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''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 & Roy show in Las Vegas . The show featured the voice talent of John Goodman , Danielle Harris , Cheryl Hines , Carl Reiner , Orlando Jones , Julian Holloway and Dave Herman . The per-episode cost of the series was reportedly $ 1.6 million and each episode took nine months to create. The opening sequence starts off with a red sports car, Nevada license plate "MAGIC1", being driven by Siegfried & Roy past many of the attractions in Las Vegas. Cast names are presented on billboards, before swerving into the Mirage Hotel. The scene changes to the lion's house. Larry wakes up late for his performance on his favourite couch, and dashes towards the stage (but not before having a pre-show beer). John Goodman voices a rousing rendition of Elvis Presley's "Viva Las Vegas" as the background music throughout. The show was almost cancelled long before its broadcast following the near death of Roy Horn in October 2003 , but after his condition improved, both Siegfried and Roy urged NBC to continue production of the show. The show was promoted heavily during NBC's coverage of the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens , Greece and garnered above average ratings for the network, but mostly a negative response from TV critics who considered the show to be nothing more than a gimmick and a shill for other NBC and DreamWorks properties (two early episodes extensively featured '' The Today Show '' The show's ratings began to decline, and by November 2004 it was pulled from NBC's sweeps line-up. In early December 2004 , the CEO of Dreamworks announced that that show was cancelled just a few months after it was initially aired. A DVD version of the show has been made available, containing the original pilot, an alternate pilot (which draws heavily on the original), an un-aired episode, and one episode that was voice-recorded, but was not animated, and remains at the storyboard stage. The show however continues to air, but outside the USA . It first broadcast on Sky One in Great Britain on March 6 , 2005 . The show also on Teletoon in Canada , RTÉ One in Ireland , NHK in Japan , Canal FOX in Latin America , and GMA Network in the Philippines . CAST
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COMIC DEVICES USED ''Father of the Pride'' uses many different styles of comedy, and so it's hard to place it into one sub-genre of comedy. However, it is possible to say which sub-genres the show takes elements from. The show uses elements from Satire , Black Comedy , crude adult comedy, and general witty comedy. The show has been criticized because it features anthropomorphic animals which many people attribute to a children's show, stating that it shouldn't feature the adult comedy used in the show. The satirical elements feature very strongly in the themes of the episodes, from Racism to drugs. Another Comic Device used is the comic style of the characters Siegfried & Roy . They have very eccentric lifestyles and personalities, which allows them to make jokes that other characters wouldn't be able to effectively deliver. Their behavior is often ludicrous and vulgar. EXTERNAL LINKS |
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