Category: Television (Page 53 of 66)
The Avengers: Earth’s Mightiest Heroes is set to premiere fall 2010 on Disney XD.
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.
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.
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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.
Release date: December 22, 2009 on DVD and Blu-ray Disc.
Family Guy: Something Something Something Darkside is an hour-long episode of Family Guy that parodies Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back.
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.
FOX has ordered a sixth season of American Dad, which was recently honored with an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Animated Program. The series continues to follow the trials and tribulations of die-hard Republican and card-carrying NRA member Stan Smith and his odd family in Langley Falls, VA. American Dad ranks in the Top 10 programs of the season among Teens, Male Teens, Men 18-34, Persons 12-34, Adults 18-34 and Men 18-49, and has consistently performed well in total viewership for its time slot.
Release date: November 10, 2009.
The SpongeBob SquarePants: Truth or Square DVD features the Special Extended Director’s Cut of the “Truth or Square” TV Movie with celebrity appearances.
It also includes the behind-the-scenes of the SpongeBob opening and karaoke music videos.
More stills and DVD cover art after the page break.
When Swiper tries to swipe the Christmas Star from Dora’s Nochebuena Party, he lands on Santa’s naughty list.
To get back on the nice list, Dora must help Swiper travel to the past, the present, and the future to discover the true spirit of Christmas.
Filled with original songs and exclusive extra scenes, Dora’s Christmas Carol Adventure will be in stores November 3, 2009.
For the first time on television, ABC Family will air a two-hour presentation of Pixar Short Films, featuring twenty animated Pixar shorts, as part of the network’s annual 25 Days of Christmas programming event (December 1-25).
The critically-acclaimed short films include the Academy Award-winning (Best Animated Short Film) Geri’ Game, For the Birds,Tin Toy and the Academy Award-nominated (Best Animated Short Film) Luxo Jr., Mike’s New Car, One Man Band, Lifted and Presto. Pixar Short Films premieres on ABC Family on Wednesday, December 2 from 7:00-9:00PM ET/PT (and again from 9:00PM-11:00PM ET/PT). Two encore presentations will air on the network on Friday, December 18 at 10:00PM ET/PT and Saturday, December 19 at 6:00PM ET/PT.
Full details for every short after the break!
