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  Father of the Pride - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Father of the Pride was an NBC animated series that began broadcasting on August 31, 2004 and was only the second CGI series in prime-time network TV (after UPN's Game Over).
The show, which was produced by Jeffrey Katzenberg and his company, DreamWorks Animation revolves around a family of white lions, the patriarch of which stars in a Siegfried and Roy show in Las Vegas.
Father of the Pride uses many different styles of comedy, and so it's hard to place it into one sub-genre of comedy.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Father_of_the_Pride   (563 words)

  
 Encyclopedia Coptica: The Christian Coptic Orthodox Church Of Egypt   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Monasticism was born in Egypt and was instrumental in the formation of the Coptic Church's character of submission and humbleness, thanks to the teachings and writings of the Great Fathers of Egypt's Deserts.
Copts take pride in the persecution they have sustained as early as May 8, 68 A.D., when their Patron Saint Mark was slain on Easter Monday after being dragged from his feet by Roman soldiers all over Alexandria's streets and alleys.
It is customary for a whole family to pick the same priest as a father of confession, thus, making of that priest a family counselor.
www.coptic.net /EncyclopediaCoptica   (3350 words)

  
 Latino Review
Father of the Pride is a new CGI cartoon brought to you by Jeffrey Katzenberg and the rest of those silly guys over at DreamWorks.
Father of the Pride is about the daily goings on behind the scenes at the Siegfried and Roy show in Las Vegas, no I’m not kidding.
Father of the Pride premieres Tuesday night after the Olympics on NBC, on August 31 from 9-930pm ET) It’s a freaking funny ass show, and I can’t wait to see the two episodes I already saw at the screening, plus all the other upcoming episodes.
latinoreview.com /tv/fatherofthepride.html   (619 words)

  
 IGN: NBC Silences Father of the Pride
The network's expensive animated sitcom, Father of the Pride, has been pulled from the schedule for the duration of the ratings sweeps according to trade newspaper, Variety.
Father of the Pride will be replaced by "super sized" episodes of The Biggest Loser.
If it tanks the way it has been on Mondays, LAX could be joining Hawaii and Father of the Pride on the ratings scrapheap.
filmforce.ign.com /articles/562/562846p1.html   (419 words)

  
 Boston.com / A&E / TV / NBC stands by animated 'Pride'
Silence, too, greeted what followed in the NBC sales presentation to Madison Avenue: Clips of "Father of the Pride," an animated comedy based on Horn and partner Siegfried Fischbacher's act, failed to draw laughs.
"Father of the Pride" has been touted by NBC and producer DreamWorks SKG as a breakthrough in computer-generated animation for TV and a key part of NBC's fall schedule.
The pedigree for "Father of the Pride" is impeccable: DreamWorks is the studio behind "Shrek 2." The TV comedy is an edgy, satirical take on Siegfried and Roy, their Las Vegas stage act, and the notion that their show animals lead routine domestic lives with a touch of Vegas kitsch.
www.boston.com /ae/tv/articles/2004/06/02/nbc_stands_by_animated_pride   (722 words)

  
 CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Jose Mercado Rizal
On his father's side he was descended from Lam-co, who came from China to settle in the Philippines in the latter part of the seventeenth century.
The friars were the landlords of a large hacienda occupied by his father; there was a vexatious litigation, and a few years later, by Weyler's order, soldiers destroyed the buildings on the land, and various members of the family were exiled to other parts of the Islands.
But now he gladly welcomed the ministrations of the Jesuit Fathers, his former professors, and he wrote a retraction of his errors and of Masonry in particular.
www.newadvent.org /cathen/13094b.htm   (871 words)

  
 DreamWorks SKG Animation Fansite-Father of the Pride
We have now added over 30 new images from Father of the Pride in addition to a full episode guide of the show.
Universal has officially announced the complete series of Father of the Pride which is a CGI comedy featuring the voices of John Goodman, Cheryl Hines, Orlando Jones, Carl Reiner and Siegfried and Roy.
We the viewers of Father of the Pride request that NBC maintain this show in it's prime time spot on a weekly basis.
animation.dreamworksfansite.com /fatherofthepride   (320 words)

  
 Father of the Pride News   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Father of the Pride News continually updated from thousands of sources around the net.
Cheryl Hines has been tapped for a guest-starring spot on NBC's medical comedy "Scrubs," which is heading into its fifth season.
November 2, 2004 - NBC is having to swallow a little Pride for the November sweeps.
www.topix.net /tv/father-of-the-pride   (85 words)

  
 "Father of the Pride" (2004)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Father Of The Pride Airs, but then a month later, it gets canned so that "The Biggest Loser" can air for 90 mins.
Then after more than a month, Father Of The Pride" gets put back on.
Were you trying to use Father of The Pride to sell The Biggest Loser?
www.imdb.com /title/tt0361179   (391 words)

  
 Save Father of the Pride Petition
Whereas- Father of the Pride (a TV show on NBC) has been pulled from the broadcaster for sweeps week.
Be it known that we the viewers of the TV show Father of the Pride respectfully request that the broadcast company NBC maintain this show in it's prime time spot on a weekly basis.
The Save Father of the Pride Petition to NBC (National Broadcast Company)::30 Rockefeller Plaza:: New York, NY 10112 was created by and written by Leonard Kinerson (leonardjk@comcast.net).
www.petitiononline.com /SaveFotP/petition.html   (183 words)

  
 IGN: Father of the Pride Review
Although the producers assured me that the premiere episode was the raunchiest of the bunch, even the second episode had its fair share of tastelessly wonderful moments.
Father of the Pride's starting point is weird enough in and of itself.
FOTP centers around a lion named Larry (voiced by John Goodman) and his beautiful lioness wife, Kate (Cheryl Hines, who can't seem to get away from starring in TV shows opposite husbands named Larry).
filmforce.ign.com /articles/540/540823p1.html   (535 words)

  
 Father of the Pride: Facts and details from Encyclopedia Topic   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Father of the Pride: Facts and details from Encyclopedia Topic
Father of the Pride is an NBC television television quick summary:
Television is a telecommunication system for broadcasting and receiving moving pictures and sound over a distance....
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/f/fa/father_of_the_pride.htm   (1231 words)

  
 Rhymes With 'Shrek' (washingtonpost.com)
Although the program's computer animation does resemble that of "Shrek," with an unusual sharpness and clarity, "Father of the Pride" lacks utterly the first "Shrek" film's charm, cleverness and family-friendly humor (I didn't see the second "Shrek" but heard it was too adult-oriented).
Basically, the producers of "Father of the Pride" think they can rejuvenate stale old domestic sitcom cliches simply by having animals utter them, and that they automatically avoid the stigma of the kiddie cartoon by filling the program with dirty jokes.
While the technical specifications of "Father" may be the same as those of "Shrek," the animals are not cleverly drawn and often seem to be in the wrong proportion to one another.
www.washingtonpost.com /wp-dyn/articles/A48114-2004Aug30.html   (986 words)

  
 TV Preview: 'Father of the Pride' filled with adult humor   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Siegfried and Roy are often the butt of jokes on "Father of the Pride," which Hines said the pair encourage.
NBC has ordered 13 episodes of "Father of the Pride," each of which requires nine months to produce from idea to delivery, Katzenberg said.
Katzenberg said NBC's promos communicate the type of humor on the show and despite the cuddly-looking animated characters, "Father of the Pride" was conceived as a show for viewers ages 18 and up.
www.post-gazette.com /pg/04244/370354.stm   (799 words)

  
 NBC pulls 'Father of the Pride' - Nov. 3, 2004
NEW YORK (CNN/Money) - NBC is preparing to put its new animated television show "Father of the Pride" on ice, according to a published report.
The move is also a blight on DreamWorks Animation (up $0.57 to $38.07, Research), which went public last week, as its first television show turned out to be a dud, but NBC picked up most of the costs for the show, according to the Times.
"Father of the Pride" cost NBC $1.6 million per half-hour episode and has seen its ratings slump as it placed fourth in its time slot last week, the paper reported.
money.cnn.com /2004/11/03/news/fortune500/nbc_pride   (340 words)

  
 Father of the Pride TV Show - Father of the Pride Television Show - TV.com
Tell the world what you think of Father of the Pride, write a review for this show.
Father of the Pride is the most expensive show in tv history and is also the best show ever!
Father of the Pride Season 1 on DVD
www.tv.com /father-of-the-pride/show/19738/summary.html   (523 words)

  
 Father Of The Pride: The Complete Series
Currently, there are not enough Tomatometer critic reviews for Father Of The Pride: The Complete Series to receive a rating.
One of the most expensive sitcoms in history at 1.6 million dollars an episode, the entirely computer animated FATHER OF THE PRIDE aired on NBC during the 2004 season.
A cure for the mutant gene has been found, and but a war now rages among all of mutant kind to determine if "normalcy" is the correct course.
www.rottentomatoes.com /m/father_of_the_pride_the_complete_series   (414 words)

  
 Father of the Pride   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
That doesn't mean the show has to be cutesy and Disneyfied, the show can obviously have plenty of adult humor, but I would suggest doing it more like Shrek, (The same company who makes Father of the Pride) have adult jokes that make the show funny, not lines that have parents flipping the channel.
Yes, Father of the Pride is going to come across as a bit derivative.
There has been nothing on Father of the Pride that has been as bad at times on any of those 3.
www.jumptheshark.com /f/fatherofthepride.htm   (1856 words)

  
 Entertainment: Television: Father Of The Pride
A long list of Hollywood celebs are set to feature in Father Of The Pride, including Lisa Kudrow, who steals her scenes as Foo Lin, a sexually repressed panda who struggles to find a mate within her almost extinct species.
Sarmoti is constantly at odds with his son-in-law over such issues as Larry's disregard for the old Rat Pack-era values or how he parents his two cubs; rebellious 15-year-old daughter Sierra (voiced by Danielle Andrea Harris) and awkward 9-year-old son Hunter (voiced by Daryl Sabara).
Cheryl Hines juggled her work on Father Of The Pride with her on-going role in Arrested Development.
xtramsn.co.nz /entertainment/0,,12255-4859625,00.html   (435 words)

  
 Father of the Pride
DreamWorks founder and Pride creator Jeffrey Katzenberg is comfortable crossing the line between kid-friendly looks and crude content, in part because NBC tagged the show with “not your kids’ cartoon” and “adult animated comedy” disclaimers.
Pride’s ratings have dropped each week since its premiere.
Sent on hiatus during November’s sweeps, Father of the Pride still has six unaired episodes waiting in the wings.
www.pluggedinonline.com /tv/television/a0001979.cfm   (396 words)

  
 Father of the pride - AWN Forums
I just watched Finding Nemo and was reminded of what "funny" really is and what a well-done 3D animation really looks like.
Father of the Pride just seemd to look like it was still in need of 1 or 2 more lighting renderings - it looked unfinished to me at times.
The line from the Father concerning waking up in the dentist's chair and seeing the dentist buckling his pants was just not funny - how about jokes that are from an animal's perspective?
forums.awn.com /showthread.php?t=899   (873 words)

  
 Father of the Pride Links
This is a animated comedy series based on the animals in the Siegfried and Roy's Las Vegas show.
Zap2It 11/1/04 'Pride' Is Sweeps 'Loser' at NBC
NBCMV 9/9/04 'Father Of The Pride' Is King Of The Ratings Jungle, Ranking #1 For The Week
www.sirlinksalot.net /fatherofthepride.html   (325 words)

  
 Father of the Pride Links News Archive
Chicago Tribune 8/31/04 `Father of the Pride' too risque for kids, too dumb for adults
SF Chronicle 8/31/04 Let's hope 'Father of the Pride' is on the road to extinction
Zap2It 8/28/04 'Father of the Pride' Springs to Life on NBC
www.sirlinksalot.net /archives/fatherofthepride2.html   (661 words)

  
 Father of the Pride: The Complete Series (Widescreen) - Wal-Mart   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
This breakthrough, CGI-animated comedy is a wild take on the "family" sitcom-it's a hip and edgy look into the lives of a pride of white lions that perform in Siegfried & Roy's Las Vegas act.
At work, Larry (John Goodman) is the star of the show, but at home with wife Kate (Cheryl Hines), it's a different story.
He's learning the hard way that it's not always easy being the "Father of the Pride." Nominated as Best New Comedy by the People's Choice Awards, this "wickedly funny" (Hollywood Reporter) series is a roaring good time!
www.walmart.com /catalog/product.gsp?product_id=3762999   (704 words)

  
 Amazing Science
Around 800 BCE Sage Bharadwaj, was both the father of modern medicine, teaching Ayurveda, and also the developer of aviation technology.
Sage Parashara (100 BCE) is called the "father of botany" because he classified flowering plants into various families, nearly 2,000 years before Lannaeus (the modern father of taxonomy).
Shushruta, known as the father of surgery, practised his skill as early as 600 BCE.
www.hinduism.co.za /amazing.htm   (14239 words)

  
 08/31/2004: "Father of the Pride premieres tonight"   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
DreamWorks' Father of the Pride premieres tonight on NBC at 9pm ET to mixed reviews.
The Cincinnati Post calls it "a mostly tired version of the family sitcom", while The San Francisco Chronicle says "Let's hope Father of the Pride is on the road to extinction".
The Houston Chronicle believes that Father of the Pride is a "roaring good time" and The Boston Herald adds that the show "shines".
www.animated-news.com /archives/00002243.html   (165 words)

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