Archive for the 'Toons' Category
June 11th, 2009, 12:55 am by Jayson Peters
 Back from the Wild Green Yonder?
Entertainment Weekly’s Michael Ausiello reports that Comedy Central has ordered 26 new episodes of Futurama for 2010. This follow’s the series’ success on DVD, including four feature-length discs culminating in the recently released finale Into the Wild Green Yonder.
That’s right — Futurama — The Simpsons’ younger, geekier cousin – has pulled a Family Guy, as we always knew it eventually would. Futurama aired on Fox from 1999 to 2003 before going on to rerun success on Comedy Central, which led to the direct-to-DVD movies.
The crew of Planet Express were last seen in Wild Green Yonder boldly going into a wormhole to escape the lecherous Captain Zapp Brannigan as 20th Century refugee Fry and one-eyed-beauty Leela finally professed their love for one another. What new adventures await them on the other side?
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May 20th, 2009, 12:01 am by Jayson Peters
The Phoenix Convention Center is about to get overrun by strange little creatures you won’t find in any Pokédex.
 Saturday, May 23, will see video gamers from across the country — including the Valley — gathering to vie for a slot in the Pokémon Video Game National Championships June 27-28 in St. Louis, with the goal of earning a trip and invitation to compete in the world championships Aug. 14-15 in San Diego. Two world champions will win a trip for four to either Tokyo, New York, or Hawaii. Read the rest of this entry »
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May 13th, 2009, 12:01 am by Jayson Peters
The mastermind behind some of Japan’s greatest animated stories is at it again.
Hayao Miyazaki’s Ponyo, based on the Hans Christian Andersen fairytale The Little Mermaid, tells the story of a goldfish’s quest to become human. The movie opens Aug. 14. Read the rest of this entry »
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May 1st, 2009, 12:58 pm by Jayson Peters
The first season of Star Wars: The Clone Wars may have ended, but you can relive the animation sensation all over again from the beginning starting tonight with the episode “Ambush.”
Star Wars: The Clone Wars: Decoded will add trivia and background information to all 22 Season One episodes. Think of it as “Pop-Up Video” with droids.
The content appears in text windows written by the Lucasfilm Animation talent responsible for the show itself. This full season of enhanced episodes will continue each Friday in the regular time slot for The Clone Wars, leading up to the fall premiere of Season Two.
Meanwhile, you can celebrate Cinco de Mayo the Jedi way by visiting StarWars.com to stream Spanish-language episodes of the series for the first time ever.
(Image courtesy of Turner/Lucasfilm Ltd.)
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April 21st, 2009, 12:01 am by Jayson Peters
 If, like me, and you are less than thrilled with the idea of Joseph Gordon-Levitt playing Cobra Commander in the upcoming summer blockbuster G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra, you might want to point your browser or DVR toward Adult Swim this week. That’s because they’ll be airing an animated special called G.I. Joe: Resolute that is closer to old-school Joe, with more of a PG-13 spin on the action.
Adult Swim’s description:
“Cobra embarks on a series of devastating attacks that shocks the world and changes the status quo of the Joe team forever.”
The hourlong story is broken into 10 five-minute webisodes and one 10-minute finale, and they’ll air together at midnight Saturday (April 25, ending early Sunday, April 26) on Cartoon Network’s Adult Swim programming block. Read the rest of this entry »
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April 17th, 2009, 8:52 pm by Chris "KeL" Adams
To help tide us over until Green Lantern hits the big-screen, we’ve got the animated version, Green Lantern: First Flight. It’s scheduled to hit stores this summer and DC Universe has recently released a trailer for it.
There’s even some news on the live-action GL front. The Hollywood Reporter announced the movie is headed to Sydney, Australia to shoot in November. Filmmakers are hoping to take advantage of a weakening Australian dollar and a 15% government subsidy provided by the Aussies. Pre-production on the 150 million dollar film is scheduled to begin this summer, with a planned release date of December 2010.
Casino Royale director Martin Campbell will be directing the film. Casting still remains a mystery; though Chris Pine, Captain James Kirk in the upcoming Star Trek movie, is rumored to be in the running for the lead Lantern position.
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March 7th, 2009, 11:39 am by Jayson Peters
What if … Watchmen was a 1980s Saturday morning cartoon?
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February 15th, 2009, 2:10 pm by Jayson Peters
As seen on TV Week, Sunday’s new episode of The Simpsons, entitled “Take My Life, Please,” will mark the series’ debut in HD — and it will include the first full, permanent update of the famous opening title sequence since its premiere in 1989.
What do you think?
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February 9th, 2009, 10:41 am by Jayson Peters
 No surprise here: Cartoon Network has picked up Star Wars: The Clone Wars for a second season starting in the fall. The first season finale will air March 20.
See also:
Movie review: ‘The Clone Wars’
‘Visual Guide’ a fitting companion to ‘The Clone Wars’
‘Star Wars’ comics: ‘Rebellion’ has ended, ‘Invasion’ begins!
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February 4th, 2009, 2:58 pm by Jayson Peters
Telltale Press, makers of episodic games like Strong Bad’s Cool Game for Attractive People, Sam & Max and the forthcoming Wallace & Gromit’s Grand Adventures, has announced it is expanding its offerings to the Xbox LIVE Arcade platform. The Wallace & Gromit game, based on the claymation characters of the shorts from Aardman Animations (Chicken Run, Shaun the Sheep) and previously announced for the PC, will be the developer’s first game available on the service. Read the rest of this entry »
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