Writers Get Animated
Episodes
Friday May 27, 2016
026 - WGA Vs. The Golden Age Of Cartoons
Friday May 27, 2016
Friday May 27, 2016
What is the golden age of animation? Besides the 30s–50s. We mean of the ages of animation since the golden age, which one is the shiniest? Is is the 1960s, when animation came to television? The 1970s, which we have very little to say about? The 1980s, which for some reason still won't go away? The 1990s, so full of grit and darkness? Maybe the 2000s, when things got weird? Or what about Now That's What I Call Animation: The 2010s?
Friday May 20, 2016
025 - How To Suspend Your Disbelief Without Really Trying
Friday May 20, 2016
Friday May 20, 2016
Have you ever had to pause a show because it gets so preposterous? Believing in monsters that live in New York and fight crime with a cute sidekick is one thing, but do they not understand how floppy disks work? You can't take over the world with that! In this episode, Chris and Mackenzie talk about what makes animation "believable". Is Gizmo Duck really Robert Downey Jr. in disguise? What do the incandescent lightbulbs on a robot do? Why does a robot want money? Is the Uncanny Valley just a 30 Rock thing or like what? (It's not.)
Learn more about suspension of disbelief and Samuel Taylor Coleridge: http://bit.ly/1TK3I9H
See Armstrong the Robot's Incandescent light bulb prison during the DuckTales theme song at 00:12 - http://bit.ly/1TK41kS
Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within: http://bit.ly/1TK4403
Speedy Gonzales the movie is coming: http://bit.ly/1qxydrC
Friday May 13, 2016
024 - Kobayashi Maru Of Teenage Sexuality
Friday May 13, 2016
Friday May 13, 2016
Chris and Mackenzie tiptoe around and/or stomp through animated television where the main characters experience some kind of gender bending adventure. After the necessary Futurama references, they get around to talking about Kim Possible and Steven Universe. Can they make it through this episode without one awakward silence? Is Futurama the best example of gender anything? How can a manbot become a fembot? Why would children want to go to a teenage rave? How many skirt jokes are needed? How do they keep all of these characters away from mirrors?
Watch Kim Possible - Mind Games: http://video.disney.com/watch/mind-games-4c7c001649ab1432e7909ea5
Learn More about Steven Universe - Alone Together: http://www.cartoonnetwork.com/video/steven-universe/fusion-training-clip.html
Futurama - The Prisoner of Benda: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Prisoner_of_Benda
Futurama - Bend Her: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bend_Her
Futurama - The Farnsworth Parabox: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Farnsworth_Parabox
Futurama - Neutopia: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neutopia_(Futurama)
Futurama - Raging Bender: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raging_Bender
Friday May 06, 2016
023 - All About Ahsoka
Friday May 06, 2016
Friday May 06, 2016
SPOILERS DETECTED! In honor of May the Fourth, Chris and Mackenzie discuss one of the most-loved Star Wars characters of all-time: Ahsoka Tano! They infiltrate Star Wars: The Clone Wars and Jedi jump into the season two finale of Star Wars: Rebels - Twilight of the Apprentice. Is Ahsoka to blame for Darth Vader? Who caused the end of the Jedi? Have we seen the end of Ahsoka's story?