Thursday, January 16, 2014

NickMom Inks Development Deal With Wanda Sykes And Page Hurwitz Of Push It Productions, Inc.; Additionally Greenlights New Hidden Camera Series "Undercover Cupid" And Launches Season Two Of "Parental Discretion With Stefanie Wilder-Taylor" And A "Take Me To Your Mother" Special

Nickelodeon, the number-one entertainment brand for kids and families, has today, Thursday 16th January 2014, announced in the following press release, from PRNewswire, the exciting Nickelodeon News that NickMom, the MotherFunny nighttime comedy programming block just for moms, has signed a development deal for a brand-new untitled comedy project with Wanda Sykes and Page Hurwitz of Push It Productions, Inc.!


The project will join a slate of new content in development for NickMom ranging from docu-comedy to reality competition, with a star roster of producers including Whoopi Goldberg.

NickMom has green lit six episodes of a brand-new hidden camera series, "Undercover Cupid" (working title), from executive producer Scott Stone (Nickelodeon's "BrainSurge"). The series, hosted by Nyima Funk ("Whose Line Is It Anyway?"), follows unsuspecting single moms and dads who are surprised to meet three eligible dates picked by their kids as they go about their daily lives.

NickMom, which airs nightly on Nick USA's Nick Jr. channel (10 p.m. – 2 a.m. ET/PT), finished 2013 on a high note posting double-digit gains among its core demo, up +67% with W18-49*.

Comedian/writer/producer Wanda Sykes and veteran producer Page Hurwitz joined forces in 2012 to form Push It Productions, Inc., a production company dedicated to creating quality comedy-based programming for network and cable television outlets. The company's diverse slate of projects includes sketch comedy, concerts, reality, talk/variety, and competition formats. In just its first year, Push It has made a production deal with NBC, has a new series on OWN ("Wanda Sykes Presents Herlarious"), and shows currently in development with NickMom and Comcast. It was recently announced that Push It will be producing the new season of "Last Comic Standing" for NBC.

Additionally, Nickelodeon has announced that NickMom will start to premiere and show episodes from season two of the talk show hybrid "Parental Discretion with Stefanie Wilder-Taylor" (20 eps), on Friday 17th January 2014 at 10pm (ET/PT), with a look back at the early naive days of new parenting. Celebrity guests featured in the new season include Tia Mowry-Hardrict and Sheryl Lee Ralph ("Instant Mom") and Rick Springfield. The series is executive produced by Hugh Fink ("Saturday Night Live"), Jane Lipsitz and Dan Cutforth from Magical Elves ("Top Chef") and co-executive produced by Stefanie Wilder-Taylor and Jim Jones ("Mad TV").

"Take Me To Your Mother" (16 eps) will also kick off its second season on Saturday 1st February 2014 at 10:30pm (ET/PT). The series follows first-time mom Andrea Rosen's adventures around the country seeking advice from moms on what it takes to raise a great kid. In the season two premiere, Rosen discovers her son Odin is becoming a jock, so she visits Super Bowl XLVII Champion Baltimore Ravens players (DeAngelo Tyson, Ed Dickson, Arthur Jones) and their wives to immerse herself in the world of football. "Take Me To Your Mother" is created and executive produced by Linda Schaffer (Emmy Award-winning "Nickellennium") and Barbara Kanowitz ("Pulp Comics") of Hot Air Productions and Rosen.

Additionally, to complement the launch of new Old Spice Re-fresh Body Sprays, Rosen has teamed up with Old Spice as a mom ambassador to communicate the grooming brand's Scent Responsibly educational message to both young guys, as well as moms. On Thursday 16th January 2014, Andrea will be leading the Old Spice Mom Choir featured in the new viral "Smellcome to Manhood" TV campaign around New York City. For more information, visit OldSpice.com.

"Parental Discretion with Stefanie Wilder-Taylor" and "Take Me To Your Mother" will regularly premiere Fridays at 10pm (ET/PT) and Sundays at 10 p.m. (ET/PT), respectively on NickMom.

Original Nickelodeon Press Release:

NickMom Inks Development Deal with Wanda Sykes and Page Hurwitz of Push It Productions, Inc.

NickMom Additionally Greenlights New Hidden Camera Series, Undercover Cupid, and Launches Season Two of Parental Discretion with Stefanie Wilder-Taylor and a special Take Me To Your Mother Featuring Members of Super Bowl XLVII Champion Baltimore Ravens

NEW YORK, Jan. 16, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- NickMom, the nighttime comedy block just for moms, has signed a development deal for an untitled comedy project with Wanda Sykes and Page Hurwitz of Push It Productions, Inc. The project will join a slate of new content in development for NickMom ranging from docu-comedy to reality competition, with a star roster of producers including Whoopi Goldberg. NickMom has green lit six episodes of a brand-new hidden camera series, Undercover Cupid (working title), from executive producer Scott Stone (BrainSurge). The series, hosted by Nyima Funk (Whose Line Is It Anyway?), follows unsuspecting single moms and dads who are surprised to meet three eligible dates picked by their kids as they go about their daily lives. NickMom, which airs nightly on the Nick Jr. channel (10 p.m. – 2 a.m. ET/PT), finished 2013 on a high note posting double-digit gains among its core demo, up +67% with W18-49*.

"We are thrilled to be collaborating with the talented Wanda Sykes and Page Hurwitz of Push It Productions, Inc. to develop hilarious new content for NickMom," said Bronwen O'Keefe, Senior Vice President, NickMom. "NickMom will continue to deliver the funny this year with brand-new episodes of our signature series Parental Discretion with Stefanie Wilder-Taylor and Take Me To Your Mother, plus exciting projects in the works that will deliver our special brand of mom comedy."

"As a mother of twins, I know firsthand that there is a lot of comedy in parenting, a lot of drinking too, but we're focusing on the comedy," said Sykes.

Comedian/writer/producer Wanda Sykes and veteran producer Page Hurwitz joined forces in 2012 to form Push It Productions, Inc., a production company dedicated to creating quality comedy-based programming for network and cable television outlets. The company's diverse slate of projects includes sketch comedy, concerts, reality, talk/variety, and competition formats. In just its first year, Push It has made a production deal with NBC, has a new series on OWN (Wanda Sykes Presents Herlarious), and shows currently in development with NickMom and Comcast. It was recently announced that Push It will be producing the new season of Last Comic Standing for NBC.

NickMom launches season two of the talk show hybrid Parental Discretion with Stefanie Wilder-Taylor (20 eps), on Friday, Jan. 17, at 10 p.m. (ET/PT), with a look back at the early naive days of new parenting. Celebrity guests featured in the new season include Tia Mowry-Hardrict and Sheryl Lee Ralph (Instant Mom) and Rick Springfield. The series is executive produced by Hugh Fink (Saturday Night Live), Jane Lipsitz and Dan Cutforth from Magical Elves (Top Chef) and co-executive produced by Stefanie Wilder-Taylor and Jim Jones (Mad TV).

Take Me To Your Mother (16 eps) kicks off its second season on Saturday, Feb. 1, at 10:30 p.m. (ET/PT). The series follows first-time mom Andrea Rosen's adventures around the country seeking advice from moms on what it takes to raise a great kid. In the season two premiere, Rosen discovers her son Odin is becoming a jock, so she visits Super Bowl XLVII Champion Baltimore Ravens players (DeAngelo Tyson, Ed Dickson, Arthur Jones) and their wives to immerse herself in the world of football. Take Me To Your Mother is created and executive produced by Linda Schaffer (Emmy Award-winning Nickellennium) and Barbara Kanowitz (Pulp Comics) of Hot Air Productions and Rosen.

Additionally, to complement the launch of new Old Spice Re-fresh Body Sprays, Rosen has teamed up with Old Spice as a mom ambassador to communicate the grooming brand's Scent Responsibly educational message to both young guys, as well as moms. On Thursday, Jan. 16, Andrea will be leading the Old Spice Mom Choir featured in the new viral "Smellcome to Manhood" TV campaign around New York City. For more information, visit OldSpice.com.

Parental Discretion with Stefanie Wilder-Taylor and Take Me To Your Mother will regularly premiere Fridays at 10 p.m. (ET/PT) and Sundays at 10 p.m. (ET/PT), respectively on NickMom.

NickMom is a primetime ad-supported TV block (10 p.m. – 2 a.m. ET/PT) for moms that airs on the Nick Jr. channel. The block features a mix of original long and short-form programming including talk shows, stand-up and sketch comedy, docu-series and more. Current series on NickMom include: Instant Mom, NickMom Night Out; Take Me To Your Mother; Parental Discretion With Stefanie Wilder-Taylor and The New Adventures of Old Christine. NickMom is also a comedy and entertainment site with extensive content including short-form video, photos, editorial pieces and games.

*Source: NMR, Live+7, Nick Jr. 10p-2a, W18-49, based on impressions

SOURCE Nickelodeon

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Artist Transforms Iconic Properties, Including Nickelodeon's "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" And "Power Rangers", Into Ancient Egyptian Hieroglyphics

The licensing business news website Licensing.biz is reporting the exciting news in the following article that the parallels between superhero fantasy and ancient mythology have been drawn ever tighter thanks to new interpretations of Egyptian hieroglyphics by by artist Josh Lane featuring the popular superhero brands of today!

In a series of pictures, Josh Lane applies the conventions of ancient Egyptian art to his portrayal of modern superhero brands by replacing the likes of the Egyptian Gods Anubis and Osiris with modern day superheroes, including Nickelodeon's "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" and "Power Rangers"!

In each picture, characters pose with feet side-on, torsos turned to face the onlooker and heads in profile. This is the ancient Egyptian way of depicting figures that was already established when the Narmer Palette, one of the earliest masterpieces of Egyptian art, was created in about 3100 BC.

In Josh's "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" ancient Egyptian artwork, based on the character designs of the original 1980's animated series of TMNT, Michelangelo and Donatello are seen offering their sensei, Master Splinter, their favorite food - pizza! Supervillain Kraang also makes a appearance in the top right of the painting.

For his ancient Egyptian "Power Rangers" piece, based on the original "Mighty Morphin Power Rangers" series, the Green Ranger, Blue Ranger and Pink Ranger are seen holding their personnel battle weapons - the Power Bow, the Dragon Dagger and the Power Lance, respectively. Symbols representing the Black Ranger's Mastodon Dinozord, the Red Ranger's Tyrranosaurus Dinozord and the Yellow Ranger's Sabertooth Tiger Dinozord.

As part of his ancient Egyptian art collection inspired by pop culture heroes, Josh has also unveiled pictures inspired by the X-Men, Star Trek, Captain America, Thor and Wolverine. You can view images of Josh's great artwork below.

From Licensing.biz:
Artist transforms iconic properties into Ancient Egyptian hieroglyphics

Josh Lane replaces the likes of Anubis and Osiris with Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Iron Man and Captain America

The parallels between superhero fantasy and ancient mythology have been drawn ever tighter thanks to new interpretations of Egyptian hieroglyphics featuring the popular superhero brands of today.

Created by artist Josh Lane, the artwork features X-Men, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Kick Ass and the Power Rangers, as well as Star Trek, all in the side-on positions synonymous with Ancient Egypt.

Replacing the likes of Egyptian gods Osiris and Anubis, the papyri includes Captain America, Thor and Wolverine.

The Guardian reports that Lane ‘applies the conventions of ancient Egyptian art to his portrayal of modern heroes. Captain America and other Marvellous beings pose with feet side-on, torsos turned to face the onlooker and heads in profile.'

Take a look at some of these new looks for the properties below:



["X-Men"]



["Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles"]



["Star Trek"]



["Spider-Man"]



["The Avengers"]



["Kick Ass"]



["Mighty Morphin Power Rangers"]

TAGS: iron man,captain america,the guardian,tmnt,josh lane

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