Re: SWAT Kats at the ABA

From: Andy Hill <chance_at_unix.infoserve.net>
Date: Fri, 9 Jun 1995 05:58:19 -0700 (PDT)

On Thu, 8 Jun 1995 fayxx001_at_maroon.tc.umn.edu wrote:

> A friend of mine took some classes at H-B when he lived out in Crazyfornia.
> He said their biggest problem was that they were always looking for
> "Something new and different -- but with Yogi Bear in it." In other words,
> they say they want new ideas, but always tend to fall back on the old
> characters.

     Heh. The "lack of vision" aspect of H-B has been around for quite
awhile. The original season of "Jonny Quest" was very much a creator's
show for the first season; Doug Wildey ran everything, and it showed. At
the time, they had no idea of the value of the property, and it's taken,
what...31 years for them to figure it out? Turner inherited all the
"classic" characters, and I suppose he can continue to run them
frequently enough on his own outlets that he'll make enough cash to
support them - but it's not very "visionary" for a man that bills himself
the first 21st Century Broadcaster.

Andy


Received on Fri Jun 09 1995 - 09:10:23 PDT