On 2021-08-15 04:49:27 +0000, ted@loft.tnolan.com (Ted Nolan said:
Just saw "Free Guy" (it was decent, but not spectacular).
Anyway, during the opening credits, the Twentieth Century Fox
searchlight platform came up, accompanied by the Twentieth Century Fox
fanfare, but the lettering under the searchlights was "Twentieth
Century Studios".
What's up with that?
Because it's now owned by Disney who changed the name a year ago,
supposedly to avoid confusion, but realistically just to wield / prove
their power.
Disney ends the historic 20th Century Fox brand
<https://www.bbc.com/news/business-53747270>
Similarly Pixar got renamed as "Disney-Pixar".
The amazing thing is that Disney hasn't changed the names of any of the >ex-Lucas empire it bought ... yet!
Just saw "Free Guy" (it was decent, but not spectacular).
Anyway, during the opening credits, the Twentieth Century Fox
searchlight platform came up, accompanied by the Twentieth Century Fox fanfare, but the lettering under the searchlights was "Twentieth
Century Studios".
What's up with that?
On 2021-08-15 05:56:40 +0000, ted@loft.tnolan.com (Ted Nolan said:
In article <sfa9m4$lb9$1@gioia.aioe.org>,
Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> wrote:
On 2021-08-15 04:49:27 +0000, ted@loft.tnolan.com (Ted Nolan said:
Just saw "Free Guy" (it was decent, but not spectacular).
Anyway, during the opening credits, the Twentieth Century Fox
searchlight platform came up, accompanied by the Twentieth Century Fox >>>> fanfare, but the lettering under the searchlights was "Twentieth
Century Studios".
What's up with that?
Because it's now owned by Disney who changed the name a year ago,
supposedly to avoid confusion, but realistically just to wield / prove
their power.
Disney ends the historic 20th Century Fox brand
<https://www.bbc.com/news/business-53747270>
Similarly Pixar got renamed as "Disney-Pixar".
The amazing thing is that Disney hasn't changed the names of any of the
ex-Lucas empire it bought ... yet!
Huh. I figured that the 20CF opening was iconic enough to be a
valuable IP. To buy it and ditch it seems odd.
OTOH, they can now bring it back in the future with great "fanfare".
"20th Century" is wrong anyway. They should really have changed it to
"21st Century Studios" since it was already "21st Century Fox".
In article <sfa9m4$lb9$1@gioia.aioe.org>,
Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> wrote:
On 2021-08-15 04:49:27 +0000, ted@loft.tnolan.com (Ted Nolan said:
Just saw "Free Guy" (it was decent, but not spectacular).
Anyway, during the opening credits, the Twentieth Century Fox
searchlight platform came up, accompanied by the Twentieth Century Fox
fanfare, but the lettering under the searchlights was "Twentieth
Century Studios".
What's up with that?
Because it's now owned by Disney who changed the name a year ago,
supposedly to avoid confusion, but realistically just to wield / prove
their power.
Disney ends the historic 20th Century Fox brand
<https://www.bbc.com/news/business-53747270>
Similarly Pixar got renamed as "Disney-Pixar".
The amazing thing is that Disney hasn't changed the names of any of the
ex-Lucas empire it bought ... yet!
Huh. I figured that the 20CF opening was iconic enough to be a
valuable IP. To buy it and ditch it seems odd.
OTOH, they can now bring it back in the future with great "fanfare".
In article <sfaf7f$cf5$1@gioia.aioe.org>,
Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> wrote:
On 2021-08-15 05:56:40 +0000, ted@loft.tnolan.com (Ted Nolan said:
In article <sfa9m4$lb9$1@gioia.aioe.org>,
Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> wrote:
On 2021-08-15 04:49:27 +0000, ted@loft.tnolan.com (Ted Nolan said:
Just saw "Free Guy" (it was decent, but not spectacular).
Anyway, during the opening credits, the Twentieth Century Fox
searchlight platform came up, accompanied by the Twentieth Century Fox >>>>> fanfare, but the lettering under the searchlights was "Twentieth
Century Studios".
What's up with that?
Because it's now owned by Disney who changed the name a year ago,
supposedly to avoid confusion, but realistically just to wield / prove >>>> their power.
Disney ends the historic 20th Century Fox brand
<https://www.bbc.com/news/business-53747270>
Similarly Pixar got renamed as "Disney-Pixar".
The amazing thing is that Disney hasn't changed the names of any of the >>>> ex-Lucas empire it bought ... yet!
Huh. I figured that the 20CF opening was iconic enough to be a
valuable IP. To buy it and ditch it seems odd.
OTOH, they can now bring it back in the future with great "fanfare".
"20th Century" is wrong anyway. They should really have changed it to
"21st Century Studios" since it was already "21st Century Fox".
My memory is that the Searchlights/Fanfare logo always said "20th Century Fox",
even into the new millennium. (Which I always thought was a missed opportunity).
Just saw "Free Guy" (it was decent, but not spectacular).
Anyway, during the opening credits, the Twentieth Century Fox
searchlight platform
came up, accompanied by the Twentieth Century Fox fanfare, but the lettering >under the searchlights was "Twentieth Century Studios".
What's up with that?
In article <sfaf7f$cf5$1@gioia.aioe.org>,
Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> wrote:
On 2021-08-15 05:56:40 +0000, ted@loft.tnolan.com (Ted Nolan said:
In article <sfa9m4$lb9$1@gioia.aioe.org>,
Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> wrote:
On 2021-08-15 04:49:27 +0000, ted@loft.tnolan.com (Ted Nolan said:
Just saw "Free Guy" (it was decent, but not spectacular).
Anyway, during the opening credits, the Twentieth Century Fox
searchlight platform came up, accompanied by the Twentieth Century Fox >>>>> fanfare, but the lettering under the searchlights was "Twentieth
Century Studios".
What's up with that?
Because it's now owned by Disney who changed the name a year ago,
supposedly to avoid confusion, but realistically just to wield / prove >>>> their power.
Disney ends the historic 20th Century Fox brand
<https://www.bbc.com/news/business-53747270>
Similarly Pixar got renamed as "Disney-Pixar".
The amazing thing is that Disney hasn't changed the names of any of the >>>> ex-Lucas empire it bought ... yet!
Huh. I figured that the 20CF opening was iconic enough to be a
valuable IP. To buy it and ditch it seems odd.
OTOH, they can now bring it back in the future with great "fanfare".
"20th Century" is wrong anyway. They should really have changed it to
"21st Century Studios" since it was already "21st Century Fox".
My memory is that the Searchlights/Fanfare logo always said "20th
Century Fox", even into the new millennium. (Which I always thought
was a missed
opportunity).
Ted Nolan <tednolan> <tednolan> wrote:
Just saw "Free Guy" (it was decent, but not spectacular).
Anyway, during the opening credits, the Twentieth Century Fox
searchlight platform
came up, accompanied by the Twentieth Century Fox fanfare, but the >lettering under the searchlights was "Twentieth Century Studios".
What's up with that?
Interesting. William Fox no longer has an important historical legacy
that Disney cares about, or it's unacceptable to have another man's name
on their subsidiary.
"Adam H. Kerman" <ahk@chinet.com> wrote:
Ted Nolan <tednolan> <tednolan> wrote:
Just saw "Free Guy" (it was decent, but not spectacular).
Anyway, during the opening credits, the Twentieth Century Fox
searchlight platform
came up, accompanied by the Twentieth Century Fox fanfare, but the >>>lettering under the searchlights was "Twentieth Century Studios".
What's up with that?
Interesting. William Fox no longer has an important historical legacy
that Disney cares about, or it's unacceptable to have another man's name
on their subsidiary.
Also "Fox" has a lot of unwanted baggage now due to the cable news
channel.
Sysop: | Keyop |
---|---|
Location: | Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, UK |
Users: | 292 |
Nodes: | 16 (2 / 14) |
Uptime: | 189:26:15 |
Calls: | 6,616 |
Files: | 12,165 |
Messages: | 5,315,073 |