Writers Get Animated
Episodes
Friday Nov 25, 2016
050 - It Still Writes Itself
Friday Nov 25, 2016
Friday Nov 25, 2016
It's our 50th episode! In celebration of reaching Episode 50, Chris and Mackenzie once again bring out the Wheels of Crossover! The rules are simple: two shows enter, one show leaves! We spin the Wheel of Shows to pick two shows to combine. Then, we spin our Wheel of Tropes to come up with a crazy concept for the crossover. Three rounds, three crazy crossovers! Happy 50th episode! *Noisemaker Sound Effects* Links Listen to the first Wheels of Crossover episode http://apple.co/2fdTpTf About Transformers http://bit.ly/2fdNm0R About DuckTales http://bit.ly/2fdOxgT About Aladdin http://bit.ly/2fdLe9j About The Mighty Ducks Movie http://bit.ly/2fucP1b About The Mighty Ducks TV Show http://bit.ly/2gn1Afz About Star Wars: Ewoks http://bit.ly/2fu9TS8 About Akira http://bit.ly/2gn12X9 About The Lion Guard http://bit.ly/2fucQlL
Friday Nov 18, 2016
049 - We Always Wanted to Write for The Simpsons
Friday Nov 18, 2016
Friday Nov 18, 2016
Chris and Mackenzie are heading back to Springfield! They deconstruct two episodes of The Simpsons in which America’s favorite family gets into some nasty trouble on their travels. What makes a good “The Simpsons are going to…” episode? How many plots are in a successful episode? How much trouble does Lisa cause? What is the punishment for killing an alligator in Florida? What do zombies and alligators have in common? How can John August help us make an episode of The Simpsons better? Links Watch Bart vs Australia http://bit.ly/2fKDkRw Watch Kill the Alligator and Run http://bit.ly/2fKDyrR About Bart vs Australia http://bit.ly/2fKCHaA About Kill the Alligator and Run http://bit.ly/2fKDd8q The Simpsons Renewed for Two More Seasons http://www.ew.com/article/2016/11/04/simpsons-renewed-two-more-seasons-gunsmoke About John August http://johnaugust.com/ About the Writer Emergency Pack http://writeremergency.com/ Listen to our List show 10 Great Episodes of The Simpsons After Maude Flanders Died http://bit.ly/wga-014 Listen to our other Writer Emergency episode Saving Superman http://bit.ly/1WQGdlR About Michael P. Fay http://www.nytimes.com/1994/06/26/us/us-student-tells-of-pain-of-his-caning-in-singapore.html About Yahoo Serious http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yahoo_Serious About Rand McNally Globes http://store.randmcnally.com/globes-decor/globes/desk-globes.html About car phones https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Car_phone Listen to Captain Jack by Billy Joel https://itun.es/us/Nt1Dj?i=158815598
Friday Nov 11, 2016
048 - The Best Animated Shows Of 2016
Friday Nov 11, 2016
Friday Nov 11, 2016
This one is HUGE! Chris and Mackenzie relive the best parts of 2016: the animated shows! We talk Ask the StoryBots, Bunnicula, Elena of Avalor, The Lion Guard, The Loud House, Milo Murphy's Law, Peanuts, The Powerpuff Girls, and Voltron:Legendary Defender. What do we recommend? What will we keep on watching? Find a new favorite show! Links Our best of 2015 episode http://bit.ly/wga-002 Ask the StoryBots https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ask_the_StoryBots Watch Ask the StoryBots https://www.netflix.com/title/80108159 Bunnicula the series https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bunnicula_(TV_series) Bunnicula the book series https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bunnicula Elena of avalor https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elena_of_Avalor Watch Elena of Avalor http://watchdisneychannel.go.com/elena-of-avalor 'Elena of Avalor' Celebrates Día de los Muertos With Special Episode http://www.teenvogue.com/story/elena-of-avalor-dia-de-los-muertos-episode-clip The Loud House https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Loud_House Milo Murphy’s Law (starring Weird Al) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milo_Murphy%27s_Law Watch Milo Murphy’s Law http://disneyxd.disney.com/milo-murphy-s-law Listen to “It's My World” from Milo Murphy’s Law on Apple Music https://itun.es/us/x7rzfb?i=1164255206 The Lion Guard https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Lion_Guard Watch The Lion Guard http://watchdisneyjunior.go.com/the-lion-guard Listen to our episode about The Lion King II: Simba’s Pride http://bit.ly/wga-032 Watch Bunga and the King http://watchdisneyjunior.go.com/the-lion-guard/video/vdka0_u850h9z4/01/13-bunga-and-the-king Peanuts https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peanuts_(TV_series) About The Peanuts Movie http://www.peanutsmovie.com/ The Powerpuff Girls https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Powerpuff_Girls_(2016_TV_series) The New Powerpuff Girls Is So Self-Conscious About Its Feminism That It Forgets What Made the Original Great http://www.slate.com/blogs/browbeat/2016/04/04/the_new_powerpuff_girls_leans_so_hard_into_self_conscious_feminism_that.html Son of Zorn https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Son_of_Zorn Listen to our episode about Son of Zorn http://bit.ly/wga-042 Voltron: Legendary Defender Netflix (Dreamworks) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voltron:_Legendary_Defender Listen to our show about Cliffhangers http://bit.ly/wga-05 Greatest Party Story Ever https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greatest_Party_Story_Ever Animals HBO https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Animals High-concept https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/High-concept Princess Sofia Is Not Latina, Says Disney http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/10/23/disney-princess-sofia-not-latina_n_2005288.html About Hedda Gabler https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hedda_Gabler About sofrito https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sofrito About A Pup Named Scooby Doo https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Pup_Named_Scooby-Doo About Parks and Recreation http://www.nbc.com/parks-and-recreation About Phineas and Ferb http://disneyxd.disney.com/phineas-and-ferb About The Weird Al Show https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Weird_Al_Show Gravity Falls Is Ending (And That’s Okay) https://ohmy.disney.com/insider/2015/11/23/gravity-falls-is-ending-and-thats-okay/ 'Wander Over Yonder' to End with Season Two Finale http://www.rotoscopers.com/2016/03/05/wander-over-yonder-to-end-with-season-2-finale/ About Bordertown https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bordertown_(2016_TV_series) ‘Regular Show’ Creators, Cast Talk About The Movie And Season 7’s Finale http://www.avclub.com/article/regular-show-blast-itself-orbit-final-season-242500
Friday Nov 04, 2016
047 - Good Grief! It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown Turns 50!
Friday Nov 04, 2016
Friday Nov 04, 2016
Good grief! Keep the Halloween Spirit alive as Chris and Mackenzie wait in the Pumpkin patch to discuss It's The Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown! Is there really a Great Pumpkin? How is Linus like Lisa Simpson? What does World War I have to do with Trick or Treating? How cruel is the world really? Links Watch It's The Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown http://abc.go.com/movies-and-specials/its-the-great-pumpkin-charlie-brown Buy It's The Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown on Blu-ray https://www.amazon.com/Great-Pumpkin-Charlie-Brown-Blu-ray/dp/B003NLE5K4/ref=tmm_mfc_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1478219450&sr=1-2 It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/It%27s_the_Great_Pumpkin,_Charlie_Brown About The Great Pumpkin https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Pumpkin About A Charlie Brown Christmas http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Charlie_Brown_Christmas About Charlie Brown’s All-Stars http://peanuts.wikia.com/wiki/Charlie_Brown%27s_All-Stars Quest for 'Great Pumpkin' puts Peanuts in corn mazes http://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/life_and_entertainment/2016/10/06/1-quest-for-great-pumpkin-puts-peanuts-in-corn-mazes.html It’s The 50th Anniversary Of The Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown http://www.huffingtonpost.com/chuck-mirarchi/its-the-50th-anniversary-of-the-great-pumpkin-charlie-brown_b_12456016.html Why ‘It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown’ is the greatest ‘Peanuts’ visual achievement https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/comic-riffs/wp/2016/10/19/why-its-the-great-pumpkin-charlie-brown-is-peanuts-greatest-visual-masterpiece/ About The Peanuts Movie https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Peanuts_Movie The meaning of Boffo http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/boffo Garfield’s Halloween Adventure https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garfield%27s_Halloween_Adventure About The Simpsons Treehouse of Horror https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treehouse_of_Horror_(series) The Simpsons Halloween of Horror https://simpsonswiki.com/wiki/Halloween_of_Horror Listen to Linus and Lucy https://itun.es/us/Vrawi?i=139986099 Listen to Great Pumpkin Waltz https://itun.es/us/-FVzi?i=140965957 About Werner Herzog https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Werner_Herzog About Phineas and Ferb https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phineas_and_Ferb Rule of three https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rule_of_three_(writing)