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As a way to cash in on the hype surrounding the July 8, 2005 release of the FANTASTIC FOUR live-action feature, Buena Vista Home Ent. will release a box set of the entire FANTASTIC FOUR animated series, which aired from September 1994 to February 1996. The 30-minute show aired as part of the Marvel Action Hour along with IRON MAN. Produced by Genesis Ent., Marvel Prods., New World Ent. and TMS Ent., 15 of the 26 episodes were direct remakes of episodes of the 1960s Hanna-Barbera FANTASTIC FOUR series. The first season contained introductions by creator Stan Lee.

To highlight the release of ROBOTS in theaters March 11, 2005, FOX will air a special, titled ASSEMBLING ROBOTS: THE MAGIC, THE MUSIC AND THE COMEDY, premiering March 4 at 8:00 pm.

Los Angeles ACM SIGGRAPH March MeetingWestchester, California, USAMarch 8, 2005

For the March meeting, Los Angeles ACM SIGGRAPH will host a program on 3D Web and wireless. The event will look at the latest Website developments for PDA software applications, 3D and virtual worlds.

KING OF THE HILL writers Aron Abrams and Greg Thompson have signed a two-year, seven-figure deal with Paramount, reports VARIETY. As part of the deal, the duo will create, develop and exec produce series programming. In addition, the team will be developing a live-action CBS series for comedian Aisha Tyler. The deal is a move by new president David Stapf to strengthen the list of writers working for the studio.

TLC Industries (www.tlcind.com) and Full Sail Real World Education (www.fullsail.com) announced the opening of the NextArcade Student Showcase (www.nextarcade.com). The site is designed to bring public exposure to creative works being created by top student developers. Participating schools include Full Sail Real World Education and the Illinois Institute of Technology.

At Amusement Showcase International in Chicago, Cecropia launched a preview of its first filmgame, called THE ACT, an interactive comedy about relationships, deception and the pursuit of romance. THE ACT gives players the unique experience of playing a game that feels more like a movie. Players control the characters' emotions while they experience the interactive story. The characters' feelings are apparent through highly skilled personality-centric animation, which is being animated by Cecropia's animators -- alumni of Disney Feature Film Animation Studios.