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Nancy's Animated TV Blog January 2008 Archive

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

This Week's Animated TV Schedule

Monday January 28, 2008
This Sunday, Fox's animated comedies are pre-empted for the Super Bowl. But on Comedy Central, South Park seems to be devoting some time to honor poor Butters. Two of my ... Read More

Tripping the Rift DVD Movie

Wednesday January 23, 2008
Tripping the Rift has been MIA for over a year. The Canadian import has shown season three in its homeland, but here fans are deprived of new episodes on Sci ... Read More

This Week's Animated TV Schedule

Monday January 21, 2008
Comedy Central is airing some of my all-time favorite episodes this week. Catch South Park's "Cripple Fight" and "Good Times with Weapons." There's also Futurama's "The Luck of the Fryish." ... Read More

Pink Panther and Friends Classic Cartoon Collection: The Inspector

Saturday January 19, 2008
Original episodes of TV shows are running out, thanks to the long-running writer's strike in Hollywood. In the meantime, get lost in nostalgia with a classic cartoon coming on DVD, ... Read More

New Episodes of Aqua Teen Hunger Force

Wednesday January 16, 2008
Aqua Teen Hunger Force launches its new season Sunday, January 20, at 11:45 p.m. on Adult Swim. The new season begins with and episode titled "Robots are Everywhere." A family ... Read More

Family Guy Presents: "Blue Harvest"

Tuesday January 15, 2008
The wonderful season premiere of Family Guy that transformed Stewie into Darth Vader is available on DVD today. (Was anyone else creeped out that Chris, as Luke Skywalker, was the ... Read More

This Week's Animated TV Schedule

Monday January 14, 2008
Though the Writer's Guild of America strike hasn't caught up with animated shows like The Simpsons and Family Guy yet, Fox's shows are pre-empted this Sunday for the NFC Championship. ... Read More

Family Guy Presents: "Blue Harvest"

Tuesday January 8, 2008
The wonderful season premiere of Family Guy that transformed Stewie into Darth Vader will be available on DVD January 15. Read this rundown of the standard and special edition DVDs ... Read More

This Week's Animated TV Schedule

Monday January 7, 2008
Catch Futurama every weekday night on Comedy Central, as well as South Park most nights. Adult Swim is offering solid blocks of entertainment, featuring one of my favorites, Lucy, Daughter ... Read More

What I'd Like to See in Animated TV in 2008

Thursday January 3, 2008
2007 was a very strong year for Animated TV. We had the great "Imaginationland" trilogy from South Park, and touching episodes like "Death Picks Cotton" on King of the Hill. ... Read More

This Week's Animated TV Schedule

Wednesday January 2, 2008
This week sees Futurama landing on Comedy Central, with three episodes every night, culminating in a marathon on Sunday afternoon. Sunday also gives us a new episode of The Simpsons, ... Read More

Futurama Moves to Comedy Central

Wednesday January 2, 2008
Good news, everyone! No longer banished to the wee hours of the night during Adult Swim, Futurama finds new life on Comedy Central. Beginning tonight at 8:00 p.m ET, Comedy ... Read More

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