Word: cartoons
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...smaller network, however, may have found an answer. Young men, it turns out, want to see superheroes arguing cases in court. They want giant fighting robots. They want talking French fries. They want, that is, Cartoon Network's Adult Swim (Sunday to Thursday, 11 p.m. to 2 a.m. E.T.), a block of bizarre animated comedy and action shows that regularly draw more men under 35 than do David Letterman and Jay Leno--despite airing on a basic-cable channel best known for Powerpuff Girls...
Adult Swim's roots go back to 1994, when Mike Lazzo, senior vice president of Cartoon Network (which, like TIME, is part of Time Warner), was asked to create an inexpensive, late-night show for adults, who were tuning in to the network in larger-than-expected numbers. Thus was born Space Ghost: Coast to Coast, a talk show whose host is an old Hanna-Barbera superhero, sitting behind a desk, bantering with an alien bandleader and asking such bewildered, real-life celebrity guests as Donny Osmond what superpowers they have...
...been too lenient in peace negotiations with Tamil Tiger rebels. MEANWHILE IN THE U.K. ... Ay Caramba, it's Tony! As U.S. President George W. Bush returned from his trip to the U.K., British Prime Minister Tony Blair paid a virtual visit to the U.S., starring in the hit cartoon series The Simpsons. The animated Blair appeared in an episode aired in the U.S. on Sunday. The Simpsons are on vacation in the U.K., and Blair - in dialogue he recorded for the show - gives them advice on London's tourist attractions. The PM told producers he wanted to "do one thing...
Mujalli often finds himself in the unfortunate position directly across the line from Garcia when the 245-pound defensive end begins belting out the theme song from the TV cartoon show “Fraggle Rock...
...that it has inspired its own parody sites, including Introvertster, which bills itself as "an online community that prevents stupid people and friends from harassing you online." On Friendster itself, you'll find lots of "fakesters"--people who post false profiles of celebrities or pose as cartoon characters or even their pets. To keep things real, Abrams is diligently trying to purge the site of the fakes. He's also working on adding new features such as instant messaging between members...