Walt Disney CEO Michael Eisner has confirmed to Jessica Reif Cohen of Merrill Lynch that the studio has several sequels in the works to films that Pixar has created for the company. The analyst cautions that such sequels could have an ‘adverse impact’ on Pixar. ‘The unproven writing and graphics quality of Disney’s work with computer-guided-image animation may have an unintentional ‘contagion’ impact since consumers may subconsciously associate these films as Pixar product,’ Reif Cohen said in a report Thursday. ‘In addition, too many releases may fatigue CGI’s scarcity value, which has created consumer intrigue for this ‘event’ animation format.’ Her comments mirror those made by Pixar (and Apple) CEO Steve Jobs. ‘We feel sick about Disney doing sequels because if you look at the quality of their sequels… it’s been pretty embarrassing,’ Jobs said during Pixar’s fourth-quarter earnings call in February.

This sucks. Hopefully enough people will read about how stupid Disney is and boycott and of the lame sequels they put out. Unfortunately… I have kids and will probably be shelling out movie ticket money for Monsters Inc. 2, or Another Finding Nemo as soon as they appear, but I won’t like it, I swear.

OK. Nate did this on his site, so I’m posting it here too. For the 1 or 2 people that actually look at this site, you can participate by copying and pasting the questions in an email… or maybe in the comments… answer the questions… and wha-laa… we had fun. Enjoy.

1. Give me a nickname and explain why you picked it.

2. Am I loveable?

3. How long have you known me?

4. When and how did we first meet?

5. What was your first impression?

6. Do you still think that way about me now?

7. What do you think my weakness is?

8. Do you think I’ll get married?

9. What makes me happy?

10. What makes me sad?

11. What reminds you of me?

12. If you could give me anything what would it be?

13. How well do you know me?

14. When’s the last time you saw me?

15. Ever wanted to tell me something but couldn’t?

16. Do you think I could kill someone?

17. Describe me in one word.

18. Do you think our friendship is getting stronger/weaker/or staying the same?

19. Do you feel that you could talk to me about anything and I would listen?

20. Are you going to put this on your journal and see what I say about you?

Sony Computer Entertainment announced today that for the first time ever in the game console history, PlayStation and PS one hardware achieved worldwide shipments of more than 100 million units as of May 18th, 2004. On the software front, PlayStation title lineup boasts over 7300 titles as of end of March 2004, with cumulative software shipments reaching over 949 million units around the world.

PlayStation 2 has achieved cumulative shipments of more than 70 million units in hardware and 572 million units in software as of end of March 2004. Combining PlayStation and PlayStation 2 together, more than 170 million hardware units and 1.5 billion software units have been shipped to users all over the world.

Interesting Side Note: In Japan, the PSOne sold more platforms in 2003 than did the Xbox.

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Wired 12.06: Welcome to Planet Pixar

Why would I not be working here… *sigh*

New Eric Clapton, Lenny Kravitz, a whole slew of “Live at Billy Bob’s Texas” cd’s, and new Third Day, plus all the stuff still in my “waiting to buy” list. The Pepsi caps were feeding my addiction… now I’m doomed. Dooooomed!! DOOOOOOOOMED!!!!!

Just a few weeks after telling the world that the iTunes Music Store sells 3.3 million songs in one week, Apple today announced that Founder, one of China’s largest PC makers, will start bundling iTunes with all of its systems beginning next month. Could the numbers climb higher? “Digital music is becoming very important in the Chinese PC market, and Apple’s iTunes is the runaway market leader,” Wei Xin, chairman of Founder Group and Founder Technology, said in a joint press release. “As the first Chinese company to bundle this innovative software with our PCs, we are excited to provide our customers with the world’s best digital music experience.”

How much longer before the critics cry “monopoly!”!?!? Who cares, we’ll all have our ear buds in and won’t hear them anyway!!

I have to admit I wasn’t real thrilled when I watched the first few Crossroads shows. As cool as it sounded to me, I was left unimpressed. The James Taylor thing was just alright, and the Kid Rock and Willie Nelson thing was kinda cool, but when I caught the episode with Travis Tritt and Ray Charles and I was blown away. That was some great music! I immediately scoured the web searching for anyone who might have had the ability to capture the audio and convert it to MP3. I never was successful, and so far I have been left hoping that CMT would maybe, someday release the shows on CD or DVD. The next few shows were boring to me, and I lost interest altogether, until Saturday night. I happened to see a commercial for the latest episode featuring Brad Paisley (whom I’ve listened to quite a bit in the last year) and John Mayer (whose music has also dominated my iTunes playlists). The show was amazing. Awesome guitar playing. Great music. Once again, I will be left scouring the web for some digital music.

PLEASE CMT… RELEASE SOME DVDs!!!!!!

Yahoo! News - NASA’s Finances in Disarray; Auditor Departs

As NASA sets course for the moon and Mars, the space agency’s finances are in disarray, with significant errors in its last financial statements and inadequate documentation for $565 billion posted to its accounts, its former auditor reported.

Ouch! I thought my finances were a mess. Maybe they can sell some lots on Mars, or the moon.

The first theatrical trailer for for “The Incredibles,” Pixar’s next major animated film, has been posted online. The trailer, which Pixar and Apple CEO Steve Jobs said would probably be played before ‘Shrek 2′ this summer, can be viewed in small (240×104), medium (320×136), large (480×208), and ‘Incredisize’ (full screen). Interestingly, the ‘Incredisize’ version is only viewable on the iTunes Music Store with iTunes 4.5. The film is scheduled to hit theaters on November 5, 2004.

Could this be another huge hit? We’ll see… I thought “NEMO” was gonna suck after watching the trailer. LOL

“Is this on??…”

*tap tap*

“I mean, I can break through walls… I just can’t… get … this… on”

Lovably scruffy “Survivor” contestant Rupert Boneham is now $1 million richer - thanks to his legion of fans. Boneham, the big, burly, bearded dad from Indiana, scored the dough on a live telecast last night after winning a viewer vote on the CBS.com Web site. Congratulations Rupert for finally getting what you deserved. Now go buy yourself a fishing pole!!!