Superhero makes 3-D splash
Three decades after his birth, the tortured poet/philosopher of the super-hero set finally has earned his own animated TV series.
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A Humongous hit
The stars of the children's CD-ROMs created by Humongous Entertainment might seem nonthreatening --- an animated car, a sleuthing fish and a boy who fights a fear of the dark, for example --- but the…
Review: ‘The Accident’
O'Hara-Horowitz Prods. returns with yet another attempt at illuminating family-oriented problems. Written in meller fashion by Susan Baskin, directed forthrightly by Chuck Bowman, "The Accident"…
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Wimzie merch in pipeline
She's got buck teeth, bright lavender hair, a pair of orange antlers and a nice set of wings, which is not so unusual since her mom's a bird and her dad a dragon. The puppet creature stars in…
‘Jay Jay, the Jet Plane’ flies to U.S.
Porchlight Entertainment, an independent television production/distribution house, is expected to shortly announce a deal to bring the high-tech, animated preschool show "Jay Jay, the Jet Plane" to…
Southern Star launches toon startup Down Under
"Blinky Bill," the phenomenally successful, cheeky koala bear from veteran animation house Yoram Gross Film Studios, has long dominated toons Down Under.
Review: ‘The Gregory Hines Show’
Filmed in Los Angeles by Katlin and Bernstein Productions, Darric Productions and CBS Productions in association with Columbia TriStar TV. Executive producers , Mitchel Katlin, Nat Bernstein, Fran…
Peacock flock made to ‘Order’
Cops, lawyers and aliens stole the spotlight from doctors and ersatz talkshow hosts as "NYPD Blue," "Law & Order," "3rd Rock From the Sun" and "Frasier" emerged as the big series winners at Sunday…
Review: ‘The Tom Show’
Tom Arnold, the poster child for failing upward, continues his quest for show business immortality in this predictably strained half-hour of punch lines in search of setups. How bad is it? Four…
Streisand, King World pact
Barbra Streisand's Barwood Films has sealed a longform TV production pact with King World Prods. (Daily Variety, June 19).
