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'Ben 10' is an American media franchise created by "Man of Action" (a group consisting of Duncan Rouleau, Joe Casey, Joe Kelly, and Steven T. Seagle), and produced by Cartoon Network Studios. Most of the productions are animated, but some have been live action. The franchise is about a boy who acquires a watch-like alien device attached to his wrist that allows him to turn into alien creatures. The pilot episode of the original series, named Ben 10 aired on December 27, 2005, as part of a sneak peek of Cartoon Network's Saturday morning lineup. The second episode was shown as a special on Cartoon Network's Fridays on January 13, 2006. The final regular episode aired on April 15, 2008. The theme song for the show was written by Andy Sturmer and sung by Moxy. In April 2008, Ben 10 was succeeded by Ben 10: Alien Force, which itself was succeeded in April 2010 by Ben 10: Ultimate Alien. Reruns are played on Cartoon Network and Boomerang. In 2011, it was announced that Ben 10 live action movie is pre-production starting in late 2011 from Warner Bros. Pictures.Ben 10: Alien Force is the sequel to the show set five years after the original series. As an indirect result, this series is darker in tone compared to its predecessor. The series premiered on Cartoon Network on April 18, 2008 and ended on March 26, 2010. It has since been premiered in Canada, on Teletoon. A video game of the show is now out for the Nintendo DS, Wii, PlayStation 2 and PlayStation Portable.Another sequel series, Ben 10: Ultimate Alien premiered on April 23, 2010 and takes place 3 � 4 weeks after the finale of Alien Force. A fourth series has been announced, and is under production. |
