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Tartakovsky
Gennady Borisovich "Genndy" Tartakovsky (; born January 17, 1970) is a Soviet-born American animator, screenwriter, film producer, and director. He is best known as the creator of various animated television series on Cartoon Network and Adult Swim, including ''Dexter's Laboratory'', ''Samurai Jack'', '' Star Wars: Clone Wars'', ''Sym-Bionic Titan'', '' Primal'', and '' Unicorn: Warriors Eternal''. For Sony Pictures Animation, he directed the first three films and wrote the fourth film in the ''Hotel Transylvania'' series, and is currently directing two adult animated films for the studio, ''Fixed'' and ''Black Knight''. Additionally, he was a pivotal crew member of ''The Powerpuff Girls'' and worked on other series such as ''2 Stupid Dogs'' and '' Batman: The Animated Series''. Tartakovsky is well known for his unique animation style, including fast-paced action, horror elements and minimal dialogue. Throughout his career, Tartakovsky has won five Emmy Awards, three Annie Aw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dexter's Laboratory
''Dexter's Laboratory'' is an American animated television series created by Genndy Tartakovsky for Cartoon Network. The series follows Dexter, an enthusiastic boy-genius with a science laboratory in his bedroom, which he keeps secret from his unsuspecting parents. Dexter is at constant odds with his older and more extraverted sister Dee Dee, who regularly accesses the laboratory and inadvertently foils his experiments. Mandark, a nefarious boy-genius classmate who lives next-door to Dexter, attempts to undermine him at every opportunity. Prominently featured in the first and second seasons are other segments focusing on superhero-based characters Monkey, Dexter's pet lab-monkey with a superhero alter ego, and the Justice Friends, a trio of superheroes who share an apartment. Tartakovsky pitched the series to Fred Seibert's animated shorts showcase '' What a Cartoon!'' at Hanna-Barbera, basing it on student films he produced at the California Institute of the Arts. Four pilots ai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Primal (TV Series)
''Primal'' (also known as ''Genndy Tartakovsky's Primal'' or ''Primal: Tales of Savagery'') is an American adult animated action horror television anthology series created and directed by Genndy Tartakovsky for Cartoon Network's night-time programming block, Adult Swim. It is the first combined action/sci-fi/ horror animated series from Cartoon Network Studios and Williams Street. ''Primal'' is set in an anachronistic vision of prehistory, portraying extinct dinosaurs, Ice Age mammals, early hominids, and post-metallurgy ''Homo sapiens'' all coexisting in a single time period, incorporating many elements of science fiction, fantasy, horror, action, and adventure. The first two seasons revolve around the journey of Spear (Aaron LaPlante), a Neanderthal, and Fang (Joel Valentine), a uniquely intelligent female ''Tyrannosaurus rex'', both of whom lose their families tragically in the opening episode. They join forces to survive their unforgiving environment together, eventually di ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samurai Jack
''Samurai Jack'' is an American science fantasy action-adventure animated television series created by Genndy Tartakovsky for Cartoon Network and Adult Swim. The show is produced by Cartoon Network Studios. Tartakovsky conceived ''Samurai Jack'' after finishing his work on his first Cartoon Network original series, '' Dexter's Laboratory'', which premiered in 1996. ''Samurai Jack'' took inspiration from ''Kung Fu'', the 1972 televised drama starring David Carradine, as well as Tartakovsky's fascination with samurai culture and the Frank Miller comic series '' Ronin''. The titular character is an unnamed Japanese samurai prince who wields a mystic katana capable of cutting through virtually anything. He sets out to free his kingdom after it is taken over by an evil, shapeshifting demon lord known as Aku. The two engage in a fierce battle, but just as the prince is about to deal the final strike, Aku sends him forward in time to a dystopian future ruled by the tyrannical de ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fixed (film)
''Fixed'' is a 2025 American adult animated sex comedy film directed by Genndy Tartakovsky, from a screenplay he co-wrote with Jon Vitti, and produced by Michelle Murdocca. Produced by Sony Pictures Animation, it features the voices of Adam DeVine, Idris Elba, Kathryn Hahn, Fred Armisen, Beck Bennett, and Bobby Moynihan. The film follows a dog who learns that he is going to be neutered in the morning. It is the first adult animated film from Sony Pictures Animation, as well as their first traditionally animated film. The film was first conceived in 2009, and after languishing in development hell, began being worked on in 2018, following the successes of '' Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation'' (2018) and the fifth and final season of '' Samurai Jack'' (2017), Tartakovsky signed on to direct the film for Sony Pictures Animation. For the film, he avoided relying on pop-culture jokes to include more character-focused humor, allowing the film to stand out among other R- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sym-Bionic Titan
''Sym-Bionic Titan'' is an American animated television series created by Genndy Tartakovsky (in his fourth collaboration with the channel), Bryan Andrews and Paul Rudish for Cartoon Network. The series focuses on a trio consisting of the alien princess Ilana, the strict but rebellious alien soldier Lance, and the robot Octus, who arrive on Earth and combine themselves to create the titular Sym-Bionic Titan. A preview of the series was first shown at the 2009 San Diego Comic-Con, and further details were revealed at Cartoon Network's 2010 upfront. The series premiered on September 17, 2010, and ended on April 9, 2011, with a total of 20 episodes as ordered by the channel; Tartakovsky had hoped to expand on that, but the series was not renewed for a second season, as it "did not have any toys connected to it". While ''Sym-Bionic Titan'' has never been released to DVD in the United States, all 20 episodes were available for purchase on iTunes and the Microsoft Store. On October ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hotel Transylvania
''Hotel Transylvania'' is an American media franchise created by Todd Durham and owned by Sony Pictures Entertainment. It consists of four animated feature films, three short films, an animated television series, and several video games. The first film, '' Hotel Transylvania'', was released in September 2012, with two sequels, ''Hotel Transylvania 2'' and '' Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation'', released in September 2015 and July 2018, respectively. The films have received mixed reviews from critics and grossed over $1.3 billion worldwide against a combined production budget of $245 million. A fourth and final feature film titled '' Hotel Transylvania: Transformania'' was released on Amazon Prime Video on January 14, 2022, which also received mixed reviews from critics. The series focuses on the adventures surrounding monsters who reside in the titular plaza hotel where they can relax and get away from humans due to fear of persecution. Origin Comedy writer Todd Durham ca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Powerpuff Girls
''The Powerpuff Girls'' is an American Superhero fiction, superhero animated television series created by animator Craig McCracken and produced by Hanna-Barbera (later Cartoon Network Studios) for Cartoon Network. The show centers on Blossom (The Powerpuff Girls), Blossom, Bubbles (The Powerpuff Girls), Bubbles, and Buttercup (The Powerpuff Girls), Buttercup, three kindergarten-aged girls with Superpower (ability), superpowers. They live in the fictional city of Townsville with their father and creator, a scientist named Professor Utonium, and are frequently called upon by the city's mayor to help fight nearby criminals and other enemies using their powers. While attending his second year at CalArts in 1992, McCracken created a short film, ''Whoopass Stew!'', about a trio of child superheroes known as the Whoopass Girls, which was only shown at festivals. Following the name change to ''The Powerpuff Girls'', McCracken submitted his student film to Cartoon Network, who aired t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sony Pictures Animation
Sony Pictures Animation Inc. (also referred to as Sony Animation Studios and abbreviated to SPA) is an American animation studio owned by Sony Entertainment's Sony Pictures Entertainment through their Motion Picture Group division and founded on May 9, 2002. The studio is based in Los Angeles, California. Most of the studio's films either theatrical or streaming-service exclusive are distributed worldwide by Sony Pictures Releasing under their Columbia Pictures label, while direct-to-video releases are released by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment. The studio has produced 28 feature films, the first being '' Open Season'', which was released on September 29, 2006, and the most recent being '' Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse'', which was released on June 2, 2023; their upcoming slate of films includes '' KPop Demon Hunters'' on June 20, 2025, '' Fixed'' on August 13, 2025, ''Goat'' on February 13, 2026, and '' Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse'' on June 4, 2027. Histo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2 Stupid Dogs
''2 Stupid Dogs'' is an American animated television series created by Donovan Cook and produced by Hanna-Barbera Cartoons for on TBS. It originally ran from September 5, 1993 to February 13, 1995, as part of TBS's ''Sunday Morning in Front of the TV'' block and in syndication. The show's main segments feature two unnamed dogs, called the "Little Dog" and the "Big Dog" in the credits (voiced by Mark Schiff and Brad Garrett, respectively). The show entirely used digital ink and paint in every episode. The show has been described as "Hanna-Barbera's answer to '' Ren and Stimpy''", a hit show created by Hanna-Barbera alumnus John Kricfalusi (who served as a consultant on the series) and premiered two years earlier in 1991 on Nickelodeon. Like Ren and Stimpy, the titular ''Dogs'' are not very bright, the show is scored with jazz music, and the comedy style leans on gross-out body-secretion humor. It was the first show put into production by Hanna-Barbera's new president, Fre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Winsor McCay Award
The Winsor McCay Award is given to individuals in recognition of lifetime or career contributions to the art of animation in producing, directing, animating, design, writing, voice acting, sound and sound effects, technical work, music, professional teaching, and for other endeavors which exhibit outstanding contributions to excellence in animation. Background The award is presented at the annual Annie Awards, presented by the International Animated Film Society, ASIFA-Hollywood. The award was established in 1972, and is named in honor of pioneer animator Winsor McCay. Recipients * † Posthumously awarded See also * List of animation awards References External links Winsor McCay Awardat Annie Awards The Annie Awards are accolades which the Los Angeles branch of the International Animated Film Association, ASIFA-Hollywood, has presented each year since 1972 to recognize excellence in animation shown in American cinema and television. Origi ...Archivedfrom the origina ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Animated Series
''The'' is a grammatical article in English, denoting nouns that are already or about to be mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the most frequently used word in the English language; studies and analyses of texts have found it to account for seven percent of all printed English-language words. It is derived from gendered articles in Old English which combined in Middle English and now has a single form used with nouns of any gender. The word can be used with both singular and plural nouns, and with a noun that starts with any letter. This is different from many other languages, which have different forms of the definite article for different genders or numbers. Pronunciation In most dialects, "the" is pronounced as (with the voiced dental fricative followed by a schwa) when followed by a consonant sound, and as (homophone of the archaic pronoun ''thee'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Los Angeles Times
The ''Los Angeles Times'' is an American Newspaper#Daily, daily newspaper that began publishing in Los Angeles, California, in 1881. Based in the Greater Los Angeles city of El Segundo, California, El Segundo since 2018, it is the List of newspapers in the United States, sixth-largest newspaper in the U.S. and the largest in the Western United States with a print circulation of 118,760. It has 500,000 online subscribers, the fifth-largest among U.S. newspapers. Owned by Patrick Soon-Shiong and published by California Times, the paper has won over 40 Pulitzer Prizes since its founding. In the 19th century, the paper developed a reputation for civic boosterism and opposition to Trade union, labor unions, the latter of which led to the Los Angeles Times bombing, bombing of its headquarters in 1910. The paper's profile grew substantially in the 1960s under publisher Otis Chandler, who adopted a more national focus. As with other regional newspapers in California and the United Sta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
