ABC is creating a reputation for picking up sloppy seconds – first with Scrubs, and now (possibly) with Fox’s recently cancelled King of the Hill. But will ABC pick up the cancelled animated series? Read the rest of this entry »
King of the Hill, the long-running Fox animated series, has been canceled. 13 more episodes of King of the Hill will still air, with the finale expected during the 2009-2010 season due to the animation time needed. Read the rest of this entry »
Star Wars: The Clone Wars premieres tonight, October 3, at 9 p.m. on Cartoon Network. The new CGI series comes on the heels of this summer’s hit movie The Clone Wars. Check out the promo video for a sneak peek at The Clone Wars.
There will also be plenty of opportunities to catch Star Wars: The Clone Wars – episodes will be available the next day on iTunes, as well as online at the Cartoon Net and Star Wars websites a week after each episode airs. Read the rest of this entry »
“D’oh!” – Naturally comes to mind over the news that the cast of The Simpsons has signed on for four more years and negotiated a raise from mid-$300,000 to $400,000 per episode.
Production for the 20th season of The Simpsons starts shortly. Read the rest of this entry »
Yeah, I was crying a huge pool of tears when Arrested Development was canceled — and I still am holding out for the rumored Arrested Development movie. But now comes word that three AD cast members — Jason Bateman, Will Arnett and Henry Winkler — will reunite for a new animated series on Fox. Read the rest of this entry »
Well, duh. In a surprise to no one, Disney Channel has announced that Hannah Montana has been renewed for a third season.
Hannah Montana is big bucks for the Disney Channel — TV’s top show for children ages 6-14 — so adding it to the 2008-09 roster is a no brainer. Read the rest of this entry »
There have been a lot of great TV cartoon series over the decades, but only a few deserve the moniker of “twisted.” Here are our choices for the ten most twisted cartoons on American TV.
10. Space Ghost Coast to Coast. 1994-2004. Imagine an animated late-night talk show where the host is a mostly retired superhero, the house musician is a giant praying mantis, Zorak, the director is an old nemesis, Moltar, and the guests are live action. That’s Space Ghost Coast to Coast – probably more crazy than truly twisted. (The interviews were real, but were done by a cast member that sometimes wore a Space Ghost costume.) Would that there was a real late night superhero talkshow like this. The clip below is from when The Ramones appeared.
9. Futurama. 1999-2003. Futurama has elements of creator Matt Groening’s other creation, The Simpsons, but with a much crazier cast of animated characters, set in the future, and replete with glass-encased heads of current celebrities, megalomaniac robots (Bender), really dumb lead characters (Fry), one-eyed hot chicks (Leela), supersmart but forgetful scientists, very hungry humanoid creatures, lots of celebrity guests, unrequited love and zany plots. The clip below is from Futurama: Bender’s Big Score, which is a full-length feature video from 2007.
8. Aqua Teen Hunger Force. 2000-2006(?). Aqua Teen Hunger Force (ATHF) consists of a bunch of slacker superheroes in the form of a milkshake, a meatball and an order of fries. They first appeared on Space Ghost Coast to Coast, then got their own show. Master Shake, Frylock and Meatwad will save the day, if they feel like it.
In real life, Boston was shut down when the ATHF movie was promoted in such way as to make authorities believe there was a bomb scare. Stupidity or brilliant marketing? Or just twisted.
