American Dad! is an American animated sitcom created by Seth MacFarlane, Mike Barker and Matt Weitzman for the Fox Broadcasting Company. The series centers on the Smiths, a dysfunctional family consisting of parents Stan and Francine and their children, budding adolescent Steve and new-age hippie Hayley. Other main characters include Hayley's stoner husband Jeff Fischer; the family's pet, Klaus, a man in a fish's body; and Roger, an alien who Stan has rescued from government capture and harbors in the family's attic. The show is set in the fictional town of Langley Falls, Virginia in the Washington, D.C. metro area, which is a gesture of parody of the actual town of Langley, Virginia, home to the headquarters of the CIA. Unlike its sister show Family Guy, American Dad! does not use cutaway gags, but rather focuses more on situational humor and non sequiturs. Since its debut on February 6, 2005, the show has broadcast 136 episodes and began airing season 8 on September 30, 2012.[1] American Dad! has been nominated for awards, most prominently two Primetime Emmy Awards and two Annie Awards.[2] American Dad! has also received mixed reviews, mirroring the reception of Family Guy, and has been criticized by watchdog groups such as the Parents Television Council.[3] It holds a TV-14 rating for suggestive dialogue (D), offensive language (L), moderate to strong sexual content (S), and graphic violence (V).
以《妖獸都市》、《獸兵衛忍風帖》 和《吸血鬼獵人D》聞名于世的日本動畫導演川尻善昭的新作《Highlander: The Search for Vengeance》在制作了近2年之后終于要和觀眾見面了，但與之前宣告的作為劇場放映的電影不同，這部80多分鐘長的動畫片將于6月5日直接在美國發行DVD，分為普通版和特別版。3月14日該動畫的官方網站放出了1分半的新預告片，從華麗的畫面看仍然保持了川尻一貫的凌厲風格。 該系列影片的第5部《Highlander: The Source》也將于今年9月由獅門影業在北美發行。而率先于6月問世的這部動畫版則是《Highlander》系列的制作人聯手日本動畫大師的一次嶄新嘗試。這部動畫由與川尻善昭保持長期合作關系的日本MADHOUSE動畫公司和專門發行日本動畫的美國MANGA公司聯合出品，香港意馬動畫公司（該公司也參與制作了即將上映的3D動畫《少年忍者龜》）參與制作。采用和《吸血鬼獵人D》一樣先在美國發行英語配音版、稍后在日本再推出日語配音版的做法，但不知道在日本是否會做劇場放映。
海綿寶寶是一塊穿著短褲襯衫打領帶、暴牙大眼睛的黃色海綿，他生活在太平洋中央一片名為比基尼的海底之下。這里風和日麗，平靜祥和，生活無憂無慮。海綿寶寶住在一個菠蘿形狀的房子里，與之為伴的是他的寵物小蝸（蝸牛）。開朗、純真的海綿寶寶有許多好朋友，比如樂觀單純的派大星、性格古怪的章魚哥、自私市儈的蟹老板還有力大無窮的松鼠珊蒂。平時他都在蟹老板的快餐店里打工，閑暇時就和好朋友們四處玩樂。這群性格各異的家伙們湊在一起，可真是鬧出不少的笑話…… 本片為美國最受歡迎的電視系列動畫之一，在2003~2009年期間，曾經7年當選美國兒童選擇獎最受歡迎的動畫片。by:mingtian6.com