Friday, May 16, 2008

NEW CARTOONS FOR US TO ENJOY



The Cleveland Show: No big surprises here. This Family Guy spinoff looks to be in line with the show that proceeded it, with the preview even joking about it having all the random pop culture references you'd expect. There were some funny moments, and if you like Family Guy, this looks to also deliver on a similar level. And yes, as the below picture shows you, Cleveland now lives next to bears.



Sit Down, Shut Up: Seeing Jason Bateman, Will Arnett and Henry Winkler together in behind-the-scenes footage, I longed to see Arrested Development return. But at least this new animated series comes from Arrested's Mitch Hurwitz, includes the three alumni from that show as voice actors, and based on the clips, is plenty funny. The unusual style involves animated characters in front of real backgrounds, as we follow the disgruntled staff at a school. Winkler has some of the best lines, as his despondent German teacher says, "If I believed in reincarnation, I'd kill myself," and "Is it my fault that German has no non-racist word for black people?"