tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1737849717143378782024-08-28T16:35:00.399-07:00A Kaleidoscope of Musings on MediaUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-173784971714337878.post-84874267580155667702011-09-03T21:35:00.000-07:002011-09-03T21:35:21.558-07:00

So apparently Napolean Dynamite is going to be an animated series on FOX in 2012.  I watched the trailer with apprehension.  I thought Napolean Dynamite was alright as a movie, but it's true comic genius was in how it inspired the people around me to imitate it in various situations that had no connection to the movie at all.  That I appreciated. I watched the trailer for the

Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-173784971714337878.post-58588329126592661062011-06-28T08:56:00.000-07:002011-06-28T08:57:42.326-07:00

Gypsy Cab was written and created by Jordan Rubin and developed by the Cartoon Network.  It was designed to be an animated show featuring 30 Rock star Judah Friedlander as a wacked out gypsy cab driver cartoon character whose greatest ambition in life is to be the best cab driver on the east side of west. When Judah’s not scheming to get his real cab license, he roams the streets of

Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-173784971714337878.post-88860264533790254382011-06-15T22:09:00.000-07:002011-06-15T22:09:47.722-07:00

Alright.  Need a laugh? Check out Dick Figures from Mondo Media. DISCLAIMER: People easily offended or highly impressionable should watch at their own risk. Dick Figures is the ultimate buddy flick.  It's like the classic buddy stereotype on acid.  Stickman fuelled acid. Note: Random and glorious quotes are in abundance. In this animation it's not the end that counts.  

Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-173784971714337878.post-57051920827998348882011-06-08T19:15:00.000-07:002011-06-08T19:15:32.718-07:00

Sergio wearing an Eggs Gone Wild T-Shirt My buddy Sergio made an appearance on Rayme The Minx, one of the top Canadian Blogs, a little while ago. Guess what T-Shirt he was wearing at the time? An Eggs Gone Wild T-Shirt! See for yourself: http://raymitheminx.com/2011/06/05/the-revolution-will-be-blogged/Sergio has written a couple Eggs Gone Wild episodes and also runs the Gay Bachelor Blog

Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-173784971714337878.post-17477485144098000052011-06-04T21:19:00.000-07:002011-06-04T22:11:52.391-07:00

A Wendy's Career: Serves Me Right Alright, so we're finally going to break away from my tangent on adult animation and move into the realm of other media.  Such as the new brochure designed to entice people to consider a job at Wendy's as a solid career move. Now, Wendy's has always held a special place in my heart.  My grandmother used to take my sister and I there when we were on

Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-173784971714337878.post-56531189439869696942011-05-26T09:28:00.000-07:002011-05-26T09:30:28.613-07:00

Adult Swim's Ignignokt  IgnignoktI just stumbled across The Mainstream Business of Adult Animation, which is an interesting article by Sean Maclennan Murch about the business of adult animation back in 1998. In this article Sean Maclennan Murch says that in 1998 broadcasters were looking to replace their children's animated programming blocks with adult animation programming

Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-173784971714337878.post-55102158484122499262011-05-25T09:52:00.000-07:002011-05-25T22:14:17.401-07:00

I was browsing Cartoon Brew last night and found out that Punch TV has hired Leo Sullivan to expand their animation programming. It's exciting when a network decides to expand it's animation programming, but this one is particularly inspiring because they are looking to expand their block for all ages. Punch TV said in their press release that "a majority of the new animation projects

Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-173784971714337878.post-51987931506348177702011-05-24T22:25:00.000-07:002011-05-24T22:25:29.182-07:00

It's here! The first look at Jonah Hill's animated brain child, Allen Gregory. I'd say they nailed the principal's character, but I'm rather disappointed that Allen is looking to to the same. Could do without seeing those "bits". The plot conflicts all look pretty minor in the series. The Gregory character doesn't seem invested enough in trying to fit in and I fear that is going to hold

Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-173784971714337878.post-14899713051034714712011-05-23T20:35:00.000-07:002011-05-24T09:16:27.373-07:00

I've taken a look at what's available on the various new shows that Adult swim has given the green light on and I have to say that Brad Neely's show "China, Il" looks like the best original animation of the lot. Luckily, seeing Brad's previous work on the series is actually easy to do. Check out his website's video page to see all the videos he has posted about the characters from China, Il. &

Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-173784971714337878.post-78128669809576655542011-05-22T15:41:00.000-07:002011-05-25T15:04:46.850-07:00

The latest shows for Adult Swim's next season have been annouced! Jay-Z performed at the party but there were no forthcoming details on the original animated show he is rumoured to be developing with Adult Swim. Two of my personal animation heroes were in attendance at the party. They are of course Seth Green and Matthew Senreich. Anyway, here are the new shows in the Adult Swim Programming

Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-173784971714337878.post-82798830323027172252011-05-17T20:43:00.000-07:002011-05-17T21:18:57.406-07:00

Gungrave's Brandon Heat and Harry MacDowell The story editors for Gungrave manipulated the whole series masterfully from the beginning right to the end.  I'm quite impressed.  For me the most unique part of this series was that the story points weren't driven by revenge - they were driven by forgiveness that resulted in irreparable damage to the merciful.  Idealistic individuals

Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-173784971714337878.post-72085521543379692692011-05-16T20:03:00.000-07:002011-05-17T21:17:54.141-07:00

I've taken a look at two more shows this past weekend.  "Adventure Time" and "Gungrave". Adventure Time is good.  I'm about five episodes in at this point.  It's a madcap rubber hose animation set in a post-apocalyptic world.  The character design is very simple and to give the characters more expression, but only when needed, the animators will add more expressive eyes or

Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-173784971714337878.post-78808432196234154432011-05-15T15:49:00.000-07:002011-05-15T18:41:44.692-07:00

Well, it looks like the UK is going to take another stab at adult animation after their inability to get Bromwell High off the ground in 2005. The show is called "Happy Families" and is starting out as a six-part animated sit-com by brothers Jack and Harry Williams (writers of Honest, The Amazing Dermot & Roman's Empire).  The series has been commissioned by Channel 4's Comedy

Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-173784971714337878.post-44706582606138942702011-05-11T09:00:00.000-07:002011-05-15T17:35:50.244-07:00

I just finished watching the final episode of Cowboy Bebop. To me it's a post-betrayal tragicomedy, in a semi post-apocalyptic interplanetary world, set to an epically wistful score.  The main Cowboy Bebop characters, who have all had traumatic events happen in their past, struggle to lead their lives with a sense of humour and compassion rarely seen in the adult-skewed animation of the

Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-173784971714337878.post-57525364268192151342011-05-07T15:14:00.000-07:002011-05-15T17:50:42.920-07:00

The ethics of depicting violence in film and animation has always fascinated me.  Do audiences ever approve the kill off of characters?  Even if audiences will approve the death of a character - should you do it?  Does the manner of death matter?   The answer to the latter is yes, it matters, and there are specific ways to go about ending characters lives and each method will

Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-173784971714337878.post-75784747718603349312011-05-02T06:53:00.000-07:002011-05-02T07:53:30.400-07:00

Ok, by now I'm sure you've noticed the current unofficial theme to the blog: Religion, Sex, and Race in adult animation. Yesterday, while I was washing the dishes and listening to CBC radio, Tapestry had an interview with Mark Pinsky about his book "The Gospel According to The Simpsons". Due to my current theme, this topic immediately caught my attention and I jotted down little notes in-between

Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-173784971714337878.post-50111189748507315022011-04-24T22:50:00.000-07:002011-04-25T03:57:58.577-07:00

Overall MessageRock has the power to change the world, and depending on the song, demons can be released or vanquished by it. Story (Spoiler Alert)Earth has been ravaged by a nuclear war that wiped out all humans and replaced them with mutated, anthropomorphic rodents.  The story centres around Mok, an aging rock star, who is trying to bring a demon to earth from another dimension and Angel,

Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-173784971714337878.post-58210191773555225542011-04-23T06:39:00.000-07:002011-04-24T19:13:33.598-07:00

It is my belief that voice actors need to embrace the character they are playing and then amp up the range and sincerity. When a character professes to like something it should be over the top, but still retain sincerity. The great thing about this is that you know when an actor gets it because you and everyone else will feel it. If an actors performance doesn't make you feel it, don't fool

Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-173784971714337878.post-85708680369411214392011-04-21T02:26:00.000-07:002011-04-25T03:37:41.854-07:00

Not quite the virgins he was expecting Before I dip into the magic ingredients I want to state for the record that the term 'adult animation' has always seemed a bit weird to me.  Probably because I associate the term directly with the term 'adult films', aka porn, and I expect that others might as well.  As a result when I talk to people about the animation I make I often favour the

Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-173784971714337878.post-27000090318373255782011-04-20T01:10:00.000-07:002011-04-21T23:12:34.865-07:00

So these days I'm back to playing the creator game.  Create a new adult animation series.  Brush the dust off the creative forces inside and bring something new into the world.  I believe the challenge to writing a successful adult animated TV series is coming up with a new way to express what people believe to be true, but don't know how to say, or by saying something that people

Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-173784971714337878.post-54875577916599723192011-04-11T13:11:00.000-07:002011-04-23T05:55:57.663-07:00

Bob's Burgers is the first original mass distributed prime time animation to come out of animationdom since Family Guy in 1998. I'd say Clone High in 2002, but it's mass distribution run got cut short when it was released in the US, possibly due to Indian outrage at it's portrayal of Gandi… Archer would hold this title, but a 10pm time slot from Fox FX holds it back a bit. Bob's Burgers

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