RSSKing of the Hill Canceled; American Dad Renewed
Nov 01
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Out with the old and keeping the (relatively) new. After 13 seasons, King of the Hill won’t be back. Fox has ordered a last round of 13 new episodes to air at some as-yet-undetermined time during the 2009-2010 season. King of the Hill followed the blue-collar Texas family the Hills on various red neck adventures (though the Hills were in fact remarkably enlightened compared to most of Texas.)
King of the Hill was spawned by Mike Judge and Greg Daniels, the former who is probably more famous for bringing Beavis and Butt-head to life on MTV, and even more famous for the 1999 cult film Office Space. Judge also voices the characters Hank Hill and Boomhauer on the show. Kathy Najimy and Brittney Murphy are the other well-known voices in the cast.
Fox inexplicably ordered another season of American Dad. That show is has something to do with a functionally retarded CIA agent, an alien, his inept family and a talking fish. The formula is retread, dumb dad does stupid shit, family goes along with it or not. It’s not funny. But only 5 seasons old, American Dad must seem like a busty coed compared to King of the Hill.
Both shows have been part of Fox’s Sunday night Animation Domination line-up anchored by the Simpsons.
