Writers Get Animated
Episodes
Friday Jul 15, 2016
033 - Who Wore It Better?
Friday Jul 15, 2016
Friday Jul 15, 2016
You’ve heard the old adage: “Steal from the best?” What about stealing from YOURSELF?! Chris and Mackenzie power through some serious Disney déjà vu and glitches in The Matrix as they review episodes of DuckTales and TaleSpin that share the same plot! Is it a formula for a better DuckTales episode or does TaleSpin do it better? How many punchlines does “Joke-Bot 38” have? Do Duckburg and Cape Suzette share the same newspaper? How many astronomical events happen on single, specific days? Can you really use a snow plow to get rid of clouds? If Scrooge wanted to save money, why would he have meetings on Saturday mornings? How creepy can a character’s actions be and still be sympathetic? What do the citizens of Thembria listen to on the radio? What do robotic gargoyles have to do with it?
Links
Get DuckTales “Allowance Day” on iTunes http://apple.co/29EJUof
Get Tale Spin “The Time Bandit” on iTunes http://apple.co/29EJSwV
About DuckTales http://bit.ly/29ELwhG About TaleSpin http://bit.ly/29EJj64
About the Steel Clan (The Robot Gargoyles) http://bit.ly/29EK1Af
Look at screenshots and comparisons of the episodes and the original comic http://bit.ly/29LEueY
Friday Jul 08, 2016
032 - Once Upon A Time Again
Friday Jul 08, 2016
Friday Jul 08, 2016
With the release of Finding Dory and the announcement of Wreck-It Ralph 2, we decide to look at the direct to video sequels from Disney’s past: Cinderella III: A Twist in Time and Lion King II: Simba’s Pride. How do you portray animal “romance” in a way that's not awkward? Does Everyone, in fact, Need an Elton John Song? How did Simba “mark” the path for his daughter? Why doesn’t Cinderella’s Prince have a name? What other things can the magic words “Bibbidi-Bobbidi-Boo” do? How many women in the kingdom have a size 4 shoe? Can there ever be enough Aladdin?
Links
About Cinderella III: http://bit.ly/29urnyu
About The Lion King II: Simba’s Pride: http://bit.ly/29Aj6ew
Cinderella III on iTunes: http://apple.co/29xD32j
Lion King II on Amazon: http://amzn.to/29oSqIC
Cinderella III on Rotten Tomatoes: http://bit.ly/29AjmKy
Lion King II on Rotten Tomatoes: http://bit.ly/29Cs1Jx
About the Disney Renaissance: http://bit.ly/29Csbk8
The list of Disney direct to video sequels: http://bit.ly/29AiOUU
About Aladdin and the King of Thieves: http://bit.ly/29CslIh
About The Lion Guard: http://bit.ly/29CrU0G
What Does Licking Mean?: http://bit.ly/29AjzNR
Listen to Can You Feel the Love Tonight on @AppleMusic. http://bit.ly/29AjycL
Listen to Upendi on @AppleMusic. (Or don't) http://bit.ly/29Aj86f
About the original Cinderella: http://bit.ly/29Aj4Dq
American Experience: Walt Disney: http://to.pbs.org/29lieK0
Walt Disney Timeline: http://to.pbs.org/29smua0
About Back to the Future Part II: http://bit.ly/29CrW8T
Listen to “A Kind of Magic” by Queen on @AppleMusic: http://bit.ly/29Cseg3
About the Big Hero 6 TV series: http://bit.ly/29AiTbp
Merida from Brave crowned as a Disney princess: http://bit.ly/29Csb3M
“Merida From ‘Brave’ Gets An Unnecessary Makeover, Sparks Change .org Petition:” http://huff.to/29AobDJ
Listen to songs by Jacob Reed, creator of our theme drums: http://bit.ly/29CsjjV
Friday Jul 01, 2016
031 - Boop, Bakshi, And Beyond: Adult Animation in the 70's And 80's
Friday Jul 01, 2016
Friday Jul 01, 2016
Chris and Mackenzie navigate the complicated world of "Adult Animation," focusing on the turning point of the 70's and 80's when animation drew a line in the sand between stuff for kids and stuff for adults. What is it that classifies something as "Adult Animation?" Is it themes? The content? Who is "Adult Animation" for anyway? Adults? Kids that sneak into the movies? What kind of awkward, food-based metaphors can we make to explain this?
Links
About Fritz the Cat the film: http://bit.ly/299kDs4_(film)
About Fritz the Cat the comic: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fritz_the_Cat
About the censored Disney film “Alice Solves the Puzzle:” http://bit.ly/299kB3u
"A Not So Brief History of Adult Animation:" http://bit.ly/29k0htl
"Seth Rogen's Sausage Party and a Short History of Adult Animation:" http://bit.ly/299kmFA
"Best Adult Animated Films:" http://bit.ly/29k0FYq "Adult Animation of Ralph Bakshi:" http://bit.ly/29k0eh5
"The Simpsons and the Birth of the Modern Animated TV Comedy:" http://bit.ly/29k01ub
About the Motion Picture Production Code (Hays Code): http://bit.ly/299kRj2
About Heavy Metal: http://bit.ly/299kwgb
About Watership Down the movie: http://bit.ly/299kFjH
Watch the Heavy Metal Trailer: http://bit.ly/29jZFUx About Don Bluth: http://bit.ly/29k08Ws About Cool World: http://bit.ly/29k05dg
“Talking Adult Animation & 'Anomalisa' with Charlie Kaufman & Duke Johnson” http://bit.ly/299kBR9
About Fantastic Mr. Fox: http://bit.ly/29jZSGX
Listen to the episode Of McStuffins And Puffins: http://bit.ly/wga-017