Archives for the 'TV' Category
‘The Avengers: Earth’s Mightiest Heroes’ animated series announced
The Avengers: Earth’s Mightiest Heroes is set to premiere fall 2010 on Disney XD.
The Simpsons Coca-Cola Super Bowl Commercial
‘Trunk Train’ Pilot Episode
Check out this wonderful animated chidren’s TV pilot from Copa Studio, in co-production with two Brazilian public broadcasters. No word yet on whether or not the show has found distribution outside of Brazil, but we’ll keep you updated.
Synopsis: An elephant with no memory, a vegetarian anteater and a colony of termites that believe they have come from another planet, travel together in a steam train through Latin America. In each episode there is a stop, and we get to know a different place and a new character.
Homer Simpson delivers the Late Show Top 10
The Simpsons debuted 20 years ago today
The Simpsons first appeared in 1987 as a series of 30-second shorts produced by Groening for the FOX series “The Tracey Ullman Show.” The first of these shorts aired on April 19, 1987, during the third week of primetime broadcasts on FOX. Soon they had their own series, premiering on FOX as a half-hour Christmas special on Dec. 17, 1989 (20 years ago today), and then as a regular series on Jan. 14, 1990.
Aside from the wide range of souvenir items generated by the program, some of the character’s sayings have become part of pop culture history, such as “Don’t have a cow” and “D’oh.” Fun fact: when The Simpsons first went on the air, there were 193 million television sets in U.S. homes — today, the number is more than 300 million.
20th anniversary Simpsons poster
This needs no explanation. Enjoy.
CNN asks, “Is it time for The Simpsons to go?”
CNN reporter Ted Leopold writes:
As it turns 20 on Thursday, “The Simpsons’ ” greatest enemy may be itself.
For many fans — particularly hard-core followers in the mold of the show’s sneering Comic Book Guy — the glory days are long past. Some refuse to watch anymore; others admit they still find it funny, but they’re disappointed the show didn’t bow out at the top of its game.
In the 1990s, “The Simpsons” was one of the most inventive shows ever broadcast, taking on high and low culture with equal abandon, becoming engrained within the culture at large. It was revolutionary; at the very least, it helped make Fox a big-league player.
What do you think? Is it time for The Simpsons to leave the airwaves? Leave your thoughts in the comments section.
‘Family Guy: Something Something Something Darkside’ Trailer
Family Guy: Something Something Something Darkside is an hour-long episode of Family Guy that parodies Star Wars Episode V. It will be available on DVD and Blu-ray Disc December 22, 2009.
Disney’s ‘Prep & Landing’ Trailer
Disney’s Prep & Landing is an all-new holiday special made exclusively for ABC. It will air Tuesday, December 1st at 8:30pm, and will be availabl on Disney.com on December 2nd.
Check out a behind-the-scenes video after the break.
Seth MacFarlane’s Secret
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