Animator Joe Barbera, co-creator with Bill Hanna of Yogi Bear, the Flintstones, The Jetsons, Scooby-Doo, and Tom and Jerry, died today. He was 95. Link
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I’m of the “X,Y,Z” Generation. I grew up watching Tom & Jerry and the Jetsons, I used to race home to watch Scooby Doo and the Globe Trotters [...]

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Patrick Havens on November 30th, 2006

When they do a good cartoon it hits you and you know immediately what it’s saying.  And if it is very good it makes you stop and think, and perhaps agree with it.
Can you guess I ran across one?

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Patrick Havens on November 28th, 2006

Wearing Superman pajamas and covered with his Batman blanket, comic book illustrator Dave Cockrum died Sunday.
The 63-year-old overhauled the X-Men comic and helped popularize the relatively obscure Marvel Comics in the 1970s. He helped turn the title into a publishing sensation and major film franchise.
Cockrum died in his favorite chair at his home in Belton, [...]

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Patrick Havens on November 7th, 2006

This is funny in so many ways. Will it compile? yes. Is this incredibly geeky? yes. Have I done it?
um…
well…
I take the fifth.

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I stumbled upon this movie, Elephant Dream, and it must of taken quite a bit of time. The quality is very good and it seems to have a decent plot. Over all a decent movie… and well worth the download.
They provide the download in a number of formats/sizes including 1920p HD Surround Sound [...]

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Patrick Havens on September 19th, 2006

That’s the theme this video takes. a great piece of animation, and very enjoyable… even if the music get’s tiring.

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Patrick Havens on August 28th, 2006

Saddam’s cartoon capers - Yahoo! News UK
Former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein is being made to watch his appearance in cult cartoon South Park while he is behind bars.
The deposed leader on trial in Iraq was featured in the movie spin-off as the lover of the devil. South Park - Bigger, Longer & Uncut featured [...]

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Patrick Havens on August 18th, 2006

GeekZine: The Blog! » Transformers the Movie: Line-up Revealed, Contest
During a live 30-minute webcast on Yahoo!Movies, the dynamic Screenwriting duo of Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci (Alias, Xena: Warrior Princess, MI:III) revealed exactly which Autobot and Decepticon characters will be in the upcoming TRANSFORMERS movie.

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Patrick Havens on August 4th, 2006

The Dilbert Blog: Heat Wave
[...] Just out of curiosity, I would love to see a graph showing a comparison of temperature and terror/civil unrest. I’ll bet it’s a strong correlation.
The Swiss think they are all superior because they stay out of wars. I think they’re just lucky that they’re freezing their chocolate covered nuts.
lol, I [...]

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Patrick Havens on July 30th, 2006

Neatorama » The Simpsons Live Opening Sequence.
This has been around for a few months now, but obviously I missed it until now
I have to give Neatorama props… because I didn’t know about this. So I’m not sure what this was for.  There is a “The Simpsons” movie set for release 2007… and voice actors are [...]

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