Primetime couch potatoes have long been sitting in nail-biting, leg-jerking, lung-collapsing tension. Finally, after the awkward silence, it will be decided: Who is the more dysfunctional (and that is putting it nicely) family of cartoon characters: The Simpsons or the Griffins? Santa’s Little Helper vs. Brian – There’s just no point in arguing this one. Brian, the [...]
Continue reading...Sunday, July 19, 2009
For the first time in 50 years, a series powered by cartoon characters has been nominated for the top comedy award at the Emmys. FAMILY GUY is among the seven nominees for Outstanding Comedy Series along with ENTOURAGE, FLIGHT OF THE CONCHORDS, HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER, THE OFFICE, 30 ROCK and WEEDS. Staples of toondom [...]
Continue reading...Tuesday, July 14, 2009
While everyone is still in the middle of the euphoria of UFC 100 last July 11 after the heavyweight clash of Brock Lesnar and Frank Mir, we here in our 3D animation studio Mediafreaks would like to think how some of the icons of cartoon animation will do here. After all, one of the other [...]
Continue reading...Tuesday, June 23, 2009
Fox Network has just resumed airing three of the most lovable family cartoon animation series: The Simpsons, Family Guy and American Dad. And what better way to pay tribute to last weekend’s Father’s Day than a look at the three heads of the snake, so speak. Thus I present to you a head-to-head-to-head clash between [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, June 18, 2009
The hit Fox cartoon animation series Family Guy has further solidified its stake in popular culture with the launch of the Freakin’ Sweet Family Guy iPhone application, which gives fans of the popular FOX show the chance to view up to 20 show clips and create custom video mixes. The application also includes special features, such [...]
Continue reading...Tuesday, June 16, 2009
FOX has set the fall premiere date for its new cartoon animation series The Cleveland Show on September 27 Sunday at 8:30-9PM ET/PT. This will be coupled by the return of The Simpsons (8-8:30 PM) as well as American Dad (9:30-10PM) in order to complete the Animation Domination time table of Fox. The Cleveland Show is [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, June 11, 2009
20th Century Fox Television, the animation powerhouse that brought “Family Guy” back from the dead five years ago, has done it again: Matt Groening and David X. Cohen’s brilliantly subversive cartoon animation sci-fi comedy “Futurama” will return to production on 26 new half-hour episodes more than six years after the series aired its last original [...]
Continue reading...Monday, May 18, 2009
Don’t worry, of course these cartoons will be back for another season (hopefully and most likely) but for now the Simpsons, Family Guy and American Dad – three family-oriented cartoon animation series from Fox – closed out their seasons last May 17 with a bang. The Simpsons started the party rolling at 8pm with the episode [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, May 14, 2009
How often does it happen that a cartoon animation television series will get the axe, only to be revived again because of strong DVD sales? Well, it has not happened before but Seth MacFarlane’s Family Guy did it twice! Family Guy is a story of a classic dysfunctional family living in the fictional town of Quahog [...]
Continue reading...Tuesday, May 12, 2009
Controversial and award-winning rapper Eminem will join Family Guy’s talking baby Stewie Griffin to host Animation Domination this May 17 on FOX. To immerse himself in the animation world, Eminem will have an animated version which will be shown in interstitials throughout the show. “It was a thrill to work with Stewie,” said Eminem about the [...]
Continue reading...Tuesday, May 5, 2009
The Cleveland Show, largely popular as a spin-off of the widely-loved cartoon animation series Family Guy will be returning for a second season as announced by the Fox network. And the interesting part about this is that its fall series debut has yet to arrive in months. As reported by the Hollywood Reporter, the Cleveland Show [...]
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Monday, July 27, 2009
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