Universal Creative is also much much smaller than Imagineering.
I’m picturing their office being something like..well, The Office.
Universal Creative is also much much smaller than Imagineering.
My gut tells me they're framing it as "Iger came and SOLVED ALL THE ISSUES AND WE ARE NOW IN A NEW RENAISSANCE" or something.
Guess whaaaat
What kind of rube didn't expect a positive spin on present management? That said, from a non-fanboy point of view, nothing in that description is untrue. Post-Wells Eisner was pretty much a cancer, and Iger saved the company in many ways.Told y’all Iger had an ulterior motive to it with this docuseries.
What kind of rube didn't expect a positive spin on present management? That said, from a non-fanboy point of view, nothing in that description is untrue. Post-Wells Eisner was pretty much a cancer, and Iger saved the company in many ways.
I mean up until now it’s been fairly candid. Seems the Iger-era episodes will be less-so.What kind of rube didn't expect a positive spin on present management? That said, from a non-fanboy point of view, nothing in that description is untrue. Post-Wells Eisner was pretty much a cancer, and Iger saved the company in many ways.
In fairness, the whole series has focused on Walt/Roy, Card Walker, and Eisner/Wells extensively so far.My hope was they’d focus on the historical and not dabble in too much company politics. Avoid the pontificating over the legacy of current management and instead pivot to the How.
Guess whaaaat
Something I’d be really interested in seeing is Comcast creating a similar series about Universal Creative. I feel like those behind Universal’s projects don’t get nearly as much credit as imagineers do (among the more casual fans).
That's so much worse even than I was expecting. It's blatant cheerleading for Iger. That synopsis presents things that are -- at best -- extremely debatable (and, at worst, completely untrue) as reality.
Looks like Iwerks sold out jut a little bit, because I can't believe a filmmaker as sharp as she is would look at all available evidence and materials... and come up with that conclusion about Iger. At least as it relates to the theme park side of the business.
How much do you guys wanna bet they’re gonna tour MM+ when talking about how Iger “revolutionized” the parks?
To quote myself from a recent post on Magic:
"I hate to be “that guy,” but that is not inaccurate. Comparing first few years of Iger with last few years of Eisner really does paint Iger in a favorable manner. Even though most of us, myself included, aren’t the biggest fan of how things are getting done (ex. IP inclusion overload), it is undeniable that we are/were in a nearly unprecedented time for CapEx at the parks."
Well, it's just simple for the fact Walt Disney Imagineering has far more legacy and fame, as they're the one that started the theme park business. Close fans and moviegoers know the names of those behind Walt Disney Imagineering, like Bob Gurr, Tony Baxter, and Bob Chapek. None of that is true for Universal Creative, we don't even know in general of who is a Universal Studios CEO. I'm pretty sure Comcast/NBCU might add that for the Peacock streaming service, but none of the people would care about Universal theme parks behind the scenes as much as Disney's.
Seriously, Iger doesn't do anything to revolutionize the Disney Corporation at all. All this guy known for is buying out competitors and churn out cheap remakes of their classic animated movies. It's just falsely added just to make Iger look like he did something revolutionary.
You’ve got Jay Stein, Mark Woodbury, Scott Trowbridge and to a lesser extend Gary Goddard and Steven Spielberg but people aren’t watching this because of the names. Outside of Walt Disney, 99% of people don’t know the names of the people who were behind imagineering.
They’re watching for the backstage access and creative process.
I think the Disney parks have done enough across the domestic and international parks to make it seem like they’ve done enough this side of the millennium.
This exactly.To quote myself from a recent post on Magic:
"I hate to be “that guy,” but that is not inaccurate. Comparing first few years of Iger with last few years of Eisner really does paint Iger in a favorable manner. Even though most of us, myself included, aren’t the biggest fan of how things are getting done (ex. IP inclusion overload), it is undeniable that we are/were in a nearly unprecedented time for CapEx at the parks."
I am choosing the wait and see approach on this. Remember that even Eisner is portrayed as an Imagineering hero in Episode 3, and I fully expect his unravelling to be fully covered in Episode 4. While I doubt they will cover Iger's original idea deficit, I expect this to be portrayed ala Eisner, "Imagineering was in a rough place, and *new CEO* picked them up, giving them a greater role once again"