As Dreamers Do Part Deux
- Thread starter OldNavy1988
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Entertainment News for Late February/Early March 2008
Entertainment News for Late February/Early March 2008
Former Oakland Police Chief George T. Hart charged with multiple hate crimes in connection to the cover up of the 1990 car crash that killed Dennis and Helen Chung. Their daughter Joyce, age 7 at the time of the wreck, was the lone survivor in the crash.
- KGO-TV Local News
Limited Run vice president Reed Hastings was on hand for the grand re-opening of the former Turner backlot in Atlanta. Hastings says that the reopened lot a new VHS pressing plant that will open in 2010 will create dozens of new jobs for the area and open up opportunites for the company to create original content.
- WSB-TV Local News
MGM Grand Adventures theme park to be phased out by 2011. This comes as part of the TBS-Paramount merger. Most attractions at the indoor park will move to the Paramount Pinnacle park in Carson, California.
- The Las Vegas Review-Journal
Bally puts the underperforming Circus World for sale as part of changes being made by new chairman Herb Scannell.
- The Orlando Sentinel
Six Kings confirms that new hotels at Six Flags Hollywood Park will have to built shorter than originally planned due to FAA heigh restrictions and the park's proximity to the LAX airport.
- KABC-TV Local News
Decision '08
Presidential primary leaders after Super Tuesday:
Barack Obama (D-IL)
John McCain (Ref-AZ)
Roy Moore (R-AL)
The Sports Page
WCW, under the new ownership of Bob Iger's Optimum Sports, appoints Paul Levesque as its new president.
- Pro Wrestling Illustrated
Smashing Pumpkins singer Billy Corgan joins the new triumvirate that will head Impact Wrestling, formerly known as Total Nonstop Action.
- SportsCenter
Raiders owner Al Davis released a statment saying that league mandated sensory-inclusive upgrades to the Michelob Ultra Dome will be ready for the 2008 regular season. The dome, which opened in 2000, will host the Super Bowl in February 2009.
- The Las Vegas Review-Journal
Jim Irsay told us "Sensory-friendly amenities at Lucas Oil Stadium will be ready for opening day."
- The Indianapolis Star
The Orlando Thunder of the WLAF say they will play the 2008 and '09 seasons at Fox Sports World (known IOTL as ESPN Wide World of Sports) in Lake Buena Vista while the Florida Citrus Bowl undergoes a major overhaul which will include sensory-friendly amenities as mandated by Commissioner Oliver Luck.
- WESH-TV Local News
Former Oakland Police Chief George T. Hart charged with multiple hate crimes in connection to the cover up of the 1990 car crash that killed Dennis and Helen Chung. Their daughter Joyce, age 7 at the time of the wreck, was the lone survivor in the crash.
- KGO-TV Local News
Limited Run vice president Reed Hastings was on hand for the grand re-opening of the former Turner backlot in Atlanta. Hastings says that the reopened lot a new VHS pressing plant that will open in 2010 will create dozens of new jobs for the area and open up opportunites for the company to create original content.
- WSB-TV Local News
MGM Grand Adventures theme park to be phased out by 2011. This comes as part of the TBS-Paramount merger. Most attractions at the indoor park will move to the Paramount Pinnacle park in Carson, California.
- The Las Vegas Review-Journal
Bally puts the underperforming Circus World for sale as part of changes being made by new chairman Herb Scannell.
- The Orlando Sentinel
Six Kings confirms that new hotels at Six Flags Hollywood Park will have to built shorter than originally planned due to FAA heigh restrictions and the park's proximity to the LAX airport.
- KABC-TV Local News
Decision '08
Presidential primary leaders after Super Tuesday:
Barack Obama (D-IL)
John McCain (Ref-AZ)
Roy Moore (R-AL)
The Sports Page
WCW, under the new ownership of Bob Iger's Optimum Sports, appoints Paul Levesque as its new president.
- Pro Wrestling Illustrated
Smashing Pumpkins singer Billy Corgan joins the new triumvirate that will head Impact Wrestling, formerly known as Total Nonstop Action.
- SportsCenter
Raiders owner Al Davis released a statment saying that league mandated sensory-inclusive upgrades to the Michelob Ultra Dome will be ready for the 2008 regular season. The dome, which opened in 2000, will host the Super Bowl in February 2009.
- The Las Vegas Review-Journal
Jim Irsay told us "Sensory-friendly amenities at Lucas Oil Stadium will be ready for opening day."
- The Indianapolis Star
The Orlando Thunder of the WLAF say they will play the 2008 and '09 seasons at Fox Sports World (known IOTL as ESPN Wide World of Sports) in Lake Buena Vista while the Florida Citrus Bowl undergoes a major overhaul which will include sensory-friendly amenities as mandated by Commissioner Oliver Luck.
- WESH-TV Local News
That's sad......
You mean the same guy that killed Netflix's animation department? HELL NAW!
Okay.
Ok. And please let Barack Obama win ITTL!
And what's up with the digital TV transition ITTL?
With all of that in mind, here is a summary of what Impact will look like going forward.
Impact Wrestling: The Triumvirate Era
Owners: Billy Corgan (CFO), Kevin “Von Erich” Addikson (Head Doctor and Head of Talent Relations), and Court Bauer (CEO and Head of Creative), Jeff Jarrett (Honorary Chairman), and Dixie Carter (CEO).
Launch Date: February 2008
Programming: Impact (Every Tuesday Night at 8/7c on the HUB), Xplosion (Every Thursday Night at 7/6c on Spike TV), Monthly Pay Per Views via inDemand; DirecTV; Dish Network Ticket.
Partner Promotions: All Japan Pro Wrestling (Japan-Men), Ice Ribbon (Japan-Women), IWA: Puerto Rico (US-Men), Insane Championship Wrestling (Ireland-Intergender), Bellatrix Female Warriors (UK-Women) Westside Extreme Wrestling (Germany-Intergender).
Roster:
AJ Styles, James Storm. Bobby Roode, Nick Aldis, Doug Williams, Mike Dibiase, Brett Dibiase, Dirk Funk, Vanessa Von Erich, Chris Jericho, Angelo Parker, Danny Burch, Matt Mernard, Petey Williams, Kenny Omega, Angelina Love, Velvet Sky, Kushida, Madison Rayne, Gail Kim, Taylor Wilde, Ayako Hamada, Emi Sakura, Io Shirai, Mio Shirai, Kana, Fuka, Taiji Ishinomori (On loan from All Japan), Amber O’Neal, Lufisto, Rebecca Knox, Bobby Fish, Johnny Gargano, Kyle O’Reilly, Tyler Black, Jade Chung, Lance Cade, Chuck Taylor, Ricochet, PAC, Zac Zodiac, Roy Knight, Drew Galloway, Chase Stevens, Andy Douglas, Fabi Apache, Mari Apache, Mercedes Martinez, Homicide, Hernandez, Mil Muertes, Dario Cuerto.
Men Tag Teams:
The UK Hooligans (Zak Zodiac and Roy Knight), EVER-RISE (Mernard and Parker), The Working Men (Mike and Brett Dibiase), Best Friends (Chuck Taylor and Johnny Gargano), REDDragon(Bobby Fish and Kyle O’Reilly), London Brawling (Doug Williams and Drew Galloway), The Shooting Star Express (PAC and Ricochet), The Naturals (Andy Douglas and Chase Stevens).
Women Tag Teams:
WildKnox (Rebecca Knox and Taylor Wilde), The Beautiful People (Angelina Love and Velvet Sky), Tokyo Strikers (Io and Mio Shirai), Queen’s Quest (Emi Sakura and Fuka), Lufisto and Jade Chung, Los Apache (Fabi and Mari Apache)
Stables:
The Beautiful People (Madison Rayne, Angelina Love, and Velvet Sky) Triple Tails (Kana, Io and Mio Shirai), The Commonwealth Connection (Nick Aldis, Doug Williams, Drew Galloway, Taylor Wilde, Rebecca Knox), The Jericho Appreciation Society (Chris Jericho, Angelo Parker, Matt Mernard, Tyler Black, Lance Cade, Vanessa Von Erich), The TNA Frontline (AJ Styles, James Storm, Bobby Roode, Gail Kim, Kenny Omega). Aztec Underground (Homicide, Hernandez, Mil Muertes, Mercedes Martinez, Dario Cuerto).
Pay Per View Calendar (Boldened Events are Supercards) When a division has a PPV, the aftermath Impact and Xplosion will be a special showcase episode:
January-Off Season
February-Genesis
March-Victory Road
April-Lockdown
May-Knockouts Knockdown (All Women’s Show)
June-Slammiversary
July-Destination X (All X-Divison Show)
August-Hard Times
September-Global Fightland (Interpromotional show)
October-Allied Powers (All Tag Team Show)
November-Bound for Glory
December-Off Season
Competing in the X-Division:
Throughout its five-year existence, TNA’s X-Division has been recognized as the Cruiserweight division de facto but advertised as having no limits to who can compete in it. Only two champions have been over 230 lbs: Sonny Siaki and Samoa Joe. January 2008 will see a change to not only make it completely openweight but also make it the upper midcard championship of Impact. For other wrestlers to compete within the division, they must win 5 five matches against wrestlers already within the division. These matches can be singles or multiman matches. When a tag team match happens, the prospective wrestler must make the deciding pin. If the prospect loses three of these five matches, they are banished from the division for one year. Once within the division, these X-Division matches do not happen one week after the other but instead once a month while the fifth match will be against the reigning champion in a non-title match.
Option C:
As for the champion itself, they have the option to challenge the world champion via Option C but only if the following happens: (1) the Champion must log 12 consecutive defenses during their reign; and (2) they must vacate the X-Division Championship to do so.
Launch Show:
On the Feburary 10th PPV Against All Odds, every match ended in a no contest instigated by a group of gold hooded persons. But the most noteworthy happened in the main event: a fatal four way match between current champion Scott Steiner, former champion AJ Styles, Bobby Roode, and Christian Cage. During this match, the gold hooded persons attack not only the participants but the announcers, the referee, 10 separate plants in the front row, and security. They would grab the cameraman and drag him into the ring only to reveal their identities: Angelo Parker, Matt Mernard, Tyler Black, Lance Cade, Vanessa Von Erich, and Chris Jericho. This group would hold all the championships in their hand (Parker and Mernard with the tag titles, Tyler with the X-Division title, Vanessa with the Knockouts title, and Jericho fastens the World Title among his waist), proclaiming that they are here to bring forth a new era to TNA. An era of Sports Entertainment that would honor the foresighted person this industry has ever produced: Vince Russo.
The February 12th episode of Impact opens with Jeff Jarrett and Dixie Carter introducing the new owners of the company: Kevin Von Erich, Court Bauer, Debra “Madusa” Micelli, and Billy Corgan. These four will be the general managers of the following: Kevin-Tag Teams; Madusa-Knockouts; Court-X Division; and Billy-Main Event. As a fresh start to this era, all four titles will be vacated for a series of fatal four way matches at Victory Road. In order to enter these matches, all talent will compete tonight in the following: An Ultimate X Match, A tag team Gauntlet match, A Knockouts battle royale, and a six pack challenge for the world title slot.
With your permission, @OldNavy1988 I'll post Victory Road tomorrow.
Impact Wrestling: The Triumvirate Era
Owners: Billy Corgan (CFO), Kevin “Von Erich” Addikson (Head Doctor and Head of Talent Relations), and Court Bauer (CEO and Head of Creative), Jeff Jarrett (Honorary Chairman), and Dixie Carter (CEO).
Launch Date: February 2008
Programming: Impact (Every Tuesday Night at 8/7c on the HUB), Xplosion (Every Thursday Night at 7/6c on Spike TV), Monthly Pay Per Views via inDemand; DirecTV; Dish Network Ticket.
Partner Promotions: All Japan Pro Wrestling (Japan-Men), Ice Ribbon (Japan-Women), IWA: Puerto Rico (US-Men), Insane Championship Wrestling (Ireland-Intergender), Bellatrix Female Warriors (UK-Women) Westside Extreme Wrestling (Germany-Intergender).
Roster:
AJ Styles, James Storm. Bobby Roode, Nick Aldis, Doug Williams, Mike Dibiase, Brett Dibiase, Dirk Funk, Vanessa Von Erich, Chris Jericho, Angelo Parker, Danny Burch, Matt Mernard, Petey Williams, Kenny Omega, Angelina Love, Velvet Sky, Kushida, Madison Rayne, Gail Kim, Taylor Wilde, Ayako Hamada, Emi Sakura, Io Shirai, Mio Shirai, Kana, Fuka, Taiji Ishinomori (On loan from All Japan), Amber O’Neal, Lufisto, Rebecca Knox, Bobby Fish, Johnny Gargano, Kyle O’Reilly, Tyler Black, Jade Chung, Lance Cade, Chuck Taylor, Ricochet, PAC, Zac Zodiac, Roy Knight, Drew Galloway, Chase Stevens, Andy Douglas, Fabi Apache, Mari Apache, Mercedes Martinez, Homicide, Hernandez, Mil Muertes, Dario Cuerto.
Men Tag Teams:
The UK Hooligans (Zak Zodiac and Roy Knight), EVER-RISE (Mernard and Parker), The Working Men (Mike and Brett Dibiase), Best Friends (Chuck Taylor and Johnny Gargano), REDDragon(Bobby Fish and Kyle O’Reilly), London Brawling (Doug Williams and Drew Galloway), The Shooting Star Express (PAC and Ricochet), The Naturals (Andy Douglas and Chase Stevens).
Women Tag Teams:
WildKnox (Rebecca Knox and Taylor Wilde), The Beautiful People (Angelina Love and Velvet Sky), Tokyo Strikers (Io and Mio Shirai), Queen’s Quest (Emi Sakura and Fuka), Lufisto and Jade Chung, Los Apache (Fabi and Mari Apache)
Stables:
The Beautiful People (Madison Rayne, Angelina Love, and Velvet Sky) Triple Tails (Kana, Io and Mio Shirai), The Commonwealth Connection (Nick Aldis, Doug Williams, Drew Galloway, Taylor Wilde, Rebecca Knox), The Jericho Appreciation Society (Chris Jericho, Angelo Parker, Matt Mernard, Tyler Black, Lance Cade, Vanessa Von Erich), The TNA Frontline (AJ Styles, James Storm, Bobby Roode, Gail Kim, Kenny Omega). Aztec Underground (Homicide, Hernandez, Mil Muertes, Mercedes Martinez, Dario Cuerto).
Pay Per View Calendar (Boldened Events are Supercards) When a division has a PPV, the aftermath Impact and Xplosion will be a special showcase episode:
January-Off Season
February-Genesis
March-Victory Road
April-Lockdown
May-Knockouts Knockdown (All Women’s Show)
June-Slammiversary
July-Destination X (All X-Divison Show)
August-Hard Times
September-Global Fightland (Interpromotional show)
October-Allied Powers (All Tag Team Show)
November-Bound for Glory
December-Off Season
Competing in the X-Division:
Throughout its five-year existence, TNA’s X-Division has been recognized as the Cruiserweight division de facto but advertised as having no limits to who can compete in it. Only two champions have been over 230 lbs: Sonny Siaki and Samoa Joe. January 2008 will see a change to not only make it completely openweight but also make it the upper midcard championship of Impact. For other wrestlers to compete within the division, they must win 5 five matches against wrestlers already within the division. These matches can be singles or multiman matches. When a tag team match happens, the prospective wrestler must make the deciding pin. If the prospect loses three of these five matches, they are banished from the division for one year. Once within the division, these X-Division matches do not happen one week after the other but instead once a month while the fifth match will be against the reigning champion in a non-title match.
Option C:
As for the champion itself, they have the option to challenge the world champion via Option C but only if the following happens: (1) the Champion must log 12 consecutive defenses during their reign; and (2) they must vacate the X-Division Championship to do so.
Launch Show:
On the Feburary 10th PPV Against All Odds, every match ended in a no contest instigated by a group of gold hooded persons. But the most noteworthy happened in the main event: a fatal four way match between current champion Scott Steiner, former champion AJ Styles, Bobby Roode, and Christian Cage. During this match, the gold hooded persons attack not only the participants but the announcers, the referee, 10 separate plants in the front row, and security. They would grab the cameraman and drag him into the ring only to reveal their identities: Angelo Parker, Matt Mernard, Tyler Black, Lance Cade, Vanessa Von Erich, and Chris Jericho. This group would hold all the championships in their hand (Parker and Mernard with the tag titles, Tyler with the X-Division title, Vanessa with the Knockouts title, and Jericho fastens the World Title among his waist), proclaiming that they are here to bring forth a new era to TNA. An era of Sports Entertainment that would honor the foresighted person this industry has ever produced: Vince Russo.
The February 12th episode of Impact opens with Jeff Jarrett and Dixie Carter introducing the new owners of the company: Kevin Von Erich, Court Bauer, Debra “Madusa” Micelli, and Billy Corgan. These four will be the general managers of the following: Kevin-Tag Teams; Madusa-Knockouts; Court-X Division; and Billy-Main Event. As a fresh start to this era, all four titles will be vacated for a series of fatal four way matches at Victory Road. In order to enter these matches, all talent will compete tonight in the following: An Ultimate X Match, A tag team Gauntlet match, A Knockouts battle royale, and a six pack challenge for the world title slot.
With your permission, @OldNavy1988 I'll post Victory Road tomorrow.
Sad indeed. But that was just the beginning for Joyce when she made her recovery and went back to school.
The digital transition will be a little slower than OTL. Also, some cable networks could soon transition to being available on digital antennas for cord cutters.
@eldandythedoubter
Permission granted. And right on time as the SAGWA strike has finally been settled.
Oh god..........What else happened?
REALLY!?
Ok.
Yeah, any examples?
USA Network, ESPN, WGN America, TBS, TNT and CNN at the beginning.
Joyce was intensely bullied by the other girls at her school. Baby bottles and rattles were waved in her face. Also, a lot of boys perved on Joyce while she waddled up and down the campus.
What the hell?
Welp, I betcha that those kids that did that now regret that now that Joyce is working at WB while those kids that did that to her are probably now flipping burgers.....
Over the top (OTT) services will likely keep most TV-MA stuff going.
@Otakuninja2006
Joyce volunteers at a local LGBT community center in San Diego. Also, Joyce is married to Tiffany Disney and they have an adopted son together.
1: I voted for other in the Bozo poll.
2: Life without parole, or I walk.
3: Let's hope Reed gives the "original programming" job to someone else for overseeing, because he's not too good at it himself.
4: Okay, but at least the attractions are salvaged.
5: Who would buy Circus World?
6: Fair enough.
7: I hope Obama wins.
Going pretty well actually. The nostalgic crowd is what has kept VHS alive.
Cool!
Exactly!....(anti-cartoon bastard)....
Ok. That's cool that they have a adopted son!
Turner's Limited Run reissues since 2006 have carried this logo:
Starting in the Summer of 2008, TBS-Paramount's Limited Run reissues will carry both of these with updated TBS-Paramount bylines:
Upcoming TBS-Paramount Limited Run reissues
The Thief and the Cobbler (25th Anniversary)
Trading Places (25th Anniversary)
Coming to America (20th Anniversary)
Scrooged (20th Anniversary)
The Naked Gun (20th Anniversary)
2001: A Space Odyssey (40th Anniversary)
2009:
Gone with the Wind (70th Anniversary)
The Wizard of Oz (70th Anniversary)
Ben Hur (50th Anniversary)
Death Wish (35th Anniversary)
Starting in the Summer of 2008, TBS-Paramount's Limited Run reissues will carry both of these with updated TBS-Paramount bylines:
Upcoming TBS-Paramount Limited Run reissues
The Thief and the Cobbler (25th Anniversary)
Trading Places (25th Anniversary)
Coming to America (20th Anniversary)
Scrooged (20th Anniversary)
The Naked Gun (20th Anniversary)
2001: A Space Odyssey (40th Anniversary)
2009:
Gone with the Wind (70th Anniversary)
The Wizard of Oz (70th Anniversary)
Ben Hur (50th Anniversary)
Death Wish (35th Anniversary)
Where can you find a Limited Run release? I'm thinking either through their website, or through niche stores.
Online:
Amazon
Limited Run's website
Brick and Mortar:
Walmart
Target
K-Mart
Best Buy
Circuit City
Toys R Us
Barnes and Noble
The Disney Store
Big Lots
For Your Entertainment (FYE)
Sam Goody
Family Video
FuncoLand/GameStop
Sunrise Records (In Canada)
HMV (In the UK)
Blockbuster (owned by LR's parent company)
Dimples Records (in the Sacramento area)
I Luv Video (Austin, TX)
Tower Records
Amoeba Music (Berkeley, San Francisco, Hollywood, San Diego)
Scarecrow Video (Seattle, WA)
Press Play Connection (Chula Vista, CA)
Zia Records (Phoenix, Tucson and Las Vegas areas)
Mega Media Xchange (Milwaukee, WI)
Media Exchange (El Paso, TX)
Disc Replay (Rust Belt states)
Bookmans Entertainment Exchange (Arizona)
Vintage Stock (Missouri and I think a few other states)
....and that's just a few of them.
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Basically, we have two online stores, fifteen major or mini-major shops, and sixteen more minor places.
That's a lot of locations...