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HouseBroken Director Eric Koenig Talks FOX Series Visuals & More
There are hundreds of sheep in this episode, along with an action-packed climax and an incredibly touching and heartfelt b-story about Max the Pig.  But I think the most difficult was the episode "Who's Afraid of Boomsday Again?."  I don't want to spoil anything, but I'll just say this episode is hands-down one of the[...]
The Great North S3: Creators on Writer's Strike & Finale Part 1
The FOX TV animated series celebrates some milestones as the creators and look ahead at the industry's future in part one of my two-part interview with the duo. Lizzie Molyneux-Logelin and Wendy Molyneux, The Great North creators. As the creators of  "The Great North," what are you hoping for when it comes to the results of this[...]
Interview: Chatting With Skybound Animation Studio's Marge Dean
Skybound Entertainment has been cranking out some pretty awesome stuff as of late out of their animation studio, with the biggest on the way being Season 2 of Invincible All of this has been under the guidance of Marge Dean, who is currently serving as head of the studio and guiding this wing of the[...]
WGA/AMPTP Writers Strike Notes: Viewers Have Power; Animation Writers
Following that, a quick thought on what we've been seeing on social media from animation writers concerned that their employment opportunities are about to get even more difficult. If Viewers Stop Caring, Then AMPTP Gets a Serious Advantage: Unlike last time, the viewing public is no longer a sideline-sitter, waiting to see how the fallout would[...]
Adult Swim SMALLS Kicks Off 5th Anniversary WIth 'Dap Going
I was making these short animations and thought maybe Dave would be interested in this I sent it to him, and he liked it, and he said, "Great, let's put this on the air and see if people take to it." From there, he kind of just kept asking me to make more in small[...]
HouseBroken Season 2 Exclusive Clip: Chico Rolls with a Flea Squad Now
We've got a flea-filled sneak peek at the season two premiere of FOX TV's HouseBroken ahead of Sunday, March 26th at 9:30 PM EST with the rest of the Animation Domination lineup In our exclusive look at the premiere episode, Chico (Sam Richardson) is feeling lonely & some small friends have arrived to offer companionship…and itchy skin[...]
The Great North Season 3 Eps. 15 Review: Love Boats & Optimism
Everything wrapped up really well with their dialogue during this debacle for Wolfe. #gallery-3 { margin: auto; } #gallery-3 .gallery-item { float: left; margin-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 100%; } #gallery-3 img { border: 2px solid #cfcfcf; } #gallery-3 .gallery-caption { margin-left: 0; } /* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes/media.php */ Credit: 20th Television and Fox Media LLC. Credit: 20th Television and Fox Media LLC. The Great North truly showed its expertise in animation in[...]
The Great North Season 3 Ep. 12 & 13 Review: Bed Choices & Zelda
FOX's The Great North has truly had a fantastic set of episodes in its return to the Animation Domination lineup Season 3 Episode 12, "Enough Bed Adventure," and season 3 episode 13, "Sister Pact Too Adventure," were unique episodes, each offering something different for fans but also following the strengths the series has continued to[...]
Loewe x Howl's Moving Castle Capsule Collection Unveiled
They also set up a three-year sponsoship for the Tokuma Memorial Cultural Foundation for Animation to maintain cultural programming at the Ghibli Museum, Mitaka. Image Source: Loewe/Twitter Howl's Moving Castle will be the third and final installment for Loewe's collaboration with Studio Ghibli, with the previous two being My Neighbor Totoro and Spirited Away[...]
dead end
Unfortunately, the new year isn't proving to be a particularly better one so far than last year was when it comes to the animation industry, as viewers continue to lose quality animated content This time around, we've learned that Netflix's Dead End: Paranormal Park will be ending after two seasons Series creator Hamish Steele, whose[...]
The Sea Beast Creator Chris Williams Announces Sequel, Netflix Deal
The Sea Beast has been good for Netflix viewers, lovers of animation, and its creator Chris Williams The animated feature film about a plucky girl who stows away to join a legendary hunter to find a mythical beast of the oceans was a hit with global audiences and critics Williams, a 25-year veteran animator at[...]
The Great North Season 3 Ep. 11 Review: Moon Sees He's Not Alone
Overall, this episode gave the animation landscape a beautiful start to the new year and a voice to OCD to break through the noise previous shows produced through their misrepresentation.  Sorry if you need to deal with this dude #MusicMonday pic.twitter.com/FCxWUHQHFW — The Great North (@GreatNorthFOX) January 2, 2023 The Great North Episode Boat Name & Wolf's Shirt: "The[...]
The Great North Season 3 Episode 10 Review: Skanky Tree Miracles
FOX's The Great North clearly had such a fun time with this holiday episode, and it showed not only in their animation but also in their embrace of absurdity When a long-lost family friend shows up at Lone Moose's White Elephant gift exchange, Beef (Nick Offerman) is not pleased Moon (Aparna Nancherla) rescues a reindeer in[...]