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Tara Jayne
Tara Sands is an American voice actress and co-host of Cartoon Network's ''Fridays'' from 2005 to 2007. Sands has voiced in anime dubs and cartoons, including Bulbasaur in the ''Pokémon'' anime series, Spyler in ''I Spy'', Kari Kamiya in ''Digimon Adventure tri.'', Anna Kyoyama in ''Shaman King'', Mokuba Kaiba in ''Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters'', as well as Chase on ''Fighting Foodons'' and Filia Ul Copt in ''Slayers''. She also provides narration on audio books. Biography Much of Sands' work is in anime dubbing, with multiple roles in franchises such as ''Pokémon'', ''Slayers'', ''Yu-Gi-Oh!'', ''Digimon Adventure Tri'', and ''Hunter x Hunter.'' She has worked for 4Kids Entertainment, Bang Zoom!, Funimation, TAJ Productions, NYAV Post, Studiopolis, Central Park Media, and VSI Los Angeles. Sands has narrated over 300 audio books, including Wendelin Van Draanen's Sammy Keyes series, ''After I Do'' by Taylor Jenkins Reid, and two books in the ''Goosebumps'' series by R. L. Stin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cartoon Network
Cartoon Network (CN) is an American cable television television channel, channel and the flagship property of the Cartoon Network, Inc., a sub-division of the Warner Bros. Discovery Networks division of Warner Bros. Discovery. It launched on October 1, 1992. Founded by Betty Cohen (who was also appointed by Ted Turner as the first president of the network), the channel primarily broadcasts animated television series, mostly children's television series, children's programming, ranging from action to animated comedy. It currently runs from 6 a.m. to 5 p.m. Eastern Time Zone, ET/Pacific Time Zone, PT daily, though the sign-off time varies with holidays and special programming. Cartoon Network primarily targets children aged 6 to 12, while its early morning block Cartoonito (American programming block), Cartoonito is aimed at preschool-aged children, and evening block Adult Swim targets teenagers and young adults aged 13 to 34. , Cartoon Network is available to approximately 66 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Funimation
Funimation was an American Video on demand#Subscription models, subscription video on-demand Over-the-top media service, over-the-top Streaming media, streaming service. Launched in 2016, the service was one of the leading distributors of anime and other foreign entertainment properties in North America. It streamed popular series, such as ''Dragon Ball'', ''One Piece'', ''Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba'', ''YuYu Hakusho'', ''My Hero Academia'', ''Attack on Titan'', ''Fairy Tail'', ''Black Clover'', ''Fruits Basket'', ''Assassination Classroom'' and ''Tokyo Ghoul'' among many others. The service and its parent company were acquired by Sony, who ran the service through Sony Pictures, Sony Pictures Entertainment from 2017 to 2019 and then through SPE and Sony Music Entertainment Japan's Aniplex from 2019 to its closure in 2024. In 2021, Sony acquired Crunchyroll. In March 2022, Funimation Global Group, the service's parent company, was rebranded as Crunchyroll, LLC and a large ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Sarah Silverman Program
''The Sarah Silverman Program'' (stylized as ''The Sarah Silverman Program.'') is an American television sitcom, which ran from February 1, 2007, to April 15, 2010, on Comedy Central starring comedian and actress Sarah Silverman, who created the series with Dan Harmon and Rob Schrab. ''The Sarah Silverman Program'' faced cancellation in 2009 when Comedy Central and the producers were unable to reach an agreement for the show's per-episode budget. LGBT-interest cable channel Logo TV, Logo stepped in to co-produce the third season. Premise Episodes revolve around the adventures of Sarah and her friends in Valley Village, California, a district in the San Fernando Valley portion of Los Angeles that is portrayed as an autonomous city within the show. Silverman plays a fictionalized version of herself, a single, unemployed woman who leads an irresponsible life. Her most notable trait is her undiluted, childlike self-absorption, which commonly leads to awkward comedic situations in whic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Fresh Beat Band
''The Fresh Beat Band'' (originally known as ''The JumpArounds'') is an American live-action musical children's television series created by Scott Kraft and Nadine van der Velde for Nickelodeon. The series stars Yvette González-Nacer, Thomas Hobson, Shayna Rose (later Tara Perry), and Jon Beavers as the "Fresh Beats" (Kiki, Shout, Marina, and Twist), described as four best friends in a band who are determined to follow their dreams. The series aired from August 24, 2009, to January 4, 2014. In 2015, an animated television series, '' Fresh Beat Band of Spies'', premiered on Nickelodeon. All four members of the band lend their voices to their respective characters in the spin-off. Premise All episodes follow the same basic structure: * Each episode begins with a song that foreshadows a problem that the band will solve. * The band works together to solve the problem. * When the problem is solved they perform a song with the problem and solution incorporated into the lyrics. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Everybody Hates Chris
''Everybody Hates Chris'' (stylized in all lowercase) is an American semi-autobiographical sitcom created by Chris Rock and Ali LeRoi that originally aired on UPN from 2005 to 2006, and then on The CW until 2009. The series is based loosely on Rock's personal experiences as a teenager living in Bedford–Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, New York City from 1982 to 1987. However, Rock's real-life adolescence took place from 1978 to 1984, having been born in 1965. The series' title is a parody of the CBS sitcom '' Everybody Loves Raymond''. It was originally developed to air on Fox before being passed over to the UPN. The series was shown on UPN for its first season until it was moved to the CW, where it aired its remaining three seasons. In 2009, Rock announced that the series' ending suited his own past and he felt it was time to end the story. It received acclaim from both critics and audience for its writing, directing, humor, tone, and performances of the cast. Cast and character ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Disjointed
''Disjointed'' is an American television sitcom created by David Javerbaum and Chuck Lorre and starring Kathy Bates. Twenty episodes of the series were ordered from Warner Bros. by Netflix, with the first 10 episodes premiering on August 25, 2017. The last 10 episodes were released on January 12, 2018. On February 14, 2018, Netflix canceled the series. Plot After decades of advocating for legalized cannabis usage, Ruth Whitefeather Feldman (Kathy Bates) employs her newly graduated son and a team of young budtenders to help run her Los Angeles cannabis dispensary. Along the way, Ruth and the team run into "highs" and lows. Delving into marijuana history, activism, 4/20, misconceptions about stoners, and the personal lives of the whole team, the show touches on serious issues such as post-traumatic stress disorder and highlights the medicinal benefits of the marijuana plant. Cast Main * Kathy Bates as Ruth Whitefeather Feldman * Aaron Moten as Travis Feldman, Ruth's son * E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
One Day At HorrorLand
''One Day at HorrorLand'' is the sixteenth children's horror novel in R. L. Stine's ''Goosebumps'' series, and was originally published in February 1994. It was adapted into a two-part episode for the television series, which was later released on VHS and DVD. A comic adaptation of the book was included in the graphic novel compilation ''Terror Trips'', part of the ''Goosebumps Graphix'' series. There were two video games, an audiobook, and an adult-aimed interactive show based on the book. A sequel in the spin-off series '' Goosebumps Series 2000'' titled ''Return to HorrorLand'' was published in 1999. The HorrorLand theme park was expanded upon in the book series '' Goosebumps HorrorLand''. The two-part episode was released on VHS and DVD. The book and episodes received positive reception. Plot The Morris family and their friend Clay become lost, accidentally finding the HorrorLand theme park. Shortly after parking, their car explodes, but the ticket-taker reassures them that i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Welcome To Dead House
''Welcome to Dead House'' is the first book in the original ''Goosebumps'' book series, written by R. L. Stine. It was first published in July 1992 along with ''Stay Out of the Basement'' and ''Monster Blood'', the second and third books. Additionally, it was re-released in 2010 as the thirteenth book under the ''Classic Goosebumps'' title, featuring new artwork by Brandon Dorman. The plot follows Amanda and Josh Benson, who move with their parents into a creepy old house located in the strange town of Dark Falls where people are unlike any they have known before. The original cover illustration by Tim Jacobus features an old house at night, with the front door slightly ajar, and a strange figure illuminated in the window. Subsequent editions differed from one release to the next; while an early 2000s re-release of the title featured a more digitally-rendered version of Jacobus's haunted house image, the British special edition was light gray-blue in colour and featured an im ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Goosebumps
''Goosebumps'' is a series of children's horror novels written by American author R. L. Stine. The protagonists in these stories are teens or pre-teens who find themselves in frightening circumstances, often involving the supernatural, the paranormal or the occult. Between 1992 and 1997, sixty-two books were published under the '' Goosebumps'' umbrella title. R. L. Stine also wrote various spin-off series, including, '' Goosebumps Series 2000'', '' Give Yourself Goosebumps'', '' Tales to Give You Goosebumps'', '' Goosebumps Triple Header'', '' Goosebumps HorrorLand'', '' Goosebumps Most Wanted'' and '' Goosebumps SlappyWorld''. Additionally, there was a series called '' Goosebumps Gold'' that was never released. ''Goosebumps'' has spawned a pair of television series, a video games series, a comic series and merchandise, as well as a pair of feature films, which star Jack Black as a fictionalized version of Stine. The series was originally published in English by Scholasti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taylor Jenkins Reid
Taylor Jenkins Reid (born December 20, 1983) is an American author best known for her novels '' The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo'', '' Daisy Jones & the Six'', ''One True Loves'', '' Malibu Rising'', ''Carrie Soto Is Back'', and ''Atmosphere''. Early life Reid was born in Maryland on December 20, 1983. At age 12, she and her family moved to Acton, Massachusetts. Reid graduated from Emerson College in Boston and majored in media studies. Career Reid began her career in film production. After graduating from college, she moved to Los Angeles and worked as a casting assistant. Reid also worked at a high school before she got a book deal. She signed with her first literary agent at age 24. ''Forever, Interrupted'', her first novel, was published in 2013. Reid co-wrote the television show '' Resident Advisors'', which premiered in 2015. Reid's novel ''One True Loves'' was published in 2016. The film adaption, released in 2023, stars Phillipa Soo, Simu Liu and Luke Bracey. He ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sammy Keyes
Sammy Keyes is a series of mystery novels written by Wendelin Van Draanen for children aged 10–16. The series focuses on Sammy's adventures as an amateur sleuth. The books, which are narrated in the first-person perspective by Sammy, involve detective fiction as well as comedy. Sammy begins her adventures in the first book as a seventh-grader, and the series ends when she completes the eighth grade. The series ran for eighteen books. Setting The Sammy Keyes novels are based in the fictional town of Santa Martina, which is located in California. Santa Martina is closely based on the real city of Santa Maria, California, down to names of streets used throughout the series, and well known landmarks. Other fictional cities frequently mentioned are Santa Luisa (San Luis Obispo), and Sisquane ( Sisquoc). The city of Pomloc is also mentioned once, a reference to the city of Lompoc. All of these places are located near to the real city of Santa Maria. Sammy is an unofficial teenage det ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wendelin Van Draanen
Wendelin Van Draanen (born January 6, 1965) is an American writer of children's and young-adult fiction. Biography Van Draanen was born in Chicago, Illinois. One of her very early influences was ''Dandelion Wine'' by Ray Bradbury. According to the author, the book was "about the magic of growing up and [it] reminded me of all the wonderful mischief my brothers and I got into when we were young". Bradbury's work inspired Van Draanen to write ''How I Survived Being a Girl'', which was published by HarperCollins in 1997.Newman, Patricia (May 2002)"Who Wrote That? Featuring Wendelin Van Draanen" ''California Kids!''. Valley Community Newspapers (Sacramento, CA). Reissued by the writer (patricianewman.com). Retrieved 2011-05-11. Other early influences include Nancy Drew, The Hardy Boys, and ''Encyclopedia Brown''. In college, the Van Draanen family business was burned down, leading to financial hardship. Wendelin turned to writing to alleviate stress and she published her first book ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
