Followup to summer 2011’s animated/comic book movies and the “Jay Sherman Test”
by I thought I’d follow up my earlier post on what I’ve dubbed the “Jay Sherman Test” (in a take-off on the famed “Bechdel Test“) and …
Movies and TV
The “Jay Sherman Test” applied to summer 2011 animated and comic book films
Besides the well-known Bechdel Test, another possible set of rules for movie-viewing, though way more lenient than the Bechdel Test, might be the ones that …
“Peabody and Sherman” movie coming in 2014
DreamWorks, the animation studio that’s home of the “Shrek” movies, has announced its schedule of movie releases for the next several years. Of particular interest …
Season five of “Rocky and Bullwinkle” coming to DVD March 29
What the headline says, folks—according to TVShowsOnDVD.com, the fifth and final season of “Rocky and Bullwinkle” is coming to DVD on March 29, as a …
Teletoon Retro Hall of Fame, Boxing Week marathon winners announced
As I noted earlier, yesterday Teletoon Retro was scheduled to announce who the final winners for its “Hall of Fame” poll would be. The final …
Christmas specials: “Cave Kids Christmas”
Rounding up the paradoxical prehistoric cavemen-celebrating-Christmas festivities comes this mid-90s Flintstones entry, “Cave Kids Christmas.” Background This special came from “Cave Kids,” a short-lived 1996 …
Teletoon Retro “five favorite characters poll” closes, winners announced December 13
As I reported previously, Canada’s Teletoon Retro cable channel has been running a poll allowing the (Canadian, though the voting wasn’t region-blocked) public to vote …
Christmas TV specials 2010: ‘Tis the season we make contact
Christmas season 2010 has arrived, and this year we make contact with the traditional spate of holiday TV specials. (Yes, I know… but only another …
DVD review: Turtles Forever
This weekend, I watched the direct-to-DVD movie, “Turtles Forever,” an animated film starring 80s independent comics-turned-TV-sensations, the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (or in the UK, …
After Elton on gays being personae non grata in US children’s entertainment
LGBT-people-in-media-analysis site After Elton has another article about the lack of gay characters in American children’s entertainment: Ask the Flying Monkey: Are There Any Out …