Jackson Murphy

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Jackson Murphy is an Emmy-winning film critic, content producer, and author, who has also served as Animation Scoop reporter since 2016. He is the creator of the website Lights-Camera-Jackson.com, and has made numerous appearances on television and radio over the past 20 years.

Articles By Jackson Murphy

Disney XD

The latest collaboration of brothers Chris and Shane Houghton (Harvey Beaks) is based on their own childhoods, growing-up in the small town of St. Johns, Michigan. Big City Greens follows the adventures of a mischievous and optimistic boy and his family who move to the big city. The series, with Chris and Shane as Creators/Executive […]

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DreamWorks

Moose and Squirrel are back! A modern reboot of The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle will arrive on Amazon Prime Video this Friday, May 11th. The fearless leader in charge of reviving the classic ’50s-’60s series is executive producer Scott Fellows (The Fairly OddParents”, Johnny Test). Jackson Murphy: One of the most recent times people […]

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DreamWorks

It was a box office hit and surprise Oscar nominee, with a sequel in the works. But fans of The Boss Baby don’t have to wait three years to see the pint-sized business mogul in action again. DreamWorks Animation TV will debut The Boss Baby: Back in Business this Friday (4/6) on Netflix. Two-time Emmy-winner […]

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Disney

Throughout the years, The Muppets universe has given birth to numerous offspring. One of the most imaginative and popular was Jim Henson’s Muppet Babies, which aired from 1984-’91. Well, the kids are back! The new “Muppet Babies” animated series debuts on Disney Channel on March 23rd. Veteran animator/producer Tom Warburton (Codename: Kids Next Door) is […]

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Independent

Directors Jan Lachauer and Jakob Schuh are veterans when it comes to the Academy Awards Animated Shorts category. Schuh and partner Max Lang were nominated back in 2009 for The Gruffalo and Lachauer and Lang teamed-up on 2012 finalist, Room on the Broom. The pair, again working with Magic Light Pictures, is part of this […]

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20 Years Of The Best Animated Feature Golden Globe

Best Animated Feature (a.k.a. Best Motion Picture — Animated) has now been a Golden Globes category for 20 years. Five years after it debuted at the Oscars, the then Hollywood Foreign Press Association felt it was finally time to give animation its own spotlight at the Globes.