Amazing start for 2003, @OldNavy1988 ! But, Anschutz Entertainment is placing Miramax Films and AEG TV up for sale. I hope we have Universal's (OTL Fox made the film) Just Married, New Line Cinema's Final Destination 2, Fox's Daredevil and Paramount's (OTL Warner Bros. made the film) Kangaroo Jack.
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Entertainment News for Mid-January 2003
Entertainment News for Mid-January 2003
Phil Anschutz denies reports that he has put Miramax Films or AEG TV for sale.
- The Los Angeles Times
XYZ, formerly HA! TV Comedy Network, debuts its new branding with an evening of professional wrestling courtesy of the newly-formed Total Nonstop Action promotion.
- The Tennessean
After a one year hiatus, Comcast's new wrestling company will revive WrestleMania for 2003.
- Pro Wrestling Illustrated
The Hilton family's defamation lawsuit against MTV thrown out by a San Diego judge.
- ABC Nightline
ABC After Dark will be retooled as Jimmy Kimmel Live starting in February.
- TV Guide
Phil Anschutz denies reports that he has put Miramax Films or AEG TV for sale.
- The Los Angeles Times
XYZ, formerly HA! TV Comedy Network, debuts its new branding with an evening of professional wrestling courtesy of the newly-formed Total Nonstop Action promotion.
- The Tennessean
After a one year hiatus, Comcast's new wrestling company will revive WrestleMania for 2003.
- Pro Wrestling Illustrated
The Hilton family's defamation lawsuit against MTV thrown out by a San Diego judge.
- ABC Nightline
ABC After Dark will be retooled as Jimmy Kimmel Live starting in February.
- TV Guide
1: Okay. Your loss.
2: Sure. Why not?
3: Makes sense.
4: Fair enough.
5: Good point.
1: (Insert Joke Here)
2: Good to see TNA finally starting. Hope it will survive.
3: So I kinda knew that Comcast would revive the WWA shows. Though if Comcast has a brain, I would avoid using the WWA name and just use the trademarks the company owns for a new promotion.
4: Called it.
5: How well did ABC After Dark do before being retooled into Jimmy Kimmel Live? Honestly don't have a problem with that just curious.
We'll nice job @OldNavy1988! Hopefully CBS will merge with Discovery Networks, with the new company to be named CBS Discovery. And hopefully, AEG TV would air the unaired Firefly episodes CBS refused to air.
Daredevil (2003 Film)
Daredevil
Released by 20th Century-Fox on February 14, 2003
Directed by
Mark Steven Johnson
Written by
Mark Steven Johnson
Alvin Sargent
Based upon characters created by
Stan Lee
Bill Everett
Wally Wood
Frank Miller
Music by
Graeme Revell
Main Cast
Edward Norton as Matt Murdock/Daredevil
Christina Ricci as Elektra
Michael Clarke Duncan as Wilson Fisk/Kingpin
Colin Farrell as Bullseye
Jon Favreau as Foggy Nelson
Ellen Pompeo as Karen Page
Joe Pantoliano as Ben Urich
Revised Platinum Edition Schedule as of 2003
Revised Platinum Edition Schedule as of 2003
Already Released
Fall 2001:
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
Spring 2002:
The Secret of NIMH
Summer 2002:
ET: The Extra Terrestrial (20th Anniversary)
Fall 2002:
Bambi
Winter 2002:
Peter Pan (50th Anniversary)
Upcoming
Spring 2003:
The Land Before Time (15th Anniversary)
Summer 2003:
Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego?
Fall 2003:
Huck's Landing (20th Anniversary)
Winter 2003:
Who Framed Roger Rabbit (15th Anniversary)
2004:
Mary Poppins (40th Anniversary)
The Jungle Book (20th Anniversary)
The Little Mermaid (15th Anniversary)
The Lion King (10th Anniversary)
2005:
Beauty and the Beast (30th Anniversary)
The Snow Queen (25th Anniversary)
Casper (10th Anniversary)
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (15th Anniversary; 1990 Film)
TBD
Pinocchio (1940)
Fantasia (1940)
Dumbo (1941)
Cinderella (1950)
Lady and the Tramp (1955)
Sleeping Beauty (1959)
101 Dalmatians (1961)
Alice in Wonderland (1969)
Robin Hood (1973)
Star Wars: A New Hope (1977)
Rapunzel (1979)
TRON (1982)
Basil of Baker Street (1986)
Aladdin (1992)
The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993)
Anastasia (1997)
The Platinum Edition line will likely run through 2010 or 2011.
Already Released
Fall 2001:
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
Spring 2002:
The Secret of NIMH
Summer 2002:
ET: The Extra Terrestrial (20th Anniversary)
Fall 2002:
Bambi
Winter 2002:
Peter Pan (50th Anniversary)
Upcoming
Spring 2003:
The Land Before Time (15th Anniversary)
Summer 2003:
Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego?
Fall 2003:
Huck's Landing (20th Anniversary)
Winter 2003:
Who Framed Roger Rabbit (15th Anniversary)
2004:
Mary Poppins (40th Anniversary)
The Jungle Book (20th Anniversary)
The Little Mermaid (15th Anniversary)
The Lion King (10th Anniversary)
2005:
Beauty and the Beast (30th Anniversary)
The Snow Queen (25th Anniversary)
Casper (10th Anniversary)
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (15th Anniversary; 1990 Film)
TBD
Pinocchio (1940)
Fantasia (1940)
Dumbo (1941)
Cinderella (1950)
Lady and the Tramp (1955)
Sleeping Beauty (1959)
101 Dalmatians (1961)
Alice in Wonderland (1969)
Robin Hood (1973)
Star Wars: A New Hope (1977)
Rapunzel (1979)
TRON (1982)
Basil of Baker Street (1986)
Aladdin (1992)
The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993)
Anastasia (1997)
The Platinum Edition line will likely run through 2010 or 2011.
To @OldNavy1988, this is very nice! The 23rd Golden Raspberry Awards are still happening on March 22, 2003 (TTL this was the first Razzies to be televised, by UPN). Hopefully TTL Mystic won the Razzie Awards for Worst Picture, Worst Actress, Worst Screen Couple, Worst Director and Worst Screenplay, while Sailor Moon 3 won Worst Supporting Actor, Worst Supporting Actress and Worst Remake or Sequel (OTL Swept Away won the Razzie Awards for Worst Picture, Worst Actress (tied with Britney Spears in Crossroads), Worst Screen Couple, Worst Remake or Sequel, and Worst Director). And the 75th Oscars are still happening on March 23, 2003. Among movies coming out were Columbia Pictures' (OTL DreamWorks made the film) Old School, New Line Cinema's (OTL Warner Bros. made the film) Cradle 2 the Grave, Touchstone Pictures' Bringing Down the House, Disney's Piglet's Big Movie, Carolco's (OTL Columbia Pictures made the film) Basic and MGM's Agent Cody Banks.
At this rate, we can add one more Platinum Edition release to make it until 2011.
2006:
Basil of Baker Street (20th Anniversary)
Dumbo (65th Anniversary)
101 Dalmatians (45th Anniversary)
Bongo (55th Anniversary)
2007:
TRON (25th Anniversary)
Star Wars: A New Hope (30th Anniversary)
Aladdin (15th Anniversary)
Anastasia (10th Anniversary)
2008:
The Land Before Time (20th Anniversary)
The Nightmare Before Christmas (15th Anniversary)
The Wind in the Willows (60th Anniversary)
Melody Time (60th Anniversary)
2009:
Sleeping Beauty (50th Anniversary)
Alice in Wonderland (40th Anniversary)
Richie Rich (15th Anniversary)
Frankenweenie (25th Anniversary)
2010:
Pinocchio (70th Anniversary)
Fantasia (70th Anniversary)
Cinderella (60th Anniversary)
Lady and the Tramp (55th Anniversary)
2011:
Scamp and the Angel (10th Anniversary)
Atlantis: The Lost Empire (10th Anniversary)
Musicana (10th Anniversary)
Hopefully, by 2003, we will get Die Hard 4 on the OTL Terminator 3 slot, since TTL's Terminator 3 is already in for 2001.
@OldNavy1988, this is for you,
Buzzr
Launched on March 1st, 2003
Owned by Buzzr LLC.
(a joint venture between The Jim Henson Company, AOL Time Warner and Saban International)
This network serves as TTL’s replacement for the Game Show Network, launching later and using the name of the diginet launched in 2015 IOTL. The channel launched with over 30 shows, compiled from the game show libraries of Henson, Saban and Warner, alongside shows licensed from Barris Industries, the only major games shows missing at launch are Hollywood Squares (owned by Disney via the pre-1985 Filmways library) and all versions of Pyramid (owned by Stewart-Tele Holdings).
From the Henson Library:
Beat the Clock (Goodson; Hall version)
Blockbusters (Goodson; Cullen and Rafferty versions)
Card Sharks (Goodson; Perry and Eubanks versions)
Concentration (Goodson; Narz and Trebek versions)
Double Dare (Goodson)
Double Dare (Nickelodeon; including Family, Super Sloppy and 2000)
Family Feud (Goodson; Dawson and Combs versions)
Finders Keepers (Nickelodeon; Eure and Toffler versions)
Figure it Out (Nickelodeon)
GUTS (Nickelodeon)
I’ve Got a Secret (Goodson; original Moore/Allen version)
Legends of the Hidden Temple (Nickelodeon)
Let’s Make a Deal (Hatos-Hall; 70s syndicated version)
Make the Grade (Nickelodeon; both the Schneider and Morris episodes)
Match Game (Goodson; 70s/80s Rayburn versions and the Shafer version)
Nick Arcade (Nickelodeon)
Now You See It (Goodson; Narz version)
Password (Goodson; CBS episodes)
Password Plus (Goodson; Ludden/Kennedy episodes)
Press Your Luck (Carruthers)
Sale of the Century (Grundy; Perry version)
Super Password (Goodson; Convy episodes)
The Price Is Right (Goodson; Barker episodes, start at 1982)
Tattletales (Goodson; original 74-78 daytime run)
To Tell the Truth (Goodson; Collyer and Moore versions)
Think Fast (Nickelodeon; both the Carrington and Lackey episodes
What‘s My Line (Goodson; original CBS run)
Wild and Crazy Kids (Nickelodeon; entire 90s run)
From the Saban library:
The Joker’s Wild (Barry/Enright; entire daytime run (ITTL CBS 1972-75, SBC 1975-84))
Tic-Tac-Dough (Barry/Enright; entire 70s/80s run (ITTL CBS 1976, SBC 1976-86))
From the Warner library:
Wheel of Fortune (Merv Griffin; syndicated version)
Jeopardy! (Merv Griffin, current version)
Licensed from Barris Industries:
The Dating Game (original ABC daytime run)
The Newylwed Game (1977-80 syndicated version)
Buzzr
Launched on March 1st, 2003
Owned by Buzzr LLC.
(a joint venture between The Jim Henson Company, AOL Time Warner and Saban International)
This network serves as TTL’s replacement for the Game Show Network, launching later and using the name of the diginet launched in 2015 IOTL. The channel launched with over 30 shows, compiled from the game show libraries of Henson, Saban and Warner, alongside shows licensed from Barris Industries, the only major games shows missing at launch are Hollywood Squares (owned by Disney via the pre-1985 Filmways library) and all versions of Pyramid (owned by Stewart-Tele Holdings).
From the Henson Library:
Beat the Clock (Goodson; Hall version)
Blockbusters (Goodson; Cullen and Rafferty versions)
Card Sharks (Goodson; Perry and Eubanks versions)
Concentration (Goodson; Narz and Trebek versions)
Double Dare (Goodson)
Double Dare (Nickelodeon; including Family, Super Sloppy and 2000)
Family Feud (Goodson; Dawson and Combs versions)
Finders Keepers (Nickelodeon; Eure and Toffler versions)
Figure it Out (Nickelodeon)
GUTS (Nickelodeon)
I’ve Got a Secret (Goodson; original Moore/Allen version)
Legends of the Hidden Temple (Nickelodeon)
Let’s Make a Deal (Hatos-Hall; 70s syndicated version)
Make the Grade (Nickelodeon; both the Schneider and Morris episodes)
Match Game (Goodson; 70s/80s Rayburn versions and the Shafer version)
Nick Arcade (Nickelodeon)
Now You See It (Goodson; Narz version)
Password (Goodson; CBS episodes)
Password Plus (Goodson; Ludden/Kennedy episodes)
Press Your Luck (Carruthers)
Sale of the Century (Grundy; Perry version)
Super Password (Goodson; Convy episodes)
The Price Is Right (Goodson; Barker episodes, start at 1982)
Tattletales (Goodson; original 74-78 daytime run)
To Tell the Truth (Goodson; Collyer and Moore versions)
Think Fast (Nickelodeon; both the Carrington and Lackey episodes
What‘s My Line (Goodson; original CBS run)
Wild and Crazy Kids (Nickelodeon; entire 90s run)
From the Saban library:
The Joker’s Wild (Barry/Enright; entire daytime run (ITTL CBS 1972-75, SBC 1975-84))
Tic-Tac-Dough (Barry/Enright; entire 70s/80s run (ITTL CBS 1976, SBC 1976-86))
From the Warner library:
Wheel of Fortune (Merv Griffin; syndicated version)
Jeopardy! (Merv Griffin, current version)
Licensed from Barris Industries:
The Dating Game (original ABC daytime run)
The Newylwed Game (1977-80 syndicated version)
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We'll this is perfect @OldNavy1988 and @Anthony07 with Buzzr's launch! But we will see MGM's Agent Cody Banks, Touchstone Pictures' (OTL Warner Bros. made the film) What a Girl Wants, 20th Century-Fox's Phone Booth and Walt Disney's Holes. This summer, we will see Shane Black to direct X-Men 2 for 20th Century-Fox, as well as Carolco's (OTL Paramount made the film) Timeline (TTL directed by Robert Schwentke, based on Michael Crichton's novel).
And Disney has a few of their own which were part of the Filmways purchase. Mostly the Heatter-Quigley game shows.
Speaking of Heatter-Quigley, wouldn't their association with Wacky Races make that show elligible for Buzzr?
It would, except Hanna-Barbera has full custody of Wacky Races.
Well, that actually makes it MORE elligible, since Henson bought HB a while back and is treating it very well.