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NBC Wants Animated Reiss Special for Xmas
Former The Simpsons writer/executive producer Mike Reiss is working on a new animated holiday special for NBC. The Hollywood Reporter says the network is producing a new special based on Reiss’ best-selling children’s book How Murray Saved Christmas. The hour-long musical special centers on a cranky deli owner named Murray [...]
Amazon and Viacom Strike Streaming Deal
Amazon has announced a spate of new content acquired for its Prime Instant Video streaming service, many of which are children’s series from Viacom’s family of networks including Nickelodeon, Nick Jr., MTV and Comedy Central. The new multi-year, multi-national licensing agreement with Viacom will boost Amazon Prime’s video catalog by [...]
New ‘Smurfs’ DVD Set for July 16 Release
Warner Bros. Home Entertainment announced plans to release a new DVD collection The Smurfs: Smurfs to the Rescue! On July 16, 2013. Fans can enjoy Smurf favorites Papa Smurf, Smurfette, Jokey, Handy, Clumsy, Dreamy and others in a set of six adventures from the classic Hanna-Barbera Saturday morning cartoon series. [...]
Chenoweth and Mars Flock to ‘Rio 2'
Fox has announced new voice cast additions to its upcoming animated feature Rio 2, the sequel to director Carlos Saldanha’s well-received 2011 feature. The pic, which is slated for an April 14, 2014 release will feature the voices of original cast members Anne Hathaway, Jesse Eisenberg, Jamie Fox and Will.i.am. [...]
‘Underdog’ Co-creator William Biggers Dies at 85
William Watts Biggers, the co-creator of the popular animated series Underdog died at 85 of undisclosed causes last Sunday. Biggers, who was also a novelist, was part of the influential team that created the popular toon while working for New York City advertising firm Dancer Fitzgerald Sample. The team came [...]
NBC Introduces Animated ‘Revolution’ Webisodes
To keep the momentum of its popular global blackout show Revolution during the winter hiatus, NBC has launched animated webisodes of the show on its website, reports ew.com. Starting today (Monday, January 21) the network will offer these new weekly toons through Feb. 18 on NBC.com, YouTube, Hulu and on [...]
The Grinch Wins Over Audiences Again
ABC had a big night with its annual airing of the animated special How the Grinch Stole Christmas on Tuesday (Nov. 27). The evergreen special surpassed original episodes of several broadcast comedies in the adult demographic — including NBC’s New Normal and all of Fox’s lineup. Grinch won 8.4 million viewers [...]
Rick Hoberg’s Seriously ‘Amazing Friends’
What’s the classic line…“Everything old is new again?” Nowhere is that more evident than in the world of television. This week I’m thinking of what has happened to the television series Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends, which originally aired on NBC from 1981 to 1983. The show created a teen [...]
Sony Eyes ‘Manimal’ for Live-action-CG Animation Hybrid
Just in case you thought — after Alf and The Smurfs — there was no 1980s property that couldn’t be reimagined, Sony Pictures Animation has optioned movie rights to the short-lived 1983 NBC series Manimal as a potential live-action and CG animation hybrid movie. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the [...]
Animation Writers File Complaint with TV Academy
Animation writers and exec producers aren’t happy with the TV Academy this year. Variety reports that more than 50 animation exec producers and writers, including Seth MacFarlane of Family Guy, Matt Groening and Al Jean of The Simpsons and Patric Verone (Futurama) registered a complaint on Monday over their inability [...]
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