Comcast Corp.’s video game lifestyle cable network, G4, is gearing up to launch Barbed Wire Biscuit, a new hour-long programming block that will air edgy animated and live-action series starting this fall. The Monday-Friday strip will debut Aug. 29 at 12 a.m. (ET/PT). Featured programs will include Happy Tree Friends & Friends, Brainiac, Anime Unleashed and Cinematech: Nocturnal Emissions.
"Barbed Wire Biscuit is really a free-for-all for our core 18-34 male audience," says Peter M. Green, G4’s senior VP of programming and production. "The programs are unconventional with a warped sense of humor, and the fast, kinetic pace of these shows appeals directly to those who have grown up with video games. G4 will continue to broaden its programming, using videogames as the entry point to the young, male lifestyle."
After a series of guest spots on G4’s Attack of the Show, Mondo Media’s accident-prone woodland critters get their own series with Happy Tree Friends & Friends. In addition to the gory mishaps Tree Friends fans have come to love, the show will also showcase a variety of other sick and twisted animated shorts on Wednesdays.
The weird science series, Brainiac, will air in back-to-back episodes on Monday and Thursday nights. Each episode follows two young presenters and a daredevil team of "Brainiacs" as they examine scientific principles and attempt to carry out experiments that shouldn’t be tried at home.
Tuesdays will be game days with two episodes of Cinematech: Nocturnal Emissions, the latest incarnation of G4’s original series that showcases the most extreme movies and cut-scenes from the hottest video games. Rounding out the week is Anime Unleashed, which returns on Fridays with more installments of fan favorites and the addition of RahXephon, Cromartie High and Colorful. More information on G4 programming can be found at www.g4tv.com.
