The Wild Robot, the latest release from DreamWorks Animation (in one of the studio's last in-house films), arrived at Fantastic Fest just days after no less a cinematic luminary and animation champion than Guillermo del Toro summed up the AI art vs. human art battle. Speaking as part of BFI in Conversation,...
- 9/25/2024
- by Matthew Jackson
- avclub.com
It’s impossible to imagine The Simpsons without its iconic opening sequence, which succinctly establishes who each member of the Simpson family is, gives us the rough layout of the town of Springfield, and, of course, subliminally communicates Matt Groening’s “radical right-wing” beliefs.
The animation also fits well with the famous score by Danny Elfman — like how the strings give way to a chorus of voices singing “The Simpsons” right as the clouds part to reveal the title. Brilliant. And the way the whole orchestra momentarily pauses to allow for Lisa’s disruptive sax solo. Also brilliant.
It’s hands down one of the best openings to a TV show ever. In fact, Disney+ viewers should be fined for hitting the “Skip Intro” button on this work of art.
As indelible to pop-culture as it is today, there was a time when the Simpsons team had to cobble together an opening sequence from scratch.
The animation also fits well with the famous score by Danny Elfman — like how the strings give way to a chorus of voices singing “The Simpsons” right as the clouds part to reveal the title. Brilliant. And the way the whole orchestra momentarily pauses to allow for Lisa’s disruptive sax solo. Also brilliant.
It’s hands down one of the best openings to a TV show ever. In fact, Disney+ viewers should be fined for hitting the “Skip Intro” button on this work of art.
As indelible to pop-culture as it is today, there was a time when the Simpsons team had to cobble together an opening sequence from scratch.
- 9/6/2024
- Cracked
At least according to its theme song, there’s not much controversy baked into the plot of space-age cartoon The Jetsons:
Meet George Jetson
His boy Elroy
Daughter Judy
Jane his wife
Yep, somebody got paid to write those lyrics. And it’s as basic a description of a traditional family as one can imagine. Nothing to see here, right?
Well, we’ve been wrong all along, according to comedian Adam Newman — and he’s got the receipts to prove it:
In his stand-up special Fuzzies, Newman describes taking a break from online porn to fall down a Jetsons rabbit hole on Wikipedia. To be clear, he didn’t start out looking for scandal. “It’s fun to look at a futuristic show, see where you’re at now compared to then,” he said about a cartoon created in 1962 depicting a family living in 2060.
We still don’t have flying cars.
Meet George Jetson
His boy Elroy
Daughter Judy
Jane his wife
Yep, somebody got paid to write those lyrics. And it’s as basic a description of a traditional family as one can imagine. Nothing to see here, right?
Well, we’ve been wrong all along, according to comedian Adam Newman — and he’s got the receipts to prove it:
In his stand-up special Fuzzies, Newman describes taking a break from online porn to fall down a Jetsons rabbit hole on Wikipedia. To be clear, he didn’t start out looking for scandal. “It’s fun to look at a futuristic show, see where you’re at now compared to then,” he said about a cartoon created in 1962 depicting a family living in 2060.
We still don’t have flying cars.
- 8/21/2024
- Cracked
Entertainment prophesied the future more often than you might believe.
We expect that from science fiction shows, but more often than not, comedy predicts events that come to pass.
TV has often gotten there first, whether it’s political events, global catastrophes, or which couples might split for drama. It creates a fictional future that later turns out to be uncannily accurate.
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Science Fiction Often Is Intended As Social Commentary Shows Like The Twilight Zone Warn Of Dangerous Futures
Unsurprisingly, both The Twilight Zone and Doctor Who were ahead of their time, predicting current events fifty or more years ago.
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The Twilight Zone...
We expect that from science fiction shows, but more often than not, comedy predicts events that come to pass.
TV has often gotten there first, whether it’s political events, global catastrophes, or which couples might split for drama. It creates a fictional future that later turns out to be uncannily accurate.
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Science Fiction Often Is Intended As Social Commentary Shows Like The Twilight Zone Warn Of Dangerous Futures
Unsurprisingly, both The Twilight Zone and Doctor Who were ahead of their time, predicting current events fifty or more years ago.
Ahead of Their Time: When Entertainment Prophesied the Futureby Jack Ori Watch Out Salem! Hurricane Sami Returns to Days Of Our Livesby Jack Ori Why I’m Ridiculously Excited That Homicide: Life On The Streets Is Coming To Peacockby Jack Ori
The Twilight Zone...
- 8/13/2024
- by Jack Ori
- TVfanatic
Mitzi McCall, the trailblazing comedian, actress and half of the comedy duo McCall and Brill, died Thursday in Burbank. She was 93.
Born on Sept. 9, 1930, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, her comedic talents were evident early in life, leading to a distinguished career that spanned over seven decades. She emerged as a prominent voice in the male-dominated comedy world, paving the way for future generations of female comedians.
McCall’s legacy is perhaps most enduringly marked by her work with her husband, actor and comedian Charlie Brill, as part of the comedy duo “McCall and Brill.” The pair became television staples, gracing numerous variety shows, including a memorable appearance on “The Ed Sullivan Show” during The Beatles’ American debut in 1964 — a moment that has since become television history.
Mitzi’s career began in the late 1940s with a stage debut at the Pittsburgh Playhouse in “Strange Bedfellows” in 1948. In the early 1950s, she...
Born on Sept. 9, 1930, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, her comedic talents were evident early in life, leading to a distinguished career that spanned over seven decades. She emerged as a prominent voice in the male-dominated comedy world, paving the way for future generations of female comedians.
McCall’s legacy is perhaps most enduringly marked by her work with her husband, actor and comedian Charlie Brill, as part of the comedy duo “McCall and Brill.” The pair became television staples, gracing numerous variety shows, including a memorable appearance on “The Ed Sullivan Show” during The Beatles’ American debut in 1964 — a moment that has since become television history.
Mitzi’s career began in the late 1940s with a stage debut at the Pittsburgh Playhouse in “Strange Bedfellows” in 1948. In the early 1950s, she...
- 8/10/2024
- by Diego Ramos Bechara
- Variety Film + TV
Comedian and actress Mitzi McCall of comedy duo McCall and Brill died Thursday at 93 years old, according to a statement from her representative. She died in Burbank at Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center, surrounded by loved ones.
McCall began in the 1950s and made a name for herself on the comedy scene. She was best known for her work as a team with her husband, Charlie Brill. They became mainstays on the era’s variety shows, including “The Ed Sullivan Show” — and were even on the episodes where The Beatles made their American debut.
“Mitzi McCall’s life was a testament to the power of laughter, and her influence on the world of comedy will be remembered for years to come,” the statement from her representative reads. “Her legacy will live on through the countless laughs she inspired and the doors she opened for future generations.”
She appeared on “Rowan and Martin’s Laugh-In...
McCall began in the 1950s and made a name for herself on the comedy scene. She was best known for her work as a team with her husband, Charlie Brill. They became mainstays on the era’s variety shows, including “The Ed Sullivan Show” — and were even on the episodes where The Beatles made their American debut.
“Mitzi McCall’s life was a testament to the power of laughter, and her influence on the world of comedy will be remembered for years to come,” the statement from her representative reads. “Her legacy will live on through the countless laughs she inspired and the doors she opened for future generations.”
She appeared on “Rowan and Martin’s Laugh-In...
- 8/9/2024
- by Mike Roe
- The Wrap
The ‘autobiography’ of female brindle Cairn Terrier Terry was titled I, Toto and told the story of her role in which classic 1939 movie?The Wizard of OzGone With the WindMr. Smith Goes to WashingtonStagecoachDowngraded in 2006 to a dwarf planet, what is the name of the animated Disney dog owned by Mickey Mouse?PlutoCeresMakemakeErisEddie from US sitcom Frasier was a wire-haired Jack Russell Terrier who shared his real name with which species, also the state mammal of Maine, USA?MooseBeaverBuffaloCoyoteWhich of these members of the family Canidae was the only non-dog to have been nominated for the Palm Dog award at Cannes Film Festival?The Talking Fox from Antichrist (2009)The Dingo from A Cry in the Dark (1988) Akela the wolf in The Jungle Book live-action remake (2016)Fantastic Mr Fox in Fantastic Mr Fox (2009)Also featured in a 50th anniversary UK ad campaign for Dulux paints in 2011, what was the title of...
- 7/17/2024
- by Louisa Mellor
- Den of Geek
Have you ever noticed how Tommy from Rugrats sounds just like one of the Powerpuff Girls? Or that Scooby-Doo and Astro from The Jetsons speak very similar dog languages?
Hollywood’s voice-acting community is full of really talented people who can churn out a bunch of different voices, but that doesn’t mean they don’t occasionally have characters that end up sounding exactly alike (it doesn’t help that this group of performers is relatively small).
To that end, here are 10 sets of cartoon characters whose voices are practically interchangeable…
10 Scooby-Doo and Astro
The Jetsons, which debuted as a prime-time show in 1962, is considered a classic today, but it didn’t gain that status until the 1980s when it re-debuted on Saturday mornings with new episodes. And so, when Scooby-Doo came along in 1969, six years after The Jetsons was canceled, voice actor Don Messick thought nothing of re-using Astro...
Hollywood’s voice-acting community is full of really talented people who can churn out a bunch of different voices, but that doesn’t mean they don’t occasionally have characters that end up sounding exactly alike (it doesn’t help that this group of performers is relatively small).
To that end, here are 10 sets of cartoon characters whose voices are practically interchangeable…
10 Scooby-Doo and Astro
The Jetsons, which debuted as a prime-time show in 1962, is considered a classic today, but it didn’t gain that status until the 1980s when it re-debuted on Saturday mornings with new episodes. And so, when Scooby-Doo came along in 1969, six years after The Jetsons was canceled, voice actor Don Messick thought nothing of re-using Astro...
- 7/6/2024
- Cracked
If you’re trying to decide between Max and Netflix, you’re looking at two of the most impressive streaming services around. While Netflix is the default streamer for millions of people, we can make a case that Max is the better choice. Why? Let’s dig in.
Max vs. Netfflix: Price
Max vs. Netfflix: Movies
Max vs. Netfflix: TV
Max vs. Netfflix: Children’s Content
Max vs. Netfflix: Sports
Max vs. Netfflix: Bottom Line
Max vs. Netfflix: Price
Max is $9.99 / month with ads, $16.99 ad-free, and $20.99 if you want 4K.
Netflix is $6.99 / month with ads or $15.49 to go ad-free, and $22.99 for the 4K option.
Sign Up $9.99+ / month Max.com Sign Up $6.99+ / month netflix.com Max vs. Netfflix: Movies
We can make a case that Max has the best movie library of any streaming service since the Warner Bros. archive goes back 100 years and includes some of the biggest blockbusters ever created.
Max vs. Netfflix: Price
Max vs. Netfflix: Movies
Max vs. Netfflix: TV
Max vs. Netfflix: Children’s Content
Max vs. Netfflix: Sports
Max vs. Netfflix: Bottom Line
Max vs. Netfflix: Price
Max is $9.99 / month with ads, $16.99 ad-free, and $20.99 if you want 4K.
Netflix is $6.99 / month with ads or $15.49 to go ad-free, and $22.99 for the 4K option.
Sign Up $9.99+ / month Max.com Sign Up $6.99+ / month netflix.com Max vs. Netfflix: Movies
We can make a case that Max has the best movie library of any streaming service since the Warner Bros. archive goes back 100 years and includes some of the biggest blockbusters ever created.
- 6/18/2024
- by Ben Bowman
- The Streamable
Talk about a toon-in alert.
MeTV Toons, the new channel from MeTV parent company Weigel Broadcasting Co., has unveiled its programming schedule ahead of its Tuesday, June 25 launch date.
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Update: Frndly TV announced on June 11 that MeTV Toons would be added to its lineup on launch day; Philo did same. (Find the MeTV Toons channel near you.)
The only...
MeTV Toons, the new channel from MeTV parent company Weigel Broadcasting Co., has unveiled its programming schedule ahead of its Tuesday, June 25 launch date.
More from TVLineTVLine Items: Young Sherlock Casts Parents, One Piece Adds Villains and MoreThe Closer: All 7 Seasons of Crime Drama to Hit Peacock (Soon!)Cate Blanchett Thriller Disclaimer, From Alfonso Cuarón, Lands Apple TV+ Release Date - Get a First Look
Update: Frndly TV announced on June 11 that MeTV Toons would be added to its lineup on launch day; Philo did same. (Find the MeTV Toons channel near you.)
The only...
- 6/11/2024
- by Matt Webb Mitovich
- TVLine.com
(Graphic by The Desk)
Wallet-friendly streaming TV service Philo is planning to offer Weigel Broadcasting’s retro cartoon channel MeTV Toons shortly after it debuts in late June, The Desk has learned.
On Wednesday, a spokesperson for Philo said the service is “working on having the channel available by the end of June,” and said subscribers who are interested in the channel should “stay tuned for an update” that is expected a bit closer to the network’s launch date.
The affirmation comes one day after Philo competitor Frndly TV acknowledged it was adding MeTV Toons to its roster of general entertainment and lifestyle channels by the end of the month. Both services offer other Weigel-owned digital networks as part of their programming packages, including the flagship MeTV channel, Heroes & Icons, Story Television and Dabl. Frndly TV starts at $8 per month and includes around 40 live channels, while Philo offers over 140 cable networks and free,...
Wallet-friendly streaming TV service Philo is planning to offer Weigel Broadcasting’s retro cartoon channel MeTV Toons shortly after it debuts in late June, The Desk has learned.
On Wednesday, a spokesperson for Philo said the service is “working on having the channel available by the end of June,” and said subscribers who are interested in the channel should “stay tuned for an update” that is expected a bit closer to the network’s launch date.
The affirmation comes one day after Philo competitor Frndly TV acknowledged it was adding MeTV Toons to its roster of general entertainment and lifestyle channels by the end of the month. Both services offer other Weigel-owned digital networks as part of their programming packages, including the flagship MeTV channel, Heroes & Icons, Story Television and Dabl. Frndly TV starts at $8 per month and includes around 40 live channels, while Philo offers over 140 cable networks and free,...
- 6/6/2024
- by Matthew Keys
- The Desk
TV crossovers have been a thing for the vast majority of the medium's history as a popular form of entertainment. From "The Jetsons" meeting "The Flinstones" to "The Simpsons" meeting the characters from "Futurama," there's a rich history here. But not every crossover is quite so obvious. For example, the Fox crime drama "Bones" ended up crossing with, oddly enough, Seth MacFarlane's animated sitcom "Family Guy." Bizarre though it may sound, both shows aired on the same network at the same time, and there was a good enough reason to bring these characters into the same universe at the time.
The episode in question was the second to last episode of "Bones" season 4, entitled "The Critic in the Cabernet." While the main plot involves human remains found inside a wine barrel during a tasting, the crossover has to do with the episode's B-plot. In the episode, Emily Deschanel's...
The episode in question was the second to last episode of "Bones" season 4, entitled "The Critic in the Cabernet." While the main plot involves human remains found inside a wine barrel during a tasting, the crossover has to do with the episode's B-plot. In the episode, Emily Deschanel's...
- 5/12/2024
- by Ryan Scott
- Slash Film
(Courtesy image, Graphic by The Desk)
After accidentally revealing the news to a handful of trade publications on earlier this week, Weigel Broadcasting and Warner Bros Discovery (Wbd) formally announced the forthcoming launch of their classic cartoon television network MeTV Toons on Thursday.
The channel will debut in June on broadcast stations across the country and on free, ad-supported streaming television platforms, and will include dozens of classic animated series like “Tom & Jerry,” “The Flintstones,” “Johnny Quest” and “Scooby-Doo.”
MeTV Toons builds off a Saturday morning cartoon block that has aired on Weigel-owned MeTV for several years now, which consisted primarily of animated shows from Warner Bros. MeTV Toons will expand on this idea by incorporating other Warner Bros series into the mix, along with shows from Universal Studios, Paramount Pictures, Sony’s Columbia Pictures and others.
A teaser trailer published online Thursday offered insight into the shows that...
After accidentally revealing the news to a handful of trade publications on earlier this week, Weigel Broadcasting and Warner Bros Discovery (Wbd) formally announced the forthcoming launch of their classic cartoon television network MeTV Toons on Thursday.
The channel will debut in June on broadcast stations across the country and on free, ad-supported streaming television platforms, and will include dozens of classic animated series like “Tom & Jerry,” “The Flintstones,” “Johnny Quest” and “Scooby-Doo.”
MeTV Toons builds off a Saturday morning cartoon block that has aired on Weigel-owned MeTV for several years now, which consisted primarily of animated shows from Warner Bros. MeTV Toons will expand on this idea by incorporating other Warner Bros series into the mix, along with shows from Universal Studios, Paramount Pictures, Sony’s Columbia Pictures and others.
A teaser trailer published online Thursday offered insight into the shows that...
- 5/2/2024
- by Matthew Keys
- The Desk
Fans of classic cartoons might have a new favorite channel: MeTV Toons — a new TV network dedicated to animated favorites like Looney Tunes, Scooby-Doo, Tom & Jerry and more — will debut this summer, TVLine has learned.
The new channel from MeTV parent company Weigel Broadcasting Co., which will be available on over-the-air broadcast television as well as ad-supporting streaming services, will air beloved Warner Bros. Discovery cartoons like Looney Tunes, Scooby-Doo, Tom & Jerry, The Flintstones, The Jetsons, Yogi Bear, Popeye and more, along with Rocky and Bullwinkle, Woody Woodpecker, Casper, Betty Boop, Speed Racer and others. MeTV Toons will officially launch on Tuesday,...
The new channel from MeTV parent company Weigel Broadcasting Co., which will be available on over-the-air broadcast television as well as ad-supporting streaming services, will air beloved Warner Bros. Discovery cartoons like Looney Tunes, Scooby-Doo, Tom & Jerry, The Flintstones, The Jetsons, Yogi Bear, Popeye and more, along with Rocky and Bullwinkle, Woody Woodpecker, Casper, Betty Boop, Speed Racer and others. MeTV Toons will officially launch on Tuesday,...
- 5/1/2024
- by Dave Nemetz
- TVLine.com
I’m pretty lucky; I have lived through some major pop culture events: the Tim Burton Batman films changed comic book media, the birth of Image comics, seeing how Star Trek The Next Generation birthed a new fandom, etc. But one of the biggest events was seeing how animation wouldin a few short years change forever. The Simpsons is one example of how cartoons started to break new ground. Yet, there was one cartoon that broke the world of American animation. It was gross, it was crass, it was unlike anything we had ever seen. If the Simpsons were an explosion, Ren & Stimpy were the atomic bomb. Today many popular cartoons can all trace their origins back to an insane Chihuahua and a stupid big-nosed cat. It is undeniable Ren & Stimpy changed the face of animation. However, the story behind the show’s genesis is full of rebellion,...
- 3/4/2024
- by David Arroyo
- JoBlo.com
Hanna-Barbera's sci-fi sitcom "The Jetsons" debuted in 1962, only two years after the studio had a major hit with "The Flintstones". The logic behind "The Jetsons" seemed to be that if one show could work in the distant past, then a very similar show ought to work in the distant future. "The Jetsons" was set in the far-off future year of 2062, where Earth's citizens have access to flying cars, robot maids, and various other bizarro technologies the mind could fathom. Despite civilization's advances, however, George Jetson (George O'Hanlon) was still a hollowed-out salaryman in the unhappy employ of a soulless widget-making corporation. His wife Jane (Penny Singleton) was a housewife. The dull, middle-class values of the 1950s, it seems, would resurge 90 years later.
The series ran only for one 24-episode season and was canceled in 1963. It left a sizable footprint, however, and was revived for two more seasons in 1985.
The catchy...
The series ran only for one 24-episode season and was canceled in 1963. It left a sizable footprint, however, and was revived for two more seasons in 1985.
The catchy...
- 1/22/2024
- by Witney Seibold
- Slash Film
For those of a certain age, Pat Carroll will forever be synonymous with her voice role as the fabulous sea witch Ursula in Disney's animated "The Little Mermaid." However, for those of another certain age, their memories of Carroll will forever be entwined with her career as a mainstay of 20th-century television comedy thanks to her appearances on variety shows like "The Carol Burnett Show" and her stint as Shirley Feeney's ever-critical mother on "Laverne & Shirley."
Or maybe you're a weirdo who was reared on animated "Garfield" holiday specials and associate her with Jon Arbuckle's piano-pounding, chainsaw-swinging grandmother with the abs of steel. I wouldn't know anything about that.
As fate would have it, Carroll nearly voiced Jane Jetson on Hanna-Barbera's futuristic cartoon sitcom "The Jetsons," a role that would've existed at the nexus between her animated ventures and her run as a linchpin of live-action TV burlesque...
Or maybe you're a weirdo who was reared on animated "Garfield" holiday specials and associate her with Jon Arbuckle's piano-pounding, chainsaw-swinging grandmother with the abs of steel. I wouldn't know anything about that.
As fate would have it, Carroll nearly voiced Jane Jetson on Hanna-Barbera's futuristic cartoon sitcom "The Jetsons," a role that would've existed at the nexus between her animated ventures and her run as a linchpin of live-action TV burlesque...
- 1/18/2024
- by Sandy Schaefer
- Slash Film
To celebrate the first week of Max, we are sending seven days of curated thematic Max Highlights. Earlier this week we sent the best programming to watch over Memorial Day Weekend and the worlds to explore on Max. Today we showcase kids and family series and movies.
Max brings a more prominent kids and family experience, introducing a default Kid’s Profile for new subscribers along with accompanying Parental Controls, including the ability to limit content by ratings, lock access to adult profiles, and prevent children from exiting a kid’s profile.
Max offers an expansive offering of kids content, including dedicated hubs for Cartoon Network programming and Sesame Workshop. Max is the home of other iconic and beloved kids and family brands and franchises, including Scooby-Doo!, Looney Tunes, select films from the Studio Ghibli catalog, and more. With a breadth of content from classics to next generation Max Originals,...
Max brings a more prominent kids and family experience, introducing a default Kid’s Profile for new subscribers along with accompanying Parental Controls, including the ability to limit content by ratings, lock access to adult profiles, and prevent children from exiting a kid’s profile.
Max offers an expansive offering of kids content, including dedicated hubs for Cartoon Network programming and Sesame Workshop. Max is the home of other iconic and beloved kids and family brands and franchises, including Scooby-Doo!, Looney Tunes, select films from the Studio Ghibli catalog, and more. With a breadth of content from classics to next generation Max Originals,...
- 5/26/2023
- by TV Shows Martin Cid Magazine
- Martin Cid - TV
Hard as it is to believe, there have been 37 direct-to-video "Scooby-Doo" animated movies. This, of course, is not counting the live-action adaptations and several television specials and premieres. That's a lot of everyone's favorite scrappy, investigative dog. "Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!" premiered in 1969, when writers Joe Ruby and Ken Spears developed the series for Hanna-Barbera Productions, the studio behind hits such as "The Flintstones," "The Jetsons," and "Josey and the Pussycats" (a personal favorite). The original series aired for two seasons, though the franchise has a storied history, spanning 14 different iterations, including the recent "Velma" for HBO.
"Scooby-Doo" has been an astronomical success — a mainstay of animated pop culture aficionados and casual fans alike. With so much material, it can be hard for newer fans to acclimate themselves to the long-running property. Which series should someone start with? Are the live-action adaptations any good? We'll be taking a look at...
"Scooby-Doo" has been an astronomical success — a mainstay of animated pop culture aficionados and casual fans alike. With so much material, it can be hard for newer fans to acclimate themselves to the long-running property. Which series should someone start with? Are the live-action adaptations any good? We'll be taking a look at...
- 5/21/2023
- by Chad Collins
- Slash Film
With so many streaming services on the market, sometimes it’s the little things that keep you coming back to your streamer of choice. Whether that’s the colors on the menu, the sound it makes when you click on a new tile, or the selection of avatars available for your individual profile. With the launch of Warner Bros. Discovery’s new and improved streaming service Max coming next week, the company has announced a truly massive list of avatars that will be available starting Tuesday, May 23 when HBO Max and discovery+ essentially are merged into a single platform.
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Wbd says that when all of HBO Max’s library is joined by the majority of discovery+’s content, there will be twice as many titles available as before, and Max’s profiles will...
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Wbd says that when all of HBO Max’s library is joined by the majority of discovery+’s content, there will be twice as many titles available as before, and Max’s profiles will...
- 5/18/2023
- by Matt Tamanini
- The Streamable
In the early days of television, the “Big Three” networks ruled the small screen. ABC is the baby, entering the new medium a little behind its competitors, and finding new and creative ways to find success against two mighty opponents.
ABC found its earliest success with two programs that had begun on radio, “The Lone Ranger,” which was the network’s first big hit, and “The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet,” a sitcom loosely based on the life of the real-life Nelson family. The latter remained on the air for 14 seasons, and was the longest-running prime-time comedy for decades, and the longest-running live action sitcom until 2021. However, ABC still struggled against the firmly established NBC and CBS, and found innovative ways to compete.
In 1954, ABC and Walt Disney struck an unprecedented deal: the network helped finance the filmmaker’s ambitious Disneyland Park, while Disney produced a weekly TV show for the network.
ABC found its earliest success with two programs that had begun on radio, “The Lone Ranger,” which was the network’s first big hit, and “The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet,” a sitcom loosely based on the life of the real-life Nelson family. The latter remained on the air for 14 seasons, and was the longest-running prime-time comedy for decades, and the longest-running live action sitcom until 2021. However, ABC still struggled against the firmly established NBC and CBS, and found innovative ways to compete.
In 1954, ABC and Walt Disney struck an unprecedented deal: the network helped finance the filmmaker’s ambitious Disneyland Park, while Disney produced a weekly TV show for the network.
- 5/10/2023
- by Susan Pennington, Chris Beachum and Misty Holland
- Gold Derby
The Amazon Echo Show feels like it’s a device straight out of the futuristic world of “The Jetsons.” Not only can it hear your commands like other Echo devices, but it also has the capability to see you and display features including video calling, calendars, shopping lists, security camera footage, and streaming videos. Now, adding to the list of exciting functions on the smart device, Sling TV is available to customers with the Echo Show 8 and 10, so you can watch your favorite shows straight from those devices.
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While the live TV streaming service has been available on Amazon Echo Show 15 for some time now, Sling TV announced that it would also make the service available on the two smaller devices. All you have to do is say, “Alexa, open Sling TV” and log in to your account.
Once you are logged in, you can...
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While the live TV streaming service has been available on Amazon Echo Show 15 for some time now, Sling TV announced that it would also make the service available on the two smaller devices. All you have to do is say, “Alexa, open Sling TV” and log in to your account.
Once you are logged in, you can...
- 4/13/2023
- by Ree Winter
- The Streamable
As we were growing up, the technology depicted in science fiction movies and TV shows, such as “The Jetsons” and “Star Trek,” appeared far-fetched. Now, these futuristic visions have come true, with the presence of robotic shopping assistants, hands-free appliances, and video-calling capabilities. Now, recent findings from Hub Entertainment Research indicate just how deeply these smart home technologies have become integrated with our lifestyles.
Results of the survey showed that 75% of U.S. homes now own a smart TV and 60% use it to stream at least once a week. They also discovered that the concept of “primetime” TV was starting to become irrelevant since the ability to stream at any time on a variety of different devices means that viewers are able to watch wherever and whenever they wanted to.
As more smart TVs enter the market, the battle for Os supremacy takes center stage. In the case of industry-leading Roku,...
Results of the survey showed that 75% of U.S. homes now own a smart TV and 60% use it to stream at least once a week. They also discovered that the concept of “primetime” TV was starting to become irrelevant since the ability to stream at any time on a variety of different devices means that viewers are able to watch wherever and whenever they wanted to.
As more smart TVs enter the market, the battle for Os supremacy takes center stage. In the case of industry-leading Roku,...
- 4/7/2023
- by Ree Winter
- The Streamable
Harry, Albert, Jack and Sam would be proud.
Related Story Warner Bros. Top-Secret Archives: Treasure Trove Of Film Memorbillia From ‘The Matrix’, ‘Batman’ & ‘My Fair Lady’ Related Story As Adult Swim Gets Set To Add An Hour Of Daily Programming, President Michael Ouweleen Sees Warner Bros Discovery In A More Settled Post-Merger State: "We're All Feeling More Possibility" Related Story Shark Week Chief Howard Swartz Leaves Warner Bros Discovery To Join Stephen David Entertainment
As part of its massive centennial campaign dubbed “Celebrating Every Story,” Warner Bros. Discovery has unveiled its collection of global products, content, and experiences honoring the fabled studio’s 100th anniversary tomorrow. The commemorative offerings include toys, apparel, collectibles, concerts and more that showcase key moments in Warner Bros.’ rich history.
“We are thrilled to be part of Warner Bros.’ storied legacy and to bring these commemorative products and experiences to our fans around the world,...
Related Story Warner Bros. Top-Secret Archives: Treasure Trove Of Film Memorbillia From ‘The Matrix’, ‘Batman’ & ‘My Fair Lady’ Related Story As Adult Swim Gets Set To Add An Hour Of Daily Programming, President Michael Ouweleen Sees Warner Bros Discovery In A More Settled Post-Merger State: "We're All Feeling More Possibility" Related Story Shark Week Chief Howard Swartz Leaves Warner Bros Discovery To Join Stephen David Entertainment
As part of its massive centennial campaign dubbed “Celebrating Every Story,” Warner Bros. Discovery has unveiled its collection of global products, content, and experiences honoring the fabled studio’s 100th anniversary tomorrow. The commemorative offerings include toys, apparel, collectibles, concerts and more that showcase key moments in Warner Bros.’ rich history.
“We are thrilled to be part of Warner Bros.’ storied legacy and to bring these commemorative products and experiences to our fans around the world,...
- 4/3/2023
- by Tom Tapp
- Deadline Film + TV
The world of “Hello Tomorrow” loves both the retro and future in its retro-future aesthetic, lending the Apple TV+ series a visual distinctiveness. While the story itself — an exploration of ambition, the American Dream, and family ties — deals in classic tropes, the show’s presentation blends the greatest stylistic hits of the ’40s, ’50s, and ’60s with technological leaps of fancy straight out of a World’s Fair catalog and an episode of “The Jetsons.”
Less obvious an influence? Tex Avery, one of the most significant contributors to the Looney Tunes characters and the man behind a series of cartoons outlining the World of Tomorrow, whose work acted as inspiration for the pleasant facades and gizmo-gadgets of the series’ Vistaville. A mouse-trap, Rube Goldbergesque vibe suffuses the world of “Hello Tomorrow,” where cheerfulness masks latent violence — as suburban housewife Marie (Annie McNamara) finds out all too quickly moments into the first episode,...
Less obvious an influence? Tex Avery, one of the most significant contributors to the Looney Tunes characters and the man behind a series of cartoons outlining the World of Tomorrow, whose work acted as inspiration for the pleasant facades and gizmo-gadgets of the series’ Vistaville. A mouse-trap, Rube Goldbergesque vibe suffuses the world of “Hello Tomorrow,” where cheerfulness masks latent violence — as suburban housewife Marie (Annie McNamara) finds out all too quickly moments into the first episode,...
- 2/25/2023
- by Sarah Shachat
- Indiewire
Welcome to the 202nd episode of TV’s Top 5, The Hollywood Reporter’s TV podcast.
Every week, hosts Lesley Goldberg (West Coast TV editor) and Daniel Fienberg (chief TV critic) break down the latest TV news with context from the business and critical sides, welcome showrunners, executives and other guests, and provide a critical guide of what to watch (or skip, as the case may be).
You’re the Worst creator Stephen Falk joins the podcast this week for a conversation about showrunners for hire and his new show, Apple’s Billy Crudup starrer Hello Tomorrow, on which he does just that. Falk also opens up about the larger themes at play in the retro-futuristic comedy and the issues that are front and center as the Writers Guild prepares to hammer down a new deal with the studios. Falk also shares an update on his WeWork TV series with Succession...
Every week, hosts Lesley Goldberg (West Coast TV editor) and Daniel Fienberg (chief TV critic) break down the latest TV news with context from the business and critical sides, welcome showrunners, executives and other guests, and provide a critical guide of what to watch (or skip, as the case may be).
You’re the Worst creator Stephen Falk joins the podcast this week for a conversation about showrunners for hire and his new show, Apple’s Billy Crudup starrer Hello Tomorrow, on which he does just that. Falk also opens up about the larger themes at play in the retro-futuristic comedy and the issues that are front and center as the Writers Guild prepares to hammer down a new deal with the studios. Falk also shares an update on his WeWork TV series with Succession...
- 2/17/2023
- by Lesley Goldberg
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
For most of his career, Billy Crudup has kept his personal life behind closed doors. But “Hello Tomorrow!” — the new Apple TV+ series set in a retro-futuristic world — hits close to home for the actor.
Crudup stars as Jack Billings, who leads a duplicitous operation selling timeshares on the moon. The actor said his character reminds him of his late father, Thomas Henry Crudup III, who died in 2005.
At the series’ New York premiere on Wednesday night, Crudup spoke to Variety about how his father informed his performance.
“I guess [co-creators] Amit Bhalla and Lucas Jansen touched on something that I found unique about my father and this country,” Crudup told Variety at the Whitby Hotel. “It was a wonderful way for me to remember my father and conjure him through — not just playing him — but telling the story of him to people.”
Crudup has described his father as an incessant gambler and hustler salesman,...
Crudup stars as Jack Billings, who leads a duplicitous operation selling timeshares on the moon. The actor said his character reminds him of his late father, Thomas Henry Crudup III, who died in 2005.
At the series’ New York premiere on Wednesday night, Crudup spoke to Variety about how his father informed his performance.
“I guess [co-creators] Amit Bhalla and Lucas Jansen touched on something that I found unique about my father and this country,” Crudup told Variety at the Whitby Hotel. “It was a wonderful way for me to remember my father and conjure him through — not just playing him — but telling the story of him to people.”
Crudup has described his father as an incessant gambler and hustler salesman,...
- 2/16/2023
- by Antonio Ferme
- Variety Film + TV
At first, the setting of “Hello Tomorrow” looks familiar. White picket fences border lush green yards. Classic cars cruise through the quaint neighborhood. A mother walks her baby in a sweet, blue bassinet… except the bassinet doesn’t have wheels. Neither do the cars. And those yards are being watered by flying robots, painted in pastel hues sure to please the Betty Draper-types who own them. (Not that Betty Draper takes kindly to hovering interlopers.)
Merging ’50s Americana with futuristic machinery, “Hello Tomorrow” comes across like “Mad Men” mixed with “The Jetsons” — a “retro future” that combines customs of the past with space-age technology… also of the past. The technology in Amit Bhalla and Lucas Jansen’s Apple TV+ series is the stuff of baby boomers’ imaginations, not Gen Z’s, meaning there’s no cell phones, internet, or even color TV. Instead, commuters fly to work in the...
Merging ’50s Americana with futuristic machinery, “Hello Tomorrow” comes across like “Mad Men” mixed with “The Jetsons” — a “retro future” that combines customs of the past with space-age technology… also of the past. The technology in Amit Bhalla and Lucas Jansen’s Apple TV+ series is the stuff of baby boomers’ imaginations, not Gen Z’s, meaning there’s no cell phones, internet, or even color TV. Instead, commuters fly to work in the...
- 2/15/2023
- by Ben Travers
- Indiewire
The unofficial king of Apple TV+ is back. Billy Crudup, an Emmy winner for his performance on “The Morning Show,” is starring in the streamer’s comedy series “Hello Tomorrow!,” and the official trailer for the upcoming series has been released out of Apple’s Television Critics Association Winter press tour on Wednesday.
Set in a “retro-futuristic world” akin to “The Jetsons,” complete with robotic chore helpers and husbands traveling to work on jetpacks, “Hello Tomorrow!” stars Crudup as Jack, an ambitious and intelligent traveling salesman hawking timeshares for vacationing on the moon. Jack develops a thriving business with a group of dedicated employees played by the likes of Hank Azaria, Alison Pill, Jackie Weaver, Haneefah Wood, Dewshane Williams, and Matthew Maher. But cracks soon start appearing even as the group begins raking in the dough.
Set to a cover of “Fly Me to the Moon,” the trailer teases mysteries...
Set in a “retro-futuristic world” akin to “The Jetsons,” complete with robotic chore helpers and husbands traveling to work on jetpacks, “Hello Tomorrow!” stars Crudup as Jack, an ambitious and intelligent traveling salesman hawking timeshares for vacationing on the moon. Jack develops a thriving business with a group of dedicated employees played by the likes of Hank Azaria, Alison Pill, Jackie Weaver, Haneefah Wood, Dewshane Williams, and Matthew Maher. But cracks soon start appearing even as the group begins raking in the dough.
Set to a cover of “Fly Me to the Moon,” the trailer teases mysteries...
- 1/18/2023
- by Wilson Chapman
- Indiewire
On paper, “Velma” sounds like a great idea: Mindy Kaling reimagines the iconic Scooby Gang member for a new century in a pre-Mystery Inc. prequel, making her a character of color, leaning into the long-held speculation about her sexuality, ditching the dog. For the new HBO Max animated series — adult-oriented in the Harley Quinn vein — Kaling re-teams with Charlie Grandy, her longtime co-collaborator on “The Mindy Project” and elsewhere, and the pair have a solid history of delivering enjoyable comedy to the small screen.
So you have to wonder, in the development of “Velma,” where did everything go so horribly wrong? To be crystal (cove) clear, it’s definitely not in the introduction of racial diversity to the formerly all-white cast – not just Velma but also Daphne (Constance Wu) as Asian, Norbert (Sam Richardson) as Black – or the reveal that Velma’s longings for a female classmate may go past friendship.
So you have to wonder, in the development of “Velma,” where did everything go so horribly wrong? To be crystal (cove) clear, it’s definitely not in the introduction of racial diversity to the formerly all-white cast – not just Velma but also Daphne (Constance Wu) as Asian, Norbert (Sam Richardson) as Black – or the reveal that Velma’s longings for a female classmate may go past friendship.
- 1/12/2023
- by Gwen Ihnat
- The Wrap
Back when I was watching "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" weekly, there were few television moments more exciting than when that series would crossover over with its spinoff "Angel." Sadly, once the shows were airing on different networks, the events of Sunnydale barely warranted a mention in Los Angeles, at least until "Buffy" was wrapping up its run, but those episodes were fun when they happened. The CW's Arrowverse later became known for its epic crossovers, which attempted to capture the energy of some of DC Comics' major events.
Across the decades, TV crossovers have ranged from intuitive ("The Flintstones" and "The Jetsons") to truly unexpected ("I Love Lucy" and "Adventures of Superman"). Sure, "Grey's Anatomy" and "Station 19" makes sense, but no one would've anticipated "Bones" and "Family Guy" before it happened. Well, somewhere in between Buffy and Angel's timeless romance and multiple crisis that brought together infinite earths, there...
Across the decades, TV crossovers have ranged from intuitive ("The Flintstones" and "The Jetsons") to truly unexpected ("I Love Lucy" and "Adventures of Superman"). Sure, "Grey's Anatomy" and "Station 19" makes sense, but no one would've anticipated "Bones" and "Family Guy" before it happened. Well, somewhere in between Buffy and Angel's timeless romance and multiple crisis that brought together infinite earths, there...
- 1/9/2023
- by Jamie Gerber
- Slash Film
Tim Burton's 1989 film "Batman" was a hit the likes of which the world hadn't previously seen. In terms of cultural and advertising ubiquity, "Batman" even seemed to outstrip "Star Wars" in terms of its deep saturation. Burton's Gothic designs and Danny Elfman's Stravinsky-like score came to dictate a great deal of popular media that followed. Warren Beatty's 1990 film "Dick Tracy" is perhaps the most notable, big-budget "Batman" clone, using a lot of the aesthetic cues from "Batman," but adding more bright colors. Elfman also scored that film. Batman would then return in June of 1992 with "Batman Returns," an even stranger, more Gothic, more Stravinsky-inspired aesthetic.
The following September, Warner Bros. would keep Burton's stylized universe alive with Eric Radomski's and Bruce Timm's "Batman: The Animated Series," a show quite different from the bubblegum kid entertainment immediately surrounding it. "Batman: The Animated Series," like the Burton films,...
The following September, Warner Bros. would keep Burton's stylized universe alive with Eric Radomski's and Bruce Timm's "Batman: The Animated Series," a show quite different from the bubblegum kid entertainment immediately surrounding it. "Batman: The Animated Series," like the Burton films,...
- 11/11/2022
- by Witney Seibold
- Slash Film
There's always been a bit of a stigma around cartoons. Since its origins, animation has not always been seen as a legitimate art form and is often considered cheap kids' stuff. This dismissal of the animation industry has resulted in things from the under-compensation of voice actors to writers at the 2022 Oscars referring to the whole genre as being "just for kids."
In recent years, the idea that cartoons are only meant for children has faded a bit, with hit shows like "Family Guy" and "Rick and Morty" proving that sometimes animation is absolutely not meant for children. But for the show that paved the way for those adult animated series, "The Simpsons," that stigma was a hurdle that had to be overcome for the show to be greenlit.
It was 1989, and the young Fox network needed shows to fill out its primetime lineup. One of the contenders was an...
In recent years, the idea that cartoons are only meant for children has faded a bit, with hit shows like "Family Guy" and "Rick and Morty" proving that sometimes animation is absolutely not meant for children. But for the show that paved the way for those adult animated series, "The Simpsons," that stigma was a hurdle that had to be overcome for the show to be greenlit.
It was 1989, and the young Fox network needed shows to fill out its primetime lineup. One of the contenders was an...
- 11/4/2022
- by Matt Rainis
- Slash Film
This Star Wars: Andor article contains spoilers.
Andor Episode 8
In episode 8 of Andor, half of the action is a Star Wars version of the Shawshank Redemption, and there’s something about this specific incarceration that feels a bit on the fake side of the Force, like the Disneyland version of a space prison. Andor episode 8 is good, but as we watch humans literally build the cogs that make the machines of the Empire work, one can’t help but wonder, are we getting a bit too granular with the logistics of Star Wars?
At the point at which Cassian gets thrown into a forced-labor Imperial prison, nobody wanted Andor to suddenly turn into Alien 3, but there’s still something a bit too sanitized about these Star Wars prison sequences. Essentially, this Imperial prison motivates the inmates to be really good at building cogs(?) and pits various teams of workers against each other.
Andor Episode 8
In episode 8 of Andor, half of the action is a Star Wars version of the Shawshank Redemption, and there’s something about this specific incarceration that feels a bit on the fake side of the Force, like the Disneyland version of a space prison. Andor episode 8 is good, but as we watch humans literally build the cogs that make the machines of the Empire work, one can’t help but wonder, are we getting a bit too granular with the logistics of Star Wars?
At the point at which Cassian gets thrown into a forced-labor Imperial prison, nobody wanted Andor to suddenly turn into Alien 3, but there’s still something a bit too sanitized about these Star Wars prison sequences. Essentially, this Imperial prison motivates the inmates to be really good at building cogs(?) and pits various teams of workers against each other.
- 10/26/2022
- by John Saavedra
- Den of Geek
Mindy Kaling x Scream = “Velma”!
Kaling shared the teaser of the upcoming HBO Max series “Velma”, in which she voices the titular character. Velma, a crime-solving nerd from Scooby Doo’s gang, now has a show to herself and she has only one rule – “Do not mess with a classic.” If that sounds familiar, then you are probably a “Scream” fan.
Read More: ‘Velma’ Series From Mindy Kaling To Feature East Asian Lead, But No Scooby-Doo Or Mystery Machine Van
The teaser begins with Velma writing to HBO Max, expressing her disappointment over the remake of another classic character and just as she hits send, she receives a call from an unknown caller. She answers and hears, “Hello Velma, do you like solving mysteries?” – much like the antagonist of the slasher movie above, who called his targets and said, “Do you like a scary movie?”
She quickly learns that the...
Kaling shared the teaser of the upcoming HBO Max series “Velma”, in which she voices the titular character. Velma, a crime-solving nerd from Scooby Doo’s gang, now has a show to herself and she has only one rule – “Do not mess with a classic.” If that sounds familiar, then you are probably a “Scream” fan.
Read More: ‘Velma’ Series From Mindy Kaling To Feature East Asian Lead, But No Scooby-Doo Or Mystery Machine Van
The teaser begins with Velma writing to HBO Max, expressing her disappointment over the remake of another classic character and just as she hits send, she receives a call from an unknown caller. She answers and hears, “Hello Velma, do you like solving mysteries?” – much like the antagonist of the slasher movie above, who called his targets and said, “Do you like a scary movie?”
She quickly learns that the...
- 10/7/2022
- by Divya Goyal
- ET Canada
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On Sept. 23, 1962, ABC debuted The Jetsons at 7:30 pm to television audiences. Like the Stone Age Flintstones, the futuristic animated family sitcom would become an enduring franchise for producers Hanna-Barbera. The Hollywood Reporter’s original review of the first episode, “Rosey The Robot,” is below:
The Jetsons is based on the same premise as The Flintstones, with the difference that the projection is in the future instead of the past. A family situation comedy, done in animation (and for those with color sets, color), the new Hanna-Barbera production should attract a good audience.
The jokes are familiar, but the setting gives them novelty and an added dimension, and cartooning is certainly suited to the TV screen.
Larry Markes’ script for the initial episode lightly sketched in the characters, mother, father, two children (boy and girl) of the Jetsons, a 21st Century family.
Jokes...
On Sept. 23, 1962, ABC debuted The Jetsons at 7:30 pm to television audiences. Like the Stone Age Flintstones, the futuristic animated family sitcom would become an enduring franchise for producers Hanna-Barbera. The Hollywood Reporter’s original review of the first episode, “Rosey The Robot,” is below:
The Jetsons is based on the same premise as The Flintstones, with the difference that the projection is in the future instead of the past. A family situation comedy, done in animation (and for those with color sets, color), the new Hanna-Barbera production should attract a good audience.
The jokes are familiar, but the setting gives them novelty and an added dimension, and cartooning is certainly suited to the TV screen.
Larry Markes’ script for the initial episode lightly sketched in the characters, mother, father, two children (boy and girl) of the Jetsons, a 21st Century family.
Jokes...
- 9/23/2022
- by James Powers
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
HBO Max and Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav can't seem to keep their names out of the headlines recently, tied exclusively to baffling business decisions like canning the highly-anticipated release of "Batgirl" or absolutely obliterating the streaming platform's animated offerings. Zaslav made it known during the Q2 earnings call that he had hoped to cut 3 billion from HBO Max's operating budget before the inevitable streaming merger with discovery+, which apparently meant annihilating the relationships HBO Max had with Warner Bros. Animation and Cartoon Network.
Learning that your life's work is being wiped out with complete disregard for the artistry or the lives of those that crafted it is difficult enough, but as "Infinity Train" creator Owen Dennis shared, Zaslav and the Discovery team couldn't even have the common courtesy to inform the creators of their decision to throw away their years of work like expired takeout. As Twitter user @sapphyreblayze rightfully pointed out,...
Learning that your life's work is being wiped out with complete disregard for the artistry or the lives of those that crafted it is difficult enough, but as "Infinity Train" creator Owen Dennis shared, Zaslav and the Discovery team couldn't even have the common courtesy to inform the creators of their decision to throw away their years of work like expired takeout. As Twitter user @sapphyreblayze rightfully pointed out,...
- 8/23/2022
- by BJ Colangelo
- Slash Film
A rather amusing headline in a 2008 issue of The Onion read "Some Old Man Still Churning Out Marmaduke." The joke of the article was that Brad Anderson, then 83, the creator of the long-running dog-centric newspaper strip, was toiling away at his 20,000th monotonous "Marmaduke" comic in complete obscurity. Despite being a staple of the funny papers since 1953, much of Marmaduke's audience had long since ceased paying attention. Incidentally, Anderson continued to draw "Marmaduke" until his death in 2015 at the age of 91. The strip continues under the eye of Paul Anderson, his son.
Matt Groening's "The Simpsons" is — a more cynical critic might say — slowly approaching "Marmaduke" levels of tedium. There are now 34 seasons of "The Simpsons" to contend with, translating to 728 episodes, with more on the way. Evidently the show is hoping to live up to the promise made in "Three Men and a Comic Book" wherein Bart (Nancy Cartwright) announced "Quality,...
Matt Groening's "The Simpsons" is — a more cynical critic might say — slowly approaching "Marmaduke" levels of tedium. There are now 34 seasons of "The Simpsons" to contend with, translating to 728 episodes, with more on the way. Evidently the show is hoping to live up to the promise made in "Three Men and a Comic Book" wherein Bart (Nancy Cartwright) announced "Quality,...
- 8/15/2022
- by Witney Seibold
- Slash Film
Whether the result of an exciting idea or a gimmick to boost ratings, crossovers are a time-honored tradition in television, especially in animation. When I was a kid, you better believe I was hyped for The Jimmy Timmy Power Hour, and plenty of kids and adults loved when "The Flintstones" met "The Jetsons." It can be fun to think about some of our favorite characters hopping from one show to the other for an episode or two. The funny thing about crossovers is that they can be very tricky. Getting two television shows, each saddled with their own team, to compromise on a project that...
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The post The Simpsons' Futurama Crossover Came With Some Serious Baggage appeared first on /Film.
- 8/7/2022
- by Matthew Bilodeau
- Slash Film
George Jetson was born on July 31, 2022 - at least according to the internet.
A new meme claiming that the father in the cartoon "The Jetsons" was indeed born on July 31 has been circulating online, and while the actual show never reveals his birthday, the show first aired in 1962 and was set 100 years in the future. Jetson reveals he is 40 in the first season, meaning that he would have been born in 2022.
The idea that he was born on July 31 came from a tweet posted by Brendan Kergin on July 28. The tweet included a photo of a chart of information from a fan website that listed Jetson's birthday as the 31st. "I don't mean to alarm anyone, but someone is about to give birth to George Jetson," Kergin wrote.
I don't mean to alarm anyone, but someone is about to give birth to George Jetson. pic.twitter.com/Y7XjbeVz8i...
A new meme claiming that the father in the cartoon "The Jetsons" was indeed born on July 31 has been circulating online, and while the actual show never reveals his birthday, the show first aired in 1962 and was set 100 years in the future. Jetson reveals he is 40 in the first season, meaning that he would have been born in 2022.
The idea that he was born on July 31 came from a tweet posted by Brendan Kergin on July 28. The tweet included a photo of a chart of information from a fan website that listed Jetson's birthday as the 31st. "I don't mean to alarm anyone, but someone is about to give birth to George Jetson," Kergin wrote.
I don't mean to alarm anyone, but someone is about to give birth to George Jetson. pic.twitter.com/Y7XjbeVz8i...
- 7/31/2022
- by Eden Arielle Gordon
- Popsugar.com
Roughly 50 years after the first episode of “The Jetsons” premiered, fans are gearing up to celebrate the birth of George Jetson, which according to lore, is July 31, 2022. But is that really his birthday?
On Thursday, a hawk-eyed fan pointed out that “someone is about to give birth” to the show’s main character, via a fan site listing the family patriarch’s exact birthdate.
The animated sitcom created by William Hannah and Joseph Barbera took place in the 21st century. Although no mention to a specific year was ever made in the show, promotional materials and articles from the time explained that it was set exactly 100 years in the future, according to MeTV.
Further evidence can be found in the episode “Test Pilot,” which aired Dec. 30, 1962. When Jetson’s doctor tells him he “should live to be 150,” he replies, “I’ve got 110 good years ahead of me!” – making him 40 years old.
On Thursday, a hawk-eyed fan pointed out that “someone is about to give birth” to the show’s main character, via a fan site listing the family patriarch’s exact birthdate.
The animated sitcom created by William Hannah and Joseph Barbera took place in the 21st century. Although no mention to a specific year was ever made in the show, promotional materials and articles from the time explained that it was set exactly 100 years in the future, according to MeTV.
Further evidence can be found in the episode “Test Pilot,” which aired Dec. 30, 1962. When Jetson’s doctor tells him he “should live to be 150,” he replies, “I’ve got 110 good years ahead of me!” – making him 40 years old.
- 7/30/2022
- by Harper Lambert
- The Wrap
If there was any doubt that the future is here (for better or worse), just remember that you are now living in George Jetson’s lifetime. Animation fans are celebrating an important milestone this weekend, as several savvy Twitter users noticed that the Spacely Sprockets employee, husband to Jane, and father of June and Elroy, is said to be born on July 31, 2022. That still gives us 40 years before the events of the show begin, so there’s no need to feel bad about not having flying cars yet.
“The Jetsons” famously followed a middle class family living in Orbit City in a chrome-tinged future where robots allow humans to live leisurely. It was conceived as a companion show to “The Flintstones,” which famously reimagined 1950s sitcom tropes from shows like “The Honeymooners” in a Stone Age world full of cavemen and dinosaurs. “The Jetsons” took the inverse approach, making a...
“The Jetsons” famously followed a middle class family living in Orbit City in a chrome-tinged future where robots allow humans to live leisurely. It was conceived as a companion show to “The Flintstones,” which famously reimagined 1950s sitcom tropes from shows like “The Honeymooners” in a Stone Age world full of cavemen and dinosaurs. “The Jetsons” took the inverse approach, making a...
- 7/30/2022
- by Christian Zilko
- Indiewire
‘Bigbug’ Review: Jean-Pierre Jeunet’s ‘The Jetsons’ & Robot Uprising Sci-Fi Comedy Is Scatterbrained
Jean-Pierre Jeunet can be a master juggler of a filmmaker, letting many different pieces achieve weightlessness while our attention is rapt. When it’s graceful and methodical, it can have the dreamy qualities of “Delicatessen” or “Amelie.” But when the trick doesn’t work, it can be mighty exhausting to follow along with, as with his new Netflix film “Bigbug.” This movie has Jeunet doing “The Jetsons” while ruminating on what a robot uprising might inevitably look like, but that proves to be less exciting than one could ever imagine.
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- 2/12/2022
- by Nick Allen
- The Playlist
This year is a big one for science fiction mythology. If there is any truth in advertising, The Jetsons will be celebrating a blessed pre-event this year. According to the math, 2022 is the year George Jetson will be born. When it premiered on ABC on Sept. 23, 1962, The Jetsons’ promos explained the series, which had plotlines as old as The Flintstones, was set exactly 100 years in the future.
Everything there is to know about George, voiced by George O’Hanlon, seems to be laid out in the theme song. He is the husband of Jane Jetson (Penny Singleton), they have a teenage daughter Judy (Janet Waldo), who goes to go to Orbit High School, and a son named Elroy (Daws Butler), who orbits middle school. George works at Spacely’s Space Sprocket. Modern science has not yet determined what a space sprocket actually does, but we can assume it will be...
Everything there is to know about George, voiced by George O’Hanlon, seems to be laid out in the theme song. He is the husband of Jane Jetson (Penny Singleton), they have a teenage daughter Judy (Janet Waldo), who goes to go to Orbit High School, and a son named Elroy (Daws Butler), who orbits middle school. George works at Spacely’s Space Sprocket. Modern science has not yet determined what a space sprocket actually does, but we can assume it will be...
- 1/12/2022
- by Alec Bojalad
- Den of Geek
Crossover stories have excited audiences for generations, with "The Jetsons" meeting "The Flintstones," Abbott and Costello meeting the Universal monsters, Godzilla coming to blows with other kaiju monsters, and even the NBA meeting the "Looney Tunes" with "Space Jam." The world of comic books frequently featured crossover issues, which eventually led to the cinematic universes we know and love today. One of the biggest crossover hits in pop culture history, however, is the 2003 slasher mash-up, "Freddy Vs. Jason." The combination of the "Nightmare on Elm Street" and "Friday the 13th" franchises was sparked after fans requested to see a showdown between Freddy...
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- 12/10/2021
- by BJ Colangelo
- Slash Film
Yogi Bear, Huckleberry Hound and Snagglepuss once ruled as crown princes of Saturday-morning TV. Now they are simply hoping to hold court among a legion of young streamers who watch video at any time they choose.
The cartoon characters are stand-outs from the Hanna-Barbera animation studio, which in the last half of last century accounted for the bulk of animated programing shown each Saturday morning on ABC, NBC and CBS. Creations ranged from the memorable to the decidedly less so. On Thursday, dozens of Hanna-Barbera characters are being set loose anew in “Jellystone!,” a new HBO Max series that seeks to revive several generations of animated favorites for an audience that may not know them all that well.
“This was definitely the biggest challenge I have had,” says C.H. Greenblatt, creator and executive producer of the new series, in an interview. “We were basically making ‘The Simpsons,’ season five, right out of the gate,...
The cartoon characters are stand-outs from the Hanna-Barbera animation studio, which in the last half of last century accounted for the bulk of animated programing shown each Saturday morning on ABC, NBC and CBS. Creations ranged from the memorable to the decidedly less so. On Thursday, dozens of Hanna-Barbera characters are being set loose anew in “Jellystone!,” a new HBO Max series that seeks to revive several generations of animated favorites for an audience that may not know them all that well.
“This was definitely the biggest challenge I have had,” says C.H. Greenblatt, creator and executive producer of the new series, in an interview. “We were basically making ‘The Simpsons,’ season five, right out of the gate,...
- 7/29/2021
- by Brian Steinberg
- Variety Film + TV
Chick Vennera, a voice actor in numerous Warner Bros. animated projects like “Animaniacs” and “Batman: the Animated Series,” and actor in “Thank God It’s Friday” and “The Golden Girls,” died Wednesday in Burbank, Calif. He was 74.
His daughter Nicky Vennera told several media outlets he died of lung cancer.
Former castmate John Mariano posted the news on Facebook, writing, “We worked together on ‘Steven Spielberg’s Animaniacs.’ We were ”The Goodfeathers.’ He’s an amazing talent, but more so, an amazing person. I can go on, but I think you all get what I’m trying to say. Gentle rest grant unto thee, Chick.”
Following a series of small roles on television, Vennera landed the part of Marv Gomez in 1978’s “Thank God It’s Friday” where he performed a now iconic scene in which he danced atop cars outside a disco. He went on to work in over 50 films, including “Milagro Beanfield War” and “Yanks.
His daughter Nicky Vennera told several media outlets he died of lung cancer.
Former castmate John Mariano posted the news on Facebook, writing, “We worked together on ‘Steven Spielberg’s Animaniacs.’ We were ”The Goodfeathers.’ He’s an amazing talent, but more so, an amazing person. I can go on, but I think you all get what I’m trying to say. Gentle rest grant unto thee, Chick.”
Following a series of small roles on television, Vennera landed the part of Marv Gomez in 1978’s “Thank God It’s Friday” where he performed a now iconic scene in which he danced atop cars outside a disco. He went on to work in over 50 films, including “Milagro Beanfield War” and “Yanks.
- 7/8/2021
- by Haley Bosselman
- Variety Film + TV
While Loki has proven to be a somewhat divisive show at times, the one thing that most people seem to agree on is that the series boasts an incredible sense of style.
The same could certainly be said of WandaVision, but unlike that series which wore its sitcom influences on its sleeve, Loki‘s stylistic influences are a bit more varied and complex. Watch Loki close enough, and you’ll spot references and callbacks to everything from Blade Runner and Mad Men to Jurassic Park and Atomic Blonde. All of those styles come together to form a fascinating universe (perhaps multiverse?) where cosmic sci-fi, comic book adventures, and Western action somehow manage to coexist and form a strangely cohesive vision.
Then there’s Fallout. While the video game series that changed CRPGs forever is rarely referred to as one of Loki‘s most pronounced stylistic influences, the two are fascinatingly...
The same could certainly be said of WandaVision, but unlike that series which wore its sitcom influences on its sleeve, Loki‘s stylistic influences are a bit more varied and complex. Watch Loki close enough, and you’ll spot references and callbacks to everything from Blade Runner and Mad Men to Jurassic Park and Atomic Blonde. All of those styles come together to form a fascinating universe (perhaps multiverse?) where cosmic sci-fi, comic book adventures, and Western action somehow manage to coexist and form a strangely cohesive vision.
Then there’s Fallout. While the video game series that changed CRPGs forever is rarely referred to as one of Loki‘s most pronounced stylistic influences, the two are fascinatingly...
- 7/1/2021
- by Matthew Byrd
- Den of Geek
If there is a Marvel series primed for binge-watching, it’s the new Disney+ series “Loki,” which sees Tom Hiddleston reprise his role as the charming God of Mischief after a past version of the fan-favorite character escaped with the Tesseract, aka the Space Stone, in “Avengers: Endgame” (2019). The six-episode series, which debuted Wednesday, follows in the footsteps of the highly ambitious genre mash-up “WandaVision” and the more traditional superhero drama “The Falcon and the Winter Soldier.” It has the potential to be the most creative and intriguing of the three Marvel series yet, with lasting consequences for the Marvel Cinematic Universe even if the events of the series premiere don’t dovetail with the current timeline of the films.
Picking up from the moment Loki stole the Tesseract in “Endgame,” the show quickly introduces viewers to the retro-futuristic world of the Time Variance Authority, aka the Tva, a bureaucratic...
Picking up from the moment Loki stole the Tesseract in “Endgame,” the show quickly introduces viewers to the retro-futuristic world of the Time Variance Authority, aka the Tva, a bureaucratic...
- 6/9/2021
- by Kaitlin Thomas
- Gold Derby
Growing up in a predominantly white area in Des Moines, Iowa, B. Robert Moore didn’t see many Black and brown faces in cartoons. Years later, as his artistic career took off, he wanted to change that — or at the least, put his own spin on the seemingly all-white world of children’s cartoons.
Moore recently debuted “Imagine a World; Brown Like Me,” a series of paintings using acrylics, oil sticks, charcoal, pastels and spray paints that reimagine kids favorites, including “Peanuts,” “The Jetsons” and “The Flintstones.” “I want to paint Scooby-Doo and that cast because I’m like, ‘They should have had locs. Velma should have Afro puffs,’”
Variety spoke with Moore, 37, about working as a self-taught artist, using Instagram to build a following and his collaboration with the Bipoc-owned agency Disrpt, which aims to amplify voices with disruptive mindsets.
What inspired you to reimagine the likes of golden age cartoon characters?...
Moore recently debuted “Imagine a World; Brown Like Me,” a series of paintings using acrylics, oil sticks, charcoal, pastels and spray paints that reimagine kids favorites, including “Peanuts,” “The Jetsons” and “The Flintstones.” “I want to paint Scooby-Doo and that cast because I’m like, ‘They should have had locs. Velma should have Afro puffs,’”
Variety spoke with Moore, 37, about working as a self-taught artist, using Instagram to build a following and his collaboration with the Bipoc-owned agency Disrpt, which aims to amplify voices with disruptive mindsets.
What inspired you to reimagine the likes of golden age cartoon characters?...
- 4/28/2021
- by Antonio Ferme
- Variety Film + TV
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