by Douglas Barnett, Oct 15 2010 // 9:00 AM
Back at San Diego Comic-Con, we got the opportunity to sit down with most of the cast from Adult Swim’s newest addition to their late night lineup, in Rob Corddry’s Childrens Hospital.
While we got to speak with most of the people from the talent side of CH, we didn’t get to hear from the producers who were behind the process that brought this killer show to Cartoon Network and Adult Swim.
At New York Comic-Con, we got the chance to sit down with executive producer Jon Stern and he gave us the inside scoop on how exactly the show came to be the fantastic televised sitcom that it has become today.
Check out the full interview after the jump!
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Posted in: Adult Swim · Cartoon Network · Comedy · Comic-Con · Exclusive · Interviews · News · NYCC
Tagged: Adult Swim, Cartoon Network, Children's Hospital, Henry Winkler, Jon Stern, Ken Marino, Malin Ackerman, New York Comic Con, NYCC, Rob Corddry, Rob Huebel
by Nat Almirall, Sep 13 2010 // 1:00 PM
Welcome back, Venture Bros., you’ve been sorely missed during your 9-month absence (has it really been that long?). I’ve tried filling the void with other obscuria-laden shows (*cough* Rubicon *cough*) before lapsing into a befuddlement that left me wandering around in a zombie-like daze for several weeks. So, glad to have you back.
VB season 4.5 premiered with last night’s episode “The Diving Bell versus the Butter-glider,” (a reference to the book/movie The Diving Bell and the Butterfly, though the similarities pretty much end at the title) which throws us right in the middle of Sgt. Hatred, Hank, Dean, and Dr. Rusty Venture’s high-speed escape from the Monarch’s henchmen. And creators Jackson Publick and Doc Hammer prove they’ve lost nothing in the too-long interim by characteristically downplaying the action by having the viewer experience it from the PoV of the most passive character in the show, Dr. Venture—and a comatose Dr. Venture at that.
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Posted in: Adult Swim · Animation · Cartoon Network · News · Reviews · TV · TV Recaps
Tagged: Adult Swim, Cartoon Network, Doc Hammer, Jackson Publick, The Venture Brothers
by Matt Raub, Sep 10 2010 // 3:00 PM
This Sunday marks an important day in TV. Maybe just to fans of Adult Swim’s The Venture Bros., but an important day nonetheless. They’re calling it season 4.5, because the last chunk of episodes we got only got us up to 8 back in December.
This season promises to bring us plenty more action and adventure, with new twists and turns for favorite twins, a new low for Dr. Venture, and yes, plenty more Brock Sampson. Yes, Mr. and Mrs. The Monarch will also be back and we may even get some closure from our fallen Henchman.
We’ve got some brand new pics for you to check out after the jump, featuring the consistent new looks of Hank and Dean, as well as Dr. V getting hooked up to a defribbulator. Most important news: Brock’s mullet is back!
Check out the images after the jump and be sure to catch “The Diving Bell Vs. The Butter-glider”, airing on Adult Swim, Sunday the 12th at 11:30PM.
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Posted in: Action · Adult Swim · Animation · Cartoon Network · Comedy · Drama · News · Photos · TV
Tagged: Adult Swim, Cartoon Network, Dean Venture, Hank Venture, Jackson Publick, Patrick Warburton, Venture Bros
by Matt Raub, Aug 20 2010 // 11:00 AM
All week long, we’ve been bringing you increasingly interesting videos and interviews with some of the cast of Adult Swim’s Children’s Hospital. Today, we’re bringing you the mother load, as we chat with the mastermind behind it all: Rob Corddry.
Most people know Rob from his work on The Daily Show, if not one of this year’s funnier films, Hot Tub Time Machine. We discussed the possibility of a sequel to this year’s popular comedy, and what it would take to get him back in the same role.
Not only did Corddry create, write, and direct all of Children’s Hospital, but he also plays the character Blake Downs, a direct blow to Robin William’s character in Patch Adams. We also chatted with him about his blatant disregard for Grey’s Anatomy when making his show, which can be seen as an obvious parody of the ABC hit.
Check out our full interview with Corddry after the jump and be sure to catch the all-new season of Children’s Hospital this Sunday, August 22nd, at 10:30PM on Adult Swim.
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Posted in: Comedy · Drama · Exclusive · Fandom · Interviews · News · Video
Tagged: Adult Swim, Children's Hospital, Hot Tub Time Machine, Operation: Endgame, Rob Corddry, The Daily Show
by Heather Toshiko, Aug 19 2010 // 10:00 AM
In case you haven’t been keeping up, we’ve been bringing you tons of great interviews with the cast of Adult Swim’s newest series, Children’s Hospital. We’ve already spoken with Ken Marino, Paul Scheer, and the lovely Lake Bell, so today we go straight to the man on top, Rob Huebel.
Many remember Rob as one of the founding members of MTV’s Human Giant, but he’s probably known best for being in just about everything that has to do with comedy on TV in the past 5 years. From Arrested Development to I Love You, Man to 30 Rock, American Dad, The Office and countless others. Huebel is certainly a character actor who gets around.
It seems that he’s most recently found a home on Rob Corddry’s Children’s Hospital as the clueless Dr. Owen Maestro, the melodramatic love interest of just about every female lead on the show. We spoke with Rob about Hospital as well as a few of his upcoming projects that we were pretty excited to hear about.
Check out the full interview after the jump and be sure to catch an ALL NEW season of Children’s Hospital this Sunday, August 22nd at 10:30 PM, only on Adult Swim.
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Posted in: Adult Swim · Cartoon Network · Casting · Comedy · Exclusive · Interviews · News · TV · Video
Tagged: 30 Rock, Adult Swim, American Dad, Arrested Development, Children's Hospital, Human Giant, I Love You Man, Rob Corddry, Rob Huebel, The Office
by Matt Raub, Aug 18 2010 // 12:00 PM
It’s Children’s Hospital week here at The Flickcast! Monday, we brought you an exclusive one on one with series star Ken Marino, and yesterday Paul Scheer gave us some info on the upcoming series that starts this Sunday on Adult Swim.
Today, it’s a little bit different, and a lot prettier, as we discuss the upcoming story arcs with series regular Lake Bell. Many know Lake from her work on Boston Legal or even her roles in 2008′s What Happens In Vegas or Over Her Dead Body.
Now Lake can be seen week-to-week on Adult Swim’s Children’s Hospital as well as the HBO series How To Make It In America. Many fans of genre television may even remember Lake from her leading role on ABC’s Surface.
Check out our full interview with her after the jump, and be sure to catch the second season premiere of Children’s Hospital this Sunday, August 22, at 10:30PM, only on Adult Swim.
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Posted in: Adult Swim · Cartoon Network · Casting · Comedy · Exclusive · Interviews · News · Video
Tagged: Adult Swim, Boston Legal, Children's Hospital, How to Make it in America, Ken Marino, Lake Bell, Surface
by Matt Raub, Aug 17 2010 // 12:00 PM
All week long, we’re bringing you coverage and interviews with the cast and creators of Adult Swim’s newest and funniest show, Children’s Hospital. Started as a web series by Hot Tub Time Machine‘s Rob Corddry, the show was an irreverent comedy which directly turned a mirror on shows like Grey’s Anatomy and Scrubs, proving how over dramatic or ridiculous the shows could be.
Since the show was picked up by Cartoon Network’s Adult Swim, they’ve given the series a brand new budget and lease on life. Starting this Sunday, the show is getting a brand new season, which has all been recently shot for the network. Among the big changes, actors Malin Akerman, Henry Winkler, and Paul Scheer are joining the show.
We recently got to discuss Paul’s upcoming appearance on the show, as well as his brand new “spoof inside of a spoof” titled NTSF: SD: SVU. Paul can also be seen on FX next month as his show The League goes into it’s second season.
Check out our full interview after the jump, and keep it here all week for tons of interviews from the Children’s Hospital gang!
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Posted in: Adult Swim · Cartoon Network · Casting · Comedy · Exclusive · Interviews · News · Video
Tagged: Adult Swim, Children's Hospital, FX, NTSF: SD: SVU, Paul Scheer, Pirahna 3D, The League
by Matt Raub, Aug 16 2010 // 10:00 AM
Last night, a brand new season of Adult Swim’s new irreverent hospital drama/comedy Children’s Hospital premiered, and we’re so excited for the new season, that we’re bringing you an ENTIRE WEEK of exclusive interviews with the show’s cast and creators.
Up first is star Ken Marino, who plays Dr. Glenn Richie on the show. Many fans of comedy know Marino from his start as an original cast member of MTV’s The State. Marino went on to do some other great comedies such as Party Down and The 10. He even wrote 2008′s stand out comedy Role Models starring Paul Rudd and Seann William Scott.
Ken plays his role as Dr. Richie a little bit like his character in The 10: very loose and very Jewish. We got the chance to talk with Marino about his character, the ill-fated Party Down and the possibility of a State Reunion.
Check out the full interview after the jump, and be sure to keep it here all week, as we celebrate the return of Children’s Hospital on Adult Swim.
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Posted in: Adult Swim · Cartoon Network · Comedy · Exclusive · Interviews · News · TV · Video
Tagged: Adult Swim, Cartoon Network, Children's Hospital, Ken Marino, MTV, Party Down, Role Models, The 10, The State
by Matt Raub, Aug 5 2010 // 1:00 PM
One of the big hits at this year’s Comic-Con was, and has been for the past few years, Adult Swim’s Venture Bros. This year, creators Jackson Publick and James Urbaniak treated us to a few hints about the upcoming season. First, it won’t have a traditional season number. Think of it more like “Season 4.5″. Also, the finale will be a full hour, and won’t air until mid December. It’s title? “A Very Special Venture Bros. Season Finale Hour-Long Extravaganza.”
With that said, the very first trailer for the upcoming season has just hit the web, and it looks to be as promising as the two claimed it to be. From what we can see, we get some awesome parodies to fan favorites like M.A.S.K., Spider-Man, and yes, even genital formalwear.
Check out the full trailer after the jump, and be sure to join team Venture when season 4.5 starts up Sunday, September 12 at 11:30p ET/PT.
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Posted in: Action · Animation · Announcements · Cartoon Network · Comedy · News · Trailers · TV · Video
Tagged: Adult Swim, Jackson Publick, James Urbaniak, M.A.S.K, Patrick Warburton, Spider-Man, Venture Bros
by Matt Raub, Mar 23 2010 // 9:00 AM
We were all pretty relieved and excited last June when news first hit that Futurama would be returning–with the original cast–in all new episodes exclusively on Comedy Central this summer. We had almost forgotten about how excited we got, until a new teaser trailer got released over the weekend. Now we’re back, and hungry for more!
The comedy network has been airing the show in syndication ever since they got the rights from Cartoon Network’s Adult Swim. The deal also encompassed the rights to break up and air each of the direct-to-DVD Futurama films, as well as the now forthcoming sixth season.
The newest season is set to have all of our original voices back in action this June, and if you want a bit of a peak at what the first episode back, entitled “Rebirth”, has to offer, take a look here.
Until we get the full episode, however, we’ll just have this teaser to keep us warm at night with the thoughts of Fry and the gang. Check it out after the jump, and keep it here for any more info we can bring you on Futurama.
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Posted in: 20th Century Fox · Animation · Announcements · Comedy · Comedy Central · Movies · News · Sci-Fi · TV · Video
Tagged: Adult Swim, Billy West, Comedy Central, Futurama, John DiMaggio, Katy Segal
by Matt Raub, Jan 21 2010 // 2:00 PM
While Adult Swim may just be a subdivision of Cartoon Network, a cable network that bases itself on mainly animated programming, they seem to be doing quite well for themselves. They’ve been able to stack the deck with highly watched syndicated shows, and outrageously funny original programming. One original show in particular is doing better than even the show creators were expecting is Robot Chicken.
The show, which is a 15-minute comedy done entirely with stop-motion animation and old MEGO dolls, was created back in 2005 by Seth Green and partner Matt Senreich. Since then, the show has grown in leaps and bounds, popularity-wise.The network has just ordered a whopping 40 new episodes (roughly two new seasons) of the show, and according to Variety, the creators are more surprised than we are.
“It’s kind of amazing,” Green said. “We never expected to do a second season, let alone a fifth and sixth. We’re really busy, but we’re still having a lot of fun making it.”
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Posted in: Animation · Announcements · Cartoon Network · Comedy · Deals and Dealmaking · Networks · News · TV
Tagged: Adult Swim, Cartoon Network, Family Guy, Matt Senreich, Robot Chicken, Seth Green, Seth McFarlane, Titan Maximum
by Matt Raub, Nov 19 2009 // 8:00 AM
Over the past few weeks we’ve been able to bring you exclusive preview clips of upcoming episodes of The Venture Bros., which have shown off some of the truly great stories that the show’s creators, Doc Hammer and Jackson Publick, have brought to us this season.
This week’s episode is shrouded in a bit of mystery, but we were able to determine this awesome fact: both Robot Chicken’s Seth Green, Patton Oswalt, John Hodgman of the “I’m a Mac, I’m a PC” Apple Ads lend their voices as guest stars. That information should be enough to keep you glued to your computer screen as you watch the preview clip after the jump.
This season alone, the show has had Kevin Conroy (THE voice of Batman), and Brendan Small (Metalocalypse) make an appearance. Check out the clip from “Self-Medication” after the jump and be sure to catch it on Adult Swim this Sunday at Midnight.
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Posted in: Animation · Cartoon Network · Comedy · Exclusive · Fandom · News · TV · Video
Tagged: Adult Swim, Doc Hammer, Jackson Publick, John Hodgman, Kevin Clancy, Patton Oswalt, Seth Green, Venture Bros