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Fox is Hungry for Fourth Season of ‘Bob’s Burgers’


October 16, 2012 by Ramin Zahed 1 Comment divider image
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Everybody wants more Bob’s Burgers. Loren Bouchard’s offbeat animated series just got the greenlight for a fourth season of 22 episodes on FOX. The show, which has been one of last year’s biggest new animated hits ranks second in its Sunday night period (8:30 p.m.) among adult men and male [...]

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Marathon Partners with Nick/Gulli on New Toon


September 25, 2012 by Mercedes Milligan No Comments divider image
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France’s Marathon Media, part of Zodiak Kids, is kicking off production on a new 52 x 13 toon tentatively titled Blake and the Aliens. The classic cartoon inspired comedy series is being developed in partnership with Nickelodeon and French network Gulli. Jules Borkent, Senior Vice President, Global Acquisitions and International [...]

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Wooding’s Kid Glove Brings ‘Viking Kong’ to MIPCOM


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Entertainment industry veteran Brenda Wooding will launch Kid Glove, her new boutique production, distribution and rights management company at MIPCOM this year. The first project under the new shingle is Viking Kong, an animated comedy for 6-11 year olds. The new Kid Glove is organized into three divisions. Kid Glove [...]

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Political Parodies: ‘Simpsons’ Premiere, ‘Drive-In Religion’


September 21, 2012 by Thomas J. McLean No Comments divider image
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If you’re at all like us, there’s two things you can’t wait for: The end of the election season and the start of the 24th season of The Simpsons! The good news is they overlap, producing the opportunity for a great jab from one to the other. Take a look: [...]

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Welcome to Brickleberry!


September 12, 2012 by Ramin Zahed 2 Comments divider image
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Comedy Central’s crazy new toon features a group of oddball forest rangers and a pampered grizzly cub voiced by Daniel Tosh. Move over, Ranger Smith and Yogi Bear. There’s a new animated comedy about forest rangers coming to town: It’s called Brickleberry, and it’s bound to raise some eyebrows when [...]

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AniMazSpot Announces 2012 Festival Schedule


September 7, 2012 by Ramin Zahed No Comments divider image
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The fourth annual AniMazSpot Festival, which focuses on animated shorts projects and their creators, will take place September 10-16. Three nomination screenings will be held at the Woodbury theater in Burbank on the last three week nights of the festival. UPA Pictures will be the focus of the Saturday programs [...]

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Tina Fey to guest on ‘The Simpsons’


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30 Rock’s creator and star Tina Fey will have her animated moment this spring on The Simpsons. According to ew.com, Fey will voice the role of Ms. Cantwell, an otherwise nice substitute teacher who does not warm to Lisa for some mysterious reason and bullies her. “She gives Lisa a [...]

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Russian Channel Censors ‘Itchy and Scratchy’


August 30, 2012 by Ramin Zahed 5 Comments divider image
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It looks like Russians are not going to be able to enjoy the super-violent Itchy & Scratchy segments on The Simpsons, thanks to a new law banning displays of violence, drinking and smoking before 11 p.m. The means the Russian TV channel 2×2 will cut all the cat-and-mouse segments out [...]

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‘Simpsons’ Catches Bieber Fever


August 22, 2012 by Mercedes Milligan No Comments divider image
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The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed that tween idol Justin Bieber will play himself in an upcoming episode of Fox’s evergreen animated sitcom The Simpsons, slated for season 24 of the series according to original newsbreaker EW. The episode titled “The Fabulous Faker Boy” has Biebs vying for a spot in [...]

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Fox Animation Announces Guest Lists and Premieres


July 23, 2012 by Ramin Zahed No Comments divider image
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It looks like the fall 2012 season is going to be an unusually star-packed one for the animated shows on the Fox Sunday night lineup. The network has just released the full guest list lineup for its animated series, and we’re definitely impressed. Here is a comprehensive list of who’s [...]

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