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“Mister Magoo’s Christmas Carol” book is sure to be a hit with baby boomers

Jim Hill reviews Darrell Van Citters’ making-of book. Which takes you behind-the-scenes on the production of TV’s first animated holiday special Read More...

Posted Wednesday, November 04, 2009 12:00 AM | 1 Comments

Filed under: animation, book, Disney, A Christmas Carol, CBS, NBC, Robert Zemeckis, television, ImageMoversDigital, Christmas, UPA, 2009, television program, holiday season , holiday story , A Charlie Brown Christmas, holiday special, Christmas special, holiday classic, 1962 , animated version, holiday treat, 1964, television show , performance capture, Charles Dickens, holiday, holidays, ImageMovers

Wicked, warped “Eastwick” adds some adult fun to ABC’s 2009 – 2010 line-up

Jim Hill reviews this new nighttime drama from Warner Bros. Television. Which draws its inspiration from John Updike’s book as well as George Miller’s 1987 movie Read More...

Posted Wednesday, September 23, 2009 12:00 AM | 0 Comments

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Tube Tuesday : ABC Studios seeks syndicated success with "Legend of the Seeker"

Jim Hill discusses this new action-adventure show, which is based on Terry Goodkind's best-selling "The Sword of Truth" fantasy series. WARNING ! There be spoilers ahead ! Read More...

Posted Tuesday, November 04, 2008 12:00 AM | 1 Comments

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Jerry Beck to be honored at this year's Annie Awards

Jim Hill pays tribute to this noted author & historian, who will receive the June Foray Award next week for the positive impact that he's had on the animation industry Read More...

Posted Wednesday, January 30, 2008 12:00 AM | 5 Comments

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"They'll Never Put That on the Air" reveals how to grow a hit television series

Jim Hill reviews Allan Neuwirth's latest book. In which TV veterans talk about how they took shaky new shows and eventually turned them into smash hits like "M*A*S*H," "All in the Family" and "Seinfeld" Read More...

Posted Wednesday, September 26, 2007 12:00 AM | 7 Comments