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Posted Nov 16th 2009 2:41AM by Jason Hughes
Filed under: OpEd, Animation, Episode Reviews, Reality-Free
It was nice to cut back Seth MacFarlane's domination of Sunday nights to only three shows. As much as I enjoy all three shows in a general sense, two-and-a-half hours of MacFarlane's brand of humor was a bit much. I continue to enjoy the growth of
The Cleveland Show more and more; I'm beginning to see why FOX went ahead and gave it an early season two pick-up.
After a shaky start, we're starting to get a better feel for all these new characters, and I'm finding little things about them to enjoy. It's little things like Arianna's love of confetti that add layers to the character. And while I'm sure it's politically incorrect of me, I find Kendra tooling around in her Rascal absolutely hilarious. That and the over-eating, but all with such a sweet disposition and voice.
Continue reading Sundays with Seth: The problem with wives ... and babies
Posted May 13th 2009 9:03AM by Jason Hughes
Filed under: Other Comedy Shows, Programming, Animation, Reality-Free
Fox must be really disappointed in this show. Not only is it incredibly unlikely to get a renewal beyond this horrible first season, but now
Fox won't even air Sit Down, Shut Up's finale this weekend. Instead, they're going with a rerun of already canceled
King of the Hill. While Fox is notorious for yanking a show before it gets a chance to find its audience, I think it's safe to say that
Sit Down, Shut Up had found about as much audience as it was going to.
In four short episodes, it managed to undo all the work that Fox had done in the past two decades proving that quality animation could be made for prime time. I don't know why the formula didn't work, but I think Mitchell Hurwitz would have been better off trying it live action, like the Australian original.
Continue reading Fox won't even air Sit Down, Shut Up's finale
Posted May 4th 2009 6:36PM by Jason Hughes
Filed under: Other Comedy Shows, Animation, Pickups and Renewals, Reality-Free
That's a show of faith,
Fox, renewing The Cleveland Show for a second season before its first episode airs. Sure you can say it's because animated shows need more lead time as it takes a lot longer to complete an episode; how else can you explain
King of the Hill getting canceled back in 1976 and having new episodes through next season.
The second season pick-up is only for a half-season, but it does bring the total number of episodes to 35, which is a good start. Especially for a show that hasn't even started.
Continue reading The Cleveland Show renewed before it begins
Posted Oct 29th 2008 4:40PM by Allison Waldman
Filed under: The Simpsons, Pickups and Renewals, Reality-Free
Animation domination will continue with
The Simpsons anchoring the Fox toon programming for at least
three more years. Al Jean,
Simpsons' exective producer, confirmed that since the actors are signed up till 2011, he's pretty much banking on the fact that the award-winning comedy series will stay on the air.
Considering the fact that
The Simpsons continues to be so successful -- last year's movie, for instance, grossed a staggering $526 million worldwide -- and remains hilarious and relevant, Fox would be nuts to let the show go. And one of the best things about this family sitcom is that the characters never age. Bart and Lisa only age in the episodes that fantasize about the future.
The Simpsons, paired with the
Seth MacFarlane shows --
Family Guy and
American Dad -- plus
King of the Hill, gives Fox the most competitive and alternative programming for Sunday nights.
Continue reading Expect three more years of The Simpsons
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