AWN reports:
A new season of CLASS OF 3000, the Cartoon Network original series from creators and exec producers Andre “3000” Benjamin (OutKast) and Tom Lynch (Romeo!), starts Thursday, June 7, 2007, at 7:00 pm, following a six-and-a-half-hour marathon of the series’ first season. Benjamin stars as the voice of superstar Sunny Bridges, a music teacher at a prestigious performing arts school, and will continue to write a new song for each episode.
Viacom announced recently it will sell its Famous Music publishing unit to Sony/ATV Music Publishing. Famous Music is home to over 125,000 songs and sound cues including the theme songs to Popeye the Sailor Man and Casper The Friendly Ghost. The deal is worth $400 million, including $370 million in cash and debt of $30 million.
Famous Music also owns music by Eminem and Shakira as well as movie soundtracks from “The Godfather” and “Mission Impossible.”
AWN reports:
Neopets.com is set to debut the first series of animated NEOPETS MINI-SHOWS on Nickelodeon, beginning June 23, 2007. The Mini-Shows will air in between Nickelodeon programming and reveal pivotal story moments from the world of Neopia, such as characters outsmarting each other, escaping dangers, taking chances or setting evil plans in motion.
Aardman Animations announced today that it will launch its own branded channel on Joost, the world’s first broadcast-quality Internet television service.
The Aardman channel will offer classic animated shows from the studio, such as CREATURE COMFORTS and MORPH, surreal comedies REX THE RUNT, PANIC IN THE VILLAGE and The Adventures of Jeffrey, plus some brand-new short films.
Family Guy will begin its fifth season with an hour-long episode retelling the STAR WARS adventure.
Peter Griffin will be Han Solo, Lois will play the role of Princess Leia. Stewie will be Darth Vader. Brian plays Chewbacca and Chris will be Luke. Cleveland and Quagmire will play R2-D2 and C-3PO. Obi-Wan Kenobi will be played by creepy old guy Herbert.
Source: AWN
AWN has a very good interview with ‘Simpsons’ writer Carolyn Omine. It’s definitely worth reading. Here’s one of the many questions she answers:
So, if I am interested in being a writer for animation, what steps would I take?
Carolyn: Get people to read them. Keep improving them. I’m often given scripts to read and I don’t have a lot of times to read scripts by new writers (I can barely keep up with all the reading I have to do for my job), but when I have read someone’s script and I give notes — I am shocked at how often that is met with such resistance.
Check out the interview here.
Adult Swim recently announced three new series — SUPERJAIL, FAT GUY STUCK IN INTERNET and LUCY, THE DAUGHTER OF THE DEVIL.
LUCY, THE DAUGHTER OF THE DEVIL: Lucy is living in San Francisco and dating a great new guy, who might just be the Second Coming. The only problem is that her dad always meddles in her life. And, since he’s Satan, he is using her relationship as an excuse to hasten the apocalypse. This series, created by Loren Bouchard, is set to debut this summer.
FAT GUY STUCK IN INTERNET: When hotshot programmer Ken Gemberling is accidentally sucked into the Internet, he finds himself on a quest of epic proportions. With the evil bounty hunter, Chains, hot on his heels, Gemberling must struggle to unravel the mysteries of this strange, new land and, indeed, his own destiny. Is he the new messiah or just another fat guy stuck in Internet? Created by John Gemberling and Curtis Gwinn, this live-action comedy, originally a cult hit on the Internet, premieres this fall.
SUPERJAIL: Superjail is the most violent prison complex in the universe. The staff and inmates cower under the watchful eye of the mysterious Warden, who presides over them like a sadistic Willy Wonka. The psychedelic landscape of Superjail features dangerous criminals, fantastic creatures, bizarre contraptions and frequent riots. Created by Christy Karacas, Stephen Warbrick and Ben Gruber, SUPERJAIL is set to debut in 2008.
Source: AWN
Robot Chicken creators Seth Green and Matthew Senreich are wrapping up a half-hour special ROBOT CHICKEN: STAR WARS, set to air at 10:00 pm on June 17, 2007 as part of a best of ROBOT CHICKEN marathon. George Lucas, Mark Hamill, Conan O’Brien, Seth MacFarlane, Robert Smigel, Malcolm McDowell, Hulk Hogan, James Van Der Beek, Donald Faison, Abraham Benrubi, Breckin Meyer and Joey Fatone will all voice characters in the special.
Source: AWN
Disney’s KIM POSSIBLE is set to debut its 4th season on Toon Disney, beginning Mar. 26, 2007, with three new episodes following the season 3 feature film finale, SO THE DRAMA.
Episodes of the series will air Mondays at 4:00 pm, beginning April 2 on Toon Disney.
Source: AWN
Jerry Beck, from the awesome Cartoon Brew website, wrote a great letter addressed to AOL, MSN, Yahoo, NBC Universal, and News Corp. regarding their recently announced plans to create a “video-rich site” with thousands of hours of full-length programming, movies and clips, representing premium content from at least a dozen networks and two major film studios.
Jerry Beck makes a great point when he mentions that now is the time to release all the classic cartons from Time Warner (parent company of AOL), News Corp., and NBC Universal who own such classics as Looney Tunes, Crusader Rabbit, and Woody Woodpecker.
I highly recommend checking out the letter by clicking here.
Matt Silverstein and Dave Jeser, creators of DRAWN TOGETHER, have signed a development deal with FOX. According to sources, the deal is in the seven-figures and will last two years. During that time, the duo will be developing new comedies as well as working on FOX series already in production.
Source: AWN
ABC Kids has acquired 52 eleven minute episodes of Alien Clones from Outer Space, based on the books by Simon and Schuster, which follow twins Barton and Nancy Jamison and their adventures with alien clones who land in their hometown and end up living in the attic. The series will premiere in October 2008.
Source: AWN
Fans of Cartoon Network’s Ben 10 will soon be able to ride around town in their very own Ben 10 bicycles thanks to a new deal formed with Huffy and Bell Sports.
Huffy will produce a line of Ben 10 inspired bicycles for the United States and Canada. Bell Sports will develop a full line of helmets and protective gear including knee and elbow pads as well as wrist guards.
CNE has also partnered with Bravo Sports, which will manufacture Ben 10 skateboards.
Ben 10 launched in January 2006. The series was recently approved for a fourth season and can be seen on Cartoon Network Tuesday through Friday at 4 p.m.
Aardman International has sold Shaun the Sheep to Nickelodeon Benelux, Spain, India, Australia and New Zealand. The series will launch in Benelux in April, Spain and India in May and Australia and New Zealand later in the year once it has broadcast on ABC and TVNZ.
Alix Wiseman, head of sales at Aardman International says: “We are thrilled that Nickelodeon has made such a commitment to Shaun the Sheep and that the new series will be seen by their viewers across the globe.â€
Source: Toy News
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