Can't networks wait until after Thanksgiving to start rolling out the holiday specials?
Tonight at 8, NBC debuts "Merry Madagascar," based on the popular Dreamworks "Madagascar" franchise.
Here's the logline:
"Merry Madagascar" begins when Santa
(Carl Reiner) and his sleigh unexpectedly crash land on the island, giving the
jolly gentleman a case of amnesia. So it falls to Alex (Ben Stiller), Marty
(Chris Rock), Melman (David Schwimmer), and Gloria (Jada Pinkett Smith) along
with the ever-inventive Penguins to deliver the presents and save Christmas.
Voice star Rock said he likes working with the Dreamworks folks -- a third big-screen "Madagascar" adventure is in the works, he said -- but he also has a more practical reason for taking on voice work.
"You get some of that 'Hannah Montana' money," he said in a teleconference with reporters last week. "You get in with the kids, that definitely can't hurt."
Money, and his love of it, seemed to be a recurring theme on the Chris Rock conference call. When asked about future TV projects after the cancellation of "Everybody Hates Chris," Rock said, "It was a good weekly check but I'm scaling back now."
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Posted
Nov 17 2009, 12:32 AM
by
Rob Owen