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YouTube has ordered a presentation for animated half-hour comedy Dumb People Town based on the Sklar Brothers hit podcast, from Randy and Jason Sklar, Daniel Van Kirk, Will Arnett’s Electric Avenue, Artists First and Sony Pictures TV, where Electric Avenue is under a deal.

It is part of YouTube’s (and all major streaming platforms’) push into adult animation. YouTube’s first full-length adult animated comedy series, Dallas & Robo, premiered on its Premium service earlier this year.

Written and executive produced by the Sklar brothers, Van Kirk and Julius Sharpe, Dumb People Town centers around a family in a Florida town struggling with the most important question of our times: Is it better to be dumb and happy? Or smart and miserable?

Arnett and Marc Forman executive produce via Electric Avenue along with Peter Principato and Joel Zadak via Artists First. Sony Pictures TV is distributing the project.

On Tuesday, April 3, FX premieres the second season of its critically acclaimed X-Men-based show Legion, and you can watch Legion live online. While the X-Men are perpetually some of the most popular characters in the world of comics – and have starred in multiple cartoons over the years – it wasn’t until the 2017 premieres of FX’s Legion and Fox’s The Gifted that they entered the live-action TV realm. Well, sort of. While both Legion and The Gifted are connected to the X-Men, neither actually features Charles Xavier’s famous super-powered team.

Anthony Head and Colin Morgan talk about the show's first season

While the summertime usually means reruns, NBC is turning back the clock with a brand new series dealing with the wizardry of Merlin, which premieres on Sunday, June 21 at 8 Pm Et on NBC. Anthony Head plays King Uther Pendragon on the series and Colin Morgan steps into the robe of the title character, Merlin, on the series and the two actors recently held a conference call to discuss their new series. Here's what they had to say.

Hey Anthony, you've done a lot of things but I don't think you've done very much this period of the Camelot period and so forth. Is this really your first time in this - doing a show in this era?

Anthony Head: It's my first time as a knight. To be honest there's not actually that much of this kind of era been done.

A co-production of Deepak Tijori and Zee Motion Pictures, Fox was stuck for a while since there were certain organizational changes within Zee Motion Pictures. ''All of that is thankfully sorted out with change in guard that took place early this year. Sanjeev Lamba took over the reins when it came to completing Fox and has been instrumental in ensuring that the film makes good progress'', informs Tijori whose last directorial outing was a comedy Tom Dick And Harry (2006) which...

Last week of May was quite eventful for Udita Goswami. Apart from shooting non-stop for the final schedule of Deepak Tijori directed ‘Fox’ in a gruelling week, she was also required to make back to back appearances in cities outside Mumbai. No wonder, it took a toll on her body and made her feel like a zombie.

“True, Zombie is actually the right word”, says Udita in a weary tone, “Often when you make a statement that you haven’t slept for some days a stretch, it is inferred that you have been hitting the party circuit hard. It was just the other way round.

Last week of May was quite eventful for Udita Goswami. Apart from shooting non-stop for the final schedule of Deepak Tijori directed Fox in a grueling week, she was also required to make back to back appearances in cities outside Mumbai. No wonder, it took a toll on her body and made her feel like a zombie. ''True, Zombie is actually the right word'', says Udita in a weary tone, ''Often when you make a statement that you haven't slept for some days a stretch, it is inferred tha...

The week gone by was quite special for producer-director Deepak Tijori. He finally wrapped up the shoot of his costliest venture till date -Fox, which stars Sunny Deol and Arjun Rampal in lead roles and is Deepak's co-production with Zee Motion Pictures. Even though the principal shooting of the film was expected to be over towards the end of last year (the shooting had kick started amidst much fanfare in May 2008), there were glitches towards the last stages due to which Fox came to a halt. Finally, the film was revived in the last week of May with entire cast participating in the shoot, hence bringing the production stage to a close. "Am I relieved? Certainly yes. Was I frustrated? Not really. The film was delayed for a few months but in the hindsight, I don't see any problem in that at all. Whatever happens, happens for the good and in case of Fox,...

The week gone by was quite special for producer-director Deepak Tijori. He finally wrapped up the shoot of his costliest venture till date -Fox, which stars Sunny Deol and Arjun Rampal in lead roles and is Deepak's co-production with Zee Motion Pictures. Even though the principal shooting of the film was expected to be over towards the end of last year (the shooting had kick started amidst much fanfare in May 2008), there were glitches towards the last stages due to which Fox came to a halt. Finally, the film was revived in the last week of May with entire cast participating in the shoot, hence bringing the production stage to a close. "Am I relieved? Certainly yes. Was I frustrated? Not really. The film was delayed for a few months but in the hindsight, I don't see any problem in that at all. Whatever happens, happens for the good and in case of Fox,...

It was a year long chase but it finally culminated in a win for the cast and crew of Fox. The film, which began it's shooting in the month of May last year, got completed exactly a year later in the hourly hours of 29th May this year. "I am terribly Ffff'd", confesses Deepak Tijori who has not just directed but also co-produced Fox with Zee Motion Pictures, "And before you start running your imagination wild, Ffff stands for 'Finally Finished Filming Fox'! Deepak can afford...

Director Deepak Tijori has praised Sunny Deol's comeback performance in Fox. Tijori, who is best known for directing Tom, Dick and Harry in 2006, claimed that Deol and co-star Arjun Rampal developed strong on-screen chemistry while shooting the film. He told Ians: "Sunny will be seen in a different light altogether in Fox and so would Arjun. Our film is a slick entertainer and comes (more)...

Mumbai, Sunny Deol, who was last seen in forgettable flicks like "Kaafila" and "Heroes", is set to make a comeback in "Fox" and director Deepak Tijori is certain Sunny's fans will appreciate him in his new avatar in the thriller. "It's not an action movie but is basically a thriller. Sunny will be seen in a different light altogether in 'Fox' and so would Arjun (Rampal). Our film is a slick entertainer and comes with a new way of storytelling. I'm sure both Sunny and Arjun's fans would be happy to see them in a new avatar," Tijori told Ians. Shot in Goa and Mumbai, "Fox" is a thriller about a cat and mouse chase between a criminal lawyer (Arjun) and a stranger who is controlling and threatening his life. Now the lawyer must seek the help of a ...

It seems actor turned director Deepak Tijori means serious business this time. After his last film Tom Dick And Harry failed to excite audiences at the box-office, this time Tijori seems to have a different game plan in mind. Now, the director who has joined hands with filmmaker Vikram Bhatt is all set to shoot the first schedule of his film in Singapore soon. We also hear that Tijori is trying hard to release two films this year. Though one of his films titled Fox is almost complete,...

Monty Burns, eat your heart out. Certain to make the rest of Springfield's denizens jealous, the U.S. Postal Service today unveiled 44-cent first-class stamps of The Simpsons. The collection will be released nationwide on May 7. "This is the biggest and most adhesive honor The Simpsons has ever received," said show mastermind Matt Groening, who conceived the original artwork for the stamps. In honor of the Fox animated series' 20th season, there are four commemorative designs, each with a different portrait of four-fingered family:  a dazed/crazed Homer, a worried Marge, a cow-causing Bart, a smiling Lisa and Po'd-looking Maggie. (Sorry, Santa's Little Helper and...

Thomas Lennon takes his comedy very seriously, even when it's painful. Take perhaps his most famous role, as Lt. Jim Dangle, the macho police officer -- with the trademark mustache, highlighted hair, and tiny, tiny tight shorts -- he plays on the comedy series Reno 911!, now entering its sixth season on Comedy Central. Lennon is also the creator, director, and writer of the show (with Robert Ben Garant) and came up with Dangle's costume -- a decision he has mixed feelings about. "Obviously, if I had known the show would go 88 episodes, I would have picked something else to wear," Lennon says. "I joke about it; but to be completely honest, it really, really, really hurts your balls. A lot." He pauses a moment, before adding in a perfect deadpan, "On the flip side, it's nice to know that I've traded my entire adult life to be a moderately amusing,...

Peter Jackson was born in New Zealand on October 31st, 1961. An only child, Jackson was given an 8mm camera at the age of eight, which he utilized to the fullest extent imaginable. As a youth Jackson made quite a few low budget independent films, a few of which even earned him notice.

"World War Two" and “The Valley” were two such short films made by Jackson during his teenage years, and provided Peter some notoriety early on as the blossoming filmmaker managed to incorporate some impressive stop motion effects regardless of functioning on a non existent budget. Despite a lack of formal training, the New Zealanders initial love for special effects and short films have steadily evolved into successful major motion pictures.

In an interview with David Stratton, Peter Jackson once said “I wanted my special effects movies to have little stories and plots. And so the concept of writing...

I’ve never seen the IFC sketch comedy show, The Whitest Kids You Know. But after my interview with two of its stars, I may start. Recently, I sat down with Zach Creggor and Trevor Moore at the W Hotel in Times Square to chat about their new teen comedy, Miss March. The guys talked about everything from Playboy to diarrhea. Here are some highlights. Ugo: There seems to be a lot of Monty Python in your brand of slapstick humor. Who were some of your influences growing up? Zach Creggor: Well, Python actually. I grew up in a pretty strict Christian household. So a lot of the more sexual stuff like Eddie Murphy I couldn’t listen to, but for some reason, Monty Python was Ok. Ugo: Where did you come up with these characters? Trevor Moore: We were actually approached by Fox (Searchlight) with an intact script...

Zee Motion Pictures is ready to roll out with its first Hindi production, “Fox” directed by Deepak Tijori, starring Arjun Rampal, Sunny Deol, Sagarika Ghatge and Udita Goswami.

“Fox” is a modern sleek thriller shot in the exotic locales of Goa and Mumbai. It is a story about a cat and mouse chase between a young successful criminal lawyer (Arjun Rampal) and a mysterious stranger who is controlling and threatening his life. Now the lawyer must seek the help of a reluctant cop (Sunny Deol) in solving the mystery.

Sanjeev Lamba, Zee Motion Pictures says- “‘Fox’.

Zee Motion Pictures is ready to roll out with its first Hindi production, Fox directed by Deepak Tijori, starring Arjun Rampal, Sunny Deol, Sagarika Ghatge and Udita Goswami. Fox is a modern sleek thriller shot in the exotic locales of Goa and Mumbai. It is a story about a cat and mouse chase between a young successful criminal lawyer (Arjun Rampal) and a mysterious stranger who is controlling and threatening his life. Now the lawyer must seek the help of a reluctant cop (Sunny Deol) in solving the mystery....