Liquid Television
1991 · 3 seasons · 22 eps · ★ 7.4 · Animation
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Liquid Television is an Emmy Award–winning 1990s animation showcase that appeared on MTV. It has served as the launching point for several high-profile original cartoons, including Beavis and Butt-head and Æon Flux. The bulk of Liquid Television's material was created by independent animators and artists specially for the show, and some previously produced segments were compiled from festivals such as Spike and Mike's Sick and Twisted Festival of Animation. Mark Mothersbaugh composed the show's theme music. There were also a large number of animation pieces adapted from the work of Art Spiegelman's comic compilation, RAW. RAW featured underground cartoonists such as Mark Beyer, Richard Sala, and Peter Bagge. In particular, Dog-Boy by Charles Burns was based on the artist's series from RAW.
Created by Japhet Asher
Network: MTV
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The Weekenders · 2000The Weekenders
★ 8.22000
SeriesAnimationComedy
Four friends, Tino, Carver, Lor, and Tish, spend each weekend discovering and creating new levels of fun, while negotiating the obligatory obstacles of adolescence.
Liquid TV · 2013Liquid TV
★ 8.02013
SeriesComedyAnimation
The cult 90's MTV animated hit is back! Liquid TV 2013 brings together the most original, funniest, and strangest animated shorts, music videos and series together. And once you have your mind melted - you'll never see the world the same way again.
Downtown · 1999Downtown
★ 7.91999
SeriesAnimationComedy
Downtown is an animated series on MTV on urban life, based on interviews with real people. The show follows a diverse and multiracial cast who live in New York City, and presents their everyday lives through quirky, humorous, and imaginative perspectives from the characters. It was created by Chris Prynoski, a former animator on Beavis and Butt-Head and produced by David McGrath. In 2000, Downtown was nominated for an Emmy in the category of outstanding animated program.
Downtown faced a similar fate to many of MTV's other cartoons - it only lasted one season. The use of an original score rather than licensed music makes a sanctioned DVD release unlikely.
Some of the show's staff have gone on to work on the action animated series Megas XLR, which uses the same quirky humor found in Downtown as well as the character Goat, reprised by Scott Rienecker.
The Wish That Changed Christmas · 1991The Wish That Changed Christmas
★ 7.21991
MovieAnimationFamily
Ivy, an orphan wants a grandmother and a doll for Christmas. She mistakes a sign greeting her into a town, she jumps off a bus and shouts, "It's me, Ivy!". In the cold she looks for a grandma unsucessfully. She finally finds a woman who always wanted children and a doll, Holly. Based on the book The Story of Holly and Ivy.
The Serpent and the Rainbow · 1988The Serpent and the Rainbow
★ 6.41988
MovieHorrorThriller
A Harvard anthropologist is sent to Haiti to retrieve a strange powder that is said to have the power to bring human beings back from the dead. In his quest to find the miracle drug, the cynical scientist enters the rarely seen netherworld of walking zombies, blood rites and ancient curses. Based on the true life experiences of Wade Davis and filmed on location in Haiti, it's a frightening excursion into black magic and the supernatural.
Back to the Future · 1991Back to the Future
★ 6.31991
SeriesAnimationSci-Fi & Fantasy
An animated series for television based on the Back to the Future trilogy of feature films.
Based on the highly successful Back to the Future movie trilogy, this series is set, um, "after" the events of the last film, as the adventures of Marty McFly and Doc Brown in their DeLorean time machine continue. Joining the ride is Clara, (Doc's wife from Back To The Future Part III,) Jules and Verne (their sons) Einstein the dog and Jennifer (Marty's girlfriend). And apparently there's a Tannen in every time as relatives of Biff keep popping up, and creating conflict. Mary Steenburgen and Tom Wilson reprise their roles from the movies. During live portions of the show, Christopher Lloyd reprised his role as Doc Brown and was joined by Bill Nye, who conducted experiments that were used in the show.
Soldiers in Hiding · 1984Soldiers in Hiding
★ 6.01984
MovieDocumentaryWar
A portrait of several Vietnam War veterans living "off the grid." Upon returning home from the war, these men found themselves unable to exist in normal society due to the lasting psychological scars from Vietnam, and, subsequently, chose to live a life of solitude and survival in the American wilderness.
Koryo Saram the Unreliable People · 2007Koryo Saram the Unreliable People
★ 6.02007
MovieDocumentary
Koryo Saram (the Soviet Korean phrase for Korean person) tells the harrowing saga of survival in the open steppe country and the sweep of Soviet history through the eyes of these deported Koreans, who were designated by Stalin as an "unreliable people" and enemies of the state. Through recently uncovered archival footage and new interviews, the film follows the deportees' history of integrating into the Soviet system while working under punishing conditions in Kazakhstan, a country which became a concentration camp of exiled people from throughout the Soviet Union.
Pet Alien · 2005Pet Alien
★ 5.82005
SeriesComedyAnimation
As if adolescence weren't difficult enough, 13-year-old Tommy Cadle must not only find his own place on the planet but also play host and tour guide to a group of feisty aliens who have taken up residence in the lighthouse where he lives.
Betty Boop's Hollywood Mystery · 1989Betty Boop's Hollywood Mystery
★ 5.31989
MovieAnimation
In Los Angeles, Betty Boop works as a waitress and her friends Koko and Bimbo in the kitchen of a dinning place, which is permanently crowded. The greatest attraction for clients is Betty Boop singing, while dreaming to be a Hollywood star.
The Best Of Liquid Television · 1997The Best Of Liquid Television
1997
MovieAnimation
What words come to mind when you think of Liquid Television? Perhaps smart.. funny.. dramatic... maybe even weird. Liquid Television was THE show for "up-and-coming" animators to show what they got. Who said that cartoons had to be drawn by hand? This show combined computer animation, drawings by hand, paper cut-outs, and even live action to make something entertaining for the viewers
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