“It’s something that we’ve been working on for a while,” said Fox president of entertainment Kevin Reilly. “We have real estate on our schedule in Saturday night late night that we’ve not been programming in quite a few seasons.”

Animation Domination HD won’t only be competing with Saturday Night Live, it will also have a strong online presence that will extend across platforms such as Web, mobile apps, game consoles and Video on Demand. It kicks off in 2012 and will feature 50 original short-form pieces per year, online windows of FOX animated shows, and user-adapted content. It will create a unique opportunity for fans and up-and-coming talent to engage with professional FOX-curated content, which they could possibly platform into their own series. FOX will also use its expertise and cross-promotional power to nurture these new assets through this pipeline.

“This may be the first time a network is building a clear bridge for talent to develop and grow ideas in the digital/alternative arena and organically move them into the mainstream,” said Reilly. “These new late-night series will be assets in their own right – but the clear possibility exists for a breakout digital success to graduate to primetime.”

The first season will include Axe Cop, which is based on a webcomic about an axe-wielding cop, whose battle cry is “I will chop your head off!”

If it sounds childish, there’s a good reason for that. Axe Cop was created by 5-year-old Malachai Nicolle, and his 29-year-old brother, Ethan Nicolle, who does the art. Malachai has dreamed up an endearing black and white world with simplistically absurd answers to equally preposterous problems. When Axe Cop needs to fight an unknown enemy, he uses dinosaurs because whatever it is “it can’t beat dinosaurs.” He summons the dinosaurs from dinosaur planet with a dinosaur horn, which he gets from the dinosaur horn store (duh). Having a child author also results in some political incorrectness. Axe Cop refuses to let girls on his team because all girls are dumb (except Best Fairy Ever) and can’t fight, which he proves by smacking them upside the head with his axe. Axe Cop doesn’t even have time for women in his personal life because he’s married to his job, which he explains in a fan mail Q&A segment called “Ask Axe Cop” (video below).

“Axe Cop is one of the most creative, hilarious and naturally viral comic properties to emerge in the last decade,” said development head, Nick Weidenfeld. “I’ve hoped someone would adapt Axe Cop for television for years and couldn’t be happier that we get to be that someone. Axe Cop has all the makings of an iconic animated series and it will help set the tone for Fox’s new late-prime Saturday animation lineup.”

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The voice cast will include Seth Green as Batman, Robin and Aquaman; Paul Reubens as the Riddler; Neil Patrick Harris as Two-Face, Alfred Molina as Lex Luthor; Nathan Fillion as the Green Lantern; Megan Fox as Lois Lane; and Breckin Meyer as Superman. Additional voice cast includes Abe Benrubi, Alex Borstein, Clare Grant, Tara Strong, Senreich, Tom Root and Zeb Wells.

“Having been raised on DC Comics and the Super Friends vs. Legion of Doom, it’s exciting to tell a whole Robot Chicken story within this awesome universe,” said Robot Chicken creator Seth Green.

“We’ve been working with (DC Entertainment chief creative officer) Geoff Johns for over 15 years, so playing together on this special only made it more fun to work in the worlds we all love so dearly,” added co-creator Matthew Senreich.

“Working with Seth and Matthew and the rest of the Robot Chicken crew has always been nothing short of insanity over the years,” said Johns. “DC, Warner Bros. Animation and Adult Swim together — how could anyone resist?”

Robot Chicken: DC Comics Special will air in the fall until then enjoy these clips of past DC cameos.

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“Fringe is a remarkably creative series that has set the bar as one of television’s most imaginative dramas. Bringing it back for a final 13 allows us to provide the climactic conclusion that its passionate and loyal fans deserve,” said Reilly. “The amazing work the producers, writers and the incredibly talented cast and crew have delivered the last four seasons has literally been out of this world. Although the end is bittersweet, it’s going to be a very exciting final chapter.”

Executive producer J.J. Abrams added, “We are thrilled and beyond grateful that FOX – and our fans – have made the impossible possible: Fringe will continue into a fifth season that will allow the series to conclude in a wild and thrilling way. All of us at Bad Robot are forever indebted to our viewers and the amazingly supportive FOX network for allowing the adventures of Fringe Division to not only continue, but to resolve in a way that perfectly fits the show.”

Fox has already put together a trailer for Fringe Season 5:

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Planet Fitness takes this promise very seriously. They have what’s called a Lunk™ Alarm, which lights up and blares when someone breaks the rules. What’s not so serious are their hilarious commercials that feature all the stereotypical gym idiots.

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Abed tells Annie that he’s mad at her for tampering with the fabric of the group. He explains that he’s run all the scenarios through the Dreamatorium engine, which consists of a cardboard box for his thoughts and another for his friends. Annie decides to teach him a lesson in empathy by switching the boxes so that he puts the thoughts of others first. Of course, Abed takes this literally and pretends to be every member in the group. It ends with a parody of a parody, in which Abed narrates his life in the same manner as the intro to the Inspector Spacetime show.

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Watch “The Dork Knight”
http://www.comedycentral.com/episodes/3axgu1/ugly-americans-the-dork-knight-season-2-ep-215

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“I haven’t made a decision on that, just heard about it,” he told Diane Sawyer. “Of course it would depend on the nature of the skit. I want it to be funny.”

Romney’s sense of humor is open to self-deprecation. He says that he’s a fan SNL’s Jason Sudeikis, who makes Romney look good in comparison. “He’s very good, Jason’s very good,” Romney said.

Romney has already poked fun of himself on The Late Show with David Letterman with a Top Ten List of “Things you don’t know about Mitt Romney.”

There’s only one more episode of SNL this season so if Romney does accept the offer, he wouldn’t appear until at least September.

3 MUST SEE SKITS:

1. Romney as the Terminator. He goes back in time to kill the health care bill, but just like in the movies he switches sides (read: flip flops) and protects the bill.
2. Romney’s dog relieves itself on top of the car roof. It progressively gets worse and seeps in the windows and onto his family.
3. Romney as a wild and crazy guy. ’nuff said

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The team faces off against the retro super villain Mad Mod, who uses a time machine reminiscent of the TARDIS to make himself young again. However, it also affects his henchmen and the Teen Titans. They transform into previous incarnations of themselves circa the 90s, 80s, 70s, and 60s. Eventually, they travel to the future where Robin the Toy Wonder from DC One Million meets some unfamiliar teammates ripped from the pages of Titans: Scissors, Paper, Stone. It’s no wonder Robin doesn’t recognize them. The designs are by Derrick Wyatt, who created the character sheets in 2006 for the Teen Titans cartoon but they never appeared in the show.

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They’re certainly serving her well in Hewitt’s newest role as a single mom working at a “massage” parlor. Lifetime has been promoting The Client List with a series of provocative photos but they were apparently too sexy for Entertainment Weekly. The magazine Photoshopped out most of her cleavage.

Click for breast enlargement!

Conservatives aren’t the only ones who want the star to cover up. Massage therapists are petitioning Lifetime to pull the show, which they claim denigrates their profession. Hewitt responded on E! Online: “It’s a TV show. They’re not offended by Dexter or Nurse Jackie, but they’re offended by me giving a happy ending?”

There was a happy ending despite the controversy or perhaps because of it. The Client List premiere was the most watched Lifetime series debut since Drop Dead Diva in 2009.

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In a recent interview with the Smithsonian creator Matt Groening revealed:

Springfield was named after Springfield, Oregon. The only reason is that when I was a kid, the TV show “Father Knows Best” took place in the town of Springfield, and I was thrilled because I imagined that it was the town next to Portland, my hometown. When I grew up, I realized it was just a fictitious name. I also figured out that Springfield was one of the most common names for a city in the U.S. In anticipation of the success of the show, I thought, “This will be cool; everyone will think it’s their Springfield.” And they do.

“…and that’s the end of that chapter.”

But the story doesn’t end there. Despite what many are reporting, Groening never actually said the Simpsons family resides in Oregon. He only said that the fictitious town was named after Springfield, Oregon.

Even Homer Simpson is playing coy on twitter. “That’s right, the Simpsons live in Oregon — California’s toupée,” Homer tweeted. However, he immediately followed it up by saying, “Do you think if the Simpsons lived in Oregon Grampa wouldn’t have been suicided a long time ago?”

The Simpsons will reportedly reference Springfield’s location on Sunday night’s opening chalkboard gag. Perhaps: “I will not give out my address to strangers.”

UPDATE:

This week’s Simpsons chalkboard gag: “The true location of Springfield is any state but yours.”
(Ha-Ha)

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