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Guest: ‘Blue’s Big City Adventure’ Director Matt Stawski

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Blue and Josh are taking The Big Apple by storm in Nickelodeon’s new musical movie “Blue’s Big City Adventure”, premiering this Friday November 18th on Paramount+. Steve and Joe return to the “Blue’s Clues” franchise to join in on the fun. I spoke with director Matt Stawski about the film from my own Thinking Chair! […]
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Guests: ‘Transformers: EarthSpark’ EPs Ant Ward & Dale Malinowski

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New CG animated series “Transformers: EarthSpark” premieres this Friday November 11th on Paramount+. (You can also watch the one-hour debut episode Friday at 4pm on Nickelodeon.) “EarthSpark” comes from EP Ant Ward and Co-EP Dale Malinowski. They spoke with me about how some legendary characters — and whole-hearted new ones — will excite franchise fans […]
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Animation Scoop: ‘Monster High’ Q&A

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“Monster High” returns to TV with new Nickelodeon animated series from showrunner Shea Fontana. She joins me for this “Monster High” Animation Scoop Q&A. ——————————- Lights Camera Jackson (a.k.a. Jackson Murphy) began his career as a film critic/entertainment reporter in 2006 at the age of 7. Jackson has written over 1,000 reviews of new releases. […]
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Guests: ‘Avatar: Braving the Elements Podcast’ Hosts Janet Varney & Dante Basco

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It’s the 250th Episode of the LCJ Q&A Podcast! From New York Comic-Con, I’m joined by Janet Varney and Dante Basco, the hosts of “Avatar: Braving the Elements Podcast”. It’s Nickelodeon’s official podcast about everything in the Avatarverse. We have a fun chat about “BTE”, the lasting impact of Avatar and much more. ————————————— LCJ […]
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Guests: ‘Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Movie’ Directors Ant Ward & Andy Suriano

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Join me for a shell of a good time with directors Ant Ward and Andy Suriano as they discuss Nickelodeon’s new “Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Movie”, premiering this Friday August 5th on Netflix. Why is the look of the film so unique? What production adjustments did they have to make? And […]
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Animation Scoop: ‘Face’s Music Party’ Q&A

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“Face’s Music Party” is a new family dance series premiering Monday June 6th at 11am on Nickelodeon. The star is a new 2.0 version of the iconic mascot of the network. “Face’s Music Party” EP David Kleiler and Face voice Cedric Williams join me for this Animation Scoop Q&A. ——————————– Lights Camera Jackson (a.k.a. Jackson […]
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Guests: ‘Big Nate’ EPs John Cohen & Mitch Watson

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Nickelodeon’s newest animated series is based on a popular comic and book franchise from Lincoln Peirce. “Big Nate”, about a 6th Grader ready to take on the world… or at least his middle school… premieres this Thursday Feb. 17 on Paramount+. Executive Producers John Cohen and Mitch Watson discuss how the show makes the grade. […]
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Guests: ‘The Smurfs’ Writers Peter Saisselin & Amy Serafin

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Nickelodeon’s new CG “The Smurfs” series debuts with a sneak peek episode Monday September 6th at 12:30pm. Official series premiere is Friday September 10th at 7:30pm. Writers Peter Saisselin and Amy Serafin pick-up the ball after Sony’s trio of recent features and give these characters the chance to shine — and be themselves — for […]
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Animation Scoop: ‘Sharkdog’ Interview

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Jacinth Tan Yi Ting is the creator of the new Netflix animated series “Sharkdog”, premiering Friday September 3rd. Check out this Animation Scoop Q&A. ————————- Lights Camera Jackson (a.k.a. Jackson Murphy) began his career as a film critic/entertainment reporter in 2006 at the age of 7. Jackson has written over 1,000 reviews of new releases. […]
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Guests: ‘The Patrick Star Show’ EP Jennie Monica & Developer Claudia Spinelli

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It’s Lights! Camera! Pat-ion! “SpongeBob” spinoff prequel series “The Patrick Star Show” is already a hit for Nickelodeon. New episodes premiere on Fridays at 7pm. Executive Producer Jennie Monica and Developer Claudia Spinelli (the SVP of animation development at Nick) discuss putting the spotlight on Mr. Star and giving him a TV show about a […]
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