Season 6

179 - A Very Special LEGO Star Wars Holiday Special Holiday Special

There's a new Star Wars Holiday Special, and it's LEGO! Does the new LEGO Star Wars Holiday Special pass as authentic Star Wars and as a true holiday specials? What Star Wars expectations do we have? What holiday special tropes pay off in this adventure?
Previously on Writers Get Animated
152 - Klaus: A Very Early, Very Special Christmas Special Christmas Special
128 - A Very Special Hanukkah Special
102 - A Very Special Christmas Special Christmas Special III: Revenge of Claus
052 - How the Grinch Stole Christmas Turns 50!
004 - A Very Special Christmas Special Christmas Special
 
Links
Watch the LEGO Star Wars Holiday Special on Disney+

178 - It's Time for Animaniacs (Again)!

The Warner Brothers and the Warner Sister are back! Is this a reboot, a sequel, or a continuation? We investigate audience expectations, including our own, to see how much difference 22 years can make when a show returns!
Previously on Writers Get Animated
045 - Bologna in Our Slacks: Animaniacs!
Links
Watch Animaniacs on Hulu
 

177 - ParaNorman

Who knew that one of the best movies to compliment 2020 would be a Laika film from 2012? This week we discuss the strangely timely message of ParaNorman! How can the passage time help a story's message?
 
Links
Watch ParaNorman on Netflix
Chris Butler and Sam Fell interview: on writing and directing ParaNorman

176 - Healthy Rejections: DuckTales and Steven Universe

Have you ever experienced a crushing rejection? It's rough. But, as we learn from "DuckTales" and "Steven Universe," there are healthy ways to deal with rejection. We unpack representations of relationships, love interests, and rejections. Chris even expresses his hatred of the term "friend zone."

175 - The Best New Animated Shows of 2020!

Once a year, we binge for you! It's the best new animated shows of 2020! 2020 has given us so many new shows, we can barely keep up! We cover new shows for young audiences, shows for the whole family, and shows for "adults." Will you find a new favorite?
Previously on Writers Get Animated
169 - Happy Birthday, Bugs Bunny!
168 - Current Trends in Adult Animation
163 - Never Fear, The Rocketeer’s Here!
162 - Magical Adventures in The Owl House, Hoot!
159 - Kipo and the Age of Wonderbeasts
156 - Harley Quinn!

174 - Mulan v. Mulan

We’re breaking tradition and are discussing a Disney live action remake that is actually live action: Mulan! How does this version of Mulan compare to the original animated film? What is improved? Who is the audience for this new version?
 
Previously on Writers Get Animated
027 - Is The Jungle Book (2016) an Animated Movie?
144 - Circle of Remakes: The Lion King (2019)
 

173 - The Emmy Episode (2020)

It's the Emmys! We look at what we can learn from each of this year's nominees. It's an eclectic bunch! Big Mouth, Bob’s Burgers, BoJack Horseman, Rick And Morty, The Simpsons, Forky Asks A Question, Robot Chicken, and Steven Universe Future!
Previously on Writers Get Animated
148 - 2019 Best Short Form Animated Program Emmy Nominees!
147 - 2019 Best Animated Program Emmy Nominees
 
 

172 - The Breakdown: Into the Spider-Verse - The Liv Scene

Today we’re breaking down one of the best scenes in Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse: the reveal of Olivia... You know... How does this great film set, reset, and subvert our expectations? How do you switch tone as necessary? How do character details and specificity influence a scene?
Previously on Writers Get Animated
129 - Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
Links
‘Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse’: Making Doc Ock Olivia the Subversive Secret Weapon

171 - How Things End

In this episode, we look at what makes a satisfying ending! By looking at three different series finales (Wizards, Doc McStuffins, and Steven Universe:Future), we try to see how endings function and how you can stick the landing of your story.
Previously on Writers Get Animated
165 - Ended, The Clone Wars Have
161- Nice While It Lasted: The End of BoJack Horseman
157 - The Return of the Writers from Harvey Girls Forever!
137 - Star Vs. The Forces of Evil: The Beginning of the End
Links
‘Steven Universe’ creator Rebecca Sugar explains the series finale, ‘Future’—and her future
 

170 - Plagues in Animation: We Bare Bares The Movie and The Prince of Egypt

With summer movies being postponed or canceled because of the "plague" of COVID-19, we decided to look at plagues as portrayed in animation! We look at the biblical plagues depicted in Dreamworks' "The Prince of Egypt" and a more metaphorical plague in this year's "We Bare Bears: The Movie." 
Links
Watch The Prince of Egypt on Hulu
Watch We Bare Bears: The Movie