"If you're a DC Comics fan this is the best news of all time," says Geoff Johns, chief creative officer for DC Entertainment, with only a slight hint of hyperbole. Johns was on hand at Cartoon Network's upfront presentation in New York City on Wednesday morning to talk about "DC Nation," a programming initiative that will showcase DC's expansive library of characters. Set to debut in 2012, DC Nation will include shows like Green Lantern: The Animated Series, a CGI show coming this fall (springboarding off this summer's Ryan Reynolds film) and Young Justice: Invasion, a 10-episode miniseries spinning out of the original Young Justice...
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Cartoon Network unveiled plans for a 25 new shows and many more returning programs targeted at young boys for next fall. Among the highlights announced Wednesday:
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-- Hall of Game, the network's first awards show to honor sports personalities, will feature a full red-carpet presentation also featuring celebrities from movies, music and television. It's scheduled for...
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New releases announced today, May 20:Ben 10 - Secret of the Omnitrix will be coming out May 20 The Big Bang Theory - The Complete 1st Season will be coming out September 2 Life - Season 1 will be coming out September 2 Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles - The Complete 1st Season on DVD and Blu-ray Disc will be coming out August 19 Visit TVShowsOnDVD.com for the complete stories on these and other news items.
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New releases announced today, April 14:Avatar: The Last Airbender - Book 3: Fire, Volume 4 will be coming out July 29 Ben 10 - Season 4 will be coming out August 5 Beverly Hills, 90210 - The Complete 5th Season will be coming out July 29 Family Ties - The Complete 4th Season will be coming out August 5 Girlfriends - The 4th Season will be coming out July 29 The Hills - Season 3 will be coming out July 29 Transformers: Cybertron - The Ultimate Collection will be coming out July 22 Visit TVShowsOnDVD.com for the complete stories on these and other news items.
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With a quartet of Clone Troopers as his escort, George Lucas made a grandiose entrance to the Cartoon Network upfront Thursday morning in Manhattan. Lucas was on hand to plug Star Wars: The Clone Wars, a feature film/animated series combo coming later this year. (As previously announced, the movie premieres August 15, followed by the series on Cartoon, then TNT, in the fall. No date for the TV premiere was made.) It was the key announcement for the network, which is also premiering the Ben 10 relaunch Alien Force, and finally confirmed the rumored series Batman: The Brave and the Bold, which teams the Caped Crusader with a variety of DC Comics superheroes.Calling Star Wars "the greatest brand in entertainment history," Turner Animation COO Stuart Snyder said he personally courted Lucasfilm when he heard about the project (which went into production before a network had signed on), and "after watching five minutes they had me." For his part, Lucas calls the project "Star Wars starrin...
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