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==Description==
==Description==
The shows appearing on ADHD are produced entirely in Hollywood, California by “Friends Night.” <ref>http://friendsnight.com/</ref> Headed by executive producers, Nick Weidenfeld & Hend Baghdady, and creative director [[Ben Jones (American cartoonist)|Ben Jones]]. In addition to producing original fifteen & thirty minute shows for air on Fox, Friends Night also develops and produces weekly shorts, and daily GIFs.
The shows appearing on ADHD are produced entirely in Hollywood, California by “Friends Night.” <ref>http://friendsnight.com/</ref> Headed by executive producers, Nick Weidenfeld & Hend Baghdady, and creative director [[Ben Jones (American cartoonist)|Ben Jones]]. In addition to producing original fifteen & thirty minute shows for air on Fox, Friends Night also develops and produces weekly shorts, and daily GIFs.

== History ==
=== 2013 ===
==History==
===2013===
On January 8, 2013, Fox announced that it would launch a spin-off adult animation block – similar in format to Adult Swim – called Animation Domination High-Def.<ref>http://web.archive.org/web/20130313090726/http://www.foxflash.com/div.php/main/page?aID=1z2z2z345z3z8&ID=12360</ref> The block (alternately known as ADHD) ran Saturday late nights, originally airing for 90 minutes from 11:00 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. local time in most markets – later reduced to 11:00 p.m. to 12:00 a.m. on September 7, 2013 with the 12:00 a.m. half-hour being given back to its owned-and-operated stations and affiliates to carry other programming – with some affiliates delaying the block by 30 minutes to an hour to run late evening newscasts. Overruns of [[Fox Sports (United States)|Fox Sports]] broadcasts caused further delays on many evenings.
On January 8, 2013, Fox announced that it would launch a spin-off adult animation block – similar in format to Adult Swim – called Animation Domination High-Def.<ref>http://web.archive.org/web/20130313090726/http://www.foxflash.com/div.php/main/page?aID=1z2z2z345z3z8&ID=12360</ref> The block (alternately known as ADHD) ran Saturday late nights, originally airing for 90 minutes from 11:00 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. local time in most markets – later reduced to 11:00 p.m. to 12:00 a.m. on September 7, 2013 with the 12:00 a.m. half-hour being given back to its owned-and-operated stations and affiliates to carry other programming – with some affiliates delaying the block by 30 minutes to an hour to run late evening newscasts. Overruns of [[Fox Sports (United States)|Fox Sports]] broadcasts caused further delays on many evenings.


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The block itself continues to air on Fox, albeit consisting solely of reruns of programs from ADHD and Fox's Sunday lineup, and no longer containing first-run programming.<ref name=deadline-adhdfxx/> A new series created by Ben Jones, entitled ''[[Stone Quackers]]'', premiered on [[FXX]] on October 27 as part of a special preview.<ref name="Nadel 2014">{{cite web | url=http://www.tcj.com/inhale-exhale/ | title=Inhale Exhale | publisher=Fantagraphics Books | work=Comics Journal | date=October 24, 2014 | accessdate=October 25, 2014 | author=Nadel, Dan | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141025200833/http://www.tcj.com/inhale-exhale/ | archivedate=October 25, 2014 | deadurl=no}}</ref>
The block itself continues to air on Fox, albeit consisting solely of reruns of programs from ADHD and Fox's Sunday lineup, and no longer containing first-run programming.<ref name=deadline-adhdfxx/> A new series created by Ben Jones, entitled ''[[Stone Quackers]]'', premiered on [[FXX]] on October 27 as part of a special preview.<ref name="Nadel 2014">{{cite web | url=http://www.tcj.com/inhale-exhale/ | title=Inhale Exhale | publisher=Fantagraphics Books | work=Comics Journal | date=October 24, 2014 | accessdate=October 25, 2014 | author=Nadel, Dan | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141025200833/http://www.tcj.com/inhale-exhale/ | archivedate=October 25, 2014 | deadurl=no}}</ref>


=== 2015: Shift to FXX ===
===2015: Shift to FXX===
In 2015, Fox began to shift the original series it had produced through ADHD to its cable networks. On December 17, 2014, it was announced that they would encompass a new late-night block on [[FXX]] beginning on January 22, 2015, with new episodes of ''Lucas Bros. Moving Co'' and ''Stone Quackers'' joined by reruns of other ADHD series and shorts. To promote the new block, previews of the two series were aired at midnight [[Eastern Time Zone|ET]] on January 1, 2015 as a lead-out for a marathon of ''[[The Simpsons]]'', while new episodes of the two series aired following the premiere of the [[Archer (season 6)|sixth season]] of ''[[Archer (TV series)|Archer]]'' on FX on January 8, 2015.
In 2015, Fox began to shift the original series it had produced through ADHD to its cable networks. On December 17, 2014, it was announced that they would encompass a new late-night block on [[FXX]] beginning on January 22, 2015, with new episodes of ''Lucas Bros. Moving Co'' and ''Stone Quackers'' joined by reruns of other ADHD series and shorts. To promote the new block, previews of the two series were aired at midnight [[Eastern Time Zone|ET]] on January 1, 2015 as a lead-out for a marathon of ''[[The Simpsons]]'', while new episodes of the two series aired following the premiere of the [[Archer (season 6)|sixth season]] of ''[[Archer (TV series)|Archer]]'' on FX on January 8, 2015.


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* ''[[Stone Quackers]]'' - The series revolves around the misadventures of two ducks named Whit and Clay (voiced by Whitmer Thomas and Clay Tatum respectively) along with their friends Barf (voiced by [[Ben Jones (American cartoonist)|Ben Jones]]) and Dottie (voiced by [[Heather Lawless]]), plus the incompetent police officer named Officer Barry (voiced by [[John C. Reilly]]) and neighborhood kid Bug (voiced by [[Bud Diaz]]). This series was created by [[Ben Jones (American cartoonist)|Ben Jones]].
* ''[[Stone Quackers]]'' - The series revolves around the misadventures of two ducks named Whit and Clay (voiced by Whitmer Thomas and Clay Tatum respectively) along with their friends Barf (voiced by [[Ben Jones (American cartoonist)|Ben Jones]]) and Dottie (voiced by [[Heather Lawless]]), plus the incompetent police officer named Officer Barry (voiced by [[John C. Reilly]]) and neighborhood kid Bug (voiced by [[Bud Diaz]]). This series was created by [[Ben Jones (American cartoonist)|Ben Jones]].

* '''[[Major Lazer (TV series)|Major Lazer]]''' - Set in the future, the show revolves around Major Lazer (voiced by [[Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje]]), a Jamaican superhero who fights against the dystopian forces that have ruined society.


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 21:16, 14 April 2015

Animation Domination High-Def
File:FOX ADHD promotional logo.svg
NetworkFox (2013-2014)
FXX (2015–present)
LaunchedJuly 27, 2013 (2013-07-27)
Country of originUnited States
FormatAdult animation
Satire
Adult comedy
Running time90 minutes (until August 31, 2013)[1]
60 minutes (September 7, 2013–present)
Official websitewww.foxadhd.com

Animation Domination High-Def (also called Animation Domination HD, Fox ADHD, and ADHD) is an hour-long programming block on FXX (with reruns airing Saturday nights on Fox Broadcast Stations) featuring exclusively animated content. It is a spin-off of the Fox network's Animation Domination block.

Description

The shows appearing on ADHD are produced entirely in Hollywood, California by “Friends Night.” [2] Headed by executive producers, Nick Weidenfeld & Hend Baghdady, and creative director Ben Jones. In addition to producing original fifteen & thirty minute shows for air on Fox, Friends Night also develops and produces weekly shorts, and daily GIFs.

History

2013

On January 8, 2013, Fox announced that it would launch a spin-off adult animation block – similar in format to Adult Swim – called Animation Domination High-Def.[3] The block (alternately known as ADHD) ran Saturday late nights, originally airing for 90 minutes from 11:00 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. local time in most markets – later reduced to 11:00 p.m. to 12:00 a.m. on September 7, 2013 with the 12:00 a.m. half-hour being given back to its owned-and-operated stations and affiliates to carry other programming – with some affiliates delaying the block by 30 minutes to an hour to run late evening newscasts. Overruns of Fox Sports broadcasts caused further delays on many evenings.

Animation Domination High-Def was created to fill the first-run programming hole in Fox's Saturday late night schedule left by the 2010 cancellations of The Wanda Sykes Show (a short-lived satirical talk show that replaced MADtv the year prior) and Talkshow with Spike Feresten, with the 90-minute block being filled thereafter by reruns of the network's primetime series.[4][5] Fox Entertainment Group's president at the time, Kevin Reilly, announced the block would feature alternative programming, highlighting short films and extended film trailers in between the episodes.[6] Nick Weidenfeld, former development head at Adult Swim, was tapped to oversee the block.[7][8][9][10][11] The block uses various animated bumpers that were produced each week (in comparison to Adult Swim) with a new "Week In Review" piece that aired each Saturday.[12]

Weidenfeld stated in an interview with The New York Times that Animation Domination High-Def would celebrate "the paramount importance of youth and love and friendship and hanging out and being awesome – not ironically awesome, just awesome." His intent was for the block to offer viewers new content with a significant lack of cynicism, which he believed contrasts his former employer (Williams Street, programmer of Adult Swim), which he stated is "not an optimistic channel."[13] Despite this, Weidenfeld allowed Cartoon Network/Adult Swim owner Turner Broadcasting System to purchase commercial time during the premiere night of ADHD (one ad aired at 11:30 p.m. with a Talking Heads reference stating that Adult Swim was first in the format, and the last ad aired at midnight congratulating the crew before the start of a rerun of The Cleveland Show).[14] Weidenfeld responded: "We love Adult Swim and we’re happy to receive both their attention and their ad dollars!" Fox executives were not made aware of the local ad buys, which was done without their knowledge.[14]

All content within the block – the animation for the programs themselves, bumpers and interstitial short films (some of which feature parodies of different characters) – were produced by Friends Night Studios at its offices on Sunset Boulevard in Los Angeles. Along with the short seasons offered for production approval (six to twelve episodes a year) and Fox's ownership of all content in the process, this setup was designed to reduce total costs and significantly shorten the turnaround time for most shows.[13] In addition to the Fox lineup, ADHD's programming is also available for streaming on a dedicated website (FOXADHD.com) and mobile app as well as through Hulu. All of the programs in the lineup were generally shown without commercial interruption, and with few exceptions, aired without editing. The High School USA! episode "Best Friends Forever" was released briefly on Hulu and not broadcast on Fox due to content issues with the network's standards and practices department.

2014

On April 17, 2014, Broadcasting & Cable reported that Fox would discontinue Animation Domination High-Def after the June 28, 2014 broadcast of the block, citing an inability to reach the correct demographics during its Saturday late night timeslot—particularly as a result of overrunning college football games. Through the digital platform, Fox planned to reposition ADHD as an "incubator" for new series that could premiere on its Sunday primetime lineup—with plans for Friends Night to produce two half-hour series to debut in June 2015.[15][16]

The block itself continues to air on Fox, albeit consisting solely of reruns of programs from ADHD and Fox's Sunday lineup, and no longer containing first-run programming.[17] A new series created by Ben Jones, entitled Stone Quackers, premiered on FXX on October 27 as part of a special preview.[18]

2015: Shift to FXX

In 2015, Fox began to shift the original series it had produced through ADHD to its cable networks. On December 17, 2014, it was announced that they would encompass a new late-night block on FXX beginning on January 22, 2015, with new episodes of Lucas Bros. Moving Co and Stone Quackers joined by reruns of other ADHD series and shorts. To promote the new block, previews of the two series were aired at midnight ET on January 1, 2015 as a lead-out for a marathon of The Simpsons, while new episodes of the two series aired following the premiere of the sixth season of Archer on FX on January 8, 2015.

FX Networks' Chuck Saftler viewed the additions as a compliment to their existing animated series, explaining that "based on the successful launch of The Simpsons on FXX, this is the perfect time to expand our animation offerings and make FXX the after hours destination for animated shorts and series." Reruns of these new episodes can still potentially air on Fox.[17][19]

Animation Domination High-Def Shows

Shows produced by Animation Domination High-Def include:

  • ADHD Shorts - A series of animated cartoons used as interstitial programming between episodes. Most are short-form sketches with a few animated songs. Writing is primarily done by Heather Anne Campbell for sketches and songs, with most songs performed by Liz Beebe.
  • High School USA! - High School USA is a parody cartoon of the Archie comic book characters and modern issues not generally explored in those comics. The show is about the millennial high-school experience, following a clique of sunny, well-meaning students consisting of Marsh Merriwether (voiced by Vincent Kartheiser), Amber Lamber (voiced by Zosia Mamet), Cassandra Barren (voiced by Mandy Moore), Brad Slovee (voiced by T.J. Miller), and Lamort Blackstein (voiced by Nathan Barnatt). This show was created by Dino Stamatopoulos.
  • Stone Quackers - The series revolves around the misadventures of two ducks named Whit and Clay (voiced by Whitmer Thomas and Clay Tatum respectively) along with their friends Barf (voiced by Ben Jones) and Dottie (voiced by Heather Lawless), plus the incompetent police officer named Officer Barry (voiced by John C. Reilly) and neighborhood kid Bug (voiced by Bud Diaz). This series was created by Ben Jones.
  • Major Lazer - Set in the future, the show revolves around Major Lazer (voiced by Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje), a Jamaican superhero who fights against the dystopian forces that have ruined society.

References

  1. ^ Fox Gives Saturday Midnight Slot To Affiliates
  2. ^ http://friendsnight.com/
  3. ^ http://web.archive.org/web/20130313090726/http://www.foxflash.com/div.php/main/page?aID=1z2z2z345z3z8&ID=12360
  4. ^ O'Connell, Michael (2012-01-08). "Fox Partnering With Adult Swim Alums to Launch Late-Night Animation Block". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2012-02-04.
  5. ^ "FOX Broadcasting Declares for Saturday Night Animation". Animation Insider. 2012-01-11. Retrieved 2012-02-04.
  6. ^ "Fox to extend Animation Domination to Saturday nights | NMA.tv — animated news". NMA.tv. 2012-01-11. Retrieved 2012-02-04.
  7. ^ Max Nicholson. "FOX Launching Saturday Night Animation Block — TV News at IGN". IGN TV. Retrieved 2012-02-04.
  8. ^ "FOX To Air Saturday Late-Night Animated Block With Four New Series Beginning January 2013 – Ratings | TVbytheNumbers". TV by the Numbers. 2012-01-08. Retrieved 2012-02-04.
  9. ^ "Fox To Air Adult Cartoons On Saturday Nights | Flint's Rock Radio". Banana1015. Retrieved 2012-02-04.
  10. ^ Harris, Bill. "Fox plans late-night animation on Saturdays | TV | Entertainment". Toronto Sun. Retrieved 2012-02-04.
  11. ^ "'Animation Domination High Def' FOX's New Alternative Animated Programming Block, to Premiere Saturday, July 27 – Ratings | TVbytheNumbers". Tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com. 2013-01-08. Retrieved 2013-05-15.
  12. ^ Adams, Erik. "Fox at the TCA winter press tour: Animation Domination High Definition brings cartoons to Saturday nights—and that's as far as its gotten". AV Club. Retrieved 10 March 2014.
  13. ^ a b Caramanica, Jon. "Fox's Experiment in Animated Living". The New York Times. Retrieved 10 March 2014.
  14. ^ a b Andreeva, Nellie. "Adult Swim Crashes Fox's 'Animation Domination High-Def' Premiere". Deadline: Hollywood. Retrieved 11 March 2014.
  15. ^ "Fox Plans Animation Domination HD for Primetime in 2015, Nixes Late Night". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 18 April 2014.
  16. ^ "Exclusive: Fox Scrapping Animation Domination HD Saturday Block". Broadcasting & Cable. Retrieved 18 April 2014.
  17. ^ a b "FXX Launches Late-Night Animation Block With Series From ADHD Studios". Deadline.com. Retrieved 10 March 2015.
  18. ^ Nadel, Dan (October 24, 2014). "Inhale Exhale". Comics Journal. Fantagraphics Books. Archived from the original on October 25, 2014. Retrieved October 25, 2014. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  19. ^ "FXX is launching a late-night animation block". The AV Club. Retrieved 10 March 2015.
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