Forum: Other Entertainment
02-15-2013, 03:21 PM
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Views: 15,479
"Underdog" creator Bill Biggers dies
One of the founders of the Total Television cartoon unit of the 1960s, Biggers was 85. More here. (http://www.ajc.com/ap/ap/entertainment/man-who-helped-created-underdog-cartoon-dies/nWQCH/)
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Forum: Other Entertainment
02-01-2013, 12:41 AM
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Replies: 1
Views: 16,911
It'll be interesting to see how this special...
It'll be interesting to see how this special fares, especially since it's going to be computer-generated. Ringo Starr will play a mathematician in it and perform a song called "I Wish I Was A...
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Forum: Other Entertainment
01-10-2013, 04:06 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 19,580
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Forum: Other Entertainment
12-31-2012, 08:41 PM
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Replies: 0
Views: 14,066
Magical Mystery Tour
The Beatles' 1967 BBC special Magical Mystery Tour, having been out of circulation since 1974 (when it ran in theaters on 16mm projectors), has been restored by Apple Films and has been released on...
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Forum: Way Off Topic
12-31-2012, 02:28 AM
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Replies: 15
Views: 84,888
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Forum: Other Entertainment
12-12-2012, 04:05 AM
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Replies: 2,074
Views: 2,425,534
Skyfall, the latest James Bond entry. Cracking...
Skyfall, the latest James Bond entry. Cracking good actioner hampered by some over-the-top crashes and pyrotechnics. Judi Dench continues to be awesome as M, Bond's superior (her curtain call in the...
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Forum: Other Entertainment
11-10-2012, 11:38 AM
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Replies: 2
Views: 14,951
OBIT: Lucille Bliss
Lucille Bliss, who died November 8 at age 96, was mostly known as the voice of Smurfette on The Smurfs. In 1949, she gave voice to the first cartoon character created for television, Alex Anderson...
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Forum: General Board
10-29-2012, 11:52 AM
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Replies: 51
Views: 84,835
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Forum: Other Entertainment
10-09-2012, 08:37 AM
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Replies: 3
Views: 16,919
CN's 20th anniversary: their top 10 shows
The top 10 Cartoon Network shows, as per the editors of Entertainment Weekly:
1. The Powerpuff Girls
2. Adventure Time With Finn & Jake
3. Samurai Jack
4. Dexter's Laboratory
5. Courage the...
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Forum: Birthdays and Salutations
09-21-2012, 01:36 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 19,466
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Forum: Other Entertainment
08-25-2012, 07:40 PM
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Replies: 1
Views: 15,450
I was but 12 years old when Armstrong first...
I was but 12 years old when Armstrong first walked on the moon. I (and family) had the good fortune to see the feat live on TV that day--July 20, 1969. An event and a quote for posterity.
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Forum: Other Entertainment
08-20-2012, 11:51 AM
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Replies: 1
Views: 15,114
Phyllis Diller dies
Comedienne Phyllis Diller, know for her self-deprecating humor and cackling laugh, has passed away at age 95.
She had voice roles in cartoons. She voiced herself in the 1972 Scooby-Doo episode "A...
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Forum: Way Off Topic
08-20-2012, 05:50 AM
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Replies: 2,398
Views: 7,226,611
When listening to the radio, if there's an...
When listening to the radio, if there's an emergency, like a tornado warning, the announcers will give the telephone number for emergency situations like the police or fire department only once. But...
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Forum: Foster's Discussion
08-05-2012, 07:18 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 16,617
Foster's comes to Boomerang
Cartoon Network's sister channel Boomerang will start running Foster's Home For Imaginary Friends this upcoming Saturday, August 11 at 8 PM Eastern/5 PM Pacific. They'll start from the beginning with...
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Forum: Other Entertainment
07-28-2012, 02:05 AM
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Replies: 1
Views: 14,596
Happy 72nd birthday (July 27)
...to Bugs Bunny.
The Bugs we all know and love first appeared unnamed in Tex Avery's 1940 Oscar nominee A Wild Hare (retitled The Wild Hare in Blue Ribbon reissues). Bob Givens was the artist...
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Forum: Other Entertainment
07-24-2012, 12:04 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 16,214
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Forum: Other Entertainment
07-23-2012, 01:14 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 16,214
Dreamworks now owns Classic Media library
Dreamworks Animation has ponied up $155 million for the Classic Media library of cartoon stars. Classic Media had owned and distributed the Jay Ward library (Rocky & Bullwinkle, George Of The...
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Forum: Other Entertainment
07-19-2012, 05:06 PM
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Replies: 1
Views: 16,943
2012 Emmy nominations
The primetime Emmy nominations were announced today, and Cartoon Network is up for five trophies. There are only three animation categories, and here's what's gotten a nod:
Outstanding Animated...
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Forum: Other Entertainment
07-02-2012, 05:00 AM
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Replies: 1
Views: 24,316
Sprout's "Justin Time"
A cartoon for pre-schoolers on cable/satellite's Sprout called Justin Time premiered recently and will launch on NBC Saturday mornings on July 14. It's misadventures of a little boy and his imaginary...
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Forum: Other Entertainment
06-08-2012, 02:12 PM
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Replies: 1
Views: 22,869
"Yellow Submarine" re-released on DVD and Blu-Ray
The Beatles' 1968 animated movie Yellow Submarine was re-released to home video this past Tuesday, on both DVD and Blu-Ray. The group's corporate entity, Apple, acquired it from MGM/United Artists...
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Forum: Other Entertainment
06-03-2012, 05:10 AM
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Replies: 0
Views: 16,369
RIP: Richard Dawson
Just heard on the radio that comedian Richard Dawson has died at age 79. Perhaps best known as the host of Family Feud (1976-85, 1994-95), regular on Match Game and Cpl. Newkirk on Hogan's Heroes, he...
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Forum: Other Entertainment
05-18-2012, 01:29 PM
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Replies: 2,074
Views: 2,425,534
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Forum: Other Entertainment
05-05-2012, 07:18 AM
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Replies: 4
Views: 13,046
Not two weeks after Dick Clark dies does Bob...
Not two weeks after Dick Clark dies does Bob Stewart, the creator of Pyramid (as well as The Price Is Right, Password, To Tell The Truth and many others under his own company) pass away. He was 91.
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Forum: Other Entertainment
04-19-2012, 01:48 AM
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Replies: 4
Views: 13,046
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Forum: Other Entertainment
04-04-2012, 09:37 AM
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Replies: 1
Views: 10,372
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