omg, Eisner is on abc news right now. They're talking about how much time to give Eisner to turn things around; "abc viewership is down and so is park attendance, stock is down 30% in the past 6 months". The board will discuss this issue on Tuesday.

Well, we're moving forward, now that Eisner is on news he's on the spot so he may be forced to actually start working now, if not he'll get replaced. Good news; this may be the time we're waiting for.

I think it will be too little, too late. Eisner had his chance to work, and he blew it. I know it's too soon to tell for the ABC schedule, but the gutting of WDI is the straw that broke the camel's back, in my opinion.

Turning Disney Channel into a teenybopper network was a bloody insult (and TDC's increase in viewers was only because of the switch from pay-cable to basic cable). They used to be "America's Family Network." Their programming, frankly, was worth paying for. Now they couldn't pay me to watch it.

The decimation of Feature Animation is pretty obvious. I mean, the difference between Fantasia and Cinderella II is like the difference between the Mona Lisa and Dogs Playing Poker. Disney animation was an art form which put it miles ahead of TV animation. That Eisner entered TV animation in the first place is one thing (I do believe, however, that some TV animation redeems its fairly "limited" animation with good writing), but to consider it interchangeable with feature animation is what, if Walt had still been alive, would have killed him.

What I find the most ironic is that he was brought to Disney to save it from an ineffectual board of directors that at least didn't relieve themselves on Walt's grave.

Eisner has never realized that Disney is the only Hollywood studio with brand recognition. Without Wells and Katzenberg, he is as mad as King George III.

They shouldn't call it the Wonderful World of Disney anymore because what was wonderful about it once is being minimized bit by bit.

Amen, Aunt Tithesis. I agree 100%.

I myself, would love to see Steve Jobs become CEO of Disney. He's the head of Pixar. He not only understands business, but he even more importantly understands quality story telling. That's just my humble opinion.

Interesting choice.

Originally posted by Morrigoon
Interesting choice.

Do you have a better candinate? I'd like to hear what you guys think.

There's good parts and... interesting parts. I wouldn't want to pass judgement on whether certain of Jobs' attributes are positive or negative, because they can be either or both. He's definitely not a bad candidate, thus I say he's an interesting candidate.

Jobs is brilliant, but he can also be a little cutthroat. Not as cutthroat as, say, Bill Gates mind you. So he could be a perfect match for Disney. He's definitely got the leadership thing down right. He's a very interesting choice.

My favorite would be Steve Wynn, but he would never do it, nor would he need to.