes of their animated movies.

True, but I'm confused about the common complaints that the OTL remakes usually get.

 

[OldNavy1988]

@Anthony07
@farmerted555
@mrcubfan415
@stratonapba
@TheMatthew25

As Hall of Fame weekend draws near, lets take a look at the NFL TV commentator pairings for 1998.

SBC (AFC Package)
Studio: Dave Marash, Joe Gibbs and Ahmad Rashad
Charlie Jones and Todd Christensen
Jim Lampley and Len Dawson
Mike Emrick and Dan Fouts
Dick Enberg and Paul Maguire
Barry Tompkins and Bill Maas
Gary Bender and Pat Haden
Don Criqui and Steve Tasker
Paul Kennedy and Jerry Glanville

Sideline Reporters:
Jim Gray
Julie Moran
Bonnie Bernstein

CBS (NFC Package)
Studio (The NFL Today): Greg Gumbel and Mike Ditka
Jim Nantz and Bob Trumpy
Dick Stockton and Phil Simms
Gus Johnson and Brian Baldinger
Kevin Harlan and Cris Collinsworth
Verne Lundquist and Jerry Glanville
Bill Macatee and Sam Wyche
Ian Eagle and Randy Cross
Curt Menefee and Jimmy Johnson

Sideline Reporters:
Armen Keteyian
Michele Tafoya

Fox (Sunday Night)
Studio: James Brown, Terry Bradshaw and Howie Long
Booth: Pat Summerall and John Madden
Sideline: Pam Oliver

ABC (Monday Night Football)
Personnel shared by ABC Sports and ESPN
Studio: Chris Berman and Tom Jackson
Booth: Al Michaels, Dan Dierdorf and Joe Theismann
Booth (Alternate, Second game in Week 1 Doubleheader): Nick Halling and Lynn Swann
Sideline: Andrea Kremer, Mark Jones

BONUS

World League of American Football
The World League on ESPN and ABC's World League
Studio: Eric Clemons and Mick Luckhurst
Booth (Many of these guys are ABC and ESPN's college football announcers in the fall):
1) Nick Halling and Lynn Swann
2) Mike Patrick and Joe Theismann
3) Tim Brandt and Kirk Herbstreit
4) Ted Robinson and Dave Jennings (Mostly on games involving European teams)
5) Brent Musburger and Gary Danielson
6) Brad Nessler and Bob Griese
7) Greg Papa and Mike Golic
8) Mike Tirico and Merril Hoge
9) Mark Jones and Steve Raible
10) Paul Kennedy and Ray Bentley
11) Bill Macdonald and Jim Laslavic (Mostly on games involving the Los Angeles Avengers)
12) Mike Gleason and Dan Dierdorf

NBA on NBC starting in 1998-99
Studio: Bob Costas, Magic Johnson, Isiah Thomas and Peter Vecsey
Booth:
1) Chick Hearn and Mike Fratello (Hearn takes over for Marv Albert due to Albert's current legal troubles)
2) Mike Breen and Bill Walton
3) Tom Hammond and Matt Goukas

MLB on Fox
Studio: Chip Caray and Bob Brenly
Booth:
1) Gary Thorne and Dave Winfield
2) Pat Hughes and Jim Palmer
3) Mel Proctor and Jeff Torborg
4) Bob Uecker and Tim McCarver

NHL on Fox
Studio: James Brown and Dave Maloney
1) Sam Rosen and Eddie Olczyk
2) Gary Thorne and Peter McNab
3) Lee "Hacksaw" Hamilton [1] and John Davidson
4) Rick Jeanneret and Terry Crisp

SBC Wednesday Night Hockey
Studio: Al Trautwig and Joe Micheletti
1) Mike Emrick and Darren Pang
2) Jiggs MacDonald and Craig Simpson
3) David Strader and Chico Resch

ESPN National Hockey Night
Studio: John Buccigross and Brian Engblom
1) Bob Miller [2] and Bill Clement
2) Mike Lange and Paul Steigerwald
3) Steve Levy and Barry Melrose

[1] TTL radio voice of the San Diego Chargers and Mighty Ducks. IOTL, Hacksaw's first radio gig was with the Cleveland Crusaders of the WHA.
[2] OTL voice of the Los Angeles Kings.

 

[drporter357]

What's happing at the BBC as of late.

 

[OldNavy1988]

What's happing at the BBC as of late.

The BBC has been offering a 10% discount on licence fees in exchange for Paramount importing BBC programming to the United States. However, the legality of the arrangement is being investigated by the National Crime Agency (formed ITTL when Sir John Major was prime minister).

 

[drporter357]

The BBC has been offering a 10% discount on licence fees in exchange for Paramount importing BBC programming to the United States. However, the legality of the arrangement is being investigated by the National Crime Agency (formed ITTL when Sir John Major was prime minister).

so is Major in power at ITIL or is it somebody else