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Daniels to Oversee Two New NBC Toons


December 8, 2011 by Ramin Zahed No Comments divider image
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Greg Daniels, the prolific TV veteran behind shows such as King of the Hill and Parks & Recreation, will be exec producing two new animated comedies for NBC. The first toon will be written and exec produced by The Office co-exec producer/co-star Mindy Kaling, who will also be voicing one [...]

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‘X-Men’ Director Singer on Board for ‘Munsters’


December 1, 2011 by Mercedes Milligan No Comments divider image
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The TV world has already been furrowing its brows in puzzlement over how NBC’s planned one-hour-drama reboot of 1960s slapstick The Munsters is going to turn out, but now The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed that a nearly finalized deal will bring on board director/producer/writer Bryan Singer of X-Men film franchise [...]

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A Postcard from Ottawa Int. Festival of Animation


September 22, 2011 by Ramin Zahed 1 Comment divider image
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A deadpan keynote speech about the rewards of staying true to one’s vision by Moral Orel creator Dino Stamatopoulos kicked off the second day of the Ottawa Intl. Festival of Animation and TV Animation Conference panel (Sept. 22). Stamatopoulos, who is perhaps best known for playing the character Star-Burns on [...]

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Individual Achievement in Animation Emmy Winners Announced


September 7, 2011 by Ramin Zahed 1 Comment divider image
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The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences announced today the juried winners for the 63rd Primetime Emmy Awards in the category of Individual Achievement in Animation. These awards will be handed out during the Creative Arts Emmy Awards on Saturday, September 10th. The 2011 juried Emmy winners of Individual Achievement [...]

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Daredevil Has a What?


July 20, 2011 by Michael Mallory No Comments divider image
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As everyone reading this knows, the San Diego ComicCon is taking place this week.  ComicCon is, among other things, the ultimate melding of the comic book, motion pictures and television industries, which these days are pretty darn simpatico.  But it was not always so. In 2005 I spoke with legendary [...]

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Art Institute Sets Ollies Animation Fest for June 9 in L.A.


June 6, 2011 by Thomas J. McLean No Comments divider image
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The Art Institute of California – Los Angeles, an educational institution for career preparation in the visual and culinary arts, announces its inaugural animation event, the Ollies Animation Festival. The event, which is named after animation legend Ollie Johnson, will showcase work from aspiring filmmakers, industry professionals and animation legends. [...]

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NBC Animated Three ’30 Rock’ Online Shorts


April 21, 2011 by Thomas J. McLean 2 Comments divider image
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NBC’s comedy series 30 Rock airs its 100th episode tonight, and to celebrate the networks is releasing a trio of animated shorts. The first short is up on NBC.com (and debuted on EW.com), and features the animated adventures of Jack Donaghy, Executive Superhero. The short features Alec Baldwin as Donaghy [...]

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Stop-Motion ‘Community’ Special Airs Thursday


December 8, 2010 by Thomas J. McLean No Comments divider image
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Fans of classic holiday-themed stop-motion animation have a real treat in store for them when they tune in to NBC’s popular sitcom Community this Thursday (December 9). In this homage to favorite Rankin-Bass specials such as Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer and Frosty the Snowman, Abed (Danny Pudi) wakes up in [...]

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