Good morning. It's
Monday, February 2, 2004,
and this is your early morning
Kids!
briefing.
Okay, I am not big into football but this years Super Bowl game
was actually fun to watch. And I’m thinking the advertisers who
spent $$ on their Super Bowl buys may be disappointed today because they
are not likely to be the major post game buzz topic on various game
coverage like entertainment news programs, late-night monologues,
magazines and newspapers, nor around the water cooler after last night’s
half-time show. It was kind of like the Seinfeld episode where
Elaine’s Christmas card shows off a little more of herself than she
planned on showing. Toward the end of a duet performed by Janet
Jackson and Justin Timberlake as part of the half-time, Timberlake ripped
off Ms. Jackson costume showing off a little more than perhaps anyone
expected, resulting in the shutting off of the whole compliment of stage
lights for those in the stadium while CBS cameras took a quick cut from
the scene and didn't ever mention the happening at all. The event
prompted a barrage of viewer complaints to CBS/CBS Sports and apologies
from Timberlake, CBS/CBS Sports and MTV who produced the half-time
show.
On Friday in the UK the High Court of Justice provided Carlton
Communications and Granada with the official sanctioning of
the shareholder schemes, which was needed for their proposed merger
resulting in one company to be called ITV plc. With
redundancies an obvious result of merging two companies and their staffs,
there has not yet been any announcements regarding lay-offs.
Big story, big characters and big sales equal a big book, but does it
also equal a two part movie? Rumors have been sweeping
around the internet, in magazines and newspapers concerning Warner
Bros.’ movie adaptation, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
(HP4), the fourth book installment of author J.K. Rowling HP series,
which numbers 734 pages. Empire Online reports that in an
interview featured in the March edition of Empire Magazine, HP3 & the
upcoming HP4 director Mike Newell is explains, “As far as I’m concerned
it’s absolutely possible to do it in one [movie]. I think it would
be slightly embarrassing to do it in two,” according to Empire
Online. Additionally the interview quotes Newell revealing where he
plans to go with HP4: “It’s a classic paranoid thriller in a way.”
Apparently Newell spent the holiday watching a number of thriller movies
and further explains that in HP4, “What you have is a story at the
begging of which the powers of evil have a plan … then this huge notion
of competition…. But there is, of course, a malign intelligence which is
manipulating things,” followed by a shoot out between the hero and the
bad guy. That’s a really good, strong thriller shape.”
Cartoon Network celebrates Valentine’s Day with Don’t Be My
Valentine, a 9-hour marathon airing February 14,
(8a-5p). Hosted by animated character, Johnny Bravo, a self
proclaimed girl magnet, the marathon features episodes of many of CN’s
series where love just didn't work out as planned, beginning with It’s
Valentine’s Day, Johnny Bravo. Viewers can also participate in the
on-air event with at CartoonNetwork.com with Valentine eGreeteings,
anti-Valentine cToon digital trading cards and a new Valentine’s Day
game.
Between the Lions, the animated preschool series produced by
WGBH-TV for PBS Kids, and New Mexico’s Public Television station
KNME (serving northern & central NM, there are several others
in the state), have received a $745,000 federal grant for an American
Indian Head Start Literacy Initiative. The Initiative proposal
was amassed by KNME, WGBH Boston (the producers of BTL) and
representatives of numerous Tribes (who along with other tribes have made
a commitment to participate in the program). It is sponsored and
supported by New Mexico’s Congress including its Senator Pete Domenici,
as well as New Mexico Indian Affairs Dept.’s Cabinet Secretary Bernie
Teba and the American Indian Head Start Literacy Initiative. This
project is modeled on BTL’s first outreach to the American Indian
community, Between The Lions Mississippi Literary Initiative, conducted
in 2001-02 by WGBH Boston and Sirius Thinking, Ltd. in partnership with
Mississippi Broadcasting Networks. The Mississippi initiative was
supported under the Ready To Learn TV Program, and funded by the US Dept.
of Edu.
Weekend Box Office Estimates for kids/tweens/teens rated G, PG or
PG-13-January 30Feb 1 You Got Served (Sony / Screen Gems)
PG-13
Opening weekend $16.0m
Along Came Polly (Universal)
PG-13
$10.1-3 wk total $66.8m
The Lord of the Rings (New Line)
PG-13
$5.3m-7 wk total $345.3m
The Perfect Score (Paramount)
PG-13
Opening weekend $5.0m
Big Fish (Sony)
PG-13
$4.6m-8 wk total $55.4m
Win a Date with Tad Hamilton! (DreamWorks) PG-13 $4.5m-2 wk total
$13.4m
Cheaper by the Dozen (Fox)
PG
$4.1m-6 wk total $127.8m
Something's Gotta Give (Sony)
PG-13
$3.5m-8 wk total $112.0m
The Big Bounce (Warner Bros.)
PG-13
Opening weekend $3.3m
Calendar Girls (Disney)
PG-13
$2.5m-7 wk total $25.0m
Source:
www.BoxOfficeMojo.com
National mall-based teen targeted retailer Hot
Topic will carry a range of merchandise featuring characters from the
online ‘comix’ Paxx iLL (aka Paxx), created by animator Eddie
Robison. The Paxx merchandise like the comix is also designed by
Robison, who created the ‘anti-hero’ a year ago to help work out some
tribulations. Paxx is 7 inches tall and ‘lives in this world but is
not bound by its laws.” Paxx spends much of his time on a mission
to rid the world of common household insects.’ Character bios, five
comix, and a preview of Robison’s animated short film (a work in
progress) are at his website
www.illfatedinc.com.
The Paxx merchandise, some of which will feature Paxx’s semi-evil
twin sisters Darken iLL and Kinda iLL (described by Robison as the Hilton
Sisters of the underworld with Kung Pao spice and Kung Fu kicks),
includes a limited edition figurine, plush doll, an array of accessories,
a CD entitled Dancing On Your Grave, and T-Shirts, from manufacturers
including Alernatoys, Fun-4-All, and C&D Visionary. Paxx will
debut at the American International Toy Fair, February 15-18, in
NYC.
In less than a week, the Recording Academy will announce the winners of
the annual Grammy Awards, voted on by professional members of the
Academy. Who do teens think should win? Harris Interactive
has released the findings of a YouthQuery Omnibus survey of 642 US
teens 13-18, asking just that question. Conducted online
January 14-19, 2004 the survey presented the teens with four Grammy
categories and nominees and the teens chose their favorites in each
category. Below are the results of the survey, which you can
compare with the actual winners of The 46th Annual Grammy Awards,
schedule for February 8, 2004, live from Staples Center in Los Angeles,
on the CBS television network. -Record of the Year: Clocks by Coldplay (27%); Hey Ya! By Outkast
(25%); Louse Yourself by Eminem (19%); Where is the Love? by The Black
Eyed Peas & Justin Timberlake (16%); Crazy in Love by Beyonce
featuring Jay-Z (12%) -Album of the Year: Fallen by Evanescence (39%); Seakerboxxx/The
Love Below by Outkast (23%); Elephant by the White Stripes (18%);
Justified by Justin Timberlake (12%); Under Construction by Missy Elliott
(7%) -Song of the Year: Lose Yourself by Eminem (35%); Beautiful by
Christina Aguilera (29%); I’m With You by Avril Lavigne (20%); Dance With
My Father by Luther Vandross (12%); Keep Me In Your Heart by Warren Zevon
(5%) -Best New Artist: Evanescence (43%); 50 Cent (27%); Fountains of Wayne (18%); Sean Paul
(12%); Heather Headley (2%)
In the meantime the Recording Academy is also interested in teens and
what music they like as well as educating them about music and the music
industry through its Grammy in the Schools program. To that
end the Grammy in the Schools project is currently hosting a 16 stop
nationwide tour of its Grammy in the School Careers in Music
program, which provides high schoolers with an opportunity to learn
about different aspects of the music industry and career options, beyond
rock star. In addition to industry expert panel discussions and
career workshops the Foundations has added a survey element with the goal
of using group discussion to develop students’ research, debate and other
skills. Some of the industry panel participants include: All-4-One,
Melissa Etheridge, David Foster, Jimmy “Jam” Harris, LL Cool J, Branford
Marsalis, Curtis Mayfield, Phil Ramone, Linda Ronstadt, Al Schmitt, Alan
Silvestri, Don Was, Trisha Yearwood and Faith Hill.
Mary-Ellis Bunim, who with partner Jonathan Murray is credited
with creating the modern reality television genre, has died last
Thursday in Los Angeles. She was 57. Bunim-Murray
Productions were the creative minds behind MTV's The Real World,
Road Rules, The Love Cruise, Making the Band, Real World Road Rules
Challenge and the feature film The Real Cancun. They were also
behind the syndicated daytime series Starting Over and Fox's hit of the
current season, The Simple Life. Prior to her partnership with
Jonathan Murray, Mary-Ellis was a production executive overseeing more
than 2500 hours of daytime serial television. A memorial service
will be held in Los Angeles at 1PM on Saturday, February 7, 2004, at
Forest Lawn - Hollywood Hills, 6300 Forest Lawn Drive, Los Angeles, CA
90068. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that friends honor
Mary-Ellis Bunim's memory through contributions to the National Breast
Cancer Coalition Fund, 1101 17th Street, NW, Suite 1300, Washington
D.C.
20036.
Kids Cable Network
Averages in thousands (000) for
Thursday, January 29,
2004, 6am-11pm, ranked by K2-11:
NICKELODEON:
K2-11 1141; K6-11 536; TWEENS 9-14 316
DISNEY CHANNEL: K2-11
825; K6-11 444; TWEENS 9-14 352
CARTOON NETWORK: K2-11 603; K6-11 339; TWEENS 9-14 257
TOON
DISNEY:
K2-11 129; K6-11 55; TWEENS 9-14
47
ABC
FAMILY:
K2-11 127; K6-11 94; TWEENS 9-14 118 Source: MTVN Research from Nielsen Media Research Data
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Answer to Friday's Trivia
Question:In what primetime network
sitcom was the comic book Mega Void featured? MAD ABOUT YOU.
Jamie Buchman was depicted as the evil queen in a comic book created by
an ex boyfriend. Kudos to: Jordan Breslow-Mediacom/NY; Charlie
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