Archive for the 'Children' Category
Stump the King - Jayce and the Wheeled Warriors - VIDEO
The question I got that week nearly stumped me…
James Thomas writes…
“There was a cartoon in the 80’s where all the cars were made of vines. do you remember the name of it?”
Well, I was pretty certain of the reply but just to be positive, I did some research and dug up that clip fro…
Where did Smurfs come from? - VIDEO
Ever wonder where The Smurfs came from? Was Papa Smurf the progenitor of all smurfness? Would Smurfette forever be the only the female sent by Gargamel to cause jealousy and unrest in the otherwise male community?
I certainly have. I love those little forest imps (only three apples tall) and thei…
Changes to CourtTV and Noggin come 2008
We are just a scant five days and handful of hours absent until the calendar page turns by and we are in 2008. As usual, whenever a new year comes screaming and shouting out of womb of the old one changes abound. Nowhere does that seem more prevalent than in the world of television. Not only wil…
Pee Wee’s Playhouse: The film, staring … Johnny Depp?
According to the Daily Stab, Johnny Depp is considering playing Pee-Wee Herman in a film version of the former kid’s show (and former HBO special) Pee-Wee’s Playhouse. Depp has a history of taking on strange roles and that would certainly be no exception.
The script would be by Paul Reubens, the …
Five deaths that rocked television, or at least their shows
I’m feeling a little melancholy nowadays. that past Friday, a friend of mine lost two daughters in a senseless automobile accident. They were thirteen and eighteen; one having just started college and the other just entering the magical teen years. It was so sudden and insane that I can’t really wra…
Hannah Montana to the big screen
Unless you’ve been habitating beneath a mass of consolidated mineral matter by the final two years you know that Disney’s Hannah Montana is BIG. You can’t turn around in your local, unfeeling, big box toy store without seeing something with Hannah’s logo or picture and an astronomical price tag on…
Class action lawsuit filed against Hannah Montana
Miley Cyrus, additionally known as Hannah Montana, has a very active fan club, much as other teen sensations have had by the years. The benefits for those in such a fan club normally include memorabilia, little fan goodies, the latest news about the star and, in that case, the fans believe they …
Can you tell Anderson Cooper how to get, how to get to Sesame Street?
If you’ve ever wanted to see CNN’s Anderson Cooper report the news from a trash can, today’s your lucky day.
Cooper will be a guest today on PBS’ Sesame Street. Check out the pic on the right. That’s Cooper inside a trash can, next to Oscar The Grouch and his trash can. He’ll be reporting for GNN…
Sesame Street launches a weekly video podcast
Sesame Street would like to be there for you parents when there is a learning opportunity out in the real world. Let’s say your child is at the playground and isn’t sharing. Or, she’s having a fit while you’re waiting in line at the grocery store. The Street wants you to whip out your video iPod…
What’s on your DVR?
The Digital Video Recorder (known henceforth as DVR) is a heavenly, yet evil, device. On the one hand, it lets you record and store shows for easy retrieval. Some models even permit you to record two shows that are airing at the same day. On the other hand, it lets you record and store shows, so…
Stevie Wonder does Sesame Street - VIDEOS
While it has persevered for nearly four decades, Sesame Street’s heart and soul is very much a product of the 1970s. There was nothing like it when it first hit the public television airwaves in 1969; while other children’s programs took place in mystical and magical lands, Sesame Street took plac…
Hannah Montana — show, not girl — sued
Apparently, many of you readers out there on the interwebz — note the z — are big fan of Disney Channel’s Hannah Montana. Don’t ask me how I know that … I just do. For those of you who do not keep up with kid-friendly cable television, the show pursues the life of an average teenager (play…
Hannah Montana breaks cable ratings record
You thought the big news on Disney that past week was High School Musical 2? Nope. It was actually what happened to Hannah Montana (wow, a mention of High School Musical and Hannah Montana in the same post - my 14 year-old girl demographic fan base just exploded).
While the musical sequel …
The N and Noggin to split into new channels
Via Toon Zone comes news that Noggin and its evening version, The N, will be splitting into two separate, twenty four-hour networks on December 31.
Noggin will continue with programming aimed at the preschool set with programs like Wow! Wow! Wubbzy!, Oobi, Jack’s Big Music Show, and Nick Jr. pro…
