Taken from a post by Billy West on his website a couple days ago:
“I’m thisclose to selling my show–”Billy Bastard–Amateur Human Being,” And the other good news is that they’re doing 26 new episodes of ”Futurama” for TV and we’re hammering out the deal now.The original plan was to have the DVD’s first but that’s no longer the case.I’m totaly
jammed dude. ”
Sounds like good news to me :)
For all you Simpsons fans, you wont want to miss this.
…I should really think of a formal title for these kinds of posts. ;) After my last “lots of topics in one post” post, I felt rather good about it. So I think I might make it a regular thing. Lemmie know what your thoughts on the matter are by leaving me some comments. But for now, news!
Holy crap that was funny
Last night I had the privilege to see Dave Chappelle live and it was one of the funniest shows I’ve ever been to. Although, now that I think about it, I’ve only been to about 3 comedy shows. Once was Eddie Izard (Freaking Hilarious!), and the other was Lewis Black (Angry and hilarious!). There’s something about seeing a comedian live that makes it so much funnier than seeing them on TV. So if you ever get a chance to see someone live, take it!
Our Hero Has Returned!
For the past…wow, almost a whole month, I haven’t played City of Heroes because of an attempt at concentrating on school. But now that summer school is over and I’ve still got till Thursday before the fall quarter starts up, I’ve started playing CoH again. Just yesterday I played for almost 7 hours straight! Oh, and I created a new Hero as well. Her name is Icicle and she’s an archer with ice powers. It’s pretty fun to freeze someone in there tracks and then pick them off from a distance. But Blind Vengeance is still my main man and I had some awesome missions yesterday. This reminds me, I wanted to make some posts about my CoH characters…I’ll have to remember to do that later. ;)
Here we go again!
There’s something that I’ve been wanting to mention for some time now but I never seemed to get around to it. I bought a Nintendo DS. *pause for gasps* Yes, yes…it was only a little while ago when I sold my DS and bought my PSP. Well, now I have both. “Why”, you might ask? Two words: Instant Puppies!! Yes, Nintendogs was the reason I spent 130 bucks again. Although I do have a blue DS now and that’s an improvement. Either way, I’ve got Nintendogs and I also bought Advance Wars: Dual Strike. Which reminds me, maybe I’m the last one to see this, but it seems that all the subtitles on DS games can be abbreviated as DS. Advance Wars: Dual Strike, Mr. Driller: Drill Spirits, Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow, Lunar: Dragon Song, Dig Dug: Digging Strike, etc. The only one I can think of that’s breaking the mold is Animal Crossing: Wild World. Anyway, hopefully Nintendo can keep me as a customer this time, but with inventive games like Trauma Center and Phoenix Wright coming out soon, not to mention hard hitters like Mario Kart and Animal Crossing, I don’t think Nintendo will have much to worry about.
Blooodddd…
Every now and then I run into an anime that both creeps me out and captivates me at the same time. Luckily I recently found one. Trinity Blood is currently airing in Japan, but fansubs are being made each week. It takes place hundreds of years after humans cause Armageddon. The remaining humans have mostly come together religiously and the church hunts down a new evil that has appeared. Vampires! However, the coolest thing about the show is that the main character works for the church, but is a Vampire himself. But not just any vampire. He’s a Vampire that feeds off the blood of other Vampires! Now I’m sure there’s some one out there who’s gonna be all “wait that was done is so-and-so’s book!” or whatever. And there is probably actual terms for it all, but who cares. It’s a cool anime with lots of blood and violence. Once I finish watching them all, I’ll write a full review.
And Justice for all!
Just a quick note, but the new Justice League Unlimited season…AWESOME! They created a new Legion of Doom!! And just as the first episode of season 1 had me pausing every two seconds to name each hero they brought in, this episode had me naming all the villains. My only hope is that they bring back The Joker and—with any luck—his main squeeze (and mine) Harley Quinn! Joker hasn’t been seen since season 2 of Justice League! *sigh* A guy can dream, can’t he?
Well that’s about all I can think of right now. Next time I’ve got things to talk about, you’ll be the first to hear about. ;)
Last night I was flipping through my Tivo library and stumbled upon two episodes of Justice League Unlimited. “Did they start showing reruns?” my brain thought. However, I didn’t recognize the episode names. Upon further examination, I discovered that they were in fact NEW episodes! Season 3 of Justice League Unlimited started this past Saturday and I would have missed the whole thing had Tivo not been smart enough to record them for me. Bless you Tivo! You truly are king of kings!
Good news, everyone! In a recent interview at Comic-Con with Billy West, voice actor extraordinare, he had this to say:
“There’s going to be a Futurama movie coming out on DVD. I think we’re gonna start doing it soon. There were talks and I guess they’re really happy about moving forward with it ’cause the DVDs of Futurama sold really well. And then with the possibility of a second one.”
Can anyone say TV show comeback? Well, we can all dream…
Recent interview with Paul Dini at Comic-Con 2005:
“…keeping you updated on what I’m doing lately. Still working on the next season of Lost, and wrote some Justice Leagues coming out for next season.”
Damn, I’m good. ;)
As some of you may know, I am a HUGE fan of superhero cartoons. In particular, the WB storylines including Batman TAS, Batman: Gotham Knights, Batman Beyond, Superman TAS, Justice League, and Justice League Unlimited. Heck, even Static Shock counts. So while some of you join me in watching new JLU episodes every Saturday night, I don’t share your anticipation of what happens next. Why? Because I’ve seen them all!
Cartoon Network, as great a channel as it is, likes to prolong things as much as possible. They know that they are the only station in the US who is showing episodes of JLU and therefore decides to take their sweet time. However, they’re not the only station in the world who gets to show JLU. YTV, a station from Canada, has all the same episodes of JLU (and even Teen Titans. Yeah, I’ve seen all of those new ones too.) and they don’t like to make their viewers wait. So for those of us who know where to look, it’s a very simple process to download all the latest episodes months before CN decides to show them.
So what does this all mean? It means that I’ve just finished watching JLU 213, the final episode of Season 2. And while it’s taking every last bit of restraint not to tell you everything that happens, let me just say that for us Batman Beyond fans, this is the ending we’ve been waiting for since 2001. However, with Season 2 now finished, it eggs the question (pun intended), will there be a Season 3? Well, I’ve done extensive research and found several things that might possible imply a 3rd Season. So, if you’ll bare with me, I’d like to work it all out.
Back in February, Cartoon Network issued a press release stating its intentions for the coming year. Down the list is the following:
“Justice League Unlimited: This season, Black Canary, Shayera, Vigilante, Vixen and The Question step up to face such villains as Lex Luthor, Felix Faust and Tobias Whale. And Superman takes on Cadmus in a battle that will determine the future of the league. Twenty-three new episodes will air in 2005.”
23 new episodes? Let’s do some math…
JLU Season 1 had 13 episode. 2 of which aired in 2005.
1/22/05 – 112 – The Once and Future Thing: Weird Western Tales
1/29/05 – 113 – The Once and Future Thing: Time, Warped
That’s 2 down, 21 to go. The schedule of JLU Season 2 has so far been:
2/5/05 – 201 – The Cat and the Canary
2/12/05 – 202 – The Ties That Bind
2/19/05 – 203 – The Doomsday Sanction
5/21/05 – 204 – Task Force X
5/28/05 – 205 – The Balance
6/4/05 – 206 – Double Date
6/11/05 – 207 – Clash
6/18/05 – 208 – Hunter’s Moon
6/25/05 – 209 – Question Authority
That’s 11 down, 12 to go. The only announced and unaired episode left is:
7/2/05 – 210 – Flashpoint
That’s 12 down, 11 to go. However, we’ve still got three episodes left in Season 2:
211 – Panic in the Sky
212 – Divided We Fall
213 – Epilogue
Assuming that CN doesn’t screw over it’s loyal viewers and make them wait till next year to see the end of Season 2, that makes 15 new episodes in 2005. So where are the other 8? Even if they don’t actually air in 2005, thats still 8 JLU episodes unaccounted for. They’re not from Seasons 1 or 2, so they must be from a yet-to-be announced Season 3. And while my logic may not be foolproof, it’s more than enough for me to hope. Anyway, I know this is probably interesting to like three other people in the world, but thanks for humoring me through it. When JLU Season 2 finally does finish here in the US, I’ll try to post some kind of review/wrap-up.
But after all of this, even if there isn’t a 3rd Season, I could die happy. I can’t think of better way to have had the series end.
TV.com posted an article about the upcoming Family Guy movie. While it’s not going to be coming to theaters, Family Guy Presents Stewie Griffin: The Untold Story will be released on DVD on September 27, 2005. Apparently, the new movie will be about Stewie abandoning his plans for world domination in favor of a plan to find his true father. Interesting…
Just watched the Series premiere of Robot Chicken and I thought I’d leave a little note for those of you who missed it. It’s good.
What? You want more? *sigh* fine. It’s really good. And by really good, I mean one of the funniest thing’s I’ve seen in a long time. Essentially, it’s a stop-motion animation show. Using action figures from the past and present and some of the most talented comical writers I’ve encountered, Robot Chicken is a feast for all. Some examples of skits and action figures include Pikachu and Squirtle in a scene together with Squirtle finally breaking character (”Kids! Just read a book!”). Not to mention, Optimus Prime having Prostate Cancer, and President Bush declaring that Tacos are great!
Anyway, for those of you who missed it, be sure to catch the premier again Thursday night at midnight, and a new episode every Sunday night at 11:30 PM.