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NEWS ABOUT: Mike Judge

Mike Judge stories: 4 news summaries
OPINION

 We'll Miss You, Hank 

A fond farewell to the 'character-driven whimsy' of King of the Hill

Sep 12, 09 3:05 PM CDT
(Newser) - That an animated series from the creator of Beavis and Butthead would be one of the last champions of good-hearted American values is odd but true, Don Aucoin writes in the Boston Globe. As King of the Hill prepares to bow out tomorrow night, Aucoin offers a... More »

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entertainment • television • The Simpsons • cartoon • Mike Judge • King of the Hill • Hank Hill • animated series • series finale

movie review

 This Extract Lacks Flavor 

Mike Judge effort offers a few laughs

Sep 4, 09 10:02 AM CDT
(Newser) - Mike Judge's Extract is a view of modern stupidity, the story of a regular guy among idiots, running a bottling plant and having trouble with his marriage. While it offers some chuckles, the Jason Bateman vehicle is no comic masterpiece:
  • “What’s most striking about Extract, beyond the
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film • comedy • movie review • Mike Judge • Jason Bateman • Extract

TV review

 Goode Family Not Great 

A few good jokes, but show's aim seems off

May 27, 09 9:02 AM CDT
(Newser) - The Goode Family, an animated series about an eco-obsessed, passionately politically correct family that airs tonight on ABC, is fairly funny, but leaves reviewers scratching their heads:
  • It “feels aggressively off-kilter with the current mood, as if it had been incubated in the early to mid-’90s,”
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television • animation • reviews • TV series • Mike Judge • television review

New Series by Beavis Creator Lampoons Green Buttheads

'The Goode Family' features clan trying a little too hard to stay eco-friendly

May 22, 09 3:23 AM CDT
(Newser) - Goodbye Hank Hill, hello Gerald Goode. Beavis and Butthead creator Mike Judge's new animated series lampoons a vegan, hybrid-driving Midwestern family whose motto is: "What would Al Gore do?" The Goode Family sends up the greener-than-thou clan’s efforts to maintain an environmentally friendly, strictly PC lifestyle just for... More »

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animation • cartoon • TV series • Beavis and Butthead • Jay-ZTV • Mike Judge • The Goode Family

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