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Brand New Couch
"Brand New Couch" is the first episode of the second season of American animated television series ''BoJack Horseman''. It was written by Raphael Bob-Waksberg and directed by Amy Winfrey. The episode was released in the United States, along with the rest of season two, via Netflix on July 17, 2015. George Takei provides his voice in a guest appearance in the episode. In 2015, the episode was nominated for Best Animated Television Production at the 43rd Annie Awards The 43rd Annual Annie Awards honoring excellence in the field of animation of 2015 was held on February 6, 2016, at the University of California, Los Angeles's Royce Hall in Los Angeles, California, presenting in 36 categories. This year, a new c .... Plot The season's first episode picks up shortly after the season one finale. BoJack decides to adopt a positive life attitude, hoping to turn his life around, but it affects his job performance where he is starring in the title role of the ''Secretariat'' movie. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
BoJack Horseman
''BoJack Horseman'' is an American adult animation, adult animated Black comedy, black Comedy drama, comedy-drama streaming television series created by Raphael Bob-Waksberg. It stars the voices of Will Arnett, Amy Sedaris, Alison Brie, Paul F. Tompkins, and Aaron Paul. Set primarily in Hollywood, Los Angeles, Hollywood (renamed to Hollywoo shortly into season one and then briefly renamed Hollywoob after Mr. Peanutbutter attempts to change the name back to Hollywood in the final season), the series revolves around an Anthropomorphism, anthropomorphic horse named BoJack Horseman (character), BoJack Horseman (Arnett), the washed-up star of a 1990s sitcom who plans his return to celebrity relevance with an autobiography to be written by ghostwriter Diane Nguyen (Brie), while also contending with his agent, Princess Carolyn (Sedaris), roommate Todd Chavez (Paul), former rival Mr. Peanutbutter (Tompkins), and his declining mental health. The show is designed by cartoonist Lisa Hanawa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amy Winfrey
Amy Winfrey (born May 1976) is an American animator, screenwriter, songwriter, director and voice actress. She is best known for creating the web series '' Making Fiends'' that was later picked up by Nickelodeon in 2008, and for directing several episodes of ''BoJack Horseman'', including " The View From Halfway Down" and "Free Churro", which were each nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Animated Program at the 71st and 72nd Primetime Creative Arts Emmys. Career Winfrey studied animation at UCLA and made a 3D film called ''The Bad Plant'', which won her a silver medal at the Student Academy Awards in 2000. While attending school, Winfrey worked as an animator on ''South Park'' starting with the pilot episode, ' ''The Spirit of Christmas: Jesus vs. Santa''' in 1995. When Comedy Central picked up the series, Winfrey remained part of the animation team and continued to work on the show, pausing her schooling to work on the feature film '' South Park Bigger, Longer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raphael Bob-Waksberg
Raphael Matthew Bob-Waksberg (born August 17, 1984) is an American comedian, writer, producer, actor, and voice actor. He is known as the creator and showrunner of the Netflix animated comedy series ''BoJack Horseman'' and the Amazon Prime Video animated series '' Undone''. He is also an executive producer on the Netflix/Adult Swim animated series ''Tuca & Bertie'', created by ''BoJack Horseman'' production designer Lisa Hanawalt. Early life Bob-Waksberg was raised in Palo Alto, California with his two sisters, Becky and Amalia. His family is deeply involved in the Jewish community, and Bob-Waksberg was raised Jewish. From 1982 to about 2010, his mother and grandmother ran a Judaica gift and book store titled Bob & Bob Fine Jewish Gifts and Books. His father, David Waksberg, helped Russian-speaking Jews emigrate to the United States, and is the CEO of Jewish LearningWorks, a San Francisco-based religious education center. His father has stated, "When a friend asked me about ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Takei
George Takei (; ja, ジョージ・タケイ; born Hosato Takei (武井 穂郷), April 20, 1937) is an American actor, author and activist known for his role as Hikaru Sulu, helmsman of the fictional starship USS ''Enterprise'' in the television series ''Star Trek'' and subsequent films. Takei was born to Japanese American parents, with whom he lived in U.S.-run internment camps during World War II. He began pursuing acting in college, which led in 1965 to the role of Sulu, to which he returned periodically into the 1990s. Upon coming out as gay in 2005, he became a prominent proponent of LGBT rights and active in state and local politics. He has been a vocal advocate of the rights of immigrants, in part through his work on the 2012 Broadway show ''Allegiance'', about the internment experience. Although Takei was born and raised in California, he spoke both English and Japanese growing up and remains fluent in both languages. He has won several awards and accolades for his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
