Writers Get Animated

070 - Samurai Jack is Back!

Chris and Mackenzie bask in the power of Jack and his… Is that a motorcycle with spikes? What do we love about Jack? How has the style changed since we were last in Jack’s world? How do you continue a story after 13 years? How has Jack matured and become damaged? Where will this go? Links Watch Samurai Jack http://bit.ly/2pcoHOn About Samurai Jack http://bit.ly/2odf7pS Samurai Jack Creator on Season 5's Opening: 'VROOOOOOOM BLAMABLAMABLAMABLAM' http://bit.ly/2odc413 Samurai Jack premiere: Jack lost more than just his faith http://bit.ly/2pcAwnU SAMURAI JACK SEASON 5 WILL PREMIERE IN MARCH http://bit.ly/2odeZ9V About Mako Iwamatsu http://bit.ly/2pcdWfa Samurai Jack’s Phil LaMarr on how to age a character through their voice http://bit.ly/2odomqc Visually rich 'Samurai Jack' is back in search of closure on Adult Swim http://lat.ms/2pciiCI What is the Kirby Krackle http://bit.ly/2pcdVI8 About Star Wars: Clone Wars http://bit.ly/2odoNAO Our Minority Report episode http://bit.ly/wga-016

069 - Once Upon A Time Again - Tangled: Before Ever After

Time to let down your hair and climb into another hair-raising episode of Writers Get Animated! Chris and Mackenzie talk Tangled: Before Ever After a midquel start to a new series! What makes this movie work? Why did Rapunzel's hair come back? How does this compare to other Disney movies that transitioned to TV (Aladdin)? What's missing? Certainly not laughs and great music. Links Watch the First Five Minutes of Tangled: Before Ever After http://www.slashfilm.com/first-5-minutes-of-tangled-before-ever-after/ About Tangled:The Series https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tangled:_The_Series Oh My Disney: About Tangled: Before Ever After https://ohmy.disney.com/news/2016/03/08/tangled-before-ever-after/ About Rapunzel Unbraided http://www.aintitcool.com/node/18154 Art of Glen Keane: Rapunzel http://theartofglenkeane.blogspot.com/2006/07/rapunzel.html?m=1 Watch Tangled: Ever After on Netflix https://www.netflix.com/title/80062011?s=i

068 - My Life As A Zucchini

Chris and Mackenzie fly their kites out the car window on their way to My Life as a Zucchini! How's the story told? Can a story of childhood trauma be both haunting and beautiful? How does the stop motion animation help tell this small and intimate story? Links My Life as a Zucchini Official Site http://bit.ly/2on8hj9 About My Life as a Courgette http://bit.ly/2omZZrk Recording the Voices Video http://bit.ly/2omQ0lE Making the Puppets Video http://bit.ly/2omNPi6 Clip from My Life as a Zucchini https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yx7tizZug3s My Life as a Zucchini English trailer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yx7tizZug3s

067 - Character Study: Mickey Mouse

The magic! The mystery! The MOUSE! Chris and Mackenzie explore the history and evolution of Mickey Mouse! What was Mickey like in the beginning? How has Mickey changed? What does Mickey have in common with Superman? What makes Mickey Mickey? Links Catch our episode all about The Sorcerer’s Apprentice http://bit.ly/wga-043 Get the Mickey Video app! Watch Mickey shorts! https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/mickey-video/id655254536?mt=8 Watch Steamboat Willie http://video.disney.com/watch/steamboat-willie-4ea9de5180b375f7476ada2c Watch The Band Concert http://video.disney.com/watch/the-band-concert-a-classic-mickey-short-545c25c431548a552e3524c8 Watch Hawaiian Holiday http://video.disney.com/watch/hawaiian-holiday-4bb39f1a02927a8833003b15 Watch The Sorcerer’s Apprentice http://video.disney.com/watch/sorcerer-s-apprentice-fantasia-4ea9ebc01a74ea59a5867853 Watch Mickey and the Seal http://video.disney.com/watch/mickey-and-the-seal-4be387e88cd10a0e1266b068 Watch a clip of Mickey’s Christmas Carol http://video.disney.com/watch/fred-visits-scrooge-mickey-s-christmas-carol-clip-4e972a90488b1816d5c73f55 Watch Split Decision http://video.disney.com/watch/disneychannel-split-decision-534bcd8977b1eebe0d0f7ae8 Watch Couples Sweaters http://video.disney.com/watch/disneychannel-couple-sweaters-52b0a210e7f43b0279ec4a9f Watch a clip from The Prince and the Pauper http://video.disney.com/watch/disney-animation-collection-vol-3-dvd-prince-and-the-pauper-4c040ef6a03a512ada7b63c3 Watch a clip from Get a Horse http://video.disney.com/watch/get-a-horse-clip-4eb3e463c4d31a858d1f49db About Runaway Brain https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Runaway_Brain Watch Eric Goldberg draw Mickey http://video.disney.com/watch/rediscovering-mickey-mouse-with-eric-goldberg-4f2dfd0c40ecc51d93fcdc84 About Noises Off https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noises_Off

066 - Disynergy: Doc McStuffins, Pooh, and Lion Guard, Too

Crossovers, call backs, and cameos! What do you get when two Disney Junior shows incorporate characters from Disney’s past? Chris and Mackenzie fly through the rainbow waterfall to visit Doc McStuffins and Winnie the Pooh and venture into the outlands of The Lion Guard with characters from The Lion King II! What is the opposite of “jumping the shark?” What do we plan for the series finale of Doc McStuffins? Who can make sense of the timeline of the Lion King movies and shows? Is Christopher Robin magic or insane? Links Disney Debuts Doc McStuffins-Winnie the Pooh Crossover Episode http://bit.ly/2ntOLnx A Look at the making of the McStuffins/Pooh episode from Chris Nee http://bit.ly/2myIQbZ About Little Black Rain Cloud http://bit.ly/2myvdd2 Winnie the Pooh (2011) http://bit.ly/2ntO1io Pooh sings “I Feel Better” http://bit.ly/2ntCn7g About Lions of the Outlands http://bit.ly/2myAZeo Watch the Trailer for Lions of the Outlands http://bit.ly/2ntS5PS Learn about Lion King II: Simba’s Pride from us! http://bit.ly/wga-032

065 - Studio Ghibli Goes to TV! Ronja: The Robber's Daughter

Studio Ghibli explores the wonders of TV! Chris and Mackenzie explore the wondrous, fairy tale-esque world of Ronja:The Robber’s Daughter! What choices do you have when creating an adaptation? What did Goro Miyazaki find in a novel from Sweden? How do you build a world in tv? How does a father and daughter relationship grow and change? Links About Goro Miyazaki http://bit.ly/2lJmMzS About the book Ronia the Robber’s Daughter http://bit.ly/2lJc90c ‘Ronja, the Robber’s Daughter’: A Guide to Studio Ghibli’s Adventure Series on Amazon http://bit.ly/2lJ9YcN How Children’s TV Like Studio Ghibli’s Ronja, the Robber’s Daughter Can Give Grown-Ups the Strength to Endure http://slate.me/2lJkmkT Ronja The Robber’s Daughter Review http://collider.com/ronja-the-robbers-daughter-review/ http://www.indiewire.com/2017/02/ronja-the-robbers-daughter-goro-miyazaki-studio-ghibli-animation-1201777087/ The Studio Ghibli Retrospective: “Tales From Earthsea” http://moviemezzanine.com/studio-ghibli-retrospective-tales-from-earthsea/

064 - Everything is Batman

Chris and Mackenzie talk about The Lego Batman Movie! And they don’t just talk in Batman voices for the -entire- podcast! What kind of actor (real or fictional horse) does it take to play Batman on screen? How many Batmen are there? Why does the Batman voice hurt? How many condiment-related puns can our hosts come up with? What makes a man a Batman? How many emotions does this movie make young children feel? Will we ever run out of animated Batman to talk about? The answer, for once, is ‘no’. Links The Lego Movie - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1490017/ Lego Dimensions - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lego_Dimensions A Guide to all the Villains in The Lego Batman Movie - http://www.comingsoon.net/movies/features/813125-a-guide-to-all-the-batman-villains-in-the-lego-batman-movie#/slide/1 A History of Batman on TV - http://www.ign.com/articles/2008/07/17/a-history-of-batman-on-tv BoJack Horseman does Birdman - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yQ3hnIpBOVg What a Character: Why Gob Bluth from Arrested Development is a TV Great - https://www.joe.ie/movies-tv/what-a-character-why-gob-bluth-from-arrested-development-is-a-tv-great-514465 Yes, the Condiment King is Real - http://www.dccomics.com/blog/2017/02/14/the-lego-batman-movie-yes-the-condiment-king-is-real Epic Rap Battles of History: Batman vs. Sherlock Holmes - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=17CLlZuiBkQ Siri’s Latest Easter egg lets you become ‘Lego Batman’ - https://www.engadget.com/2017/02/15/siri-lego-batman-easter-egg/ The Lego Ninjago Movie trailer - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sZSYYiATFTI Kumail Nanjani - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kumail_Nanjiani Chekhov’s Gun - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chekhov's_gun

063 - Dear Academy, Here’s How to Vote… Again: Oscar-Nominated Animated Shorts

Roll out the Writers Get Animated red carpet, Chris and Mackenzie are heading to the Oscars! In their minds! Join them as they give in-depth coverage about this year’s Oscar-nominated animated shorts: Piper, Pear Cider and Cigarettes, Borrowed Time, Blind Vaysha, and Pearl! Listen as Chris goes VR in a cardboard box LIVE! How do styles affect storytelling? Is Piper a female? Did the sheriff actually intend to jump? What does linocut animation have to do with Bertolt Brecht? Links Watch VR’s first Oscar-nominated short film (Pearl) http://bit.ly/2lQfwSf Director Theodore Ushev on Bringing 'Blind Vaysha' to Life in Four Dimensions http://bit.ly/2lQl2US ‘Blind Vaysha’: How Theodore Ushev’s Zeitgeist-Grabbing Short Taps Political Anxiety http://bit.ly/2lBngVF About Pear Cider and Cigarettes http://bit.ly/2lQeOV4 ‘Pear Cider and Cigarettes’: How an Imperfect Life Became an Oscar Contender http://bit.ly/2lBnfRk Oscar-nominated ‘Borrowed Time’ directors Andrew Coats and Lou Hamou-Lhadj dish animated short film contender http://bit.ly/2lQ9voE Oscars 2017 Animated Shorts: Will ‘Piper’ End Pixar’s 15-Year Drought? http://bit.ly/2lBl00q Facebook Live conversation with the directors of Piper http://bit.ly/2lBAWzX Last year’s episode about Oscar-nominated animated shorts! http://apple.co/2lBw65E

062 - Life, Animated

Chris and Mackenzie do something a little different with this episode. They discuss the documentary “Life, Animated.” How did Disney movies open up a line of communication between a boy and his world? How did the filmmakers use animation to tell their story? How many Disney clips can a single, non-Disney movie have? Learn more about this moving and powerful film. Links Life, Animated the documentary http://bit.ly/2kYmuDd Life, Animated - A Story of Sidekicks, Heroes, and Autism http://bit.ly/2kYiQJG Life, Animated Trailer http://bit.ly/2kYngA5 About the film Persepolis http://bit.ly/2kYkBGQ About the film Waltz with Bashir http://bit.ly/2lZU2yz About the book Fun Home http://bit.ly/2lZNv7b About Fun Home the Musical http://bit.ly/2lRsXl5 State of Ohio Department of Developmental Disabilities http://bit.ly/2lZCjak

061 - We'll Form the Head! Voltron: Legendary Defender

What has five lions and no thumbs and fights awesome space battles? That guy! Chris and Mackenzie assemble an episode about Voltron: Legendary Defender! How do you tell a story about a team? How did Netflix change the structure of the storytelling? Who are these characters? How do you make space bigger? Links About Voltron: Legendary Defender http://bit.ly/2kNVqor Voltron: Legendary Defender couldn’t have existed without Netflix http://bit.ly/2kO0MjL About Voltron: Defender of the Universe http://bit.ly/2kO5JJj Voltron: The Third Dimension http://bit.ly/2kNNunu Where is Old Zealand? http://mentalfloss.com/article/56233/where-old-zealand Battlestar Galactica “33” http://bit.ly/2ky70Wi Whose Line Is It Anyway Film Dub http://bit.ly/2ky5gwv