Season 5

134 - Character Study: The Dragon Prince’s General Amaya

The Dragon Prince is making a name for itself in terms of story and inclusivity. To celebrate the second season, we take a closer look at how the creators are fashioning their world, story wise, to allow for such rich and interesting characters such as General Amaya. In looking specifically at General Amaya, we see how to introduce a character and how to tell the audience everything they need to know. 
 
Previously on Writers Get Animated
 
125 - The Best New Animated Shows of 2018!
 
Links
 
Watch The Dragon Prince on Netflix
The Dragon Prince Behind the Scenes: Show Environments
Netflix’s ‘Dragon Prince’ is like an Animated ‘Game of Thrones’ - Only Way More Inclusive

133 - Hey Academy, Here’s How You Should’ve Voted: The Oscar-Nominated Shorts

Did you catch the Oscars? Did you watch all the Oscar-nominated Animated short films? We breakdown the stories and artistry of Bao, Late Afternoon, Animal Behavior, One Small Step, and Weekends. What were the themes from this year’s nominees?
 
Previously on Writers Get Animated
 Dear Academy:Here's How to Vote (2016)
Dear Academy, Here's How to Vote... Again: Oscar-Nominated Animated Shorts (2017)
Dear Academy, Here's How to Vote 2018
 
Links
 UPDATE: Every Single One Of The 2019 Oscar-Shortlisted Animated Shorts Is Currently Online

132 - The LEGO Movie 2: The Second Part: The First Podcast

Everything can still be awesome! We’re deconstructing The LEGO Movie 2: The Second Part! How did the creators build on what came before? How did all the pieces come together? How much Unikitty is too much? How much have you studied your Pratt-ology? Are you into Gotham City Guys? This one’s for you!
 
Previously on Writers Get Animated
Everything is Batman!
 
Links
Watch Unikitty
The LEGO Movie 2 has Chris Pratt Takes
The Lego Movie 2’s director digs into the movie’s surprising cameos

131 - Hilda and Adaptation

What changes can happen to a work of art as it's adapted into another form? We explore adaptation by using one of our favorite, new shows from 2018: Hilda! How does the Netflix series differ from the graphic novel by Luke Pearson? How does time change between tv and the panels of a graphic novel? We're excited to earn our Sparrow Scouts "Literary Analysis" Badges with this one!
Previously on Writers Get Animated
The Best New Animated Shows of 2018!
Links
Watch Hilda on Netflix
About Hilda and the Midnight Giant
Understanding Comics: The Invisible Art by Scott McCloud

130 - Voltron's End

The paladins of Voltron are bidding farewell, and we’re saying our goodbyes. We see how the series finale delivers on the promises set up by the very first episode! How does it fulfill or subvert expectations? Who is the main character of the series? Who should be the final big bad? What are the stakes?
Previously on Writers Get Animated
We’ll Form the Head! Voltron: Legendary Defender https://buff.ly/2QVovgr
Links
Watch Voltron: Legendary Defender on Netflix https://buff.ly/2FHgTw0
The thrilling ending of Voltron was never going to deliver on fan demands https://buff.ly/2SVeKAa