The House of Fox and the Mouse

One blog I had in mind last year was this, but that was put on a back burner. With the  news settled in on what happened March 20th, you'll understand. As of now, Fox is now owned by Disney. What seems like a funny joke from The Simpsons is now in reality. What exactly does this mean?

For well over a year, the idea of Fox being bought was there. Despite being around since 1935, they have had some huge movies the last 50 years. Alien, Porky's, Die Hard, Home Alone, Ice Age, Avatar. One offs like Point Break, Mrs. Doubtfire, M*A*S*H, The Towering Inferno, Titanic. So many movies. My suspicion on why there was a deal was so Disney could get the rest of the Marvel properties that Fox had. I honestly think that was their only reason just because they want that stupid cinematic universe garbage the way they envisioned it. I'm hearing they might try to reboot X-Men, which I think is a really bad idea. Turning those guys into the same low I.Q. popcorn flicks as the other adaptations will save some people time and not see them in theaters.

Fox has it's own network, and I believe they still have control of their own stuff. As far as own produced programs, I would assume it's under Disney. I really don't know. Within the last 15 years, the House of Mouse has mostly reverted back to being a company that's more so for kids. While that's been their moniker since its inception in the 1920s, they took chances 35 years ago with their Touchstone label.  Stuff like Splash, Ruthless People, Roger Rabbit for fuck's sake. Without Roger, Spielberg doesn't do all those 90s cartoons. No Tiny Toon, no Animaniacs.  It's why I have a little concern now for Fox.

You look at FX and FXX and the original stuff they have is R-rated type material. What will happen to Always Sunny? Or American Horror Story? Or even regular Fox? A lot of their big shows are TV-14 programs. I can't imagine Disney interfering that much or neutering them.

Disney got themselves out of a rut about 10 years ago and have been making more huge hits than duds. However, they don't take too many chances anymore. It could happen to Fox depending on the kind of projects that are made. I have a really bad feeling about the future of film and TV entertainment.