Word: disneyism
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...possibility has already sparked censure from the religious right and clamorous support from homosexual activists primarily because Ellen Morgan would be the first gay lead character ever on TV. Disney, the show's producer, and ABC remain silent on the sitcom's plans. All the network will say is that it has yet to see a script with a lesbian story line. Some industry executives speculate, however, that the network leaked the notion of outing Ellen to test advertiser reaction. DeGeneres has reportedly never been comfortable with the dating subplots of her TV vehicle, and now that rerun rights have...
...formats range from traditional work (Popeye for President, 1956) to mixes of live action and animation. Ford includes his own nicely rancid vaudeville about Richard Nixon to the tune of No Substitute, the hilariously solemn Nixon-Lodge campaign song for 1960. Disney artists contributed to a crude, perky 1952 TV commercial for Eisenhower ("I like Ike, you like Ike, everybody likes Ike/ Let Ad-l-ai go the other way,/ We'll take Ike to Washington...
...battle for the 401(k) market is expected to get nasty. "The competition is incredible right now. Incredible!" says Christopher Zyda, director of investments for the Walt Disney Co., who oversees $1.3 billion in 401(k) money for its employees. "We've looked at some of Fidelity's key competitors and realized that the fee structure has decreased significantly. As a result, we were able to negotiate a much better fee structure with Fidelity...
...prospect of three brand-new Star Wars movies that has Hollywood's studios salivating. The leading contenders appear to be Fox and Disney, although Steven Spielberg hopes he can prevail upon his old friend Lucas--the two made the Indiana Jones movies together--to give a big bang to Spielberg's new company, DreamWorks. Sources close to Lucas doubt he'll slip his babies into the untested DreamWorks distribution pipeline. A Fox executive adds that Lucas has a keen sense of competition with Spielberg and is eager for the original Star Wars to pass Jurassic Park at the box office...
...also has a big bargaining chip: Lucas owns the copyrights to the Empire and Jedi installments, but Star Wars belongs to Fox. A friend says Lucas wants to complete his collection; Fox might be willing to trade its copyright for an international film- and television-distribution deal. But Disney also has something to barter: Lucas has his theme-park deal there, and a source familiar with his thinking says the terms could be sweetened. Star Tours remains one of the most popular attractions at the Disney parks...