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Naruto Now and Forever


January 14, 2013 by Charles Solomon No Comments divider image
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Hayato Date, the director of the popular anime series, discusses the ageless appeal of the ramen-loving, nine-tailed, fox-demon warrior. Ninja, ramen-lover and self-proclaimed knucklehead Naruto Uzumaki ranks among the most popular animated characters in the world. In addition to the more than 85 million Naruto manga books in print worldwide, [...]

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Turner and WB Strike Multi-Year Netflix Deal


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Complete previous seasons of popular Cartoon Network/Adult Swim and Warner Bros. Animation toons will be coming to Netflix’s hit SVOD service thanks to a new licensing agreement struck between the leading Internet TV subscription company and Turner Broadcasting System and Warner Bros. Television Group. The deal also includes live-action programming [...]

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Six Point Harness and Titmouse Launch Rug Burn Channel


December 7, 2012 by Ramin Zahed No Comments divider image
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Six Point Harness and Titmouse have launched a new YouTube animation channel called Rug Burn. The founders of these prominent independent animation studios have been close friends for years, but their studios are in competition with each other in the TV animation industry, and now online. “We are cartoon-fist-punching each [...]

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‘Beforel Orel’ Premieres Next Monday on Adult Swim


November 12, 2012 by Ramin Zahed 3 Comments divider image
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Ever wondered how Adult Swim’s popular Moral Orel character developed his religious beliefs? Well, you’ll be able to learn more about this interesting stop-motion character’s early days and the birth of his brother Shapey in a new special, slated for a November 19th premiere at 12:30 a.m. (and repeats on [...]

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Will ‘Clone Wars’ Blast Off from CN?


November 2, 2012 by Mercedes Milligan No Comments divider image
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One of Cartoon Network’s most popular series, the CG actioner Star Wars: The Clone Wars, may be packing up its light sabers and moving to a new home when its five-year run is over as a result of Disney’s acquisition of Lucasfilm and the Star Wars franchise, industry watchers speculate. [...]

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Comedy Central Greenlights Animated Shorts Series


October 18, 2012 by Ramin Zahed 1 Comment divider image
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Comedy Central has given the go ahead to Triptank, a weekly half-hour animated series set to premiere next fall. The series is an anthology of comedy shorts in different animation styles, such as 2D, stop-motion and CGI, and will feature stand-alone pieces as well as recurring themes. The pilot includes [...]

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Adult Swim, Former Onion Crew Launch Thing X


October 17, 2012 by Mercedes Milligan No Comments divider image
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Adult Swim has launched a new digital comedy site called Thing X (www.thingx.com), which is lead by former The Onion editor Joe Randazzo and several other staff from the popular humor site. Thing X satirizes all things Internet through exclusive videos, columns, interviews, reviews, e-mails, blurbs, bleeps, cybersnips and podcasts. [...]

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Adult Swim Plans ‘Venture Bros.’ Halloween Special


September 30, 2012 by Ramin Zahed No Comments divider image
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Jackson Publick is going to make everyone’s Halloween a little more spooky this year. The creator of Adult Swim’s cult favorite The Venture Bros. has cooked up a new Halloween-themed special of the show, which will premiere on Cartoon Network on Sunday, Oct. 28 at 11:30 p.m. Created and directed [...]

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Christy Karacas Breaks Out ‘Superjail!’ Season 3


September 28, 2012 by Mercedes Milligan 5 Comments divider image
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When you have one of the most off-the-wall, chaotic toon comedies on TV, how do you keep topping yourself after two manic seasons? We caught up with Christy Karacas and Stephen Warbrick, the co-creators of Adult Swim’s Superjail!—which will launch its third season on the late-night Cartoon Network block this [...]

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Adult Swim’s ‘DC Comics Special’ Gets Airdate


August 16, 2012 by Ramin Zahed No Comments divider image
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Adult Swim announced that the much-anticipated Robot Chicken DC Comics Special will officially kick off the sixth season of the Emmy Award-winning series on Sunday, September 9th at midnight. In the Robot Chicken DC Comics Special, which is produced by Stoopid Buddy Stoodios, in partnership with DC Entertainment and Warner [...]

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