As Dreamers Do Part Deux

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This Just In...

In New York, a judge ruled in favor of NBC after Ray Spum sued the network for abruptly canceling The Ripping Friends. Spum accused NBC of censorship, but NBC claimed complaints from advertisers and parents' groups forced their hand. One episode featured Crag commanding Timmy the Geek to drink toilet water and eat feces as punishment for squirting mustard on Crag's tights. Another episode pitted the Ripping Friends against "The Redneck Heartthrob," a mean-spirited amalgam of 80's teen actor Greg Rhodes (native of Tampa, Florida) and 90's teen actor Gus St. Pierre (Born in Louisiana), playing on harmful stereotypes of the "typical dumb southerner." And a third episode saw the Ripping Friends dispense extremely violent "justice" against The Abuela, a racist caricature of a middle-aged Hispanic woman, who was shown earlier in the episode emotionally abusing her 35-year-old grandson.
- Reuters

Another Developing Story...

Proctor and Gamble files suit against Seth MacFarlane and Fuzzy Door Productions for infringing P&G's copyright of a "talking diaper" mascot used on advertisements for Luvs during the mid-1990's. MacFarlane claims the use of the "Little Luvs" mascot on several Family Guy episodes falls under fair use as a parody.
- Entertainment Tonight

Here's the mascot in question as was used by Proctor and Gamble IOTL.

@stratonapba Millionaire airs on ABC. Regis hosted the first year or two, but now he's contemplating retirement.

 

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Ice Age
Released by Walt Disney Pictures on March 15, 2002

Produced by
Blue Sky Studios

Voice Talents
Same as OTL​

 

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ET: The Extra Terrestrial
20th Anniversary
Originally released by Walt Disney Pictures on June 11, 1982
Theatrically reissued on March 22, 2002

Notes
None of the controversial OTL 2002 changes are present in this reissue. In other words, no walkie talkies replacing rifles ITTL.

The silhouette of Elliot and ET flying on the bike continues to be the focal point of most merchandise related to the film.
The silhouette also continues to be used by Steven Spielberg for the logo of Amblin Entertainment.

For the 20th anniversary, Kuwahara built replica bikes with the milk crate attached to the front.

To celebrate the anniversary, Fox aired a rerun of the anthology series episode that documented the making of the film and the Glasgow premiere.

The surviving members of a local pipe and drum band that played at the Glasgow opening would reunite for the film's return to a revamped and modernized Hampden Park.

The Fantasound sound equipment left behind from the 1982 Glasgow premiere were repurposed for use as loudspeakers at Hampden Park, Ibrox and Celtic Park. The projection equipment built by Sony has since been donated to Glaswegian cinemas.

Greg Rhodes, who played one of the boys who helps Elliot and ET evade the federal agents, was not present at the '82 opening due to a scheduling conflict that forced him to stay in the US to record his lines for Huck's Landing. In 2002, Greg came to Scotland for the 20th anniversary celebration and was presented with a commemorative kilt by Kinloch Anderson.

For the 2002 reunion, Alex Mosson, Lord Provost of Glasgow, presented a key to the city to Henry Thomas, Drew Barrymore, Robert McNaughton, Dee Wallace, Greg Rhodes and Peter Coyote.​

 

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Blade II
Released by 20th Century-Fox

Sorority Boys
Released by Gramercy Pictures

Van Wilder
Released by Hollywood Pictures

Snow Dogs
Released by Touchstone Pictures

The Rookie
Released by Walt Disney Pictures

Clockstoppers
Released by Touchstone Pictures
Produced by Nickelodeon Movies

My Big Fat Greek Wedding
Released by Lionsgate

The Scorpion King
Released by Universal Pictures​

 

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Entertainment News for Late April 2002

New York judge rejects Ray Spum's appeal, orders Ripping Friends creator to pay $60 million in damages to NBC. As for the future of the show, the remaining episodes that have yet to air will be broadcast by AEG TV.
- The New York Times

Proctor and Gamble laughed out of court by Family Guy creator
- The Cincinnati Enquirer

The Supreme Court has weighed in on President Harvey Weinstein's ban on Hollywood exports to Russia. By a 5-4 vote, the Supreme Court has ruled that the moratorium imposed late last year constitutes an illegal restriction of international trade. Weinstein originally imposed the moratorium in response to Russia allegedly rigging the 1998 and 2001 Australian elections in favor of controversial media star Rolf Harris.
- The Washington Post

The Sports Page

SportsCenter Developing Story
BOBBY BLOWS A FUSE IN BOSTON
The Boston Celtics and Boston Bruins will begin the playoffs of their respective leagues on the road. This decision is due to a full-scale riot that erupted in the Celtics' regular season finale against the Indiana Pacers. Midway through the first quarter, Pacers head coach Bobby Knight was assessed a double technical and ejected for throwing a chair onto the court. The chair toss resulted in the Celtics' Paul Pierce tearing his ACL while attempting a technical free throw.

As the refs attempted to escort Knight out of the arena, Knight proceeded to break free of the refs' arms and urinate on the Celtics' leprechaun logo at center court. Enraged Boston fans began pelting Knight and the Pacers' bench with beer cans, popcorn, hot dog wrappers and even hygiene products. On his way off the court, Knight was punched in the face by Celtics assistant coach ML Carr, leading to an exchange of fists between the two men. Both men were eventually separated. Then, as he was making his way to the tunnel serenaded by boos, Knight went into the stands and attacked an elderly woman who was heckling him, along with several others who were hurling cups at him.

Commissioner David Stern said it was the ugliest night in NBA history while announcing a lifetime ban for The General. The Celtics begin the first round of the playoffs against the Kentucky Colonels, but it is likely they'll have to play at the least the first four games at the Freedom Hall while the parquet floor at the FleetCenter is undergoing repairs.

 

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The Hulk
Released by 20th Century-Fox on May 3, 2002

Directed by
Fred Dekker

Screenplay by
James Schamus
Daniel Waters

Music by
Danny Elfman

Main Cast
Billy Crudup as Bruce Banner
Nick Nolte as David Banner
Jennifer Connelly as Betty Ross
Josh Lucas as Glenn Talbot
Sam Elliott as Thaddeus "Thunderbolt" Ross
Steve Buscemi as Samuel Sterns/The Leader​

 

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Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones
Released by 20th Century-Fox on May 16, 2002

Produced by
Amblin Entertainment

Directed by
Steven Spielberg

Screenplay by
Lawrence Kasdan
Jonathan Hales

Based upon characters created by
George Lucas

Main Cast
Heath Ledger as Anakin Skywalker
Ewan McGregor as Obi Wan Kenobi
Samuel L. Jackson as Mace Windu
Tim Roth as Sheev Palpatine
Natalie Portman as Padme
Ian MacDiarmid as Darth Sidious
Jimmy Smits as Bail Organa
Chiwetel Ejiofor as Galen Marek
Temuera Morrison as Django Ren
Daniel Logan as Young Kylo Ren
Christopher Lee as Count Dooku
Terence Stamp as Isaac Constantine
"Weird Al" Yankovic as Jar Jar Binks
Kenny Baker as R2-D2
Anthony Daniels as C-3PO
Frank Oz performing Yoda

Notes
- Galen is Anakin's new rival within the Jedi order for the hand of Padme.
- Django Ren is known IOTL as Jango Fett.
- For those new to the Star Wars canon of TTL, Sheev and Sidious are separate characters with Sheev having been the Jedi mentor to Nellith in the original trilogy.
- Constantine, the Emperor in the Original Trilogy, is introduced here as a general in Chancellor Valorum's Grand Army of the Republic.​

 

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Logo History:
The Star Wars Franchise

Background:
ITTL, George Lucas had originally pitched Star Wars to the upstart Hyperion Pictures shortly before Hyperion released American Graffiti. In 1975, Alan Ladd, Jr. and Gareth Wigan sold 20th Century-Fox to Walt Disney, Sr. Shortly thereafter, Disney approved Lucas's request for Star Wars to open with Fox's now-iconic fanfare, which had fallen out of use in the years prior.

On May 25, 1977, the destiny of 20th Century-Fox as a Disney subsidiary would change forever.

 

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Of course, following the runaway success of Star Wars (Now subtitled A New Hope), Fox wanted to follow that up with a sequel.

In 1980, George would deliver with The Empire Strikes Back, which he financed himself.

For Empire, a new recording of the Fox Fanfare was conducted by John Williams.

George and Marcia Lucas went through a highly publicized divorce during the making of Return of the Jedi. Jedi was released in 1983 exactly six years to the day of A New Hope's release.

To help finance his divorce settlement, George sold Lucasfilm, Ltd. to his filmmaking buddy Steven Spielberg, who then merged Lucasfilm with his own production company.

Since the Lucas split took place during production, the full version of Amblin's logo was attached to the end of Jedi right before Buena Vista sent prints to movie theatres.​

 

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From 1984 until 1995, the Star Wars franchise took a hiatus on the big screen. In the meantime, the Star Tours ride debuted at each of the Disney parks and new books were being published by Del Rey. Marvel put Star Wars comics on hiatus after Jedi, only to bring the franchise back for the Dark Empire storyline.

In 1995, the original trilogy was reissued on VHS. This time with new Fantasound enhanced transfers.

Then in 1996, the franchise returned to the big screen with Shadows of the Empire.

Shadows of the Empire was not the first Fox/Amblin collab to feature the CGI Fox logo introduced two years earlier. That honor belongs to Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis, which was released in June of that year. Shadows would be released for the '96 Holiday season.

However, there is no camera panning around the structure. Instead, the first drumrolls are heard over black. Then, we fade to the Fox logo, seen at its normal angle for about seven seconds. The Fox logo then fades to a short version the Amblin logo, with Elliot and ET already in front of the moon and the bike wheels spinning while the Amblin name slides into place. The Amblin logo plays over the Cinemascope extension of the Fox fanfare.

This logo combo was also used on Special Edition releases of the Original Trilogy in 1997. Unlike OTL, both the original theatrical versions are still available on home video in tandem with the special editions.

Starting in 1999, this logo combo opens each installment of the prequel trilogy; The Phantom Menace (1999), Attack of the Clones (2002) and the third installment, which will hit theatres worldwide in 2005.

 

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This Just In (Mid-May 2002)

Boston Police officially announce they've obtained a warrant for the arrest of Robert Montgomery "Bobby" Knight, former head coach of the Indiana Pacers. Knight is charged with multiple counts of felonious assault along with assault on an athletic referee, public urination and indecent exposure.
Reported by
- ESPN SportsCenter
- FSN National Sports Report
- USA Headline News
- CNN
- TSN SportsDesk
- Hard Copy
- Inside Edition
- Local news on WCVB (ABC), WBZ (NBC), WSBK (Fox), WLVI (SBC), WXNE (UPN), WHDH (CBS)

 

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Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego
Released by Walt Disney Pictures on June 7, 2002

Directed by
Rachel Stone-Abbott

Production Companies
Amblin Entertainment
Legendary Pictures [1]

Visual Effects by
Industrial Light & Magic

Producers
Rachel Stone-Abbott
Joel Silver
Robert Zemeckis
Thomas Tull

Screenplay by
Rachel Stone-Abbott
Linda Woolverton

Based upon characters created by
Dane Bigham
Lauren Elliott
Gene Portwood

Music
Rockapella
Hans Zimmer

Main Cast
Salma Hayek as Carmen Sandiego
Lynne Thigpen as the Chief
Greg Lee as himself
Mila Kunis as Ivy
Jeremy Sumpter as Zack
Kid N' Play as Double Trouble
Alec Baldwin as Vic the Slick
Macho Man Randy Savage as Top Grunge
Scarlett Johansson as Patty Larceny
Kevin Smith as Wonder Rat
Rachael Leigh Cook as Sara Nade
Lucy Lawless as Eartha Brute
Alfred Molina as Robocrook
Monica Bellucci as Contessa
Corey Burton as the voice of Kneemoi

Notes
- [1] ITTL, Legendary is a merger of Rachel Stone-Abbott's production company Charm City Entertainment (named after her hometown of Baltimore, MD) and Dark Castle, shared by Silver and Zemeckis.
- Angelina Jolie was supposed to play Carmen but had to drop out due to a scheduling conflict with Lara Croft: Tomb Raider.
- The world premiere was held in San Diego at Petco Park, the new home of the MLB Padres.
- Rockapella's theme from the original PBS game show is saved for the very end of the film.
- The movie's end credits are patterned after the end credits of the original PBS series.
- Lynne Thigpen's "And Remember..." message to viewers is used as a post-credits scene.​

 

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The Legend of Zelda
Released by TriStar Pictures on June 21, 2002

Production Companies
Nelvana
Hasbro, Inc.
Nintendo of America

Directed by
Lauren Faust

Produced by
Patrick Loubert
Michael Hirsh
Clive A. Smith

Music
Michael Giacchino

Main Voice Talents
Haley Joel Osment as Link
Zelda Williams as Zelda
David Ogden Stiers as King Harkinian
Ming-Na Wen as Navi
Helen Mirren as Impa
Keith David as Ganondorf
Tilda Swinton as the Triforce of Wisdom
Alan Rickman as the Triforce of Power​

 

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Kingdom Hearts
Released on June 25, 2002 for the Atari Phantom.

Produced by Disney Interactive and Squaresoft

Main English Voices
Haley Joel Osment as Sora
David Gallagher as Riku
Hayden Panettiere as Kairi
Tony Anselmo as Donald Duck
Bill Farmer as Goofy and Pluto
Jess Harnell as Dr. Finklestein
Chris Sarandon as Jack Skellington
Eartha Kitt as Ursula
Keanu Reeves as Prince Eric and Aladdin
Ken Page as Oogie Boogie
Kath Soucie as Sally, Shock
Jeff Bennett as Beast, Mr. Smee, Barrel, Mayor of Halloween Town and Darrien Crowley
Molly Ringwald as Becky Thatcher and Anastasia Karrutha
Corey Burton as Yen Sid, Captain Hook, The Doorknob, The White Rabbit and Dale
Susan Blakeslee as Maleficent
James Woods as Hades
Tate Donovan as Hercules
Danny DeVito as Philoctetes
Olivia Hussey as Alice
Tress MacNielle as Chip, Daisy Duck, Anastasia Tremaine, Queen of Hearts
Seth E. Adkins as Pinocchio, Tom Sawyer, Flounder
Eddie Carroll as Jiminy Cricket
Seth Green as Peter Pan, Huck Finn
Brittany Murphy as Tinkerbell
Kathryn Beaumont as Wendy Darling
Jodi Benson as Ariel
Kevin Michael Richardson as Sebastian
Patrick Stewart as King Triton
John Kassir as Flotsam
Keith David as Jetsam
John Fiedler as Piglet
Eddie Murphy as Mushu
Frank Welker as Abu and Pooka
Hank Azaria as Bartok​

 

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Entertainment News for Late June 2002

Kingdom Hearts sets a new Atari record for most units sold.
- GamePro

Zelda a close second behind Carmen at the Box Office.
- Variety

Carmen on pace to become Disney's first billion dollar hit by Mid-July.
- The Hollywood Reporter

CONFIRMED: AJAX Crime Land will come to Sydney Disneyland in 2003 and Disney/Fox Studios and Epic Kingdom in 2005 or 2006.
- G4 Attack of the Show

The Sports Page
@WB18
After surviving a 7 game Western Conference heavyweight bout with the Lakers, the Sacramento Royals are world champions for the first time since 1951 when the franchise was based in Rochester, NY. The Royals defied the odds and upset Allen Iverson and the Philadelphia 76ers in six games. Game Six would be the last NBA telecast on NBC for at least a while as ABC has taken over the weekend afternoon rights starting next season.
- SportsCenter

As penalty for Bobby Knight's "Bedlam in Boston" incident, the Indiana Pacers, who finished the 2001-02 season at 9-73, were ineligible for last month's NBA Draft Lottery. Instead, the #1 pick went to the Toronto Hogs, who selected Vince Carter in 1998. The Pacers will pick at the bottom of the first round, immediately right after the Sixers and Royals.
- The Indianapolis Star

 

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Hey Arnold! The Movie
Released by Touchstone Pictures on June 28, 2002

Produced by
Hanna-Barbera
Snee-Oosh

Voice Talents
Same as OTL

Notes
The Legend of Zelda held steady at #2 in the days before Arnold's release. Then on the weekend of June 28, Arnold opened at #2 and Zelda slid to #3.​

 

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Teen Titans
Released on July 3, 2002 by Columbia Pictures

Directed by
Amy Heckerling

Screenplay by
David S. Goyer

Music by
Elliot Goldenthal

Main Cast
Christina Ricci as Raven
Josh Hartnett as Robin
Justin Long as Beast Boy
Kenan Thompson as Cyborg
Thora Birch as Starfire
Shannon Elizabeth as Jinx
Chyler Leigh as Terra

Notes
Teen Titans opened at #3 behind Hey Arnold! The Movie and Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego.​

 

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Lilo and Stitch
Released by Walt Disney Pictures on July 12, 2002

Produced by
Walt Disney Classic Animation (Burbank)

Written and directed by
Chris Sanders
Dean DeBois

Executive Producers
Daniel Abbott
Chris Sanders

Voice Talents
Same as OTL

Inter-Stitch-Als
Huck's Landing: Tom, Huck and Becky lure the evil Baron to the Laughing Place, only for the Baron to be attacked by Stitch.
The Little Mermaid: Same as OTL
Aladdin: Same as OTL
The Lion King: Same as OTL
Musicana: Stitch interrupts Lum Invader and Ataru lip synching Daft Punk's "One More Time."​

 

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Logo History:
Urusei Yatsura franchise.

Movies
Urusei Yatsura: Only You (1984)
Urusei Yatsura: Beautiful Dreamer (1986)
Urusei Yatsura: Remember My Love (1988)
Urusei Yatsura: Lum the Forever (1990)

Urusei Yatsura: The Final Chapter (1995)

 

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Entertainment News for Early July 2002

Brian Henson takes over as chairman of The Jim Henson Company.
- The Hollywood Reporter

Disney's Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego becomes Hollywood's first billion dollar blockbuster since TriStar's Titanic nearly five years ago.
- Variety

Ward Kimball, part of Disney's Nine Old Men, dies at 88.
- The Los Angeles Times

Michael Eisner lands back on his feet at NBC/RKO.
- Access Hollywood