Via the Globe and Mail: Quebec's Disney-inspired solution to flu-shot chaos. Excerpt:If Quebeckers have seen reduced waiting times at flu vaccination centres, they can thank the wonderful world of Disney. Denis Beaudoin, a regional health official, had became obsessed with...
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You will all know Bill Cotter as the author of the excellent The Wonderful World of Disney Television, A Complete History . By browsing on Amazon yesterday I discovered that he also co-wrote two books that will be of interest to many readers of this blog: New York World's Fair, The 1964-1965 and The 1964-1965 New York World's Fair: Creation and Legacy . Speaking of recently released books, I should...
source But then, Zippy can console himself that, as recent honoree H.L. Mencken observed, “no one ever went broke underestimating the intelligence of the American public.” As we revisit our plans to open that book store, we might recall that this is the anniversary of the premiere (in 1954) of Walt Disney’s first prime-time television program [...]
Welsh rabbit is a funny thing; for me it represents, along with rice pudding and any number of potato-based things covered in gravy, the very essence of childhood comfort food. Yet many Americans have never heard of it, and the basic definition--"melted cheese on toast"--is sadly inadequate to describe its ineffable homespun charm. The inexhaustible fountain of wisdom that is Wikipedia tells...
Listen to me on TV CONFIDENTIAL with Ed Robertson and Frankie Montiforte Broadcast LIVE every other Monday at 10pm ET, 7pm PT on Shokus Internet Radio . The program will then be repeated Tuesday thru Sunday at the same time (10pm ET, 7pm PT) on Shokus Radio for the next two weeks, and then will be posted on line at our archives page at TVConfidential.net . As always, the further we go back in Hollywood...
Mirror, mirror on the wall, what’s the oldest and most boring Disney flick of all? That would be SNOW WHITE AND THE SEVEN DWARFS. Yes folks, the Disney vault is open once again with its latest attempt to separate us from our hard earned cash. I’m not what you would call a “believer” in this whole vault nonsense. Sure, SNOW WHITE is what you would call “the first”...
Apparently the gaming community is all gung ho this week after details emerged regarding the upcoming video game Epic Mickey , which originally was designed as a Wii exclusive, but may branch out to other systems. The reason folks are all excited over a Disney game involving Mickey Mouse is because it carries what I think is one of the coolest concepts to ever come out of the Mouse House. Essentially,...
AS Disney On Ice returns to Manchester with their new show Princess Wishes, intrepid writer Simon Donohue gets his skates on with a little help from the professionals.