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Soaking in Genius
How SpongeBob SquarePants evolved from being a clever little toon on Nickelodeon to one of the most popular characters in the history of animation in 10 incredible years. SpongeBob SquarePants, Sunder Bob Kockalone, SpongeBob Schwammkopf, Sponji Bobu, SvampBob Fyrkant, Bob Esponj! No matter what what language you speak, somehow it’s [...]
Bikini Bottom Confessions:
Creative Director, Vince Waller: Why the show has struck such a chord: ‘I think SpongeBob’s appeal to kids is that he has what they all crave’full autonomy. He is one of their peers, but he lives on his own and makes his own decisions! We also put gags into the [...]
Soaking in the Festivities
To help celebrate the 10th anniversary of the old spongemeister, Nickelodeon and sister station VH1 are planning all kinds of cool programming stunts, so mark your calendars and fire up the TiVo! Square Roots: The Story of SpongeBob SquarePants. This insightful, clip-filled documentary produced by Christine Creadon and Patrick O’Malley [...]
Bring In the Giant Reptiles
Carlos Saldanha, Mike Thurmeier and the rest of wizards at Blue Sky Studios give us a sparkling new Ice Age adventure in glorious 3-D’and throw in some Jurassic-era monsters to spice things up! First things first: The creators of Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs are well aware of the [...]
Sam Raimi to Lead Warcraft Pic
Is the world ready for another feature based on a popular game? On the eve of Comic-Con, we got word that popular genre director Sam Raimi (Spider-Man trilogy, Drag Me to Hell, The Evil Dead) will helm a new movie based on the Blizzard Entertainment’s Warcraft universe. “At its core, [...]
Brooklyn’s Animation Block Party Kicks It Up a Notch
While West Coasters are busy with Comic-Con activities this weekend, Brooklynites will be beating the heat with a fantastic program of shorts at the Sixth Annual Animaton Block Party (July 24-26). Thanks to the hard work and dedication of event founder and organizer Casey Safron, this East Coast toon shindig [...]
Phineas and Ferb Creators Talk About Emmy Nom!
Since Disney’s popular Phineas and Ferb series was nominated for an Emmy in the Special Class category (for the episode titled ‘The Monster Of Phineas-N-Ferbenstein’) we contacted the show’s creators Dan Povenmire and Jeff ‘Swampy’ Marsh to hear what they had to say about the good news. ‘We’re thrilled and [...]
Wallace & Gromit to Shine on Blu-ray This Fall
Aardman fans should mark September 22 on their calendars since that’s the date the new Wallace & Gromit: The Complete Collection Blu-ray comes out. According to the Blu-ray.com, the new disc from HIT Entertainment will include four of Nick Park’s award-winning shorts’A Grand Day Out, The Wrong Trousers, A Close [...]
PBS Wags New Martha Speaks Week
PBS Kids has scheduled a brand, new week of Martha Speaks for the dog days of summer, beginning this Monday, July 13. The five-day stunt features the talented pooch in various adventures’fighting grumpy Mondays, spreading cheer as a hospital dog, being offered a stint as a TV host, etc.’while teaching [...]
Up No. 1 on Yahoo!’s Top 30 List
Disney/Pixar’s Up has landed on top of the list of top 30 animated films of all time, compiled from ratings posted by Yahoo! users. Directed by Pete Docter, the tenth animated feature from Pixar has been setting new records at the box office this summer, generating over $265 million domestically [...]
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