Tag Archives: Simpsons
Fox celebrates 500 episodes of The Simpsons!
As the 500th episode of The Simpsons was quickly approaching, FOX Studios honored the show with a big party on the FOX Studios Lot. Among other things; there was a life sized Homer Simpson strolling around taking pictures with anyone … Continue reading
End of ‘King of the Hill’
According to The Hollywood Reporter, King of the Hill is finally reaching the end of its run. King‘s had previous brushes with cancellation, but has alwasy managed to fight for another season. In April, Fox picked up 13 more episodes … Continue reading
Emmy Wins for Battlestar, South Park
Last Saturday, The Academy of Television Arts and Sciences hosted the Emmy Awards, and honored excellence in programs and individuals for the Creative Arts Emmys. AWN has a long list available here of all the winners in our animation/vfx industry. … Continue reading
Bender’s Got Game
Animation Magazine‘s Ryan Ball reports that 20th Century Fox’s Home Entertainment willrelease the third of four new Futurama features to go direct-to-dvd on November 4th. This feature is titled Futurama: Bender’s Game and will come out on DVD and Blu-ray. … Continue reading
Emmy Nominees Announced
The nominees for the 2008 Emmy’s have been announced. ANIMATED PROGRAM (less than one hour) “Creature Comforts America” – (“Don’t Choke To Death, Please”) (CBS) “King Of The Hill” – (“Death Picks Cotton”) (Fox) “Robot Chicken” – (“Robot Chicken: Star … Continue reading
Scribes Support “Sit Down, Shut Up” Writers
Ryan Ball over at Animation Magazine writes that animation producers and writers are coming to the defense of Sony’s “Sit Down, Shut Up” writers who recently walked off the job until Sony grants them a WGA contract. This is the … Continue reading
New on DVD This Week: Futurama and Persepolis
Animation Magazine writes that two animated features, one direct-to-video and one Academy nominated are now available on DVD. “Futurama: The Beast with a Billion Backs” is the second of four new feature-length adventures based on the cancelled FOX series. This … Continue reading
It’s Webby Time!
AWN reports that the 12th Annual Webby Award nominees have been announced. Hailed as the “Oscars of the Internet” by THE NEW YORK TIMES, The Webby Awards is the leading international award honoring excellence on the Internet, including Websites, online … Continue reading
The Cleveland Show?
According to the Hollywood Reporter, one of the main characters from Family Guy may be getting his own spinoff. “Cleveland” is Peter Griffin’s neighbor in Family Guy, and the most calm and level-headed in the group. The project is currently … Continue reading
