There’s no understating the impact that the now-defunct Macromedia Flash had on the animation industry. Sure, the cheaper production value and recycled frames resulted in a noticeable decline in quality in some areas (even if that was usually due to studios overworking animators), but it also meant more democratic access to cartooning tools and more varied creators working in the field.
This ultimately led to an explosion of offbeat projects that would have previously been unfeasible to produce on regular TV networks. The rise of widespread internet access also gave these unusual cartoons a chance to connect with international audiences, marking a unique moment in animation when independent creations could compete on near equal footing with titans like Nickelodeon and even Cartoon Network.
One of the most iconic projects of this early 2000s boom came in the form of Mondo Media’s unexpectedly violent Happy Tree Friends, a mean-spirited...
This ultimately led to an explosion of offbeat projects that would have previously been unfeasible to produce on regular TV networks. The rise of widespread internet access also gave these unusual cartoons a chance to connect with international audiences, marking a unique moment in animation when independent creations could compete on near equal footing with titans like Nickelodeon and even Cartoon Network.
One of the most iconic projects of this early 2000s boom came in the form of Mondo Media’s unexpectedly violent Happy Tree Friends, a mean-spirited...
- 5/2/2023
- by Luiz H. C.
- bloody-disgusting.com
Today popular animated series form Mondo Media Happy Tree Friends returns with original Christmas episode "Clause For Concern." "Clause For Concern" marks Happy Tree Friends' 5th official Christmas-themed episode. The episode features the adorable father-son duo Pop and Cub, who set out to get into the holiday spirit with the best of intentions, until something goes horribly, horribly wrong. "We wanted to surprise our fans with this new Christmas-themed episode," Mondo Media CEO John Evershed told Tubefilter. "They have been asking about it and we are happy to spread some Happy Tree Friends holiday cheer." The series, created by Kenn Navarro and Rhode Montijo, generates over 22 million views per month on Mondo Media’s YouTube channel, Mondo Mini Shows, a top 20 YouTube channel that recently passed the 1 billion-view mark. Mondo Media was one of the nearly 100 YouTube Original Channels announced at the end of October as a part of a $100 million premium content initiative.
- 12/9/2011
- by Drew Baldwin
- Tubefilter.com
Comic-Con International has released the full schedule for Sunday July 24th for San Diego Comic-Con 2011. This is the final day of the convention. Sunday is known as Kids day and is usually the slowest of all the days, there are a few surprises though. In all my years of going to Comic-Con I've never been to a panel in Hal H. Usually nothing is happening in Hall H on Sunday, this year there are a few TV programs going on in Hall H such a as Glee, Supernatural, Doctor Who, The Cleveland Show, Sons of Anarchy, It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, and this year Buffy the Musical will be in the great Hall as well. I've never been to the Buffy Musical event, and I think I finally want to go this year. A couple of other things worth noting are a one on one panel with Nathan Fillion, and Max Brooks talks about zombies.
- 7/10/2011
- by Venkman
- GeekTyrant
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