A Trilogy of Sumrfs Movies !?!

What. The. F&%k.

I know every studio wants a big animated flick. Every studio also wants the next epic franchise. But what sane person thinks you can have both of those together in The Smurfs? Smurfs was the first show I outgrew. It is about as mindless as a cartoon can get. Yet somebody thinks that it wouldn't just make a hit animated movie, but it would also be the cornerstone of a Lord of the Rings-like franchise.

Oh God my brain just exploded.

This is the kind of idea they should be using for the next season of Entourage. It has to be a joke. Nobody, nobody, could think making a movie about those little commies is a good idea.

Whats up with Aqua Teen Hunger Force?

A little more than a month ago I was eagerly anticipating the new season of Aqua Teen Hunger Force, one of the funniest and most unique shows on television.

Now? Wondering where all that unique humor went.

Five weeks into the season and ATHF is batting an anemic .200, 1 for 5. Clever, if wacky, plots have been replaced with an entire episode about 'Dicks'. However I was fine with the show, until last night. Each episode is 11 minutes long. Before this run they had produced three episodes in two years. (yes I know they were making an ATHF movie, its still been three episodes in two years) And after four episodes we get...a clip show. Maybe the clip show only took up half the episode, but considering how bad the rest of the episode was (Tera Patrick as a guest star?) it was still too much.

What happened? Looking back at previous seasons there were always the occasional stinker, but they were drowned out by the great, funny episodes. Did the writers get burnt out working on the movie? Or have they simply hit the wall creatively? I don't know why, but I still hope things turn around, and soon.

Voltron coming to [adult swim]

From TV Squad.

While it hasn't been added to the schedule grid yet, the '80s animated series Voltron will in fact be a part of Adult Swim starting on November 13. However, the episodes will air at 5:30 am, so if you want to see them on television you'll either have to never sleep, or wake up really early.

The good news: it will also be available online at the [adult swim] fix. Now to make me really happy Cartoon Network needs to pick up Transformers (the original), Thundercats, Silverhawks and Battle of the Planets as well.

Alan Moore to Appear on The Simpsons!

Never in a million years could I have seen this coming. (thanks to Warren Ellis)

Moore, aged 53, recorded his lines at The Lodge studios in Abington Square last month for an episode which will be called Husbands and Knives.
The Simpsons' production team are long-time fans of Moore's, whose reputation in the world of graphic novels is legendary.

He features in a sub-plot which sees a new 'cool' comic shop opening in Springfield in competition with the Android's Dungeon, run by Comic Book Guy who is voiced by Hank Azaria.
The new shop has persuaded Moore to make a public appearance.

Warren Ellis Writing Castlevania Animated Film

This blew my mind. Castlevania has so much potential as an animated film, and Ellis can get the most out of the concept. I'm not sure who the lead designer is on the project, but the material lends itself to some very stylish visuals.

Transformers Hentai!?!

I saw this on Marionette's blog and just had to say something. I love her blog, but I think in this case she missed the point. While making Transformers have to kiss girls in order to gain powers is strange (okay, really really bizarre) it pales in comparason to .... this.

I think my soul just threw up on my inner child.

I can live with Megatron as a dinosaur. I can live with him as a dragon. Megatron is a helicopter now? Fine with me. But Megatron with a giant penis-tentacle for a tounge! That crosses a line!

Oh God I feel dirty just thinking about it. Please, if you value your immortal soul, don't click on those links!

I'm going to scrub my eyes out with bleach, say the Rosary five times and pray I don't have nightmares.

Review: Shin Chan

For a few minutes last night I thought I had actually lost my freaking mind. I was sure, certain beyond a reasonable doubt, that I'd broken my brain and had slipped into blissful insanity. Why would I think that?

Because I watched Shin Chan on [Adult Swim].

The show is almost indescribable. It was like a firehose of wierd blasting out of my television. Superheroes, schizophrenics, wierd little children and a cat car are just some of the elements of the show. Oh yeah, and it's pretty adult as well, with lots of sexual innuendo and humor. To be honest I'm not quite sure what happened in the episode; everything was just so random and strange and oh so Japanese, but it was still fun to watch.

Apparently the show, known as Crayon Shin-Chan in Japan, has been on the air since 1992 and is considered by some to be Japan's answer to The Simpsons. While I'm not yet ready to make that comparison, Shin Chan looks to be a great addition to the [as] family.