Cartoon Network has announced that season 2 of Adventure Time will premiere on Monday, October 11, 2010, at 8:00 PM (Eastern/Pacific). The series premiered in February this year, and has gone on to land a Primetime Emmy nomination and the highest rating among new animated series with boys 2-11.
In addition, the new series Robotomy will premiere on Cartoon Network on Monday, October 25, 2010, at 8:45 PM (Eastern/Pacific) following the MAD show. The show centers on Thrasher and Blastus, two teenaged robots surviving high school on their home planet of Killglobe.
The full press releases follow:
Cartoon Network Announces Season Two Premiere of
New Hit Series Adventure Time
Emmy®-Nominated Series Airs October 11th at 8 p.m. ET/PT
Cartoon Network announced today the Season Two premiere of its hit series Adventure Time is slated to air on Monday, October 11th at 8 p.m. ET/PT. The original series, which debuted in February of this year, is the highest rated new animated series of 2010 to date with boys 2-11* and received a Primetime Emmy® nomination in the category of Outstanding Short-Form Animation Program.
Adventure Time introduced viewers to unlikely heroes Finn & Jake, buddies who traverse the mystical Land of Ooo and encounter its colorful inhabitants. The best of friends, our heroes always find themselves in the middle of heart-pounding escapades. Finn, a silly kid with an awesome hat, and Jake, a brassy dog with a big, kind heart, depend on each other through thick and thin.
From the mind of creator Pendleton Ward, Ooo is a land built for adventure. Teeming with imposing mountains, lush green plains, accessible forests, ubiquitous prairies and winding rivers, the cities and towns are filled with bizarre characters in need of unique assistance. Whether it’s saving Princess Bubblegum, defeating zombie candy, mocking the “oxy-moronic” Ice King, or rocking out with undead music wiz Marceline the Vampire Queen, with Finn & Jake it’s always Adventure Time.
Fans of the show have enjoyed an immersive online experience on the official show site
www.itsadventuretime.com, which includes original Adventure Time games Sound Castle and Righteous Quest 1 & 2, which have generated more than 26 million gameplays since launch. In Righteous Quest, fans play both Finn & Jake as they traverse three levels set in different areas of the Land of Ooo. The game features funny powers, enemies, storylines, secret unlockables and multiple paths for extended play. Finn & Jake have also appeared in Cartoon Network’s massively multiplayer online game FusionFall and online robot fighting game TKO.
Adventure Time is produced in partnership with Frederator Studios with Fred Seibert serving as an executive producer on the series.
Cartoon Network (CartoonNetwork.com), currently seen in more than 97 million U.S. homes and 166 countries around the world, is Turner Broadcasting System, Inc.’s ad-supported cable service now available in HD offering the best in original, acquired and classic animated entertainment for kids and families. Nightly from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m. (ET, PT), Cartoon Network shares its channel space with Adult Swim, a late-night destination showcasing original and acquired animation for young adults 18-34. Turner Broadcasting System, Inc., a Time Warner company, creates and programs branded news, entertainment, animation and young adult media environments on television and other platforms for consumers around the world.
Robotomy tells the story of Thrasher and Blastus, two outsider teenage droids who are only slightly less horrific than the ultra-powerful robots that populate their planet, Killglobe. Now they face their greatest challenge yet: high school. Armed with a desire to fit in (and little else), Thrasher and Blastus navigate their lives with varying degrees of success. Stand up comedy icon Patton Oswalt (Ratatouille, King of Queens) voices Thrasher, with John Gemberling as Blastus. Other celebrity cameos in the first season include Jack McBrayer (30 Rock), Lewis Black (Daily Show), Eliza Dushku (Dollhouse), rapper Lil Jon, and comedians Gilbert Gottfried and Lisa Lampanelli. Created by Michael Buckley (N.E.R.D.S., The Sisters Grimm), Joe Deasy and co-executive produced by Christy Karacas (Superjail), Robotomy, a quarter-hour series, is produced in at New York World Leaders Entertainment.
