Disney might get bought out?!?!

[Machias Banshee]

Read This!! (http://www.usatoday.com/money/media/2004-02-11-comcast-disney_x.htm)

"Cable giant Comcast launched a hostile bid to buy Walt Disney (DIS) on Wednesday, a proposal that would create the world's biggest media company.The surprise offer sparked a frenzy of trading on Wall Street, and the Dow Jones closed at its highest since June 2001."


Incredible! Discuss this!

[Reznorite420]

Where's the "Disney? Meh..." option? ;)

[raphael90]

I voted for Disney staying an individual...I would prefer Disney not dissolve into some big corporate media...

[Kid Icarus]

Well, seeing as how Disney's loosing tons of money, and they're closing down a lot of departments... and i've heard from a friend who's aunt works at disney that Pixar left..... this really dosen't supprise me.

the last good movie Disney made was Atlantis. And even that wasn't as great as their eairly 90's movies.

[Reznorite420]

What the? I was only kidding about the option....

[ZariusTwo]

I voted for Disney staying an individual...I would prefer Disney not dissolve into some big corporate media...


But there already a big corporate pile of s*it, I say let Comcast buy their asses out.

[Machias Banshee]

What the? I was only kidding about the option....

:lol: I considered it a good idea... :P

[Demonfox38]

Well, now. Isn't that just special.

Disney's gotten so weird anymore that it's hard really give a rat's butt about it. Like, Lilo & Stich? WTH?

First generation runs it right, second does nothing to improve on the first's work, and the third runs it straight into the ground.

[MW8979]

If you look at their history, at least cartoon wise, they haven't had any real hits since the 50's. 60's and 70's were filled with bad cartoons that nobody remembers, and the only reason the company stayed afloat is because corporate greed triumphed in the 80's and they opened several more Disney Worlds worldwide. But they didn't actually invest that money in cartoons, just more merchandise. They had a brief, but good renaissance period in the early 90's, but after that they went straight into the ground. Although they now produce many cartoons, they're all terrible, with very unoriginal plots and cliched characters (Pixar movies being an exception). Instead of wasting time and money with their "original" ideas, they should stick to what they did best - do animated covers of classic storybooks. That always got them good audiences and a good reputation and it might bail their asses out now, but only if they get their heads out of their asses first and realize that their traditional prestige is going down faster then Paris Hilton in a tour bus.

[Skeletoncrew]

Disney. Blech! I just saw an add for "Lion King 1 and a half" Uhhh...NO THANK YOU! We don't want any! Go away and take your stupid cartoons with you!

[raphael90]

I'm sure they'll get bought out or go down the drain...sure sounds like it from what everyone's saying.

Aladdin and Lion King will always be the most memorable movies for me from Disney, Mulan and Emperor's New Groove are faves as well.

[GK Punk]

It could be a death nail in Disney's coffin.

That's all I have to say to it.

(Poor Tinkerbell, if something happens to disney what will happen to her? THINK OF THE PIXIES!!!)

[Gremlin]

If they get bought out by someone, They'll get some kinda guy that can tell them what to do. If that guy wants to make any money at all he'll order Disney to release season sets of all their toons.
Ok, not everyone of them is good but Duck Tales, Tale spin, Rescue Rangers, Darkwing Duck, Winnie the pooh, Dinosaurs and something more that I probably don't remember right now is what I'm hoping to get. Disney is obvously too stupid to realize that their toons could give them some money.
And Next Mutation too if we're (un)lucky :)

And with someone else callaing the shots, we might even get a decent animated movie from that company, THey did a great job ten years ago with the Lion King but after that there's just been pure crap coming out of that movie factory. I can't imagine it get any worse so...

[Taloniss]

Disney? Meh...! :P They haven't had a good movie in years and since they lost pixar, their screwed. I say get out while they have a decent offer on the table.

[That Matt Guy]

Unthaw Walt Disney, NOW!

[GK Punk]

Indeed, it may be time to Morph, young matthew. we have a mission.

[The Defibrillator]

Someone needs to give Michael Eisner food poisoning.

[That Matt Guy]

Indeed, it may be time to Morph, young matthew. we have a mission.

http://www.jasondavidfrank.net/images/tv_guide_morphin_time.jpg

IT'S MORPHIN' TIME!

[GK Punk]

*nods

http://www.uweb.ucsb.edu/~lmhammond/pinkranger.jpg

:x
Hey dammit why am I the pink ranger??? :evil: :x

[That Matt Guy]

At least you aren't the Blue Ranger...

http://irev.net/matthew138/billy.JPG

[GK Punk]

Oooh good call. I think I'll happily Be the pink one, if that's the other choice.

[impetus]

Stay solo, keep Walt's Dream!

Bah. Staying solo is the surefire way to make sure Walt's Dream stays dead. (As long as Eisner's in charge, anyway)

Advice to Disney:
Quit profaning good or decent films with horrid lame-ass sequels.
Boot Eisner, for sure.
Get out of the porn business.

[ThirdMarioBro]

Micheal Eiasner is the son of a b**** who is blocking all of our Sonic the Hedgehog DVD's, because he claims that Disney owns part of DiC's show just because it aired on ABC. That is why all shows made by other companys always go to Kids WB or Fox Box, because Disney would take partial ownership of them, and force you to pay loads of $$$ to get back all the rights to your own show, before you would have the rights to release your own show on DVD. That's why Disney and their crappy "One Saturday Morning" are left to create all of their own programming. Sad thing is that they seem to have this policy. They make just enough episodes of a quality series so that they can sell it into syndication, rerun it until they have milked every last cant out of it, then flush it and start over again. And that's not even counting all of this pop star crap that they have started lately. Hilary Duff can burn in hell with Eiasner.

I say buy thier asses out Comcast. They need new managemant, and the day I can see Eiasner standing on the street, holding a sign that says "CEO for hire! Will work for Stock!" where we can all spit in his face, it will be a good day. :P I believe this is the closest chance we have at getting the old Disney back, because it would get that bastard out of office. I mean, he fired all the animation studios! The very heart and soul of Disney! The man should burn in hell for all eternity, along with all the pop stars he created, and "Zoog" Disney all together (don't ask).

Long Live the old Disney!