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The B-Movie Beasts Are Baaaaack!


April 12, 2013 by Ramin Zahed No Comments divider image
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Emmy-winning animation veterans Bob Schooley and Mark McCorkle spill the beans on their eagerly awaited Nickelodeon show, which is based on DreamWorks’ Monsters vs. Aliens. Nick and Cartoon Network had great success with TV series based on DreamWorks’ features Madagascar, Kung Fu Panda and How to Train Your Dragon. That’s [...]

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New on Nick: Latest ‘Turtles’, ‘Monsters vs. Aliens’ Launch


April 4, 2013 by Mercedes Milligan No Comments divider image
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Nickelodeon has exciting plans for CG animation fans lined up this weekend with a brand-new episode of its breakout revamp of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, “Baxter’s Gambit,” airing Friday night, plus the series premiere of the DreamWorks Animation spin-off series Monsters vs. Aliens on Saturday. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles – [...]

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‘Monsters vs. Aliens’ Series Debuts on Nick This Sat.


March 18, 2013 by Ramin Zahed No Comments divider image
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Fans of DreamWorks Animation’s Monsters vs. Aliens will get the chance to enjoy a weekly comedy series based on the 2009 movie, beginning this Saturday. The cabler will premiere the CG-animated series this Saturday (March 23) at 9:30 p.m., right after its popular Kids Choice Awards broadcast. The new series [...]

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Toon Actors Star in Hurricane Sandy Relief Fundraiser


December 5, 2012 by Ramin Zahed 1 Comment divider image
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An all-star reading of Dickens’ classic A Christmas Carol has been organized to help support Hurricane Sandy relief efforts. The fundraiser is called “Voices for the Shores” and will take place on Sunday, December 9th at 3 p.m. at the Jon Lovitz Comedy Club in Universal City, Calif. Hosted by [...]

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‘Animaniacs Vol. 4' Coming to DVD in Feb.


November 21, 2012 by Ramin Zahed No Comments divider image
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We’ve got some great news for Animaniacs fans, just in time for this Thanksgiving holiday! You can catch up with the zany adventures of Yakko, Wakko and Dot as Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Group releases Animaniacs: Volume 4 on DVD on February 5. This 3-disc collector’s set features 24 episodes [...]

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Disney Plans New ‘Jake’ Special for Talk Like a Pirate Day!


July 30, 2012 by Ramin Zahed No Comments divider image
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Disney Junior has scheduled a special Jake and the Never Land Pirates: Jake Saves Bucky primetime outing for International Talk Like A Pirate Day, (Wednesday, September 19 at 7 p.m.) on Disney Channel. In the family night one-hour episode, Peter Pan returns to Never Land once again to help Jake [...]

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Penguins’ ‘Operation Blowhole’ Arrives on DVD


January 9, 2012 by Ramin Zahed No Comments divider image
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Penguins of Magadascar, Nickelodeon’s CG-animated spinoff of its popular movie series has slowly been building up steam and picking up various awards since it debuted in March of 2009. This week, we have a great compilation of the two Operation Blowhole specials which feature guest voice Neil Patrick Harris as [...]

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Extreme Fairies: ‘Pixie Hollow Games’


October 7, 2011 by Ramin Zahed No Comments divider image
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Disney Channel’s Pixie Hollow Games brings back the popular characters of the franchise in a new action-packed special. The team at Disney knew it had hit the jackpot when they launched the Fairies franchise back in 2005. With the force of the company’s merchandising arm behind them, the winged friends [...]

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Neil Patrick Harris Shines on ‘Penguins of Madagascar’


September 8, 2011 by Ramin Zahed No Comments divider image
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Only a few days after his special guest voice appearance on Cartoon Network’s Adventure Time, Neil Patrick Harris will be lending his talents to Nick’s Penguins of Madagascar, this Friday (Sept. 9) at 8 p.m. Harris (How I Met Your Mother) returns as the title characters’ sinister nemesis, Dr. Blowhole, [...]

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Simon Smith to Direct ‘Penguins of Madagsacar’ Pic


August 12, 2011 by Ramin Zahed 2 Comments divider image
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The mischievous Penguins of Madgascar are getting their own movie, which will be directed by Simon Smith, director of the Shrek 4-D ride film and co-director of Bee Movie. The upcoming CG-animated DreamWorks movie will be penned by Megamind writers Brent Simons and Alan J. Schoolcraft and produced by Lara [...]

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