November 19th, 2008 | 0 Comments
Breaking down the new episodes of your favorite network shows, Channel Surfing will give you an hour by hour view of whats on television tonight. Channel Surfing helps you decide what shows to watch, what shows to record and what shows you have to pass on this week.
Setting the DVR for: Pushing Daisies, Bones, Life, Ghost Huntes and Sons of Anarchy.
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Pushing Daisies (ABC)
A magician (Fred Willard) who has been a surrogate father to Ned’s half brothers needs the pie maker’s help with his act when his animal assistants are mysteriously dying. Meanwhile, Lily is wary of Dwight’s intentions.
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October 15th, 2008 | 0 Comments
Little Britain co-star Matt Lucas has joined Sean Maguire in Comedy Central’s scripted series Krod Mandoon and the Flaming Sword of Firea, the network’s first foray into fantasy comedy. Rounding out the ensemble cast are India de Beaufort, Steve Speirs, Kevin Hart, John Rhys-Davies, James Murray and Marques Ray.
Krod is described as “equal parts workplace comedy and sword-and-sorcery fun.” The series follows reluctant hero Krod Mandoon (Maguire), who is the last great hope in the struggle against the evil Chancellor Dongalor (Lucas). To help him, Krod has assembled a band of ineffectual freedom fighters (de Beaufort, Speirs, Hart, Ray). Rhys-Davies plays a wizard who battles Krod.
October 2nd, 2007 | 0 Comments
Comedy Central has renewed Mind of Mencia and the animated series Lil’ Bush. The network has ordered 10 new episodes for the fourth season of Mind of Mencia, featuring comedian Carlos Mencia offering his point of view on various topics, and is targeting a spring premiere. Mencia averaged 1.5 million total viewers during its third season, ranking No. 1 among basic cable with men 18-24 in its time slot at 10-10:30 p.m. Sundays.
Lil’ Bush will be back for a second season in the spring with 10 new episodes. The show features the future president along with such pals as Lil’ Condi and Lil’ Cheney as they terrorize the White House and solve the world’s problems before bedtime. Lil’ Bush, which debuted June 13 to 1.5 million viewers, originally was made as a series of animated shorts for Amp’d Mobile before being picked up by Comedy Central.
December 4th, 2006 | 0 Comments
Comedy Central has ordered Lil’ Bush: Resident of the United States, a cartoon satire that re-imagines President Bush and key executives in his administration as elementary school misfits. The title character is surrounded by close pals like Lil’ Cheney, who grumbles unintelligibly, and Lil’ Condi, who pines for Lil’ Bush and does his homework for him. Bush is not without its risque moments. When Lil’ Bush’s school serves falafel instead of hot dogs for lunch in one episode, he and his pals torture the cafeteria employees with methods made famous during the Abu Ghraib prison scandal. Six episodes from writer-producer Donick Cary (The Simpsons) have been ordered to air on Comedy Central next year.
Bush got its start in September as six five-minute clips offered by Amp’d Mobile, a U.S.-based wireless service that packages video entertainment programming with cell phone service. Bush represents an unlikely reversal of the one-way flow of programming from television to other digital platforms, where networks and studios are attempting to extend franchises in search of new revenue. That said, many a programmer has cited the Internet and mobile arenas as potential breeding grounds for fare that could translate back to TV.
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June 22nd, 2006 | 2 Comments
Three years after Fox canceled the show, Matt Groening’s Futurama will resume production for a 13-episode run on Comedy Central. The new episodes will be added to the network’s library of 72 “Futurama” episodes previously licensed from 20th Century Fox Television. Voice talent Billy West, Katey Sagal and John DiMaggio will return for the new episodes, which will debut in 2008.
May 24th, 2006 | 0 Comments
Season 1 of Chappelle’s Show is now available on iTunes for $1.99 per episode or $21.99 for all 12. That season was the biggest-selling television DVD of all time, out-selling even The Simpsons and Family Guy. The episodes are labeled ‘Explicit’ because they are all uncensored.
