Restarted With A Mouse: A Pop Culture Timeline

[redben12]

Why wasn’t there a Best Animated Feature winner for 1984?

Kayfabe: The Academy didn't do one that year due to a lack of submissions
IRL: I couldn't find enough nominees for that year. 😥

Since we're in the 2000s now, I wonder how Chicken Little will fare

Well the recently founded Disney Digital Division (or 3D for short) are currently hard at work on A Few Good Ghosts, so make of that as you will.

Distributed by Universal Pictures on May 18, 2001

Cast: Chris Farley, Eddie Murphy, Janeane Garofalo, John Lithgow

While UAS had already made a critically animated features with films like The Prince of Egypt, they were still in search of a true major financial hit, especially after the underwhelming performance of El Dorado. 2001 would see their financial fortunes change with the release of the fantasy comedy Shrek. It would go on to become the division's most successful film yet and spawn several other fairy tale parodies trying to repeat the success of the feature.

NEWS REPORTS FOR SUMMER 2001

President Gore addresses the media about the air strike in Afghanistan
- The Washington Post

76ers wins NBA Finals
- The Philadelphia Inquirer

The Next Big Things: Who are the Minnesota Wrecking Crew?
- ECW Magazine

 

[Lil Bokeron]

Kayfabe: The Academy didn't do one that year due to a lack of submissions
IRL: I couldn't find enough nominees for that year. 😥

He's not lying. Look at this page: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_animated_feature_films_of_1984

It was a loaded year for Japan, yeah... But most of the films they launched that year were... Ok at best.
Yeah, there are the clear exception of Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind. But what else would you nominate that year? Doraemon: Nobita's Great Adventure into the Underworld?

Okay, you could have done like 2021 Goya Awards and have an entire category for just one film... But it would have been weird.

 

[redben12]

List of Billboard #1 songs for 2001

866: It Wasn't Me - Shaggy ft. RikRok (January 6 - February 10, 2001)
867: Mrs. Jackson - Outkast (February 17, 2001 - March 3, 2001)
868: In Repair - Our Lady Peace (March 10 - March 31, 2001)
869: All for You - Janet Jackson (April 7 - April 28, 2001)
870: Hanging by a Moment - Lifehouse (May 5 - June 30, 2001)
871: U Remind Me - Usher (July 7 - July 28, 2001)
872: Bootylicious - Destiny's Child (August 4 - August 11, 2001)
873: Fallin' - Alicia Keys (August 18 - September 1, 2001)
874: I'm Real - Jennifer Lopez ft. Ja Rule (September 8 - September 22, 2001)
875: It's Been Awhile - Staind (September 29 - October 20, 2001)
876: Family Affair - Mary J. Blige (October 27 - December 8, 2001)
877: How You Remind Me - Nickelback (December 15, 2001 - January 12, 2002)

 

[redben12]

The next big update (which should be out later today or tomorrow) is going be fairly important for the future of this timeline, but let's take a look at some other notable films of 2001.

Recess: Schools Out

Distributed by Walt Disney Pictures on February 16, 2001

Spy Kids

Distributed by Dimension Films on March 30, 2001

Superman Returns (dir. Tim Burton)

Distributed by Paramount Pictures on May 25, 2001

Cast: Nicolas Cage, Courtney Cox, Freddie Prinze Jr., Sean Bean

- Sequel to Superman Lives, the plot most resembles Man of Steel

Atlantis: The Lost Empire

Distributed by Walt Disney Pictures on June 15, 2001

Tomb Raider

Distributed by Paramount Pictures (Famous Studios) on June 15, 2001

The Fast and the Furious

Distributed by Universal Pictures on June 22, 2001

Godzilla (dir. Ang Lee)

Distributed by RKO Radio Pictures on June 29, 2001

Cast: Matt Damon, Ken Watanabe, Cliff Robinson, Judith Hoag

- This is the 2014 movie made 13 years earlier
- It would become the most successful RKO Radio Pictures movie since the company's revival in the 80's

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone

Distributed by Warner Bros. on November 16, 2001

The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

Distributed by New Line Cinema on December 19, 2001

Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius

Distributed by Touchstone Pictures on December 21, 2001

 

[redben12]

Distributed by Touchstone Pictures on November 2, 2001

Originally being conceived in back in the mid 90's, Monsters, Inc would soon turn out to be one of the biggest projects in Pixar's history. The company would end up having to use over 3500 processers and create a fur simulation program in order to accommodate the production. Their hard work would thankfully pay off, as it would once again being another critical and financial hit for the studio.

Pixar would celebrate finishing what they believed to be their toughest challenge yet. Little did they know, what the studio and director Pete Docter would have to face just a few months later.

NEWS REPORTS FOR FALL 2001

Miramax Co-founder Harvey Weinstein accused of sexual assault
- The New York Times

#1 overall pick Michael Vick tears Achilles on first play, out for the season
- ESPN

Mariners win 2nd World Series title
- Sports Illustrated

 

[Stalin1944]

#1 overall pick Michael Vick tears Achilles on first play, out for the season

I see Micheal Vick got the Arron Rodgers treatment

 

[kirbopher15]

Miramax Co-founder Harvey Weinstein accused of sexual assault

Now I see where you got the thread mark title from

 

[rwbyfan]

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Distributed by Touchstone Pictures on November 2, 2001

Originally being conceived in back in the mid 90's, Monsters, Inc would soon turn out to be one of the biggest projects in Pixar's history. The company would end up having to use over 3500 processers and create a fur simulation program in order to accommodate the production. Their hard work would thankfully pay off, as it would once again being another critical and financial hit for the studio.

Pixar would celebrate finishing what they believed to be their toughest challenge yet. Little did they know, what the studio and director Pete Docter would have to face just a few months later.

NEWS REPORTS FOR FALL 2001

Miramax Co-founder Harvey Weinstein accused of sexual assault
- The New York Times

What Harvey Weinstein have to do with Pixar?

 

[Lil Bokeron]

What Harvey Weinstein have to do with Pixar?

Nothing. The quote was said on the Oscar Awards when it was presented the Animated Nominates.

 

[JCC the Alt Historian]

The next big update (which should be out later today or tomorrow) is going be fairly important for the future of this timeline, but let's take a look at some other notable films of 2001.

Recess: Schools Out

Distributed by Walt Disney Pictures on February 16, 2001

I know that Atlantis: The Lost Empire is still a Disney animated feature, but is Recess: School's Out a Disney animated feature (ei Snow White, The Lion King, etc.) too or is it a film that gets released under a smaller Disney studio and is not part of the animated feature lineup?

 

[JCC the Alt Historian]

Kayfabe: The Academy didn't do one that year due to a lack of submissions
IRL: I couldn't find enough nominees for that year. 😥

Well the recently founded Disney Digital Division (or 3D for short) are currently hard at work on A Few Good Ghosts, so make of that as you will.


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Distributed by Universal Pictures on May 18, 2001

Cast: Chris Farley, Eddie Murphy, Janeane Garofalo, John Lithgow

While UAS had already made a critically animated features with films like The Prince of Egypt, they were still in search of a true major financial hit, especially after the underwhelming performance of El Dorado. 2001 would see their financial fortunes change with the release of the fantasy comedy Shrek. It would go on to become the division's most successful film yet and spawn several other fairy tale parodies trying to repeat the success of the feature.

NEWS REPORTS FOR SUMMER 2001

President Gore addresses the media about the air strike in Afghanistan
- The Washington Post

76ers wins NBA Finals
- The Philadelphia Inquirer

The Next Big Things: Who are the Minnesota Wrecking Crew?
- ECW Magazine

It would have been pretty interesting to see this version of Shrek. As much as I love the film from OTL with Mike Myers and Cameron Diaz, it would've been pretty interesting to see what Chris Farley and Janeane Garofalo would've been like.

I am glad that some of Farley's Shrek was made available a few years back.

 

[redben12]

I got a bunch of updates all coming very soon (going to start posting them on Saturday if my power doesn't go out again)

Hint for the next update: 🦴

 

[kirbopher15]

I got a bunch of updates all coming very soon (going to start posting them on Saturday if my power doesn't go out again)

Hint for the next update: 🦴

Nightmare before Christmas sequel

 

[redben12]

Bone (dir. Mark Dinal)

Distributed by Warner Bros. on March 8, 2002

Cast: Freddie Prinze Jr., Trevor Strong, Andy Serkis, Christina Ricci

While Bone had been a highly praised comic since it was first published in the early 90's, it journey into being adapted was a one that had been through a lot of issues. Sony originally announced to had purchased the rights in 1994, however their deal with Marvel and the mounting disagreements between the studio and Jeff Smith lead to Warner Brothers picking up the feature in 1999.

It would finally be released in 2002 to much acclaim, with many critics praising it's depth and impressive animation. A TV series continuing the events of the books would premiere the following year on Cartoon Network, lasting until 2006.

NEWS REPORTS FOR SPRING 2002

RUMOR: Sega reportedly starting work on next generation console, codenamed "Phantom"
- Electronic Gaming Monthly

The Docter is in, can he fix Pixar?
- The Wall Street Journal

NFL Draft Top 5
1. David Carr - Panthers
2. Julius Peppers - Lions
3. Quintin Jammer - Chargers
4. Ryan Simms - Chiefs
5. Joey Harrington - Bills
- ESPN

 

[redben12]

IOTL, WWE brought their competition in the Spring of 2001. With WCW having better booking and ECW having a major show on HBO however, they are still around. Why don't we look at their rosters as of Spring 2002?

WWE

Al Snow
Albert
Big Boss Man
Big Show
Billy Gunn (Tag Team Champion)
Bradshaw
Bubba Ray Dudley
Bull Buchannan
Chris Benoit
Chris Jericho
Christian
Chuck Palumbo (Tag Team Champion)
Crash Holly
D-Lo Brown
D-Von Dudley
Eddie Guerrero
Edge (Intercontinental Champion)
Faarooq
Funaki
Goldust
Hardcore Holly
Jacqueline
Jeff Hardy
Kane
Kurt Angle[1]
Lita
Mark Henry
Matt Hardy
Maven
Mighty Molly
Mr. Perfect
Owen Hart
Perry Saturn
Ric Flair[2]
Rikishi
Scotty 2 Hotty
Steve Austin
Steven Richards
Tazz
Terri Runnels
Test
The Godfather
The Rock
The Undertaker
Tiger Ali Singh
Triple H (WWE Champion)
Trish Stratus
Val Venis
William Regal
X-Pac

WCW

Air Paris (Tag Team Champion)
Air Styles (Tag Team Champion)
Bam Bam Bigelow
Big Vito
Billy Kidman
Booker T
Brian Adams
Bryan Clark
Buff Bagwell
Disqo
Chavo Guerrero Jr.
Chris Kanyon
Diamond Dallas Page
Ernest Miller
Evan Karagias
Goldberg
Hugh Morris
Hulk Hogan
Jamie Knoble
Jeff Jarrett
Jimmy Yang
Johnny The Bull
Kevin Nash
Lance Storm
Lex Luger
Mark Jindrak
Rey Mysterio Jr.
Scott Hall
Scott Steiner
Sean O'Haire (United States Champion)
Shane Helms
Shannon Moore
Shawn Stasiak
Stacy Keibler
Sting (World Heavyweight Champion)
Vampiro

ECW

Balls Mahoney
Brock Lesnar [3]
Christian York
Cyrus
Dawn Marie
E.Z. Money
Jazz
Jerry Lynn
Joey Matthews
Justin Credible
Kid Kash
Little Guido
Mike Awesome [4]
Mikey Whipwreck
Nova
Raven [4]
Rhino
Rob Van Dam (ECW Champion)
Shelton Benjamin [3]
Spike Dudley
Steve Corino
Super Crazy
Swinger
Tajiri (TV Champion)
The Sandman (Tag Team Champion)
Tommy Dreamer (Tag Team Champion)
Tony Mamaluke

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1. Kurt made his WWE debut on the Raw after WrestleMania X8. He had previously spent 1997-2001 in ECW, becoming a 2x world champion in the promotion.
2. Flair's Turner contract was already set to expire around the time of Survivor Series 2001.
3. Recently debuted as the Minnesota Wrecking Crew
4. With ECW signing a major deal with HBO, the company is able to afford some of the talent that left for other promotions in 2000 and 2001

 

[Sonny912]

IOTL, WWE brought their competition in the Spring of 2001. With WCW having better booking and ECW having a major show on HBO however, they are still around. Why don't we look at their rosters as of Spring 2002?

WWE

Al Snow
Albert
Big Boss Man
Big Show
Billy Gunn (Tag Team Champion)
Bradshaw
Bubba Ray Dudley
Bull Buchannan
Chris Benoit
Chris Jericho
Christian
Chuck Palumbo (Tag Team Champion)
Crash Holly
D-Lo Brown
D-Von Dudley
Eddie Guerrero
Edge (Intercontinental Champion)
Faarooq
Funaki
Goldust
Hardcore Holly
Jacqueline
Jeff Hardy
Kane
Kurt Angle[1]
Lita
Mark Henry
Matt Hardy
Maven
Mighty Molly
Mr. Perfect
Owen Hart
Perry Saturn
Ric Flair[2]
Rikishi
Scotty 2 Hotty
Steve Austin
Steven Richards
Tazz
Terri Runnels
Test
The Godfather
The Rock
The Undertaker
Tiger Ali Singh
Triple H (WWE Champion)
Trish Stratus
Val Venis
William Regal
X-Pac

WCW

Air Paris (Tag Team Champion)
Air Styles (Tag Team Champion)
Bam Bam Bigelow
Big Vito
Billy Kidman
Booker T
Brian Adams
Bryan Clark
Buff Bagwell
Disqo
Chavo Guerrero Jr.
Chris Kanyon
Diamond Dallas Page
Ernest Miller
Evan Karagias
Goldberg
Hugh Morris
Hulk Hogan
Jamie Knoble
Jeff Jarrett
Jimmy Yang
Johnny The Bull
Kevin Nash
Lance Storm
Lex Luger
Mark Jindrak
Rey Mysterio Jr.
Scott Hall
Scott Steiner
Sean O'Haire (United States Champion)
Shane Helms
Shannon Moore
Shawn Stasiak
Stacy Keibler
Sting (World Heavyweight Champion)
Vampiro

ECW

Balls Mahoney
Brock Lesnar [3]
Christian York
Cyrus
Dawn Marie
E.Z. Money
Jazz
Jerry Lyn
Joey Matthews
Justin Credible
Kid Kash
Little Guido
Mike Awesome [4]
Mikey Whipwreck
Nova
Raven [4]
Rhino
Rob Van Dam (ECW Champion)
Shelton Benjamin [3]
Spike Dudley
Steve Corino
Super Crazy
Swinger
Tajiri (TV Champion)
The Sandman (Tag Team Champion)
Tommy Dreamer (Tag Team Champion)
Tony Mamaluke

_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

1. Kurt made his WWE debut on the Raw after WrestleMania X8. He had previously spent 1997-2001 in ECW, becoming a 2x world champion in the promotion.
2. Flair's Turner contract was already set to expire around the time of Survivor Series 2001.
3. Recently debuted as the Minnesota Wrecking Crew
4. With ECW signing a major deal with HBO, the company is able to afford some of the talent that left for other promotions in 2000 and 2001

Isn't hbo owned by Warner, which is owned by Turner, which runs wcw? Or did Eric buy it out successfully and it airs on fx now?

 

[redben12]

Isn't hbo owned by Warner, which is owned by Turner, which runs wcw? Or did Eric buy it out successfully and it airs on fx now?

Eric and Fusion Media do own WCW.

Distributed by Sony Pictures on May 3, 2002

After decades of constant rumors and speculation, Marvel would finally make it's long awaited jump to the big screen with the release of Spider-Man. The film, which chronicles Spider-Man's origin story and early days fighting crime, would break records by becoming the first movie to reach make 100 million dollars in it's first weekend. The success of the feature would lead to start of what we now know as the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

NEWS REPORTS FOR SUMMER 2002

Don Bluth retires, Ryan O'Reilly to become the new Head of Disney Animation
- Animation Magazine

Sacramento are the Kings of the NBA
- The Sacramento Bee

Paramount Sydney (formally Australia's Wonderland) to open in 2003
- The Sun

 

[JamieLucaFan01]

The Docter is in, can he fix Pixar?
- The Wall Street Journal

So Pete Docter gets to be the CCO of Pixar earlier? Sweet! I'm hoping this change brings a happier future to the studio...

 

[redben12]

List of Billboard #1 songs for 2002

878: U Got It Bad - Usher (January 18 - February 2, 2002)
879: In The End - Linkin Park (February 9 - March 30, 2002)
880: Ain't it Funny - Jennifer Lopez ft. Ja Rule (April 6 - April 13, 2002)
881: Foolish - Ashanti (April 20 - June 1, 2002)
882: Without Me - Eminem (June 8 - July 27, 2002)
883: Hot In Herre - Nelly (August 3 - August 17, 2002)
884: Complicated - Avril Lavigne (August 24 - September 14, 2002)
885: Somewhere Out There - Our Lady Peace (September 21 - October 18, 2002)
886: Lose Yourself - Eminem (October 26, 2002 - January 25, 2003)

 

[redben12]

Guess what, it's the other movies (2002 edition)

Ice Age

Distributed by 20th Century Fox on March 15, 2002

Resident Evil

Distributed by RKO Radio Pictures on March 15, 2002

Clockstoppers

Distributed by Touchstone Pictures (Nickelodeon Movies) on March 29, 2002

Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones

Distributed by Walt Disney Pictures on May 16, 2002

Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron

Distributed by Universal Pictures on May 24, 2002

Scooby-Doo

Distributed by Touchstone Pictures on June 14, 2002

Lilo & Stitch

Distributed by Walt Disney Pictures on June 21, 2002

- Because of 9/11 being butterflied due to Gore's air strike in Afghanistan killing several Al-Qaeda members, the climax features the characters hijacking a Boeing 747 and flying it across downtown Honolulu.

Hey Arnold: The Jungle Movie

Distributed by Touchstone Pictures(Nickelodeon Movies) on June 28, 2002

Cast: Spencer Klein, Francesca Marie Smith, Jamil Walker Smith, Carlos Alazraqui

- IOTL, The Jungle Movie was originally going to be a theatrical film before being swapped with Arnold Saves The Neighborhood(the movie from our timeline that was originally planned to be a TV special). When it underperformed, The Jungle Movie was cancelled and later revived in 2017.

Spirited Away

Distributed by Touchstone Pictures on September 20, 2002

Tuck Everlasting

Distributed by Walt Disney Pictures on October 11, 2002

Cast: Alexis Bedel, Ben Kingsley, Trey Disney, William Hurt

- Tuck Everlasting was one of Trey's first ever major starring roles