lebeau
Well-Known Member
Roy wasn't treated any differently than a person who reached the age of required retirement. I used to believe the same thing, but I feel different now. Especially because he didn't attend the event on July 17, 2005 at DL.
Not true. Disney had a manadatory retirement age on the books. However, they were famous for never having enforced it. Eisner used it as a tool to manipulate the board in his war against Roy.
You are right. But keep in mind. LOST and Housewives were developed during Eisner's time.
Eisner hated Lost. He didn't want it. He wasn't thrilled about JJ Abraham's other show "Alias" because while critics loved it, it never got ratings. So he wanted no part of Lost. He also passed on Survivor and CSI among others. And he ran ABCs one hit, Who Wants to Be a Millionaire, into the ground with too many shows per week.
His worst offense, however, was the ridiculous amount of money he wasted on ABC Family. Not only did he overspend by any measurement, he didn't do any research on the purchase. He had intended to use it as a way to re-package ABC programs. However, he didn't realize that legally he couldn't change the format after he bought the network. If I remember correctly, that blunder cost the company hundreds of millions.
Let's face it. Pixar was hot and is the new animation. As much as I don't like it.
Let's also not forget how Eisner chased them off. If not for his departure, we'd be stuck with Chicken Little from Disney animation and not much else.