Watch This: Product Placement Ad for ‘Toy Story That Time Forgot’

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Sky, Britain and Ireland’s leading home entertainment and communications provider, has partnered in a very cool advert with Pixar for the upcoming holiday TV special Toy Story That Time Forgot.

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Simon Pegg and Nick Frost Will Guest Star on ‘Phineas and Ferb’ This October

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Actor Simon Pegg took to his Twitter feed to make a very cool announcement. He and long-time collaborator and buddy Nick Frost are going to reprise their Shaun of the Dead characters Shaun and Ed in the upcoming Phineas and Ferb Halloween special.

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‘Toy Story That Time Forgot’ Christmas TV Special to Debut in 2014

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Pixar fans rejoice! It looks like the 2014 animation slate will not be Pixar-free after all. Pixar Animation Studios and ABC have released details on another Toy Story holiday TV special currently in production that will be broadcast in late 2014. This time, Pixar is putting the beloved Toy Story characters in a Christmas story entitled Toy Story That Time Forgot.

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“Animation Fascination” Episode 55: Holiday Festivus

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It’s a Festivus for the rest of us. Marc and Matt get together once again to discuss all the best holiday specials and films to watch this time of year.

Also discussed: Disney’s Frozen, Saving Mr. Banks, Golden Globe nominations, and the trailers for Rio 2 and The Nut Job.

(Recorded on 12/23/13)

‘Rudolph’ TV Special Still Shining

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Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer, the stop-motion animated TV Christmas special, is still a ratings winner. The special, which aired this year on CBS on November 26, 2013, drew a higher rating with the 18-49 demographic than the finale of Dancing with the Stars on ABC.

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