Artful Bob & Doug

Bob & Doug McKenzie have lived in multiple media formats - from SCTV to Strange Brew to commercials to Animax's very own Bob & Doug TV series. Now the two patron saints of Canada have entered into the world of fine art. Check out these Great White North inspired dioramas that portend doom for the McKenzie Brothers at the hands of hungry wolves in artwork created by Diana Thorneycroft.

Doug at Fan Expo Canada

Animax Entertainment's Dave Thomas is a Featured Guest at this weekend's Fan Expo Canada in Toronto, the largest combined gaming, horror, comic, science fiction and anime event in the country. Dave is headed there to support Global TV's Bob & Doug animated show. Hunt Dave down for an autograph.

SCTV Reunion!

This December 2009, Second City is going to be celebrating it's 50th Anniversary. As part of the slate of shows, panels, and activities, there is going to be a reunion of the cast of SCTV. Animax Entertainment's Dave Thomas will be live on stage along with appearances by Joe Flaherty, Eugene Levy, Andrea Martin, Catherine O'Hara, Harold Ramis, and Martin Short.

It's going to be a total comedy geekfest with the other celebs partaking in the festivities like Jim Belushi, Jeff Garlin, Alan Arkin, Dan Castellaneta, Tim Meadows, Jack McBrayer, Tim Kazurinsky, Richard Kind, Fred Willard, Dick Schaal, Scott Adsit, David Rasche, David Steinberg, Robert Klein and many others. Invitations have also been sent to other powerful Second City alumni, including Tina Fey, Stephen Colbert, Rachel Dratch, Steve Carell, Mike Myers, Bill Murray and Dan Aykroyd.

CHF covers the Max

ColdHardFlash generated some digital press pixels about Animax, MTV & Popzilla and Bob & Doug today.

McKenzies at Fan Expo Canada

Animax Entertainment's Dave Thomas is one of the Featured Guests at the upcoming Fan Expo Canada in Toronto August 28-30, 2009, the largest combined gaming, horror, comic, science fiction and anime event in the country. Dave is headed there to support Global TV's Bob & Doug animated show.

Bob & Doug in Huffington Post

Boub & Doug McKenzie got a mention in the Huffington Post.

Happy Canada D'eh!

As part of the Canada Day celebration, Bob & Doug McKenzie will greet millions of Canada.com subscribers via email. In the special "Happy Canada D'eh!" message from the stars of Global TV's Bob and Doug, the animated brothers let people know about Canwest's upcoming TV and "interweb" marathon. The online promotion was covered in Brunico's Media in Canada magazine.

Animax Entertainment wishes Canadians everywhere a happy Canada Day just as we prepare to celebrate America Day this weekend.

Producing Popzilla for MTV

While Bob & Doug McKenzie continues to do well on Global TV in Canada, Animax Entertainment is in the thick of animating Popzilla for MTV. The Flash animated sketch comedy show that skewers celebrities has been cranking with new bits added to the production pipeline every time a celeb does something dumb. We just hope that more of them stay alive so that we can (tactfully) make fun of them. RIP Michael Jackson, Farrah Fawcett and Ed McMahon.

Bob & Doug in Top 10 Again

Last Week, Crave Online said Bob & Doug was one of the top shows to watch. Now comes word that Bob & Doug is one of the top 10 shows watched, period! It made the Top 10 on Global TV and is in the Top 20 overall in the 18-34 demographic. That means the core audience for the show were practically just getting out of diapers when Bob & Doug McKenzie first debuted on SCTV nearly 30 years ago. Animax is happy to see the McKenzies connect with any generation of hosers.

Craving Bob & Doug

Crave Online named Bob & Doug one of the top shows to watch right now. Way to go McKenzie Brothers.

Press Pours In

Animax is happy to see that Bob & Doug has been getting lots of coverage in consumer and trade press and it's all positive. The McKenzie Brothers were already close to being patron saints of Canada and all this press just backs that up. Bob & Doug airs on Global TV in Canada this Sunday.
· National Post
· Vancouver Sun
· Canada.com
· Channel Canada
· Time Colonist
· Leader-Post
· Montreal Gazette
· Edmonton Journal
· Macleans
· Winnipeg Sun
· The Barrie Examiner
· TV Time
· Radio Interview: Talk 1410AM
· Radio Interview: DBS Podcast
· The Movie Blog

Bob & Doug Premiere!

That's right, it's finally here. The premiere episode of Bob & Doug launches this Sunday night April 19 at 7:30 p.m. ET/PT in Canada on Global TV. Check out the show's website. The animated McKenzie Brothers first starred in a short piece for the DVD release of Strange Brew, and then it all just snowballed from there. Now everyone (well, Canadians at the very least) will be able to see Bob & Doug McKenzie on a weekly basis. Animax is very proud to see all those years of hard work and determination to see the show come to fruition finally pay off. We hope to see the show take off, eh, big time. (Sorry, we just had to drop one of those references in there.)

Bob & Doug Update

For all the folks who've been asking, the air date for Bob & Doug on Global in Canada has moved to sometime in early Spring /late Summer. Good news about that is that now there will be even more episodes to enjoy.

Animax in the News

Animax's animated holiday card featuring Bob & Doug McKenzie singing the "12 Days of Christmas" got nice write ups in Animation Magazine and Cold Hard Flash.

Happy Holidays, Hosers!

Animax just released it's 2008 Holiday card and it features Bob & Doug McKenzie animatedly singing the classic "12 Days of Christmas." We also tagged it with the trailer to the upcoming "Bob & Doug" TV show which debuts in 2009. Last year's card which won numerous awards is also available as well as all our cards since 2002 are available on our holiday site as well.

World of Hosers

Hhmm... Seems like MediaCaster Magazine may have jumped to conclusions about the Animax partnership with RocketOn. They connect a few dots about Animax and the upcoming "Bob & Doug" animated TV show featuring the McKenzie Brothers made famous by Dave Thomas and Rick Moranis when in the article they posit: "Bob & Doug sipping a virtual brewski in a great white Web world?"

Or maybe they saw this placeholder site... World of Hosers - the first ever virtual world focused on the favorite pasttime of Bob & Doug McKenzie.

"Strange Brew" Turns 25

Strange Brew turns 25 today - in the US at least. The film was released on August 26, 1983. For those of you living under a rock, The Adventures of Bob & Doug McKenzie: Strange Brew starred the SCTV characters Bob & Doug McKenzie, played by Dave Thomas and Rick Moranis, who also served as co-directors. The venerable Max von Sydow co-stars.

And if you haven't heard by now, Bob & Doug are soon to return to a small screen near you in the aptly named TV show Bob & Doug - this time in animated form. The first season of episodes is in production now with an early 2009 air date.

Official Animax & McKenzie Brothers Release

Animax Entertainment issued a spanking new press release on the upcoming Bob & Doug McKenzie animated series and the recent announcement about Fox joining on board the TV pilot. Check out the trailer.

Bob & Doug & Fox

The Hollywood Reporter got it kinda right. Yes, a pilot of Bob & Doug McKenzie is being produced. Canada's Global TV was the first to come to the table ordering up 15 episodes (not 13). Now, Fox Broadcasting is on board with the pilot and a possible series commitment as well. Animax Entertainment developed the Flash animated show Bob & Doug - it's a property that we've been working on for awhile and to finally see it taking shape in such a big way is truly rewarding.

Bob & Doug

Yes, it's true, CHF and other Animax fans. Bob & Doug is headed to Global Television in Canada. The McKenzie Brothers of Strange Brew and SCTV fame live on, only this time in animated form.

The Good Book

Are you a Flash Animator or do you just want to look like one? Then you need to get your hands on the brand new book Foundation Flash Cartoon Animation written by Animax Entertainment folks Tim Jones, Allan Rosson, Barry Kelly, and Dave Wolfe (he comes and goes round these parts). It's chock full of solid advice and direction on how to make your Flash animation really zing. It's also chock full of samples from the Animax past portfolio of work including our perennial faves Bob & Doug McKenzie. It's the perfect holiday gift!

The book details:
Whether you are an experienced Flash designer or developer looking for a guide to doing animation in Flash, or a novice to Flash who is looking for an effective way to create and distribute animations, this book will prove invaluable to you. Covering every aspect of Flash animation, the book is a fast-paced yet thorough review of the Flash animation process. Written by the Emmy-Award winning team at ANIMAX, this book not only reveals the step-by-step process followed by one of today's leading Flash animation studios, it gives you valuable tips and tricks to take your Flash animation to the next level. Divided into three phases of production (pre-production, animation, post-production) this book breaks the Flash animation process into smaller, more manageable steps. And because the authors approach the animation process from various perspectives (such as producer, animator, and editor) the book balances many of the real-world issues facing today's Flash animators, from artistic to technical to financial. The book starts off by looking at planning and designing an animation project, including working out your goals, and putting together character libraries and storyboards. Next up we look at the production phase, which includes using plug-ins to make your work more efficient, implementing your animation, and adding special effects. Finally, we look at post-production work, including how After Effects can be used effectively alongside Flash for tasks such as camera mechanics, how to make Flash not look like Flash, and tips and tricks from the experts. Whatever the reason, like millions of others around the world you've become interested in Flash animation. And you've come to the right place to learn more. This book is compatible with pretty much any fairly recent version of Flash.

• Covers the full process of Flash animation, through preproduction, production, and post production
• Covers many practical techniques, including creating character libraries, using plugins, and camera mechanics with After Effects.
• Written by the Emmy award winning ANIMAX team

What you'll learn

• How to effectively plan an animation project
• How to put together storyboards
• How to create elegant character libraries
• How to set up your .fla file, ready for animation to commence
• How to make more efficient use of your time with plugins, where to find good plugins, and how to create your own
• How to animate, frame by frame, or using tweens
• Why After Effects can be better than Flash for some tasks.
• Effective After Effects Techniques, such as camera mechanics
• How to make Flash not look like Flash