Disney rumored to buy Time Warner (and thus DC and Cartoon Network?)

[CyberCubed]

http://www.theouthousers.com/index.php/news/128681-disney-may-try-to-put-the-whole-marvel-vs-dc-argument-to-bed-by-just-buying-warner-bros-and-merging-their-universes.html

So Time Warner is the parent company to DC comics, Cartoon Network, and all those WB/Hanna-Barbera properties like Scooby Doo, Flintstones, Jetsons, Bugs Bunny, Tom and Jerry, etc.

If Disney buys Time Warner, they will officially own the entire DC comics, and all those classic cartoon characters like Looney Tunes, Tom and Jerry, Scooby Doo, etc.

How will you feel about this? The merging of the DC and Marvel universes in both comics and the movies? Disney having Mickey Mouse and Bugs Bunny under one roof? Flintstones, Jetsons, and Scooby Doo officially being Disney characters?

You might say this will never happen, but 10 years ago nobody believed Disney would buy Marvel or Star Wars, yet here we are.

[Redeemer]

Wait Time Warner and in the cable company?????
I thought WB owned them or is WB and Time Warner the same company????????

[Jester]

Something tells me that won't happen...

[CyberCubed]

Something tells me that won't happen...

Well we never expected Nickelodeon to buy TMNT either a decade ago so...

[Slade]

Disney buying Marvel and Star Wars isn't the same thing.

No way this happens.


To me, the article actually makes it sound like they would screw up all those Looney Toon characters and the DC ones...

[Jester]

Well we never expected Nickelodeon to buy TMNT either a decade ago so...
Apples to oranges. Viacom buying the Turtles doesn't gobble up the "Distinguished Competition". Marvel and DC merging would be HUGE! They are the Big Two of comics....TMNT is barely a blip on the radar compared to them.

[oldmanwinters]

The thought of Mickey Mouse and Bugs Bunny sharing the same papa just doesn't seem right.

It's Disney Time, Warner!

[Netkeeper]

Yeah I don't think this is going to happen, either. Time Warner is way too big for Disney to usurp them like that.

[turtlefanforever]

This better not happen! They need to stay seperate

[TheBlueTurtle1]

This would be interesting if it happens, Bugs and Mickey cartoon series please:D

[Whatswiththeheadbands?]

This better not happen! They need to stay seperate

I agree with this.

[ObiWanFan4life]

I agree with this.

As tiresome as the Marvel VS DC arguments get, I think that them sharing the same roof will only make it worse.

[Cure]

I hope it happens for the sheer craziness of it.

[Prowler]

This would be pretty weird. More awkward than WWF buying WCW. Or Sonic and Mario starring in games together.

[CyberCubed]

We could see Batman in Avengers 3 in 2018. Make it happen.

[Katie]

It was more interesting to me when fox was interested in it. Imagine Fox news and CNN being owned by the same people

[DarkFell]

Disney just needs to quit buying it's 'competitors' and just stick with making movies.

Someone once told me that the only reason that Disney even buys out the other companies (like LucasArts for example), is for the
visual technologies, software, and the like.

But Disney should still (in my opinion), stick to making movies.

[The Boston Ninja Turtle]

The thought of Mickey Mouse and Bugs Bunny sharing the same papa just doesn't seem right.

its more like Mickey would become Bugs' papa

[Donatello19]

I'd rather them stay separate, really...but whatever happens happens. I guess we'll see.

[Wingnut]

Disney just needs to quit buying it's 'competitors' and just stick with making movies.

Someone once told me that the only reason that Disney even buys out the other companies (like LucasArts for example), is for the
visual technologies, software, and the like.

But Disney should still (in my opinion), stick to making movies.

If Disney thinks that a buy out of Time Warner will make their shares jump another $50-60 I'd say it's a definite possibility.

That's all it boils down to.

[ZariusTwo]

I would not be surprised to see something as big as these giants in my lifetime be completly centralized.

[CyberCubed]

I'd love to see the DC and Marvel universes combine. It will be a fanboy dream come true. Disney might save the comic book market too as a result.

We can have Batman appearing in the Avengers, we can have cartoons where Superman meets Cyclops and they both shoot their red eye lasers at the same time, we can have Wonder Woman go to Asgard, etc.

[Wildcat]

Mickey meets Bugs

Donald meets Daffy

Scooby Doo visits Gravity Falls

Make it happen :D

[Slade]

The comic market is not dying.

[MisfitKraang]

If this happens....then it's true...Disney is the Anti-Christ:o

[Whatswiththeheadbands?]

I'd love to see the DC and Marvel universes combine. It will be a fanboy dream come true. Disney might save the comic book market too as a result.

We can have Batman appearing in the Avengers, we can have cartoons where Superman meets Cyclops and they both shoot their red eye lasers at the same time, we can have Wonder Woman go to Asgard, etc.

No, because that means we'll get really terrible DC Cartoons in the Future.

[Redeemer]

No, because that means we'll get really terrible DC Cartoons in the Future.

Like that not already happening now with "Beware the Batman" :lol:

[Leo656]

Monopolies are pretty terrible, so that'd be a pretty bad worst-case scenario, once the fanboy afterglow and the novelty of "JLA vs. X-Men" or whatever wore off. Nothing "good" could ever come from one conglomerate basically "owning" the entire entertainment industry, which is exactly what it would amount to. People who follow wrestling are well aware of that, for example, as only having one major company present the product in 95% of the world for the last many years has resulted in an oftentimes bland, sterile, unimaginative, predictable, and boring product. They have no reason to innovate or take risks, because there is no one to compete with them.

I'd hate to see one corporation like Disney own everything, ALL the major super-heroes, ALL the major cartoon characters, ALL the major film franchises... that'd be awful. I don't think it'll happen. There's bound to be several dozen laws in place to prevent exactly that kind of thing from happening. I hope.

[CyberCubed]

Disney owning all the major superheroes is a good thing. DC has difficultly getting live-action movies out, all their cartoons are canceled by Cartoon Network after one season, and we get the crossovers we always dreamed of.

DC animation has been in a slump since the end of the DCAU back in 2006, with the only exceptions being Teen Titans and Young Justice. Brave and the Bold was also good for what it was.

[Leo656]

You are not a Big Picture person, sir.

[CyberCubed]

The big picture doesn't really matter at this point. DC had a 75+ year run so far, which is good, but what difference would it make now?

DC has trouble getting live-action movies in theaters, (and their extensive plan now can be helped with Disney backing), DC cartoons have been just as bad as recent Marvel cartoons, and comics...well, comics have always been a jumbled mess for years that it makes no difference.

I think its just fanboy bias at this point, that seeing Batman work together with Spiderman would feel wrong to people. Let alone that Blue Beetle is basically DC's Spiderman and we already see Batman working with tons of off-the-wall heroes.

[Leo656]

The Big Picture is ALL that matters, because one company should not own everything on planet Earth, regardless of how the cross-over cartoons and toys would turn out.

Monopolies = Bad. It has nothing to do with anything besides that. One group of people cannot be allowed to make all the money and own everything. No sane person thinks that leads to anything good. It never has and never will. That's why unions and anti-trust laws exist.

[NinjaPug]

I have no desire to see Disney purchase Time Warner if they aren't going to run it as a separate entity with no crossovers whatsoever. Having Batman pop up in an Avengers movie is ridiculous (and wouldn't happen under the current regime anyway even if Disney had all the rights).

[CyberCubed]

Monopolies = Bad. It has nothing to do with anything besides that. One group of people cannot be allowed to make all the money and own everything. No sane person thinks that leads to anything good. It never has and never will. That's why unions and anti-trust laws exist.

What would there be a monopoly over? There are still other superhero comics not from DC or Marvel, those would continue to exist.

In terms of movies? How often do we get comic book movies other than DC and Marvel? TMNT and what else?

In terms of cartoons? What's the difference?

[Megchan]

Mickey meets Bugs

Donald meets Daffy

Scooby Doo visits Gravity Falls

Make it happen :D

Mickey and Bugs have already met. A few Disney and Warner Brothers characters appeared together in Who Framed Roger Rabbit?.

[Leo656]

What would there be a monopoly over? There are still other superhero comics not from DC or Marvel, those would continue to exist.

In terms of movies? How often do we get comic book movies other than DC and Marvel? TMNT and what else?

In terms of cartoons? What's the difference?

It's pretty laughable to think any other comic book company or animation company or film company would even matter anymore if Disney/Marvel and Time Warner/DC became one big company. They would over-saturate the market with so much of their own product, even moreso than they already do now, to the point where anyone else may not even exist. And a lot of it wouldn't even be good product, it would just be "If we put out a ton of our own stuff, nobody'll even care about the other companies and their stuff." If they could, eventually they would just come in and buy out Dark horse or IDW if they felt like it. Who'd stop 'em? People are already complaining that the products coming out of these companies are stale, rushed out and cookie cutter. Could you honestly imagine if it was all one giant company? Ooof. Awful awful scenario.

Again, Big Picture.

[Wildcat]

Mickey and Bugs have already met. A few Disney and Warner Brothers characters appeared together in Who Framed Roger Rabbit?.Oh really. Didn't know or remember. I saw Roger Rabbit a very long time ago. Anyway I meant in full cartoons.

I don't see the problem with Disney owning all these franchises. They already appear everywhere anyway. Plus we could get some awesome Disney theme park stuff aswell as the crossovers.

Does Universal Studios have cartoon based rides? I don't think they do. I know they have special attractions for promoting stuff sometimes right?

I think if your against it it's because you prefer companies to rival each other. Not that they hate each other...just the separate element. Its not like Disney will buy every newcomer from here on out.

[Redeemer]

Monopolies are pretty terrible, so that'd be a pretty bad worst-case scenario, once the fanboy afterglow and the novelty of "JLA vs. X-Men" or whatever wore off. Nothing "good" could ever come from one conglomerate basically "owning" the entire entertainment industry, which is exactly what it would amount to. People who follow wrestling are well aware of that, for example, as only having one major company present the product in 95% of the world for the last many years has resulted in an oftentimes bland, sterile, unimaginative, predictable, and boring product. They have no reason to innovate or take risks, because there is no one to compete with them.

I'd hate to see one corporation like Disney own everything, ALL the major super-heroes, ALL the major cartoon characters, ALL the major film franchises... that'd be awful. I don't think it'll happen. There's bound to be several dozen laws in place to prevent exactly that kind of thing from happening. I hope.
Completely agree Leo this would be horrible for the comic industry.
WWE was never the same after they bought WCW. I stopped watching it shortly after the WWE VS WWE war.

[Slade]

Oh really. Didn't know or remember. I saw Roger Rabbit a very long time ago. Anyway I meant in full cartoons.

I don't see the problem with Disney owning all these franchises. They already appear everywhere anyway. Plus we could get some awesome Disney theme park stuff aswell as the crossovers.

Does Universal Studios have cartoon based rides? I don't think they do. I know they have special attractions for promoting stuff sometimes right?

I think if your against it it's because you prefer companies to rival each other. Not that they hate each other...just the separate element. Its not like Disney will buy every newcomer from here on out.

Ugh, yeah, not at all.

[Cryomancer]

The biggest issue I see here is that anything Disney owns is gonna be completely held back from public domain as long as possible, including changing the laws of the nation to let it continue. Disney is specifically why public domain currently takes forever. But that's the long term view.

Short term, I guess it would be good if this meant good DC movies and good Marvel cartoons, since those seem to never happen while the inverse continues to, or at least did re: DC cartoons. This also makes Rodger Rabbit a much more simple process to continue! But of course Mario is dead now so that makes it harder.

The weird part would be that this means Disney would own stuff like Space Ghost, Aqua Teen etc.

[Warhorse]

The thought of Mickey Mouse and Bugs Bunny sharing the same papa just doesn't seem right.

It's Disney Time, Warner!

Funny you say that. There are rumors dating back decades, that Bugs Bunny was Walt Disney's creation and that he went to WB to see about getting it published and they outright stole the idea from him.

[Lou 500]

I hope it happens for the sheer craziness of it.

This. The chaos that would be wrought!

[JamieH]

I kind of would like for this to happen. If for no other reason to see if it causes DC to get their heads out of their asses. Maybe it would mean Wonder Woman would finally be treated as the equal she is in the Trinty of herself, Batman, and Superman.

So far, Disney buying Marvel then Star Wars has been a good thing. Just recently I read Disney will be releasing the original trilogy uncut on BD. Something that wasn't happening under Lucas' watch.

Then again, it could just be one more step in Disney becoming our generous and supreme overlord.

[CyberCubed]

I for one, would welcome Disney as our new entertainment overlords.

Having Disney movies/cartoons, Marvel, DC and Star Wars under all one roof seriously makes me giddy.

[Leo656]

Until they shelved all the properties that didn't fit into their bottom line. They're notorious for purchasing, and then burying, movies, shows, etc. just so other companies couldn't make money off of them. And it would completely make it impossible for any movie to get released unless it was 1. A Star Wars movie, 2. A DC/Marvel movie, 3. A Pixar animated picture, 4. A live-action adaptation of one of Disney's animated properties. Four or five types of movies, and that's all, forever and ever, because nobody could get their movie in theaters against them.

What an awful future that would be. Blech.

[Leofan26]

Meh, all of those channels have gone down hill in my opinion any ways, makes no different :ohwell:

Give me an example of one good serious DC series at all these past few years that your afraid to destroy? All of these new DC shows have been comedy, not very funny in my opinion :ohwell: