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• Tube Thursday: "Castle" fans storm SoHo's Apple Store

  Jim Hill reports in from NYC. Where Nathan Fillion recently made an appearance to help promote the second season on this ABC series Read More... Posted Thursday, October 01, 2009 12:00 AM | 1 Comments Filed under: book, TV, ABC, Fox, ABC Studios, New York City, Hollywood, hotel, DVD, 2008, 2009, September, October, TV show, feature film , 2005, Apple Store, New York, Barnes & Noble, 2002, One Life to Live, Barnes and Noble, TV series, Nathan Fillion, Castle, Captain Hammer, Dr. Horrible, Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog, Heat Wave, tie-in, Hyperion, Serenity, Firefly, iTunes, Emmys, first season, Nova Scotia, Captain Malcolm Reynolds, Mal, Joss Whedon, Serenity sequel, feature film project, never say never, Dollhouse, The Grove, Farmers Market, The Grove at Farmers Market, novel, romantic dramedy, dramedy, shooting schedule

• Monday Mouse Watch: Marvel acquisition offers significant challenges, huge potential rewards for The Walt Disney Company

  Jim Hill weighs in on this $4 billion deal. In particular the amount of time that will have to pass before Disney can then take full advantage of Marvel’s stable of superheroes Read More... Posted Monday, August 31, 2009 10:00 AM | 15 Comments Filed under: Disney, TV, Pixar, Universal Studios, Muppets, Jim Henson, John Lasseter, Bob Iger, 20th Century Fox, Fox, Magic Kingdom, Pixar Animation Studios, The Magic Kingdom, television, Fozzie Bear, Universal Orlando, film, Mouse, promotional campaign, Spider-Man, The Hulk, Universal Studios Islands of Adventure, 2009, Halloween, Disney / Pixar, film franchise, film franchises, Mickey, Paramount Pictures, Disneyana community , Paramount , Universal Studios Florida , MMOG, Iron Man, television show , Donald Duck, films, MMO, video game, Muppet, Universal Pictures, Universal Pictures classic, Marvel Entertainment, Inc., Marvel, acquisition, The Amazing Adventures of Spider-Man, Thor, corporate culture, The Jim Henson Company, licensing agreement, film development, film distribution, television production, The Incredible Hulk Coaster, Sony, Universal Studios Japan, Sony Studios, stock, cash transaction, Spidey, pop culture, Howard the Duck, corporate family, shareholders, global reach, X-Men, Bear in the Big Blue House, TV distribution, video gaming, MMORPGs, retail giants, film rights, Marvel Super Hero Island, emerging technology, emerging technologies, retail, superhero, superheroes

• Licensing International Expo 2009 offers sneak peeks at new films from Fox, Pixar, DreamWorks Animation and Universal Studios

  Jim Hill shares some shots that he took while wandering the aisles at Mandalay Bay's convention center. Which is where many of the major studios promoted their upcoming motion pictures last week Read More... Posted Monday, June 08, 2009 12:00 AM | 15 Comments Filed under: Disney, Pixar, Universal Studios, Pirates of the Caribbean, CG, Jerry Bruckheimer, Johnny Depp, Walt Disney Pictures, 20th Century Fox, Fox, Pixar Animation Studios, Jack Sparrow, Walt Disney Studios, Las Vegas, Walden Media, Disney / Pixar, Shrek, Pete Docter, Captain Jack Sparrow, Pirates of the Caribbean 4, Pirates 4, 3D, 2011, 2012, 2010, Toy Story 3, Up, 3D movie, Capt. Jack Sparrow, Licensing International Expo, convention center , Cars 2

• Monday Mouse Watch : The Adventurers Club gets ready for its exit while the American Idol Experience delays its entrance

  Jim Hill talks about all of the changes that have been made at this Pleasure Island institution. He also shares what he knows about Disney's decision to push back the opening of DHS's newest attraction Read More... Posted Monday, September 15, 2008 12:00 AM | 7 Comments Filed under: Disney, attraction, Imagineering, Walt Disney World, Fox, Disney's Hollywood Studios, The Walt Disney Company, WDI, Glendale, WDW, Imagineer, Walt Disney Imagineering, 2008, 2009, Disney World, September, guests, Saturday , library, Pleasure Island, The Adventurers Club, Adventurers Club, night club complex, night club, capacity , Imagineers, Friday, night clubs, grand opening , May, January, DHS, PI, Spring , Walt Disney Company

• Why For were there so few stories on JHM this week?

  This time around, Jim explains why JHM has been somewhat erratic over the past seven days, how he blew the Disney Hawaii story as well as why this website is going to continue to post articles about non-Disney films & theme parks Read More... Posted Friday, October 05, 2007 12:00 AM | 19 Comments Filed under: Why For, DreamWorks, attraction, Disney Vacation Club, NBC, Walt Disney World, Epcot, Fox, DreamWorks Animation, Marty Sklar, The Walt Disney Company, The Magic Kingdom, Bee Movie, The Haunted Mansion, Kevin Lima, Jerry Seinfeld, Disney Hawaii project, Oahu, Hawaii, Honolulu, DCL, DVC, Disney Cruise Line, E.T., 2719 Hyperion, Blue Sky Disney, Elvis Presley, The Wizarding World of Harry Potter, Simpsons simulator attraction, Shelly Smith, The Fabulous Disney Babe, Epcot's 25th anniversary celebration, Monsters Inc. Laugh Floor, Texas

• "They'll Never Put That on the Air" reveals how to grow a hit television series

  Jim Hill reviews Allan Neuwirth's latest book. In which TV veterans talk about how they took shaky new shows and eventually turned them into smash hits like "M*A*S*H," "All in the Family" and "Seinfeld" Read More... Posted Wednesday, September 26, 2007 12:00 AM | 7 Comments Filed under: book, ABC, Michael Eisner, CBS, NBC, Fox, Seinfeld, television, William S. Paley, Tom Moore, Swoosie Kurtz, Stephanie Lemelin, Sam Huntington, Orbit the Dog, Norman Lear, Nick Kroll, Martin Starger, Lucille Ball, Leonard Goldberg, Lee Pace, Larry Gelbart, Kristen Chenoweuth, Kaitlin Doubleday, Julie White, Jerry Seinfeld, Jason Alexander, Jackie Gleason, Glen Hanson, George Schlatter, Gene Reynolds, Fred Silverman, Emmy Awards, Ellen Greene, Dick Martin, Dan Rowan, Chi McBride, Carl Reiner, Brandon Tartikoff, Bill English, Barry Diller, Jim Belushi, Anna Friel, Allan Neuwirth, They'll Never Put That on the Air: An Oral History of Taboo-Breaking TV Comedy, The Honeymooners, Pushing Daisies, Laugh-In, Here's Lucy, Gunsmoke, Cavemen, Bewitched, All in the Family

• Monday Mouse Watch: Is Disney getting ready to send in the "Clones" ?

  How badly does the Walt Disney Company want to acquire the broadcast rights to George Lucas' new animated "Star Wars" TV series? So much so that it's reportedly willing to let Lucas ride herd on the retheming of much of Disneyland's Tomorrowland section. Jim Hill shares the latest scuttlebutt coming out of WDI Read More... Posted Monday, August 27, 2007 12:00 AM | 37 Comments Filed under: Disney, DVD / Video, movies, theme park, TV, attraction, Imagineering, ABC, Disney Channel, Disneyland, 20th Century Fox, Fox, Disney-MGM Studios theme park, The Jungle Cruise, Anaheim, George Lucas, Innoventions, Star Tours, Star Wars, ABC Family, HBO, Jedi Training Academy, Astro Orbitor, Star Wars Weekends, Autopia, Star Wars Insider, Toon Disney, The Clone Wars, ABC Studios

• Are George Lucas and the Walt Disney Company getting ready to expand their (Rebel) Alliance

  The way Jim Hill hears it, "Star Tours 2.0" could be just the start. Hill shares what he's heard about a possible "Lucas Land" area going into Disney's Hollywood Studios as well as Mickey's efforts to land the broadcast rights to George's new "Star Wars" TV series Read More... Posted Friday, August 17, 2007 12:00 AM | 37 Comments Filed under: movies, theme park, Why For, attraction, Imagineering, ABC, Disneyland, Walt Disney World, 20th Century Fox, Fox, Disney-MGM Studios theme park, Anaheim, George Lucas, Disney's Hollywood Studios, Star Tours, Star Wars, Indiana Jones Adventure, Indiana Jones Epic Stunt Spectacular, ABC Family, The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles

• Toon Tuesday : 7-11's Kwik-E-Mart conversions allow you to shop just like "The Simpsons"

  Looking for something fun to do this Fourth of July? Jim Hill suggests that you check out one of these rethemed convenience stores around the country, which are helping to promote the upcoming release of "The Simpsons Movie" Read More... Posted Tuesday, July 03, 2007 12:00 AM | 17 Comments Filed under: animation, movies, TV, traditional animation, 20th Century Fox, Fox, promotion, 7-11