Writers Get Animated
Episodes
Friday Sep 30, 2016
042 - Daddy Issues: Son of Zorn and The Venture Bros.
Friday Sep 30, 2016
Friday Sep 30, 2016
In this episode, Chris and Mackenzie explore the complex and complicated world of fathers and sons in the new show Son of Zorn and the not-so-new show The Venture Bros! Where can someone hold a phone in furry underwear? How is Son of Zorn like Mad Men? Who is the most two-dimensional character in Son of Zorn? How do you pronounce Sudeikis? How dangerous is Progressive Rock to one’s mind? How many clones of your sons is too many? Links Christopher Miller http://imdb.to/2d08pi5 Phil Lord http://imdb.to/2d08fYp First look at Jason Sudeikis' live-action/animated comedy Son of Zorn http://bit.ly/2dbF0aj Why you should watch crazy, celebrity-laden new animated show 'Son of Zorn' http://bit.ly/2dp4ejz Son of Zorn review from ScreenRant http://bit.ly/2dp4dMB The Venture Bros. Clone Death Montage http://bit.ly/2de9Psy The Venture Bros. Season 4 on iTunes http://bit.ly/2d08nGZ The Charmings http://bit.ly/2dp4QWb Sassy Mirror from The Charmings http://bit.ly/2dp4fUM About Family Ties http://bit.ly/2dea8DM About Jonny Quest http://bit.ly/2dvNOTL Listen to our episode on Jonny Quest! http://bit.ly/wga-028 New Moana Trailer! http://cnn.it/2dffVXV
Friday Sep 23, 2016
041 - We Boldly Go Into Star Trek: The Animated Series
Friday Sep 23, 2016
Friday Sep 23, 2016
In our most hashtag-laden episode yet, Chris and Mackenzie celebrate Star Trek’s 50th Anniversary by boldly going into Star Trek: The Animated Series! Along for the ride is Josh Culbertson, the Writers Get Animated resident “Star Trekspert.” Is Star Trek: The Animated Series for kids? How much trouble is there and how many episodes are there in the “Tribble-gy?” How could we forget the term “Kahs-wan ordeal?” How can Star Trek continue to challenge and push for diversity? How many Star Wars references can we make during our Star Trek conversation? Links About Star Trek: The Animated Series http://bit.ly/2ddTwcx Follow Josh Culbertson on Twitter http://bit.ly/2ddTt0p Listen to the podcast We Are Compatible by Josh Culbertson and Alex Shanks http://apple.co/2ddTe5C Watch Star Trek: The Animated Series on Netflix http://nflx.it/2ddSoWu Star Trek film series http://bit.ly/2d4lzyc 'Star Trek' 50th Anniversary: Why 'Star Trek: The Animated Series' Is A True Space Oddity http://bit.ly/2d4lsm1 About the episode The Trouble with Tribbles http://bit.ly/2d4l7zV About the episode More Tribbles. More Troubles http://bit.ly/2cHeMa9 About the episode Yesteryear http://bit.ly/2cHeqAr About the episode How Sharper Than a Serpent’s Tooth http://bit.ly/2d4kMwY Tribbles Week: Re-watching Star Trek: The Animated Series “More Tribbles, More Troubles” http://bit.ly/2d4llH8 About Limited Animation http://bit.ly/2cHed00 Bryan Fuller’s Star Trek Show an Anthology Series Taking Place at Various Points in the Main Continuity http://bit.ly/2d4lHO9 Creating Star Trek’s First Alien: Spock from Forgotten Trek http://bit.ly/2cHedxa Nichelle Nichols interview about Martin Luther King Jr. http://bit.ly/2d4ljPz Programming for Cats from the film Scrooged http://bit.ly/2d4m630 Nostalgic Impulse: In defense of… Wesley Crusher http://bit.ly/2d4l5YP Scott Bakula Is the Best Part of Looking http://bit.ly/2cHehwR About Quantum Leap http://bit.ly/2cHeDTT About Stargate http://bit.ly/2d4lOsK About Godzilla Roars http://n.pr/2d4lgn3
Friday Sep 16, 2016
040 - Thine Doodles Moveable (Shakespeare in Gargoyles and The Simpsons)
Friday Sep 16, 2016
Friday Sep 16, 2016
Chris and Mackenzie brush up on their Shakespeare! Art thou ready for this? Writers Get Animated looks at how Gargoyles and The Simpsons play with the works of the Bard! How do the works of Shakespeare find their way into cartoons? Is Bottom from “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” a precursor to BoJack Horseman? How much trouble can one wish-granting fairy cause? How powerful is the theme to Ghostbusters? Links About Shakespeare http://bit.ly/2cHWbhz About the episode “The Mirror” http://bit.ly/2cHXihc About Gargoyles http://bit.ly/2cHVAMP About “A Midsummer Night’s Dream http://bit.ly/2cHWVmu More about Gargoyles http://movies.disney.com/gargoyles Buy Gargoyles on Amazon https://www.amazon.com/Gargoyles-Season-Two-Vol-1/dp/B000ATQYVA/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1473940972&sr=8-4&keywords=Gargoyles Histeria’s Shakespeare http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S9pyNbtwImQ Gnomeo and Juliet https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/gnomeo-and-juliet/ Listen to Gnomeo and Juliet (Soundtrack from the Motion Picture) by Various Artists on @AppleMusic https://itun.es/us/Ss-2y A list of Shakespeare’s Plays http://www.opensourceshakespeare.org/views/plays/plays.php The Complete Works of Shakespeare http://shakespeare.mit.edu About Public Domain https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_domain Man and Superman by George Bernard Shaw https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Man_and_Superman Gargoyles: “Deadly Force”/“Enter Macbeth from A.V. Club http://www.avclub.com/tvclub/gargoyles-deadly-forceenter-macbeth-207993 Tales from the Public Domain from The Simpsons https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tales_from_the_Public_Domain About Hamlet https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamlet About Kenneth Branagh’s Hamlet http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0116477/ Family Guy Star Wars Trilogy https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laugh_It_Up,_Fuzzball:_The_Family_Guy_Trilogy Alas, poor Yorick http://nfs.sparknotes.com/hamlet/page_288.html About Once Upon a Time http://abc.tv/2cHWTv4
Friday Sep 09, 2016
039 - It Stinks! Revisiting "The Critic"
Friday Sep 09, 2016
Friday Sep 09, 2016
Chris and Mackenzie travel back to the early 90’s to unearth one of their favorite forgotten gems of Animation Past: The Critic! Jay Sherman is a movie critic who only seems to review bad movies. Are we living in his dystopian Hollywood future? What does a cartoon from the 90’s have to do with the 2016 Presidential election? Why do we love characters voiced by Jon Lovitz so much? Links About The Critic http://bit.ly/2cFY0c5 The Critic on IMDB http://imdb.to/2cH0MRw About the episode “Miserable” http://avc.lu/2cH14aI About Jon Lovitz http://bit.ly/2cFYC1r Jon Lovitz as the Master Thespian on SNL http://bit.ly/2chd8OX Jon Lovitz as Tommy Flanagan (Pathological Liar) on SNL http://bit.ly/2chdeGg About Al Jean http://bit.ly/2cFXTgM About Mike Reiss http://bit.ly/2cFYRd0 “Penguins Can’t Fly!!” http://bit.ly/2chdTri Jay Sherman on The Simpsons http://bit.ly/2cFYQpk The Critic Theme http://bit.ly/2chcC3s Buy The Critic on DVD http://amzn.to/2cH1DBn Ten Frighteningly Prophetic Parodies from ‘The Critic’ http://uproxx.it/2csWF9u About “30 Rock” http://bit.ly/2cFY7EJ About “BoJack Horseman” http://bit.ly/2cheadW
Friday Sep 02, 2016
038 - Kubo And The Two Strings
Friday Sep 02, 2016
Friday Sep 02, 2016
Grab your shamisen and paper as Chris and Mackenzie enter the world of Kubo and the Two Strings and see what unfolds! (It’s an origami joke!) How did they make Kubo? What’s going on with eyes in this film? What can Kubo control with music? How bad is Mackenzie’s Regina Spektor impression? How emotionally scarred is Chris’ almost 4-year-old son by the witches? Links Explore Laika! http://bit.ly/2bO1x8o Bancroft Brothers Animation Podcast Interview with Travis Knight http://apple.co/2bGri8C ‘Kubo and the Two Strings’ Director Travis Knight: “That love of fantasy was something that was bestowed upon me at an early age” http://bit.ly/2bXwkmr Crafting the Epic World of Kubo: A Conversation with Laika’s Animation Supervisor Brad Schiff http://bit.ly/2bNodE7 Laika Chief Travis Knight Reveals Future Plans at Studio http://bit.ly/2cuC6N0 http://on.mtv.com/2bI7JQA LAIKA Founder and CEO Travis Knight makes his directorial debut with Kubo and the Two Strings http://bit.ly/2bO1z07 Kubo and the Two Strings Inside Laika’s Stop Motion Epic http://rol.st/2bGpelR Take A Tour Inside The Laika Exhibition Currently In Los Angeles (Photo Gallery) http://bit.ly/2bXwwC1 About the Great Wave Off Kanagawa by Hokusai http://bit.ly/2cdtgyA Explore the Realm of ‘Kubo and the Two Strings’ With Interactive Map and Listen to the Full Score http://bit.ly/2bO10n0 Listen to While My Guitar Gently Weeps by Regina Spektor on Apple Music http://bit.ly/2cuBKpM About The Bicycle Thief http://bit.ly/2bGqrVm ''Pirates'': Why Davy Jones looks so amazing http://bit.ly/2cdrKwB ‘Anomalisa’ Featurette: Explore the Handmade World of Charlie Kaufman’s Latest http://bit.ly/2c5k6ab