TNN to Produce New Ren & Stimpy

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TNN: The National Network has signed original Ren & Stimpy Show
producer John Kricfalusi to produce six new episodes of the animated series
for the network.

TNN will debut the new Ren & Stimpy episodes -- as well as all 52
original shows that aired on MTV: Music Television in the early 1990s -- in 2003
as part of the network's new adult-oriented primetime animated block.

'John Kricfalusi is an original, and we are thrilled to have him join ... in
helping us to produce a new era of creator-driven animation for a new adult
generation,' TNN president of film and television entertainment Albie Hecht said
in a prepared statement.

R. Thomas Umstead
R. Thomas Umstead

R. Thomas Umstead serves as senior content producer, programming for Multichannel News, Broadcasting + Cable and Next TV. During his more than 30-year career as a print and online journalist, Umstead has written articles on a variety of subjects ranging from TV technology, marketing and sports production to content distribution and development. He has provided expert commentary on television issues and trends for such TV, print, radio and streaming outlets as Fox News, CNBC, the Today show, USA Today, The New York Times and National Public Radio. Umstead has also filmed, produced and edited more than 100 original video interviews, profiles and news reports featuring key cable television executives as well as entertainers and celebrity personalities.