tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-359386982024-03-10T05:56:22.621-07:00eyeballs and fishlipsclaymating america, one voice at a time.EmployeeMeganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12377004097857030007noreply@blogger.comBlogger45125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35938698.post-18488715917325840672007-11-14T06:26:00.000-08:002007-11-14T06:29:18.233-08:00Wallace and Gromit film...It’s a ‘who-doughnut?’ mystery Gromit!Bristol, 3rd October 2007: Today, fans throughout the world can see Nick Park talking about Wallace and Gromit’s forthcoming new film. Within an interview style short film, available only on the internet, Nick reveals that the plasticine duo’s new adventure will be made for TV.Trouble At’ Mill will join multi award winning The Wrong Trousers and A Close ShaveGareth Owenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01222752143577682117noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35938698.post-80629767790324081232007-08-16T14:27:00.000-07:002008-12-09T14:09:12.035-08:00DVD NewsI have two pieces of Creature Comforts news to report. The first is that we were recently awarded two Silver Telly Awards! The second is that the DVD of the ENTIRE season will be released in the U.S. on October 9th. To all of you who joined the campaign to save Creature Comforts, thank you again, and please let everyone know about the DVD release. To anyone unfamiliar with the saga of "Family GuyEditorPenguinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03529308166648883250noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35938698.post-37069163181370219722007-07-10T17:45:00.000-07:002008-12-09T14:09:12.355-08:00Animation CelebrationFirst of all, a big thank you to everyone who has been supporting the show and making their thoughts known to CBS. Some shows that get pulled from TV quickly fade from peoples' consciousness but it's clear that the fans of Creature Comforts are passionate and are not going to forget about this very special show. Last weekend our executive producer, Kit Boss, presented an unaired episode at the EditorPenguinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03529308166648883250noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35938698.post-66996145654374282932007-06-26T10:42:00.001-07:002008-12-09T14:09:12.548-08:00We will not be silenced!If you want to know what these cats have to say on the topic of Communication, you'll have to make your voices heard by the powers that be at CBS. Creature Comforts was pulled from the schedule but there are still 4 wonderful unaired episodes, along with many animals that have yet to be seen. The feedback we have received about the show has been amazing and we know there are passionate fans out EditorPenguinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03529308166648883250noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35938698.post-15591354452915836382007-06-14T10:29:00.000-07:002008-12-09T14:09:12.677-08:00The human face of horse and muleHere is a picture sent in from Hannah and Jared, the always entertaining horse and mule couple. You can also befriend both their human and equine bands on myspace:Mr. Moccasin Horse Heart Mule EditorPenguinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03529308166648883250noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35938698.post-76283527990441100122007-06-13T11:29:00.001-07:002008-12-09T14:09:13.472-08:00Character Parties Continue in Week 2!Dr. Richard Bay, our painting Gorilla from Virginia, hosted 100 friends for his TV debut! Check out the pictures:Up on the marquee.A gorilla's favorite treat!We love the decor.A classic dilemma: watch the show, or eat dinner?Read more about Richard in the Roanoke Times.EmployeeMeganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12377004097857030007noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35938698.post-1456046863140124312007-06-06T16:00:00.000-07:002008-12-09T14:09:14.034-08:00Premiere Party Animals- San FranciscoThe report back from the party our pugs, Betsy and Ian, had at their interviewer's house in San Francisco? "Best thing I've seen in years." But of course, "Betsy and Ian were the funniest." Check out the pics!Betsy and friends watch the show.Ian gets on the floor to commune with his character.Kids get in on the fun.EmployeeMeganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12377004097857030007noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35938698.post-6683763519273686142007-06-05T16:58:00.000-07:002008-12-09T14:09:14.488-08:00Premiere Party Animals- PearlGosh that's alliterative. Here are some more pics from last night's country-spanning festivities, this time from our mother and daughter pig pair (with so many p's, why stop now?), Nell and Celia.Nell, Celia, and their interviewer, Larry, who they gifted with a pig figurine. Larry said of the viewing party, "I wish I had been recording the proceedings - arguments about the TV volume, neighbors EmployeeMeganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12377004097857030007noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35938698.post-33357382203809804772007-06-05T16:39:00.000-07:002008-12-09T14:09:15.282-08:00CCUSA Premiere Party AnimalsFor most of us on the Creature Comforts crew, the best part of last night's premiere (after seeing our very fast-moving credit, of course) was wondering what the characters thought of it all. Thanks to a number of our interviewers and interviewees, we don't have to wonder for long! We've got pictures and quotes from the creatures themselves, which I'll be posting as they come in. First up? Our EmployeeMeganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12377004097857030007noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35938698.post-80111667973839755182007-05-26T22:30:00.000-07:002007-06-03T13:07:06.734-07:00Our Ears Are BurningIn the best possible way:"SOME of the best comic acting you'll see all summer will come from the animated clay animals starring in "Creature Comforts." An American version of a British series based in turn on a short film by Nick Park (the creator of Wallace & Gromit), it puts the unrehearsed words of ordinary people into the mouths of Plasticine dogs, cats, horses, pigs, porcupines, monkeys, EmployeeMeganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12377004097857030007noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35938698.post-87332180020832773822007-05-25T22:35:00.000-07:002007-05-25T22:40:12.410-07:00More Sneak Peeks!Featuring the voice of Editor Penguin, who interviewed his cousin.EmployeeMeganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12377004097857030007noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35938698.post-23107953502769922492007-04-25T17:22:00.000-07:002007-04-25T17:23:55.372-07:00more footageCheck out this sneak peek of "Pets at the Vet"!EmployeeMeganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12377004097857030007noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35938698.post-63966714611018400052007-04-18T18:39:00.000-07:002007-04-18T18:41:05.800-07:00Excellent News!"Eye did confirm another bit of scheduling, saying that "Creature Comforts" -- the long-in-the-works project from Aardman Animations -- will premiere June 4 at 8 p.m."Creature Comforts" -- which combines stop-motion animated animals with audio from interviews with average Americans -- inherits the timeslot normally occupied by "How I Met Your Mother." No word on where that skein will air over theEmployeeMeganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12377004097857030007noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35938698.post-1173911649025168762007-03-14T16:32:00.000-07:002007-03-30T13:38:39.210-07:00We Return, Bearing GiftsI know we've been gone for awhile, and sadly, it's because we've had little news to report. That's why we're offering a little taste of the "working" segment, in exchange for your forgiveness. Pretty please?EmployeeMeganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12377004097857030007noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35938698.post-1171501819551549312007-02-14T17:08:00.000-08:002007-02-14T17:10:19.563-08:00Happy Valentine's Day!EditorPenguinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03529308166648883250noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35938698.post-1170725305231304812007-02-05T17:28:00.000-08:002007-02-27T21:10:49.040-08:00False Alarm!As Teresa pointed out, our commercial was not aired during yesterday's Super Bowl. Quick, enjoy it here while the football season is still fresh enough to make it relevant:EmployeeMeganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12377004097857030007noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35938698.post-1170465236852600342007-02-03T14:05:00.000-08:002007-02-05T11:04:16.133-08:00First and TenWe're not sure exactly when, but we hear that Creature Comforts will be advertised during tomorrow's football festivities. Hopefully, this will be the first step towards CCUSA showing up weekly on your TV sets! Below we've posted some still frames of the characters featured in the ad, and the original audio that their dialogue came from. It's always fun to see the animated end result and then EmployeeMeganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12377004097857030007noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35938698.post-1170466509066524482007-02-02T17:25:00.000-08:002007-02-02T17:35:09.086-08:00Bears v. ColtsWho's your pick this weekend? EmployeeMeganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12377004097857030007noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35938698.post-1169751227584316502007-01-25T10:44:00.000-08:002007-02-01T10:57:06.596-08:00Mr. Animator, I'm Ready for my CloseupWell, today we have received our last animated shot and it is...Zoo Pandas. It's sad that production is coming to and end and that we won't be able to look forward to the Friday deliveries of animation anymore. It was always so exciting to see the audio clips that we had heard repeatedly transformed into dialog coming from a character's mouth. The animation is so consistently good that I forget EditorPenguinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03529308166648883250noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35938698.post-1169162590297365412007-01-18T15:12:00.000-08:002007-02-03T19:29:35.213-08:00Slugging PercentageI don't have much time to blog today since we're in the midst of prepping our first two episodes that are to be audience-tested very soon. I'm hoping that they do well and the rest of you will get to see them on TV soon. I think they're really good and just hope the rest of America agrees. There is only one more day of animation and then all shots for our first season of shows will be complete. EditorPenguinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03529308166648883250noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35938698.post-1168302219915103212007-01-08T16:08:00.000-08:002007-01-08T16:23:39.960-08:00Taunting Across the AtlanticDirector Merlin (rather emphatically) reminds us of all the delicious Victoria Sponge Cake we're missing out on:And so I'd like to remind him of all the gorgeous weather he's missing out on:EmployeeMeganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12377004097857030007noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35938698.post-1168300967876992892007-01-08T16:00:00.000-08:002007-01-08T16:02:47.883-08:00Waiter, there's a fly in my soup!Happy New Year everyone! Here's picture of the slate from one of my favorite recent shots, it will be seen in our "Art" episode. Unlike some of the smaller puppets, the flies are actually much larger than life, as you can see. Check it out:EditorPenguinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03529308166648883250noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35938698.post-1166830540331394472006-12-22T15:31:00.000-08:002006-12-22T15:37:56.860-08:00Some Christmas CheerEditorPenguinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03529308166648883250noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35938698.post-1166493038867937712006-12-18T17:22:00.000-08:002006-12-18T17:50:38.900-08:00Before there was Creature Comforts...When Nick Park and Peter Lord came to visit our office a couple months back, we asked them about the genesis of the idea for the original Creature Comforts short. Aardman was commissioned to make several short films using unscripted audio for a series called Lip Synch, and Nick Park's piece was the Creature Comforts short in 1989. Peter Lord mentioned that one of the first, if not THE first EditorPenguinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03529308166648883250noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35938698.post-1165975992151894202006-12-12T18:00:00.000-08:002006-12-12T18:13:12.163-08:00Like WildfireUnbeknownst to us Aardman folk in the U.S., more show clips have been released/found their way to the internet. SO, since the cat (or in this case, the penguin) is out of the bag already, why not take a gander at one of my favorite characters:Oh, and for those who were wondering, the rope will not be seen when this clip airs on television.EmployeeMeganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12377004097857030007noreply@blogger.com0