was nervous to watch the new cats movie analysis because it was hard to judge the vibes, but now I'm happy to report that not only is it very knowledgeable about the stage show there's some very correct takes about widely accepted fanon in it
(as defined by: high in youtube search results, easily accessible to people who don't know the musical, and strong charismatic performances that introduce you to the concept of TUGGER)
... John Partridge in 1998. Enough said. Generally considered THE tugger, to the extent that pretty much any comment section in a tugger video on youtube will contain people saying 'okay but john partridge is better'.
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Stanley Allyn Owen, Oasis cast 5. Gorgeous voice and knows it. Pieced together from a few different nights so it's multi-angle, which is great, but a bit too enthusiastic in the editing so it switches angles far too often.
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And Tyler Hanes, in the Broadway revival revised choreo of 2016:
1968
Weekly Shonen Jump Issue #1
Otoko Ippiki Gaki-Daisho by Hiroshi Motomiya
1969
Dr. Toilet by Kazuyoshi Torii
1970
The Gutsy Frog by Yasumi Yoshizawa
1971
Tezuka Manga Award 1st Edition
Samurai Giants by Ikki Kajiwara & Ko Inoue
Boy of the Wilderness Isamu by Soji Yamakawa & Noboru Kawasaki
1972
Astro Kyudan by Shiro Tōzaki & Norihiro Nakajima
1973
Play Ball by Akio Chiba
Hochonin Ajihei by Jiro Gyu & Jo Big
1974
Akatsuka Manga Award 1st Edition
1975
The Circuit Wolf by Satoshi Ikezawa
Doberman Deka by Buronson & Shinji Hiramatsu
1976
Toudai Icchokusen by Yoshinori Kobayashi
Kochikame by Osamu Akimoto
1977
Ring ni Kakero by Masami Kurumada
Susume!! Pirates by Hisashi Eguchi
1978
Cobra by Buichi Terasawa
1979
Kinnikuman by Yudetamago
1980
Dr. Slump by Akira Toriyama
1981
Captain Tsubasa by Yoichi Takahashi
Cat's Eye by Tsukasa Hojo
Stop!! Hibari-kun! by Hisashi Eguchi
1982
High School! Kimengumi by Motoei Shinzawa
1983
Fist of the North Star by Buronson & Tetsuo Hara
Ginga -Nagareboshi Gin- by Yoshihiro Takahashi
1984
DRAGON BALL by Akira Toriyama
1985
City Hunter by Tsukasa Hojo
Miraculous Tonchinkan by Koichi Endo
Sakigake!! Otokojuku by Akira Miyashita
1986
Saint Seiya by Masami Kurumada
1987
JoJo's Bizarre Adventure by Hirohiko Araki
The Burning Wild Man by Tadashi Sato
1988
Bastard!! by Kazushi Hagiwara
Jungle King Tar-chan by Masaya Tokuhiro
Rokudenashi BLUES by Masanori Morita
Magical Taluluto by Tatsuya Egawa
1989
Weekly Shonen Jump reaches 5.000.000 copies in circulation
Dragon Quest: The Great Adventure of Dai by Riku Sanjo & Koji Inada
Video Girl Ai by Masakazu Katsura
1990
SLAM DUNK by Takehiko Inoue
Chinyuki by Man Gataro
Yu Yu Hakusho by Yoshihiro Togashi
1992
Hareluya II Boy by Haruto Umezawa
1993
Tottemo! Luckyman by Hiroshi Gamo
Hell Teacher Nube by Makura Sho & Takeshi Okano
1994
Midori no Makibao by Tsunomaru
Rurouni Kenshin by Nobuhiro Watsuki
1995
Weekly Shonen Jump reaches 6.530.000 copies in circulation
Sexy Commando Gaiden: Sugoi yo!! Masaru-san by Kyosuke Usuta
1996
Hoshin Engi by Ryu Fujisaki
Yu-Gi-Oh! by Kazuki Takahashi
Kochikame 20th Anniversary & Chapter 1000
1997
I's by Masakazu Katsura
Seikimatsu Leader den Takeshi! by Mitsutoshi Shimabukuro
ONE PIECE by Eiichiro Oda
1998
Rookies by Masanori Morita
Whistle! by Daisuke Higuchi
HUNTERXHUNTER by Yoshihiro Togashi
1999
Hikaru no Go by Yumi Hotta & Takeshi Obata
The Prince of Tennis by Takeshi Konomi
NARUTO by Masashi Kishimoto
2000
JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Stone Ocean by Hirohiko Araki
BLACK CAT by Kentaro Yabuki
2001
Bobobobo Bobobo by Yoshio Sawai
BLEACH by Tite Kubo
2002
Strawberry 100% by Mizuki Kawashita
Eyeshield 21 by Riichiro Inagaki & Yusuke Murata
2004
Death Note by Tsugumi Ohba & Takeshi Obata
Gintama by Hideaki Sorachi
Katekyo Hitman Reborn! by Akira Amano
D.Gray-man by Katsura Hoshino
Muhyo & Roji's Bureau of Supernatural Investigation by Yoshiyuki Nishi
2005
Neuro: Supernatural Detective by Yusei Matsui
2006
To Love Ru by Saki Hasemi & Kentaro Yabuki
2007
Sket Dance by Kenta Shinohara
2008
Nura: Rise of the Yokai Clan by Hiroshi Shiibashi
Toriko by Mitsutoshi Shimabukuro
Bakuman. by Tsugumi Ohba & Takeshi Obata
2009
Kuroko's Basketball by Tadatoshi Fujimaki
Beelzebub by Ryuhei Tamura
Medaka Box by Nisio Isin & Akira Akatsuki
2010
ONE PIECE New World Begins
2011
Nisekoi by Naoshi Komi
2012
Haikyu!! by Haruichi Furudate
The Disastrous Life of Saiki K. by Shuichi Aso
Assassination Classroom by Yusei Matsui
Food Wars: Shokugeki no Soma by Yuto Tsukuda & Shun Saeki
2013
World Trigger by Daisuke Ashihara
Isobe Isobee Monogatari by Ryo Nakama
2014
Hinomaru Zumo by Kawada
My Hero Academia by Kohei Horikoshi
2015
Black Clover by Yuki Tabata
2016
Yuuna and the Haunted Hot Springs by Tadahiro Miura
Kimetsu no Yaiba by Koyoharu Gotouge
BORUTO by Mikio Ikemoto & Ukyo Kodachi
The Promised Neverland by Kaiu Shirai & Posuka Demizu
Kochikame 40th Anniversary and Serialization End
2017
We Never Learn by Taishi Tsutsui
Dr. STONE by Riichiro Inagaki & Boichi
2018
Jujutsu Kaisen by Akutami Gege
2019
Chainsaw Man by Tatsuki Fujimoto
Mission: Yozakura Family by Hitsuji Gondaira
2020
Undead Unluck by Yoshifumi Tozuka
MASHLE by Hajime Komoto
Ayakashi Triangle by Kentaro Yabuki
Me & Roboco by Shuhei Miyazaki
BURN THE WITCH by Tite Kubo
SAKAMOTO DAYS by Yuto Suzuki
2021
The Elusive Samurai by Yusei Matsui
WITCH WATCH by Kenta Shinohara
Blue Box by Kouji Miura
2022
Akane Banashi by Yuki Suenaga & Takamasa Moue
Mickey art by @foxestacado; Magic Kingdom photo by @heidi8.
I took my first Copyright Law class in 1993; just after the term concluded, certain motion pictures had their copyrights restored because of NAFTA, but the copyright terms for things like the Marx Bros' Animal Crackers, and yes, the original Mickey Mouse cartoons including Steamboat Willie and Plane Crazy were supposed to expire by the early 2000s, free for use by anyone, for any purpose (other than trademark infringement).
As we all know, they did not; the 1998 Sonny Bono Copyright Extension Act stretched the term from 75 years to 95 years after first publication, keeping the public domain closed for 20 years -- but those 95 years expire at midnight on January 1, 2024 for Steamboat Willie -- as well as Virginia Woolf's Orlando, the picture book Millions of Cats, a few of my favorite songs from Burt Kalmar & Harry Ruby, and the first sound recording of "Yes! We Have No Bananas!"
What does this mean for creativity? It's unpredictable! Will there be more productions of Threepenny Opera? Stage musical versions of Animal Crackers -- or Marx Bros VR? More tiktoks and YouTube videos set to songs our great grandparents enjoyed, now that the sea shanty trend is over? Will there be horror movie versions of early Mickey cartoons, the way some indie filmmakers did a horror movie version of Winnie the Pooh when the first Milne book went into the public domain a few years ago? Will there be a sequel to that horror film featuring Tigger now that His Bounciness is entering the public domain? Will I do a video setting Mickey to "Mack the Knife"? Perhaps!
But I and everyone else needs to remember that Disney still holds trademark rights in Mickey Mouse -- the original version and the evolutions since -- so it'll be important to include a disclaimer or notice that any follow-on work based on things in the public domain is not owned, created or distributed by Disney or the other relevant brand-owner.
What will I be doing to mark the occasion? I'm planning on celebrating the public domain moment *at* Walt Disney World; I need to feel it in my soul; I expect fireworks, and absolutely no recognition from anyone other than me (and possibly my family who tolerate my ridiculousness on this) about the momentousness of the moment. I may livestream it.
I've been waiting for this moment for thirty years, and I can't believe I finally get to celebrate it this week! Creativity is magic, and it'll be fascinating to see what happens next!
Giovanni's Persian - Game Freak - 1998 - Normal Pokemon:
Giovanni is such an underrated villain in that he is Literally Just A Mob Boss and his Persian is just an exotic pet. There is NOTHING special about them. She's amazing and I love her (pronouns chosen to match my 9y/o self's assumption)