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We’ve known for a while about Seth MacFarlane’s plans to relauch “The Flintstone”, but haven’t heard much detail. From the sounds of it, the project…
Nickelodeon held it’s upfronts presentation in New York City this week and Animation World Network reports the network is rolling out an incredible 650 new…
Netflix isn’t the only game in town for streaming video. Comcast on Wednesday announced plans to roll out a streaming video service called Xfinity Streampix and is likely to launch by the end of the year. Plans include for the service to work with Android devices as well as the Xbox 360. Comcast has already partnered with Disney, NBC Universal, Sony Pictures, Warner Bros, and Cookie Jar Entertainment to provide content for the service. No word on which programs will be available, but those companies sure do make a lot of cartoons….
Just last Sunday, roughly three-quarters of the nation, and a decent-sized chunk of the world, was enthralled with the Super Bowl battle between the New England Patriots and the New York Giants. As the NFL season comes to a close, every football fan does what they can to soak in the day. But let’s not forget, even with that huge audience, there are still people out there who would rather spend their time cartooning. Thankfully, several channels and networks did what they could to offer an alternative to the big game, including a bunch of Super Marathons.
Every year, the academy nominates a number of animated shorts for best animated short of the year. Animation Magazine reports that, on February 10th, these shorts will have a limited release in 200 theaters across the United States and Canada, giving people the chance to see what’s up for the Oscar. Documentary and live-action shorts will be getting the same treatment. Collectively, the three categories have grown in popularity and ticket sales by 800% since 2005.
The ABC network, a subsidiary of Disney, has purchased a one-hour drama pilot based on the Disney classic “Beauty and the Beast”. Seeing as the film was just re-released in 3D onJanuary 13th, now is the perfect time to get the ball rolling on a new version of the tale. Reports state that the pilot will be “A fantastical reimagining of the classic fairy tale set in a mythical, dangerous world wherein a beautiful and tough Princess discovers an unlikely connection with a mysterious beast.”
It’s not spring until a new season of South Park comes to Blu-Ray and DVD! Ok, it’s nowhere near spring yet, but it’s never too early (or late or anything) to talk about South Park. According to TvShowsOnDVD.com, ‘South Park The Complete 15th Season’ will be released on March 27th on Blu-Ray and DVD. Both will come in widescreen format and the Blu-Ray will feature 5.1 Dolby TrueHD audio. Features of both include a behind the scenes video of the “City Sushi” episode and the Comedy Central special “6 Days to Air: The Making of South Park”.
After thirteen long years and, admittedly, a dozen or more quality online games, Trey and Matt will try their hand once again at a South Park based console game! “South Park: The Game” will be a role-player for Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and PC and is expected to debut sometime in the second half of next year. Some fans (ok, very few) may remember the South Park game for N64 that came out in 1998. Apparently it did pretty badly in the eyes of critics and, more importantly, in the eyes of gamers. Lucky for us, it lead to a slew of great online games to hold us over until now.
After a huge year at the Tonys and a highly-rated season on Comedy Central, Trey Parker and Matt Stone have signed a deal to bring us new South Park episodes through season 20! As a way of sticking it to the people (particularly former fans) who kept saying that South Park is on its last legs and should end soon, Comedy Central’s president Michele Ganeless has recently announced that the cable network has inked a new deal with the South Park creators.
Mashable reports that Disney has added fresh content to their streaming media deals with Netflix and Amazon, including some of our favorite cartoon! Episodes of Kick Buttowski: Suburban Daredevil will begin streaming on Netflix through the new deal. More episodes of Phineas and Ferb will also be made available through the service. Also, Phineas and Ferb will make their Amazon debut soon, along with many Marvel titles, including Spider-Man, X-Men Evolution, Thor & Loki: Blood Brothers and Iron Man: Extremis. With all the new toonage on Amazon, it’s only a matter of time until Kick’s arrival. Let’s hope it’s soon!
