Animation news, reviews and features from the BCDB blog, 2011 to 2017, kept here to read.
May 10, 2012 · Paul Anderson
Animation Domination HD, the new animation unit created by Fox Broadcasting Company, has acquired the rights to the hit comic phenomenon Axe Cop, Nick Weidenfeld, head of Animation Domination HD, announced Tuesday.
May 10, 2012 · Dave Koch
#CotD: Watch "In Dutch" as Pluto wakes up in Holland, and finds out he is really in, uh, Dutch.
May 9, 2012 · Ethan Minovitz
In celebration of Mother's Day, the animated kids of FOX Sundays reveal what they're getting their moms -- Donna Tubbs, Marge Simpson, Linda Belcher, Lois Griffin and Francine Smith. Plus, FOX promises no regifting with all-new episodes of The Cleveland Show, The Simpsons, Bob's Burgers, Family Guy and the season finale of American Dad, airing from 7:30 to 10 p.m. ET/PT Sunday, May 13.
May 9, 2012 · Paul Anderson
Award-winning children's TV series LazyTown is back in production for a third season of brand new 13 half-hour shows following its acquisition by Turner Broadcasting last September.
May 9, 2012 · Ethan Minovitz
Children's author and illustrator Maurice Sendak, recipient of the Caldecott Medal for Where the Wild Things Are, died Tuesday in Danbury, Connecticut. The Ridgefield, Connecticut resident was 83.
May 9, 2012 · Dave Koch
#CotD: From the second season of Batman, "Avatar" had Ra's Al Ghul face off against Batman and Talia.
May 8, 2012 · Ethan Minovitz
For the first time ever, a film from Utah Valley University is a finalist in the Animation category of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences' Student Academy Awards competition.
May 8, 2012 · Dave Koch
#CotD: The first cartoon to pit Bugs Bunny against Yosemite Sam as a pirate was "Buccaneer Bunny".
May 7, 2012 · Dave Koch
Comedy Central is taking “Futurama” fans on a 50 day multi-platform journey leading up to the series’ seventh season premiere on Wednesday, June 20 at 10:00 p.m. The “Countdown To ‘Futurama’” launches on Facebook on Tuesday, May 1 and for 50 consecutive days will provide fans with exclusive content including preview clips, character designs, episode stills, story boards and more each day. For the countdown kick-off, Comedy Central will post a sneak peek clip from the season premiere episode, “The Bots and the Bees.”
May 7, 2012 · Ethan Minovitz
Seven-time Emmy-nominated animation producer Buzz Potamkin, responsible for such series as Johnny Bravo, Dexter's Laboratory and 2 Stupid Dogs, died April 22 following a long battle with pancreatic cancer.
May 7, 2012 · Ethan Minovitz
Gravelly-voiced Adam Yauch, who helped make the Beastie Boys a pioneer of hip-hop, died Friday morning in New York after a nearly three-year battle with cancer, his representatives confirmed. He was 47.
May 7, 2012 · Ethan Minovitz
Actor and comedian George "Goober" Lindsey, famous for his slow-witted character on The Andy Griffith Show, Mayberry R.F.D. and Hee Haw, died at 12:05 a.m. Sunday after a brief illness. He was 83.
May 7, 2012 · Dave Koch
#CotD: Wimpy isn't just after hamburgers in "What-- No, Spinach?" which does feature the famous green vegetable in the end.
May 6, 2012 · Dave Koch
#CotD: A Disney version of a Road film, "Mickey's Trailer" features Goofy taking pals Mickey and Donald on a vacation.
May 5, 2012 · Dave Koch
#CotD: One of the most heavily edited cartoons on TV, "Droopy's Good Deed" featured Droopy and Spike as Boy Scouts. Comedy ensues.
May 4, 2012 · Dave Koch
Nick Park has finished a new Wallace & Gromit short titled Wallace And Gromit's Jubilee Bunt-a-thon, just in time for Queen Elizabeth's Diamond Jubilee. The one-minute short features the pair preparing to mark the royal celebrations.
May 4, 2012 · Paul Anderson
Constantin Film has announced casting of their pending production of the classic Edgar Rice Burroughs story of Tarzan. Kellan Lutz, late of the Twilight saga, has been cast to star as the title character. Spencer Locke, most recently appearing as K-Mart in Constantin’s Resident Evil movies, will star as the new Jane Porter.
May 4, 2012 · Ethan Minovitz
If you thought it was about time Cartoon Network and [Adult Swim] should hit the airwaves north of the border, your wait is over. Teletoon and Turner have announced that they would be bringing the Cartoon Network to Canadians beginning July 4th.
May 4, 2012 · Dave Koch
#CotD: One of only five animated Lil' Abner cartoons, "Sadie Hawkins Day" was based on Cartoonist Al Capps' comic strip.
May 3, 2012 · Ethan Minovitz
In a story we have been following closely, a court in Tunisia has has ruled that the head of a private TV station is guilty of disrupting public order and violating moral values for airing Persepolis.