As Dreamers Do Part Deux

[OldNavy1988]

King Kong
Released by RKO Radio Pictures through Peacock Releasing on December 5, 2005

A remake of the 1933 Willis O'Brien/Merian C. Cooper film

Produced in association with
Wingnut Films

Special effects produced by
Weta Digital

Cast and Crew
Same as OTL

Notes
- You can expect an update for all existing King Kong attractions at the Universal parks.
- Look for Kong: Skull Island in theatres in 2008.
- A trailer for Team Atlantis was supposed to be attached to this film was pulled due to the headlines concerning Michael J. Fox's health. Instead, we see trailers for Batman/TMNT (Marvel/DC), X-Men: Dark Phoenix (Fox), Casino Royale (Turner), Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (Disney), The Spiderwick Chronicles (Touchstone), House of the Dead (Paramount) and Peacock's own Pacific Rim.​

 

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Wallace and Gromit: The Curse of the Wererabbit
Released on December 5, 2005 by Paramount Pictures

Produced in association with
Aardman Animations

Voice Talents
Same as OTL

Notes
- Trailers attached to this movie include The Arthur Movie (Paramount), Ice Age: The Meltdown (Disney), Batman/TMNT (Marvel/DC), The Blue Beetle (Universal), The Spiderwick Chronicles (Touchstone) and The Fairly Oddparents Movie (Turner).​

 

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American Crime Story: Spicy Syrup
Released on December 12, 2005 by Golden Harvest of America

Known outside of North America as simply American Crime Story.

Written and Directed by
Ryan Murphy

Executive Producers
Ryan Murphy
Simon Pegg

Music by
Brad Fiedel

Main Cast
Austin King [1] as Young Gus St. Pierre
Brittany Murphy as Colette St. Pierre
Simon Pegg as John Kricfalusi
Kathy Bates as Bridgette St. Pierre
David Schwimmer as Mitchell Kriegman
Olga Wexler [1] as Young Blanche St. Pierre
Reba McEntire as Ivy Boudreaux
Mike Judge as Andre Boudreaux
David Harbour as Joe Don Robbins
Mae Whitman as Young Melissa Joan Hart
Oscar Sandoval [1] as Young AJ McLean
Javier Cervantes [1] as Young Howie Dorough
Constance Marie as Denise McLean
Greg Kinnear as James Cameron
Sandra Bullock as Gale Anne Hurd
Jared Myers [1] as Young Devon Sawa
Dante Robinson [1] as Young Kenan Thompson
Vincent D'Onofrio as Michael Eisner
John Goodman as Tom Benson
Luke Wilson as Jim Henson
Kate Winslet as Geraldine Laybourne
Leah Quigley [1] as Young Del St. Pierre
Dakota Fanning as Young Renee St. Pierre
Brianna Dunbar [1] as Young Gabby St. Pierre
Megan McDavid [1] as Young Avril St. Pierre
Arnold Schwarzenegger as himself
Linda Hamilton as herself
Emilio Estevez as himself

[1] Fictional actor

Synopsis
American Crime Story: Spicy Syrup is a dramatization of key events in the adolescence of 90's teen heartthrob Gus St. Pierre. In June of 1990, Gus attends a table reading for Terminator 2: Judgment Day. The scene being practiced in the table reading involved the T-800 talking to John Connor's stepparents on a payphone mimicking John's voice. A few curse words triggered Bridgette to disrupt the reading, dragging Gus by his arm out of the New Orleans Holiday Inn. Arnie tried to stop her, but was tased by New Orleans cop Joe Don Robbins. In February of 1991, Gus was half dressed when Bridgette dragged him out of his trailer on the set of the original Mighty Ducks. It was there that Bridgette herself was tased. Then, in July of 1992, Bridgette once again humiliates Gus by biting the ear of Clarissa Explains it All creator Mitchell Kriegman. In the summer of 1993, Colette becomes Gus's legal guardian while Bridgette marries convicted pedophile John Kricfalusi. In January of 1994, Blanche, one of Gus's younger sisters, runs away from the Kricfalusis' Simi Valley home. The third act focuses on the murder of Colette in June of 1994, and the ensuing police chase with John and Bridgette riding in a white Ford Bronco. The trial and the Boudreaux couple gaining custody of Gus and his younger sisters are briefly touched upon in an epilogue.

Notes
- Lacey Chabert was supposed to play Colette, but dropped out due to a prior commitment to another project. The role was recast with Brittany Murphy, who delivered her lines using her Luanne Platter voice.
​

 

[OldNavy1988]

Theme Parks in Southern California as of December 2005

Los Angeles County
- Six Flags Hollywood Park (CBS Discovery & Henson; Inglewood, CA)
- Universal Studios Hollywood (Peacock; Universal City, CA)
- Paramount Pinnacle (Microsoft; Carson, CA)
- Bally's Magic Mountain (Bally; Valencia, CA)
- Pacific Park (Santa Monica; Independent)

Orange County
- Disneyland Park (Disney; Anaheim)
- Disney's Epic Kingdom (Disney; Anaheim)
- Knott's Berry Farm (Buena Park; TimeWarner)

San Diego County
- SeaWorld Adventure Park (San Diego; Anheuser-Busch)
- Knott's Soak City (Chula Vista; TimeWarner)
- Belmont Park (San Diego; Independent)
- Legoland California (Carlsbad; The Lego Group).

 

[OldNavy1988]

Entertainment News for Mid December 2005

Following a bitter defeat in a Los Angeles courtroom, Bally says the rebrand of Hollywood Pictures as Luxor Pictures using the same Sphinx logo will take effect in 2007.
- Reuters

Peacock confirms that Universal's animated series from past and present will move to NBC's Saturday Morning lineup next season. Prior to the sale to Peacock, Universal was a 50/50 partner with Paramount for UPN, which is celebrating its tenth anniversary.
- Variety

The future of the Berenstain Bears series is up in the air as a possible renewal has been held up by questions about the future of MyTV, which Warner Bros. co-owns with Bally.
- The Hollywood Reporter

Security is tight as CBS Discovery chairman John Hendricks is escorted to a New York courtroom by Homeland Security. Loyal fans of the embattled Jay Leno had sent death threats to Hendricks after resurfaced footage of Leno's pedophilia and incest jokes at the expense of the St. Pierre and Boudreaux families from 1995 episodes of The Late Show triggered a public relations earthquake for CBS. The lawsuit filed by Leno against the network goes to trial today.
- CBS Evening News

 

[OldNavy1988]

Batman/TMNT
Released theatrically on December 24, 2005

Distributors
Walt Disney Pictures (North America)
Columbia Pictures (International)

Produced by
Grantray-Lawrence
Screen Gems

Directed by
Daniel Abbott
Bruce Timm

Screenplay by
David Wise
Bruce Timm
Paul Dini

Music by
Danny Elfman

Themes from Batman: The Animated Series written by
Shirley Walker

Themes from the 1990 TMNT live action film written by
John Du Prez

Synopsis (Patterned after the OTL 2006 straight-to-DVD film)
Batman, Batgirl and Robin forge an alliance with The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles to fight against the Turtles' sworn enemy, The Shredder, who has teamed up with Ra's Al Ghul and The League Of Assassins.

Main Voices
Keanu Reeves as Bruce Wayne/Batman
Will Friedle as Leonardo
Matthew Lillard as Michelangelo
Jim Parsons as Donatello
Sean Astin as Raphael
Patrick Stewart as Alfred Pennyworth
Nick Carter as Dick Grayson/Robin
Ariana Richards as Barbara Gordon/Batgirl
George Takei as Splinter
Matthew Yang King as Oroku Saki/Shredder
Mark Hamill as The Joker
Billy Dee Williams as Harvey Dent/Two Face
Bryan Cranston as Commissioner Gordon
Brad Dourif as Jonathan Crane/Scarecrow
Tara Strong as Harley Quinn and Poison Ivy
Jonathan Freeman as Ra's Al Ghul
Gus St. Pierre as Leatherhead
David Ogden Stiers as the Penguin
Hugo Weaving as Mr. Freeze
Danny Trejo as Bane
Pat Fraley as Baxter Stockman
Judith Hoag as April O'Neil
Mike Judge as Rocksteady and Bebop

Notes
- Going forward, the Marvel/DC crossovers that you'll see in the coming years will be their own canon independent of previous adaptations from each property and publisher.
- This title was supposed to be straight-to-DVD, but at the last minute, it was given a theatrical treatment because Disney wanted something to fill the Christmas void left by the shutdown of Team Atlantis.​

 

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Entertainment News for Christmas 2005

Marty McFly Lives!
NBC News' initial reports of Michael J. Fox being placed in hospice care last month have proven false. Fox, as it turns out, had merely gone to Cedars-Sinai Hospital to meet with his physician for physical and occupational therapy to mitigate his Parkinson's symptoms. NBC has now apologized to the Fox family for jumping the gun and has promptly fired Brian Williams for having scared the whole world. Tom Brokaw will return to the Nightly News while NBC searches for a new anchor.
- MSNBC

Candidates for Brian Williams' possible replacement on the NBC Nightly News include Anderson Cooper (currently at CNN), Scott Pelley (currently at CBS), Diane Sawyer (currently at ABC), Charles Gibson (also at ABC), Shepard Smith (currently at BVN), Lester Holt (currently at HLN), Bryant Gumbel (currently at SBC), Connie Chung (former CBS co-anchor) and NBC's own Katie Couric.
- The Today Show

Batman/TMNT, initially planned to be a straight-to-DVD release, proves to be a surprise hit in theatres. The parent companies of both DC and Marvel say fans can expect more crossovers in the coming years.
- SBC's Sunrise

RUMOR: Doug Jones (D-AL) and John Lewis (D-GA) each meet with Speaker Nancy D'Alesandro (D-MD) on a potential plan to impeach President Weinstein (R-CA) for the initial snail's pace in the response to Hurricane Katrina and having ignored actor Gus St. Pierre's concerns about the earthen levees the year prior.
- BVN

Jeffrey Bewkes of Bally confirms Hollywood Pictures will rebrand as Luxor Pictures, taking the new name from Bally's Egyptian themed hotel on the Las Vegas Strip. The new name Bewkes says will allow the company to continue using the Sphinx logo for its film and television division in the years to come.
- The Chicago Sun-Times

The Sports Page
Major League Baseball's decision to name Brian Cashman as its new commissioner was met with overwhelming boos from fans outside of the Bronx. Two days later, the MLB owners decided to give the job back to Larry Lucchino, who had been interim commissioner this past season after Lew Wasserman's death.
- ESPN

Tiffany Disney, the 22-year-old chairwoman of the San Diego Wave of Women's Major League Soccer (WMLS), will now represent the Mighty Ducks of San Diego on the NHL Board of Governors.
- The Hockey News

 

[OldNavy1988]

The Cable News and their parent companies as of 2005

Turner: CNN (Cable News Network)
CBS Discovery: HLN (Headline News)
Disney: BVN (Buena Vista News)
Peacock: MSNBC (formerly co-owned with Microsoft)

 

[OldNavy1988]

Andy Larkin
Released by New Line Cinema on December 25, 2005

Based on the animated television series What's with Andy? produced by
CineGroupe
New Line Television

Adapted from the books in the Just! series by
Andy Griffiths
Terry Denton

Directed by
Raja Gosnell

Screenplay by
Andy Griffiths
Ron Burch
David Kidd

Music by
David Newman

Main Cast
Devon Werkheiser as Andy Larkin
Daniel Curtis Lee as Danny Pickett
Christian Serratos as Lori Mackney
Christopher Lloyd as Principal DeRosa
Hunter Michaels [1] as Peter Lik
Kyle O'Donnell [1] as Andrew Leech
Christy Carlson Romano as Jen Larkin
Jared Myers [1] as Craig Bennett
Sean Astin as Alfred Larkin
Toni Collette as Freida Larkin
Josh Fitzgerald [1] as Martin Bonwick
Jon Voight as Steve Rowgee, Sr.
Will Ferrell as Steve Rowgee, Jr.
Walter Jones as Mush
Matt McDavid [1] as Jervis Coltraine

[1] fictional actor

Synopsis
Andy is a mischievous teenager who tries to perform elaborate practical jokes on everyone in his life, but often runs into trouble. What's at stake in the live action film version? A rival prankster named Jervis has moved into town and Andy must out-prank the new kid to retain his crown.

Notes
- The title Andy Larkin is used instead of What's with Andy? because Peacock raised hell about the TV series' title being nearly identical to What About Mimi? Saban laughed Peacock out of court when they presented evidence of overlap in movie and TV show titles.
- Even though Andy got crushed at the box office by Batman/TMNT (Buena Vista/Columbia-TriStar), New Line greenlit a sequel just for the hell of it.​

 

[OldNavy1988]

The original Ghostbusters begins with the Paramount logo that was still being used at the time.

The second installment begins with the logo that had been introduced a few years earlier for the studio's 75th anniversary.

The first five episodes of the animated series (known IOTL as The Real Ghostbusters) ended with this logo:

The remainder of the animated series carried this logo, albeit with byline changes for the 1989-90 season. Extreme Ghostbusters would also use this logo.

This seldom used logo was used at the beginning of VHS releases of the animated series:

 

[OldNavy1988]

ROB REINER (Chairman of the Board; Paramount Pictures)
"I know you're busy with Rachel right now, but we've been struggling to get Ghostbusters 3 off the ground since the second one came out. Would you like to write us a script?"

LINDA WOOLVERTON (Screenwriter)
"I must remind you that I was only involved with the franchise having freelanced on the cartoon. I want to say yes, but I will not type one word without Ramis, Reitman or Murray."

Notes
IOTL, Woolverton wrote only one episode of The Real Ghostbusters. That was Drool, the Dog Faced Goblin. Prior to her OTL Disney work, Woolverton had written teleplays for multiple Saturday Morning shows.​

 

[OldNavy1988]

Aeon Flux
Released on Christmas Day 2005 by United Artists

Produced by
MTV Films
Lakeshore Entertainment

Based upon characters created by
Peter Chung

Cast and Crew
Same as OTL

Notes
ITTL, Peter Chung got his start at age 20 working for Famous Studios during the regime of Walter Lantz and Ralph Bakshi. His first professional credit was as an animator and layout artist on Fire and Ice (1983; Universal). In 1984, Chung joined Grantray-Lawrence where he teamed up with Tom Ruegger, Daniel Abbott, Rachel Stone-Abbott and Bruce Timm on the Fox Movietoon revival shorts. In 1987, Chung joined Murakami-Wolf-Swenson where he helped design the opening title sequence for the original Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1987-96; MWS and later Disney). Finally in 1991, Chung created Aeon Flux, originally as a regular segment on MTV's Liquid Television before spinning off into its own series in 1995.​

 

[OldNavy1988]

ET: The Extra Terrestrial
Released theatrically by Walt Disney Pictures on June 11, 1982.
Released for the first time on VHS, VHD and Laserdisc by Walt Disney Telecommunications and Non-Theatrical Company on September 4, 1984.

OPENING
The earliest prints of ET: The Extra Terrestrial open with the Cheezy Diamond logo that was introduced a year earlier on the first VHS/VHD/CED/Laserdisc release of The Secret of NIMH. The FBI warning below was a prototype that can also be found on Summer '84 prints of the original Planet of the Apes, The Omen, Monty Python's Life of Brian, Monty Python's The Meaning of Life, History of the World: Part I, TRON, Captain America, Raiders of the Lost Ark, The Empire Strikes Back and the first two volumes of Urusei Yatsura.

ITTL, ET was the first to open with this Walt Disney Pictures logo, which was introduced three years earlier than IOTL.

CLOSING
The VHS closes with the Amblin Entertainment logo which was actually introduced two years after the film's release.

That is followed right after by a silent variant of the WDP logo.

Most Walt Disney and 20th Century-Fox tapes released between 1983 and early 1986 conclude with the "Walt Disney and You" Promo, which I'll get to later.​

 

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While the ET info itself is comforting as a Disney VHS fanatic, I'm really intrigued to know which butterflies changed the Walt Disney and You promo.

OTL Promo for Comparison

Down below are TTL's butterflies.
CHORUS: "Come on home where your good friends are waiting. Everything's shiny and new. Come where excitement is playing. Walt DIsney and You!"

***Right after the first lyrics from the jingle, we abruptly cut to Keys talking to Elliott (Henry Thomas).

Keys (Peter Coyote): "I've been wishing for this since I was ten years old!"

Announcer: "Come home to all your good friends! Mickey, Donald, Goofy, Herbie, Alice, Winnie the Pooh, Mary Poppins, Pollyanna, C-3PO & R2-D2..."

***Gertie (Drew Barrymore) screams as she sees ET for the first time.

Announcer:"....and now, ET!"

The shots showing Condorman, Davy Crockett, etc. are same as OTL, with the addition of Luke Skywalker (Mark Hamill), Han Solo (Kurt Russell), Captain America (Dennis Quaid) and Indiana Jones (Tom Selleck).

***Announcer (over footage and theme from the 1967 Spidey series): "...Plus, from the pages of Marvel Comics, you'll see Spider-Man bringing evildoers to justice!"

More OTL clips including the "Fire that musket..." threat from Long John Silver (Robert Newton) in Treasure Island.

A montage of titles, including Star Wars, Captain America, Raiders of the Lost Ark and ET added.

A reprise of the jingle is soon followed by a brief shot of an early Walt Disney Home Video logo, which IOTL was actually the very first Disney Channel logo with the Mickey silhouette on a rainbow TV screen shape.

In front of the "Mickey-Vision" logo, we see the then-current print versions of the Disney and Fox video logos superimposed in primitive chyron graphics:

***Announcer: Now available from Walt Disney Home Video and 20th Century-Fox Home Video.

***The last shot is of Luke in his X-Wing right after destroying the Death Star in A New Hope.

Obi Wan's Ghost (Alec Guinness): "Remember, the Force will be with you...always."

FADE OUT.

So basically, the promo is a little bit longer than OTL.​

 

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Animax
Launched on January 1, 2006

A joint venture between Peacock and Sony Corporation of America, Animax is the first American cable and satellite network dedicated solely to Japanese anime.

Original material will eventually come to Animax, but in the meantime, here's a sample of what will fill the timeslots early on:
Licensed from 20th Century-Fox
- AstroBoy
- Kimba the White Lion
- Maya the Bee
- The Secret of Akko-Chan
- Chappy the Witch
- Candy Candy
- Urusei Yatsura
- Ranma 1/2

Licensed from Touchstone Television
- Sally the Witch
- Dr. Slump
- Magical Doremi

Licensed from Columbia-TriStar Television
- Angie Girl
- Pokemon
- Yu-Gi-Oh!

Licensed from New Line Cinema
- Grimm's Fairy Tale Classics
- Robotech
- Noozles
- Sailor Moon
- Samurai Pizza Cats

Licensed from Warner Bros.
- Speed Racer
- Dragon Ball Z

Licensed from Universal Studios
- The Gutsy Frog
- Dog of Flanders
- Cardcaptors

Licensed from Turner Broadcasting
- Little Lulu and her Little Friends
- Hello Kitty's Furry Tale Theatre​

 

[OldNavy1988]

Entertainment News for Early January 2006

NBC quietly starts a new era with Katie Couric as its new anchor for the Nightly News.
- The New York Times

Following Bally and TimeWarner's decision to dissolve MyTV, Warner Bros. announces that the second season of The Berenstain Bears will move to Warner Freeform.
- Variety

As initial reports of the supposed decline of Michael J. Fox's health turned out to be grossly exaggerated, Disney resumes production of Team Atlantis.
- The Hollywood Reporter

With Peacock's selection of Jeffrey Katzenberg as head of Peacock Animation, Tom Ruegger is now interviewing with Bally on possibly becoming chairman of Luxor Animation, formerly known as Film Roman. Luxor's current animation chief is Mark Evanier, who took over for Phil Roman in January of 2000.
- Entertainment Weekly

Democrats gaining more ground on its push to impeach President Weinstein over slow Katrina response.
- The Washington Post

The Sports Page
Jeff Bezos' bid to acquire the Seattle Supersonics has been approved by the NBA Board of Governors.
- ESPN

IHL and NHL enter merger talks on the condition that only a handful of clubs will be able to actually enter the latter league. NHL Commissioner Dennis Murphy couldn't confirm or deny if the league was open to a 36 or 40 team membership.
- The Hockey News

 

[OldNavy1988]

Walk the Line
Released by 20th Century-Fox on January 6, 2006

Notes
American Recordings, the label where Johnny Cash recorded his final albums IOTL, released the soundtrack for this film. ITTL, American Recordings distributes its catalog through Buena Vista Music, but actually remains independent of the Disney conglomerate.

Rambo IV
Released by Carolco through Warner Bros. on January 6, 2006

Notes
Rambo IV takes story elements from the OTL films Jarhead and Rambo IV.​

 

[OldNavy1988]

All Dogs Go To Heaven
Released as part of the "Black Diamond" Classics line on May 3, 1991, same day as the Classics release of The Jungle Book.

Dom DeLuise
"Hi, I'm Dom DeLuise, and I have a message for you at the end of the movie! So don't rewind, stick around, you might learn something!"

*Preview for Mistress Masham's Repose*

Closing
Dom DeLuise's PSA for the Boys and Girls Club
[LINK]​

 

[OldNavy1988]

Opening to Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire 1997 VHS

Released by 20th Century-Fox Home Entertainment on April 22, 1997

Opening

"Flashbang" bumper with Brian Cummings voiceover: "Coming Soon to Videocassette."

A preview of the Star Wars Trilogy Special Edition box set with Percy Rodrigues narrating.

A behind the scenes featurette with Leonard Maltin interviewing George Lucas and Steven Spielberg

Flashbang bumper: Stay Tuned after the Feature and Feature Presentation.

And finally, the movie begins. The Fox logo appears first at its normal angle for a few seconds before fading to black. Then we see the Amblin logo with only the wheels of the bike spinning while the Amblin name slides into place. John Williams' version of the Fox Cinemascope fanfare plays over both logos, similar to how it does over the Fox and Lucasfilm logos in the OTL Star Wars films from pre-2015.
Jingle: LINK

Closing
A preview for the VHS/Laserdisc release of Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis.

 

[OldNavy1988]

Devon Richard Abbott
DOB: 1/30/88
Hometown: Burbank, CA

Profile from the student newspaper of Burbank High School:
Member of the school's cartooning and A/V clubs. Currently a senior, Class of 2006. Father Daniel, 47, is head of classic animation at The Walt Disney Studios. Mother Rachel, turns 45 next month, is founder and chief creative officer of Legendary Multimedia and director of the Carmen Sandiego films. Other hobbies besides cartooning include playing sports video games, collecting old VHS tapes and bowling.

Immediate family:
Daniel Abbott (father)
Rachel Stone-Abbott (mother)
Alyssa Abbott (younger sister)
Rebecca Sugar (cousin)
Geoff Abbott (uncle)
Brian Abbott (uncle)
Ruth Abbott (aunt)
Beryl Abbott (aunt)
Bob Stone (uncle)
Rick Stone (uncle)
Randy Stone (uncle)
Rebecca Sugar (step-cousin)
Steven Sugar (step-cousin)

Two of Devon's uncles on Rachel's side still live in Baltimore. ITTL, Randy Stone, the youngest of Rachel's big brothers, lives in Silver Spring, Maryland and is the stepfather of Rebecca and Steven Sugar. On Daniel's side, Geoff lives in San Diego while Daniel's other siblings still live in different parts of England.

For his 18th birthday, Devon had his birthday dinner at the Tam O'Shanter restaurant, on the same table where Walt Disney, Sr. once sat.