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Friday Jun 24, 2016
Friday Jun 24, 2016
Episode 30: Megabytes and TP Forts How does art influence story? Chris and Mackenzie venture into the worlds of ReBoot and Pickle and Peanut to see how artistic/visual choices can influence a show's characters and story! How many puns can a show about life inside of a computer upload before it crashes? How dangerous is Microsoft Paint exactly? Does anyone know what the deal is with "the cloud?" What does a cucumber and olive oil have to do with a pickle? Where is the toilet paper fort? What does a bear in a Disney show have in common with BoJack Horseman?
Links
About the episode “Painted Windows:” http://bit.ly/28QOLTz
Watch a preview of “90’s Adventure Bear:” http://bit.ly/28QORdy
About Microsoft Paint: http://bit.ly/28QOTCb
About the reboot of ReBoot: http://bit.ly/28QOSy8
Sneak Peek of Disney's Pickle and Peanut: http://bit.ly/28RoXHC
About Homestar Runner: http://bit.ly/28QNWyj
About TaleSpin: http://bit.ly/28QNFvx
About the Brecht Alienation (or Distancing) Effect: http://bit.ly/28RoV2v
An Academic Article about the Brecht Alienation Effect! http://bit.ly/28RoUM0
Friday Jun 17, 2016
Friday Jun 17, 2016
Who saves Superman when Superman is in trouble? Have no fear, Writers Get Animated is here! Producer Bruce Timm called "Superman's Pal" one of the worst of episodes of Superman: The Animated Series and of the entire DC Animated Universe, so Chris and Mackenzie dig into their storytelling utility belts (we know that's a Batman reference) and rush to the rescue! Through the use of the Writer Emergency Pack (created by screenwriter John August), can they save Superman? What makes Jimmy Olsen America's Favorite Intern? What is Metallo's plan exactly? Are there kisses between humans and cyborgs that aren't awkward? What does Indiana Jones have to do with any of this?
Links
About Writer Emergency Pack: http://bit.ly/28HwW3D
About John August and the Scriptnotes Podcast: http://bit.ly/28HxaYB
About Superman the Animated Series: http://bit.ly/1rs6Rnj
Superman’s Pal Jimmy Olsen (the comic): http://bit.ly/1rs7NYO About Bruce Timm: http://bit.ly/28Hx7vU
Watch “Superman’s Pal” on Amazon Prime: http://amzn.to/1rs7L37
Buy “Superman’s Pal” on iTunes: http://apple.co/1rs7LAe
Learn more about the episode “Superman’s Pal:” http://bit.ly/1rs87a0
Some of the craziness of the Superman’s Pal Jimmy Olsen comic: http://bit.ly/1rs87XD
Commentary on the episode from Nerdist: http://bit.ly/28Hwv9D
Friday Jun 10, 2016
Friday Jun 10, 2016
Plot, plot? Who's got the plot? Genre does! Chris and Mackenzie go where no podcast has gone before: Into genre animation! And if they have gone there before, then we're certainly using the style of this in safe-but-surprising ways to stay in the same vein but be unique! Exclamation points!!! Why do people look down on genre fiction? What's Neil Gaiman got to do with it? What exactly is Jonny Quest studying for? Why did the adventure genre go away (hint: racism)?
Interview with Neil Gaiman and Kazuo Ishiguro about Genre: http://bit.ly/1U9kZMv
"Brad Bird: Animation is Not a Genre:" http://bit.ly/1U9kLVO
Story: Substance, Structure, Style and the Principles of Screenwriting by Robert McKee: http://amzn.to/1U9llTf
About Limited Animation: http://bit.ly/1U9m8Uc
"Indiana Jones and the Migration to Science Fiction:" http://bit.ly/1UEst7f
About Jonny Quest: http://bit.ly/1YgDUYM
About the episode "The Robot Spy:" http://imdb.to/1UEsCb0
Buy "The Robot Spy" on iTunes: http://apple.co/1UEtnRa
About Duck Dodgers- the TV Show: http://bit.ly/1YgEjue
About the episode "The Queen is Wild:" http://imdb.to/1YgE5TS
Buy "The Queen is Wild" on iTunes: http://apple.co/1YgDTnB
About the original, Chuck Jones Duck Dodgers shorts: http://bit.ly/1YgDv8J
The Duck Dodgers Theme Song: http://bit.ly/1UEsLeA
About "Hair-Raising Hare:" http://bit.ly/1UEtzA9 Buy "Hair-Raising Hare" on iTunes: http://apple.co/1YgEhCC
Learn more about John August (the man, the myth): http://bit.ly/1YgEgyD
Friday Jun 03, 2016
Friday Jun 03, 2016
"Chris and Mackenzie take Writers Get Animated LIVE! In terms of our subject matter, not our production style. Is The Jungle Book (open-parentheses-2016-closed-parentheses) an animated movie? Some of the people behind it seem to think so. It is technically animated. What is the line between live action and animation? Is it animated if you can see a live preview during shooting? Why is Disney reviving old animated features as live action movies? Is Shere Khan scary? Does anyone really want to hear Christopher Walken sing? Does realism matter for what type of talking ape we're trying to portray as a New York mobster?
Go behind the scenes of The Jungle Book: https://youtu.be/zTebgHNSe_4
Academy Conversations: The Jungle Book: https://youtu.be/PVvRlrKUq7o"
Friday May 27, 2016
Friday May 27, 2016
What is the golden age of animation? Besides the 30s–50s. We mean of the ages of animation since the golden age, which one is the shiniest? Is is the 1960s, when animation came to television? The 1970s, which we have very little to say about? The 1980s, which for some reason still won't go away? The 1990s, so full of grit and darkness? Maybe the 2000s, when things got weird? Or what about Now That's What I Call Animation: The 2010s?
Friday May 20, 2016
Friday May 20, 2016
Have you ever had to pause a show because it gets so preposterous? Believing in monsters that live in New York and fight crime with a cute sidekick is one thing, but do they not understand how floppy disks work? You can't take over the world with that! In this episode, Chris and Mackenzie talk about what makes animation "believable". Is Gizmo Duck really Robert Downey Jr. in disguise? What do the incandescent lightbulbs on a robot do? Why does a robot want money? Is the Uncanny Valley just a 30 Rock thing or like what? (It's not.)
Learn more about suspension of disbelief and Samuel Taylor Coleridge: http://bit.ly/1TK3I9H
See Armstrong the Robot's Incandescent light bulb prison during the DuckTales theme song at 00:12 - http://bit.ly/1TK41kS
Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within: http://bit.ly/1TK4403
Speedy Gonzales the movie is coming: http://bit.ly/1qxydrC
Friday May 13, 2016
Friday May 13, 2016
Chris and Mackenzie tiptoe around and/or stomp through animated television where the main characters experience some kind of gender bending adventure. After the necessary Futurama references, they get around to talking about Kim Possible and Steven Universe. Can they make it through this episode without one awakward silence? Is Futurama the best example of gender anything? How can a manbot become a fembot? Why would children want to go to a teenage rave? How many skirt jokes are needed? How do they keep all of these characters away from mirrors?
Watch Kim Possible - Mind Games: http://video.disney.com/watch/mind-games-4c7c001649ab1432e7909ea5
Learn More about Steven Universe - Alone Together: http://www.cartoonnetwork.com/video/steven-universe/fusion-training-clip.html
Futurama - The Prisoner of Benda: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Prisoner_of_Benda
Futurama - Bend Her: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bend_Her
Futurama - The Farnsworth Parabox: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Farnsworth_Parabox
Futurama - Neutopia: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neutopia_(Futurama)
Futurama - Raging Bender: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raging_Bender
Friday May 06, 2016
Friday May 06, 2016
SPOILERS DETECTED! In honor of May the Fourth, Chris and Mackenzie discuss one of the most-loved Star Wars characters of all-time: Ahsoka Tano! They infiltrate Star Wars: The Clone Wars and Jedi jump into the season two finale of Star Wars: Rebels - Twilight of the Apprentice. Is Ahsoka to blame for Darth Vader? Who caused the end of the Jedi? Have we seen the end of Ahsoka's story?
Friday Apr 29, 2016
Friday Apr 29, 2016
In this episode, Chris and Mackenzie board the train to Zootopia and talk about the story creation process (and dramaturgy!) at Walt Disney Animation Studios! How are Disney stories made? What is the Disney Story Trust? How badly do you want to live in Zootopia? What happens when you change your main character of your film halfway through production? Are fish friends or are they food? How infectious is a Shakira song? Should Nick and Judy be romantically involved and, if so, what would their kids be called? And what the heck is "dramaturgy" anyway? You can watch the documentary "Imagining Zootopia" here: http://bit.ly/26lAzev
Friday Apr 22, 2016
Friday Apr 22, 2016
Remember that animated show you loved as a kid? Are you brave enough to watch it again as an adult? Chris and Mackenzie boldly venture with the Ghost of Cartoons Past and revisit shows from their childhoods! Join them as they enter the fray with Captain Bucky O'Hare and unlock the mysteries of Jim Henson's Muppet Babies to answer the question: Does it hold up? How can Firefly fix Bucky O'Hare? How many schools are there in San Francisco? Is Nanny's house a daycare or are all the Muppets adopted and, therefore, related? Is Officer Caruthers real or is Nanny just a bad nanny? Special thanks to Chris Nee, creator of Doc McStuffins, for giving us our first, official answer to a question no one is asking!