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There is a very, very stupid rumor out there right now about how Discovery, the second most poorly run entertainment company on the planet (Paramount Global is far, far, far worse, but you'd never know that if you only paid attention to the animation side of social media or only read entertainment rags), is thinking of selling off the entire Looney Tunes brand. I still believe it's a stupid rumor created by someone looking for (and getting) a lot of clicks from an already paranoid fanbase who has seen Discovery take the 300+ Looney Tunes shorts (not even the entire 1000 golden age theatrical shorts was on the site) off of the service that has no problem clogging the once-premium streaming platform with 249 seasons of House Hunters with over 1900 half-hour episodes  (seriously, check that link, there are 249 seasons of that show and counting),  26 seasons and nearly 350 episodes of Curb Appeal , 51 seasons and nearly 550 episodes of Diners , Drive-Ins, and Dives , or every se...

PREVIOUSLY : After a nearly 40-year run, Doctor Who was no longer in production in 1990. The fandom, however, began to grow thanks to reruns in syndication and cable. Inspired by that newfound popularity, Universal decided to revive the series. However, instead of a new TV series, they turned to mega-mogul (and former Doctor Who director) Steven Spielberg to produce a film series. With former Doctor Who Adventures executive writer Chris Columbus, Amblin Entertainment produced a trio of films starring Jeff Goldblum as the Doctor, all critical and commercial successes. The films inspired Universal, Amblin, and NBC Entertainment to make plans to revive Doctor Who as a weekly series. Easier said than done. DISCLAIMER: The following is Part Seven of a nine-part alternate history series about the history of  Doctor Who  if it was an American-made production rather than a British production. It's purely speculative and a work of fiction, although some real-world elements were incl...

 

Wrapping up the Rewind of my #WB100 Black History Month posts from 2024. I made a few additions from my original posts that I missed from last year, and one that definitely should be mentioned even though it premiered after the #WB100 Project was over, and I felt it deserved a mention. And now, the exciting conclusion. - jh   Lackawanna Blues (HBO Films, 2005) "They gave me that bit of themselves that they felt was their best. And the blues I heard & the stories they told will live inside of me forever." Lackawanna Blues is a poignant Emmy-winning drama based on Ruben Santiago-Hudson's play about his childhood in New York. ATL , 2006 "My Pops used to always say dreamin' is the luxury of children, and that I should enjoy it. And he was right." ATL is a great coming-of-age story with a stellar cast about teens in Atlanta on the cusp of adulthood & still figuring out this crazy thing called life. ‪ Class of 3000 (Cartoon Network Studios/Tom Lynch...

PREVIOUSLY : After Doctor Who ended its run in 1989, the series was in a period of flux. Although no new productions featuring the Doctor were being made, the series' popularity only began to grow thanks to syndication, cable television reruns, and convention appearances. That newfound interest convinced Universal to plan some kind of revival. After rumors of Doctor Who becoming part of Action Pack fell apart, news of an even bigger revival only galvanized the fanbase and Hollywood. DISCLAIMER: The following is part six of a multipart alternate history series about the history of  Doctor Who  if it was an American-made production rather than a British production. It's purely speculative and a work of fiction, although some real-world elements were included and presented for realistic situations and scenarios. Neither this series nor its author are connected to nor reflect the views and opinions of BBC Studios (the owner of the  Doctor Who  franchise) or any entity...