I think it would be ASB for Disney to buy HB, unless maybe if Turner had Eisner on speed dial.
Or, maybe if Walt entered the Saturday morning battleground by '59, and a feud erupts between the two studios and raid each other's stables of artists and animators. Maybe after Walt's passing, Bill and Joe could call a truce with the Mouse House and plant the seeds for a new cable/satellite channel for the late 70's-early 80's?
Well, I meant before Turner bought it in 1991. Sometime between its hayday in the 60's and 70's, and before Turner became interested in the properties.I had heard that Eisner was interested in buying H-B, but passed, so maybe that might be a good spot to start.
Or how about Katzenberg and Wells convince Eisner to buy HB no later than '88?
Wonder what this means for the later day Hanna Barbera properties - I think shows like Pirates of Dark Water and SWAT Kats would be right at home next to Gargoyles.
I wonder if Disney could help improve the quality of HB's shows. I am a big Hanna-Barbera fan, but admittedly their shows did veer into formula and use cheap animation.
I wonder if Disney could help improve the quality of HB's shows. I am a big Hanna-Barbera fan, but admittedly their shows did veer into formula and use cheap animation.
Those three shows together would actually make a good action block in syndication.
Toonami gets its start on Disney ITTL perhaps?