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Nancy's Animated TV Blog May 2007 Archive

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

American Dad Vol. 2 DVD Review

Thursday May 31, 2007
Perhaps you snubbed American Dad in the past because you were worried that Seth MacFarlane's original show, Family Guy, would decline, just as The Simpsons declined once Futurama premiered. It's ... Read More

Animated TV Schedule for Week of May 28

Tuesday May 29, 2007
I hope you all enjoyed the Memorial Day weekend, the unofficial kick off to summer. On Saturday, June 2, catch a Futurama marathon on Adult Swim. And as June approaches, ... Read More

More Adult Swim Pilot Reviews

Wednesday May 23, 2007
Recently Adult Swim aired "Night of 1000 Pilots," which actually included five new shows. Four of them were animated. According to a PR rep at Adult Swim, the fate of ... Read More

Animated TV Schedule for Week of May 21

Tuesday May 22, 2007
I hope you enjoyed the three hour block of animation for all of Fox's season finales last Sunday, because it's going to be weeks until we see anything cartoon-y (unless ... Read More

Rapper Ludacris Guest Stars on The Simpsons

Friday May 18, 2007
This Sunday, The Simpsons will air its 400th episode. According to Fox News, rapper Ludacris will play "Luda-Crest" in a video Lisa Simpson watches while she's at the dentist. Learn ... Read More

Reviews of Adult Swims New Pilots

Thursday May 17, 2007
Sunday night, Adult Swim aired a handful of pilots, which are first episodes of TV shows that hoped to be picked up. Mostly, I wasn't impressed. More and more Adult ... Read More

Animated TV Schedule for Week of May 14

Tuesday May 15, 2007
South Park will be quiet for months. Adult Swim tried out some pilot shows last week, and this week they're airing our faves. But the big news is Sunday night ... Read More

Lois Griffin vs. Mayor Adam West on Family Guy

Sunday May 13, 2007
Lois runs for mayor of Quahog in the "It Takes a Village Idiot, and I Married One" episode of Family Guy on Sunday, May 13 at 9:00 p.m. ET on ... Read More

Animated 24 Prequel Online

Friday May 11, 2007
Fans of 24, get ready for an onslaught of online of online marketing and entertianment goodies, inlcluding Day Zero, a flash-animated series prequel that will delve into never-before-seen events that ... Read More

Animated TV Schedule for Week of May 7

Monday May 7, 2007
This week is much like last week with a few new episodes on Sunday. Listen for Rue McClanahan to play Nancy's socialite mother on King of the Hill's "Hair Today, ... Read More

Lil' Bush Premieres in June

Friday May 4, 2007
Comedy Central recently announced a slate of new programming to heat up the summer. Lil' Bush is one of the new shows, coming in June. This little cartoon started as ... Read More

The Simpsons Come to Universal Theme Parks

Tuesday May 1, 2007
Forget Shrek and Back to the Future when you make your vacation plans for next year. Starting in spring of 2008, you'll be able to ride with the Simpson family ... Read More

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