20th Television Animation News: The Simpsons Tour ; King of the Hill Leak ; Predator Animation?
The producers of The Simpsons are continuing their Fall 2024 tour with a couple of new dates of importance. On October 26th @ 9 pm local time, Matt Selman will be on hand at the Austin Film Festival to showcase the upcoming “Treehouse of Horror XXXV” which is slated to premiere on November 3rd for FOX. In the upcoming special episode, Giant monsters created by political rage threaten to tear the town apart, a Victorian Mr. Burns is jump-scared on Thanksgiving by the ghosts of his abused workers, and Homer bonds with a pair of extra-terrestrial jeans.
It’s the 30th anniversary of The Simpsons episode “Lisa on Ice,” which pits Bart and Lisa against each other as they compete for both their father’s approval and ice-hockey glory. Join us as we explore the relationship between America’s most famous siblings, with cast members Nancy Cartwright and Yeardley Smith, writer Mike Scully, seasons five and six showrunner David Mirkin, and consulting producer/animator David Silverman. Get tickets now, man!
Synopsis:
The longest-running primetime scripted show in television history, The Simpsons exploded into a cultural phenomenon in 1990 and has remained one of the most groundbreaking and innovative entertainment franchises, recognizable throughout the world. The Emmy Award-, Annie Award- and Peabody Award-winning animated comedy has won 37Emmy Awards and will begin its 36th season this fall.
In The Simpsons Season 36 premiere, Bart celebrates the most shocking birthday party of his entire life — one that might just change everyone in Springfield forever. Season 36 also brings two terrifying Halloween episodes! In “Treehouse of Horror XXXV,” giant monsters created by political rage threaten to tear the town apart, a Victorian Mr. Burns is jump-scared on Thanksgiving by the ghosts of his abused workers, and Homer bonds with a pair of extra-terrestrial jeans in an unforgettable stop-motion adventure that can only be called… Denim. In the bonus fright-fest, “Treehouse of Horror Presents: Simpsons Wicked This Way Comes,”a tattooed man at a mysterious night circus transports Lisa into three strange stories from the innocent 1950s, the chilling retro-present, and a brutalist future where prestige TV rules the world.
The Simpsons Season 36 is exploding with amazing stories! Grampa reveals his secret past as a 1980s-era private detective, The Simpsons encounter death on vacation at a high-end resort in “Yellow Lotus,” and Lisa has a blazing misadventure in the dark world of Capital City’s downtown art scene. Guest stars announced so far for this season include Conan O’Brien, John Cena, Joel McHale, Danny DeVito, and Tom Hanks.
The Simpsons is a Gracie Films Production in association with 20th Television. James L. Brooks, Matt Groening, Matt Selman, and Al Jean are the executive producers. The Gracie Films Worldwide Brand
Grey DeLisle is probably having a fun weekend with her PR team after she leaked a photo of Bobby Hill’s character design for the upcoming rebooted season of King of the Hill which is slated to premiere on Hulu sometime in 2025. The picture features a grown-up Bobby complete with a full character description.
The picture lines up with reports that the upcoming reboot of King of the Hill will have a time-skip that will see Bobby becoming a chef at a Japanese restaurant of which I’m sure will thrill Simu Liu (I know he’s not Japanese, but I’m sure he’ll still find a way to be triggered by this).
Synopsis:
King of the Hill depicts the life and times of Hank Hill (Mike Judge), his family and their neighbors in the fictional suburb of Arlen, Texas, the heartland of America. A hard-working, loyal family man and proud Texan, Hank is assistant manager of Strickland Propane. He’s a blue-collar Everyman who sees himself as the voice of common sense and reason in a world of incompetent sales clerks, meddling bureaucrats and do-good liberals.
Gizmodo, the publication made famous after buying a stolen iPhone 4, has reported that an animated anthology film inspired by the super-hot Predator franchise is currently in production and is being directed by Dan Trachtenberg. The anthology film will reportedly have a format similar to The Animatrix where we can expect three short films, one with pirates, one with samurai, and a third one that doesn’t have a plot yet.
We’re going to take this one with a grain-of-salt for two reasons: 1) Gizmodo/iO9 has historically been trash which is why the publication has been bought and sold at least a dozen times since it’s founding and 2) Disney has in it’s possession a fully-completed animated series called Alien vs Predator: Annihilation that was a ten-episode series produced by Eric Calderon and Dave Baker, and directed by Shinji Aramaki, that was originally slated for Netflix but ultimately shelved for whatever dumbass reasons. THAT series was actually supposed to be from the vantage point of the Yautja that was going to introduce a new species set after Alien: Resurrection. So, even if this thing’s being worked on, who knows if we’ll ever fucking see it.
"There are also other characters that come and go (also owned by the Warner Bros. Discovery conglomerate media company)."
Huh. Is that just referring to other characters from the show itself, or is this implying that the new season is going to have cameos from other WBD IPs