A trip through the executive hive mind

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A trip through the executive hive mind
Topic Started: Jun 14 2008, 03:24 AM (707 Views)
Echarin	Jun 14 2008, 03:24 AM Post #1
Brackenwood Middleweight Posts: 320 Group: MotM Member #4,476 Joined: January 25, 2007	I came across this news story on John K's blog. http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/11/business...r=1&oref=slogin A few choice words: Quote: “I love classic Mickey, but he needs to evolve to be relevant to new generations of kids,” Robert A. Iger, Disney’s chief executive, said in an interview. Quote: At KidsWB.com, which is rolling out a revised site over the summer, the studio will let people customize Looney Tunes characters as they see fit. “You want a dark, Goth version of Tweety Bird? Have at it,” said Lisa Gregorian, executive vice president for worldwide marketing at Warner Brothers Television. Where's a puking smiley when you need it? I found this in the comments on John K's blog, and it needs to be said: Quote: Bill Hicks was right. "Kill yourselves ( marketers ). There's no rationality for what you do, you are lowering the standards of this planet, you are fucked and you are fucking us, it's the only rational thing to do: kill yourself".



Rubberhead	Jun 14 2008, 04:18 AM Post #2
Fatscat Kittycat Posts: 4,803 Group: Moderator Member #71 Joined: June 20, 2004	This is depressing... Makes you wonder where it's gonna end.



PlasticCup	Jun 14 2008, 04:35 AM Post #3
Holding your soft drinks Posts: 576 Group: Brackenites Member #7,334 Joined: August 20, 2007	Is that... Taz on the right? I hope not D:



Markham Carroll	Jun 14 2008, 03:59 PM Post #4
Custom member title Posts: 2,698 Group: MotM Member #200 Joined: August 28, 2004	Rubberhead Jun 13 2008, 10:18 AM Makes you wonder where it's gonna end. Probably with us sitting on our porches yelling at the darn kids that come on our lawns with their cell phones and their iPods and their High School Musical sequals, when back in my day we had to be creative and anime was made in Japan... Except we'll all be in out late 20's to 30's instead of our 60's and 70's like the last few generations.



crumb	Jun 14 2008, 07:06 PM Post #5
Rufum Ru Sudily! Posts: 33,399 Group: Animators Member #687 Joined: December 11, 2004	mickey needs a new feature length movie with a great plot. no new designs burh oh and yeah those luney toons suck they did the same the same to asterix, added all this dance music and stuff which sucks, but other wise that they kept to the original idea. It dosent always mean they're not creative im sure



mr.nurbs	Jun 15 2008, 01:01 AM Post #6
Brackenwood greeter Posts: 4,039 Group: Global Mod Member #7 Joined: May 18, 2004	Bleegs has an awesome illustration he did that described the market perfectly that involved the old and newer bugs. This has been brought up on this forum before but is definitely worth puking in your mouth twice over. And that Bill Hicks quote is spot on... Bless his soul



Echarin	Jun 15 2008, 02:53 AM Post #7
Brackenwood Middleweight Posts: 320 Group: MotM Member #4,476 Joined: January 25, 2007	crumb Jun 14 2008, 09:06 AM mickey needs a new feature length movie That's exactly what shouldn't happen. Mickey Mouse is iconic, but he lacks the fun and personality that would be needed to make a feature length movie (or even 10 minutes) entertaining enough to sit through. And such words should always feature the following condition: Executives: hands-off! Creatives: free reign!



boundless	Jun 15 2008, 04:20 AM Post #8
stuck in the third dimension Posts: 1,998 Group: MotM Member #724 Joined: December 22, 2004	Echarin Jun 14 2008, 11:53 AM That's exactly what shouldn't happen. Mickey Mouse is iconic, but he lacks the fun and personality that would be needed to make a feature length movie (or even 10 minutes) entertaining enough to sit through. And such words should always feature the following condition: Executives: hands-off! Creatives: free reign! Well they took Goofy and gave him a son for Goof Troop which developed into A Goofy Movie. One of my favorite movies as a kid. I think you can work with any character... you just need the right idea and the right people to work on it.



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