Back in 2009 we previewed what we thought was one of the funniest shows, well, ever — Archer, calling it the Funniest Animated Show on TV…? Possibly. Well four seasons later we’d have to agree with our early assessment. Archer kicks all sorts of ass, but we know the Adam Reed-created show ain’t for everyone. We’ve played […]

A long lost interview with Tupac Shakur dating back to 1994 gets animated as part of PBS’s Blank On Blank series. The idea of the series is to expose little known journalist interviews with celebrities — often posthumously — by giving a visual to the spoken word. This time it’s writer Benjamin Svetkey who interviews […]

Have you ever wondered how LEGOs came about? As everyone’s favorite childhood toy celebrates its 80th Anniversary, LEGO has produced this 15-minute animated film telling the brand’s genesis. Formed in 1932 in Denmark by carpenter/toymaker Ole Kirk Christiansen and later developed by his son Godtfred, LEGO of course has blossomed into arguably the most creative […]

Animation studio Yum Yum London debuts their new collection of figures based on their Happy Food short. The quick 1-minute video was scored by David Kamp and created by YYL’s Beth Algieri and Jonny Plummer, and is a continuation of sorts of their Parallel Parking clip. You can pre-order the collection of 5 vinyl figures here […]

Seth MacFarlane moves on from TV to features with his first film, Ted. The infamous Family Guy creator voices the title character, an animated Teddy bear from Boston whose best friend, Mark Wahlberg, has just met the girl of his dreams in Mila Kunis. As can be expected, debaucherous activities ensue. Ted opens in theaters […]

Arguably the most hated (and yet beloved) villain in comic book history, the Joker has had his fair share of highs and lows over the 70+ years he’s been featured in print, television and film. In showcasing his storied history, writer Daniel Wallace’s The Joker: A Visual History of the Clown Prince of Crime looks […]

While it’s not necessarily capitalism per se when you’re promoting an animation film festival, this still belongs in our odes to well executed commercials. Ogilvy puts together this really clever live action piece to promote the Anim’est International Animation Film Festival in Romania, which goes down the 7th-16th of October in Bucharest…

The infamous NMA.TV do their own Taiwanese animated news interpretation of what the Osama Bin Laden capture/firefight must’ve looked like. I don’t know exactly how accurate this version is, but I do like Obama going up on stage and kicking Donald Trump to the curb. That’s a nice touch…