Entertainment News for Early September 2009
Will Rockin' Rhonda overtake Hannah Montana on the charts? The Disney Channel hopes that will be the case when Rhonda hits the airwaves on the night of September 8.
- TV Guide
Cartooning Made Easy returns to PBS with a clean and sober Blanche Boudreaux hosting before a live audience at the Animation Academy at Disney's Epic Kingdom in Anaheim.
- Access Hollywood
This year's MTV Video Music Awards in Atlanta were overshadowed by an incident in which Kanye West interrupted Taylor Swift's acceptance speech after she won for Best Female Video for "You Belong with Me." But when Kanye went off on a tangent to spread misinformation about Tiffany Disney's lifelong incontinence issues, that was when Will Smith got out of his seat and slapped Kanye right on stage. By the way, when Beyonce won Video of the Year for "Single Ladies," she invited Swift to finish her acceptance speech.
- Kurt Loder; MTV News (You hear it first!)
Disney animation chief Sir Daniel Abbott released a statement saying that he has assigned Eric Goldberg to oversee Disney's output for the highly anticipated return of The Bozo Show.
- G4 Attack of the Show
King Features settles out of court with TBS+Paramount and Peacock over the rights to use Popeye for theme park attractions. Last year, TBS+Paramount recently acquired the struggling Circus World with plans to convert it into an East Coast Pinnacle park. King Features said they held a coin toss which will allow TBS+Paramount to keep the Popeye license for North America while Peacock can add Popeye attractions to Universal Studios parks in London, Osaka and Brisbane.
- PBS NewsHour
TimeWarner confirms Opryland will finally reopen in 2010 as an indoor park.
- The Tennesseean
Starting on January 1, 2010, TBS+Paramount and Bally will begin redevelopment at their respective parks to replace attractions based on New Line Cinema IP's. Bally had originally licensed Madeline and the Power Rangers from Golden Harvest of America while Worlds of Wonder was under construction. Meanwhile, New Line's other properties, like Nightmare on Elm Street and the Terminator had been licensed to Paramount Parks since the mid 1990's. In the new year, Peacock takes over the New Line license for all Universal parks worldwide.
- The Wall Street Journal
Tribune Media reaches an agreement with Peacock to allow Dick Tracy to appear in the second phase of the King Features Cinematic Universe. 20th Century-Fox, who released the Dick Tracy film starring and directed by Warren Beatty in 1990, will receive residual associate credit for future Dick Tracy projects.
- The Chicago Tribune
The Sports Page
Arco Arena will be sold out on September 16 when the San Jose Sharks and Mighty Ducks of San Diego drop the puck on the NHL preseason. During the second intermission, the fans that did get tickets will get a sneak peek at the new name and logo for the erstwhile St. Paul Wild, who will be moving to Sacramento next year.
- The Sacramento Bee
With NHL training camps now open, the Los Angeles Kings hope they have solved their king-sized image problem. Fed up with erstwhile part-owner Ed Roski's repeated slander of Tiffany Disney in broad daylight, Kings majority owner Michael Eisner has forced Roski out. Josh Harris, David Geffen, Jeanie Buss, Peter Guber, Patrick Soon-Shiong and Henry Samueli are among the bidders for Roski's 49% stake of the Kings.
- ESPN
NFL Primetime Schedule for September
Week 1
Thursday, September 10 (8:30 Eastern; Fox): New York Giants (w/ rookie QB Matt Stafford) at Philadelphia Eagles (Defending Super Bowl Champs)
Sunday, September 13 (8:30 Eastern; Fox): Cleveland Browns (w/ Ray Lewis) at Indianapolis Colts (w/ Peyton Manning)
Monday, September 14 (8:30 Eastern; ABC): Las Vegas Raiders (w/ Tom Brady) at San Diego Chargers (Defending AFC Champions)
Week 2
Sunday, September 20 (8:30 Eastern; Fox): New York Giants at Dallas Cowboys (First regular season game at Jerry World)
Monday September 21 (8:30 Eastern; ABC): Los Angeles Rams (w/Eli Manning) at Miami Dolphins (w/ Matt Ryan)
Week 3
Sunday, September 27 (8:30 Eastern; Fox): St. Louis Sorcerers (w/ Calvin Johnson) at Atlanta Falcons (w/ Mike Vick)
Monday, September 28 (8:30 Eastern; ABC): Baltimore Marauders (w/ Chad Henne) at Brooklyn Jets (w/ Mark Sanchez)