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

Netflix

Duncan Trussell, the host of the long-running Duncan Trussell Family Podcast, is also the co-creator and main voice actor of the new adult Netflix animated series The Midnight Gospel (premiering Monday April 20th). It’s about a space podcaster named Clancy who travels to different worlds interviewing all kinds of people and creatures. The show is […]

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DreamWorks

The DreamWorks Animation sequel to their 2016 Oscar nominated hit will be available for home viewing this Friday, April 10th. Director Walt Dohrn and Producer Gina Shay discuss the game-changing move to release the film on Video On Demand and if they wanted to top ‘Can’t Stop the Feeling’ in the music department. Jackson Murphy: […]

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Nickelodeon

The premiere of Nickelodeon’s original action-comedy series, Ollie’s Pack, is on Monday, April 6th at 4:00 P.M. (ET/PT). The 26-episode, 2D-animated series was created by Pedro Eboli (Cupcake & Dino) and Graham Peterson (Rick & Morty) and is being produced by Nelvana. Nickelodeon will air new episodes on Mondays through Thursdays the weeks of April […]

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Cartoon Network

The Steven Universe franchise is coming to an end. Steven Universe Future, the continuation limited series that debuted in December, will conclude with a final hour of new episodes this Friday March 27th at 7pmET on Cartoon Network. The final four 11-minute episodes, which I’ve had the chance to screen, are “Homeworld Bound”, “Everything’s Fine”, […]

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Short Film

The Wheel Turns is a bold animated short film from director Sang Joon Kim. As he explains, it’s “about a prosaic subway operator turned into a toad [who] rediscovers himself in a dystopian world.” Sounds fascinating, right? The Wheel Turns will debut on Vimeo through their Directors Note program this Wednesday, March 25th. Kim, an […]

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