Tag: Adventure Time
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Kumail Nanjiani Isn’t Returning To Adventure Time For The Crappiest Reason
There is an intricate balance when it comes to animated performances, with animators and voice actors working together to create memorable characters. Remove one of the two elements, and you get a completely different character. Look at Mark Hamill as Joker in “Batman: The Animated Series,” Dante Basco as Zuko in “Avatar: The Last Airbender,” or Robin…
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Justin Roiland’s Adventure Time Role Took A Major Toll On His Voice
Voice actors are some of the most underappreciated performers in show business. They’re all over our media and they have a very unique skill set, yet they rarely get the recognition or the compensation that they deserve. With a few exceptions, most voice actors never become household names, even if their work is extremely prolific.…
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‘The Midnight Gospel’: Netflix’s Animated Series ‘Approaches Life and Death with Some Calmness’
With “The Midnight Gospel,” Pendleton Ward left “Adventure Time” far behind, while Duncan Trussell found new meaning in repurposing his funny, philosophical podcast interviews. Together, they pushed the boundaries of animation at Netflix with their trippy and darkly comic journey through a simulated multiverse undergoing apocalyptic meltdowns. And the fact that the series dropped during…
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‘The Midnight Gospel’ Review: ‘Adventure Time’ Creator’s Astonishing New Netflix Show
The small miracle of “Adventure Time” in its earliest season came from creator Pendleton Ward’s ability to juggle ingredients that shouldn’t work so well together. The show was silly and profound in equal measures, treating that balance as the ultimate yin and yang. “The Midnight Gospel” brings that same notion to ambitious new heights, shedding…
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‘The Simpsons’ Wins Emmy for Best Animated Program
“The Simpsons” has won the 2019 Emmy for Outstanding Animated Program. It marks the eleventh win in this category for the Fox comedy.Created by Matt Groening, “The Simpsons” is the all-time record holder in the category for nominations and wins. It has 27 nominations — 10 more than “South Park,” which is second on the…
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The Voice Of SpongeBob, Tom Kenny, Reflects On The 20th Anniversary Of The Animated Series [The Fourth Wall]
Welcome to the episode 2 of The Fourth Wall – an interview podcast where I attempt to break down the fourth wall of the film industry, getting a behind the scenes look through my conversations with filmmakers, actors/actresses, and other industry professionals. My guest today is legendary voice actor Tom Kenny,who’s lent his voice to…
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Trailer Round-Up: ‘Nightflyers’, ‘Wildling’, ‘The Last O.G.’, ‘An Ordinary Man’, ‘The Miracle Season’, ‘Adventure Time’
Attention, citizens: do not panic. It’s time for a trailer round-up. We’ve cast a wide net into the sea of trailers, and hauled back some keepers for you. Thank us later. Below you’ll see new trailers for the Syfy series Nighflyers, the horror movie Wildling, the TBS series The Last Og, the drama An Ordinary…