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TV Academy Announces 72nd Primetime Emmy Award Nominations

By Dan Sarto | Wednesday, July 29, 2020 at 1:05pm

‘Big Mouth,’ ‘Bob’s Burgers,’ ‘BoJack Horseman,’ ‘Rick and Morty’ and ‘The Simpsons’ receive nominations for Outstanding Animated Program.

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J.G. Quintel Goes Running with the Big Kids in ‘Close Enough’

By Dan Sarto | Friday, July 10, 2020 at 12:49pm

The Emmy Award-winning ‘Regular Show’ creator sets his sights on a distinctly older crowd in new animated HBO Max comedy about becoming an adult while not growing old.

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Composer Roger Neill Talks the Mellifluous Insanity of ‘JJ Villard’s Fairy Tales’

Mixing as many as 25 different music types, from Beethoven to Grimes, into an 11-minute episode, the veteran musician creates crazy tension through juxtaposing well-known tunes with the show’s graphic and violent images.

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FOX Entertainment and Dan Harmon Sign Series Deal, with Bento Box Producing

By Dan Sarto | Wednesday, June 17, 2020 at 11:39am

Emmy Award-winning ‘Rick and Morty’ and ‘Community’ co-creator signs broadcast network-only exclusive direct deal for comedy series to premiere Spring 2022.

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Daisy Ridley Joins Baobab Studios’ ‘Baba Yaga’

By Dan Sarto | Monday, June 15, 2020 at 8:01am

‘Star Wars’ sequel trilogy star is cast in lead role of Magda in newest immersive experience from the Emmy Award-winning studio behind ‘Bonfire’ and ‘Crow: The Legend.’

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Baobab Studios Shares First Look at ‘Baba Yaga’ Immersive Experience

By Dan Sarto | Thursday, June 4, 2020 at 8:37am

Special ‘Work in Progress’ presentation from the Emmy Award-winning studio behind ‘Bonfire’ and ‘Crow: The Legend’ will debut June 15 at Annecy 2020 online.

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From the Fiendishly Creative Mind of JJ Villard Comes ‘JJ Villard’s Fairy Tales’

The notoriously outrageous Emmy Award-winning creator of ‘King Star King’ is back, expletives and all, with a new Adult Swim series that takes a bloody axe to some of your favorite kids’ stories.

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Exclusive Clip: A New Cub Joins the Pack in ‘Wolf Mother’ on ‘Duncanville’

From this Sunday’s episode on FOX, feeling underappreciated on Mother’s Day, Annie adopts Duncan’s friend, who seems to care more for her than her own kids. 

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Nick Announces New Season of ‘Listen Out Loud with the Loud House’ Podcasts

Current podcast lineup features popular Nickelodeon titles including ‘Are You Afraid of the Dark?’ and ‘The Casagrandes: Familia Sounds.’

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Exclusive Clip: Spying on the Kiddies in ‘Free Range Children’ on ‘Duncanville’

From this Sunday’s episode on FOX, Jack and Annie shared the joys of spy cams with the kids, who beg them not to use a babysitter. 

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Exclusive Clip: Order in the Court of ‘Judge Annie’ on ‘Duncanville’

By Dan Sarto | Friday, April 24, 2020 at 11:56am

From this Sunday’s episode on FOX, Amy Poehler’s Annie dons the judge’s robes as Wiz Khalifa’s Mr. Mitch sues a hardware store for a faulty ladder.

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Amy Poehler’s ‘Duncanville’ Arrives on FOX’s Sunday Night Animation Block

By Dan Sarto | Friday, February 14, 2020 at 10:24am

Four years in the making, the ‘SNL’ alum’s new comedy, created with Emmy Award winners Mike and Julie Thacker Scully, her ‘Parks and Recreation’ cohorts, premieres this Sunday.

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‘Family Guy’ Writer-Producer Wellesley Wild Inks Warner Bros. Animation Deal

By Dan Sarto | Wednesday, February 5, 2020 at 12:30pm

Emmy-nominated showrunner of WBA/Amblin TV’s upcoming ‘Animaniacs’ series for Hulu signs exclusive, multi-year agreement for both animated and live-action projects.

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Adobe Character Animator Receives Emmy Award for Breaking New Ground in TV Animation

National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences honors pioneering software system used for live performance-based animation.

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‘Peanuts 70th Anniversary Holiday Collection Limited Edition’ Out October 1

From Warner Bros. Home Entertainment, the Blu-ray collection features three holiday specials, six additional specials and brand-new bonus content.

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‘The Simpsons’ and ‘Rick and Morty’ Producer J. Michael Mendel Dies at 54

By Dan Sarto | Tuesday, September 24, 2019 at 11:13am

Four-time Emmy Award-winning producer passes away in his sleep Sunday evening at his Studio City, California home.

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Donick Cary Signs First-Look Animation Production Deal with Comedy Central Productions

By Dan Sarto | Wednesday, September 18, 2019 at 10:47am

Emmy Award-winning former co-executive producer on ‘The Simpsons’ and ‘Parks and Recreation’ will develop animation projects across network’s various platforms.

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‘Game of Thrones,’ ‘Chernobyl’ Take Home VFX Emmy Awards

By Dan Sarto | Monday, September 16, 2019 at 11:22am

HBO garners multiple wins including Outstanding Special Visual Effects, Special Visual Effects in a Supporting Role, Main Title Design and Production Design.

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‘The Simpsons,’ ‘Love, Death & Robots’ Take Home Animation Emmy Awards

By Dan Sarto | Monday, September 16, 2019 at 11:13am

Fox’s perennial favorite and Netflix’s new anthology series receive awards for Outstanding Animated Program and Outstanding Short Form Animated Program, while Seth MacFarlane wins for Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance for ‘Family Guy.’

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WATCH: Pixomondo’s ‘Star Trek: Discovery’ Season 2 VFX Breakdown Reel

By Dan Sarto | Tuesday, August 27, 2019 at 2:28pm

Led by Emmy-nominated VFX supervisor Mahmoud Rahnama, the studio’s visual effects work spanned 1,100 shots done in just 11 months across four different facilities.

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WATCH: Pixomondo’s ‘The Orville’ Season 2 Previs and VFX Reels

By Dan Sarto | Friday, August 23, 2019 at 1:55pm

Three reels, including an interview with Emmy nominee, VFX supervisor Nhat Phong Tran, showcase the studio’s superb previsualization and visual effects work on Seth McFarlane’s hit sci-fi action-comedy series.

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