Monthly Archives: February 2009

Rating the ratings

February 25, 2009 – 2:28 pm

In case you haven’t read my About section yet, something you should know about me is I originally grew up and worked in London before moving to America last year.
I spent a lot of time in the States in the past, but it’s never quite the same as living in a new place. I [...]

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Insert token Oscar-related post here

February 23, 2009 – 12:21 pm

Congratulations to Andrew Stanton for winning the Animated Feature award last night for Wall E.
Will Disney Pixar’s upcoming flick, Up, win next year too or will Dreamworks reign supreme with Monsters Vs. Aliens?

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How time flies

February 19, 2009 – 8:20 am

Eric and I have been putting together content for this site for a few weeks now, and we’re both amazed by how things have flowed. I’ve surprised myself, both in a good and not-so-good way, and Eric is impressed that I’ve not yet written any “top 10″ lists. I am working on it though.
I’ve just [...]

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Disney XD blasts off!

February 16, 2009 – 8:45 am

If you’ve spent some time working in the entertainment biz, chances are you’ve done some brainstorming, hopefully guided by audience research. Many teams begin optimistically, using phrases like, “Wouldn’t it be cool if…” or “What we really need to include is…” but then realities like budget constraints and impending deadlines begin to loom and parts [...]

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The Origin of Muppet Species

February 12, 2009 – 6:56 am

What kind of magic brings together a banjo-playing frog, a pig that defined the term, “Media Darling” when Paris Hilton was still just a hotel in France, and a whole world of other manic, unusual characters? The picture above is a clue, but I’m talking about the Muppets of course.
I have a confession to make. [...]

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SpongeBob hits the iPhone

February 10, 2009 – 8:26 am

Nickelodeon have announced they are releasing a string of iPhone apps based on popular characters like SpongeBob SquarePants, Dora and iCarly. If you’re anything like me, I know what you’re thinking – how many kids own iPhones? Cue wavy dream sequence of an eight year old boy carrying a man bag, with white headphones dangling [...]

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On the subject of kid’s game shows…

February 6, 2009 – 7:02 pm

Here’s something with a little transatlantic flavor. First, the news. BBC Scotland has just had a new children’s game show commissioned for CBBC. TMi hosts, Sam and Mark will be hosting the series that, “Pits two families against each other in a variety of exciting and captivating tasks which test players’ ability to pass on [...]

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The 2009 Annie’s

February 3, 2009 – 7:19 pm

Hollywood hosted the 36th Annual Annie Awards on Friday – the Academy Awards of the animation industry… unless you’re counting the actual Academy Awards that is. Hmmm. Anyway, it’s still an incredibly prestigious award, and this year Kung Fu Panda reigned victorious, beating stiff competition from the likes of Wall E and Bolt.
Don’t get me [...]

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New Tron game – Yay! Job losses – Boo!

February 1, 2009 – 2:55 pm

Variety video games reporter, Ben Fritz has written a post about Disney Interactive starting to create a new Tron game, at the same time as laying off staff and generally tightening its belt.
I left my two cents in a comment.
There goes my hope of a Pete’s Dragon game being released anytime soon

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