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June 2008

“I Survived A Japanese Game Show” and “Wipeout” debut shows

ABC debuted two new shows tonight. One a game show and one, well, something else. Both have their roots in Japanese game shows and booth feature American contestants trying their hands at something new and different.

“Wipeout” is the most like a game show and features obstacle course based elimination rounds and new contestants everyweek. While “I survived a Japanese Gameshow” is more realty television with a repeating cast that competes each week for rewards and to avoid elimination. $50,000 is at stake for Wipeout, but a cool quarter million dollars is the reward for surviving the Japanese game show experience.

Up first… Wipeout
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The Mole: Midas Quotes

I’m going to do things differently this week. I’m operating under the assumption that I know who The Mole is and will be watching their movements for sabotage. And who do I think The Mole is? Well, I’m trusting my alliance partner Glenn and working under the assumption that The Mole isRead More »The Mole: Midas Quotes

WALL-E Soundtrack Released

The original soundtrack for Walt Disney/Pixar Animation’s WALL-E is now available. I’m particularly looking forward to Thomas Newman’s score and Peter Gabriel’s original song “Down to Earth”.

Wall-e Original Soundtrack

Check out the full track list (although some track names may be spoilers):

1. Put On Your Sunday Clothes
2. 2815 A.D.
3. Wall-E
4. The Spaceship
5. EVE
6. Thrust
7. Bubble Wrap
8. La Vie En Rose
9. Eye Surgery
10. Worry Wait
11. First Date
12. Eve Retrieve
13. The Axiom
14. BNL
15. Foreign Contaminant
16. Repair Ward
17. 72 Degrees and Sunny
18. Typing Bot
19. Septuacentennial
20. Gopher
21. Wall-E’s Pod Adventure
22. Define Dancing
23. No Splashing No Diving
24. All That Love’s About
25. M-O
26. Directive A-113
27. Mutiny!
28. Fixing Wall-E
29. Rogue Robots
30. March of the Gels
31. Tilt
32. The Holo-Detector
33. Hyperjump
34. Desperate Eve
35. Static
36. It Only Takes a Moment
37. Down to Earth
38. Horizon 12.2

Full press release is below the cut:
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World’s Laziest Reporting Strikes Fox News – It’s NOT an original Mickey Mouse

I was just about to log off for the night when this story came across my radar. A Fox News station in Tampa Bay is back on the old story that the Walt Disney Company is refusing to authenticate what a gentleman claims is the… Read More »World’s Laziest Reporting Strikes Fox News – It’s NOT an original Mickey Mouse

Camp Rock rocks Disney.com and more

Camp Rock’s Disney Channel premier beat High School Musical 1 for eyeballs, but failed to match the explosive debut of HSM2. I’m pretty sure Disney doesn’t care, 8.9 million eyeballs for a cable television is still pretty amazing. Don’t forget that beginning today Disney.com will… Read More »Camp Rock rocks Disney.com and more

The Disney Blog on eBay

I’ve put up a few unique Disney items for auction on eBay and have more lined up to list when I get some spare cycles. There’s one hand-crafted Mickey Mouse two page scrapbook layout designed by my talented wife and a collection of Year Of A Million Dreams merchandise including a unique 1st day collection from the opening of Toy Story Midway Mania! at Disney’s Hollywood Studios.

When you bid on these unique Disney Collectibles on eBay you get a real cool piece of Disney history and you help The Disney Blog at the same time. Thanks for bidding and good luck.

Click below the cut for a widget with photos of the items

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Joe Ranft Tribute in Toy Story Midway Mania

TSMM – Joe Ranft Tribute Originally uploaded by indigoskye I had been through the Disney’s Hollywood Studios version of the Toy Story Midway Mania! Fastpass queue at least a dozen times before I noticed this wonderful detail. Just before you enter the main queue room,… Read More »Joe Ranft Tribute in Toy Story Midway Mania

ESPN & The NFL Network in talks

SportsBiz Blog notes that the NFL and ESPN are in talks to show some NFL Network programming (mostly the NFL games that the network has exclusive rights to) on the ESPN Classic channel. This performs an end-run around various cable operators who have been balking… Read More »ESPN & The NFL Network in talks