Did Nickelodeon rip off a Tobacco song?
TOBACCO, the side project of Black Moth Super Rainbow’s Thomas Fec, produces the kind of jarring, disjointed electronica that’s better suited for drugged-out raves than the confines of corporate...
View ArticleNickelodeon knowingly ripped off Tobacco, according to commercial producer
This week, a Nickelodeon commercial came under fire for appearing to rip off a song by Black Moth Super Rainbow’s Thomas Fec, aka Tobacco. Now, more evidence has surfaced suggesting blatant plagiarism:...
View ArticlePolaris’ Music from The Adventures of Pete & Pete getting vinyl release for...
The sounds of Wellsville are coming home. Polaris, the once fictional, now very much real band from the classic TV series The Adventures of Pete & Pete, will see their one and only full-length...
View ArticleNickelodeon is reviving Hey Arnold! for new TV movie
Nickelodeon is reviving one of its tentpole franchises for a new TV movie. As Variety reports, the network has green-lit plans for a film based on Hey Arnold!, the animated series about a fourth-grader...
View ArticleRanking: Every Are You Afraid of the Dark? Episode From Worst to Best
Welcome to Dissected, where we disassemble a large body of work in the abstract. It’s exact science by way of a few beers. Halloween may be in our rearview mirrors, but fare like the upcoming Christmas...
View ArticleWho’s Next? A Preview of Comic Book Movies in 2016
By most accounts, 2015 was a 50/50 year for comic book movie fare — maybe 65/35 depending on what you thought of Avengers: Age of Ultron. Things kicked off with the surprisingly stylish and...
View ArticleNapoleon Dynamite director to unite Rugrats, Doug, Ren & Stimpy in NickToons...
A NickToons cinematic universe may seem far fetched, but that’s exactly what’s in the works over at Nickelodeon. According to Variety, Jared Hess has been tasked with helming the unique animated film,...
View ArticleNickelodeon is developing a Legends of the Hidden Temple movie
Nickelodeon continues to mine its golden era of ’90s programming. Previously, the TV network announced news of a Hey Arnold revival and a crossover film featuring characters from Rugrats, Doug, and Ren...
View ArticleAll That cast members to reunite in April to commemorate show’s 22nd anniversary
Nickelodeon is waxing some serious nostalgia with some of its upcoming projects. In recent months, the children’s network has green-lit a Hey Arnold! movie, a Legends of the Hidden Temple movie, and a...
View ArticleHey Arnold! movie coming to Nickelodeon in 2017
For better or worse, Hollywood is all about remakes, reboots, and sequels. And that includes the folks over at Nickelodeon, who recently green-lit a TV revival of Hey Arnold. The network today...
View ArticleNickelodeon shares trailer for Legends of the Hidden Temple movie — watch
Nickelodeon is all about waxing nostalgic. In addition to reviving Hey Arnold!, the children’s television network is turning its ’90s adventure game show, Legends of the Hidden Temple, into an actual...
View ArticleMinor league baseball teams celebrate Nickelodeon with kick-ass Ren & Stimpy...
Next week marks the 25th anniversary of the premiere of beloved ’90s cartoon Ren & Stimpy. To celebrate the occasion, two minor league baseball teams will face off while suited up in jerseys...
View ArticleDoug creator Jim Jinkins reveals whether Doug and Patti end up happily ever...
Doug aired its last episode in 1999, leaving Nickelodeon fanatics with a little less Funnie in their lives. Not only that, but the finale left viewers who’d followed the show since its premiere in 1991...
View ArticleRocko’s Modern Life returns for new TV movie on Nickelodeon
Like just about everyone else in Hollywood, Nickelodeon is on a tear of nostalgia. The network has already reunited the All That cast, relaunched Legends of the Hidden Temple as a TV movie, and is...
View ArticleNickelodeon revives splat-tastic game show Double Dare for commemorative special
Image: Nickelodeon If you were wondering when ’90s nostalgia might hit its peak, wonder no more: As Entertainment Weekly reports, Nickelodeon has announced that it’s reviving hit game show Double Dare...
View ArticleA Ren & Stimpy standalone film was rejected by Paramount Pictures
Last year, it was reported that a bunch of our favorite classic Nickelodeon characters — Doug, Rugrats, Ren & Stimpy, Ahh! Real Monsters, and more — would be incorporated into a new crossover film...
View ArticleRocko’s Modern Life TV movie gets title, original series cast to return
You know, Spunky, nostalgia reboots can be very dangerous reboots, but we’re still pretty excited for Nickelodeon’s latest. The network is prepping a Rocko’s Modern Life one-hour TV movie for 2018, and...
View ArticleHey Arnold! The Jungle Movie preview reintroduces the kids of PS 118: Watch
Cue the smooth jazz horns. As major unresolved TV cliffhangers go, one of the more unsung and yet most frustrating was the resolution to Nickelodeon’s Hey Arnold!. After five seasons (and a movie), the...
View ArticleNickelodeon shares preview of Rocko’s Modern Life: Static Cling at Comic-Con:...
Comic-Con isn’t only about superheroes and comic books, despite its name. Sometimes, it’s just about nerdy bits of nostalgia, and that’s exactly what was on display at Nickelodeon’s panel on Thursday....
View ArticleHey Arnold! The Jungle Movie teaser premieres at Comic-Con: Watch
Fans of Nickelodeon’s Hey Arnold! were treated to new footage of the show’s upcoming two-hour TV special during its San Diego Comic-Con panel on Friday. Entitled Hey Arnold! The Jungle Movie, the movie...
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