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  • Magic School Bus to return

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    The classic educational TV show ‘The Magic School Bus’ will be returning, with a twist – the new show will be CGI instead of the traditional 2-D animation style. Honestly, I think it will be kind of strange but hey, who knows. It’s very likely that this will be yet another icon from childhood that will be bastardized by renewal. I’m trying to be positive here people!

    What do you think? I know the news is a little dated, but we have ’til 2016 before we can really see the finished product and come to a developed opinion.

    Source:

    http://www.theverge.com/2014/6/11/5799928/netflix-rebooting-magic-school-bus-in-2016

  • Little Miss Nerd Chef teams up with SquidFlicks for future content

    Two things that go hand in hand are movies & food!  More times than none we find ourselves with a bowl of popcorn or a box of pizza as we fill our minds with movie magic. We are proud to announce that we are teaming up with Little Miss Nerd Chef to add some tastiness to our future content! Learn more about our newest friend after the jump!
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  • Futurama cancelled for second time

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    It’s not necessarily ‘new’ news, but it is sad nonetheless. After being resurrected from the dead by Comedy Central in 2010, Futurama is once again headed to gray, static pastures. It will continue its last ordered season – the seventh – and then will cease to exist once more.

    Futurama originally aired on Fox from 1999-2003, and then was revived through the awesomeness that is the Adult Swim programming block on Cartoon Network from 2004-2007. Does anyone else remember the Futurama episodes? I want to say that they appeared in the first hour timeslot on weekdays, where King of the Hill currently sits.

    I am a HUGE fan of Futurama, and I like it considerably more than the 20+ year old behemoth that is The Simpsons (although I do like the show, I just don’t follow it). Maybe us fans can make enough noise to save it, or at least get another home for this truly transcendental animated series.

    How do you feel about the loss of Futurama?

    http://insidetv.ew.com/2013/04/22/futurama-not-renewed-comedy-central/#more-130256

  • The Lifespan of a Television Show

    I think that this is incredibly well done. I can certainly chart some of the TV series I’ve watched faithfully over the years on this scale.

    Are there any shows that have bucked this trend? I’d say that the Simpsons has lasted pretty well, at least into it’s late teens. Let me know what you think!

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  • Viacom, Vampire of syndicated media

    Why can’t we have nice things?

    Well, here we go again – Viacom is holding another content provider in limbo because they want more money. Will it ever stop? Increase the quality and accessibility of your precious “products” and maybe money will flow! How do you expect to gain any advertisement opportunities if there is no way to watch your shows? It’s not a difficult concept to grasp.

    Sometimes greed blinds us, but I honestly don’t know why millions of people have to go without some of TV’s most popular channels because Viacom can’t sit down and make a fair deal with DIrecTV. Pitiful, and hopefully it doesn’t last weeks. I remember a similar situation with Viacom and Dish Network not that long ago – 6 or 7 years tops.

    http://money.cnn.com/2012/07/13/technology/directv-viacom-standoff/

  • Conan’s on TBS

    Comedian Conan O’Brien, well known for his stint as host of the Late Night show, and the controversial gain and then loss of the Tonight Show, will soon be hosting his own late night comedy/talk show on the TBS network. It was highly speculated that he would sign with Fox, so the TBS move was quite a surprise. The show is scheduled to begin this November.

    The bigger question here is: Can he finally get the Emmy award that still eludes him? Conan is a great host and has been working the late night comedy shift for over a decade, and all he has to show for it is one lone Emmy nomination. Perhaps this will be a new life for his career. It certainly has been crazy for him and his fans since the Tonight Show debacle. As Conan said. “NBC stands for Never Believe your Contract!” =P

    Good luck, Mr. O’Brien. SquidFlicks will be following the updates!

  • Leno leaves the keys

    Jay Leno wrapped up his final episode of The Jay Leno Show last night. He will be returning to The Tonight Show which was  previously hosted by Conan O’Brian.

    Leno was ‘fired’ by Donald Trump. In his final monologue, Leno said, “It seems like just yesterday I was telling NBC this was not going to work. This show was supposed to be on for two years, but we got five months for good behavior.”

  • Jay Leno Stays at NBC; Moves to 9 PM Slot

    If you’re a fan of late-night talk shows, you’ve heard of Jay Leno. You’ve also probably heard about Leno “retiring” from NBC in Spring of 2009.
    Not anymore.

    On December 9, Leno and numerous NBC executives held a press conference to announce a venture into prime time television for the comedian. According to a Reuters.com story, the new one-hour show will air at 10 EST/9 CST, and will be the first program of its kind to run 6 days a week in US prime time. For all you “Tonight Show” faithful out there, the new show will still feature an opening monologue, and familiar comedy bits like “Headlines” and “Jaywalking”.
    The only downfall of this move is that shows such as “Law and Order” will be pushed back an hour, causing other programs to be canceled.
    Which isn’t a huge loss, really… I mean, “Lipstick Jungle”? Yeah, I don’t think I’ll miss that one.
    Source: http://www.reuters.com/article/marketsNews/idUSN0926481820081209?pageNumber=2&virtualBrandChannel=10272

    My question to you, ladies and gentlemen of the blogosphere: Do you think this move will give NBC a much-needed push in ratings? Or will it not have a large enough effect for the company to overtake its competitors?

  • Fox won’t renew ‘King of the Hill’

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    After 13 seasons, long time comedy ‘King of the Hill’. written by Greg Daniels and Mike Judge, will not air another season for FOX.

    This is very disappointing to me. I have been a fan for the series for almost 5 years now, and I watch it whenever it’s on. It just goes to show how much power the production company has – to axe a popular comedy with hardly any hint of doing so beforehand made this news shocking to many. Looks to me like Fox wants to get the old shows out of the way so some new (and very likely to fail) shows can take their places.

    But Greg Daniels and Mike Judge are working on bigger and better things, and had been for some time now. Daniels works with The Office, which is a great comedy and a VERY popular show at this time. Judge is also working on a new animated series of his own, The Goode Family, and will premiere on ABC.

    There have been 13 final episodes purchased by Fox, and they will be shown in the 2009-2010 season.

    Perhaps Fox will reconsider the decision, but that’s really unlikely. but I guess we’ll have to just wait and see.

  • The Office returns for Season 5

    Hit comedy series, The Office, starring Steve Carell, is going to be coming back to NBC on September 25 for another hilarious season, which is the shows fifth. Just last year, during the massive Hollywood Writer’s Strike, the forth season of The Office was cut from 25 episodes to just 14. However, the entire company really worked hard to make those 14 episodes really great, and finished the season out with some awesome (and wacky) cliffhangers for the next season to answer.

    Hope you’re ready – I have had this date on my calendar for some time now! (You should know that since it is obvious that I love this show! 🙂 )

    I even found an awesome web site that has an interactive countdown until the premiere:
    http://www.theofficecountdown.erikkerr.com/

    See previous episodes and short clips of The Office for free:
    http://www.hulu.com
    http://www.hulu.com/videos/search?query=the+office

    See the homepage of The Office:
    http://www.nbc.com/The_Office/

    Are you ready? Then say so below! 🙂