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Comedy Central sticking with '90s vibe with 'Ren & Stimpy' reboot

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Nickelodeon(NEW YORK) — Everything old is new again.  Weeks after announcing that Beavis & Butt-Head are getting the reboot treatment on Comedy Central the network has announced it’s bringing back The Ren & Stimpy Show.

The Emmy-nominated series that debuted on Nickelodeon in 1991 quickly found an adult audience, thanks to its rapid-fire humor and groundbreaking animated style. Its five seasons introduced fans to bizarre characters like Muddy Mudskipper, Horse, Powdered Toast Man and, of course, every kid’s favorite toy, Log.  It’s style strongly influenced subsequent shows, including Beavis & Butt-Head and SpongeBob SquarePants.

The new version is clearly targeting that adult audience of a certain age.  “Ren & Stimpy joins our rapidly expanding roster of adult animation including South Park, Beavis and Butt-Head and Clone High as we continue to reimagine our treasure chest of beloved IP [intellectual property] for new generations,” according to Chris McCarthy, president of ViacomCBS Entertainment & Youth Group.

The network also recently announced that Tracee Ellis-Ross would voice the lead character in another animated series, Jodie, a spin-off of the ’90s MTV series Daria, which itself was a spin-off of Beavis & Butthead.

By Stephen Iervolino
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FBI assists with investigation of missing mom whose son was found abandoned

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Miramar Police Department via TwitterBy CHRISTINA CARREGA, ABC News

(MIRAMAR, Fla.) — It has been 10 days since 2-year-old Kamdyn was found wandering in a Miramar, Florida, parking lot located over 12 hours away from his family.

Police in South Florida, including Miramar and Hollywood departments, have been on the hunt for the toddler’s mother, Leila Cavett, since July 26.

The white Chevy pickup truck the 21-year-old was last seen driving was found abandoned in Hollywood, police said.

“Police have stated she was possibly in the Fort Lauderdale beach area before her disappearance in the company of a Black male,” according to the family’s attorney.

The law firm has posted daily updates on Cavett’s case to its Facebook page since Monday. Request for comment from the attorneys was not returned.

“The FBI is providing assistance to local law enforcement,” public affairs specialist Jim Marshall confirmed to ABC News on Wednesday.

The little boy has been placed in the state’s foster care system.

Cavett’s family, who drove from Alabama and Tennessee to assist with regaining custody of Kamdyn, were granted visitation by a family court judge on Monday, according to the family’s attorney.

They saw and spoke with the child through a Zoom video conference call due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Cavett is described as 5 feet 4 inches tall, 110 pounds with tattoos “Kamdyn” and a Jesus fish on her right arm and right wrist, respectively.

Anyone with information about her whereabouts is asked to call the Hollywood Police Department at 954-764-4357.

Request for comment from the Hollywood Police Department was not returned.

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Two kids among five dead in Denver house fire, arson suspected

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Denver Fire Department via TwitterBy CLAYTON SANDELL, EMILY SHAPIRO and JEFFREY COOK, ABC News

(DENVER) — Five people are dead, including two children, in an early morning house fire that Denver police and fire officials say appears to be arson.

The fire was reported around 2:40 a.m. local time, the Denver Fire Department said. Responding officers tried to get people out of the house but the intense heat pushed them back, the police department said.

Three people escaped the fire by jumping from the second story of the suburban home, according to a Denver Fire Department spokesperson. They are not believed to be significantly injured.

A toddler, a child and three adults were killed, according to the fire department. They were all found on the first floor, fire officials said at a news conference.

“We have indication through some evidence that it was an arson,” Joe Montoya, Denver police Division Chief of Investigations, said at a Wednesday morning news conference.

He did not provide further information on the evidence.

The fire “will be investigated … as a homicide investigation,” Montoya said.

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Not all heroes wear capes, but "Real Heroes Wear Masks" in new COVID-19 CW promo

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Photo: CW(LOS ANGELES) — Masked heroes are a staple in the comic world, and the CW Network has made a clever series of posters showing its super-people wearing surgical masks to promote the importance of wearing them. 

The network, home to the so-called “Arrowverse” of DC superhero shows, has released a series of public service announcement-like posters, each showing a hero — The Flash, Supergirl, Superman, Stargirl, Black Lightning, White Canary, and Beebo — wearing the blue surgical face coverings that have become ubiquitous in the age of COVID-19.

Each poster, which Deadline.com’s gathered in one place, features the slogan “Real Heroes Wear Masks.”

By Stephen Iervolino
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'Who's the Boss?' reboot gets green light

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Craig Sjodin/Walt Disney Television via Getty Images(LOS ANGELES) —  A reboot of the 1980s sitcom Who’s the Boss? is in the works, with original stars Alyssa Milano and Tony Danza attached to star and executive produce, according to The Hollywood Reporter; the pair will reprise their respective roles as father and daughter Tony and Samantha Micelli. 

The reboot will reportedly follow Samantha’s life as a single mother, now living in the same house where the original was set, and her relationship with her now-retired dad. 

Judith Light and Danny Pintauro, who also starred in the original, are not yet attached to the new series as of yet.  Katherine Helmond, who also starred in the original series, which aired on ABC from 1984-1992, died in 2019.

By George Costantino
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