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Invader Zim: Enter the Florpus Is More Than Its Nostalgic Sensory Overload

Netflix’s Invader Zim: Enter the Florpus is the sort of long-awaited revival of a cult classic that makes you appreciate the unique space the original series carved out for itself on Nickelodeon. But the special also makes you reflect on what audiences in 2019 ultimately get out of a series like Invader Zim beyond a…

io9 Charles Pulliam-Moore Aug 16

Invader Zim Creator Jhonen Vasquez Discusses Alien Daddy Issues and Turning Misanthropy Into Art

When Invader Zim first began airing on Nickelodeon back in 2001, there really wasn’t anything quite like it in the animation space, particularly when it came to series squarely aimed at a younger audience. Invader Zim was filthy, and often morbid in the way it depicted a world well on its way to falling apart…

Movies Charles Pulliam-Moore Aug 13

Rocko’s Modern Life: Static Cling Is About Letting the Past Go and Embracing the Future

When Rocko’s Modern Life: Static Cling was first announced back in 2016, it initially seemed as if it might premiere on Nickelodeon as an hour-long television special—a metaphorical coming home for fans of the original series with nostalgic memories of tuning into the network where they first met Rocko 25 years ago. Watching it now,…

Movies Charles Pulliam-Moore Aug 9

Garfield Is Coming Back to Television

One of the most famous cartoon cats of all time is coming back to charm a whole new generation. Nickelodeon just made a deal to acquire the rights to Garfield with an eye on bringing the iconic Jim Davis comic strip back to television. The cable channel will also now control merchandise and “location-based experiences,”…

io9 Germain Lussier Aug 6

The Brief Teaser for Nickelodeon’s Are You Afraid of the Dark? Reboot is Just the Right Kind of Spooky

As a kid, I watched a lot of Nickelodeon. Are You Afraid of the Dark? always made that a gamble for my young, wimpy self. I could flip on the channel hoping to catch some cartoons, only to find way more horror than I was prepared to deal with as a child. Now, the classic…

Trailers Julie Muncy Aug 4

Netflix’s Invader Zim: Enter the Florpus Has a New Teaser and a Release Date

Action-packed as the first trailer for Netflix’s upcoming Invader Zim movie Enter the Florpus was, it dropped during San Diego Comic-Con with nary a detail as to when folks would be able to watch it. Now, though, we know exactly when everyone’s favorite alien is going to be right back on TV screens where he…

Movies Charles Pulliam-Moore Jul 23

Dora The Explorer’s Swiper the Fox Sneaks His Way Into the New Lost City of Gold Trailer

Dora the Explorer’s influence is so large that even if you’ve never watched the series yourself (though you almost certainly have, at some point), you how Dora’s fourth wall-breaking call and response schtick works. She says something in Spanish, challenges you to say to say it, you say it, and then everyone’s quite pleased with…

Movies Charles Pulliam-Moore Jul 9

Alex Kurtzman’s Plan for More Star Trek Than Ever Before: Keep It Varied

Star Trek: Discovery is already charting itself a bold new course going into season three. Picard is on the way. And that’s before we get to the animated shows and the seemingly zillions of other Star Trek projects in the works. In an age with more Trek than ever before, how does its architect plan…

io9 James Whitbrook Jun 18

The Are You Afraid of the Dark? Miniseries Reveals Its Midnight Society and a New Terrifying Tale

Nickelodeon has revealed the new cast for its Are You Afraid of the Dark? limited series reboot, which includes stars from It, Artemis Fowl, and Black-ish. But we also know what the anthology series is going to be about, and it’s going in a direction we’ve never gone in before. The story presented for the…

io9 Beth Elderkin Jun 10

Nickelodeon’s Long-Awaited Invader Zim and Rocko’s Modern Life Movies Will Be Coming to Netflix

Hey, remember all those revival movies Nickelodeon was working on? They’re still coming, and when they do they’ll hit Netflix, too. This news comes from NickALive!, a Nickelodeon fan blog, which learned this fact listening to a recent Viacom earnings call. The two movies, Rocko’s Modern Life: Static Cling and Invader Zim: Enter the Florpus,…

io9 Julie Muncy May 12

Get Your First Look at Power Rangers: Beast Morphers‘ Legendary Gold Ranger

Power Rangers (and its Japanese predecessor, Super Sentai) is no stranger to additional rangers joining the team mid-show. The latest entry in the series, Beast Morphers, is no exception—and io9 has your very first look at its new Gold Ranger in action, as well as a chat with the man himself! io9 can exclusively confirm…

Television James Whitbrook Apr 25

Nickelodeon’s CG-Animated Star Trek Show Will Follow a Group of Teens Aboard Their Own Ship

We’ve known for a while that part of the grand plans for the future of Star Trek on TV have included more animation—not just an adult-focused entry from Rick & Morty’s Mike McMahan, but a kid-friendly series rumored to be coming to Nickelodeon. That last bit is no longer a rumor though, and we finally…

io9 James Whitbrook Apr 24

The Rugrats Are Getting Downright Fantastical in Their First Graphic Novel

The Fellowship of the pacifier is going on a big journey—right into their first graphic novel from Boom Studios. io9 is delighted to exclusively reveal a first look at Tommy and friends’ newest comic adventure: Rugrats: The Last Token. Written by Adventure Time comic scribe Pranas T. Naujokaitis, and Steven Universe: Fusion Frenzy artist Maurizia…

Books & Comics James Whitbrook Apr 18

Avatar: The Last Airbender’s Writer Says a Possible Season 4 Was Sidelined for Shyamalan’s Film

One of the things that made Nickelodeon’s Avatar: The Last Airbender so special was how well it told its story in just the right amount of time, using three seasons to take us through Aang’s journey. Well, turns out there were tentative plans for more—possibly with a redemption arc for Zuko’s sister, Azula. But the…

io9 Beth Elderkin Apr 3

Dora the Explorer Goes Full Tomb Raider in the First Trailer for Dora and the Lost City of Gold

In our strange, postmodern movie world, it was inevitable that beloved cartoon cartographer Dora the Explorer would eventually get a live-action adaptation. But I didn’t expect it would be basically be Teen Tomb Raider. Seriously, sub in Lara Croft for Dora here and the premise would be almost completely unchanged: a teen Dora (Isabella Moner)…

Movies Julie Muncy Mar 24

The Newest Promo For Power Rangers Beast Morphers Is An Exciting Throwback

Some things never change. While so much of the media landscape is so different than it was from when I was a kid, there’s one constant: kid’s commercials. Ads for kid’s shows play the same way now they did fifteen years ago. And, like in the case of this new promo for Power Rangers Beast…

io9 Julie Muncy Feb 23

Ben Whishaw’s Paddington Is Coming to Television, Break Out the Marmalade

Still sporting a 100 percent Fresh rating on Rotten Tomatoes 13 months and 222 reviews later, Paddington 2 was one of the best films of 2018. Paddington 3 is currently in development and now everyone’s favorite bear is moving into yet another medium, television. Nickelodeon just announced it’s making a Paddington animated series aimed at…

io9 Germain Lussier Feb 14

Report: The Latest Star Trek Animated Series Could Find a Home at Nickelodeon

The first Star Trek series to land outside of CBS All Access in this current era of “All Trek, all the time” might be boldly going where no Star Trek has gone before—and found a new home alongside the likes of the Ninja Turtles. The Hollywood Reporter has word that a deal is close to…

io9 James Whitbrook Feb 13

SpongeBob SquarePants Is the Star of Yet Another Movie

It’s been 20 years since SpongeBob first invited us to dive deep and get to know the residents of Bikini Bottom, but the Porifera burger-slinger is still around and coming to theaters once again. In addition to SpongeBob’s Big Birthday Blowout, a televised special that kickstarts Nickelodeon’s “Best Year Ever” celebration, SpongeBob is set to…

Movies Charles Pulliam-Moore Feb 12

Nickelodeon Is Teaming Up With Netflix for a Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Movie

Nickelodeon and Netflix are already working together in some pretty strange ways—like on that live-action Avatar: The Last Airbender series. But their latest weird team up could mean some very good things for the latest version of everyone’s favorite pizza-lovin’ turtles. According to a Variety report, on a Viacom earnings call this morning, CEO Bob…

io9 James Whitbrook Feb 5

Invader Zim: Enter the Florpus Is More Than Its Nostalgic Sensory Overload

Invader Zim Creator Jhonen Vasquez Discusses Alien Daddy Issues and Turning Misanthropy Into Art

Rocko’s Modern Life: Static Cling Is About Letting the Past Go and Embracing the Future

Garfield Is Coming Back to Television

The Brief Teaser for Nickelodeon’s Are You Afraid of the Dark? Reboot is Just the Right Kind of Spooky

Netflix’s Invader Zim: Enter the Florpus Has a New Teaser and a Release Date

Dora The Explorer’s Swiper the Fox Sneaks His Way Into the New Lost City of Gold Trailer

Alex Kurtzman’s Plan for More Star Trek Than Ever Before: Keep It Varied

The Are You Afraid of the Dark? Miniseries Reveals Its Midnight Society and a New Terrifying Tale

Nickelodeon’s Long-Awaited Invader Zim and Rocko’s Modern Life Movies Will Be Coming to Netflix

Get Your First Look at Power Rangers: Beast Morphers‘ Legendary Gold Ranger

Nickelodeon’s CG-Animated Star Trek Show Will Follow a Group of Teens Aboard Their Own Ship

The Rugrats Are Getting Downright Fantastical in Their First Graphic Novel

Avatar: The Last Airbender’s Writer Says a Possible Season 4 Was Sidelined for Shyamalan’s Film

Dora the Explorer Goes Full Tomb Raider in the First Trailer for Dora and the Lost City of Gold

The Newest Promo For Power Rangers Beast Morphers Is An Exciting Throwback

Ben Whishaw’s Paddington Is Coming to Television, Break Out the Marmalade

Report: The Latest Star Trek Animated Series Could Find a Home at Nickelodeon

SpongeBob SquarePants Is the Star of Yet Another Movie

Nickelodeon Is Teaming Up With Netflix for a Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Movie

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