Ollie, his two best friends and an otherworldly backpack embark on monstrous adventures with the premiere of Nickelodeon’s original action-comedy series, Ollie’s Pack, on Monday, April 6 at 4:00 P.M. (ET/PT). Produced by Nelvana, the 26-episode, 2D-animated series combines the struggles of tween life with the responsibility of controlling an entire dimension of monsters. Nickelodeon will […]
Paddington is one of the most beloved characters of all-time. The two recent big screen adventures were big hits. And now Nickelodeon presents a new CG animated series “The Adventures of Paddington”, premiering Monday January 20th at 10:30am ET/PT. UK-based show directors Adam Shaw and Chris Drew share their love of the bear and… maybe… […]
Traci Paige Johnson, the co-creator of ‘Blue’s Clues’ and voice of Blue, dishes on Nickelodeon revival ‘Blue’s Clues & You!’, premiering Nov. 11 at 1pmET. Here’s the 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 […]
Here’s My Animation Scoop Q&A with Miguel Puga, the supervising director of new Nickelodeon animated series “The Casagrandes” (premiering Oct. 14). —————————– 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. And altogether he […]
Nickelodeon’s highly anticipated ‘Loud House’ spinoff ‘The Casagrandes’ premieres this Monday, Oct. 14 at 1:30pm. Supervising Director Miguel Puga talks about the colorful new series, what ‘LH’ fans can expect, and Robert Pattinson as Batman. ————————————— The LCJ Q&A Podcast is hosted by Emmy award-winning film critic, entertainment reporter and media personality Lights Camera Jackson. […]
I recently toured Nickelodeon Animation in Burbank, CA and have posted a photo gallery for Animation Scoop. Check it out! —————————- 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. And altogether he has […]
“Invader Zim” creator Jhonen Vasquez talks new Netflix film “Enter the Florpus!” in 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. And altogether he has seen more than […]
Next weekend’s “Dora and the Lost City of Gold” sees Paramount and Nickelodeon once again putting a spin one of their popular cartoons. This “Dora” is a live-action, CGI adventure – not hand-drawn animation like the TV series. There have been several Nick animated shows that have been adapted into theatrical features. In 1998, the […]
Happy 20th Birthday to the perky yellow sponge who lives in a pineapple under the sea. Nickelodeon is kicking of SpongeBob’s Best Year Ever with a new one-hour Birthday special that features both the animated characters and their live-action alter egos. The cast of “SpongeBob SquarePants” will be discussing the “Big Birthday Blowout” episode next […]
Just as we’re saying goodbye (for now) to the iconic game show “Who Wants to Be A Millionaire?”, another influential one is making a comeback – in a slightly new form. The revival of “Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?” kicks off on Monday June 10th on Nickelodeon. Nick staple John Cena takes over […]