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Well, usually Disney puts their "stamp" on stuff that actually comes from their "Walt Disney" units: Disney Pictures, Television, Channel. ABC, ABC Family (Power Rangers), ESPN, and Miramax won't have "Walt Disney's..." all over them. And since, according to the April 28 press release, the...

Right... It will never happen though (maybe). It wouldn't make sense in the sense that Time Warner and Walt Disney are basically the same size, huge media conglomerates. Time Warner/Turner, Viacom/CBS, and Disney/ABC (here and there) were more sensible mergers since they involved media giants...

Quote: Originally Posted by Fozzie Bear They'd have to buy Warner Brothers in order to do that. Quote: Originally Posted by bobhopesite They will do that, Someday. I doubt that. But media analysts have speculated on-and-off about a Walt Disney/Time Warner merger. It will never...

Muppet maker grows up August 4, 2004 3:15pm Daily Variety Known primarily for the characters that make up its Muppets franchise, the Jim Henson Co. is gearing up to develop darker fantasy and supernatural fare for older auds. To that end, the company is on a book-buying spree --- using a...

Sounds about right. I'm pretty sure Henson owns the early stuff like "Sam" and "Tinkerdee." If NOT, wow.

>>Everyone is saying Jim Henson would be rolling around in his grave if he saw Disney's Muppets?<< No one's saying that (maybe). That's not the issue. The issue is the possibility of the "Disney" name added to the Muppet logo irks some people who have a lot of respect for the legendary man...

Well according to "Jim Henson: The Works," he was moving his headquarters there, but I guess you could be right. Either way...

Actually, Jim was moving his headquarters to LA in preparation for the Disney merger. So it really wasn't a Henson family decision. And seeing how the Muppets have been in NY, LA, and LONDON, I don't see that as a big deal. I'm just peeved how that, the last we heard, the NY office is up for...

You don't want people to like you, do you?

Yep, both part of Viacom Inc. There are a few in te U.S. and one in Canada. Never been to one, but they're there. Off-topic, I'm surprised there are still "Hanna-Barbera Lands" since H-B (A Time Warner Company) apparently no longer exists. But anyway...

I'm just curious. If I wanted to see some old EM.TV/Henson buyout threads, where would I go? Other than that, the forum looks alright. A bit excessive, but alright. Just play it by ear.

Second, actually. :cool:

I'd like to see it back. I sure had a lot of fun with it. ;)

That's the rumor, although no one has really confirmed anything.

What happened to the "Visitors Served" clock on the main MC page? We were nearing 2 million!

Yes, Jim wanted his entire company and cast of characters (excluding Sesame Street, which was not part of the deal anyway) as part of the Disney company. That was the deal of 1990, an all-out merger. This deal is just the selling of two important assets--Muppets and Bear in the Big Blue...

Wow. Nice addition to an old thread. :)

Well, to be kind of fair, the Muppets do belong to Disney. I don't think Disney is being "greedy" about the copyrights, it's THEIR copyright! I wish I could have gotten all the DVDs by now (I only have two Sony VHS's) or that Disney and Time-Life could have worked something out, but it is...

Don't know about interesting, but the channel distribution sounds good, the cosmetic one maybe, but the others, eh. :cool:

Well, that is true. Just depends what side of the fence you're on I guess.