TL-2K23: The Official Thread

[Otakuninja2006]

Glad you updated this timeline

Thanks!

Glad you like it.

Might throw in another update later tonight to figure out the final fate of Fox Kids/Family.

And maybe one tomorrow about a plan......

One of those headlines are foreshadowing something.

You should know very well what it is.......

Or another one tomorrow detailing TTL's SatAM lineup in the 2001 season.

Also, you're in the PM now.

 

[Otakuninja2006]

FOX HQ, MID-2001

SABAN:
So, now what?

MURDOCH:
Well, either we sell it off, or one of us is letting go of it.

SABAN:
Well................................

I didn't think that it would come to this, but..........

I'LL SELL OFF MY STAKE!

MURDOCH:
Well, I was planning to buy DirecTV, but sure, what the heck!

We'll do.

FOX KIDS EXEC:
Cool!

So, are we gonna put the Fox Animation department to good use?

SOME RANDOM AF GUY I DUNNO:
(WHISPERING): Good, it's about time someone used their sense around here!

MURDOCH:
You know, that's a great idea, especially now that we're serious about competing with the big three!

So, do you wanna join us?

SABAN:
Sure, I WILL!

MURDOCH:
Congratulations!

Welcome to the NEW Fox Family Worldwide!​

 

[kirbopher15]

SOME RANDOM AF GUY I DUNNO:

Maybe John Lasseter

 

[Otakuninja2006]

SABAN BREAKS OFF FROM FOX, WILL CHANGE KID-VID! FOX KIDS RENAISSANCE COMING?

​

Today, it was announced that 20th Century Fox, the major entertainment studio owned by Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation media empire, would buy out Haim Saban's stake in their Fox Family Worldwide joint venture. The joint venture was first formed in 1990 as a simple programming block of children's programming on the Fox network, followed by the merger of the block and Saban's growing children's entertainment empire, which expanded with the launch of the Fox Family channel, an cable expansion of the Fox Kids block, launched in 1998 after Fox Kids Worldwide acquired International Family Entertainment from Pat Robertson, creator of the religious program "The 700 Club". The venture has experienced problems, such as increased competition from the likes of Kids' WB, Nickelodeon, ABC and the Cartoon Network, as well as low ratings from both the block on Fox and the cable network and bad management of Fox Family, which has lead to the network being revamped more than twice in the three years the cable net has been on the air. Due to this deal, Fox is expected to acquire Saban's entire library, including shows such as "Power Rangers", "Samurai Pizza Cats" and "Digimon", as well as Saban's anime dubbing unit, the production facility that makes "Power Rangers" and their library.

Some of the notable shows that have aired
on Fox Kids, such as "Power Rangers",
"Bobby's World", "X-Men" and "Spider
-Man".
​

There is also talks of a relaunch of Fox Family and Fox Kids being planned for Fall 2002. It is also confirmed that they are looking for a new president/CEO to help turn the sinking fortunes of the brand around to be able to "compete and be a legitimate contender of the big three of cable and the big 2 of broadcast blocks".

It is also confirmed that Haim Saban, created of the Power Rangers property, will stay on board for the new company.

---

And that was my first newspaper-esque post.

Do you guys think I should do more posts like these?

What are all of your thoughts? Especially @TheFaultsofAlts, @kirbopher15, @UNIVERSAL.EXE, @Nivek, @THEKINGFISH217 and @Tacomaster?

 

[Otakuninja2006]

Maybe John Lasseter

NO!

 

[TheFaultsofAlts]

I think the newspaper-like articles would be better than dialogue-based conversations.

 

[Nivek]

SABAN BREAKS OFF FROM FOX, WILL CHANGE KID-VID! FOX KIDS RENAISSANCE COMING?
View attachment 819157 View attachment 819158View attachment 819159View attachment 819162​

Today, it was announced that 20th Century Fox, the major entertainment studio owned by Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation media empire, would buy out Haim Saban's stake in their Fox Family Worldwide joint venture. The joint venture was first formed in 1990 as a simple programming block of children's programming on the Fox network, followed by the merger of the block and Saban's growing children's entertainment empire, which expanded with the launch of the Fox Family channel, an cable expansion of the Fox Kids block, launched in 1998 after Fox Kids Worldwide acquired International Family Entertainment from Pat Robertson, creator of the religious program "The 700 Club". The venture has experienced problems, such as increased competition from the likes of Kids' WB, Nickelodeon, ABC and the Cartoon Network, as well as low ratings from both the block on Fox and the cable network and bad management of Fox Family, which has lead to the network being revamped more than twice in the three years the cable net has been on the air. Due to this deal, Fox is expected to acquire Saban's entire library, including shows such as "Power Rangers", "Samurai Pizza Cats" and "Digimon", as well as Saban's anime dubbing unit, the production facility that makes "Power Rangers" and their library.

Some of the notable shows that have aired
on Fox Kids, such as "Power Rangers",
"Bobby's World", "X-Men" and "Spider
-Man".
​

There is also talks of a relaunch of Fox Family and Fox Kids being planned for Fall 2002. It is also confirmed that they are looking for a new president/CEO to help turn the sinking fortunes of the brand around to be able to "compete and be a legitimate contender of the big three of cable and the big 2 of broadcast blocks".​

---

And that was my first newspaper-esque post.

Do you guys think I should do more posts like these?

What are all of your thoughts? Especially @TheFaultsofAlts, @kirbopher15, @UNIVERSAL.EXE, @Nivek, @THEKINGFISH217 and @Tacomaster?

​

well this is a restart, meaning something else will come later on

NO!

Plus he is at Disney at the time

 

[Otakuninja2006]

I think the newspaper-like articles would be better than dialogue-based conversations.

Good!

But don't expect newspaper-esque posts for EVERY post.

Maybe only for major things.

well this is a restart, meaning something else will come later on

That means EXACTLY that!

Plus he is at Disney at the time

Right, but his time is coming...............

 

[kirbopher15]

SABAN BREAKS OFF FROM FOX, WILL CHANGE KID-VID! FOX KIDS RENAISSANCE COMING?
View attachment 819157 View attachment 819158View attachment 819159View attachment 819162​

Today, it was announced that 20th Century Fox, the major entertainment studio owned by Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation media empire, would buy out Haim Saban's stake in their Fox Family Worldwide joint venture. The joint venture was first formed in 1990 as a simple programming block of children's programming on the Fox network, followed by the merger of the block and Saban's growing children's entertainment empire, which expanded with the launch of the Fox Family channel, an cable expansion of the Fox Kids block, launched in 1998 after Fox Kids Worldwide acquired International Family Entertainment from Pat Robertson, creator of the religious program "The 700 Club". The venture has experienced problems, such as increased competition from the likes of Kids' WB, Nickelodeon, ABC and the Cartoon Network, as well as low ratings from both the block on Fox and the cable network and bad management of Fox Family, which has lead to the network being revamped more than twice in the three years the cable net has been on the air. Due to this deal, Fox is expected to acquire Saban's entire library, including shows such as "Power Rangers", "Samurai Pizza Cats" and "Digimon", as well as Saban's anime dubbing unit, the production facility that makes "Power Rangers" and their library.

Some of the notable shows that have aired
on Fox Kids, such as "Power Rangers",
"Bobby's World", "X-Men" and "Spider
-Man".
​

There is also talks of a relaunch of Fox Family and Fox Kids being planned for Fall 2002. It is also confirmed that they are looking for a new president/CEO to help turn the sinking fortunes of the brand around to be able to "compete and be a legitimate contender of the big three of cable and the big 2 of broadcast blocks".

It is also confirmed that Haim Saban, created of the Power Rangers property, will stay on board for the new company.

---

And that was my first newspaper-esque post.

Do you guys think I should do more posts like these?

What are all of your thoughts? Especially @TheFaultsofAlts, @kirbopher15, @UNIVERSAL.EXE, @Nivek, @THEKINGFISH217 and @Tacomaster?

Wow that was pretty good for a newspaper pilot

 

[Otakuninja2006]

Wow that was pretty good for a newspaper pilot

Thanks!

I might use it again for another post relating to a certain event that occured during this time period.

 

[kirbopher15]

Thanks!

I might use it again for another post relating to a certain event that occured during this time period.

9/11

 

[Otakuninja2006]

9/11

Yep.

In fact, here it is now:

---

WHITE HOUSE, LATE AUGUST 2001

George W. Bush:
Good Evening My Fellow Americans, we have some great news to report this evening. Today, we have captured several members of the Al-Qaeda terrorist group. They were planning to commit terrorist attacks at various locations across the United States of America, such as the World Trade Center and the Pentagon.

However, we have only caught a few of them, with plans to capture more.

WE WILL EVENTUALLY FIND AND GET THEM ALL!

TO ALL TERRORISTS AND ANYONE PLANNING TO COMMIT MASS DESTRUCTION OR ATTACKS: WE ARE WATCHING YOU! CONSIDER THIS A WARNING!

Thank you for watching this address.

Have a good evening.​

---

So basically, I've MOSTLY butterflied 9/11..........

But as a result of even the potential threats and to keep up with the times, many of the post-9/11 safety laws, such as the Homeland Security Act, will still come to pass and exist.

Have a good evening.

 

[kirbopher15]

Yep.

In fact, here it is now:

---

WHITE HOUSE, LATE AUGUST 2001
View attachment 819171

George W. Bush:
Good Evening My Fellow Americans, we have some great news to report this evening. Today, we have captured and got the Al-Qaeda terrorist group. They were planning to commit a terrorist attack at various locations across the United States of America, such as the World Trade Center and the Pentagon.

Now that we caught them, we will make sure that they won't cause any more trouble around the world.

TO ALL TERRORISTS AND ANYONE PLANNING TO COMMIT MASS DESTRUCTION OR ATTACKS: WE ARE WATCHING YOU! CONSIDER THIS A WARNING!

Thank you for watching this address.

Have a good evening.​

---

So basically, I've butterflied 9/11..........

But as a result of even the potential threats and to keep up with the times, many of the post-9/11 safety laws, such as the Homeland Security Act, will still come to pass and exist.

Have a good evening.

Wow butterflies all over the place

 

[Godot]

Yep.

In fact, here it is now:

---

WHITE HOUSE, LATE AUGUST 2001
View attachment 819171

George W. Bush:
Good Evening My Fellow Americans, we have some great news to report this evening. Today, we have captured and got the Al-Qaeda terrorist group. They were planning to commit a terrorist attack at various locations across the United States of America, such as the World Trade Center and the Pentagon.

Now that we caught them, we will make sure that they won't cause any more trouble around the world.

TO ALL TERRORISTS AND ANYONE PLANNING TO COMMIT MASS DESTRUCTION OR ATTACKS: WE ARE WATCHING YOU! CONSIDER THIS A WARNING!

Thank you for watching this address.

Have a good evening.​

---

So basically, I've butterflied 9/11..........

But as a result of even the potential threats and to keep up with the times, many of the post-9/11 safety laws, such as the Homeland Security Act, will still come to pass and exist.

Have a good evening.

How precisely was Al-Qaeda 'captured?' I mean, Bin Laden alone had already been on the most wanted list from 1999 onwards, and Tora-Bora (the last good chance to grab him) wasn't until December 2001.

Not to mention the fact that Al-Qaeda's leadership was fairly diffuse, and the organisation itself maintained and maintains operations across much of Eurasia.

 

[Nivek]

How precisely was Al-Qaeda 'captured?' I mean, Bin Laden alone had already been on the most wanted list from 1999 onwards, and Tora-Bora (the last good chance to grab him) wasn't until December 2001.

Not to mention the fact that Al-Qaeda's leadership was fairly diffuse, and the organisation itself maintained and maintains operations across much of Eurasia.

Exactly,that breaks the SOD, we're talking about TV here

 

[Otakuninja2006]

On the evening of Friday September 15th, 2001, Nickelodeon, eager to get in on that sweet, sweet action cartoon trend, finally broke the ground.

The first kids' network, traditionally wary of such programming, finally calmed down about it, primarily thanks to a certain new little anime distributor, introduced their new action block.

Nickelodeon calls it.......
SLAM!

The new action block runs on Friday evenings from 5PM-8PM.

The new block airs "Yu-Gi-Oh!', "Rocket Power", "Alienators: Evolution Continues", "Virtua Fighter", "The Mummy: The Animated Series" and "Heavy Gear: The Animated Series".

Reruns of "Invader Zim" and "Butt Ugly Martians" will debut early next year.

The block's branding looks like this:

Here's the initial lineup:​

5:00PM	Yu-Gi-Oh!​
5:30PM	Rocket Power​
6:00PM	Virtua Fighter​
6:30PM	Heavy Gear: The Animated Series​
7:00PM	The Mummy: The Animated Series​
7:30PM	Alienators: Evolution Continues​

Of the initial lineup, Yu-Gi-Oh!, Rocket Power and Virtua Fighter would become the biggest hits.

Oh, and because of the title of the post, here's this:

Oh, and here's a AI-generated promo for the block:​

"Get ready to SLAM! into the weekend with Nickelodeon's newest block, SLAM!. Starting September 14th and airing every Friday from 5-8PM, you won't want to miss the action-packed lineup featuring fan favorites like "Yu-Gi-Oh!", "Rocket Power", "Virtua Fighter", "Heavy Gear", "The Mummy: The Series", and "Alienators: Evolution Continues".
And you know what they say... "It's Time To SLAM! And JAM!" Be sure to tune in for all the excitement, only on Nickelodeon."

 

[kirbopher15]

On the evening of Friday September 15th, 2001, Nickelodeon, eager to get in on that sweet, sweet action cartoon trend, finally broke the ground.

The first kids' network, traditionally wary of such programming, finally calmed down about it, primarily thanks to a certain new little anime distributor, introduced their new action block.

Nickelodeon calls it.......
SLAM!
View attachment 819179

The new action block runs on Friday evenings from 5PM-8PM.

The new block airs "Yu-Gi-Oh!', "Rocket Power", "Alienators: Evolution Continues", "Virtua Fighter", "The Mummy: The Animated Series" and "Heavy Gear: The Animated Series".

Reruns of "Invader Zim" and "Butt Ugly Martians" will debut early next year.

The block's branding looks like this:

Here's the initial lineup:​

5:00PM	View attachment 819183 Yu-Gi-Oh!​
5:30PM	View attachment 819185 Rocket Power​
6:00PM	Virtua Fighter​
6:30PM	Heavy Gear: The Animated Series​
7:00PM	View attachment 819186 The Mummy: The Animated Series​
7:30PM	View attachment 819187 Alienators: Evolution Continues​

Of the initial lineup, Yu-Gi-Oh!, Rocket Power and Virtua Fighter would become the biggest hits.

Oh, and because of the title of the post, here's this:

​

Was gonna make a joke similar to that song but you beat me to the punch

 

[Otakuninja2006]

Wow butterflies all over the place

Yep!

And this is JUST the beginning!

How precisely was Al-Qaeda 'captured?' I mean, Bin Laden alone had already been on the most wanted list from 1999 onwards, and Tora-Bora (the last good chance to grab him) wasn't until December 2001.

Not to mention the fact that Al-Qaeda's leadership was fairly diffuse, and the organisation itself maintained and maintains operations across much of Eurasia.

Oh..........

Well, they managed to grab Laden.

And they're still looking and is still cracking down on them.

Exactly,that breaks the SOD, we're talking about TV here

Well, considering the time period we're in ITTL and the fact that this is a GENERAL pop culture TL, I HAD to touch the subject a little.

Was gonna make a joke similar to that song but you beat me to the punch

Well! The block's name IS meme-able!

 

[Otakuninja2006]

BTW, this is Nickelodeon's schedule from OTL on TTL´s SLAM!'s launch day, from the Nickstory Archives site:

September 14, 2001

nickstory.fandom.com

And now, TTL's changes, which is basically just swapping out the 5-8PM slots with SLAM!.........

Oh, and that episode of Invader Zim that was supposed to air this day IOTL, but didn't for obvious reasons.

12:00am NICK AT NITE	Diff'rent Strokes
12:30am NICK AT NITE	Diff'rent Strokes
1:00am NICK AT NITE	All in the Family
1:30am NICK AT NITE	All in the Family
2:00am NICK AT NITE	The Jeffersons
2:30am NICK AT NITE	The Jeffersons
3:00am NICK AT NITE	I Love Lucy
3:30am NICK AT NITE	I Love Lucy
4:00am NICK AT NITE	Gilligan's Island
4:30am NICK AT NITE	Gilligan's Island
5:00am NICK AT NITE	Laverne & Shirley
5:30am NICK AT NITE	Laverne & Shirley
6:00am CABLE IN THE CLASSROOM	Nick News
6:30am	Ace Ventura: Pet Detective
7:00am	The Angry Beavers
7:30am	Animaniacs NEW!!!
8:00am	Hey Arnold!
8:30am	Rugrats
9:00am NICK JR.	Bob the Builder
9:30am NICK JR.	Franklin
10:00am NICK JR.	Blue's Clues
10:30am NICK JR.	Oswald
11:00am NICK JR.	Dora the Explorer
11:30am NICK JR.	Dora the Explorer
12:00pm NICK JR.	Little Bill
12:30pm NICK JR.	Blue's Clues
1:00pm NICK JR.	Maggie and the Ferocious Beast
1:30pm NICK JR.	Little Bear
2:00pm	Doug
2:30pm	Pinky and the Brain
3:00pm	Hey Arnold!
3:30pm	The Wild Thornberrys
4:00pm	Rugrats
4:30pm	CatDog
5:00pm SLAM!	Yu-Gi-Oh! NEW! NEW SHOW!!!
5:30pm SLAM!	Rocket Power
6:00pm SLAM!	Virtua Fighter NEW! NEW SHOW!!!
6:30pm SLAM!	Heavy Gear: The Animated Series NEW! NEW SHOW!!!
7:00pm SLAM!	The Mummy: The Series NEW! NEW SHOW!!!
7:30pm SLAM!	Alienators: Evolution Continues NEW! NEW SHOW!!!
8:00pm TOTALLY TWISTED TELLY	SpongeBob SquarePants NEW!
8:30pm TOTALLY TWISTED TELLY	The Fairly OddParents
9:00pm TOTALLY TWISTED TELLY	Invader Zim NEW!
9:30pm TOTALLY TWISTED TELLY	KaBlam!
10:00pm NICK AT NITE	Three's Company
10:30pm NICK AT NITE	Three's Company
11:00pm NICK AT NITE	The Brady Bunch
11:30pm NICK AT NITE	The Brady Brunch

 

[Otakuninja2006]

RUMOR: Nicktoons studio facing potential shutdown and numerous Nicktoons facing potential cancelation.

This will become very important soon...................