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Tune in: Shin Chan and Life on Mars

There’s two series debuting today and tomorrow that I”m really looking forward to seeing. Tonight, Shin Chan returns to Adult Swim. This crudely-drawn anime series is full of bawdy humor and cynical pop culture references. From what I saw of the Japanese version, the series has gotten more complex in translation, aiming for a more [...]

The five new shows that I find a bit worrysome

Every season, there are a batch of upcoming, new shows that are so ambitious that they look equally likely to succeed or fail spectacularly and this season is no different, except that, this time, some shows are looking weak from scrutiny.

1. Viva Laughlin

Oh, I love the idea of a show in a [...]

Tune in: Frisky Dingo

Okay, this totally flew under the radar but the second season of Frisky Dingo debuts this weekend. Yay!
If you missed this slightly absurd parody of super-heroes the first time around, it’s worth checking out. For a well-worn genre, Frisky Dingo manages to find its voice by mixing superheroes with absurd business comedy — in the [...]

It’s Friday!

And, therefore, I present you with aural crack:

Someday, I’ll tell you about how much I’ve been enjoying the extremely subversive Shin-Chan. In the meantime, get into the same space as my head.

Saturday Tidbits

Yay. Michael Ian Black is set to headline a new Comedy Central series, currently titled “Michael Ian Black doesn’t understand”.
I guess I wasn’t the only one bothered to see NBC News logos put on the Virginia Tech killer materials sent to them.
Speaking of NBC News, apparently MSNBC anchor Alison Stewart has a [...]

Wednesday Tidbits

A slew of HD channels are coming, including HD-editions of fx, The Cartoon Network and The SciFi Channel.
Ugly Betty scores the third-largest debut in the past decade for a U.S. series for British network Channel 4.
Oy. Sean Hannity’s new show includes a a segment titled “Enemy of the State”. Most coverage I’ve [...]

Sunday Tidbits

I agree that this latest outrage makes American Airlines boycott-worthy, but any support I can offer would be purely academic since I never use their services anyway.
I would so buy a ream of Dunder-Mifflin paper.
Adult Swim declares Robot Chicken a hit among the younger demos . I guess I’d be more excited [...]

More than meets the eye…

It turns out that the endearingly-crude (and very inspired) Robot Chicken isn’t as simple a production as it looks:
Despite the show’s deliberately homemade look, a single 11-minute episode of “Robot Chicken” can take up to a year to complete. When the writing staff finishes a script, a team of artists at Shadow Animation in Los [...]

Five Returing Shows That I’m Anticipating

Ah, fall TV can be a bit of a feast until the struggling shows go away before November sweeps and the November sweeps becomes the holiday season. There’s plenty of intersting new shows coming up, but also some shows that have been away a little too long.

5. Boston Legal

I know most people are burnt out [...]

Fall TV: The Potential

Every year there’s a bunch of series I’m anticipating with dread. I want them to be good and yet they sound so bad.

Five Shows I’m Checking Out with My Fingers Crossed:

5. Hot Properties — Oh, it’s a comedy starring Nicole Sullivan. I want one of those badly enough that I will stop to watch those [...]