No Trump on ‘The Simpsons’ This Fall
Although he looks like he came from a cartoon, Donald Trump won’t be part of “The Simpsons” this season, executive producer Al Jean says. Though the ever-busy “Simpsons” studio turned…
History’s March to Graphic Novels
At the Metro there were all kinds of costumed plushy characters, enough to make you think there was a convention at the nearby Marriott. But it had nothing to do…
Fox’s Next Late Night Foray into Late Night: Animation
Next time you come across something on TV that seems like it was written by a child, it may well have been. “Axe Cop,” one of the 11 minute components…
April’s a Teen in New ‘Turtles’
There’s something usually very chilly and off putting about the precision and robot-like motions of computer generated animation. But it turns out to work very well for a new incarnation…
Considering Tennessee Tuxedo and His Friends
The thing that I forgot about Tennessee Tuxedo is that he was supposed to be educational. Sure, you get distracted by Don Adams' distinctive voice, the cockeyed hat and his…
How Kevin Smith Got Back on TV
Kevin Smith wasn’t anxious to get back into television. After all, his last “disastrous foray into TV” was an animated series based on his movie “Clerks” in 2000. “We only…
How the Comics Page Marked 9/11
It’s always a bit worrying to find that all of the Sunday comic artists have agreed to have a similar theme for a day’s strips. It happens naturally on Christmas,…
Old Cat, New Hat
One of the quirks of my mother growing up is that she didn’t like Dr. Seuss books. We never had any in the house. The ones at school were looked…