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I still don’t know how I feel about this Family Guy spin-off… I predict the bear family next door will steal the show.

During an interview with Collider, it was confirmed that Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg as currently writing an episode of The Simpsons.

Here’s what Seth Rogen had to say:

“We called The Simpsons and asked if we could write an episode. Evan actually met James L Brooks at a party and James said he really liked Superbad, so we thought there’s our in. Maybe we could ask to write a Simpsons.

We went in and pitched them like 5 ideas and surprisingly they hadn’t done some of them. And…yeah…we all sort of settled on one during the meting and then we went out and wrote an outline and they gave us notes on it. Then we re-wrote the outline.”

According to Variety, The Simpsons cast have signed on to a four-year deal which ups their salaries to about $400,000 an episode, up from the mid 300,000 range.

The deal means Dan Castellaneta (Homer), Julie Kavner (Marge), Nancy Cartwright (Bart), Yeardley Smith (Lisa), Hank Azaria (Moe) and Harry Shearer (Mr. Burns) went back to work this morning.

Also, as part of his deal, Dan Castellaneta will be consulting producer on the series and serve as a writer as well as voicing Homer.

Because of the late start, only 20 of the usual 22 episodes will be produced.

Check out this documentary profile on Nick Park and Aardman Animation, first broadcast November 2006.

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THE VENTURE BROS., the hit Adult Swim series from creator Jackson Publick III, returns with its third season on Sunday, June 1 at 11:30 p.m. When the second season left off, the wedding of The Monarch to Dr. Girlfriend brought together arch enemies and friends alike, until the ceremony was crashed by The Phantom Limb, who was determined to have Dr. Girlfriend all to himself. What has happened to everyone in the aftermath?

The third season of THE VENTURE BROS. promises to explain how The Monarch came to be a supervillian and how he met his wife, Dr. Girlfriend. Also in store are more of Dr. Venture’s fruitless attempts to get money for Venture Industries while avoiding the evil doings of familiar villains like The Phantom Limb and Sergeant Hatred.

The Simpsons’ 20th season will begin airing this Fall, but there’s one problem — the voice talent hasn’t signed new contracts yet.

Because of this, production on the 20th season was put on hold and will result in a shorter season — probably 20 episodes instead of the regular 22.

According to Varierty, the key cast members — Dan Castellaneta (Homer), Julie Kavner (Marge), Nancy Cartwright (Bart), Yeardley Smith (Lisa), Hank Azaria (Moe) and Harry Shearer (Mr. Burns) are believed to make around $360,000 an episode. A new deal could raise the deal to $500,000 per episode.

However, an insider said it could all be resolved as soon as this week. Let’s keep our fingers crossed that they settle this ASAP and FOX gives them the money they deserve. When you think about, their pay is quite small compared to the billions of dollars that The Simpsons franchise is worth.

THE SIMPSONS RIDE is officially open at Universal Studios Hollywood, California and Universal Orlando Resort in Florida.

Guests are swept into Krustyland, a theme park created by the show’s cash hungry clown. Meanwhile, maniacal Sideshow Bob has escaped from prison and has taken control of the park to get his revenge on Krusty and the Simpson family. Hand-picked by Krusty to be the first to ride his newest attraction, you are thrust into the middle of the action.

The attraction is larger than life — from the 32-foot-tall Krusty the Clown at the entrance (guests walk through Krusty’s mouth on his extended tongue) to the giant wrap-around cinematic experience created for this great new adventure. Guests soar through Krustyland and Springfield on a ride that features the world’s first ever cork screw that’s animated.

“For 20 years I’ve been dreaming about this, and here it is — a wild, thrilling SIMPSONS RIDE put together by a huge number of talented artists and amusement-park maniacs,” Groening said.

Check out a preview clip for the upcoming Family Guy spin-off, The Cleveland Show.

Comedy Central is set to air the South Park IMAGINATIONLAND trilogy as a feature-length, director’s cut film, complete with previously unaired footage created especially for the movie. The movie will air at 10 p.m. (ET) on Sunday, July 27.

IMAGINATIONLAND tells the story of Stan and Kyle trying to stop the United States Army from nuking Imaginationland while Butters leads the resistance from inside everyone’s wildest dreams. Meanwhile, a wronged Cartman is out to get Kyle down on his knees to pay his dues. Al Gore and Mel Gibson also make an appearance.

According to TV Guide, Seth MacFarlane, creator of Family Guy, has signed a deal with 20th Century Fox worth $100 million and will keep him there until 2012.

The deal makes him the company’s highest-paid writer/producer and includes new media, retail projects, Family Guy, American Dad and the upcoming Family Guy spinoff The Cleveland Show and a new sitcom that he is developing with Family Guy writer Gary Janetti.

“I couldn’t be where I am today without all the white people who paved the way before me,” joked MacFarlane. “This goes out to them.”

Ben 10: ALIEN FORCE proved to be a ratings juggernaut when it premiered on Cartoon Network last Friday night (8-9 p.m., ET/PT). It set new records as the most-watched original series premiere in Cartoon Network history among kids 6-11, boys 6-11, boys 2-11 and Households, according to Nielsen Media Research.

The one-hour premiere also scored as the #1 telecast of the day on all television — both cable and broadcast — with kids 9-14, boys 6-11 boys 2-11 and households. Also, the BEN 10: ALIEN FORCE premiere out-performed the original BEN 10 series premiere on January 13, 2006.

BEN 10: ALIEN FORCE begins the next chapter in the continuing BEN 10 saga five years later when 15-year-old Ben Tennyson chooses to once again put on the OMNITRIX and discovers that it has reconfigured his DNA and can now transform him into 10 brand new aliens. Joined by his super-powered cousin Gwen Tennyson and his equally powerful former enemy Kevin Levin, Ben is on a mission to find his missing Grandpa Max. In order to save his Grandpa, Ben must defeat the evil DNALIENS, a powerful alien race intent on destroying the galaxy, starting with planet Earth.

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The Hollywood Reporter reports that Mitch Hurwitz has recruited three of his “Arrested Development” cast members — Jason Bateman, Will Arnett and Henry Winkler — to voice roles in his animated Fox comedy “Sit Down, Shut Up.” Also joining the voice cast are Cheri Oteri, Will Forte, Regina King, Nick Kroll, Tom Kenny and Maria Bamford.

“Sit Down, Shut Up” centers on staff members at a high school who are preoccupied with their own needs and agendas, which means the students come second. The show is based on the live-action Australian series.

Nicktoons Network announced that it will premiere Speed Racer: The Next Generation on Friday, May 2, at 7 p.m.

The 90-minute premiere will launch the television series just prior to the Lionsgate DVD release on Tuesday, May 6, and the live-action feature film on Friday, May 9. The 26-episode, half-hour series will air regularly Fridays at 7 p.m. (ET) on Nicktoons Network.

The series follows Speed after he arrives at The Racing Academy only to find himself intimidated by his fast-paced classmates. Armed with his new friends Conor, Lucy and Conor’s robot monkey, Chim Chim, Speed quickly lives up to his name and becomes the one to beat in the driver’s seat.