Watch HERBLOCK: THE BLACK & THE WHITE on HBO
The HERBLOCK: The Black & the White documentary premiered on HBO last night, but will re-air several more times in…
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Video: Garry Trudeau talks about his TV show Alpha House
Great to see Doonesbury creator Garry Trudeau talking about Alpha House himself. H/T: Mike Lynch
NYT looks at Garry Trudeau’s Alpha House
The New York Times looks at the recent trend of politically based television shows – specifically Alpha House created by…
The Simpsons Sam Simon donating millions to charity after cancer prognosis
The Simpsons co-creator Sam Simon is donating millions of dollars to charity after being given prognosis of terminal colon cancer…
Simpsons, Family Guy cross-over episode set for 2014
Entertainment Weekly is reporting that a cross-over episode is planned for The Family Guy and The Simpsons. Simpsons castmembers Dan…
Trudeau’s show picked up by Amazon; taking sabbatical
Amazon has announced that one of the five pilots that will be developed into a series is Garry Trudeau’s Alpha…
Garry Trudeau writes political TV show
Michael Cavna interviews Doonesbury creator Garry Trudueau about the creation and writing of an upstart political drama TV show available…
Futurama has been cancelled. Again
Entertainment Weekly is reporting that Matt Groening’s animated tv show Futurama has been cancelled. It ran from 1999 to 2003…
Corey Pandolph creates TeamOlbo avatar
Back when the NBC-Leno-Conan debacle was unfolding a grass roots effort fanned out through the web behind a “I’m with…
Most beloved, obscure holiday TV specials
CNN has a round up of obscure, yet beloved holiday TV specials. Included in the list: “The Star Wars Holiday…
The history behind A Charlie Brown Christmas
Comic Riffs blogger Michael Cavna has a detailed history of “A Charlie Brown Christmas” which airs tonight. Charles Schulz was…
Dora the Explorer voice talent withdraws lawsuit
I reported last October that Caitlin Sanchez, the voice behind Dora the Explorer, sued Nickelodeon claiming the company forced her…
Rocky and Bullwinkle creator Alexander Anderson dies
Alexander Anderson, best known for his creation of the 1959 animated program Rocky and His Friends and its 1961 spin-off…
Fox to produce Napoleon Dynamite animated pilot
The Fox Network has approved a six episode pilot for an animated “Napoleon Dynamite” for their 2011-2012 season. The show…
Vatican: Homer J. Simpson is Catholic
The Vatican daily L’Osservatore Romano has published an article praising Matt Groening’s irreverent comedy The Simpsons and citing a magazine…