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ABC signs 5 year agreement to air Peanuts
Peanuts Worldwide, the newly formed joint venture between Iconix Brand Group (Nasdaq: ICON) and Charles M. Schulz Creative Associates today announced that it has signed a new five year deal with ABC Network for the popular PEANUTS animated holiday specials. The beloved Emmy Award winning specials, including the iconic “A Charlie Brown Christmas,” “A Charlie [...]
Posted on: Aug 17, 2010, Section: Licensing, Television, Comments: 3 Comments
Tyler Perry unhappy with Boondocks parody
The Boondocks creator Aaron McGruder has created another tempest in a teapot after the June 20th episode ran making fun of Tyler Perry. A reportedly infuriated Perry retaliated behind the scenes. Rumors began circulating days after the installment aired June 20 that an enraged Perry fired members of his staff due to possible leaks. Last [...]
Posted on: Jul 7, 2010, Section: Animation, Television, Comments: 7 Comments
First Looney Tunes images from new production posted
Back in April I reported that the Looney Tunes were back in production for a Looney Tunes animated series on the Cartoon Network. Collider.com has the first images of the series. Here is the press release: This year marks a return to the big screen for Road Runner and Wile E. Coyote, two of the [...]
Posted on: Jun 11, 2010, Section: Animation, Television, Comments: 18 Comments
Homer named greatest TV character in last 20 years
Matt Groening’s character, Home Simpson, has been named by Entertainment Weekly as “the most recognizable and greatest character created for TV and Film of the last 20 years.” “People can relate to Homer because we’re all secretly propelled by desires we can’t admit to,” Groening was quoted as telling Entertainment Weekly. “Homer is launching himself [...]
Posted on: Jun 2, 2010, Section: Animation, Television, Comments: 5 Comments
Dan Piraro wins 2010 NCS Cartoonist of the Year
The 2010 Reuben Award for Outstanding Cartoonist of the Year has been awarded to Bizarro creator Dan Piraro. Dan’s panel Bizarro has been in syndication since 1986. He has been a nominee for the big prize several times before. In fact, when the list of nominees leaked this year, I asked Dan for a response. [...]
Posted on: May 29, 2010, Section: Awards, Comic strips, Television, Comments: 23 Comments
2010 National Cartoonists Society Division award winners
The National Cartoonists Society has their annual Reuben Awards weekend. Winners of the division awards are in bold. FEATURE ANIMATION Ronnie del Carmen – Storyboard Artist – “Up” Tomm Moore – Director – “The Secret of Kells” Barry Reynolds – Character Designer – “The Secret of Kells” NEWSPAPER ILLUSTRATION Bob Rich Tom Richmond Robert Sanchuk [...]
Posted on: May 29, 2010, Section: Animation, Awards, Books, Comic Books, Comic strips, Editorial cartooning, Graphic Novels, Greeting Cards, Illustration, Magazine cartoons, National Cartoonist Society, Reuben, Television, Comments: 3 Comments
News briefs for May 14, 2010
» Via Richard Thompson and Mike Rhode comes news that Steve Brodner will be on PBS’ Need to Know program tonight. Check the schedule to see when it broadcasts in your area. » Speaking of Richard Thompson, check out his new Cul de Sac website. » While much discussion is made regarding the threats to [...]
Posted on: May 14, 2010, Section: Controversies, Editorial cartooning, International, Television, Web Sites, Comments: 0 Comments
Islam becoming taboo topic on television
An article on Foxnews.com reports the chilling effect the South Park threats and the New York Times bombing attempt have had on the topic of Islam in the media. In the current, supercharged climate, it just isn’t worth endangering the safety of an entire production staff or network by pursuing a storyline that Muslim extremists [...]
Posted on: May 10, 2010, Section: Controversies, Television, Comments: 12 Comments
Futurama to return on June 24
Comedy Central has announced that Matt Groening’s Futurama will be returning to air on June 24th of this year. Here’s the released teaser: Futurama Weeknights, 9p/8c
Posted on: May 7, 2010, Section: Animation, Television, Comments: 5 Comments
Seth MacFarlane: Arizona law is like Nazi Germany
Caught by Comics Riff: MacFarlane, speaking in a Reuters Television interview, said the Arizona law was more shocking than his own irreverent, hot-button shows. His animated comedies “Family Guy,” “American Dad” and “The Cleveland Show” all air on Fox. “It’s too much. It’s kind of a slap in the face, it’s not the way to [...]
Posted on: May 3, 2010, Section: Legal, Television, Comments: 25 Comments
Times Square bomb tied to South Park threats? UPDATE
The New York Daily News is reporting suspicions that the weekend bombing attempt at New York Times is tied to threats against South Park creators Matt Stone and Trey Parker. Police hunting the man who parked a crude but powerful car bomb in Times Square Saturday night are looking into a possible link to a [...]
Posted on: May 3, 2010, Section: Animation, Controversies, Mohammed Cartoon, Television, Comments: 4 Comments
Briefs: Doonesbury, Boondocks, Stein, Schulz
A restaurant man who was featured in Doonesbury back in 1997 for a eminent domain dispute between Donald Trump and the restaurant owner has died. Just a reminder, The Boondocks returns to the Adult Swim this Sunday. Political cartoonist Ed Stein will speak to the Redlands Forum on “the art of using political cartoons to [...]
Posted on: Apr 29, 2010, Section: Comic history, Comic strips, Editorial cartooning, Television, Comments: 0 Comments
“The Good Wife” touches on Mohammed topic
Last Tuesday’s “The Good Wife” plot revolved around a lawsuit filed by the wife of a newspaper publisher who was killed after running a cartoon depicting the Prophet Mohammed. The cartoon was never fully shown – only sections of the cartoon. In a plot line on Tuesday’s episode of “The Good Wife,” the show’s law [...]
Posted on: Apr 29, 2010, Section: Controversies, Mohammed Cartoon, Television, Comments: 0 Comments
Looney Tunes heading to Cartoon Network line-up
According to Hollywood Reporter, the Cartoon Network is releasing a new version of Looney Tunes. “The Looney Toons Show” will star Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck, along with Yosemite Sam, Tweety, Sylvester — the whole gang. Weirdly, the network is having each episode as a half-hour story along with “cartoons within a cartoon.” The concept [...]
Posted on: Apr 23, 2010, Section: Animation, Television, Comments: 12 Comments
Berkeley Breathed’s Pete & Pickles coming to TV
Technicolor has announced that it is moving into television animated programming and will begin their efforts by bringing Berkeley Breathed’s Pete & Pickles to the small screen. “I told the folks at Technicolor,” recounts Breathed, “that the only way I could get lured to the world of small screen pixels is if a company were [...]
Posted on: Apr 22, 2010, Section: Children's Books, Television, Comments: 2 Comments
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