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Frankette has been kidnapped and now Lena Luthor has emerged with incredible power. Despite that threat looming over Metropolis, Harley Quinn has us enraptured with our two leads. As Harley (Kaley Cuomo) and Ivy (Lake Bell) fight, the future of Metropolis hangs in the balance. Can they make up, or is it too late? “Family Feud” forces our heroines to examine their empathy for each other, even as they fight for survival.

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Harley tries to defend herself from Ivy, but her girlfriend is furious. As her vines grow over the walls, Ivy tells Harley she would not have worked with Lena, even if it meant saving Harley. Ivy tells Harley she will take care of Lena alone, and she uses her vines to hold Harley back. After she leaves, Harley receives a phone call from her dad, Nick Quinzel (Charlie Adler). Harley’s mom,...

The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences announced on Tuesday that Fran Brill, the first female Muppet performer after Jane Henson to be hired by Jim Henson for “Sesame Street,” will be the Lifetime Achievement Honoree at “The 3rd Annual Children’s & Family Emmy Awards.”

Brill, who joined “Sesame Street” during the show’s second season and created and performed characters such as Zoe and Prairie Dawn, among many other memorable neighborhood characters, will be presented with the prestigious honor in Los Angeles on Saturday, March 15.

“I am honored and humbled to be recognized by the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, which has done so much to advance the arts and sciences of television. My years of working on ‘Sesame Street,’ under the leadership of cultural icons Jim Henson and Joan Ganz Cooney, made an enormous contribution to the person I became,” said Brill. “I feel both fortunate...

Paramount Pictures first live-action film adaptation of Hasbros Transformers toyline has officially received a new streaming update. The 2007 movie was led by Shia Labeouf and Megan Fox, who portrayed the respective roles of Sam Witwicky and Mikaela Banes.

Beginning on Dec. 1, Transformers will finally be available to start streaming on Netflix, after nearly two decades since its theatrical release. The film centers around high school student Sam Witwicky, whose life changes forever after discovering that his first car, a yellow Camaro, can transform itself into a giant robot. Due to his ancestors connection to the AllSpark cube, he has no choice but to help the Autobots find the cube, before the Deceptions get the chance to obtain it for their evil plans. During its theatrical run, the movie earned a worldwide gross of over $700 million at the box office, making it one of the highest-grossing movies of 2007.

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A new animated movie featuring the voice of Ted Lasso star Jason Sudeikis has broken a major 2024 box office record with its dismal opening weekend. The year has seen some major animated hits debut in theaters, including the sequels Kung Fu Panda 4 ($549.1 million worldwide) and Despicable Me 4 ($965.2 million). On top of that, the Pixar movie Inside Out 2 earned $1.696 billion, not only becoming the No. 1 movie of the year so far but the highest-grossing animated movie of all time.

However, 2024 animated movies have largely continued a recent trend of debuting with low to middling opening weekends and then becoming sleeper hits. This includes The Wild Robot, which has garnered Oscar buzz as its release, which debuted with $35.7 million, slowly climbed past $200 million worldwide and counting. Similarly, The Garfield Movie only opened to $24 million but achieved a global gross of $257.2 million. In spite of this, the new Sudeikis movie...

Hitpig had its sights set on becoming a family-friendly hit animated movie, but the film missed the mark. When it comes to animated family films, they have several hurdles to overcome to please and entertain audiences of all ages while still delivering emotion, fun, and an engaging story. However, Hitpig seems to have gone all in on the goofy humor and left the movie with an unappealing and unenthusiastic story that, despite the novelty of a bounty hunter pig, can't make up for a movie with no stakes.

Hitpig

Director Cinzia Angelini, David FeissRelease Date April 19, 2024Studio(s) AniventureDistributor(s) SkyWriters Tyler Werrin, Dave Rosenbaum, Berkeley BreathedCast Hannah Gadsby, Charlie Adler, Anitta, Rainn Wilson, Lilly SIngh, RuPaulRating TV-Y7Runtime 86 MinutesGenres Animation, Action, Adventure

Hitpig, so named because he was adopted by a bounty hunter grandma and trained as her sidekick, is now on his own. After losing his only friend,...

“Hitpig” is a new science fiction animated feature, directed by Cinzia Angelini and David Feiss, based on author Berkeley Breathed’s 2008 book “Pete & Pickles”, following a bounty hunter pig, starring Jason Sudeikis, Lilly Singh, Rainn Wilson, Anitta, Hannah Gadsby and Charlie Adler, releasing November 1, 2024 in theaters:

“…in a futuristic cyberpunk world, ‘Hitpig’, a bounty hunter pig, sets out to capture an elephant named ‘Pickles’, but ends up finding themselves on a criss-crossing world adventure…”

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As we slowly inch closer to 2025, more and more movies are being released, some after lengthy delays, while others entertain audiences right on schedule. Despite the increasing number of movies available on various streaming services, many viewers prefer to watch them in the theater on the big screen.

As a result, every month, audiences have a plethora of new, exciting films to look forward to, ranging from horror to historical epics. In October 2024, several fantastic films were released, such as Terrifier 3 and Smile 2, as well as disappointing films like Joker: Folie Deux. Similarly, we have numerous additional movies lined up for theaters the following month across all genres. With that in mind, these are the movies you can look forward to watching in theaters in November 2024.

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Initially titled Thug, Absolution is an upcoming crime thriller film directed by Hans Peter Moland...

The 1990s were an incredible time for spooky horror cartoons for children and adults. Cartoons and animated TV shows serve as the perfect medium for horror, as animation has unlimited potential for creating terrifying creatures. 1990s horror cartoons left a mark on young audiences due to their paranormal and bone-chilling nature. Cartoons with a horror feel diversified the content available for children and teenagers, and slapstick comedy and superhero cartoons were no longer the go-to favorite cartoons.

From horror shows dealing with paranormal life-threatening situations to zany ghouls, ghosts, and fun antics, the 1990s had a variety of horror shows that audiences could sink their teeth into. With cartoons like Scooby Doo, Where Are You! popularizing mysteries with ghouls and ghosts, the 1990s saw a rise in spooky cartoons for children. Saturday morning cartoons in the 1990s terrified and captivated young audiences and still send shivers down spines to this day.

Although Disney Channel has existed since 1983, its slate of original programming only dates back as far as the late '90s, when the concept of Disney Channel Originals started to rise -- gradually overtaking the syndicated shows that originally took up most of the programming grid. In other words, the story of Disney Channel in the 2000s is the very story of how Disney's official TV hub came into its own as a brand.

If you look at the network's original shows from this period, there's a fascinating trajectory from tentative experiments at the turn of the century to more famous, more consolidated hits in the late 2000s, with both the Disney Channel sitcom and the Disney Channel original cartoon taking shape in real time as the institutions they now are. Though it's sometimes held in lower critical esteem than rivals like Cartoon Network and Nickelodeon, Disney Channel put out...

"Don't ever run away again!" Viva Pictures has unveiled an official trailer for a wacky new animated movie called Hitpig!, produced by Aniventure. This weird British-Canadian animated comedy will be hitting US theaters in November this fall. While it sounds similar to Hit-Monkey, it's not really the same, because this one isn't about a hitman pig (unfortunately - would've been cool). In a futuristic cyberpunk world, Hitpig, a bounty hunter pig, sets out to capture an elephant named Pickles, but ends up finding themselves on a criss-crossing world adventure. Based on Berkeley Breathed's 2008 children's book "Pete & Pickles". Starring the voices of Jason Sudeikis as Hitpig, Lilly Singh, Rainn Wilson, Anitta, RuPaul, Hannah Gadsby, and Charlie Adler. How is this even a real concept for a movie? Clearly it's about setting animals free from circuses and zoos, but involving a bounty hunter pig who realizes money isn't worth it? Okay,...

Exclusive: Viva Pictures has acquired U.S. rights to Hitpig!, a new animated feature starring Ted Lasso‘s Jason Sudeikis, for release in theaters nationwide on November 1. Check out a trailer for the film above.

Based on the New York Times bestseller Pete & Pickles from Berkeley Breathed, the film follows a clever bounty hunting pig (Sudeikis) who catches escaped animals and returns them to their owners. The next job for Hitpig is his biggest yet: returning a dancing elephant named Pickles (Lilly Singh) to a maniacal Vegas showman (Rainn Wilson), for a million bucks. The mission quickly escalates into a wild adventure around the world, and when danger looms, it’s up to Hitpig to save the day, though he can’t do it alone. Eventually, he must realize that some things are more important than a paycheck, coming to discover that friends are the greatest bounty of all.

Produced by Aniventure,...

Many of the recurring faces on "The Simpsons" have the same voice: Harry Shearer. Alongside Hank Azaria, Shearer does more than double duty in playing the series' supporting cast. As a testament to his range, his roles run the gamut from nice guy Ned Flanders to milquetoast Principal Skinner (don't say Armin Tamzarian) to evil Mr. Charles Montgomery Burns, owner of the Springfield Nuclear Plant and Homer Simpson's boss.

Shearer is the definitive voice of Mr. Burns (he's been doing it for 30+ seasons), but he wasn't the first actor to voice the character. That would be the late Christopher Collins, who was briefly part of the "Simpsons" cast during its first season, which aired from 1989 to 1990. Collins voiced Burns in the following episodes: "Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire," "Homer's Odyssey," "There's No Disgrace Like Home," and "The Telltale Head."

Shearer took over in the season 1 episode "Homer's Night Out.

For this month’s installment of “TV Terrors” we revisit the short-lived animated series “Gravedale High” (aka “Rick Moranis in Gravedale High“), which aired on NBC in 1990.

During the era of Saturday Morning Cartoons, there was always this idea by studios to build on a big star’s name by giving them an animated vehicle. We saw it with Mr. T, Chuck Norris, Macaulay Culkin, and Gary Coleman, as well as comedians like Louie Anderson and Howie Mandel. John Candy got (the still celebrated) “Camp Candy,” while his Sctv colleague Rick Moranis headlined his own animated horror comedy series for kids: “Gravedale High.”

Rick Moranis garnered immense fame and cult status in the eighties and nineties with an iconic comedy career that carried over into big films like Ghostbusters and Honey, I Shrunk the Kids. As a means of marketing off his momentum, an animated series was developed by NBC...

The latest episode of "X-Men '97," called "Motendo/Lifedeath, Part 1," features the return of Mojo, a longtime X-Men villain who made his debut in "Longshot" #3, published in November of 1985. Mojo was a horrible, mutilated cybernetic monster with robotic spidery legs and a series of mechanical tubes sprouting from his body. He ruled a dimension called the Mojoverse, and oversaw one of the realm's most popular TV shows, "Mojovision," a gladiatorial show wherein superpowered beings from across multiple dimensions would be forced to fight to the death. Mojo lived for ratings and only cared about watching his numbers increase. He was modeled after the shallow TV executives and schmoozing moneymen who oversee most creative efforts in Hollywood. 

Mojo made a memorable appearance in two episodes of "X-Men: The Animated Series" wherein he was enthusiastically played by Canadian voice actor Peter Wildman. In "Mojovision", he snarled and cackled as he forced the...

Created by Ton Ruegger and overseen by executive producer Steven Spielberg, "Tiny Toon Adventures" debuted in September of 1990, marking a sea change in mainstream TV animation. "Tiny Toons," tapping into 1990s trends toward self-awareness, regularly addressed its own status as a cartoon show, and the characters would frequently give side-eyes to the audience, extract scripts on camera, or even exit their animation cels to cause havoc for the animators. The show's regular obliteration of the fourth wall reflected — and guided — the prevailing winking sarcasm of the 1990s, making it (and I am not exaggerating) a vital and definitive text of the decade. It's no coincidence that it landed the same year as Richard Linklater's "Slacker."

"Tiny Toons" was striking, funny, and launched an entire series of notable Spielberg-backed 1990s cartoons like "Animaniacs," "Histeria!," and "Freakazoid!"

The characters on "Tiny Toons" were largely all distaff "youth" counterparts of established Looney Tunes characters.

In the 31st century of Matt Groening's and David X. Cohen's "Futurama," Christmas has evolved. Instead of fir trees, for instance, people decorate palm trees. Gift exchanges are still common, but families don't merely gather together to enjoy the warmth of the holiday season. They gather together because a rogue robotic Santa Claus, judging the entire world to be "naughty," annually flies around the Earth murdering anyone outdoors with guns and missiles. Families gather out of fear. Robot Santa was initially played by John Goodman, but the role was taken over by John Dimaggio after his first appearance. 

Eventually joining Robot Santa in his holiday shenanigans was the Kwanzaa-Bot played by late rapper Coolio, and, with the release of "Bender's Big Score" in 2007, the Chanukah Zombie played by Mark Hamill. The machinations of the film's plot had all of Earth's denizens stranded at the North Pole of Neptune,...

Spoilers for The Walking Dead series!In The Walking Dead comic, the faithful clergy member known as Gabriel survived the zombie apocalypse for quite some time before meeting his grisly end, with series creator Robert Kirkman revealing Gabriel was originally supposed to be a perverted creep!

A character who premiered in 2009’s The Walking Dead #61 in the lead-up to the brutal five-part “Fear The Hunters” story arc, Gabriel Stokes quickly became Rick Grimes’ go-to man when the distraught survivors of his group needed guidance, as well as a valuable asset in their ever-present war against the undead.

Yet just after Gabriel’s Walking Dead comic introduction, Kirkman scripted a moment where fellow characters, Rosita and Abraham, got down and dirty, revealing in the same beat that the already creepy character of Eugene was watching them from afar -- a voyeuristic moment that the pair didn’t care about in the slightest.

In the Transformers movies, one aspect of the hella-cool robots that doesn't get enough recognition is their voices. Optimus Prime's Peter Cullen gives the Autobot leader a deep, authoritative voice, as he has done since the days of the original 1980s cartoon. Hugo Weaving, who voiced Megatron in the first three films, gives the character something similar, only where Cullen deftly avoids sounding menacing, Weaving goes all in with a fearsome sense of danger behind his speech. Starscream's Charlie Adler gives the sniveling second-in-command the perfect vocal mix of sycophant and opportunist. And then there's fan favorite Bumblebee. It took over 10 years to finally hear the character's real voice, as provided by Dylan O'Brien in 2018's Bumblebee, and even then it was only for a brief period of time. Otherwise, his voice has been a Frankenstein of radio clips. So, what happened to his voice?...

Tiny Toons Looniversity is headed to Cartoon Network this fall. The animated series will also be released on the Max streaming service. The reboot follows the education of the next generation of toons -- Babs Bunny, Buster Bunny, Plucky Duck, Hamton J. Pig, and their classmates -- with classic Looney Tunes characters as their mentors.

Tiny Toons Looniversity is a sequel to the Tiny Toon Adventures series, which ran for three seasons and 98 episodes, from 1990 until 1992.

The casting for the new series has mainly been kept under wraps, but original voice actors Charlie Adler, Maurice Lamarche, and Cree Summer have said that they won't be reprising their roles. Candi Milo and Jeff Bergman have indicated that they will be back.

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For this month’s installment of “TV Terrors” we revisit “Aaahh!!! Real Monsters,“ the fondly remembered Nickelodeon animated series that aired from 1994 through 1997.

Every Nickelodeon fanatic has their period where they thought the network really hit their stride. For me, 1994 was their real peak of pure kids entertainment. It was a time where they’d tapped into a wonderful momentum with programming blocks like Saturday Night’s Snick, weekday morning’s Nick Jr., and excellent series like “Rugrats,” “All That,” “Legends of the Hidden Temple,” “The Secret World of Alex Mack,” and a whole lot more.

It was also the year that “Aaahh!!! Real Monsters” premiered.

Debuting officially on October 30th, 1994, the program was another of the many Klasky-Csupo produced animated shows that had dominated the airwaves for most of the Nickelodeon golden age. Breaking in to their tendency to spotlight the lesser explored corners of our society, “Aaahh!!! Real...

‘The Woman King’ headlines the African American Film Critics Association’s annual list of the top 10 films of the year. The film, directed by Gina Prince-Bythewood, has ensemble cast led by Viola Davis which includes Lashana Lynch, Sheila Atim and Thuso Mbedu as the Agojie, an all-female army of fierce warriors. John Boyega also stars as King Ghezo.

“The best films of this year prove that diverse stories – the true and the fantastical – are not only important to the culture but are equally important to the movie-making business,” said Aafca president and co-founder Gil Robertson. “Black films which make an impact on our minds and hearts are also making a sizable impact at the box office. Our top film, ‘The Woman King’, bridges the gap between telling important, heartfelt stories, and providing an entertaining experience for movie-going audiences. These true tales of black empowerment and accomplishment, such as ‘Emancipation,’ ‘Devotion’ and ‘Sidney,...

The revival of “Rugrats” has been renewed for Season 2 at Paramount Plus.

The second season will consist of 13 episodes. News of the renewal comes as eight new episodes of Season 1 are scheduled to drop on the streamer on Oct. 7. The new episodes also includes a half-hour Halloween special where Tommy needs his friends’ help to save Angelica after she turns into a werewolf at a scary Halloween party as their parents seem to disappear one by one.

“Kids series are a key driver of engagement for Paramount Plus,” said Tanya Giles, chief programming officer for Paramount Plus. “With the renewal of ‘Rugrats’ for a second season, we look forward to bringing even more adventures with Tommy, Chuckie, Angelica and the rest of the Rugrats for kids and families to enjoy.”

The new series stars Eg Daily as Tommy Pickles, Nancy Cartwright as Chuckie Finster, Cheryl Chase as Angelica Pickles, Cree Summer as Susie Carmichael,...

The Rugrats are back for more as Paramount+ renews the revival of the classic Nickelodeon series for Season 2.

The revival, which follows the titular tots and their imaginative shenanigans, features original cast members E.G. Daily, Nancy Cartwright, Cheryl Chase, Cree Summer and Kath Soucie as Tommy, Chuckie, Angelica, Susie, Phil and Lil, respectively. The voice cast also touts Nicole Byer, Tony Hale, Natalie Morales, Ashley Rae Spillers, Tommy Dewey, Anna Chlumsky, Timothy Simons, Michael McKean and Omar Miller.

Paramount+ also revealed the premiere date for the second batch of Season 1 episodes, including the upcoming Halloween special.

The second batch of episodes, which will drop on October 7, will continue to see the Rugrats using their wild imaginations to defeat an outer-space villain, travel through Chuckie’s dad’s body, embark upon a daring mission to break Angelica out of preschool and more. The half-hour Halloween-themed special sees Tommy work with...

Babs and Buster Bunny, Plucky Duck, Hamton J. Pig, and their crazy friends are returning. The animated stars of the 1990s Tiny Toon Adventures series are returning in a new show called Tiny Toons Looniversity. HBO Max and Cartoon Network Series have ordered the new series from Amblin Television and Warner Bros. Animation.

There's no word yet if the original Tiny Toon Adventures series' voice actors will return for the new incarnation. They include Charlie Adler, Tress MacNeille, Kath Soucie, Maurice Lamarche, Frank Welker, Rob Paulsen, Danny Cooksey, Cree Summer, Jeff Bergman, Candi Milo, Noel Blanc, Jim Cummings, John Kassir, Bob Bergen, and Greg Burson. Legends Joe Alaskey, Don Messick, June Foray, and Stan Freberg also worked on the original 1990-95 series but have since passed away.

Two seasons have been ordered but there's no word on when the show will launch. A...

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Harley heads home to reconnect with her roots in a charmingly mundane episode of Harley Quinn

Though the last outing of Harley Quinn might have been slightly lackluster, it turns out splitting up the crew of crims wasn't necessarily a bad thing. The 10th episode of animated series delves into the history of the (anti)heroine and looks at the impact that Harley and (her absence) has on those around her.

One of the funnest things about Harley Quinn is how much creative freedom the team behind it have been given, and they take full advantage of that here offering a completely new backstory that's as hilarious as it is completely and utterly ridiculous.

Harley's origin has long been one steeped in the baggage of being the Joker's girlfriend. Whether it's their toxic relationship or him driving her mad enough to fall in love with him we've...

The full cast has been revealed for Marvel and Hulu's upcoming M.O.D.O.K. television series, which will feature Patton Oswalt as the titular supervillain. For those unfamiliar with the comic book character, he is often depicted as a small robot with an oversized head and very tiny limbs.

Describing more about himself and his purpose, M.O.D.O.K.'s title serves as an acronym for his full name, which stands for Mental/Mobile/Mechanized Organism Designed Only for Killing. Although inherently evil, M.O.D.O.K.'s comical appearance makes it a bit hard to take him seriously, but that may work out for the better for the adult comedy series, especially with Patton Oswalt in the lead.

Several other names for the cast of Hulu animated series M.O.D.O.K. have also been revealed. Along with Patton's previously-revealed casting as M.O.D.O.K., the new castings...

More than 25 years ago, a highly stylized Nicktoon kickstarted the voice-acting careers of some of today's biggest names, like Carlos Alazraqui (The Fairly OddParents), Tom Kenny (SpongeBob SquarePants), and Mr. Lawrence (SpongeBob SquarePants). It was also one of the earliest projects for behind-the-scenes creatives like the late Stephen Hillenburg (SpongeBob SquarePants), Jeff "Swampy" Marsh (Phineas and Ferb), and Dan Povenmire (Phineas and Ferb). Also featuring the already legendary actor Charlie Adler, Rocko's Modern Life was a bit of a gamble by Nickelodeon and creator Joe Murray, who opted to bring in relatively unknown stand-…...

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Nickelodeon's Rocko's Modern Life revival is now landing on Netflix with a set release date.

It's been two years since we first learned about the Rocko's Modern Life revival. Now the film is heading to Netflix and finally has an official release date. Titled Rocko's Modern Life: Static Cling, the film is set to release on August 9th, 2019.

The film picks up where the original series left off (Rocko and his friends mistakenly blasted off into space). Rocko's ran from 1993-1996 with 52 episodes over four seasons. Series creator Joe Murray will serve as executive producer of the (for now) one-off revival. You can read our behind-the-scenes feature story on the revival here.

"I'm very happy to be rejoining Rocko and my friends from O-Town again,” said Murray in a press release when the film was announced. “What I have found by bringing these characters back is...

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Disney’s dormant film franchise, The Rocketeer, will be revived as an animated series, starring a female hero, on Disney Junior.

The Rocketeer franchise is ready for another liftoff more than a quarter of a century after it was grounded. While rumblings in recent years have teased a reboot movie and even a straight sequel to the original 1991 film, Disney’s family-friendly genre-mixing action brand will soon manifest as an animated series on the Mouse’s youth-aimed cable platform, Disney Junior.

Disney has announced that production on The Rocketeer animated series has already commenced. The franchise-reviving cartoon will – apropos to its platform – be aimed at young children and families, targeting a release in 2019. The story will draw inspiration from The Rocketeer comic book series of Dave Stevens, which adhered to the original film. However, the series will follow the rocket pack-powered exploits of a young female hero.

Recently I had the opportunity to visit the Nickelodeon Animation Studio and their new Entertainment Lab in Burbank, CA. I chatted with Chris Young, Senior Vice President for the Entertainment Lab; Chris Savino, creator of The Loud House; and Farnaz Esnaashari-Charmatz, creator of Shimmer and Shine. I played around in their newly developed immersive and interactive Vr experience; sat in on a recording session for Shimmer and Shine; stopped in to say hi to Ciro Nieli, executive producer for Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, and see his cool office; and viewed all kinds of creativity in progress during the studio tour.

And let me tell you: the experience was awesome.

As in, so awesome, I’m wondering how Alternate Me could get a job there. Because let’s be honest – there are office jobs that look like The Office, and then there are workplaces like Nickelodeon, which has slime stairs, a SpongeBob wall,...

It’s almost that time of year when hordes of TV fans storm San Diego to get a sneak peek at their favorite returning shows and a glimpse of the upcoming season’s best new offerings at Comic-Con 2017. Below, we’ve compiled the dates, times and locations of all the major TV-related events.

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It’s almost that time of year when hordes of TV fans storm San Diego to get a sneak peek at their favorite returning shows and a glimpse of the upcoming season’s best new offerings at Comic-Con 2017. Below, we’ve compiled the dates, times and locations of all the major TV-related events.

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Rocko’s Modern Life: Return to Earth!

Rocko, Heffer, Filburt, and yes, Spunky the dog, along with the rest of O-Town are headed back to Nickelodeon for the long-awaited Rocko's Modern Life revival next year. More than twenty years after it first went off the air, one of the most fondly remembered shows of Nickelodeon's golden age is coming back for a special TV movie. The good news? The entire original cast is set to return for the special, which has been given an official title as well.

According to Entertainment Weekly, Nickelodeon has officially titled the upcoming one-hour TV special, Rocko's Modern Life: Static Cling. Joe Murray, who created the original series, is on board to write and executive produce the special for the network, which is another very important piece of the puzzle for fans. Here's the synopsis for Rocko's Modern Life: Static Cling. And yes, Rock and the gang have been in outer space for more than two decades.

"[Rocko's Modern Life: Static Cling] brings the characters back to Earth after being lost in outer space since 1996. Rocko has trouble accepting this 21st century modern life, while Heffer and Filburt embrace every aspect of new technology, social media and the endless diversity of food trucks. Rocko whole-heartedly believes that his nostalgia for the past can save him from the tortures of the modern world."

Interesting approach. It seems that they are aware that the audience who used to watch the show has grown up and, as such, they are taking a bit of a social commentary approach. More importantly than that, all of the voice actors who made Rocko's Modern Life what it was are going to reprise their roles for the show. Carlos Alazraqui is back primarily as Rocko, but also Spunky and Leon. Tom Kenny, the man behind Spongebob, is back as Heffer, in addition to Chuck and Really Really Big Man. Other cast members include Mr. Lawrence as Filburt Turtle, Charlie Adler as Ed and Bev Bighead, Linda Wallem as Aunt Gretchen and Dr. Hutchinson, Jill Talley as Nosey, and Joe Murray as Ralph. Two new cast members in the form of Steve Little (Adventure Time) and Cosmo Segurson have also come on board.

This is not the only Nicktoons revival that the network currently has in production. Nickelodeon is also going to be airing Hey Arnold!: The Jungle Movie later this year, as well as an Invader Zim revival next year. 90s nostalgia is not something Nickelodeon is willing to ignore at this point.

Rocko's Modern Life aired for a total of four seasons from 1993 to 1996 with a total of 52 episodes. The series, in the same vein of something like Ren and Stimpy, has some mature themes hidden within the framework of a kid-friendly TV series. Like the theory that Rocko works for a phone sex hotline, for example. We can only hope that Rocko's Modern Life: Static Cling will bring in some of that same mature humor. Nickelodeon has yet to set a release date for the special yet, but we will be sure to keep you up to date as more information is made available.

After being lost in space for more than two decades, Rocko and his pals — and, you know, the Bigheads — are returning to Earth. And they’re all in for a rude awakening.

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Nickelodeon on Thursday officially announced that a one-hour TV special, Rocko’s Modern Life: Static Cling, will reunite the animated series’ original voice cast as the characters adjust to life in the 21st century.

And some will adjust more successfully than others. Per the network, “Heffer and Filburt embrace every aspect of new technology, social...

Retro is the new modern. Nickelodeon is reviving the animated Rocko's Modern Life TV show as a new, one-hour TV special. The original Rocko's Modern Life was cancelled in 1996 after three years on the cable outlet.Nick announced the order and says original series creator Joe Murray has boarded the project as an executive producer. Casting has yet to be announced, so it is unclear whether the original voice cast, including Carlos Alazraqui, Tom Kenny, Doug Lawrence, and Charlie Adler will return. Learn more from this Nickelodeon press release.Read More…...

It looks like all of Spike Lee's noisy tub-thumping for his recent successful Kickstarter campaign was not only good for him and his new movie but for the site itself. 47% of his backers had never visited the site before reports the site's Perry Chen, Yancey Strickler and Charles Adler in a blog post entitled "The Truth About Spike Lee and Kickstarter" in which they defend celebrity crowdfunding campaigns. Lee and Zach Braff ignited controversy with their well-hyped Kickstarter fundraising at the same that their fans happily forked over the cash for them to make their movies. See the Kickstarter post below: Last week, “The Newest Hottest Spike Lee Joint” reached its funding goal thanks to more than 5,000 backers. While filmmakers like Steven Soderbergh cheered Spike Lee’s project, outlets like CNBC and Bloomberg accused him of abusing Kickstarter and taking money from other creators. As we’ve shown before here and here,...

The animated duo Phineas and Ferb collide with some of Marvel's most dangerous super-villains in the first trailer for Phineas and Ferb: Mission Marvel. The special will debut Friday, August 16 at 8 Pm Et, with a multi-platform roll-out to follow. Take a look at the first footage, then read the official press release with more details.

Phineas And Ferb: Season 4 Mission Marvel Trailer

Two iconic universes collide when Marvel and Disney characters team up in Phineas and Ferb: Mission Marvel, a landmark Phineas and Ferb episode in which Marvel Super Heroes and the popular animated duo, Phineas and Ferb, defeat Marvel Super Villains and Dr. Doofenshmirtz, in an epic battle of good versus evil. This first ever crossover animated television special for Marvel and Disney characters premieres Friday, August 16 (8:00 p.m., Et/Pt) on Disney Channel. Beginning, Monday, August 12, Disney Channel Svod and verified users on WatchDisneyChannel.

Stars (the voices of): Laura Bailey, Troy Baker, Adrian Pasdar, Bumper Robinson, Roger Craig Smith, Fred Tatasciore, Travis Willingham, Charlie Adler, David Kaye, Chi McBride, Liam O’Brien, J.K. Simmons | Produced by Man of Action

Designed as replacement for the previous superhero ‘toon The Avengers: Earth’s Mightiest Heroes, Avengers Assemble is part of Marvel’s new continuity-driven “Marvel Universe” block and is set to air alongside Hulk and the Agents of S.M.A.S.H. and Ultimate Spider-Man on Disney Xd this July.

Marvel’s Avengers Assemble reunites Marvel’s most iconic super heroes – Iron Man, Thor, Captain America, Hulk, Hawkeye and Black Widow. Featuring the team that took the world by storm in the big-screen epic The Avengers, this new cartoon follows the action-packed adventures of Earth’s Mightiest as they protect the Marvel Universe from the biggest threats they’ve ever seen. This new series...

A day after video surfaced of Zach Braff discussing why he loves Kickstarter and used it to finance his next project, the founders of the crowdfunding site posted a missive whose title asked a simple but controversial question: Who is Kickstarter for? Perry Chen, Yancey Strickler and Charles Adler note that their “mission is to help bring creative projects to life,” and they argue that goes for anyone. The trio deflected criticism aimed at their service — along with Braff and Veronica Mars creator Rob Thomas — saying that high-profile projects merely “bring new backers to other projects.” Agree or not, the trio is in spin-control mode amid the backlash as crowdsourcing continues to be the latest cyber-Wild West. Watch the lengthy Braff clip, extracted from Jason Cooper and Jay Armitage’s upcoming documentary feature Kickstarted, below: Related: Zach Braff’s ‘Wish I Was Here’ Kickstarter Hits $2 Million Goal In 3 Days ‘Veronica Mars...

In response to all the criticism Kickstarter has been on the receiving end of, or found itself in the middle of, in recent months, thanks to successful multi-million dollar celebrity campaigns, the founders of the online crowd-funding service - Perry Chen, Yancey Strickler, and Charles Adler - penned an open letter to address your concerns - some of you anyway - in a post titled Who Is Kickstarter For? My 2 cents on the whole thing, in brief, goes something like this: if there are fans willing to give money to these "celebrity campaigns" (for lack of a better term), then who am I to discourage them from doing so. All I can do is contribute to those campaigns that I'm attracted to and...

Should celebrities like Zach Braff be using Kickstarter? Braff thinks so. And, perhaps unsurprisingly, so does Kickstarter -- which also has much to gain from million dollar pledge funds. In a post on the crowd funding site, co-founders Yancey Strickler, Perry Chen and Charles Adler explain how projects like Braff's $2 million Wish I Was Here film and Rob Thomas' $5.7 million Veronica Mars movie can be good for everyone else. Their reasoning: Celebrity projects drive more people to contribute to other Kickstarter dreams. Guest Column: The Dangers of the 'Veronica Mars' Kickstarter Victory "The Veronica Mars and Zach Braff projects have brought tens of thousands of new people

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Kickstarter co-founder Yancey Strickler has developed a successful service devoted to raising money, but don't mistake him for a capitalist. "We don't care about money," Strickler told the Tuesday audience at TheGrill, TheWrap's annual media conference. Fans have now pledged more than $375 million through the crowdfunding site, but Strickler, Perry Chen and Charles Adler founded the company to empower creative people and support projects that otherwise would have gone unfunded. To underscore his disinterest in profiteering, Strickler noted a law signed by President Obama, one conceived in part for Kickstarter. It permits...

A recent NPR story, “When a Kickstarter Campaign Fails, Does Anyone Get Their Money Back?”, raised the issue of failed crowdfunding campaigns and financial restitution to supporters. It’s a relevant topic as Kickstarter is increasingly acting as a pre-sale, customer-financing platform for sundry consumer, tech, and design goods. iPod wristwatches, Raw-shooting cameras, tripods and remotes, aquariums — many projects, some from creators with manufacturing backgrounds and some without, are bypassing the angel investor round and raising start-up capital directly from their customers. And while these are creative projects, they’re different from the short films and features we highlight on our curated Kickstarter page. Folks donating to these projects are pre-buying the product itself and will be justifiably angry if it doesn’t arrive. As for a film… well, it’s hard to put a timeline on art. Some projects happen and some don’t. Maybe that $25 you sent to...

There’s something really satisfying and simultaneously surreal about seeing the person behind a cartoon voice in the flesh. It’s why Hank Azaria always gets asked to do all of his Simpsons voices whenever he does the late night circuit. It’s a serious profession undertaken by seriously talented people, but it’s one that’s been shifted to video games as a result of growing popularity and the continued use of movie stars to do animated voices. So it’s a triumph to see a documentary celebrating and exploring that craft. I Know That Voice features a long list of the best in the business. Billy West, Tom Kenny, Andrea Romano, John Di Maggio, June Foray, Charlie Adler, Carlos Alazraqui and Tara Strong are just a few of the people who lent their voice (and the rest of themselves) to the doc. Check out the trailer for yourself: Source: Aint It Cool...

There are various cornerstones of a person’s childhood. Be it singular moments such as the first day of school, or much broader entities like your first favorite album or the first time you see a movie in theaters, nothing quite impacts a child quite like the things that they do during their free time.

Some may spend it playing sports or practicing an instrument; others may be studying or reading. One thing that everyone has in common are their favorite childhood cartoons. And now, thanks to Shout! Factory, one of the ‘90s most interesting cult cartoon classics has just made its way onto DVD.

Shout has released the first season of the classic cartoon, Rocko’s Modern Life, and while the supplements may be nonexistent; the quality is more than there.

Rocko’s Modern Life began its run in 1993, and followed the story of a wallaby named Rocko, as...

One of the earliest hits on Nickelodeon was Rocko’s Modern Life and Shout! Factory is bringing out the first season on DVD next week. To celebrate, we have three copies to give away to ComicMix fans.

Flash back to one of the most beloved animated Nickelodeon series from the 1990s when Rocko’s Modern Life: Season One 2-dvd set arrives in stores nationwide for the first time on June 21, 2011, from Shout! Factory. Featuring all 26 wacky adventures of an Australian wallaby and his pals in 13 original episodes (two segments per episode), this DVD release has long been anticipated by fans but has not been available in stores until now. The collectible Rocko’s Modern Life: Season One DVD is priced to own with a suggested retail price of $19.93.

Created by award-winning animator Joe Murray for Nickelodeon, Rocko’s Modern Life is one of the most enduring Nick animated classics.

Flash back to one of the most beloved animated Nickelodeon series from the 1990′s, Rocko.s Modern Life with Wamg, because we are giving away a couple copies of Rocko.s Modern Life: Season One 2-dvd set.

Featuring all 26 wacky adventures of an Australian wallaby and his pals in 13 original episodes (two segments per episode), this DVD release has long been anticipated by fans but has not been available in stores until now. The collectible Rocko.s Modern Life: Season OneDVD is priced to own with a suggested retail price of $19.93.

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1. You Must Be A Us Resident. Prize Will Only Be Shipped To Us Addresses. 2. Fill Out Your Real Name And Email Address Below. 3. Tell me a fun fact about Rocko’S Modern Life. Repeat answers will not count, so read the entries before yours and make sure that you don’t copy! Winners Will Be...

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Nickelodeon Classic Animated Series Will Finally Hit Store Shelves Nationwide Rocko.S Modern Life: Season One Featuring All-Star Voice Cast of Carlos Alazraqui, Tom Kenny, Charlie Adler and Doug Lawrence Own this Hilarity-Packed DVD Set on June 21, 2011 from Shout! Factory

Flash black to one of the most beloved animatedNickelodeon series from the 1990s when Rocko.s Modern Life: Season One 2-dvd set arrives in stores nationwide for the first time on

June 21, 2011,from Shout! Factory. Featuring all 26 wacky adventures of an Australian wallaby and his pals in 13 original episodes (two segments per episode), this DVD release has long been anticipated by fans but has not been available in stores until now. The collectibleRocko.s Modern Life: Season One DVD is priced to own with a suggested retail price of $19.93.

Created by award-winning animator Joe Murray for Nickelodeon, Rocko.s Modern Life is...

Director/writer: Timothy Friend.

When vampires start to become involved in the pulp world of the 30’s, with some good ol’ gangbuster action, there are only a few good choices producers can make to represent an era. Here, Bonnie and Clyde vs. Dracula provides the formula. In the solution, what the film delivers is an oddball mix of character development and weird science.

The idea seems sound. The gangster couple's exploits stirred the public imagination in a time that's been polarized as highly criminal. Certain gangsters ran amok. To include the undead implies that the influence of the mafia is indeed eternal. No matter how hard the law tries, they cannot be put down.

For most of the film, Bonnie (Tiffany Shepis) and Clyde (Trent Haaga) are simply hiding out from the law. In the shack they are in, they are slowly just learning about what's happening nearby. They don't...

Swat Kats: The Radical Squadron is one of those cartoon series you can only love if you grew up watching it as a kid. Otherwise, the formulaic storytelling and lack of interesting characters just doesn’t make for an enjoyable time. The stories get so repetitive that even those who watched the series when it originally aired in 1993 will have a hard time watching more than a few episodes.

The series is released as a 5-Disc DVD set as part of the Hanna-Barbera Classic Collection. It features the voice talents of Barry Gordon as Razor, Charles Adler as Chance Furlong, Gary Owens as Commander Ulysses Feral and Tress MacNeille as Callie Briggs. Jim Cummings (Winnie the Pooh, Gnomeo & Juliet, The Super Hero Squad Show), Mark Hamill (Batman: Arkham City), Candi Milo (Planet Sheen) and Lori Alan (90210, Family Guy) also perform guest roles.

The story revolves around two cats, Chance Furlong and Jake Clawson,...