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Ren and Stimpy (And John K) Returning?
An Anonymous reader writes "The comedy duo Ren and Stimpy will be returning to our TV screens on TNN. Seems John Kricfalusi, the creator of Ren and Stimpy, has inked a deal with TNN to show old episodes, new episodes and at least one never release episode which Nickelodeon squashed because it was too violent." Here's hoping that its true- I wonder if John K will reclaim
Ren's voice from Billy West.
Ren & Stimpy can be seen via cable TV or satellite. It airs on Nickelodeon (aka SNICK on Saturday nights) Saturday evening at 9 PM (Pacific/Eastern). It also airs Sunday mornings at 11 AM (Pacific/Eastern), though it appears that this time slot will continue with reruns. MTV is also airing the second season, apparently, but no hard information has reached this author. MTV showings are inferior to the showing on Nick, since they stick the MTV logo on the lower right corner and have more commercials. (By the way, SNICK has also started adding their own logos to each cartoon.) MTV also compresses the audio badly and doesn't start the show on time. Incidentally, MTV Networks, Inc., owns Nick. Apparently MTV is owned in large part by Viacom. On the marathon of January 1993, MTV didn't have the logo but edited the music of "Svën Höek" and most show's order of cartoons.
MTV has random airings of the show (see your local television book for times if any), and Nick had "Nick-Mania" weekend with 8 of the best Ren And Stimpys during the afternoon. Nick Mania for the weekend of May 8 and 9 had "SNICK Mania" so that R&S will be played two times, once for each SNICK. No more mass airings have been planned, but R&S were participants in the Slime Time Sweepstakes.
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Now if only they'd bring back Rocko's Modern Life, fixing the censored parts, too.
TNN is expected to bring back series creator John Kricfalusi
It sounds like they may do new shows without him. Ouch. And if he does return, I'd be surprised if he didn't do Ren's voice. I'd be more worried that he wouldn't ask Billy West back to do the voice of Stimpy, on account of West sticking with Nick.
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The network forked out a reported fee of at least $364 million for the cable rights to three "Star Trek" TV series from the 1980s and '90s, as well as five Trek movies.
The level of disbelief here when I heard that Sci Fi had been outbid by TNN for Star Trek was pretty high. I went out and confirmed the story in a couple of places - I couldn't believe Star Trek would be shown by the same channel that was showing Arena Football and Secrets of the Hunt....
Why?
The guy who does the voices of Ren and Stimpy (Billy West?) is also the voice for Fry in Futurama.
Part of me wonders if we messed up our petition to get Futurama back and got Ren and Stimpy back instead. You eeeeeeeeeeeeediots!
We talked to two other retired members of MTV's production team, who insisted on anonymity.
Man #1: Yeah, it was great, they'd be all like [wren voice] "Space Madness," and then, all the chicks watching would go crazy and they'd flash their boobs. I'd totally score! Heh heh, heh heh.
Man #2: Shut up, fart knocker, that's not what happened. [Smacks other interviewee in the back of the head.] Cause, like, it's on Kid's TV and kids don't have boobs. Heh heh, heh heh.
Man #1: Oh yeah. [Joins in laughter.]
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TNN is attempting to broaden their audience (and fatten their wallets). It was created as "The Nashville Network," but changed its name to "The National Network", and started picking up more mainstream shows like Trek and Ren & Stimpy in an effort to broaden its appeal without completely obliterating its brand identity:
... There should be a lot of pride in what they've done."
The changes come four months after Viacom Co., parent of MTV Networks, formalized its purchase of TNN's parent, CBS Inc., for roughly $50 billion.
Yesterday, Scannell made his first-ever trip to Nashville, meeting with employees for about an hour and 45 minutes. Hall began the meeting with an emotional farewell.
"There's people there I've been with for over 30 years," Hall said afterward. "It's like a big family.
Nickelodeon veteran Diane Robina was named general manager and will run TNN's day-to-day operations from New York. Brian Hughes, senior vice president for programming, will remain in Nashville.
Since May, CMT, TNN's all-country-music sibling, has been run from New York by VH-1 executives. CMT will see no changes and will not pick up programming TNN discards, officials said yesterday.
TNN will unveil new, original programs next year, including movies and reality-based shows. By 2005, Scannell said, 50% of TNN content will be original.
TNN also will increase its ties to CBS, the only major broadcast network without a news or sports cable companion. In March, TNN may broadcast some NCAA tournament games, Robina said.
Some changes at TNN will be instant. A new logo will make its debut next week. And one of cable's highest rated programs -- the World Wrestling Federation's Raw Is War -- will switch to TNN, beginning Monday at 8 p.m. A show that will not be renewed is "Crashed", a sitcom one about the travails of bearded computer nerds who live in their parents' basements and pine over their imaginary girlfriends.
While many things will change, especially on weekdays, TNN will retain a few weekend local favorites, including the weekly live broadcast of the Grand Ole Opry and popular outdoor programs. Arena football games will return next year as well.
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IMHO, without a doubt the best animated and written episode ever, beating even Space Madness and The Happy Helmet. The final shot of the musical number with all the woodland creatures singing, and a disembodied large intestine flying up into the air with a turd shooting out of one end had me clutching my stomach in pain from the laughter.
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Does TNN play anything besides star trek marathons?
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It's so great to see one of my favorite shows of all time come back. They were pure genius and few things make me laugh as hard.
Incidentally, I like the blackbar on TNN, but I'm a big news junkie so I'm completely used to my "Tickers" and such. It's not so bad to go to that channel and know EXACTLY what is happening. I like that, and as long as people like me continue to like it, it isn't leaving.
... As for people worrying about TNN being an "evil empire", you are just nucking futs. TNN has ditched it's souther redneck programming because it realises what we want to watch. It's programming is just getting better and better and it is simply poising itself to kick some ass simply because they listen to people and not fucking retarded focus groups. If anything, Nickelodeon are the assholes who fired John K, and continued to try and ruin the show. Look at the shit they run now, think back 5 years and remember how cool the station used to be.
TNN is quickly becoming one of my favorite channels. If only they would ditch Wrestling for some gaming news like that latenight TBS show. (Pacific time zone rules, its on at 11:00
If you're Canadian and you have cable or sattelite you can watch it at 12 AM weekdays on Teletoon.
If you're like me and have a dish, you can watch it at 9 PM then again at 12 AM (Gotta love getting both Teletoon West and Teletoon East).
Does anyone know if these uncensored or new episodes made it to Teletoon?
Ren and Stimpy provided fodder for an entire age demographic's elementary school dirty jokes. I count myself as one of those few. I still think back to the days of "Don't Pee on the Electric Fence" and "You iideot!" follwed by a violent slap. I'm suprised Nickelodeon allowed the show to even air. Godspeed Ren and Stimpy.
That animation style (if not the content) was the prototype for half the cartoons on TV today, including SpongeBob. (The first time I stumbled onto SpongeBob, my instant reaction was, "Is John K. doing another series?")
Ren and Stimpy broke new ground. Where do you think all those new cartoons got their inspiration? Before R&S, most cartoons were either Hannah Barbera, Warner Bros, Smurfish or Early Anime styles.
New Raw Cartoon Humor == Ren and Stimpy - oft imitated yet never surpassed.
I like the episode where there is this red button and Stimpy ain't supposed to push it. You can guess what happened.
Or the one where Ren is so hungry that Stimpy gives him his very last precious piece. Ren eats it. Then Stimpy says, "Yep that was my very last piece of kitty litter."
Yeah, come to think of it... it is toilet humor.
Imitators (*)
Two stupid dogs.
Cat Dog.
Cow and Chicken.
(*) Copywrited stuff... blah blah etc... etc.. ad infinitum.
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TNN is owned by Viacom, the owners of cable networks like Nickeldeon, MTV/VH1, and CBS. Star Trek is owned by Paramount, which is a subsidary of Viacom. You guess it, Viacom is a media giant like AOL Time Warner and News Corp.
Great...so in order to increase ad revenue they will distort and deform the TV picture. It won't be so bad when everything is filmed wide (and I can just hit "zoom" on my TV), but Star Trek looks awful with everything so squashed.
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Face it, Ren and Stimpy never had any characters...it was just these ugly animals in "funny" situations...nothing really happened besides Ren picking his nose and Stimpy using the catbox. How can you watch one 30 minute episode of that, let alone 8?
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I call for Ren and Stimpy in the movie theater.
Who's in?
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I don't want my children watching a show made by a coke fiend.
Then don't let them watch it! Besides, I still think it was aimed at the University age crowd... something to watch while you're drinking a few beers before you head out to the bar in first year.
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ps - amazing JohnK trivia: he used to date the divine Eleanor Blake - a.k.a. April March.
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Well, enjoy watching 24 hours of pure static.
Oh yeah, that old nun hag too.
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John K. was the reason why Ren and Stimpy was no longer aired on television. Halfway through Ren and Stimpy's run he started to butt heads with Nickelodeon management because of the content of the cartoon and more importantly the fact he was taking forever to create new episodes. That's why he no longer did Ren's voice and was only listed as a creator in the credits.
Ren and Stimpy was funny for the first few episodes but one would realize that John K. only had a few good ideas. The only shows I've seen that "ripped off" Ren and Stimpy have been Nickelodeon cartoons. Like the neanderthal, Ren and Stimpy were a dead-end.
my digital cable co doesnt give use TNN (though we have every available channel).....
let me get this straight.... this is not letterboxing for widescreen format movies/tv show (a few TV shows are widescreen now, but only to HDTV feeds) . wow that's insane. i think i would rather they frame the whole screen and keep the proper aspect ratio. banner ads on tv shows is going to be really crazy. i have a feeling they wont do it to eliminate TV commercials either, eh? wait.... what if there is a Sprint commercial and an AT&T banner ad? this sounds like a nightmare. every thing we watch will be like headline news. AGH! it's one thing to underline news with other news, stocks and weather, but to banner Hogan's Heroes with soap ads.... strange, really strange.
Ok, I think TNN is trying to setup a competitor to Cartoon Networks Adult Swim, and have unedited Ren and Stimpy be the showcase piece for it. Great, but dont forget that Viacom already has another great cartoon on Nickelodeon that sorely needs a switch to a more adult audience, and more freedom for its creators, Invader Zim. Take it off of Nick's hands, and let TNN have its shot with it, please.
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Why don't the content owners of Ren & Stimpy take a page from Sex and the City, The Sopranos, and The Simpsons and start releasing Ren & Stimpy seasons on DVD? Hell, they even released The Transformers Season 1 on DVD and it seemed to be selling pretty well on Amazon.
Like a lot of people here on Slashdot, I watched Ren & Stimpy as a young teenager and it was the first show that I really enjoyed that I couldn't explain. It was sort of the modern art of Nickelodeon cartoons. There is something there you like and you're not completely sure why because you don't completely get it. But you end up laughing yourself off the couch.
Now, I know that it seems like all TNN airs are Star Trek: TNG marathons, but take heart! The future is bringing major changes as TNN acquires the rights to other programming.
Stay tuned next year for marathons of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, and in 2006 be ready for marathons of Star Trek: Voyager.
So don't worry - TNN's not all Star Trek: TNG ;-)
Yeah, cut versions of movies, the A-Team, Miami Vice and of course, Wrassling by Vince McMahon. Now you know you're dealing with a classy channel.
fucking jap-cartoon-porn anime snob. suck me.
Hey. it's entirely possible to enjoy both genres. Anime because of the dramatic and artistic shit, and Ren & Stimpy because it's just fuckin' hilarious.
It's been a long time.
Beavis & Butt-Head IS coming to TNN.
Also, the Spumco R&S episodes TNN will be showing will be restored to "director's cut" status. And "Man's Best Friend," the legendary "lost R&S episode" will get its broadcast premiere when R&S returns to the air on TNN.
Spumco has been tapped for 9 new episodes. They will probably be produced in Canada.
This is really kick-ass news, because September will mark the 10th anniversary of when Nickelodeon basically removed the creators of R&S from their creation.
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It's better than bad... It's good!
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John K. is Canadian, and grew up in Ontario. This is not a "runaway production" because John is actually coming home to do this.
Hopefully people like Bob Jaques and Karen Armstrong will be working on the new R&S episodes...they rock.
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Think back 5 years and remember how young you used to be.
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No Sir, I don't like it!
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If you don't get it then you don't get it. Move along, nothing for you here. Try the Disney channel.
I rented "Nothing but Shorts" (50 minutes of R&S short spots) the other night and had a laugh, and it was so blindingly obvious which footage was "new" and what was "original". Not just the voices (which were obvious), but the content and affectations were all wrong in the "new" footage. Stimpy had so much more odd facial expression, really out of place kinda stuff. And Ren's actions were far more strange.
Eh, hopefully the "NEW new" series will be more like the old stuff.
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That description has three words too many. Anime is one of the biggest elite-hoaxes perpetrated by Caucasian geeks attempting to make themselves superior.
There is only ever one anime plot. It involves one midget with a funny head shouting at another midget with a funny head. Why do they always shout? Why can't they talk normally?
The midgets then end up fighting for a bit. This is achieved by the animation style of a flat drawing with lots of 'movement lines' surrounding the midgets.
Oh yes, and then there's lots of flashing lights to give children seizures.
Wrong.
I'm not even going to waste my precious time explaining why.
It's been a long time.