As Dreamers Do Part Deux

Amazing job @OldNavy1988! Coming up will be Scooby-Doo 2 (Touchstone), Mean Girls (Paramount), Van Helsing (Universal), Shrek 2 (Universal/DreamWorks) and Tron 2.0 (Walt Disney/Legendary Pictures). But I'll have Blue Beetle to open August 13, 2004 (in OTL, was Alien vs. Predator's release date).
Given by Roland Emmerich's track records and had a longstanding relationship at Carolco/Warners, The Day After Tomorrow looks to be the next WB hit.
 
What’s The sate of British television at the moment?
I am trying to get this British show called "The Story of Tracy Beaker" on American TV, preferably SBC's Saturday morning block.
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I've tried watching Tracy Beaker but I don't understand the appel
Well, the show is about Tracy, a girl in a care home, although she gets fostered by a woman named Cam, who eventually adopts her in the last episode of the show.

It's quite iconic and popular in the UK, it's pretty funny and good, especially in the 4th and 5th series(seasons to us here in America).
 
Well, the show is about Tracy, a girl in a care home, although she gets fostered by a woman named Cam, who eventually adopts her in the last episode of the show.

It's quite iconic and popular in the UK, it's pretty funny and good, especially in the 4th and 5th series(seasons to us here in America).
I never understood how CBBC peaked in the 90s and tried to make it stick into 2000s and yet they don't repeat the stuff that made them good
 
I never understood how CBBC peaked in the 90s and tried to make it stick into 2000s and yet they don't repeat the stuff that made them good
This is good, I know it might not be every American's cup of tea, but I'm sure some people would appreciate it, especially once we got to Tracy Beaker Returns and The Dumping Ground.

They actually held up really well, might not be your cup of tea, but CBBC is surprisingly still holding up today compared to Nickelodeon, Cartoon Network and Disney Channel here Stateside...

Which is why I'm confused about the BBC's decision to move CBBC online only.
 
This is good, I know it might not be every American's cup of tea, but I'm sure some people would appreciate it, especially once we got to Tracy Beaker Returns and The Dumping Ground.

They actually held up really well, might not be your cup of tea, but CBBC is surprisingly still holding up today compared to Nickelodeon, Cartoon Network and Disney Channel here Stateside...

Which is why I'm confused about the BBC's decision to move CBBC online only.
I guess your right
 
Well, the whole show is on YouTube:

And I would best prefer that you not Americanize it........

And how is the Odyssey Network doing as of 2004?
Odyssey is struggling ratingswise. Microsoft and Saban have been fighting behind the scenes over the network's format for about five years now.

EDIT: Jetix in case anyone's wondering, is owned by the Henson company and was originally planned to be named the Animation Network. Right now, it's the Nickelodeon equivalent of Boomerang.
 
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Who owns what on television as of 2004
Who owns what on television as of 2004

Bally

MyNetworkTV
Comedy Central
HBO
Cinemax
The Hub
Festival (Known IOTL as HBO Family)

CBS Discovery (Pending SEC and DOJ approval)
CBS
CBSN (Formerly Headline News)
CMT
TV Land
Discovery Channel
Animal Planet
TLC
EuroSport
Discovery Home and Leisure (Later became Planet Green, later Destination America IOTL)
Discovery Health
Discovery Times (Joint venture w/ NY Times Company; Known IOTL as ID)
Discovery Kids (Now known IOTL as Discovery Family)
Discovery Wings (Now known IOTL as the American Heroes Channel)
Travel Channel
Science Channel
DIY Network
HGTV
Food Network

Disney
The Disney Channel
Fox
VH1
FX
Toon Disney
G4
Fox Sports National
BVN

Henson
ABC
Nickelodeon
ESPN
A&E
XYZ
Jetix
The History Channel
Lifetime
Showtime
The Movie Channel
TV Land

MCA Holdings
USA Network
USA Cartoon Express
SciFi Channel (Now known IOTL as SyFy)
E!
Bravo
TR!O

Microsoft
UPN
Odyssey
BBC America

Peacock
NBC
Spike TV
MSNBC
CNBC
Oxygen

Saban
SBC
Odyssey

TimeWarner
MyNetworkTV
Freeform
Warner Golf
Starz
Encore

Turner
TBS Superstation
TNT
Turner Classic Movies
Cartoon Network
MTV
MTV2
CourtTV (Now known IOTL as TruTV)
Adult Swim

Rainbow Media
American Movie Classics (AMC)
WE: Women's Entertainment (Now known as WEtv)
IFC
Sundance Channel
Style

If there are any cable channels I'm missing, please let me know.
 
Who owns what on television as of 2004

Bally

MyNetworkTV
Comedy Central
HBO
Cinemax
The Hub
Festival (Known IOTL as HBO Family)

CBS Discovery (Pending SEC and DOJ approval)
CBS
CBSN (Formerly Headline News)
CMT
TV Land
Discovery Channel
Animal Planet
TLC
EuroSport
Discovery Home and Leisure (Later became Planet Green, later Destination America IOTL)
Discovery Health
Discovery Times (Joint venture w/ NY Times Company; Known IOTL as ID)
Discovery Kids (Now known IOTL as Discovery Family)
Discovery Wings (Now known IOTL as the American Heroes Channel)
Travel Channel
Science Channel
DIY Network
HGTV
Food Network

Disney
The Disney Channel
Fox
VH1
FX
Toon Disney
G4
Fox Sports National
BVN

Henson
ABC
Nickelodeon
ESPN
A&E
XYZ
Jetix
The History Channel
Lifetime
Showtime
The Movie Channel
TV Land

MCA Holdings
USA Network
USA Cartoon Express
SciFi Channel (Now known IOTL as SyFy)
E!
Bravo
TR!O

Microsoft
UPN
Odyssey
BBC America

Peacock
NBC
Spike TV
MSNBC
CNBC
Oxygen

Saban
SBC
Odyssey

TimeWarner
MyNetworkTV
Freeform
Warner Golf
Starz
Encore

Turner
TBS Superstation
TNT
Turner Classic Movies
Cartoon Network
MTV
MTV2
CourtTV (Now known IOTL as TruTV)
Adult Swim

Rainbow Media
American Movie Classics (AMC)
WE: Women's Entertainment (Now known as WEtv)
IFC
Sundance Channel
Style

If there are any cable channels I'm missing, please let me know.
I'm pretty sure you forgot Noggin (A sister channel to Nickelodeon IOTL), which I'm sure is owned by Henson ITTL.
 
Odyssey is struggling ratingswise. Microsoft and Saban have been fighting behind the scenes over the network's format for about five years now.
So, it's basically OTL Fox Family all over again, except with bad ratings?

If so, may I suggest the following?:
  • Relaunch the channel as a American version of Animax.
  • Sell Sony's stake to either Saban, TimeWarner or Turner.
  • Have it completely rebooted as a new kids channel available in more homes, maybe named either Pagoda(based off a Saban project from a TL I'm working on myself) or Kabillion
EDIT: Jetix in case anyone's wondering, is owned by the Henson company and was originally planned to be named the Animation Network. Right now, it's the Nickelodeon equivalent of Boomerang.
Oh. Is the channel pulling in good ratings?

Is Nexus still a thing? If so, I could see Nexus moved to XYZ to get much higher ratings.
Who owns what on television as of 2004

Bally

MyNetworkTV
Comedy Central
HBO
Cinemax
The Hub
Festival (Known IOTL as HBO Family)
Ok, so Festival is basically Bally's family channel?

And what does The Hub air as of 2004?
CBS Discovery (Pending SEC and DOJ approval)
CBS
CBSN (Formerly Headline News)
CMT
TV Land
Discovery Channel
Animal Planet
TLC
EuroSport
Discovery Home and Leisure (Later became Planet Green, later Destination America IOTL)
Discovery Health
Discovery Times (Joint venture w/ NY Times Company; Known IOTL as ID)
Discovery Kids (Now known IOTL as Discovery Family)
Discovery Wings (Now known IOTL as the American Heroes Channel)
Travel Channel
Science Channel
DIY Network
HGTV
Food Network
Doesn't Henson own TV Land?

And if you wanna relaunch Discovery Kids, then I have a excellent idea.
Disney
The Disney Channel
Fox
VH1
FX
Toon Disney
G4
Fox Sports National
BVN
What shows is Disney Channel airing as of 2004?

Can there been a animation block to combat against Toonami, but slightly geared more towards girls?

How is G4 doing? Is it airing any videogame cartoons or Anime because G4 would be the perfect home for a anime block?

How is FX and VH1 doing as of 2004?
Henson
ABC
Nickelodeon
ESPN
A&E
XYZ
Jetix
The History Channel
Lifetime
Showtime
The Movie Channel
TV Land
Does Noggin, Nick Jr and The N exist ITTL?

What new anime dubs is coming in 2004 from Henson?

Can Nexus air on XYZ and/or be it's own channel?

Does A&E and The History Channel still go to crap ITTL?
MCA Holdings
USA Network
USA Cartoon Express
SciFi Channel (Now known IOTL as SyFy)
E!
Bravo
TR!O
Does SciFi Channel still go to crap ITTL?

Does SciFi air anime?

How is USA Cartoon Express doing and what is it airing?
Microsoft
UPN
Odyssey
BBC America
Ok.
Peacock
NBC
Spike TV
MSNBC
CNBC
Oxygen
Does Spike TV still fall and die ITTL?

Does Spike still have that cringy as heck "Television For Men" branding?
Saban
SBC
Odyssey
How is SBC doing?
TimeWarner
MyNetworkTV
Freeform
Warner Golf
Starz
Encore
How's Warner Freeform coming along?

Can we see a Kids' WB channel down the line?
Turner
TBS Superstation
TNT
Turner Classic Movies
Cartoon Network
MTV
MTV2
CourtTV (Now known IOTL as TruTV)
Adult Swim
How is MTV, Cartoon Network and Adult Swim as of 2004?

Is Toonami still replaced by Miguzi or has it kept both weekday and Saturday night slots?

Can Cartoon Network start up a girls block for stuff like Kaleido Star, Lucky Star, Atomic Betty and other girl shows?

How is Boomerang?

Can a Toonami/Adult Swim hybrid channel be created?
Rainbow Media
American Movie Classics (AMC)
WE: Women's Entertainment (Now known as WEtv)
IFC
Sundance Channel
Style
Oh, they own Style?

Does the VOOM HD networks still exist ITTL?
If there are any cable channels I'm missing, please let me know.
Overall, pretty good.
 
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