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CYNTHIA
TURNER'S CYNOPSIS
Kids! 01/20/04
Good morning. It's
Tuesday, January 20, 2004,
and this is your early morning
Kids!
briefing from the NATPE Convention in Las
Vegas.
The restless discontent that left NATPE 2003 goers doubting whether in
this day of total connectivity there was a need for the convention
anymore, has yielded this year to the more positive old time complaints
of sore feet and appreciation for the very padded carpet at the NBC
booth. While not the NATPE of days gone by, NATPE 2004
certainly saw the return of some hustle and bustle to the floor
where sales were being made and people were dropping by booths to say hi,
interrupting meetings and generally running into to people which if not
the most important aspect of any trade conference, definitely a very
close second. Sure many programs came into the event already
cleared in many markets, but when much of the focus of many conversations
was about what party you were going to, followed by the usual posturing
and angling for invites (Jerry Seinfeld performing at Sony’s party being
the big ticket) you have to think NATPE is heading in a better direction.
And yet there are those who will always work to perfect their art of
complaining.
The Hatchery, a production company founded this past November by
Margaret Loesch, Bruce Stein and Dan Angel, announced that CBS had
given them the go-ahead to create a musical three hour TV movie special
of Scrooge, according to Daily Variety. Serving as
Exec. Producers for the holiday special are Loesch, Stein and
composer/screenwriter Leslie Bricusse as well as Dan Angel and Billy
Brown (Angel and Brown penned TNT’s Door to Door). Loesch says the
special is budgeted at $12 million, and is slated for to air holiday
2004. In 1970 Bricusse adapted Scrooge for a feature film and more
recently a stage version traveling the UK.
Starz has inked an agreement with Japanese animation distributor,
Manga Entertainment Inc., for 13 of Manga Ent.’s anime films,
which will be featured on Starz’s Action channel. Anime film
included in the deal are Ghost in the Shell, Patlabor 1, Patlabor 2,
Blood The Last Vampire, Perfect Blue, Street Fighter IIV, Black Magic
M-66, Macross II: Lovers Again, Macross Plus, New Dominion, Tank Police,
Shadow Skill and X.
"What is essential is invisible to the eye," wrote
author/illustrator Antoine de Saint-Exupery in his classic 1943 kids book
The Little Prince. According to published reports in the UK,
the book about a pilot who crashes in the desert and meets a boy who says
he is a prince from a far away planet ,is being made into a animated
movie by Pathe, the folks behind Chicken Run. If you are
thinking that there is already a movie version of this story you'd be
right. In 1974 director/producer Stanley Donen made a live action
musical adaptation of The Little Prince, penned by Alan Jay Lerner, who
also wrote the lyrics with composer Frederick Lowe and featuring
choreography by Bob Fosse and Ronn Forella. Staring in the movie
was a wild cast including Richard Kiley, Bob Fosse, Gene Wilder, Joss
Ackland and Donna McKechnie.
Nickelodeon announced yesterday that Mike Myers and Cameron
Diaz have been named as hosts of Nickelodeon’s 17th Annual Kids’
Choice Awards, Saturday, April 3, 8-9:30p. Additionally, the network
announced this year's nominees. As always kids are invited to vote
for their favorites in both traditional entertainment categories (e.g.
favorite actor/actress, favorite movie, TV series etc.) starting March
8the on nick.com and beginning March 24-28 kids can vote via a toll free
number. Last year more than 20 million cast their votes for their
favorites in 20 different categories.
Nominees for Nickelodeon’s 17th Annual Kids’ Choice Awards: Favorite Movie: Finding Nemo, Daddy Daycare, Elf, Bruce
Almighty Favorite Movie Actor: Eddie Murphy, Mike Myers, Ashton Kutcher,
Jim Carrey Favorite Movie Actress: Halle Berry, Amanda Bynes, Cameron Diaz,
Queen Latifah Favorite Voice/Animated Movie: Bruce Willis (Rugrats Go Wild),
Brad Pitt (Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas), John Goodman (Jungle Book
2), Ellen DeGeneres (Finding Nemo) Favorite Song: Bump B, ump (B2K), Hey Ya (Outkast), Crazy in Love
(Beyonce), (featuring Jay Z), Where Is The Love (Black Eyed Peas)
(featuring Justin Timberlake) Favorite Male Singer: Bow Wow, Nick Cannon, Nelly, Justin
Timberlake Favorite Female Singer: Ashanti, Jennifer Lopez, Beyonce, Hilary
Duff Favorite Music Group: Outkast, B2K, Good Charlotte, No Doubt Favorite Television Show: All That, Friends, Lizzie McGuire, Fear
Factor Favorite Television Actor: Lil Romeo (Romeo!), Ashton Kutcher
(That 70s Show, Punk'd), Bernie Mac (The Bernie Mac Show), Frankie Muniz
(Malcolm in the Middle) Favorite Cartoon: The Fairly OddParents, Proud Family, The
Simpsons, SpongeBob SquarePants Favorite Television Actress: Jennifer Aniston (Friends), Jamie
Lynn Spears (All That), Hilary Duff (Lizzie McGuire), Raven Symone
(That's So Raven) Favorite Sports Team: Chicago Cubs, Los Angeles Lakers, Miami
Dolphins, New York Yankees Favorite Female Athlete: Mia Hamm, Kelly Clark, Serena Williams,
Venus Williams Favorite Male Sports Star: Tony Hawk, Sammy Sosa, Shaquille
O'Neal, Tiger Woods Favorite Video Game: Harry Potter: Quidditch, Finding Nemo, Super
Mario: Advance 4, SpongeBob Squarepants: Battle for Bikini Bottom Favorite Book: Captain Underpants Series, Holes, Harry Potter
series, The Lord of the Rings
Beginning today, Canada’s Rogers Cable Inc., will offer Anime
Network as part of its video-on-demand service, to its digital
subscribers. Anime Network will offer Rogers titles from its
library of anime series and feature films in four genres; action, science
fiction, martial arts and comedy.
Wizards of the Coast will release the first expansion for the
Neopets Trading Card Game: Battle for Meridell, January 26.
The expansion pack introduces a new species of pets with 9 cards in each
booster packs that include a Virtual Prize Code card (redeemable at
www.neopets.com) and two 50-card theme decks, which include an
advance rulebook. The Meridell expansion will also contain 10 new species
of Neopets, as well as a new item class called Plushies and new location
cards.
Chuck E. Cheese has named licensing and brand merchandising agency
Global Icons to develop a merchandising program for products that
will bring the Chuck E. Cheese’s restaurant experience into consumer
homes. Global Icons plans to partner with licensees for toys &
games, interactive products, publishing, social expression, apparel,
housewares, and food categories.
A MESSAGE FROM CYNOPSIS
Kids!
psst!
what are you waiting for?
Answer to Friday's Trivia
Question:He was born in the Great
Forest, though once he moved to the city he dressed in suits, went to
school and became quite a sophisticate. Then he decided to go back
to Great Forest where he marries and has as son. Who is this guy?
BABAR THE ELEPHANT. Kudos to: Jonathan
Meath-MeathMedia/Fablevision/Boston; Steve Snyder-Brighter Child
Interactive/Columbus; Michael Klinghoffer-The Idea Group/NY; Bonnie
Harris-PB&J Prods/NY.
Today's Trivia Question:
This fiberglass tourist attraction is located off Interstate 90 in Blue
Earth, Minnesota. It stands 55 feet tall and cost the town $43,000
to erect it in 1978. It is the same tall figure seen in millions of
television commercials over the years. Any idea who this statue is
of? (To answer the trivia,
click
hereand please remember to include your
name, company, city and time zone. Only the second four from each time
zone will appear in tomorrow's kudos list.)
Later -- Gwen
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