And thus the Video Game Industry was born. The Magnavox Odyssey is set to debut soon and in another 5 years a young artist's father will arrange for him an interview at Nintendo.Atari has barely been founded.
If this means that Disney will be bought out by someone, then I'd rather not have the two merge. On the other hand, if it's really Marvel being sold to Disney, then I'm for that outcome.@Light_Star 1
Atari has barely been founded.
Anyways...
Entertainment News for August/September 1972
If federal lawmakers approve, Cadence Industries will merge the Marvel Comics Group with Walt Disney Productions.
- The Washington Post
NHL grants expansion franchises to Washington, DC and Atlanta. Both will begin play in the 1974-75 season.
- The Sporting News
Desilu looking to acquire the intellectual property of the now-defunct RKO movie studio. Desilu co-founder Lucille Ball was a contract player for RKO long before achieving her greatest success on I Love Lucy.
- Variety
NBA approves the Baltimore Bullets' relocation to Washington, DC for the 1973-74 season.
- Sports Illustrated
ABA approves the Dallas Chaparrals' move to San Antonio for the 1973-74 season.
- The San Antonio Express-News
The Motown-led consortium that owns the Warner Bros. movie and television studio adopts the Warner Communications name and logo [1].
- The Detroit Free Press
[1] The Big W designed by Saul Bass.
NFL Commissioner Pete Rozelle, AFL CEO Al Davis and CFL Commissioner Jake Gaudaur reopen merger talks.
- The Toronto Star
I have a good idea for the channel's name: The Westingmedia Network.@Colonel Zoidberg
Miami Dolphins pull off the first undefeated season in professional football.
- Sports Illustrated
Westinghouse and Metromedia gain final approval from the FCC for their fourth network. The soon to be named network is expected to launch in Fall 1974.
- The Washington Post
Instead of a merger, Cadence accepts a counteroffer from Walt Disney, Sr. to acquire the Marvel Comics Group. Disney's current licensing agreement with Gold Key is expected to expire by mid-summer of '73.
- The New York Times
Tex Avery Enterprises is now hiring artists and animators for its anthology television series, The Wacky World of Tex Avery, which will headline the Westinghouse/Metromedia network's lineups in Fall of '74.
- Los Angeles Times classifieds.
CMJ Begins production on In The Night Kitchen with Warner Bros. handling distribution.
- The Hollywood Reporter
Filmation makes a head-scratching decision to acquire the North American rights to Dutch comic strip Sjors en Sjimmie (below) or George and Jimmy. Without a pilot, a script or model sheet ready, Lou Scheimer was quick to announce Donny Osmond would voice the blonde Sjors/George, but Sjimmie/Jimmy is rumored to be offered to Michael Jackson or newcomer Larry Fishburne. Sjors/George began in the late 1920's/early 1930's a Dutch import of Martin Michael Branner's Perry Winkle and the Rinkydinks before building a mythos of his own thanks to creator Frans Piet. About three years ago, Mr. Piet retired from the strip and the reins have been handed to Jan Kruis, who redesigned the characters for a new era.
- The Hollywood Reporter.
Would the name of Metrohouse be better for the network? Or would it work as much as Westingmedia?I don't like Westing Media. It seams more like a name fora division of westing house that proudce tv show and movies then a joint network with metro media. I Zentith Broadcasting Network, 2 Standard Broadcasting System3 Hollywood united Broadcasting. 4 Consolidated TV Network 5 Ace Broadcasting Network. Any one else got any suggestions
With us in December 1972, has Walt Disney Sr. by this point come across Flying Scotsman while it was based in San Francisco during this point?
IIRC in the old TL that he did see it however I think it's quite likely that during this time when to locomotive's owner Alan Peglar went bankrupt and the engine was left marooned at an army base in Sacramento that Disney Sr. would have helped Peglar pay off his debts and maybe pay the costs of getting Flying Scotsman home.
Interesting butterflies if Peglar still owns the engine by this point and he was very much a showman like Walt and they would've no doubt got on like a house on fire. Would be interesting footnote in Disney history for sure.
Metorhouse is a little better better then westingmedia but I still don't like it. I persoannlly do feel that You had to name the network after one of both of the parent I would go with Westinghouse Metronet , Metropolitan Network or Metronet. I feel that westing house is better associated elctoincs and metromeida with enterment so I feel that it would be a better Idea to name the network after metro media then westingouseWould the name of Metrohouse be better for the network? Or would it work as much as Westingmedia?
What does the Disney animation pipeline look like? Because I am rooting for Don Bluth to make the Fox & the Hound and the Rescuers in the late 70s and all of his otl classics in the 80s.
I would have The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh premiere in 1977, The Rescuers would get a 1979 release, and Rapunzel and The Snow Queen would be released in 1982 and 1984, respectively.Current Disney Pipeline
1973: Robin Hood
1974: Winnie the Pooh and Tigger Too [short]
1975: Beauty and the Beast
1977: TBD
1978: The Small One [short]
1979: TBD
On the bubble:
The Snow Queen
Rapunzel
The Rescuers
The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh
For the time being, Disney still farms out a few scenes here and there to Grantray-Lawrence.