Seth Green-related stories
Posted Sep 30th 2009 10:30AM by Brad Trechak
Filed under: Programming, OpEd, Celebrities, Pickups and Renewals, Reality-Free
The team behind
Robot Chicken is
moving on up ...to Fox. They sold an animated series to the network that is intended to appear on prime time.
The formula of the new show will be familiar. It's pretty much a family and school-based comedy like all the other Fox animated shows. It's somewhat of a shame as
Robot Chicken presented something fun and different while this could potentially be lost in a crowd that includes the entire Sunday night Fox line-up. Hopefully Green and company can add some sort of unique flavor to the show that will help it distinguish itself.
Obviously, Seth Green is already involved with the Sunday night Fox animated shows, since he's the voice of Chris Griffin on
Family Guy. That show even throws in lines occasionally promoting a fictitious
Family Guy/
Robot Chicken feud. I wonder if this news will change the dynamic of that "feud" somewhat. Probably not, other than giving them something else to make in-jokes about.
Posted Sep 12th 2009 10:14AM by Brad Trechak
Filed under: OpEd, Video, Celebrities, Reality-Free
It was mentioned a few months ago that some of the folks behind
Robot Chicken (including Seth Green)
are making a new Adult Swim series called
Titan Maximum, which is basically a
Voltron parody. I didn't realize when I first heard of this project that there was also a little
Thunderbirds in the mix as well. And quite probably some
Team America: World Police.
It's too early to tell, but based on the preview, the show certainly looks funny. Unlike
Robot Chicken, this show will likely have things like plots and regular characters (the nerd kid from
Robot Chicken doesn't count). In that sense, it's more a parody in the vein of
The Venture Brothers.
Continue reading We got your Titan Maximum right here
Posted Jul 31st 2009 2:32PM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: Sports, Celebrities, Reality-Free
They've had Seth Green, Shaq, and ZZ Top already, and now
Monday Night RAW has another special guest this Monday. Guess who.
a. Jeremy Piven
b. Jeffrey Donovan
c. Dule Hill
d. Jeff Goldblum
e. Anthony Bourdain
The answer.
Posted Jul 23rd 2009 10:25PM by John Scott Lewinski
Filed under: Animation, Adult Swim, Reality-Free, Comic-Con
If you asked around to most experts and fans attending Comic-Con International what the biggest event was today, they'd probably pick the 3 p.m. panel featuring James Cameron and his first public showing of footage from
Avatar.
But Seth Green was scheduled opposite
Avatar to discuss
Robot Chicken, the new
Titan Maximum and whatever else his fans could throw at him.
Sure the crowds were massive for Cameron, but it was also a maxed-out Meeting Room 6A for Green and the Adult Swim shows as fans lined up down the hall, down another hall and, eventually, outside the upper level of the convention center.
Continue reading Seth Green's Robot Chicken panel takes on Avatar - Comic-Con Report
Posted May 7th 2009 5:07PM by Brad Trechak
Filed under: Programming, Celebrities, Pickups and Renewals, Reality-Free
Seth Green and a bunch of his associates from
Robot Chicken will be lending their voices to a new animated series called
Titan Maximum which is, for all intents and purposes, a parody of the
Mighty Morphin Power Rangers and their ilk (or even
Voltron). Many of the people behind this show are also behind
Robot Chicken.
I've been saying for years that if the world is threatened by an extra-terrestrial menace, the last group of people I would want to defend me is "teens with attitude". With that in mind, this sounds like a really funny concept. I'm just not sure if it would work as a continuing series. It might be better as a limited series or just a movie. Hopefully Green and company will prove me wrong.
It helps that two of the writers behind it write for comic books (Geoff Johns and Zeb Wells) since it's such a comic book premise. This is definitely one that I'll set the DVR for.
Posted May 2nd 2009 10:10AM by Jane Boursaw
Filed under: Other Sci-Fi/Supernatural Shows, TV on DVD, OpEd, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, TV Squad Lists, Reality-Free, Jane After Dark
Last week, I devoted my first
Jane After Dark column to my
top five Buffy moments. I was thrilled to read all the responses, both here on
TV Squad and at
Whedonesque, where the post was picked up. Fans of
Buffy the Vampire Slayer are a passionate bunch!
This week, I thought it would be fun to delve into my favorite Buffy hookups. One that didn't make the list but holds a special place in my heart is Giles and Joyce. It was a fleeting moment, but one that was fun and would have made for great storytelling had it continued.
But who to pair Buffy up with -- Spike, Angel or Riley? What about Spike and Drusilla? And while Willow and Tara had a special love affair, there's a lot to be said for Willow and Oz. And what of Xander? Sure, he and Anya had a fun romance, but his hookups with Cordelia and even Faith were intense in their own way.
Oh the choices! Read on for my thoughts, and please add your own in the comments below.
Continue reading Jane After Dark: Top five Buffy hookups
Posted Mar 11th 2009 1:00PM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: Industry, Video, Animation, Reality-Free
The Parents Television Council has added FOX's
Family Guy to the list of shows it's going after.
They are
filing another complaint with the FCC, this time over last Sunday's episode of the cartoon that featured (from the PTC complaint) "bestiality, orgies, and babies eating sperm." By sheer coincidence, this was the same plot as the latest episode of
The Hills.
Actually, I was kinda shocked by the episode myself, but I'm
always shocked by episodes of
Family Guy. That's what makes it funny.
Continue reading The Parents Television Council doesn't like Family Guy (duh) - VIDEO
Posted Nov 29th 2008 11:23AM by Allison Waldman
Filed under: Episode Reviews, Reality-Free
(S07E09) What does it say about this special holiday episode of
Monk that the wittiest, most clever and memorable minute was when they unfurled the promo for the series return in 2009, using the music from
Magnum, P.I. and dubbing the show
Monk, P.I.? The USA marketing guys really hit a home run with that ad; it was brilliant.
Sadly, "Mr. Monk and the Miracle" was a sub-standard episode and hardly worth the moniker of "special." The mystery was rather simple -- about the most complicated piece of evidence was the hand print in the refrigerator -- and when Michael Badalucco (
The Practice) appeared as Leland's pharmacist, you kind of knew he was involved in some way. Yet while the show wasn't up to the best of Monk standards, it did have a moment or two to redeem it.
Continue reading Monk: Mr. Monk and the Miracle
Posted Nov 25th 2008 9:51AM by Jason Hughes
Filed under: Heroes, Episode Reviews, Reality-Free
(S03E10) We've reached the climax of this volume of
Heroes. With the coming of the eclipse the first time, abilities manifested in our plethora of characters, or at least some of them. Or at least it was a catalyst of some importance. Now Claire is apparently a catalyst of some importance. Because the writers aren't sure how to make her anything other than kind of annoying, but she's the "hot chick" so they have to keep her. But that's another issue. It's time for another eclipse, and this time what havoc will it wreak?
Maybe it can make Peter whine less. Or Claire be less useless of a character. Or Matt more important of a character. Or Mohinder go back to normal or just die already. Things were definitely turned sideways this episode, and I think it was in a good way. I know all they naysayers will keep saying nay, many of them doing so without even watching the episodes (which makes their opinions irrelevant), but things are getting on track. Now if they can just avoid a disappointing conclusion to this volume, I'll be thrilled powerless.
Continue reading Heroes: The Eclipse - Part 1
Posted Oct 11th 2008 5:03PM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: Family Guy, Reality-Free
This news sounds like it could be an episode of
Family Guy, but actually it's going to be
two episodes of
Family Guy.
The show has booked
two evenings at Carnegie Hall. The cast and crew from the show will perform two uncensored episodes of the show, along with various musical numbers. It's called
Family Guy Sings! and will run on November 24 and 25.
The show has done these shows before, at the Just For Laughs festival in Montreal and cities around the U.S., but hey, this Carnegie Hall! I think it would be funny if the place insisted that everyone dress in black tie and formal dress.
This seems to be a trend. During the writers strike, the cast of
30 Rock did a staged reading of one of their episodes. Maybe this is something that TV shows can do during the off-season, when the shows are in repeats. I wonder what
24 would be like on Broadway?
Posted Sep 19th 2008 3:04PM by Kona Gallagher
Filed under: My Name Is Earl, Interviews, Reality-Free
The CW may have kicked off its fall season on Labor Day, but for most of the other networks, things are just getting started. So what does that mean for you? Heavy promotion for not only the new shows premiering this fall, but for returning favorites as well. To that end,
My Name Is Earl creator
Greg Garcia and star
Jason Lee spoke with reporters recently about
Earl's upcoming 4th season.
My Name Is Earl returns for its 4th season on NBC with two back-to-back episodes, September 25 at 8pm. Not only did Garcia and Lee give us a taste of what to expect when we catch up with our favorite Camdenites, but they also dished the dirt on dream guest stars, what previous guest star peed over by craft services, if an
Earl movie is in the works, and perhaps a word or two about a famously abrasive
30 Rock star. All of the details are after the jump.
Continue reading Greg Garcia and Jason Lee talk about what's coming up on Earl
Posted Aug 11th 2008 6:26PM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: Celebrities, Heroes, Casting, Reality-Free
This is going to please
Buffy The Vampire Slayer fans.
Entertainment Weekly's Michael Ausiello is reporting that Seth Green, who played Oz on
Buffy and currently is one of the brains behind
Robot Chicken, is joining NBC's
Heroes this season. He'll have a multi-episode storyline with fellow
Robot Chicken-er
Breckin Meyer. They'll play two comic-book aficionados who cross paths with one of the heroes, though it's not certain right now which of the heroes they'll interact with, in what way, or what their character names are going to be.
Is this good news for the show, or are we already starting to see too many new characters for the show so soon after new characters were introduced in the
strike-shortened,
fan-hated second season? I agree that it's an awfully large cast right now as it is, but I also understand that as the seasons go on and new plots develop, new characters are necessary. And having a fan favorite like Green (playing someone geeky) might be fun.
Posted Jul 26th 2008 4:15PM by Richard Keller
Filed under: Other Comedy Shows, Family Guy, Interviews, Reality-Free, Comic-Con
I have come to an epiphany when it comes to American Dad and Family Guy: a studio audience is needed. I came to this realization after attending both the Comic-Con panels for these respective shows, which showed clips from their respective series. Scenes that I would have generally smirked at or given a chuckle made me laugh out loud along with the rest of the audience. Which brings me to one of two conclusions: either laughter is contagious, or I am just a lemming.
Either way, an enjoyable two hours was spent with casts from both shows as they did some table readings, provided some clues to upcoming episodes,and provided clips from some previously run and new episodes of both shows.
Continue reading American Dad and Family Guy - Comic-Con Report
Posted May 4th 2008 10:39PM by Brad Trechak
Filed under: Video, Family Guy, Episode Reviews, Reality-Free
(S06E12) As a result of adopting (and by adopting, I mean bird-napping) a parrot from the veterinarian's office, Peter becomes a pirate. The sad part was that it wasn't even
International Talk-Like-A-Pirate Day.
Actually, that's not really what the episode is about. It's more about Chris' pursuit of a vet intern named Anna. While Chris' pursues Anna, he gets advice from Peter and the gang (which, as the history of the show has proven, is never a good idea).
The pirate segment of the episode wasn't very good and seemed out of place. Fortunately, it was very short. Despite its use in the promos, it was kind of forgettable. I did enjoy the car chase bit involving "sugar cane, tobacco and spices". The car chase itself seemed like something of a cross between a pirate movie and a video-game.
Continue reading Family Guy: Long John Peter (season finale) - VIDEO
Posted Apr 28th 2008 1:11AM by Brad Trechak
Filed under: OpEd, Video, Family Guy, Episode Reviews, Reality-Free
(S06E11) Brian learns that he had an illegitimate 13-year-old child from a previous relationship (voiced by Harvey Fierstein). The child is dropped off at the Griffin household and Brian now has to raise him.
It should be noted that this season has been shortened to 12 episodes, most likely due to the writer's strike. The season finale will be shown next week. The remaining unfinished episodes will be part of next season's broadcast.
Continue reading Family Guy: The Former Life of Brian - VIDEO
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