Cartoon Network Announces New Adult Swim Shows, Acquisitions at Upfront Event.Entertainment Editors ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 25, 2004 In conjunction with its first-ever Upfront event for 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. , Cartoon Network For Cartoon Network outside of the United States, see . Cartoon Network is a cable television network created by Turner Broadcasting which primarily shows animated programming. made a number of announcements concerning new shows, new acquisitions, greenlights of existing shows and future programming events. Adult Swim, which launched in September 2001, is Cartoon Network's popular late-night block of animation for adults. Currently airing Sunday - Thursday from 11 p.m. - 2 a.m. (ET, PT), Adult Swim regularly ranks as the #1 show on cable among adults 18-24, adults 18-34, men 18-24 and men 18-34, and often beats its broadcast competitors among young adults. Adult Swim features animated programming aimed at adults, including edgy original comedies like Aqua Teen Hunger Force, Sealab 2021 and Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law is a comedic American animated television series created by Williams Street that airs on Cartoon Network during its Adult Swim late night programming block. ; popular favorites Futurama and Family Guy; and riveting action/adventure series such as Cowboy Bebop Cowboy Bebop (カウボーイビバップ , InuYasha and Trigun. "Adult Swim not only knows its audience, it is its audience," said Jim Samples, executive vice president and general manager of Cartoon Network Worldwide. "And that's how we spiked the competition with our success." Following are the highlights of Cartoon Network's announcements concerning Adult Swim: New Shows and Pilots -- The Venture Brothers: A new Adult Swim comedy, The Venture Brothers makes its debut on Sunday, Aug. 8, at 11 p.m. (ET, PT). The Venture Brothers follows the adventures of two dim-witted adj. 1. mentally retarded; relatively slow in mental function. Adj. 1. dim-witted - lacking mental capacity and subtlety simple-minded, simple brothers, their scientist father and his bodyguard, Brock. Hank and Dean Venture regularly find themselves in danger, even if they are oblivious to it. The Venture family lives on a spacious ranch with a high-tech laboratory, but their adventures take them to exotic locales around the world, from the deepest, darkest rainforests to the most dangerous urban jungles and even outer space. When the boys get into a sticky situation, they rely on the muscled, mullet-headed bodyguard Brock to bail them out. With a huge knife, a steely glint in his eye and a taste for blood, Brock is the guy that you want on your side when it is time to defile your enemy. -- Squidbillies: Five million years ago, the Atlantic Ocean Atlantic Ocean [Lat.,=of Atlas], second largest ocean (c.31,800,000 sq mi/82,362,000 sq km; c.36,000,000 sq mi/93,240,000 sq km with marginal seas). Physical Geography Extent and Seas covered North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. all the way to the Ohio Valley. As the ocean receded to form our present-day geography, a family of squids was stranded in a remote setting in the North Georgia North Georgia is the mountainous northern region of the U.S. state of Georgia. At the time of the arrival of settlers from Europe, it was inhabited largely by the Cherokee. The counties of North Georgia were often scenes of important events in the history of Georgia. mountains. This motley melange mé·lange also me·lange n. A mixture: "[a] building crowned with a mélange of antennae and satellite dishes" Howard Kaplan. of mischievous mollusks, influenced by the rural ways of the redneck locals, quickly "adapticise" to a world of fighting, feuding and fornicating with a Faulknerian flambe flam·bé tr.v. flam·béed, flam·bé·ing, flam·bés To drench with a liquor, such as brandy, and ignite: flambéed the steak at the table. adj. of ferocious sea creature livin'. The humor lies in the "adapticization." A pilot for Squidbillies is currently in production; seven episodes are scheduled to air this fall. -- Untitled Seth Green project: From actor/producer Seth Green (known for his roles in The Italian Job and the Austin Powers feature films, TV's Buffy the Vampire Slayer and as the voice of Brian in Family Guy) comes a new Adult Swim series scheduled to debut in October. The series will utilize stop-motion animation The original technique used to create an animated sequence. Each frame is created and photographed (or digitized) independently. Contrast with computer animation. See claymation. to deliver a satirical look at popular culture. Green will provide voices for the series, which has been greenlit for 20 episodes. "It's very funny," said Mike Lazzo, Cartoon Network's senior vice president responsible for Adult Swim. -- 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. : Tom Peters is a would-be entrepreneur and civic do-gooder in the eccentric small town of Jefferton. He brings his crackpot crack·pot n. An eccentric person, especially one with bizarre ideas. adj. Foolish; harebrained: a crackpot notion. ideas to The Mayor, who invariably in·var·i·a·ble adj. Not changing or subject to change; constant. in·var  i·a·bil endorses them. From there, Tom Goes to the Mayor explores the comedic possibilities of government machinations and provincial thinking. Adult Swim has greenlit a pilot for the show, which is written and produced by 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, who also provide voices for the two main characters. Bob Odenkirk Robert "Bob" Odenkirk (born October 22, 1962) is an American actor, writer, director and producer. Odenkirk is best known as the co-creator and co-star of the HBO sketch comedy series, Mr. Show. (Mr. Show Mr. Show (also known as Mr. Show with Bob and David) is a sketch comedy series featuring former Saturday Night Live writer/comedy actor Bob Odenkirk and stand up comedian/actor David Cross. It aired on HBO from November 3 1995, to December 28, 1998. with Bob & David, The Larry Sanders For the television show and fictional character, see . Larry Sanders (born in New York) is an Oxfordshire County Councillor. He has lived in Oxford since 1969. He was trained professionally as a social worker and lawyer. Show) is executive producer. Odenkirk, David Cross, Jack Black and Kyle Gass will provide voices for the town's assortment of oddballs
The Oddballs is a comedy act in the United Kingdom. It is best known for their "Naked Balloon Dance". It has caused controversy, including an attempt to ban the show from Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk. and bureaucrats. -- Stroker & Hoop: Meet John Stroker, a private eye still mastering the art of lock picking, car hood sliding and keeping his gun from falling out of his waistband when he bends over at the grocery store. Together with his partner Hoop, a self-proclaimed master of disguise, and his disobedient talking hatchback named CARR, Stroker is willing to help anyone dumb enough to respond to his 1/8-page ad in the yellow pages. With Stroker & Hoop on the case, help is never more than a phone call away. Unless Stroker is really hungover, or CARR gets them incredibly lost downtown. In which case, help might take a couple more phone calls. In the end, Stroker & Hoop don't always solve the case, but they do get to sleep late, drive fast and shoot guns for a living. A Stroker & Hoop pilot is in production and is scheduled to air on Adult Swim in June. New Greenlights -- Hit series Aqua Teen Hunger Force has been given the greenlight for 13 additional episodes, which will take the series to 55 total episodes. -- Sealab 2021 has been given a greenlight for a new season of 13 episodes, its fourth. Acquisitions -- Cartoon Network has acquired 52 additional episodes of the highly rated series InuYasha, which will begin Saturday, April 24. When a young girl named Kagome is transported back in time to feudal Japan, she meets InuYasha, the son of a powerful demon father with a human mother. Together, they protect the powerful "Jewel of Four Seasons" from the demons Demons See also devil; evil; ghosts; hell; spirits and spiritualism. ademonist one who denies the existence of the devil or demons. bogyism, bogeyism recognition of the existence of demons and goblins. and goblins who seek it. -- Wolf's Rain, an anime series set in a post-apocalyptic future, premieres on Thursday, April 29, at 11:30 p.m. (ET, PT). In this series, wolves are mystical creatures that disguise themselves in human form. One lone wolf named Kiba is tracking a scent that he believes will lead him to paradise. The source of the smell is another wolf named Cheza. When Cheza is kidnapped, Kiba begins a journey to find her. -- Case Closed, which joins Adult Swim in June, is adapted from the popular Detective Conan weekly manga maNga is a popular Turkish nu metal/rapcore band. Their music is mainly a fusion of alternative metal and hip hop music, with a touch of Anatolian melodies; with heavy use of turntables, invoking comparisons with modern American nu metal bands. published since 1994. Case Closed tells the story of Jimmy Kudo, a famous teenage detective who is poisoned by a mysterious organization. The experiment was supposed to kill him but instead it makes Jimmy grow younger. Trapped inside the body of a 7-year-old, Jimmy takes the name Conan Edogawa and begins to search for the men who did this to him while a friend and family neighbor, Dr. Agasa, invents gadgets for Conan to solve crimes. Programming Announcements -- Popular original comedy series Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law returns Sunday, April 18, with a new season of nine episodes featuring b-list cartoon stars in legal jeopardy. Among the animated icons turning to Harvey for counsel this season are Speed Buggy, Auggie Doggie and Doggie Daddy, Inch High Private Eye and the Jetsons. Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law will air Sundays at 11:30 p.m. (ET, PT). Aqua Teen Hunger Force becomes the first original Adult Swim series to go to "strip," joining the Sunday-Wednesday line-up on Sunday, April 18. Back-to-back episodes of the adventures of Meatwad, Frylock and Master Shake, three human-sized food products living in a rental house in New Jersey, will air at 12 a.m. (ET, PT) Sunday-Wednesday following Family Guy and Futurama. -- Adult Swim adds its sixth night per week of programming beginning Saturday, April 17. Saturday evenings will be dedicated exclusively to action/adventure and anime programming. To kick off the new direction for Saturdays, Adult Swim presents The Animatrix, the popular anthology of animated shorts inspired by the series of The Matrix films. Highlights of Saturday's all-action line-up will be new episodes of popular series InuYasha and the U.S. television debut of Wolf's Rain, both of which will begin on Saturday, April 29. -- Matt Groening makes a rare television appearance when he introduces his favorite episode of Futurama each night at 11 p.m. (ET, PT) during a weeklong event Sunday, May 23 - Thurday, May 27. -- Seth McFarlane, creator of Family Guy, picks his favorite episodes of the series and gives behind-the-scenes information about one of Adult Swim's most popular shows Sunday, July 11 - Thursday, July 15, at 11 p.m. (ET, PT) Adult Swim features animated programming aimed at adults, including edgy original comedies like Aqua Teen Hunger Force, Sealab 2021 and Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law; popular favorites Futurama and Family Guy; and riveting action/adventure series such as Cowboy Bebop, InuYasha and Trigun. The block, which airs Sunday - Thursday from 11 p.m. - 2 a.m. (ET, PT), with a replay from 2 - 5 a.m. (ET, PT), has been a hit since its debut in September 2001. Beginning Saturday, April 17, Adult Swim will also air on Saturday nights. Adult Swim regularly ranks as the #1 show on cable among adults 18-24, adults 18-34, men 18-24 and men 18-34 and often beats its broadcast competitors among young adults. Cartoon Network, currently seen in 86.2 million U.S. homes and 145 countries around the world, 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 24-hour, ad-supported cable service offering the best in animated entertainment. Drawing from the world's largest cartoon library, Cartoon Network showcases unique original ventures such as Codename: Kids Next Door, The Powerpuff Girls, Dexter's Laboratory, Samurai Jack, Courage the Cowardly Dog Courage the Cowardly Dog is an award-winning American animated television series, created by John R. Dilworth, who directed each episode, about a dog named Courage and his owners Muriel Bagge, a kindly old Scottish woman, and Eustace Bagge, a grumpy old farmer, living , Ed, Edd n Eddy Ed, Edd n Eddy is a Canadian/American animated television series created by Danny Antonucci and produced by a.k.a. Cartoon for Cartoon Network. The series, which was Cartoon Network's sixth Cartoon Cartoon, was first aired in 1999. and other Cartoon Cartoons. Cartoon Network also features Adult Swim, a late night block of animation for grown-ups. Since its launch in 1992, Cartoon Network has remained one of ad-supported cable's highest-rated networks. Cartoon Network's website is located at http://CartoonNetwork.com (AOL (A division of Time Warner, Inc., New York, NY, www.aol.com) The world's largest online information service with access to the Internet, e-mail, chat rooms and a variety of databases and services. Keyword: Cartoon Network). 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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