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If you had a chance to check out Adult Swim's "Special Broadcast 2023" last night when it first officially became April Fools' Day (you can check out our thoughts here), then you know that it started out on a promising note by showing us a look at what an AI-generated adventure from Zach Hadel & Michael[...]

Making the BCTV Daily Dispatch menu board for today? Paramount+'s Star Trek: Picard, AMC's Interview with the Vampire, Amazon's Invincible, Adult Swim's April Fools' Day, FOX's HouseBroken, TNT's AEW Rampage, Amazon's The Boys, FOX's WWE SmackDown, WWE/Vince McMahon, Disney+'s Secret Invasion, Amazon's Wytches, BBC's Doctor Who, Crunchyroll's Demon Slayer, Power Ranger Amy Jo Johnson, BBC's[...]

In 2021, we had the "official" rollout of "Adult Swim Jr." In 2022, it was all about Dodge Greenley's Pibby fighting off an infection across Adult Swim's late-night programming So what will it be for April Fools' Day 2023? That was a question we asked earlier today, and it didn't take long for Cartoon Network's[...]

Shortly after we wrote about whether or not Adult Swim would have something planned tonight for April Fools' Day, Cartoon Network's late-night programming block shared a YouTube video (see below) that's set to go live when the unofficial holiday hits As you can see, the screen reads, "You're in for a treat tonight" (with the[...]

In 2021, it was the official rollout of "Adult Swim Jr." In 2022, it was all about Pibby (hopefully) to the rescue So what will it be in 2023? Of course, we're talking about Adult Swim and how it's been scoring some serious April Fools' Day excellence over the past two years with the surprises[...]

Making the BCTV Daily Dispatch menu board for today? Adult Swim's The Venture Bros., NBC's Saturday Night Live, Showtime's Yellowjackets, TBS' AEW Dynamite, The CW's The Flash, ABC's The Rookie, The CW's Riverdale, HBO's Barry, The CW's Superman & Lois, BBC's Doctor Who, Disney+'s Wonder Man, Adult Swim's My Adventures with Superman, Adult Swim's Unicorn:[...]

(Image: Adult Swim) Here's a look at Colaleo's tweet confirming a screening of the finished film finale In the thread, Colaleo is asked to confirm that means the film is finished and share when it's coming out "It is done No idea when it's airing, though" was their response. I've been a Venture Bros fan for 20[...]

Along with an official trailer for Unicorn: Warriors Eternal, Adult Swim announced that the Jack Quaid (The Boys, Star Trek: Lower Decks) & Alice Lee (Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist)-voiced animated series My Adventures with Superman will be making the move to Cartoon Network's not-so-late-night-anymore programming block, set to debut later this year during Adult Swim's primetime[...]

This May, Adult Swim will present five-time Emmy Award-winning Genndy Tartakovsky's next animated series, Unicorn: Warriors Eternal Echoing the cinematic artistry of Tartakovsky's past critically-acclaimed works, the supernatural animated-action series follows a team of heroes who reawaken to fight an ominous force throughout eternity When the reawakening of our heroes manifests in the bodies of new[...]

In particular, animation took some of the heaviest hits in a number of areas – so much so that many began to question the long-term future of Cartoon Network and its late-night adult programming block, Adult Swim Well, it looks like Michael Ouweleen, President of Cartoon Network, Adult Swim, Boomerang & Discovery Kids, had a[...]

(Image: Adult Swim) Premiering on August 7, 2004, and running for seven seasons, the animated series featured a talented voice cast that included James Urbaniak as Dr Thaddeus "Rusty" Venture, series co-creator Christopher McCulloch as Hank, Michael Sinterniklaas as Dean Venture, Patrick Warburton as Brock Samson, and Paul Boocock as Dr Venture's deceased father, Dr Jonas[...]

Even though we still have five days to go until the three-episode premiere of Jason Ruiz's Royal Crackers (though you can check out the first episode below), it's pretty clear that Adult Swim likes what it sees Set to hit screens on Sunday, April 2, at 11 pm ET/PT (and the following day on HBO[...]

Earlier today, we learned that nearly two months after Adult Swim, Squanch Games, Disney & 20th TV Animation cut ties with Rick and Morty co-creator Justin Roiland (Opposites, Koala Man), domestic violence charges against him were dismissed "We dismissed the charges today as a result of having insufficient evidence to prove the case beyond a[...]

It's been nearly two months since Adult Swim, Squanch Games, Disney & 20th TV Animation had effectively cut ties with Rick and Morty co-creator Justin Roiland (Opposites, Koala Man), the result of Roiland being charged with one felony count of domestic battery with corporal injury & one felony count of false imprisonment by menace, violence, fraud,[...]

Over the past few weeks, we've been offering up some deep dives into what could be ahead for the seventh season (and beyond) of Adult Swim's Rick and Morty – especially when it comes to Rick Prime & Evil Morty That was a very welcome change from what was going on when the year first[...]

And we already know that June will be kicking off on a fun & twisted note with the return of Adult Swim & actor/comedian Eric Andre's The Eric Andre Show And he's not returning alone, with co-hosts Felipe Esparza, Reese W, Krft Punk, and the mysterious "Fridge Keeper" (Hmmm…) on hand to help him tackle[...]

If you've been following our coverage of Dan Harmon & Justin Roiland's Rick and Morty lately (at least when it comes to what's on Adult Swim screens), then you know that we've been doing some deep-diving into what Evil Morty & Rick Prime could mean to our dimension-hopping duo's future Now, with a seventh season[...]

Wait… "one of"?  Image: Adult Swim Screencap From S01E10 "Close Rick-counters of the Rick Kind" through the fifth season finale (and casting a shadow over the sixth season), there have been a lot of speculation about Evil Morty's true backstory We've had a few clues from Rick over the seasons that appear to speak to how Evil[...]

And where's Rick and Morty's real nemesis been all of this time? Why… he's been with us this whole time. Image: Adult Swim Screencaps By now, we all remember how S05E10 "Rickmurai Jack" (directed by Jacob Hair and written by Jeff Loveness & Scott Marder) ended We were shown Rick's real backstory, why Rick Prime is our[...]

Because on February 16, 2003, a pilot order was given by Adult Swim, Cartoon Network's influential late-night programming block And from there, animation history was made "How it started / How it's going… Happy 20th anniversary, Venturoos!" Publick wrote in a tweet that included a look at an early take on Brock Samson (Patrick Warburton)[...]

The Monarch, and Henchman 21 with the holiday song, "Perils of The Bells," we're back to tracking updates on how things are progressing on Jackson Publick & Doc Hammer's upcoming long-form special/film take on The Venture Bros. First announced back in May 2021 (along with long-form specials/films for Aqua Teen Hunger Force and Metalocalypse), the co-creators of[...]

By the end of January, Adult Swim, Squanch Games, Disney & 20th TV Animation had effectively cut ties with Justin Roiland (Rick and Morty, Solar Opposites, Koala Man), the result of Roiland being charged with one felony count of domestic battery with corporal injury & one felony count of false imprisonment by menace, violence, fraud, and/or[...]

Adult Swim parted ways with the Rick and Morty co-creator (but with the adult animated series continuing) Following that, we learned that Roiland resigned from his video game company, Squanch Games And then Hulu & 20th TV Animation released a statement saying they had ended their association with Roiland, meaning his name will be dropped[...]

First up, Adult Swim partied ways with the Rick and Morty co-creator (but with the adult animated series continuing) Following that, we learned that Roiland resigned from his video game company, Squanch Games And then Hulu & 20th TV Animation released a statement saying that they had ended their association with Roiland, meaning his name[...]

The Adult Swim series got the green light for a second season back in February 2022, and many fans (waving my hand over here) [Ed Note: … and here!] have been waiting for more updates that signal us getting one step closer to a new season. Smiling Friends pilot Source: Adult Swim Smiling Friends follows the employees of[...]

Earlier today, Adult Swim confirmed that a five-episode 12th season of the animated series has been ordered But if you can't wait until then, the feature film Aqua Teen Forever: Plantasm will hit HBO Max on February 8th and Adult Swim on March 12th (at midnight). Image: Adult Swim "We are thrilled to be making more 'Aqua[...]

Not long after the word came down from Adult Swim that it had "ended its association" with Justin Roiland in light of reports from earlier this month that the Rick and Morty co-creator had been charged with one felony count of domestic battery with corporal injury & one felony count of false imprisonment by menace,[...]

Following reports from earlier this month that the Rick and Morty co-creator had been charged with one felony count of domestic battery with corporal injury & one felony count of false imprisonment by menace, violence, fraud, and/or deceit, Adult Swim has issued a statement confirming that it has "ended its association" with Justin Roiland[...]

The animation style from the Adult Swim cartoon is faithfully captured here with bright colors, and a smooth sculpt Rick and Morty fans will not want to miss out on owning one of these beauties, and they are priced at $75 Pre-orders can be found online right here and at your local comic shop with[...]