Tag "WGA"

‘Samurai! Daycare’ Proves Its Chops on YouTube

August 14, 2012 by Ramin Zahed No Comments divider image

Pipsqueak Films’ new animated series Samurai! Daycare has made a big impression on YouTube. Created by Disney veteran and Emmy nominee Mike Blum (The Adventures of Baxter and McGuire, The Zit), Samurai! Daycare debuted on August 9 on Smosh’s Shut Up! Cartoons channel and has generated 250,000 views in less [...]

‘Simpsons,’ ‘Futurama,’ Ben 10 Get WGA Noms

December 7, 2011 by Ramin Zahed No Comments divider image

The Simpsons, Futurama and Ben 10 have received nominations for Best Animated Show from the Writers Guild of America (WGAW) and Writers Guild of America, East (WGAE). The winners will be honored at the 2012 Writers Guild Awards on Sunday, February 19, 2012, at simultaneous ceremonies in Los Angeles and [...]

‘He-Man,’ ‘She-Ra’ TV Writer Robert A. White Dies

June 22, 2011 by Thomas J. McLean 1 Comment divider image

Robert A. White, a television writer who penned multiple episodes of the 1980s animated series He-Man and the Masters of the Universe and its spinoff She-Ra: Princess of Power, has died at the age of 87, according to Variety. Animation was only one area in which White was active. He [...]

WGA Animation Writers Honor Simpsons’ Scully

November 17, 2010 by Thomas J. McLean No Comments divider image

Mike Scully, a veteran TV writer who has worked on The Simpsons since 1993, receives tonight the 13th annual Animation Writing Award for lifetime achievement from the WGA West Animation Writers’ Caucus. In addition to 17 seasons on The Simpsons and co-writing The Simpsons Movie, Scully has extensive live-action TV [...]