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New Show From Bob and Margaret Duo
Alison Snowden and David Fine, the Oscar-winning creators of the acclaimed animated series Bob and Margaret, are set to produce their latest prime-time animation series with Vancouver’s Studio B Prods. The 26×22 Simon Stimple is currently in development for Canadian broadcaster TELETOON. Aimed at adults, Simon Stimple is about a [...]
Iceland Gets in the Mood For Anna
Icelandic digital design and animation company CAOZ Ltd. is in production on the half-hour film Anna and the Moods. The toon has already been selected for presententation at this years Cartoon Forum in Varese, Italy in September and is set for release in December 2004. One day “perfect child’ Anna [...]
Strip Goes On Despite No Spike
Stan Lee’s Stripperella, Gary the Rat starring Kelsey Grammer and John Kricfalusi’s Ren & Stimpy Adult Party Cartoon debut tonight as The New TNN launches The Strip, its late night adult animation block. The cable outlet had hoped to introduce the animated lineup under the new name Spike TV, but [...]
Noodlesoup Ventures into Adult Swim Time
Noodlesoup Prods. has signed a contract to produce the new animated series The Venture Brothers for Cartoon Network. The New York-based animation studio will be producing 13, half-hour episodes for the show, created by Jackson Publick, who wrote for The Tick animated and live-action series. The Venture Brothers, which spoofs [...]
Florida Gets Creative with Cel Animation
The Florida Media Arts Center (FMAC) is promoting central Florida artists through Creative Works, a series of video shorts featuring some of central Florida’s most talented artists. The first episode features a cel animation “how to” demonstration by Orlando animator/animation producer Mark Simon. Simon, who runs A&S Animation Inc., notes, [...]
Boogiepop Phantom to Menace Tech TV
The anime series Boogiepop Phantom will join Tech TV’s Anime Unleashed block on July 28. Set to air Monday through Thursday at 12:00 a.m. (E.T.), the show is based on the original novel by Kadono Kouhei and is directed by Watanabe Takashi with animation by Mad House. Composed of 12 [...]
Space Ghost Back to Haunt Cartoon Network
According to Variety, Space Ghost Coast to Coast will be back on Cartoon Network for a six-episode engagement. The cult hit series made a talk show host of the classic Hanna-Barbera superhero who defeated his enemies with invisibility. The original Space Ghost ran on CBS from 1966-68 and on NBC [...]
Court Spikes TV Station’s Appeal
Director Spike Lee yesterday won another court victory in his legal battle to keep cabler The New TNN from changing its name to Spike TV. Reuters reports that an appeals court upheld an injunction granted last week that temporarily prevents the company from using the name. Viacom can appeal to [...]
Simpsons, Hill Producer Stays at Fox
Variety reports that The Simpsons and King of the Hill co-exec. producer Rich Appel has signed a multiyear, seven-figure deal to remain part of the Twentieth Century Fox Television family. In addition to maintaining his current duties, the writer has signed on as co-exec. producer of The Bernie Mac Show [...]
Static Shock, Liberty’s Kids Land on Humanitas List
If you’re tired of seeing the same animated shows nominated in awards’ races, check out this year’s list of Humanitas nominees in the children’s animation category. Kids’ WB!’s Static Shock, (Episode title: “Jimmy,” teleplay by Dwayne McDuffie, story by Alan Burnett and Dwayne McDuffie) and two episodes of the DIC [...]
BinWeevils Appoints Henwood...
U.K.-based digital social world BinWeevils, for kids 6-12, has appointed media...
Blue Sky’s...
Epic, the new animated adventure from director Chris Wedge and his gifted team...
