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Game Over Boots up on UPN


March 10, 2004 by Ryan Ball No Comments divider image

With video games stealing adult male audiences away from broadcasters during primetime hours, it was a smart move for UPN to bring the world of interactive entertainment to the tube. The new CG action/comedy series Game Over premieres tonight, March 10, at 8 p.m. (ET/PT). The Smashenburns are the typical [...]

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Cartoon Network Takes Crack at Code Lyoko


March 9, 2004 by Ryan Ball No Comments divider image

Moonscoop, the newly launched distributor for Antefilms Production and France Animation, has inked its first major U.S. deal with the sale of Code Lyoko to Cartoon Network. The new animated show for kids 6-12 is set to debut April 19 during Cartoon Network’s new action adventure programming block, Miguzi. Featuring [...]

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DIC Kid’s Network Adds New Lineup


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Independent children’s entertainment company DIC Ent. is set to launch the second season of its top-rated DIC Kids’ Network with an all-new kid’s line-up. The three-hour programming block, which reaches 100% of U.S. markets on more than 450 stations, will feature the award-winning series Liberty’s Kids, as well as the [...]

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SCI FI’s Tripping Doesn’t Stumble


March 8, 2004 by Ryan Ball No Comments divider image

SCI Fi Channel’s new Thursday night lineup drew big numbers for the cable network last week. According to Daily Variety, the new CG animated series, Tripping the Rift, pulled in more viewers than the debut of the reality show Mad Mad House and the season premiere of the hidden camera [...]

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TECH TV Unleashes Last Exile


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Tonight, Monday, March 8, sees the launch of the Japanese animated series Last Exile on Tech TV’s Anime Unleashed block. From Gonzo Ent. and distributed in the U.S. by Geneon Ent., the show will get a special primetime debut at 10 p.m. Last Exile depicts an epic struggle between two [...]

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Nicktoons Launches Kaput & Zosky


March 5, 2004 by Ryan Ball No Comments divider image

Kaput & Zosky, a series of 78 seven-minute shorts from Futurikon, will debut on Nicktoons on March 7 at 8 p.m. (ET/PT). The title characters are alien invaders who scour the universe in their tiny spaceship looking for new worlds to conquer. However confident, their incompetence usually results in catastrophic [...]

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SpongeBob Goes Flintstone


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SpongeBob trades in his signature square pants for a square loin cloth in the primetime special SpongeBob SquarePants Goes Prehistoric, premiering tonight, March 5, at 8 p.m. on Nickelodeon. The fun begins when fanatical SpongeBob fan club president Patchy (played by SpongeBob voice Tom Kenny) invents a time machine and [...]

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Daytime Emmy Noms Unveiled


March 4, 2004 by Ryan Ball No Comments divider image

The Academy of Television Arts and Sciences today announced its nominees for the 31st annual Daytime Emmy Awards, recognizing some popular cartoons among the hopefuls. PBS’ Arthur, Disney Channel’s Disney’s Kim Possible and Nickelodeon’s Dora the Explorer, Rugrats and Little Bill (Nick Jr.) face off in the race for Best [...]

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SCI FI Begins Tripping the Rift


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SCI FI Channel’s first animated series, Tripping the Rift, premieres tonight 10:30 p.m. The racy, CG animated half-hour comedy Joins the Thursday night lineup following the debut of the reality show Mad Mad House (9 p.m.) and the season premiere of the Shannon Doherty-hosted practical joke show Scare Tactics (10 [...]

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Spike TV Previews This Just In


March 3, 2004 by Ryan Ball No Comments divider image

Male-oriented cable network Spike TV expands its animated offerings next week with the debut of This Just In, a Flash-animated comedy series that offers timely riffs on politics and other current events. A preview of the show can be downloaded at http://homepage.digitalforest.com/~poptunes/TJICM.html. This Just In is created by stand-up comic [...]

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