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Cartoon Network

2012-10-21T14:50:23Z

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[[Image:CartoonNetworkLogo1.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Still waiting on that ''Swat Kats'' revival, guys.]]
A product of Ted Turner's (since sold) vast empire, '''Cartoon Network''' was a showcase channel for Hanna-Barbera's extensive archive of classic animation. It became an instant powerhouse for cable in the 1990s, airing both older and new cartoons. The newer projects led to pioneering shows in their own right, amongst them ''[[Matt Hill|Ed,]] [[Sam Vincent|Edd 'n]] [[Tony Sampson|Eddy]]'', ''Dexter's Laboratory'', ''[[Charlie Adler|Cow and Chicken]]'', ''[[Jeff Glen Bennett|Johnny Bravo]]'', ''The Powerpuff Girls'' and ''[[Phil LaMarr|Samurai Jack]]'', the latter leading to two original ''[[Star Wars (franchise)|Star Wars]]: Clone Wars'' mini-series.

Cartoon Network eventually expanded itself with greater amounts of original content, soon shuffling its "vintage" animation to a new channel, "Boomerang". New programming blocks such as ''[[Toonami]]'', "Miguzi" and "Adult Swim" aimed more towards early-teen and adult animation fans, and helped to bring in a new lease on life for the anime movement.

In 1998, the Toonami block broadcast the final five episodes of season two of ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Wars]]'', a welcome development since otherwise American fans would not have seen them for many months and would have been vulnerable to spoilers from dirty [[Canada|Canadians]]. In 2002, Cartoon Network revived ''He-Man'' for all of ten minutes, and also turned their heads towards ''Transformers'', airing all three "seasons" of the [[Unicron Trilogy]]. Near the end of the 2000s, they served as producers and distributors of ''[[Transformers Animated (cartoon)|Transformers Animated]]'', which featured many of the talents who brought Cartoon Network some of their bigger action-cartoons like ''Teen Titans'' and ''Ben 10''.

Cartoon Network Europe has the broadcast rights to ''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|Prime]]''.

''[[Don Messick|Scooby-]][[Frank Welker|Dooby-Doo!]]''

==External links==
*[http://www.cartoonnetwork.com/index.html cartoonnetwork.com]
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Steven Spielberg

2012-10-07T17:35:35Z

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[[Image:Steven Spielberg.jpg|right|180px|thumb|There's baloney in his slacks.]]
{{bigquote|Guys, in this next draft really take your time describing the transformation. Savor it; spend a paragraph on like the different things you might be able to see. I want when [[Industrial Light & Magic|ILM]] gets it for them not to be able to think the head can just pop out of its ass.|Spielberg dishes out advice for the ''Transformers'' script<ref>[http://uk.movies.ign.com/articles/801/801098p1.html Roberto Orci talks about writing transformations].</ref>}}

'''Steven Spielberg''' (born [[December 18]], [[1946]]) is an acclaimed American director and producer. He is the executive producer of [[DreamWorks]]' [[Live-action film series|live-action film series]].

He and his children are fans of ''[[The Transformers (cartoon)|The Transformers]]'' cartoon and [[The Transformers (toyline)|toys]]. It was his idea to have the [[Transformers (film)|first film]] focus on [[Sam Witwicky]] and [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]]'s friendship, whom Spielberg described as his favorite Transformer on the film's DVD: this "boy and his car" approach was what attracted [[Roberto Orci]] and [[Alex Kurtzman]] to write the films. Spielberg gave feedback on each draft of the script. He has also been responsible for sheperding [[Shia LaBeouf]] to stardom, and firing [[Megan Fox]].<ref>[http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/film/film-news/8585545/Steven-Spielberg-demanded-Megan-Fox-be-fired-from-Transformers-film.html Steven Spielberg 'demanded Megan Fox be fired from Transformers film' ''Daily Telegraph'' 19 June, 2011.]</ref>

==Fiction==
===Generation 1 UK Marvel Comics continuity===
While watching news footage of a battle between the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobot]]s and [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]], [[Charlie (bartender)|Charlie]] the bartender expressed concern at the apparent robot invasion. One of his customers was more skeptical and thought the footage might be from the set of the next Spielberg movie. {{storylink|Decepticon Dam-Busters!}}

==Notes==
*Spielberg previously partnered with [[Kenner]] on the ''[[Harrison Ford|Indiana Jones]]'' and ''[[Jurassic Park]]'' toylines.

*He seems to like [[Devastator (ROTF)#Notes|Devastator]].

*Throughout the '90s, [[Frank Welker]] was the official voice of Steven Spielberg in all his animated appearances in shows like ''Tiny Toon Adventures'', ''Animaniacs'' and ''Freakazoid!''.

==Footnotes==
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==External links==
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=78BVk11F-9s&feature=player_embedded Hall of Fame video]
*[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000229/ Steven Spielberg at the Internet Movie Database]

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DreamWorks

2012-10-07T17:34:26Z

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'''DreamWorks Studios''' is a California film making company, involved in the creation and marketing of movies, television shows, animated productions, and more. They produce the [[Live-action film series]], thus earning a place in our hearts. Or, at least, a place in this wiki.

==History==
Founded in 1994 by [[Steven Spielberg]], [[wikipedia:Jeffrey Katzenberg|Jeffrey Katzenberg]] and [[wikipedia:David Geffen|David Geffen]], Dreamworks is best known for the [[wikipedia:Shrek|''Shrek'']] series of films from their spun-off animation division, which were the highest-grossing animated films of all time until ''Toy Story 3''. Dreamworks was purchased by Viacom in 2006, becoming part of [[Paramount Pictures]]. During 2008 and 2009, Dreamworks began a painful divorce from Paramount. Their next live-action projects will be released by Touchstone (that's Disney's banner for grown-up films) although the ''Transformers'' franchise shall remain a Paramount co-production.

==Notes==
* Despite being involved in the production of [[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|''Dark of the Moon'']], its logo was not present anywhere in the film, nor is it credited alongside [[Paramount Pictures]].

==External links==
*[http://www.dreamworksstudios.com/ DreamWorks' Website]
*[[Wikipedia:DreamWorks|DreamWorks at Wikipedia]]

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DreamWorks

2012-10-07T17:33:33Z

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'''DreamWorks Studios''' is a California film making company, involved in the creation and marketing of movies, television shows, animated productions, and more. They produce the [[Live-action film series]], thus earning a place in our hearts. Or, at least, a place in this wiki.

==History==
Founded in 1994 by [[Steven Spielberg]], [[wikipedia:Jeffrey Katzenberg|Jeffrey Katzenberg]] and [[wikipedia:David Geffen|David Geffen]], Dreamworks is best known for the [[wikipedia:Shrek|''Shrek'']] series of films from their spun-off animation division, which were the highest-grossing animated films of all time until ''Toy Story 3''. Dreamworks was purchased by Viacom in 2006, becoming part of [[Paramount Pictures]]. During 2008 and 2009, Dreamworks began a painful divorce from Paramount. Their next live-action projects will be released by Touchstone (that's Disney's banner for grown-up films) although the ''Transformers'' franchise shall remain a Paramount co-production.

==Notes==
* Despite being involved in the production of [[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|''Dark of the Moon'']], its logo was not present anywhere in the film, nor is it credited alongside [[Paramount Pictures]].

==External links==
*[http://www.dreamworksanimation.com/ DreamWorks' Website]
*[[Wikipedia:DreamWorks|DreamWorks at Wikipedia]]

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DreamWorks

2012-10-07T17:24:49Z

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'''DreamWorks LLC''' is a California film making company, involved in the creation and marketing of movies, television shows, animated productions, and more. They produce the [[Live-action film series]], thus earning a place in our hearts. Or, at least, a place in this wiki.

==History==
Founded in 1994 by [[Steven Spielberg]], [[wikipedia:Jeffrey Katzenberg|Jeffrey Katzenberg]] and [[wikipedia:David Geffen|David Geffen]], Dreamworks is best known for the [[wikipedia:Shrek|''Shrek'']] series of films from their spun-off animation division, which were the highest-grossing animated films of all time until ''Toy Story 3''. Dreamworks was purchased by Viacom in 2006, becoming part of [[Paramount Pictures]]. During 2008 and 2009, Dreamworks began a painful divorce from Paramount. Their next live-action projects will be released by Touchstone (that's Disney's banner for grown-up films) although the ''Transformers'' franchise shall remain a Paramount co-production.

==Notes==
* Despite being involved in the production of [[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|''Dark of the Moon'']], its logo was not present anywhere in the film, nor is it credited alongside [[Paramount Pictures]].

==External links==
*[http://www.dreamworksanimation.com/ DreamWorks' Website]
*[[Wikipedia:DreamWorks|DreamWorks at Wikipedia]]

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DreamWorks

2012-10-07T17:23:49Z

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'''DreamWorks L.L.C.''' is a California entertainment company, involved in the creation and marketing of movies, television shows, animated productions, and more. They produce the [[Live-action film series]], thus earning a place in our hearts. Or, at least, a place in this wiki.

==History==
Founded in 1994 by [[Steven Spielberg]], [[wikipedia:Jeffrey Katzenberg|Jeffrey Katzenberg]] and [[wikipedia:David Geffen|David Geffen]], Dreamworks is best known for the [[wikipedia:Shrek|''Shrek'']] series of films from their spun-off animation division, which were the highest-grossing animated films of all time until ''Toy Story 3''. Dreamworks was purchased by Viacom in 2006, becoming part of [[Paramount Pictures]]. During 2008 and 2009, Dreamworks began a painful divorce from Paramount. Their next live-action projects will be released by Touchstone (that's Disney's banner for grown-up films) although the ''Transformers'' franchise shall remain a Paramount co-production.

==Notes==
* Despite being involved in the production of [[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|''Dark of the Moon'']], its logo was not present anywhere in the film, nor is it credited alongside [[Paramount Pictures]].

==External links==
*[http://www.dreamworksanimation.com/ DreamWorks' Website]
*[[Wikipedia:DreamWorks|DreamWorks at Wikipedia]]

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Derrick J. Wyatt

2012-10-07T05:39:45Z

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[[Image:DerrickWyatt.jpg|thumb|300px|That's right. He's living the dream!]]

'''Derrick James Wyatt''' ([[August 10]], [[1972]]) is an American artist and character designer from [[Paw Paw]], Michigan. He attended the [[wikipedia:Joe Kubert School of Cartoon and Graphic Art|Joe Kubert school]] of art in [[New Jersey (Earth)|New Jersey]], where one of his teachers was [[José Delbo]]. Another was [[Kim DeMulder]]! Later on, he received an internship at Spumco in California, which would graduate to full-time employment with the company. Derrick eventually left Spumco, subsequently getting a job at Warner Bros. Animation, where he worked on the comedy/wrestling series ''Mucha Lucha'' as a designer. Other opportunities opened up for him while at Warners, where he would join the staff of ''Teen Titans'' and ''Legion of Super Heroes'' as a full-time character designer. He has since also worked as a character designer on ''Scooby-Doo: Mystery Inc.'' and ''Ben 10: Omniverse''.

He was the art director, lead character designer, and a color stylist on the [[Cartoon Network]]-produced ''[[Transformers Animated (cartoon)|Transformers Animated]]''. As a longtime Transformers fan, this was a dream come true for him.

==Writer==
* [[Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club (magazine)|Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club]] issues [[Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 24|24]]–[[Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 28|28]]: ''Animated'' [[Tech Spec]]s.

==Convention appearances==
* [[BotCon 2008]]
* [[BotCon 2009]]
* [[BotCon 2012]]
* [[Unofficial conventions|TFcon 2009]]
* [[Unofficial conventions|TFcon 2010]]
* [[Unofficial conventions|Auto Assembly 2010]]

{{-}}

==Merchandise==
===Mighty Muggs===
*'''Derrick J. Wyatt''' (2009)
: This [[super deformed]] vinyl Derrick J. Wyatt figure uses the standard [[Mighty Muggs]] body template, with swivel joints in his neck and limbs. It was released by Hasbro in an ''extremely'' limited edition of... one. That one figure is now in the possession of its namesake. Sorry, collectors!

==Notes==
[[Image:WyattToys.jpg|thumb|REALLY living the dream.]]
* According to an interview, Derrick's favorite Transformers have always been "[[Swindle (Animated)|Swindle]], [[Ratbat (Animated)|Ratbat]], [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]], and [[Wasp|Waspinator]]". Well, three out of four ain't bad...

* On the ''Transformers Animated'' season 2 DVD set, Derrick provides episode commentary on "[[Mission Accomplished]]" and "[[Garbage In, Garbage Out]]" alongside [[Marty Isenberg]], [[Eric Siebenaler]], and [[Matt Youngberg]].

* Derrick [[Cliffjumper (Animated)|occasionally]] [[Hot Shot (Animated)|influences]] this very wiki.

* Derrick prefers the characterizations of the original cartoon over the Marvel comics. Well, nobody's perfect.

*He would really like you all to know that he only did, like, ''one'' character design for ''Foster's Home For Imaginary Friends'', which he thinks was an old woman in a rocking chair. Seriously, he didn't do anything else! You can stop bringing up the fact he worked on it! Please? Pretty please?

* Derrick's ''Animated'' [[character model]] —essentially [[Isaac Sumdac]] with a new head— was scheduled to appear in "[[Human Error, Part I]]", in the scene with ''Animated'' versions of [[Hydra (Masterforce)|Hydra]], [[Cancer (Masterforce)|Cancer]] and [[Marty Isenberg]]. Unfortunately, it didn't make it in to the final scene. Boo!

*He recently grew a mustache. It has now evolved into a beard.

*He was briefly brought in early on in the ''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|Transformers: Prime]]'' design process.

==External links==
*[http://derrickjwyatt.blogspot.com/ Derrick J. Wyatt's blog]
*[http://twitter.com/DerrickJWyatt Derrick J. Wyatt's Twitter feed]
*[http://www.formspring.me/DerrickJWyatt Derrick J. Wyatt's Formspring page]
*[http://derrickjwyatt.deviantart.com/ Derrick J. Wyatt's DeviantArt gallery]
*[http://us.imdb.com/name/nm1356967/ Derrick Wyatt] at the Internet Movie Database
*[http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/interviews-27/derrick-wyatt-interview-166415/ Interview with Derrick Wyatt at TFW2005.com]
*Derrick Wyatt Unicron.com Interview:
**[http://unicron-events-interviews.blogspot.com/2009/04/derrick-wyatt-interview.html Part 1]
**[http://unicron-events-interviews.blogspot.com/2008/04/derrick-wyatt-interview-part-2.html Part 2]

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[[Category:Convention guests]]
[[Category:Designers]]

Derrick J. Wyatt

2012-10-07T05:37:38Z

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[[Image:DerrickWyatt.jpg|thumb|300px|That's right. He's living the dream!]]

'''Derrick James Wyatt''' ([[August 10]], [[1972]]) is an American artist and character designer from [[Paw Paw]], Michigan. He attended the [[wikipedia:Joe Kubert School of Cartoon and Graphic Art|Joe Kubert school]] of art in [[New Jersey (Earth)|New Jersey]], where one of his teachers was [[José Delbo]]. Another was [[Kim DeMulder]]! Later on, he received an internship at Spumco in California, which would graduate to full-time employment with the company. Derrick eventually left Spumco, subsequently getting a job at Warner Bros. Animation, where he worked on the comedy/wrestling series ''Mucha Lucha'' as a designer. Other opportunities opened up for him while at Warners, where he would join the staff of ''Teen Titans'' and ''Legion of Super Heroes'' as a full-time character designer. He has since also worked as a character designer on ''Scooby-Doo: Mystery Inc.'' and ''Ben 10: Omniverse''.

He was the art director, lead character designer, and a color stylist on the [[Cartoon Network]]-produced ''[[Transformers Animated (cartoon)|Transformers Animated]]''. As a longtime Transformers fan, this was a dream come true for him.

==Writer==
* [[Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club (magazine)|Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club]] issues [[Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 24|24]]–[[Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 28|28]]: ''Animated'' [[Tech Spec]]s.

==Convention appearances==
* [[BotCon 2008]]
* [[BotCon 2009]]
* [[BotCon 2012]]
* [[Unofficial conventions|TFcon 2009]]
* [[Unofficial conventions|TFcon 2010]]
* [[Unofficial conventions|Auto Assembly 2010]]

{{-}}

==Merchandise==
===Mighty Muggs===
*'''Derrick J. Wyatt''' (2009)
: This [[super deformed]] vinyl Derrick J. Wyatt figure uses the standard [[Mighty Muggs]] body template, with swivel joints in his neck and limbs. It was released by Hasbro in an ''extremely'' limited edition of... one. That one figure is now in the possession of its namesake. Sorry, collectors!

==Notes==
[[Image:WyattToys.jpg|thumb|REALLY living the dream.]]
* According to an interview, Derrick's favorite Transformers have always been "[[Swindle (Animated)|Swindle]], [[Ratbat (Animated)|Ratbat]], [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]], and [[Wasp|Waspinator]]". Well, three out of four ain't bad...

* On the ''Transformers Animated'' season 2 DVD set, Derrick provides episode commentary on "[[Mission Accomplished]]" and "[[Garbage In, Garbage Out]]" alongside [[Marty Isenberg]], [[Eric Siebenaler]], and [[Matt Youngberg]].

* Derrick [[Cliffjumper (Animated)|occasionally]] [[Hot Shot (Animated)|influences]] this very wiki.

* Derrick prefers the characterizations of the original cartoon over the Marvel comics. Well, nobody's perfect.

*He would really like you all to know that he only did, like, ''one'' character design for ''Foster's Home For Imaginary Friends'', which he thinks was an old woman in a rocking chair. Seriously, he didn't do anything else! You can stop bringing up the fact he worked on it! Please? Pretty please?

* Derrick's ''Animated'' [[character model]] —essentially [[Isaac Sumdac]] with a new head— was scheduled to appear in "[[Human Error, Part I]]", in the scene with ''Animated'' versions of [[Hydra (Masterforce)|Hydra]], [[Cancer (Masterforce)|Cancer]] and [[Marty Isenberg]]. Unfortunately, it didn't make it in to the final scene. Boo!

*He recently grew a mustache. It has now evolved into a beard.

*He was briefly brought in early on in the ''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|Transformers: Prime]]'' design process.

==External links==
*[http://derrickjwyatt.blogspot.com/ Derrick J. Wyatt's blog]
*[http://twitter.com/DerrickJWyatt Derrick J. Wyatt's Twitter feed]
*[http://www.formspring.me/DerrickJWyatt Derrick J. Wyatt's Formspring page]
*[http://derrickjwyatt.deviantart.com/ Derrick J. Wyatt's deviantart gallery]
*[http://us.imdb.com/name/nm1356967/ Derrick Wyatt] at the Internet Movie Database
*[http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/interviews-27/derrick-wyatt-interview-166415/ Interview with Derrick Wyatt at TFW2005.com]
*Derrick Wyatt Unicron.com Interview:
**[http://unicron-events-interviews.blogspot.com/2009/04/derrick-wyatt-interview.html Part 1]
**[http://unicron-events-interviews.blogspot.com/2008/04/derrick-wyatt-interview-part-2.html Part 2]

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