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New show with and created by Seth Green!
"Robot Chicken" will air soon! What kind of show is it? Where to catch it? And: When? Read on to find out! |
CN Announces 'Robot Chicken'
By Aaron H. Bynum
 Stop-Motion Culture
Cartoon Network has announced the new animated program from Seth Green and Matthew Senreich. The announcement was made at the annual Television Critics Association in North Hollywood earlier today. The stop-motion series entitled Robot Chicken is scheduled to join the late-night programming block Adult Swim in late February 2005. Anticipated for many animation fans are aware of the creative talent that Seth Green holds, the premiere should certainly be something to keep an eye out for. The following is the press release from the network:
A new type of animated series will join Cartoon Network’s Adult Swim on Sunday, Feb. 20, when Robot Chicken, from actor/producer Seth Green and Matthew Senreich, premieres. Using stop-motion animation to bring pop-culture parodies to life in a modern take on the variety/sketch show format, Robot Chicken will air Sundays at 11:30 p.m. (ET, PT).
In Robot Chicken, no pop culture target is safe. Legions of action figures are used to spoof everything from Quentin Tarantino’s blood-spattered action epics to The Real World, in which a cast of superheroes takes the place of drunken 20-somethings. A team of artists and technicians create miniature sets, tiny yet elaborate costumes and props and intricate action scenes for sketches skewering popular entertainment, politics and celebrity culture. Green and Senreich lead the writing staff and provide voices for the fast-moving weekly series, and a number of celebrities will provide voices, including Scarlett Johannson, Burt Reynolds, Ryan Seacrest, Mark Hamill and Macauley Culkin.
 Green is well-known for his acting roles in dozens of movies like Without a Paddle, The Italian Job and the Austin Powers films. He has also appeared extensively on television, starring in the hit series Buffy the Vampire Slayer and as the voice of Chris in Family Guy. Senreich began his career working in comic books before joining Wizard Entertainment, a publisher of magazines covering comic books, action figures, anime and collectible card gaming. Senreich was named editor of ToyFare, then editorial director for all of Wizard’s publications.
Green and Senreich met through their mutual love of toys and action figures. They hit it off and began discussing a way to bring them to life through animation. After collaborating on a project for Sony’s Web site, the duo pitched a fast-moving pop-culture sketch show to Adult Swim. Robot Chicken was given the greenlight in Spring 2004.
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