Writers Get Animated
Episodes
Friday Jan 29, 2021
181 - Revisiting Gargoyles: The Goliath Chronicles
Friday Jan 29, 2021
Friday Jan 29, 2021
In a year of catching up on streaming, we look back on one of Mackenzie’s favorite shows: Gargoyles! Looking at the fabled third season, we investigate how this animated show from the 90’s is prescient about our current era. What would make someone join The Quarrymen? What does justice look like?
Previously on Writers Get Animated
040 - Thine Doodles Moveable: Shakespeare in Gargoyles and The Simpsons
Links
SyFy Wire: An Oral History of Gargoyles
Polygon: Gargoyles was nearly the center of a vast Disney Cinematic Universe
Friday Jan 15, 2021
180 - Pixar's Soul
Friday Jan 15, 2021
Friday Jan 15, 2021
It's a new year and a new season! We're unpacking the themes and ideas in Pixar's latest film, Soul! What makes life so special? What is the "spark?" How does Pixar (and Pete Docter) continue create rich, tangible worlds based on ideas?
Links
Watch Pixar's Soul on Disney+
It’s Like a Magic Trick: Pete Docter and Dana Murray on Pixar's Soul
Pete Docter, Kemp Powers & Dana Murray Interview: Soul