| # | Author | Message |
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| Doobie
Thu 5/24/2001 3:21p | This topic is for discussion of the May 24th Jim Hill column on a possible Disney purchase of the Jim Henson Company. This article is at: http://LaughingPlace.com/News-ID115210.asp. |
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| nWoJeffDW
Thu 5/24/2001 3:21p | Boy I hope this happens! I would love to see the Muppets with Disney. Maybe they could then rerun on Vault Disney the special that had the Muppets coming to Disney World. |
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| Pgm10
Thu 5/24/2001 6:59p | This would definitely be cool. I've always loved the Muppets and always loved Disney, so having these two forces come together has always been a dream of mine. |
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| abu233
Thu 5/24/2001 7:47p | Finally. When Mickey said welcome to the family way back in the Muppets visit WDW,It will mean something. |
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| rasvar
Fri 5/25/2001 7:20a | This is Disney's chance to correct a glaring mistake they made years ago. It will cost them more money now then it would have then. Imagine if some other company buys Henson productions and wants to leverage it by talking to Universal. There are a ton of items that they could play havoc with Disney on when contracts expire. |
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| bxtrlnd
Fri 5/25/2001 9:17a | If Disney does acquire The Jim Henson Company, I hope they have the intelligence to leave them alone, and let them remain a separate entity.
The Disney Studios has been a nasty quagmire of lame managers, lame decisions, and hence, lame product offerings, for the past several years. Other studios that are "loosely" associated with Disney, that still retain much of their independence (like Pixar, and Disney business units, such as Miramax) fair much better when left alone. I would hate to see Disney execs take over the day-to-day operations of Henson, and taint their magic with the misguided mindset that is currently poisoning Burbank.
I believe the joint venture between Henson and Disney for the upcoming "Country Bears" film is a sign of things to come. During the filming of the finale, we heard about Disney's interest in "franchising" the Country Bears into a film sequel, and possibly a TV show, like Henson's "Dinosaurs" a few years back.
Given the production cost of the bears alone, it would appear that some serious $$$ went into this movie. I doubt that Disney would put up this kind of investment for a "one-shot" family film that didn't have long-term franchise possibilities. And purchasing Henson Co. would definitely increase Disney's take from the franchise.
Judi |
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| Don Diego
Fri 5/25/2001 1:04p | I would love to see it happen. Just as long as Disney doesn't pick the Muppets a part in greed and destroy them like many other things. Ex: Infoseek and Dream Quest Images. I know the Muppets are more established than that, and one would hope Jim Henson's assets will be treated with better respect than Walt's have been getting the last few years.
Think happy thoughts. |
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| ToonKirby
Fri 5/25/2001 11:40p | >This is Disney's chance to correct a glaring mistake they made years ago.<
I agree. They never should have dropped the ball on this back then.
Hope it works out. |
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| BoyRaisin2
Sat 11/2/2002 3:17a | STILL hoping it works out...:) |
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| Jim in Pasadena CA
Mon 11/4/2002 7:32a | Hang on, let me check something....
yep. The Muppets are still lame... |
