On Mon, Aug 31, 2009 at 5:04 PM, Mark J. <[email protected]> wrote:
> > > > On Aug 31, 3:46 pm, Wesley McGee <[email protected]> wrote: > > http://gawker.com/5349425/does-obama-have-the-guts-to-take-on-big-car... > In the post, Gawker opines that animated content in America is now provided largely by two companies. Disney and TimeWarner. Part of the post is reproduced below. Facing off each other across from opposite ends of Burbank now, America's > cartoon titans stand amassed in two armies like The Legion of Doom and The > Teen Titans. > * > Serving now on Disney's payroll:* > > [Image of Scrooge McDuck] The classic Disney characters; Mickey, Minnie and > the Country Bears > > [Image of Remy from Ratatouille] The Pixar Universe - from Buzz Lightyear > to *Up*'s formidable Carl Fredricksen > > [Image of Oscar the Grouch] The Muppets > > [Image of The Kingpin] And now Marvel's Spiderman, the Moon Knight, > Kingpin, Captain America and the Human Torch. > > > *Here's what's in the Warners camp*: > > [Image of The Teen Titans circa 1960s] The DC Universe from Batman right on > down to Mr. Mxyzptlk > > [Image of Magilla Gorilla] The hangdog but never to be counted out > Hanna-Barbera world — including Scooby Doo, a Tom and Jerry film in > production, and the perpetually unquenchable demand for updated versions of > the Jetsons and Flintstones, not to mention a little outlet known as the > Smurfs. > > > Which leaves very very little for the other studios to pick over. > Yes America, Magilla Gorilla got a mention over Bugs Bunny. -- Wesley McGee http://www.ambivi.com http://sterlingnorth.vox.com --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
