Word: disney
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...Showtime's critically acclaimed comedy series It's Garry Shandling's Show and has fashioned an adult version of Nickelodeon's children's game show Double Dare. NBC is carrying the cross-pollination one step further, with plans to produce a comedy series, Good Morning, Miss Bliss, for the Disney Channel. The show may also air on NBC, but only after a first run on cable...
Like true dramatists, the writers have sidestepped round-the-clock picketing in favor of more theatrical performances. Some 3,000 members picketed Walt Disney studios last month as a plane flew overhead trailing a banner that read STOP MICKEY MOUSING AROUND WITH OUR W.G.A. Last week they carried giant-size pencils and a banner in front of the Manhattan offices of Orion and Columbia Pictures. Line crossing is taboo. Says a writer: "This is a company town, and if word gets out that someone's a scab, they'd be barred from the guild for life...
COVER: Do you believe in magic? Disney' s Michael Eisner revives a kingdom...
...spirit, all these blockbusters -- among the top grossers in movie history -- were closer to the cartoon classics than the late-'70s Disney product was. Without its founder, the studio floundered, producing modest cartoons, lame sequels and sci-fi thrillers without art or heart. However conscientiously Ron Miller ran the shop, he was no match for Lucas and Spielberg. As if by osmosis, these young outsiders had learned the master's lessons of film artistry and audience manipulation. Miller was Disney's son-in-law, but Lucas and Spielberg were Walt's true heirs...
Cheerleading a staff of go- team- go executives, Eisner has re- animated the company' s fantasy factory with fresh ideas. From movies to theme parks to retail products, Disney is the hottest all- around merrymaker in America. The fare is no longer just for kids: under its Touchstone label, Disney makes movies with a touch of sex and mayhem. See ECONOMY & BUSINESS...