Whelp. It’s been 12 months (in actor years, 26 episodes) that the ol’ Hollywood ToyBoy has been around TDmonthly Magazine. All sorts of predictions were made. Let’s take a walk down memory lane — peruse past columns — and do that eminently Hollywood thing: self-congratulatory backpatting.
June 2005: One of the biggest predictions to come true was the strong push for Warner Brothers cartoon related toys (Xiaolin Showdown, Loonatics, etc.). Lo and behold, many were seen at the 2006 Toy Fair in NYC. Score one for the ToyBoyster and TDmonthly.
July 2005: Biggest scoop? The new CGI “Winnie The Pooh” series from Disney. Yup, you heard it here first.
August 2005: Shhhh, “The Secret Show” from Britain is the next big thing to come over from the land of the Beatles.
September 2005: No predictions, just good leads on product placement (and a plug for Uglydolls — still going strong).
October 2005: Pixar bought by Disney? You heard it here first, waaaaay ahead of anyone else!!
November 2005: Digital theaters, the moneyization of iPod downloads, the future of life on earth, all predicted right here in this column.
December 2005: The push for Lucas Films/Arts to go gaming! Watch for Georgie as he shoots to the #1 video game maker in this or any other universe.
January 2006: The push for family friendly. Forget sex and violence, warm and cuddly is the new pink.
February 2006: Corgi boldly going where no man has gone before (think Star Trek).
March 2006: The Internet is becoming the new Hollywood, and Hollywood doesn’t like it.
April 2006: Music! Music! Music! The next big thing is going to be old bands making new music … for kids. Dinosaur rock becomes kidpop!
May 2006: Doomism, and how Barbie is going to kick some Bratz butt.
And the next big prediction? Drum roll please …
…stay tuned to TDmonthly Magazine to find out.
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