Category Archives: TV

Badly Drawn Roy

By tone | Published: July 1, 2009
Badly Drawn Roy is romp of a documentary created by Alan and Frank Shannon, produced by Dublin’s Jam Media for RTE, Ireland’s public broadcasting channel. See part two. The film is set in a working class suburb of Dublin. Roy, Ireland’s only animated character was born into an ordinary ‘live action’ family. This fly on [...]
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Tom and Jerry: The Chuck Jones Collection

By tone | Published: June 22, 2009
Tom and Jerry: The Chuck Jones Collection Between 1963 – 1967 Chuck Jones handled the Tom and Jerry franchise. His Tom had an uncanny resemblance to his later creation, the Grinch, and the swift Jerry put on a little more weight for this series. This show had a slight psychedelic influence in the art and [...]
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Jim Henson’s Wilkins Coffee

By tone | Published: June 16, 2009
Here is an oddity blast from the past from the mind of Jim Henson. This is the breeding ground of ideas way before Sesame Street and the Muppet Show ever came to germinate. Who needs power drinks, Wilkins Coffee really delivers a wallop. What were they thinking? Have we sanitized our commercials to a degree [...]
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Jack Lord as Captain Kirk

By tone | Published: June 13, 2009
Jack Lord as Captain Kirk on Star Trek. It almost happened if the actor did not demand 50% profits from the show and also produce. Irked by such a notion both Gene Roddenberry and Desilu Studios nixed the actor. This opened the door for Montreal native, William Shatner. Who knows what would hold for [...]
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Donald Duck Turns 75

By tone | Published: June 9, 2009
The grandfather of quack is turning 75 this week. Having long used his senior card, Donald Duck is perhaps the first anti-hero and was created to be the nemesis of the one dimensional Mickey Mouse. From Daffy Duck, Disco Duck to Howard the Duck, Donald has inspired many ducks in all these years. He is [...]
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Rodriguez to Make Live-Action Jetsons

By tone | Published: June 9, 2009
The Jetsons were jettisoned into remake heaven according to Empire magazine. When it comes to remakes of classic shows or not so classic shows from the youth pantry of discarded shows, it’s a dicey gamble. It is easier to line up money for studios when you invest in the known. Rodriguez is planning a live-action version [...]
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Vintage Dharma ads

By tone | Published: June 9, 2009
With Lost the series already in the can. Where can a fanboy get a fix? Vintage Dharma ads of course. Venture back to those halcyon days of peace before Benjamin gassed those poor bastards.  See more>>
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James Montgomery Flagg

By tone | Published: April 20, 2009
Everybody knows his work, yet not his name. James Montgomery Flagg is the artist famous for the Uncle Sam recruitment poster for the U.S. Army. James was also a cartoonist and magazine illustrator for many years. ASIFA(The International Animated Film Society) has a great piece on the legendary artist and collected some his cartooning art. [...]
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Ad Boy: Vintage Advertising With Character

By tone | Published: April 9, 2009
Ad Boy: Vintage Advertising With Character is a study of  North American culture icons in advertising.  For many years companies have created characters to sell their products. Where did the ideas come from and how many have disappeared in limbo since their inceptions. Many are still with us today, some changed and others are still [...]
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Peanuts 1960’s Collection

By tone | Published: March 12, 2009
Pencil in July 7th for the release of a new collection of award winning TV Specials based on the Peanuts Gang. There have been more than 41 specials over 5 decades based on the comic strip series. A Charlie Brown Christmas (1965) – In this Emmy® and Peabody Award winning classic, Charlie Brown is upset by [...]
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