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Tig Notaro
HBO is bringing back Tig Notaro for another comedy special, except this time it'll be fully animated and expanding across multiple genres of storytelling ability. Tig Notaro: Drawn plays with the unique ability of animation to showcase visually the jokes Notaro is telling and the stories she explains to the audience The studio behind the animation[...]
Housebroken Season 1 E05 Review: Boomsday Chaos Surrounds The Pets
The style of animation done with the group of sea lions was odd yet perfect for their personalities, doing well alongside the upbeat nature of Chief I had fun watching this episode, but I did feel myself drifting away from it whenever we weren't watching what was happening at the beach If the narrative of[...]
Dan Harmon's Story Circle | Rick and Morty | adult swim
Last month, we learned that Rick and Morty co-creator Dan Harmon (Community) and Fox Entertainment-owned animation studio Bento Box Entertainment's new animated series Krapopolis was the first in something that couldn't be more 2021 if it tried (more on that in a minute) Today, we're back to reporting on "regular stuff' when it comes to producing[...]
Housebroken Episode 3 Review: A Quirky Group Finally Finds Its Voice
HouseBroken has begun to carve out its place in the adult animation landscape but like previous episodes, it still has some quirks to work out Episode three "Who's Wild?" of the new-ish series aired on FOX on Monday night, an odd but chosen placement for animated shows for the network Personally, I could see the[...]
Human Resources: Big Mouth Spinoff Series Announces More Cast Names
The animation company Brutus Pink was formed by the group after the concept of Human Resources began The amount of animation content being developed by Netflix is sure something to be on the lookout for in the future. Human Resources is bound to continue to expand their cast and add more huge comedic names to the list[...]
The Cuphead Show!
Netflix Animation is set to produce, with Emmy Award and Annie Award winner Dave Wasson (Mickey Mouse Shorts) on board to executive produce; and Cosmo Segurson (Rocko's Modern Life: Static Cling) set to co-executive produce. A new look at the animated The Cuphead Show! (Image: Netflix) Originally released by game developer and publisher Studio MDHR in 2017,[...]
Housebroken Needs To Play Around More With Dark Humor: Review
Sadly, even though this episode of HouseBroken had many small moments of great jokes or interactions that prove a well-developed animation style, it is still finding its personality. Honey gets roasted by her fellow therapy mates, Elsa, and others, after a bad haircut Source: FOX Personalities are reinforced through how each pet acts, so that's not the issue[...]
A Love Letter To Bob's Burgers: The Series That Saved My Life
I would have difficult days, those filled with adjusting to new meds or anxiety in finding the right therapist for me…or finding peace in my identity as a bisexual individual. Happy Pride Month to my LGBTQ+ family and all you lovely allies! As an openly gay Director on Bob's Burgers, I promise to keep being as[...]
Bob's Burgers Season 11 Obsesses Over Trash Cans & Cucumbers: Review
Adult animation has the opportunity to be crude, funny, and everything in-between but it can now go publicly deeper on issues and problems while maintaining creative respect For Bob's Burgers, it's all about the choices- even with the smallest character parts. In this week's episode of FOX's Bob's Burgers, nothing says determination like the actions[...]
'The Great North' Gives Us Another Teaser Ahead Of A February
Ahead of the second season, and at the end of the first, The Great North has received some fantastic news among the many recent series cancellations…they're getting a third season. FOX has altered and updated their animation domination lineup many times over the years, with some succeeding and staying on for many seasons while others might only[...]
Tuca & Bertie
The series and their new home have announced a date for the premiere of the second season of the adult animation of a quirky bird friendship The two main voices of Tuca & Bertie are Tiffany Haddish and Ali Wong The cancellation of the series occurred back in 2019 after the first season had dropped on Netflix[...]
Arcane: Netflix teases League of Legends Animated Series This Fall
Set in the utopian region of Piltover and the oppressed underground of Zaun, the story follows the origins of two iconic League champions and the power that will tear them apart. "Arcane" key art, Riot Games, Netflix Here's a look at the official announcement video from earlier today: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_WtVfkTGFvoVideo can't be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: Arcane |[...]
Jessica Von Braun Sketches Star Trek/Green Lantern #1
Instead, as a child, it seemed like an animation that invited the viewers in for a dark but hopeful secret For a film that includes prohibition-era metaphors, angels and demons squabbling over who gets the right to pets' afterlives, and the mob-style whacking of its protagonist, a dog drunk off of human beer… the fact[...]
the bad batch
"While The Clone Wars may have come to its conclusion, our partnership with the groundbreaking storytellers and artists at Lucasfilm Animation is only beginning We are thrilled to bring Dave Filoni's vision to life through the next adventures of the Bad Batch." Image: Lucasfilm Dee Bradley Baker voices Clone Force 99 aka "The Bad Batch" (Hunter, Wrecker,[...]
Star Wars: The Bad Batch Offers
"While The Clone Wars may have come to its conclusion, our partnership with the groundbreaking storytellers and artists at Lucasfilm Animation is only beginning We are thrilled to bring Dave Filoni's vision to life through the next adventures of the Bad Batch." Image: Lucasfilm Dee Bradley Baker voices Clone Force 99 aka "The Bad Batch" (Hunter, Wrecker,[...]
yasuke
Award-winning actor LaKeith Stanfield voices Yasuke, the first African Samurai- while Grammy Award-nominated artist and executive producer Flying Lotus supply the music. Image: Netflix With Japanese animation studio MAPPA (Attack on Titan: The Final Season, Jujutsu Kaisen) handling the 6-episode series with designs from director and animator Takeshi Koike (Lupin the Third: The Woman Called Fujiko Mine),[...]
yasuke
Set to hit the streaming service this Thursday, April 29, the 6-episode series is under the guiding hands of revered Japanese animation studio MAPPA (Attack on Titan: The Final Season, Jujutsu Kaisen) with designs from director and animator Takeshi Koike (Lupin the Third: The Woman Called Fujiko Mine)- and now viewers are getting a look[...]
wings of fire
Animation, epic fantasy series will be executive produced by Milano, Starr, Ridge, DuVernay, and Sutherland, as well as Sam Register and Sarah Bremner for ARRAY Filmworks. Image: Netflix A bitter war has raged for generations between the dragon tribes who inhabit the epic world of Pyrrhia According to prophecy, five young dragons will rise to end the[...]
The Freak Brothers Welcomes Andrea Savage, La La Anthony & Lionsgate
Starburns Industries and Pure Imagination Studios (Rick & Morty) handled the animation on the first season. For Freewheelin' Franklin Freek (Woody Harrelson), Fat Freddy Freekowtski (John Goodman), Phineas T Phreakers (Pete Davidson), cat Kitty (Tiffany Haddish), and the folks behind The Freak Brothers learned that sometimes good things really do come to those who wait[...]
Guy Fieri Diners, Dive-ins, & Drive Over To Fight Caillou: Opinion
There's a calm and crazy energy in this type of fight (putting aside the animation vs reality dilemma) I'll post below who I think would win in this battle, but let us know in the comments who you think would defeat the other! Britt's Nonsense Battles Winner "Guy Fieri vs Caillou": GUY FIERI It might not be[...]