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Nancy's Animated TV Blog August 2004 Archive

By Nancy Basile, About.com Guide to Animated TV since 1999

"Futurama" Volume 4 DVD

Tuesday August 31, 2004
"Star Trek" parodies and Bender emissions! Fanboy Mike Brown hits the high points of the fourth season of "Futurama," now out on DVD. Read his insightful review.

"Samuria Jack" Waves Good-bye

Tuesday August 31, 2004
The final four new episodes of "Samurai Jack," will air Saturday, Sept. 25, beginning at 7 p.m. during Toonami, Cartoon Network's Saturday night destination for the action and animé programming. ... Read More

More "Clone Wars" for 2005

Tuesday August 31, 2004
Cartoon Network has announced that it will present five action-packed nights of a brand-new "Clone Wars" mini-series from award-winning animator Genndy Tartakovsky beginning March 21, 2005. While the original episodes ... Read More

'Toons for Fall Schedule

Tuesday August 31, 2004
MSNBC has a great article about the daunting challenge of launching a new cartoon on TV. The article discusses the dreaded "Father of the Pride" and the much-anticipated "Squidbillies," and ... Read More

Profile of Apu from "The Simpsons"

Sunday August 29, 2004
Get to know Apu from "The Simpsons," including the names of his octuplets. I've also included some of my favorite Apu quotes.

"South Park" Creators Blow Up Stuff

Thursday August 26, 2004
For their next feature film, Matt Stone and Trey Parker, the masterminds behind "South Park," will blow up lots of miniature sets in their new film "Team America: World Police." ... Read More

Seth Green Talks New Show for Adult Swim

Tuesday August 24, 2004
Seth Green chatted with MTV.com about his untitled stop-motion show for Adult Swim. It features dolls, toys and spoofs. It will premiere in the winter.

"The Simpsons" ASCII Art

Saturday August 21, 2004
Use your keyboard to create pictures of "The Simpsons." No experience required! Use ASCII art as signatures of your emails, or to clog your local server with posts.

"The Passion of the Jew" on DVD

Saturday August 21, 2004
Comedy Central will release the "South Park" episode "The Passion of the Jew" on DVD on August 31st. The DVD also includes religious-themed episodes "Christian Rock Hard" and "Red Hot ... Read More

"Family Guy" Success

Saturday August 21, 2004
The "Family Guy" marathon on FOX on August 18th was a success. It ranked second for the night, behind the Olympics. Well, duh.

"King of the Hill" Season 3 DVD

Saturday August 21, 2004
DVDAnswers.com has announced that we can expect Season Three of "King of the Hill" on DVD to be released December 28th.

"Space Ghost Coast to Coast:" Volume 1 DVD

Thursday August 19, 2004
He's snarky and a fanboy. Wait, is that redundant? New associate writer Mike Brown weighs in on the first release of the "Space Ghost" series on DVD.

Adult Swim DVDs Coming Soon

Monday August 16, 2004
Several DVDs of Adult Swim shows will be released in the coming months, including "Space Ghost" Volume 2 and "Aqua Teen Hunger Force" Volume 3 in November.

Fox Home Entertainment Releases "God"

Friday August 13, 2004
Just kidding. Fox Home Entertainment has made a deal to release Carsey-Werner-Mandabach shows, which include "God, the Devil and Bob," on DVD. "God, the Devil and Bob" aired on NBC ... Read More

Voice of Homer Simpson Wins Emmy

Thursday August 12, 2004
According to the CBS News site, Dan Castellaneta, the voice of Homer Simpson, has won this year's Emmy award. It's the third Emmy for Castellaneta, who also won in 1992 ... Read More

"Flaming Moe"

Thursday August 12, 2004
Everyone from Barney to Aerosmith enjoyed this wild cocktail on "The Simpsons." Here's the list of ingredients, plus a few quotes and tidibts from the episode.

Seth Green Talks "Family Guy"

Tuesday August 10, 2004
TVGuide.com interviewed Seth Green about his role as Chris on "Family Guy." According to Seth, "We've already done like six episodes... It is directly as a result of the fan ... Read More

"Family Guy" Marathon on FOX

Tuesday August 10, 2004
On Aug. 18 and 25 from 8 to 10 p.m. ET FOX will run "Family Guy" marathons. TVGuide.com reports that this will mark the first time the show has aired ... Read More

50 Cent to Guest on "Simpsons"

Thursday August 5, 2004
Reports are coming in that rapper 50 cent will be a guest star on "The Simpsons" next season. Some news sites are also reporting that the rapper recorded a duet ... Read More

"Simpsons" Christmas 2 DVD

Wednesday August 4, 2004
"The Simpsons" Christmas 2 is due on DVD on November 2. The disc will include "Homer vs. Dignity," "Skinner's Sense of Snow," "Dude Where's My Ranch?" and "'Tis the Fifteenth ... Read More

"South Park" Season 5 DVD

Wednesday August 4, 2004
Tvshowsondvd.com reports that the fifth season of "South Park" will be released on DVD in November.

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