The Simpsons, King of the Hill nab Writers Guild nominations
The Writers Guild of America today announced the nominees for outstanding achievement in television, radio, news, promotional writing, and graphic animation during the 2008 season to be honored at the Writers Guild Awards on February 7, 2009.
Comedy Series Nominees: THE SIMPSONS, 30 ROCK, ENTOURAGE, THE OFFICE and WEEDS.
Animation Nominees (Any length, One airing):
“Apocalypse Cow” (THE SIMPSONS)
“The Debarted” (THE SIMPSONS)
“E Pluribus Wiggum” (THE SIMPSONS)
“Homer and Lisa Exchange Cross Words” (THE SIMPSONS)
“Life: A Loser’s Manual” (KING OF THE HILL)
“Strangeness on a Train” (KING OF THE HILL)
The faces behind TV’s famous cartoon voices
Ever wonder who does the voice of your favorite cartoon characters? Well you’re in luck as the Chicago Tribune has compiled a list of 55 characters and their real life counterparts.
Check out the full list.
‘The Simpsons’ score best ratings in 5 years
The 19th annual “Treehouse of Horror” Simpsons episode gave the show its best ratings in nearly five years, bringing in 12.5 million viewers, receiving a 6.2 preliminary rating among adults 18-49. The momentum continued throughout the night as King of the Hill brought in 8.6 million viewers, while Family Guy brought in 10 million and finally, American Dad managed to attract 7.2 million viewers — all season-high numbers.
You’re probably noticing that King of the Hill brought in 1.4 million more viewers than American Dad, yet Fox is cancelling King and keeping Dad. To those wondering why this is, it has to do with the magical demographics. American Dad manages to pull in a younger crowd which advertisers love.
Oh, and the main reason The Simpsons managed to nab such a high number of viewers was because of the scene in which Homer tries to vote for Barack Obama only to have things go terribly wrong. Watch the clip below:
The Simpsons likely to reach 23rd season
Al Jean, executive producer of The Simpsons, was quoted as saying: “The cast is signed for three more years, so I would now say it’s about a 90 percent chance we’ll come back for at least one of those three. I actually think it’s better than a 50 percent chance we’ll do three more years of this at least.”
The Simpsons is the longest-running US prime-time comedy series in history and is tied with Gunsmoke, which ran 20 years, as the longest-running scripted series, drama or comedy.
Via NY Post
2007-2008 Creative Arts Primetime Emmy winners
The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences on Saturday awarded the 2007-2008 Creative Arts Primetime Emmys for programs and individual achievements at the 60th Annual Emmy Awards presentation at the NOKIA Theatre L.A. LIVE in Los Angeles.
Outstanding Animated Program (For Programming One Hour Or More)
IMAGINATIONLAND (SOUTH PARK)
Outstanding Animated Program (For Programming Less Than One Hour)
THE SIMPSONS — “Eternal Moonshine of the Simpson Mind”
Outstanding Individual Achievement In Animation
Ben Balistreri — Character Design — Cartoon Network
FOSTER’S HOME FOR IMAGINARY FRIENDS
“Mondo Coco”
Teresa Drilling — Animator — CBS
CREATURE COMFORTS AMERICA
“Self Image, Winging It, Art”
Via AWN
The Simpsons Season 11 DVD set announced
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment today announced that the eleventh season of The Simpsons will arive on DVD October 7th. The collection features all 22 episodes from the eleventh season and includes many guest stars such as Mel Gibson, Lucy Lawless, Kid Rock, Dick Clark, Tim Robbins, John Goodman, Parker Posey, Don Cheadle, Ron Howard, Willie Nelson, Britney Spears and more.
The set also features tons of bonus materials including an introduction from Matt Groening; audio commentaries on every episode with Groening, executive producers, writers, actors and directors; deleted scenes; animation showcases; original sketches; special language feature; featurettes, including footage of The Simpsons receiving their star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, and more.
The Simpsons - The Complete Eleventh Season also features a new look – a special Krusty The Clown themed box that contains a surprise insert for the die hard fan.
All episodes are compiled on four discs (full frame, aspect ratio 1.33:1). Each episode is presented with English 5.1 Dolby Surround, Spanish and French Stereo and English and Spanish subtitles.
Check out more images and the DVD cover art after the jump.
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