Next time you’re at the post office you may just find yourself sticking Homer Simpson on your envelopes. Featuring Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa and Maggie, the stamps were designed by Simpsons creator Matt Groening.
A sneak peek of the stamps will go live on USPS.com next Thursday, April 9 at 8:00am. The Postal Service will also take this opportunity to announce the release date and how to pre-order the stamps.
A quick heads up to Arrested Development fans. Mitchell Hurwitz’ new animated show “Sit Down, Shut Up” starring Jason Bateman, Will Arnett and Henry Winkler will be previewed Thursday, March 26 at the Paley Center in Los Angeles.
The following people involved with the show will be attending the event:
Henry Winkler, “Willard Deutschebog”
Cheri Oteri, “Helen Klench”
Mitchell Hurwitz, Executive Producer
Tom Kenny, “Happy”
Nick Kroll, “Andrew Legustambosâ€
Eric Tannenbaum, Executive Producer
Kim Tannenbaum, Executive Producer
Josh Weinstein, Executive Producer
Tickets cost $15 for members and $25 for non-members. The Paley Center is located at the corner of N. Beverly Dr. and S. Santa Monica Blvd. Parking is free in the Paley Center parking lot located off S. Santa Monica Blvd.
More info can be found here.
Great news for fans of The Simpsons, currently in its 20th season, as Fox has announced a two-season renewal for the series, brining it ever closer to becoming the longest running primetime show of all time, trailing only the Ed Sullivan Show’s 24 seasons.
The two-season pick up consists of 44 episodes, bringing the series total to 493 in 22 seasons. You can rest assured that FOX wants the record for longest running primetime series, so a three-season renewal, bringing the show to its 25th season, is pretty much a given.
Even though the ratings for The Simpsons aren’t what they used to be, FOX still makes tons of money from licensing and from syndication. It’s plain and simple, the more episodes available for syndication equals more money for FOX.
AWN reports that Cartoon Network has picked up 26 episodes of the new “Marvel Super Hero Squad” animated series, scheduled to debut in late 2009. The show features stylized versions of popular Marvel characters including Captain America, Silver Surfer, Hulk, Wolverine and Iron Man.
The series will be voiced by Tom Kenny (SpongeBob SquarePants), Charlie Adler (Transformers), Steve Blum (Wolverine and the X-Men) and Grey DeLisle (The Fairly Oddparents).
Various celebrities will also provide guest-star voice work, including: LeVar Burton, Robert Englund and Stan Lee as the Mayor of Super Hero City.
Don’t miss the first ever HD episode of The Simpsons, this Sunday at 8/7c on FOX. To celebrate the occasion, the animators created a brand new, updated HD intro which you can check out below.
Johnny Bravo is taking ove your TV on Saturday, February 14 (Valentine’s Day), with a six and a half-hour marathon beginning at 2 p.m. (ET) on the commercial-free Boomerang network. The marathon will culminate with the network premiere of the special, “It’s Valentine’s Day, Johnny Bravo” at 8 p.m. (ET).
Here are some of the episodes scheduled to air:
Going Batty – 3 p.m. (ET) – A beautiful vampire uses an oblivious Johnny to trick her nerdy boyfriend into being jealous.
Buffoon Lagoon – 4 p.m. (ET) – Johnny is shipwrecked with a pretty girl who won’t take “yes” for an answer.
Hip Hop Flop! – 7 p.m. (ET) – A Hip Hop girl catches Johnny’s eye, but the only way she’ll look back is if Johnny gets all funky fresh. When the rap group “The Round Pound” comes to Aron City, Johnny gets a crash course on Hip Hop culture from the 300-pound rappers.
Lucasfilm Animation’s Star Wars: The Clone Wars, which found success on Cartoon Network, will re-air on TNT this February.
The show will debut on TNT with back-to-back high-definition episodes on Saturday, February 14, at 11 p.m., following NBA All-Star Saturday Night. The series will then air, also with back-to-back HD episodes, in its regular timeslot, Wednesdays at 10 p.m., beginning February 18.
The series premiered on Cartoon Network with 4 million viewers, nabbing the record for biggest premiere in the network’s history and was #1 in its time period in cable and broadcast for boys 6-11.
In celebration of the its 10th anniversary, Nickelodeon has partnered with company O’Malley Creadon to produce the first-ever “SpongeBob SquarePants” documentary. Patrick Creadon will co-produce, direct and write the documentary, along with co-producer Christine O’Malley.
The one-hour original television documentary will chronicle SpongeBob’s journey to pop culture stardom. It will be telecast across MTV various TV platforms in July to commemorate the anniversary of the series’ first episode.
Comedy Central today announced that South Park will make its Blu-ray debut when the 12th season arrives in store on March 10, 2009, day-and-date with the DVD release. The 12th season Blu-ray set will include all 14 episodes on 3 discs. The set will also include the following bonus content:
– Six Days to South Park – A Day-by-Day Making of South Park
– Six Days to South Park — The Sixth Day
– The Making of the “Major Boobage” episode
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)
According to The Hollywood Reporter, Marvel is currently developing an animated THOR series, set to launch in Fall 2010 after the live-action film opens in theaters.
The series will follow Thor, the Norse god of thunder, as he defends his mythical home of Asgard. Many of the comic’s supporting cast will make an appearance — Balder the Brave, the Warriors Three and Thor’s evil adopted brother Loki.
Eric Rollman, Marvel’s president of animation, said Marvel plans to follow each live-action movie with an animated series. Marvel is already in production on ‘The Avengers: Earth’s Mightiest Heroes,’ scheduled for release in 2011, in time for the theatrical release of ‘The First Avenger: Captain America’ and ‘The Avengers.’
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.
FOX announced today that they have ordered 9 more episodes of ‘The Cleveland Show,’ bringing the total to a full season order of 22 episode. The Family Guy spin-off is scheduled to debut in Fall 2009. Also announced today was the addition of Arianna Huffington in a recurring role, joining previously announced series regulars Sanaa Lathan, Nia Long, Kevin Michael Richardson, Mike Henry and Seth MacFarlane.
The show follows Cleveland Brown to his hometown in Virginia, as he settles down with his high school sweetheart, Donna, and her kids Roberta and 5-year-old Rallo, as well as his own 14-year-old son, Cleveland Jr. Once in Virginia, Cleveland is welcomed by a collection of neighbors that includes a loudmouth redneck, Lester; a hipster wanna-be, Holt; and a family of talking bears, including Tim and his wife Arianna.
Seth MacFarlane, Rich Appel and Mike Henry serve as executive producers and co-creators.
Adult Swim announced today that it will expand its late-night programming block by one hour beginning January, 2009. The new, daily schedule will run from 10pm-6am and will be kicked off at 10pm with repeats of King of the Hill. Adult Swim debuted in Sept. 2001 with just three hours of programming airing two nights a week. As of January, Cartoon Network will air Adult Swim programming seven nights a week.
Variety reports that a few rats… er, insiders, at Fox have spilled the beans in regards to King of the Hill’s future. It turns out that ABC is interested in acquiring the series. The reason behind the interest is due to ABC’s upcoming animated show “The Goode Family,” which coincidentally is created by Mike Judge, the creator of King of the Hill. It seems as though the network wants to pair up two animated together because as history shows, animated shows do best when paired with other animated shows.
Other networks interested in possibly acquiring the series, and continuing on where Fox leaves off, are Cartoon Network, FX, and Comedy Central — although it’s believed that there is little to no chance of such a move happening due to the show’s per episode cost.
Check back with us as the story is sure to develop.
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