Writers Get Animated
Episodes
Friday Aug 25, 2017
089 - Ready Player Dracula: Castlevania
Friday Aug 25, 2017
Friday Aug 25, 2017
Grab your garlic and whip and join Chris and Mackenzie as they venture into the realm of Dracula in Netflix’s Castlevania. How does the gameplay and storytelling of a video game translate to a piece of narrative fiction? How is Castlevania like Metroid? How much does Netflix love cliffhangers? Do boss fights translate to a show? What is most interesting about Dracula? Previously on Writers Get Animated Well, Excuuuse Us (Legend of Zelda, Sonic) http://bit.ly/2w9vZU6 Resolutions? What Resolutions? http://bit.ly/2w9tkK4 Links Watch Castlevania on Netflix http://nflx.it/2w99dMk About Castlevania http://bit.ly/2w9voSx About Dracula http://bit.ly/2vtHofF About Metroidvania http://bit.ly/2vutMAy Netflix's Castlevania Series Forgets What Makes the Games Work https://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2017/08/netflixs-castlevania-series-forgets-what-makes-the.html Castlevania Breaks a Rotten Tomatoes Record http://bit.ly/2vbsnDM Dido and Aeneas from Mark Morris http://bit.ly/2vbx14O Braindead the film http://bit.ly/2vutObE About the film Breathless http://bit.ly/2vbuFCM
Friday Aug 18, 2017
088 - All You Need Is Love
Friday Aug 18, 2017
Friday Aug 18, 2017
Love… Without words! Chris and Mackenzie get into three short films (Paperman, In a Heartbeat, and An Ode to Love) about love that all have no dialogue! Can you tell a story about love without using words? What is it like to fall in love? What is it like to fall out of love? What is it like to love a stick? Links Ode to Love http://bit.ly/2vNgRfa In a Heartbeat http://bit.ly/2vNmVUD Paperman http://apple.co/2vNViei Elders React to In a Heartbeat http://bit.ly/2vNr6QD Meander and Paperman http://bit.ly/2v77bdm The triplets from Brave http://bit.ly/2v6my5W Tom Hanks is Reunited with Wilson http://bit.ly/2uNvnpC
Friday Aug 11, 2017
087 - Who Rule Cartoons? (Girls.)
Friday Aug 11, 2017
Friday Aug 11, 2017
Get your cape on and feel the Force! Chris and Mackenzie team up with special guest, Rebecca Myers to look at Star Wars: Forces of Destiny and DC Super Hero Girls! What happens when a show is created for vs a show about girls? Is marketing to blame? Do girls buy toys? Do girls need their separate shows? What does real representation mean? Links Watch Star Wars: Forces of Destiny http://bit.ly/2wNsMc8 DC Super Hero Girls http://play.dcsuperherogirls.com/en-us 'Forces of Destiny' YouTube series explores untold 'Star Wars' tales http://bit.ly/2uuWKAZ Ahsoka Tano Is Late For A Very Important Date In A New ‘Star Wars’ Short https://flipboard.com/@flipboard/-ahsoka-tano-is-late-for-a-very-importan/f-3f819e4928%2Fuproxx.com Wonder Woman the movie http://bit.ly/2vohGwl WB and DC Entertainment in Partnership with Mattel Launch 'DC Super Hero Girls' http://bit.ly/2vU96Xy Paul Dini: Superhero cartoon execs don't want largely female audiences http://bit.ly/2vUk4eR Wonder Woman shield toy http://amzn.to/2wNvRbQ About Sabrina: The Animated Series http://bit.ly/2wzl322 About a Mary Sue http://bit.ly/2hPRMwx Watch Justice League Action http://bit.ly/2wzz4Ng Star vs the Forces of Evil http://bit.ly/2fxdAw6 Steven Universe http://bit.ly/2wzaego
Friday Aug 04, 2017
086 - An Inconvenient Animation - FernGully: The Last Rainforest
Friday Aug 04, 2017
Friday Aug 04, 2017
In celebration of Al Gore’s An Inconvenient Sequel, Chris and Mackenzie flitter to FernGully: The Last Rainforest! Does it hold up? Does the message hold up? What would FernGully look like if it were made now? What is the real magic of the environment? How does Tim Curry give pollution sex appeal? Links About FernGully: The Last Rainforest http://bit.ly/2vuNZKw Watch FernGully on Netflix http://nflx.it/2hsVkVh Tim Curry sings Toxic Love http://bit.ly/2u8Xb7z An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power http://bit.ly/2fdzKDD The Bataan Death March of Whimsy Case File #1: Elizabethtown (Origin of Manic Pixie Dream Girl) http://bit.ly/2u5C2r2 About the Manic Pixie Dream Girl http://bit.ly/2v23fxu Disney Buys Anastasia Rights, Announces Live-Action Remake http://bit.ly/2hsVOL5 Avatar vs FernGully http://bit.ly/2wbNhiV About Michael Clayton http://bit.ly/2vuFZsZ