Monday, April 6, 2020

Renewal Time!

Since animation is the one segment of entertainment that is still in production, companies appear to find it advantageous to send out a few renewal slips.

Fox has ordered a second season of its animated family comedy Duncanville for 2021-22. ... [The show] joins fellow Fox freshman animated series Bless the Harts, which also has already been renewed for a second season.

The network has been ramping up its animated portfolio over the past two years and currently has five series on the air — veterans The Simpsons, Family Guy and Bob’s Burgers, and newcomers Bless the Harts and Duncanville — with two more, Housebroken and The Great North, set to join the lineup next season. Animation is one film/TV area that still is going during the pandemic-related Hollywood shutdown. ...

As noted previously, animation directors, board artists, and designers (among others) have been working remotely from home. At least one veteran says he misses the studio ambience, but under the circumstances is happy to take the working conditions his usual place of business is handing out.

In these challenging times, money made in a cramped home studio is far better than unemployment ... or no money at all

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