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“Bounty Hunters” is CMT’s most CMT show ever

July 11, 2013 Ryan Berenz

Jeff Foxworthy, Bill Engvall and Larry the Cable Guy lend their voices as two-bit bounty hunters tracking down fugitives in CMT’s first animated comedy series Bounty Hunters. See the first episode online below before it premieres on CMT: Jeff Foxworthy, Bill Engvall and Larry the Cable Guy lend their voices to CMT’s first animated comedy series, Bounty Hunters, premiering Saturday, July 13, at 10pm ET/PT. The trio stars as two-bit bounty hunters tracking down fugitives while trying to please a tough-as-nails bondswoman (voiced by Lisa Lampanelli) and dealing with odd friends, family members and local rednecks. Guest voices in the […]

“Beware the Batman” offers new take on the Dark Knight

July 10, 2013 Jeff Pfeiffer

With a popular, long-running character such as Batman, it’s always possible to reinvent and reinterpret him in various ways — from a campy crusader to a grim protector; from a straight-up hero to a conflicted, nuanced avenger; and everything in between. Several of these variations seem to have been combined in the new animated series Beware the Batman, premiering July 13 on Cartoon Network as part of its Saturday morning “DC Nation” block. Given its time slot and apparent aim toward a more youthful audience, Beware the Batman does not get overly bleak and scary, at least from what I’ve […]

Futurama final season (take 2) begins on Comedy Central

June 19, 2013 Ryan Berenz

Get ready for the final 13 episodes of Matt Groening’s (The Simpsons) animated comedy as the farewell season of Futurama starts with a two-episode premiere on Comedy Central Wednesday, June 19, at 10pm ET/PT. Futurama first ran on FOX from 1999-2003, and was resurrected by Comedy Central in 2010. Among their adventures in the farewell season, Fry (voice of Billy West), Leela (voice of Katey Sagal) and Bender (voice of John DiMaggio) take up drag racing and bring a dead robot back to life. Special guest stars for the final season include Larry Bird, Dan Castellaneta, Sarah Silverman, George Takei, […]

“Man of Steel” sold out? Here’s where to watch other Superman adaptations on TV this week

June 10, 2013 Jeff Pfeiffer

Man of Steel, the latest big-screen adaptation of Superman, looks to be one of summer 2013’s box-office hits, and it should certainly be the top performer when all is said and done following its weekend premiere starting June 14 (in the U.S.). But just in case you can’t get in to see Man of Steel, or if it gets you on a Superman kick and wanting to see more, here are some places on TV where you can watch other versions of the last son of Krypton airing over the next week or so. All times are ET. Superman II […]

SheZow brings gender-bending fun to Hub Network

May 31, 2013 StayTuned Staff

SheZow Saturday, June 1 Hub Network, 12:30pm It’s every 12-year-old boy’s dream, right? To discover a power ring that transforms the wearer into a superhero. But with it comes a lesson that all 12-year-olds must learn as well: there’s always a catch. In this case, the ring is only meant to be worn by a girl. So when self-described extreme dude Guy Hamdon puts on the ring, he fights crime while wearing a rather bold female superhero costume. SheZow not only defeats the bad guys, but his new identity also helps Guy in his attitude towards the opposite sex. Already […]

Sneak preview: “Avengers Assemble” on Disney XD this weekend

May 24, 2013 StayTuned Staff

Avengers Assemble sneak peek Sunday, May 26 Disney XD, 11am ET/PT Can we all agree now that it’s Marvel’s world and we’re just living in it? In addition to basically owning the multiplexes for the past few years — and for the foreseeable future as Phase 2 of its cinematic universe rolls out — Marvel is now invading TV in a big way. There’s the live-action Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. coming to ABC this fall, and this weekend viewers can get an hour-long sneak peek (that’s two episodes) of Avengers Assemble, an animated take of Earth’s mightiest heroes. Iron Man […]

“Star Wars Rebels” animated series in production for Disney XD

May 20, 2013 Jeff Pfeiffer

It was announced today that production has begun on Star Wars Rebels, a new animated TV series based on the Star Wars franchise. It will be set between the events of Episodes III and IV, in an era spanning nearly two decades never before explored onscreen. The series takes place when the Empire is securing its grip on the galaxy and hunting down the last of the Jedi Knights, as a fledgling rebellion against the Empire is taking shape. Lucasfilm Animation will produce the series. “I couldn’t be more excited to explore new corners of the Star Wars universe,” said […]

FOX primetime schedule 2013-14

May 13, 2013 Jeff Pfeiffer

Along with other cool announcements like next summer’s 24: Live Another Day, Kevin Reilly, chairman, entertainment for Fox Broadcasting Company, this morning unveiled the FOX primetime slate for the upcoming 2013-14 season. Along with five live-action comedies, FOX will be debuting four dramas, as well as its first event series. Plenty of FOX favorites will also be returning to the schedule next year. NEW FOX SERIES 2013-14 Dads — A new live-action, multi-camera comedy from Seth MacFarlane, Alec Sulkin and Wellesley Wild. Stars Seth Green and Giovanni Ribisi as two successful gaming entrepreneurs and childhood best friends whose lives get […]

Seth MacFarlane to guest-voice on “The Simpsons” season finale

May 8, 2013 Jeff Pfeiffer

Seth MacFarlane will have his voice featured on all of FOX’s Animation Domination shows on the night of May 19 when he provides a guest voice to the long-running hit The Simpsons in its Season 24 finale (MacFarlane, of course, will also be featured in the one-hour season finales of his own series The Cleveland Show and Family Guy that same evening). There had been some good-natured (?) ribbing between The Simpsons and Family Guy during the early years of Seth MacFarlane’s show, with Family Guy sometimes joking along the lines of, “The Simpsons did this first,” while some Simpsons […]

“KISS Hello Kitty” will team iconic rockers, toy line in animated Hub series

March 28, 2013 StayTuned Staff

Anybody else have a mom who told them KISS stood for “Knights in Service to Satan”? Can’t help but have that bit of childhood trauma race through my mind as the announcement came today that KISS — well, Paul Stanley and Gene Simmons, anyway — will be joining forces with Hello Kitty for a— What now? Hello Kitty? Like, the cute, pink kitty thing? Yes, KISS Hello Kitty (which is a working title, but seriously, what else could they call it?) will find four Hello Kitty characters made up to look like the iconic rockers for an animated series coming […]