SuperNews!

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show_name = SuperNews!


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genre = Animation, Satire, Political humour
creator = Josh Faure-Brac
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country = USA
language = English
num_seasons = 1
num_episodes = 67
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network = Current TV
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first_aired = August 19, 2005
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website = http://www.current.com/supernews
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"SuperNews!" is a short form animated television series which airs on Current TV. It was created and is written by Josh Faure-Brac. The show is primarily based on political humor and popular culture satire. Frequent characters include animated interpretations of such mainstream figures as President George W. Bush, Vice President Dick Cheney, political adviser Karl Rove, and Senator John Kerry, as well as various pop-culture icons and celebrities. Episodes are also available for viewing on the official website, along with behind the scenes content.

History

Josh Faure-Brac created the pilot for "SuperNews!" in 2005 which was developed to appear with the launch of the new cable network Current TV. Josh then partnered with Steven K. L. Olson and the two of them created all of the art and animation for the show from August, 2005 to May, 2006.

In May 2006 Dustin McLean joined the team as artist/animator/composer. They created 17 episodes as a three-person team with the help of freelance lip sync and freelance sound design.

Additional team members were eventually hired in quick succession. In April 2007 David Johnston and André Nguyen joined the team as an animators. In June 2007 Martín Carrillo joined the team as sound designer. (He had previously been the freelance sound designer.)

Writer/performers Jason Nash and Jonah Ray have frequently contributed writing and voice acting.

Episode list

# Davos 08.19.05 (pilot)
# Rove 08.19.05
# Bolton 08.27.05
# Pat Robertson 09.12.05
# Hurricane Katrina 09.20.05
# Iraqi Constitution Club 10.05.05
# GOP in Jeopardy 10.22.05
# Operation Omega Pattern B 11.10.05
# The Story of Thanksgiving 11.22.05
# I'm Dreaming of a Warm Christmas 12.17.05
# The Gods Must Be Bowling 01.23.06 "briefly offline due to the Danish Cartoon controversy"
# State of the Union 02.04.06
# Wire Tappin'! 02.16.06
# Cheney Shooting: The Quail Speaks! 02.18.06
# Brokeback White House 03.09.06
# The Wacky Trial of Saddam Hussein 03.28.06
# Myspace and K-Fed 04.10.06
# The Immigration Debate 04.29.06
# Oprah Drops a Da Vinci Load 05.20.06
# Low Ratings of the Season Finale 05.31.06
# Iran: Deal Or No Deal? 06.16.06
# Eva Coulter 07.06.06
# Bush and Blair's Candid Moment 07.22.06
# Osama Bin Lohan 09.28.06
# Star-Spangled Terror 10.17.06
# You Gotta Vote 11.01.06
# Joke Botchin' John 11.04.06
# The K-Fed Effect 11.13.06
# Jackass: N. Korea 11.22.06
# Christmas Wars 12.20.06
# Iraq Speech Outtakes 01.13.07
# Revenge of the Nerds 01.24.07
# State Of The Union 01.27.07
# Gates vs. Jobs 02.14.07
# The (Oval) Office 03.09.07
# Perez Hilton Show 04.24.07
# First Dem Debate '08 05.03.07
# First Repub Debate '08 05.12.07
# Shawskank Redemption 06.05.07
# Entourage D.C. 06.21.07
# Mike Gravel Rocks! 06.23.07
# Transformers 2? 07.11.07
# Super Tube Debate 08.11.07
# The Hills 9.12.07
# Miss Teen President 9.18.07
# Oh That Mahmoud 9.27.07
# Goodbye, Mr. Rove 10.3.07
# My Dinner with Bill O’ 10.16.07
# A Very Dubya Halloween 10.25.07
# Becks Strikes the USA 12.6.07
# It's a Horrible Life 12.18.07
# Rambo vs. Terror pt. 1 1.24.08
# Rambo vs. Terror pt. 2 1.31.08
# Rambo vs. Terror pt. 3 2.24.08
# The Democratic Messiah 2.27.08
# Spitzer Blows It 3.15.08
# Blue Collar Hillary 4.16.08
# Texting Your Way to Love 4.17.08
# Social Networking Wars 4.22.08
# American Ap-perv-el 5.16.08
# Hipsters in Space 7.1.08
# Mugged At The Gas Station 7.26.08
# Socrates on Phelps 8.18.08
# Uncle Sam & 911 9.1.08
# McCain's VP Rejects 9.3.08
# Supernews Does The Internet 9.8.08 "half-hour special"
# Internet Porn & You 9.12.08

External links

* [http://current.com/supernews Full Episodes Online]
* [http://youtube.com/current YouTube Account]