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Grow Up, Timmy Turner
''A Fairly Odd Movie: Grow Up, Timmy Turner!'' (or simply known as ''A Fairly Odd Movie'') is a 2011 live-action/animated teen comedy television film based on the animated series ''The Fairly OddParents''. It first aired on Nickelodeon in the United States on July 9, 2011, to celebrate the series's tenth anniversary. Unlike the previous animated films of the series, this film is live-action with CGI animation. The television film was viewed by 5.8 million viewers during its original airing. Serving as an epilogue to the series, the film centers on the originally 10-year-old protagonist Timmy Turner, who is now age 23 but continues living like a child to keep his fairy godparents, who are required per the fairy rulebook to leave when a godchild starts behaving like an adult. A dilemma arises when Timmy falls in love with Tootie: an awkward girl who has since grown into an attractive woman. Timmy falls in love with her, a sign that he is becoming an adult, bringing him closer to l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Romantic Comedy
Romantic comedy (also known as romcom or rom-com) is a sub-genre of comedy and Romance novel, romance fiction, focusing on lighthearted, humorous plot lines centered on romantic ideas, such as how true love is able to surmount all obstacles. Romantic comedy evolved from Ancient Greek comedy, Middle Ages, medieval romance, and 18th-century Restoration comedy, later developing into sub-genres like Screwball comedy, screwball comedies, career woman comedies, and 1950s Sex comedy, sex comedies in Hollywood. Over time, the genre has expanded beyond traditional structures, incorporating unconventional themes, challenging gender roles, and addressing adult topics while maintaining its core focus on romance and humor. A common convention in romantic comedies is the "Meet cute, meet-cute", a humorous or unexpected encounter that creates initial tension and sets up the romantic storyline. History Comedies, rooted in the fertility rites and satyr plays of Ancient Greek comedy, ancient ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Randy Jackson
Randall Darius Jackson (born June 23, 1956) is an American record executive, television presenter and musician, best known as a judge on ''American Idol'' from 2002 to 2013. Jackson began his career in the 1980s as a session musician playing bass guitar for an array of jazz, pop, rock, and R&B performers. He moved on to work in music production and in the A&R department at Columbia Records and MCA Records. Jackson is best known from his appearances as the longest-serving judge on ''American Idol'' and executive producer for MTV's '' America's Best Dance Crew''. In May 2020, Jackson was rehired as bassist for Journey following their sudden split with founding member Ross Valory. Jackson had previously filled the role on the band's 1986 album '' Raised on Radio'' and its tour. Early life Jackson was born June 23, 1956, in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, the son of Julia, a homemaker, and Herman Jackson, a plant foreman. He graduated from Southern University in 1979 with a bachelor's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Live-action Animated Film
Live-action animation is a film genre that combines live-action filmmaking with animation. Projects that are both live-action and computer animation tend to have fictional characters or figures represented and characterized by cast members through motion capture and then animated and modeled by animators. Films that are live-action and traditional animation use hand-drawn, computer-generated imagery (CGI), or stop-motion animation. History Origins of combining live-action and animation The origins of live-action animation date back to the early 20th century, with pioneers such as the Frenchman Georges Méliès. Méliès is often credited with creating the first examples of this genre through his innovative use of special effects, animation, and live-action footage. His 1902 film, " A Trip to the Moon", although not a live-action animated film by the modern definition, laid the groundwork for the integration of imaginative elements into live-action films. The genre really ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Fairly Odd Christmas
''A Fairly Odd Christmas'' (also known as ''A Fairly Odd Movie 2'') is a 2012 American live-action/animated Christmas comedy television film. It is the sequel to the 2011 live-action TV film '' A Fairly Odd Movie: Grow Up, Timmy Turner!'' and the second live-action adaptation of the Nickelodeon animated television series ''The Fairly OddParents''. The film was first announced on March 14, 2012. The film premiered on Nickelodeon on November 29, 2012, to 4.473 million viewers. The film was released on Region 1 DVD on December 17, 2013, and was released on Blu-ray on December 4, 2015. Plot Timmy Turner (Drake Bell), his fairies (Cosmo, Wanda, and Poof), and Tootie ( Daniella Monet) have been traveling around the world granting wishes for others. A few days before Christmas, Santa Claus and the elves check who is naughty and who is nice, only to discover that people's names are being removed from the nice list as a result of Timmy granting them wishes. A pair of elves, Christmas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
YTV (Canadian TV Channel)
YTV (stylized as УTV) is a Television in Canada, Canadian English language Discretionary service, discretionary specialty channel owned by YTV Canada, Inc. a subsidiary of Corus Entertainment. The channel and its programming is targeted at children and young teenagers. Its name was originally thought to be an abbreviation for "Youth Television", though the channel's website has denied this. The channel was launched on September 1, 1988 by owners Rogers Media and CUC Broadcasting upon launch. In 1995, Shaw Communications acquired CUC's 34% stake and in 1998, it acquired Rogers' remaining interest of the channel, before Shaw's media division was spun off to form Corus Entertainment in 1999. Since its launch, YTV has aired various programs consisting of both original live-action and animated television series, movies, and third-party shows from various international markets. In addition to its own domestic productions, YTV also airs a number of programming directly from U.S.-ba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nickelodeon
Nickelodeon (nicknamed Nick) is an American pay television channel and the flagship property of the Nickelodeon Group, a sub-division of the Paramount Media Networks division of Paramount Global. Launched on April 1, 1979, as the first cable channel for children, it is primarily aimed at children and adolescents aged 2 to 17, along with a broader family audience through its programming blocks. The channel began as a test broadcast on December 1, 1977, as part of QUBE, an early cable television system broadcast locally in Columbus, Ohio. On April 1, 1979, the channel was renamed Nickelodeon and launched to a new nationwide audience, with '' Pinwheel'' as its inaugural program. The network was initially commercial-free and remained without advertising until 1984. Nickelodeon gained a rebranding in programming and image that year, and its ensuing success led to it and its sister networks MTV and VH1 being sold to Viacom in 1985. Nickelodeon began expanding as a franchis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nickelodeon Productions
Nickelodeon (nicknamed Nick) is an American pay television television channel, channel and the flagship property of the Nickelodeon Group, a sub-division of the Paramount Media Networks division of Paramount Global. Launched on April 1, 1979, as the first cable channel for children, it is primarily aimed at children and adolescents aged 2 to 17, along with a broader family audience through its block programming, programming blocks. The channel began as a test broadcast on December 1, 1977, as part of QUBE, an early cable television system broadcast locally in Columbus, Ohio. On April 1, 1979, the channel was renamed Nickelodeon and launched to a new nationwide audience, with ''Pinwheel (TV series), Pinwheel'' as its inaugural program. The network was initially commercial-free and remained without advertising until 1984. Nickelodeon gained a rebranding in programming and image that year, and its ensuing success led to it and its sister networks MTV and VH1 being sold to Viacom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pacific Bay Entertainment
Pacific Bay Entertainment is an American film and television production company based in Santa Monica, California and launched in 1997 by Scott McAboy and Amy Sydorick. Their slate of film and television projects Include: '' Jinxed, Big Time Movie, The Boy Who Cried Werewolf, Swindle, Rags, Saved, Son of the Beach, A Fairly Odd Summer, Santa Hunters, Splitting Adam, Legends of the Hidden Temple, Rufus'', ''Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library'' and '' Malibu Rescue''. Scott McAboy won Best Direction for the Family Program category and Best Youth or Children's Program for '' Splitting Adam'' at the Leo Awards June 4, 2016. Amy Sydorick also won a Leo Award in 2015 for Best Family or Youth Program for Santa Hunters. In 2018, McAboy won a Leo Award for Best Direction and Sydorick won for Best Program for ''Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library.'' Most recently, Malibu Rescue's episode 103 (Sand & Deliver) was nominated for a BAFTA award for Best Family Program. For the last ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frederator Studios
Frederator Studios is an American animation television production studio founded by Fred Seibert in January 1997. It is a division of Frederator Networks, Inc., itself a part of Kartoon Studios' Canadian holding company Wow Unlimited Media. The studio's slogan is "Original Cartoons since 1998." Frederator and Seibert have been credited with producing various, critically-acclaimed media projects, predominantly in animation suitable for general audiences. The studio has offices in New York City and Burbank, California. In 2016, Frederator would be acquired by Canadian animation studio Rainmaker, and merged into Wow! Unlimited Media where Seibert was Chief Creator Officer; he would remain at the company until August 2020. After departing, he would found a successor company, FredFilms, in February 2021. History Founding and early years Before Frederator, in 1983, Fred Seibert founded Fred/Alan, Inc. in New York City with his college friend Alan Goodman; in 1988, Fred/Alan par ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jon Joffin
Jon Joffin (born June 13, 1963) is a South African film and television cinematographer, who has worked in both the Canadian and American film and television industries.Ian Spelling"Emmy Nominee: Schmigadoon! Cinematographer Jon Joffin Captures The Spirit of Technicolor Musicals" ''Below the Line'', August 23, 2023. Born in Johannesburg Johannesburg ( , , ; Zulu language, Zulu and Xhosa language, Xhosa: eGoli ) (colloquially known as Jozi, Joburg, Jo'burg or "The City of Gold") is the most populous city in South Africa. With 5,538,596 people in the City of Johannesburg alon ..., he moved with his family to Canada in childhood. Awards References External links * 1963 births Living people South African cinematographers Canadian cinematographers South African emigrants to Canada People from Johannesburg {{Canada-cinematographer-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
