From the time I was a little boy, I've heard tales of Disney employees who were banished from the Magic Kingdom and became embittered, angry human beings. (Vance Gerry once told me about a story artist who got his pink slip, got drunk and staggered out of the animation building to scream an angry tirade under Walt's window.)
So it's always nice when there's a story about an ex-Disneyite who goes on to make good ...
Bolstered by an investment from Rogers Communications, one of Canada’s largest media companies, the budding new-media mogul Michael Eisner is expanding his Web video studio.
Michael Eisner, the former chairman of Disney, controls a Web video studio called Vuguru that will become its own company.
The studio, named Vuguru, is currently held within Mr. Eisner’s media investment company, Tornante. In a deal expected to be announced on Monday, Vuguru will become its own company, and Rogers will become a minority stakeholder. The terms of the multimillion dollar investment by Rogers were not disclosed ...
In 2007, Mr. Eisner nurtured one of the medium’s first scripted successes, a murder mystery series called “Prom Queen.” Since then, he has introduced, among others, a mockumentary about a fledgling rock band and a sports-themed comedy. A new edition of “Prom Queen” and an adaptation of the young-adult book series “Pretty Tough” are scheduled to come online later this year ...
This should be a testament to the truism: "There is life after Disney. You have only to believe." (Just ask Bill Mechanic, John Lasseter, and Kurt Russell. Maybe even Jeffrey K.?)
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Darn it!
Why didn't I think of starting my own company after leaving Disney? I guess Mr. Eisner is simply smarter than the rest of us.
Or a heck of a lot RICHER than the rest of us.
Come on, Steve, don't ask me to root for that guy. He made the damn cheapquels. He wanted to make CGI versions of Snow White and Pinocchio. He drove out Jeffrey Katzenberg and thereby turned an ally into a rival - and a VERY SUCCESSFUL rival at that. He bought the damn Muppets! The guy was banished for some very good reasons. More proof of his "acumen" can be found in that rotten Dentist series on Nickelodeon. I have no regard for him other than contempt. I don't care if I never hear of him again.
How on earth do you compare Michael Eisner to a fired animator? That's like comparing Andrew Carnegie to the Pittsburgh Steelers.
How on earth do you compare Michael Eisner to a fired animator?
By planting my tongue firmly in my cheek.
Geeze, irony isn't for everybody, is it?
Delusional to make that comparison and insulting to the grunts.
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