Adult Swim Premieres Two Original Live-Action Series.Tim & Eric Awesome Show, Great Job and Saul of the Mole Men This article has multiple issues: * It may contain original research or unverifiable claims. * It needs additional references or sources for verification. to Debut Sunday, Feb. 11 ATLANTA -- Adult Swim Adult Swim is the name for an adult-oriented television programming network. It shares channel space with Cartoon Network in the United States, featuring absurdist and often ribald comedy, in contrast to the much tamer child and pre-teen oriented daytime Cartoon Network. has announced premiere dates for two original live-action series. From the creators of the cult-hit Tom Goes To The Mayor Tom Goes to the Mayor was an American animated television series on Cartoon Network's Adult Swim. The show premiered in November 2004 and ended on September 2006, after two seasons and 30 episodes. comes Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job, a variety sketch show premiering on Sunday, Feb. 11, at 11:45 p.m. (ET, PT). Immediately following is Saul of the Mole Men, a comedy-adventure shot entirely in-front of a green screen, at 12 midnight (ET, PT). Following are the highlights: * Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job stars the comedy duo Tim Heidecker Tim Heidecker (born February 3, 1976) is an American actor, comedian, and one half of the comedic duo of "Tim & Eric", the other being Eric Wareheim. Like Wareheim, Heidecker's comedic style is often conveyed in a very deadpan manner mixed with hints of realism and often comes and Eric Wareheim and premieres on Adult Swim on Sunday, Feb. 11, at 11:45 p.m. (ET/PT). Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job is a 15-minute new and exciting sketch variety show, which offers viewers a look into the uniquely funny minds of the creators of the cult hit, Tom Goes To The Mayor. Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job, is a fast-paced, absurd collection of short films, parodies, animations, pranks and musical numbers. Special guest stars will include a host of comedians, celebrities, bad actors and pets. * Saul of the Mole Men is a 15-minute, serialized comedy-adventure combining live-action and puppetry puppetry Art of creating and manipulating puppets in a theatrical show. Puppets are figures that are moved by human rather than mechanical aid. They may be controlled by one or several puppeteers, who are screened from the spectators. and is shot entirely in front of a green screen. Saul of the Mole Men premieres on Adult Swim on Sunday, Feb. 11, at 12 midnight (ET, PT). During a top secret STRATA Mission, Saul becomes stranded inside Earth's core. While there, the socially crippled explorer encounters the Mole Men, who do not understand his foreign ways. Saul quickly finds himself entangled en·tan·gle tr.v. en·tan·gled, en·tan·gling, en·tan·gles 1. To twist together or entwine into a confusing mass; snarl. 2. To complicate; confuse. 3. To involve in or as if in a tangle. in an epic tale of political intrigue, geological discovery, romance, war and ancient evils. Saul of the Mole Men is executive produced by Peter Girardi, Craig Lewis and Tom Stern and is inspired by the work of Sid and Marty Krofft Sid and Marty Krofft are a sibling team of prolific television producers who were influential in children's television and variety show programs, particularly throughout the 1970s and early 1980s. (Land Of The Lost), serialized sci-fi (Tom Baker-era Dr. Who) and the Planet of the Apes franchise. Adult Swim (AdultSwim.com), launched in 2001, is Turner Broadcasting System Turner Broadcasting System, Inc. (often abbreviated TBS Networks or TBS, inc.) is the company managing the collection of cable networks and properties started by Robert Edward "Ted" Turner from the mid-1970s to the late-1990s. , Inc.'s network offering original and acquired animated comedy and action series for young adults. Airing overnights six days a week for a total of 45 hours weekly, Adult Swim shares channel space with Cartoon Network, home to the best in original, classic and acquired programming for children and families, and is seen in 91 million U.S. homes. Turner Broadcasting System, Inc., a Time Warner company, is a major producer of news and entertainment product around the world and the leading provider of programming for the basic cable industry. |
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