Even though there were several TV misfires in 2011, there was a ton of good things about this year’s TV-watching season. Here’s a list of the top 10 shows of 2011 . 1.“Luther”: Idris Elba hasn’t been nominated for a Golden Globe for nothing. BBC/BBC America’s “Luther” is a critically-acclaimed show from across the pond that features a detective who fights crime while dealing with his internal struggle, sometimes, violently so. This show is also notable because, at least in America, it’s one of the few shows that has a person of color as their lead character, thus broadening the landscape of viable actors in Hollywood. 2.“The Walking Dead”: AMC…

The Entertainment Weekly show “The No Doctor Cop Lawyer Show” went to the New York Comic Con recently and sat down with one of the biggest animating stars on Cartoon Network, Pendleton Ward, the creator of the wildly successful “Adventure Time.” I’m a huge fan of this show and animation in general, so being that I am a huge fan, I was surprised to find out that it’s actually set in a post-apocalyptic world instead of another world like I imagined it was. “It came about almost by accident” Ward said to “Doctor Cop” hosts Darren Franich and Keith Staskiewicz. “In the beginning it was just a bright-colored fantasy land,…

It’s that time of year again – Comic Con comes to New York City! Naturally the Javits Center has been packed with just about everything from comic books to film studio booths, autograph sessions, diehard fans dressed as their favorite characters and so much more. Not in town to catch the action for yourself? Take a peek at what’s going down on the convention center floor courtesy of Shockya cam. By Perri Nemiroff

“ThunderCats” is back! ScreenCrave has the trailer for the new version of the animated show, and from looking at the still of the lead characters as well as the trailer, it would seem that the show will have an anime feel. In fact, I’m going to have to agree with ScreenCrave and say that the show does look very much like “Avatar: The Last Airbender”. Even some of the set designs look like the Earth and Fire Kingdoms and the Northern Water Tribe.  Also, if anyone has seen “Cowboy Bebop”, you’ll notice a similarity between the character designs of Jet and Panthero. Not necessarily a bad thing, really; if you…

The Hollywood Reporter is reporting that Cartoon Network late-night block [Adult Swim] has acquired the rights to broadcast the original British version of the hit TV series “The Office”. AS has acquired the two seasons of the show as well as the finale/Christmas special. The brainchild of comedian Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant, “The Office” is a mockumentary-style look at the daily going-ons at the Wernham Hogg Paper Company and following its colorful cast of employees during the average work day. The show has spawned numerous remakes all over the world, most famously an American version on NBC starring comedian Steve Carell. Stay tuned to Shockya.com for more news. By…

An anonymous source to /film has leaked that Cartoon Network has picked up the comic book “Firebreather”, for either an animated/CGI TV movie or an ongoing series. The source connects Peter Chung (Aeon Flux, Reign: The Conqueror) to the “Firebreather” adaptation in the director’s role. “Firebreather” is an Image Comics title created by Phil Hester and Andy Kuhn focusing on the life of a teenage half-dragon, whose mother is human but whose father is the King Of Monsters who’d want nothing more than his son to inherit his title. The story began in a 2003 mini-series, as well as a 2004 one-shot. An ongoing series started in May 2008, all…

Talking to MTV, “The Day The Earth Stood Still” star Keanu Reeves’ love of the hit anime series “Cowboy Bebop” and his desire to work on an adaptation of the project has come to light. When asked about it recently Reeves said “We’re trying to do that. [...] It’s got a Western quality, a Western film noir aspect to it,” Reeves, on why exactly he loves the franchise, says “It’s got so much style to it, and that’s part of its appeal. That kind of Old West, bordertown, low-tech science fiction aspect.” The project is currently being put together by producer Erwin Stoff, who’s spent the last two decades working…

Although the final original episodes of STAR WARS: THE CLONE WARS have aired for the remainder of 2008, there’s no dearth of CLONE WARS fun available at Starwars.com to keep fans busy until Jan. 2, including the first-ever online “marathon,” which begins on Monday. Starting Dec. 22, all 10 episodes of the hit Cartoon Network series that have aired to date will be available online at the official Star Wars website and at CartoonNetwork.com. What’s more, each episode features a video commentary by supervising director Dave Filoni; a web comic; and a detailed episode guide containing concept art and additional insights into STAR WARS: THE CLONE WARS. The online marathon…

Cartoon Network’s Fusionfall.com is having a sneak peek weekend for their upcoming multi-player online game. Here’s some more details about the game. Cartoon Network’s first massively multi-player online game (MMOG), Cartoon Network Universe: FusionFall, has its debut at Comic-Con 2007 in San Diego, beginning Wednesday, July 25. Scheduled for a summer 2008 release, the game will have playable demos at Cartoon Network’s booth on the Comic-Con show floor. In addition, a panel of FusionFall creators will provide an in-depth look at the game at Comic-Con on Thursday, July 26 at 5:00 p.m. (PT) in Room 3 of the San Diego Convention Center. FusionFall is an MMOG set in a re-imagined…

Yoda takes on an entire droid army in the season premiere of STAR WARS: THE CLONE WARS, an all-new animated series premiering at 9 p.m. Friday, Oct. 3, on Cartoon Network. In the first episode, “Ambush,” Jedi Master Yoda and three clone troopers must face off against Count Dooku’s dreaded assassin Asajj Ventress and the massive Separatist droid army to prove the Jedi are strong enough to protect a strategic planet and forge a treaty for the Republic. The episode is directed by David Bullock (“Justice League: The New Frontier”) from a script by Steve Melching (“The Batman”). Dave Filoni is supervising director, George Lucas is the series’ creator and…