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Writers Get Animated129 - Spider-Man: Into The Spider-VerseLet’s go Into the Spider-Verse! Chris and Mackenzie reassemble the Spider-Panel and bring Adam Caudill and Megan Patrick back to discuss Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse. What makes this Spider-Man movie different from all other Spider-Man movies? How did this film celebrate what came before, but still push the boundaries?
Previously on Writers Get Animated
Along Came a Spider-Man https://buff.ly/2F5Iwyz
Links
‘If It’s Not Broke, Break It’: Sony Imageworks’ Renegade Approach To ‘Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse’ https://buff.ly/2Ccj1cX
Interview: 'Into the Spider-Verse' Producers Phil Lord and Chris Miller T...2019-01-041h 23Writers Get Animated127 - Ralph Breaks The InternetWe’re gonna deconstruct it! Wreck-It Ralph is back, and Chris and Mackenzie log on to figure out what makes this new movie work! How do you present a world that’s made up of conceptual objects? How do you make character journeys resonate? Why are Disney Princesses in this film (They need to be!)?
Links
INTERVIEW: “Ralph Breaks the Internet” directors Phil Johnston, Rich Moore, producer Clark Spencer on Disney sequel https://insidethemagic.net/2018/09/interview-ralph-breaks-the-internet-directors-phil-johnston-rich-moore-producer-clark-spencer-on-disney-sequel/
INTERVIEW: “Ralph Breaks the Internet” story team talks moments that didn’t make it into Disney sequel https://insidethemagic.net/2018/10/ralph-breaks-t...2018-12-081h 03Writers Get Animated126 - The Grinch (2018)The original “Mean One” is back! The Grinch! Chris and Mackenzie look at what’s changed in the Grinch’s story this time. What makes the Grinch the Grinch? Why does the Grinch steal Christmas this time? And why do we want more Grinch?
Previously on Writers Get Animated
How the Grinch Stole Christmas Turns 50! https://buff.ly/2TBiPe0
Links
The Grinch, and the Many Ways to Steal Christmas https://buff.ly/2F5TAgv
2018-11-2349 minWriters Get Animated125 - The Best New Animated Shows Of 2018!Another year, another wave of new animated shows! It’s time for the Writers Get Animated review of what you should be watching! Chris and Mackenzie run through the shows for young audiences, for all audiences, and for adults. Did they mention your new favorites?
Previously on Writers Get Animated
Muppet Babies https://buff.ly/2Pml3j3
Star Wars: Resistance https://buff.ly/2OA5cI3
Harvey Street Kids and Reinvention https://buff.ly/2OsWtaN
Pickle and Peanut https://buff.ly/2OxTeyX
The Boss Baby https://buff.ly/2PgwcBM
Captain Underpants https://buff.ly/2Pgwc4K
Disenchantment ht...2018-11-091h 25Writers Get Animated124 - Canon In D(isney) Part VII: Modern Disney in Bolt and FrozenChris and Mackenzie have made it to the (current) end of our exploration of the Disney animated canon! What do we call it? The Disney New Renaissance? The Disney Enlightenment? Whatever we call it, it’s good. Very good. Chris and Mackenzie use Bolt and Forzen to see what makes this time in Disney history so exceptional. How do you reinvent yourself? What does it mean to really focus on character transformations? How do you subvert expectations and yet payoff expectations? And the most important question: Can we work for Disney now? Other Parts of Canon in Disney Canon In...2018-10-261h 25Writers Get Animated122 - Who Wore it Better? Death Of Superman v Batman v Superman: Dawn of JusticeIt’s the battle you’ve all been waiting for: live action v animation! Chris and Mackenzie see who told the Death of Superman story better! Was it the new, animated film Death of Superman? Or was it the live action Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice? Hint: it’s the animated one. What makes a good Superman story? What happens when you forget to put your main characters in your movie? How many times will Superman die? Previously on Writers Get Animated 029 - Saving Superman https://buff.ly/2xTDyzJ 010 - Batman https://buff.ly/2xSH6lH 064 - Everything is Bat...2018-09-281h 11Writers Get Animated121 - The Lost Loves of Scrooge McDuck and BoJack HorsemanChris and Mackenzie celebrate the epic first season of DuckTales and the return of BoJack Horseman for its fifth season with this week’s episode! To take a closer look into the trope of “lost love,” they enlist the help of Sam Bohrman and Cristina Pippa from Manufixed! What works in a story about lost loves? Do audiences crave escape? How low can BoJack go? Will we see Goldie again on DuckTales? Previously on Writers Get Animated 090 - DuckTales! Woo-oo! https://buff.ly/2x6q2sK 103 - From Bazooga Eyes to BoJack: Sexual Harassment in Cartoons https://buff.ly/2LGwETg...2018-09-141h 08Writers Get Animated120 - DisenchantmentHear ye, hear ye! Chris and Mackenzie frolic through Matt Groening’s newest realm: Disenchantment! With a fond of love worlds created by Matt Groening, there is great wonder in how Netflix changes “network animation.” What happens when there are no limits? Can an animated show be too long? Can humor for humor’s sake be enough? Previous Matt Groening Episodes on Writers Get Animated 005 - Resolutions? What Resolutions https://buff.ly/2PjzbFe 007 - When Two Worlds Really Love Each Other https://buff.ly/2Pn7DOX 014 - 10 Great Episodes of The Simpsons After Maude Flanders Died https://buff.ly/2PjzcsM 0...2018-08-3145 minWriters Get Animated119 - The Breakdown: Roger Rabbit in Tummy TroubleP-p-p-please join Chris and Mackenzie as they celebrate the 30th anniversary of Who Framed Roger Rabbit by doing a deep dive of the Roger Rabbit short: Tummy Trouble! Chris pulls out the stops with a Storyclock to see how the short works on a molecular level. How do you time action? How do you help an audience understand what’s about to happen? When do you tease an audience and give them something totally unexpected? Previously on Writers Get Animated The Breakdown: What’s Opera, Doc? https://buff.ly/2Bfkgd2 The Breakdown: The Sorcerer’s Apprentice https://buff.ly/2MTtAEw...2018-08-171h 14Writers Get Animated118 - Harvey Street Kids and ReinventionThis week Chris and Mackenzie talk about the new Netflix and Dreamworks show: Harvey Street Kids! When does adapting something become a completely new thing? How much do you get to add when reinventing something? How do you keep the characters consistent with their original selves? When will Elder Bobby act his age? How did the Harvey Street Kids know about the Iowa caucus? Links Watch Harvey Street Kids on Netflix - https://www.netflix.com/title/80178941 Interview with Brendan Hay and Aliki Theofilopoulos - http://collider.com/harvey-street-kids-interview-brendan-hay-aliki-theofilopoulos/
2018-08-0351 minWriters Get Animated116 - When a Live Action Show Loves an Animated One...Ruh-roh, things look a little different! What happens when a live action show decides to make an animated episode? Why would they do that? What happens when you do that? Chris and Mackenzie go through the list of live action shows that have created animated episodes! We start with ScoobyNatural: the Supernatural and Scooby Doo crossover. (Spoilers: it’s the best of the bunch) Previously on Writers Get Animated A Tale of Two Scoobies https://buff.ly/2KWfaTq Links Watch ScoobyNatural on Netflix https://buff.ly/2KLXjS9 Watch Broad City “Mushrooms”: https://buff.ly/2IY8LoD Watch Hot in Clevel...2018-07-061h 00Writers Get Animated115 - Incredibles 2After 14 years, The Incredibles are back in theatres! Chris and Mackenzie suit up (no capes!) to fly into Pixar’s latest superpowered film! How does Incredibles 2 compare to the original? Is it a sequel or the second half of a single movie? What does Mr. Incredible have in common with Breaking Bad’s Walter White? How awesome is Elastigirl? Seriously, she is awesome! Links Behind the Scenes of Incredibles 2 https://buff.ly/2tjct7p Incredibles 2 Soundtrack Behind the Scenes https://buff.ly/2thGzZ7 Incredibles 2 and an Inside Look at the Secret to Pixar’s Success https://buff.ly/2IbgY8M Synd...2018-06-221h 05Writers Get Animated114 - Destroying Structure: Aggretsuko and Phineas and FerbWhat is structure? (Baby, don’t hurt me. Don’t hurt me. No more.) Chris and Mackenzie take a closer look at structure through the lens of Netflix’s Aggretsuko and Disney’s Phineas and Ferb. Who is structure for? What is the difference between structure and formula? Can something that is formulaic still be inventive? What’s the difference between archetypes and stereotypes? Oh, and where’s Perry?
Links
Watch Phineas and Ferb https://disneynow.go.com/shows/phineas-and-ferb
Watch Aggretsuko https://www.netflix.com/title/80198505
“Phineas and Ferb” was Formula Storytel...2018-06-0859 minWriters Get Animated113 - Star Wars: Rebels RemembrancesChris and Mackenzie hop a transport to Lothal for one last voyage with the crew of the Ghost! It’s our “final” look at Star Wars: Rebels and find it difficult to say goodbye. What was the promise from this first episode? Did Rebels accomplish what it set out to do? What are the questions that are left unanswered? Will the Star Wars fandom ever be the same? Previously on Writers Get Animated 003 - Episode III: The Animated Menace https://buff.ly/2GNEic2 023 - All About Ahsoka https://buff.ly/2IJFUJK 053 - Saw Gerrera: A Star Wars Episode https://buff.l...2018-05-251h 07Writers Get Animated112 - Canon in D(isney) Part V: Welcome to the Disney RenaissanceWelcome to the Disney Renaissance! Chris and Mackenzie have made it to part 5 of their multi-part look at the Disney canon. What made the Disney Renaissance to magical? Take a look at where it all began with The Little Mermaid through the end with Tarzan. How much did Alan Menken and Howard Ashman have to do with the success? What did they get right? Why did the Disney Renaissance end? Other Parts of Canon in Disney Canon In D(isney) Part I: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs https://overcast.fm/+FkrW2B0SU Canon In D(isney) Part...2018-05-111h 14Writers Get Animated111 - I Love Dogs, We Mean Isle of DogsChris and Mackenzie head to Trash Island to investigate Wes Anderson’s Isle of Dogs! Be amazed as Chris discovers a Wes Anderson movie that he enjoys! How many story threads can a single film hold? How does democracy work in this film? Who is the main character? Who should be the main character? Is this a PG-13 kids’ movie? Links Honest Trailers: Every Wes Anderson Movie https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=trWLY6NrS2Q Wes Anderson Explains Hayao Miyazaki’s Influence on ‘Isle of Dogs’ and Stop-Motion Challenges http://www.indiewire.com/2018/02/wes-anderson-isle-of-dogs-hayao-miyazaki-inspiration-favorite-dog-films-1201928932/ What Isle of Dogs Gets Right...2018-04-271h 02Writers Get Animated109 - The Colbert Animation ReportChris and Mackenzie dip their toes into the world of Stephen Colbert’s Our Cartoon President… Which is actually our world? What does Our Cartoon President get right about the current US President and everyone surrounding him? What makes a good satire? How far must something be exaggerated to be funny? Previously on Writers Get Animated Episode 77: Make Animation Great Again https://overcast.fm/+FkrWs9Pk8 Links Watch the first episode of Our Cartoon President https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zbrdfG6CX68
2018-03-3041 minWriters Get Animated108 - Early ManChris and Mackenzie head back in time and across the pond to discover Early Man! Aardman’s Early Man is gorgeous and is seems to be their studio’s answer to the work of Laika. Is there a difference in American and British humor? Can an American audience get the jokes? What is universal in comedy? When can we get our own Message Birds or pig massages? Links Early Man Trailer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZRiPQ8YNrVs Watch the Message Bird Scene https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zWdFRQ5YOZ8 Early Man Featurette https://www.youtube.com/watc...2018-03-1652 minWriters Get Animated107 - Dear Academy, Here’s How to Vote 2018It’s Oscars time again, and Chris and Mackenzie are back with their take on the nominees for the Best Animated Short Film category: Garden Party, Lou, Revolting Rhymes, Negative Space, Dear Basketball! What styles were pervasive this year? What do frogs have to do with gluttony? Can John Williams score all letters ever written? Previously on Writers Get Animated Dear Academy, Here’s How to Vote https://buff.ly/2F6dgwx Dear Academy, Here’s How to Vote, Again https://buff.ly/2FKdaLZ Coco https://buff.ly/2t5zGfL Who’s The Boss Baby https://buff.ly/2oBRvOH Links Ko...2018-03-021h 03Writers Get Animated106 - The 300 Club: Family Guy and The SimpsonsChris and Mackenzie are going to Quahog! Family Guy has just reached a milestone that few shows have reached… Mostly just The Simpsons. 300 episodes! What happens when a show reaches such an illustrious episode? What has been reinvented? What has stayed the same? What’s left to tell? What questions are left unanswered? Links Watch Barting Over http://bit.ly/2EuBPCW Watch Dog Bites Bear http://fox.tv/2EvkVEp About Barting Over http://bit.ly/2EuBVdM Stewie & Brian Take Center Stage in Family Guy’s 300th Episode http://bit.ly/2Esxxfq
2018-02-1657 minWriters Get Animated105 - Tra la laaa! Captain Underpants: The First Epic MovieTra la laaa! Chris and Mackenzie make a brief stop in the world of Captain Underpants! Heh, heh, brief. Does humor have a voice? How do you write for a very specific audience? Can your material have a deeper message, or is it okay to go for easy jokes sometimes? How is Captain Underpants like No Country for Old Men? Does every movie need a “Weird Al” song? Links Watch Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie on Netflix https://www.netflix.com/watch/80160689 Captain Underpants Theme Song https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/captain-underpants-theme-song/1233506361?i=1233506363 Dav Pilkey Talks About His...2018-02-0255 minWriters Get Animated104 - Canon In D(isney) Part IV: Without WaltEpisode 104: Canon in Disney Part IV: Without Walt We all know about the Disney Renaissance, but what was going on right before it? Chris and Mackenzie are back with part 4 of their multi-part journey through the Disney canon! What happened after Disney lost Walt? What happened to Disney storytelling? What happened to the artists? Also, Chris and Mackenzie discuss their favorite childhood Disney films (The Fox and the Hound, The Great Mouse Detective) that both conveniently fall in this era! Previously on Writers Get Animated 083 - Canon In Disney Part I: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs https://overcast...2018-01-191h 21Writers Get Animated103 - From Bazooga Eyes to Bojack: Sexual Harassment in CartoonsChris and Mackenzie are joined by guests Rebecca Myers and Laura Masters to discuss portrayals of sexual harassment in cartoons. From Red Hot Riding Hood to Pepe LePew to Animaniacs to The Simpsons to BoJack Horseman and Steven Universe, what does sexual harassment look like in animated form? Are all men wolves? What does a “kids’ show” have to say about sexual harassment? How have things changed since the 1940’s? What has changed since 1990? Or since 2015? Previously on Writers Get Animated 014 10 Great Episodes of The Simpsons After Maude Flanders Died http://bit.ly/2lUVpQE 020 WTF http://bit.ly/2CFgMzO 045 Bologna...2018-01-051h 33Writers Get Animated102 - A Very Special Christmas Special Christmas Special III: Revenge of ClausOur holiday tradition returns! Chris and Mackenzie deconstruct the holiday season by analyzing Olaf’s Frozen Adventure and Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas! Why do people make Christmas specials? What’s so special about Christmas, dramaturgically speaking? Can an axe be offensive? How offensive? What does Tim Curry sound like when he deliberately sings off-key? Previously on Writers Get Animated 004 - A Very Special Christmas Special Christmas Special https://overcast.fm/+FkrUh8S9o 052 - How the Grinch Stole Christmas Turns 50! https://overcast.fm/+FkrWbqpFc Links Buy Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas on iTunes https://itun...2017-12-2259 minWriters Get Animated101 - CocoRemember us? Chris and Mackenzie are back with more! They talk Pixar’s latest gem Coco. What is dramaturgy? How well did Pixar represent Mexican culture? What is a family’s legacy? Can you tell the story of a culture that you’re not a part of? When will Pixar’s next movie about Latino culture be? Links What Disney Finally Gets Right With 'Coco' http://bit.ly/2BJtIR4 How Pixar made sure Coco was culturally conscious https://ind.pn/2BJupd8 Pixar’s Lee Unkrich on the ‘anxiety’ of directing Coco http://bit.ly/2BdADpH Coco Was A ‘Collaborative Process’ With Ac...2017-12-081h 26Writers Get Animated100 - 100! The Best Animated Shows of 2017100! Chris and Mackenzie celebrate hitting 100 episodes by diving into the new shows of 2017! What shows were new? What crazy things did creators come up with? What do a laser ostrich, the ghost of Duke Ellington, and a robot mech butler voiced by Jude Law have in common? DuckTales, Vampirina, Puppy Pals, Castlevania, Ben 10, Buddy Thunderstruck, Bunsen is a Beast, OK KO!, Samurai Jack, Tangled: the Series, Imaginary Mary, Billy Dilley's Subterranean Summer, Spider-man, Mysticons, Danger & Eggs, The Jellies, The Magic Schoolbus Rides Again, Wacky Races, Big Mouth, Neo Yokio Previously on Writers Get Animated 099 - The Writers Get Animatrix...2017-11-101h 24Writers Get Animated099 - The Writers Get AnimatrixChris and Mackenzie plug into animated prequels! Blade Runner gets a prequel to its sequel! Why is it always sci-fi or fantasy properties that get animated prequels? Why create an animated prequel? What does it add? How much do we love Edward James Olmos? How bad will it be when the robots take over? Spoilers: very.
Links
Watch Blade Runner 2022: Blackout http://bit.ly/2ypqrt7
More animated prequels http://bit.ly/2ypqsgF
About The Animatrix http://bit.ly/2yoMuQp
Her http://bit.ly/2yoMv6V
2017-11-0349 minWriters Get Animated098 - Gar-Halloween-SpecialWow, how about that audio engineering at the start? This week, Chris and Mackenzie talk about the Garfield Halloween Special. What makes a good Halloween special? Is the lesson of Halloween really that it’s better to give candy than receive candy? Why did Bill Murray agree to voice Garfield? How gross is Mickey Mouse allowed to be? How many nephews is too many nephews? Links Episode 047: Good Grief! It’s The Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown turns 50! - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/047-good-grief-its-the-great-pumpkin-charlie-brown-turns-50/id1059055576?i=1000377483713&mt=2 Title of article - https://tv.avclub.com/jim-davis-wanted-garfield-s-halloween-adventure-to-at-1798273385 List of 90s an...2017-10-2758 minWriters Get Animated097 - Over The Garden WallTo celebrate the arrival of Fall, Chris and Mackenzie join forces with guest Phil Fine to leap Over the Garden Wall! When is the best time to watch Over the Garden Wall? What is the best part of a coming of age story? How do you make a fairytale both modern and classic? How do you make references to 1920’s animation and make it feel modern? How do you create time and place and build a world? Links Watch Over the Garden Wall http://bit.ly/2xa4cmn About Over the Garden Wall http://bit.ly/2xa4zgL Watch To...2017-10-201h 17Writers Get Animated096 - Canon In D(isney) Part III: The New ClassicsChris and Mackenzie continue their journey through the magic of the Disney canon with Cinderella and 101 Dalmatians! What did Cinderella give the world of film? Why does 101 Dalmatians look so different? How many times was the Walt Disney studios been in danger of going bankrupt? (A lot.) Previously on Writers Get Animated 083 - Canon In D(isney) Part 1: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs https://overcast.fm/+FkrW2B0SU 092 - Canon In D(isney) Part II: No-So-Golden Age https://overcast.fm/+FkrW3PV0I 032 - Once Upon A Time Again (Cinderella III: A Twist in Time) https://overcast...2017-10-131h 04Writers Get Animated095 - It Still Writes Itself, ApparentlyChris and Mackenzie bring out the Wheel of Crossovers once again! The rules are simple: two shows enter, one show leaves! We spin the wheel of crossovers to get two shows. Then, we spin the Wheel of Tropes. Then, we have seven minutes to come up with a viable pilot episode for a show or movie concept pulling it all together! Previously on Writers Get Animated 050 - It Still Writes Itself https://overcast.fm/+FkrWyX6PI 018 - It Writes Itself https://overcast.fm/+FkrWlUknI
2017-10-0642 minWriters Get Animated093 - Choose Your Own AdventureInteractive shows are the wave of the future! Well, that’s what Netflix says anyway. Chris and Mackenzie willingly to choose to interact with Puss in Books: Trapped in an Epic Tale and Buddy Thunderstruck: The Maybe Pile! What happens when a viewer has free will? Does a viewer actually have free will? What makes a satisfying choice? Is there a better choice? What are we missing out on?! Previously on Writers Get Animated 055 - Shrek-trospective https://overcast.fm/+FkrWy34Js Links Watch Puss in Book: Trapped in an Epic Tale https://www.netflix.com/title/80151644 Watch Buddy Thunderstruck: Th...2017-09-2235 minWriters Get Animated092 - Canon In D(isney) Part II: No-So-Golden AgeJump on board as Chris and Mackenzie venture through the Disney Animated Canon! Part 2 takes them into the 1940’s and the Not-So-Golden Age of Disney animation! We go into The Three Caballeros and the anthology series of films from through the 40’s. Donald gets some friends! What is problematic about an animated duck being attracted to women? What does experimentation and storytelling look like during this period? What happens when a whale sings opera? Previously on Writers Get Animated 083 - Canon In D(isney) Part 1: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs https://overcast.fm/+FkrW2B0SU 087 - Who Rule...2017-09-1557 minWriters Get Animated091 - Chris and Rick and MortyOh jeez! What, what, what’s going on? Chris and Mackenzie zap themselves into one of the infinite universes in which Chris has watched episodes of Rick and Morty! When are bodily functions okay in animation? How much violence is too much? Do we need B-stories? How is Rick and Morty like Futurama? What is the best structure to tell a story? Links Watch Rick and Morty on Adult Swim http://bit.ly/2jaVJwL Pickle Rick POP Funko http://bit.ly/2jaVOR5 Dan Harmon Story Circle: http://bit.ly/2ePmi9d About Second City http://bit.ly/2gLjOWa
2017-09-0847 minWriters Get Animated090 - DuckTales! Woo-oo!Chris and Mackenzie are live from Duckburg! Okay, not really… But they’re talking about the new revival of DuckTales! How well do you know the history of the Duck-iverse? How does the new DuckTales do so much right? How does the humor of DuckTales work? What does this first episode set up? Why is the 12th Doctor Chris’ favorite doctor? Previously on Writers Get Animated 033 - Who Wore It Better http://bit.ly/2vNYu87 025 - How to Suspend Your Disbelief Without Really Trying http://bit.ly/2eJbdU3 Links Watch DuckTales 01x01 “Woo-oo” on YouTube http://bit.ly/2eJ5UE2 Get Du...2017-09-011h 03Writers Get Animated089 - Ready Player Dracula: CastlevaniaGrab your garlic and whip and join Chris and Mackenzie as they venture into the realm of Dracula in Netflix’s Castlevania. How does the gameplay and storytelling of a video game translate to a piece of narrative fiction? How is Castlevania like Metroid? How much does Netflix love cliffhangers? Do boss fights translate to a show? What is most interesting about Dracula? Previously on Writers Get Animated Well, Excuuuse Us (Legend of Zelda, Sonic) http://bit.ly/2w9vZU6 Resolutions? What Resolutions? http://bit.ly/2w9tkK4 Links Watch Castlevania on Netflix http://nflx.it/2w99dMk About Ca...2017-08-2549 minWriters Get Animated088 - All You Need Is LoveLove… Without words! Chris and Mackenzie get into three short films (Paperman, In a Heartbeat, and An Ode to Love) about love that all have no dialogue! Can you tell a story about love without using words? What is it like to fall in love? What is it like to fall out of love? What is it like to love a stick? Links Ode to Love http://bit.ly/2vNgRfa In a Heartbeat http://bit.ly/2vNmVUD Paperman http://apple.co/2vNViei Elders React to In a Heartbeat http://bit.ly/2vNr6QD Meander and Paperman http://bit.ly/2v7...2017-08-1855 minWriters Get Animated087 - Who Rule Cartoons? (Girls.)Get your cape on and feel the Force! Chris and Mackenzie team up with special guest, Rebecca Myers to look at Star Wars: Forces of Destiny and DC Super Hero Girls! What happens when a show is created for vs a show about girls? Is marketing to blame? Do girls buy toys? Do girls need their separate shows? What does real representation mean? Links Watch Star Wars: Forces of Destiny http://bit.ly/2wNsMc8 DC Super Hero Girls http://play.dcsuperherogirls.com/en-us 'Forces of Destiny' YouTube series explores untold 'Star Wars' tales http://bit.ly/2uuWKAZ Ahsoka Tano...2017-08-111h 17Writers Get Animated086 - An Inconvenient Animation - FernGully: The Last RainforestIn celebration of Al Gore’s An Inconvenient Sequel, Chris and Mackenzie flitter to FernGully: The Last Rainforest! Does it hold up? Does the message hold up? What would FernGully look like if it were made now? What is the real magic of the environment? How does Tim Curry give pollution sex appeal? Links About FernGully: The Last Rainforest http://bit.ly/2vuNZKw Watch FernGully on Netflix http://nflx.it/2hsVkVh Tim Curry sings Toxic Love http://bit.ly/2u8Xb7z An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power http://bit.ly/2fdzKDD The Bataan Death March of Whimsy Case Fi...2017-08-0452 minWriters Get Animated085 - Pure "Imagination" - Tom and Jerry: Willy Wonka and the Chocolate FactoryGrab your golden tickets and join Chris and Mackenzie for a tour of Tom and Jerry: Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory! Avert your eyes, but not your ears! What’s wrong with adding Tom and Jerry into a classic, beloved film? Lots. How do you put together two properties that don’t fit? Is there a way to save this film? Whose side is the dog on? Previously on Writers Get Animated Nobody Said No (Leo the Lion) http://bit.ly/wga-037 Oompa Loompa Parody-dee http://bit.ly/wga-084 Links Tom and Jerry: Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Fact...2017-07-2859 minWriters Get Animated084 - Oompa Loompa Parody-DeeOompa loompa doompety doo. We’ve got a perfect podcast for you! Chris and Mackenzie sip some fizzy lifting drinks and enter the realm of shows that do parodies of Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory! Futurama and Dexter’s Lab have done it. What makes this particular film ripe for parody? What makes a good parody? Links Fry and the Slurm Factory http://bit.ly/2ufXPNL Golden Diskette http://bit.ly/2ufKMf6 Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory http://bit.ly/2ug18nK Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Broadway Musical http://bit.ly/2tuUDAA The Treachery of Images (this is n...2017-07-2157 minWriters Get Animated083 - Canon In D(isney) Part 1: Snow White and the Seven DwarfsMirror, mirror on the wall, who’s the looniest of them all? Chris and Mackenzie shout, “Heigh Ho” and begin to mine the depths of the Disney Canon. Starting from the very beginning: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs! What was it like to see a full-length animated feature film for the first time? What would’ve blown people’s minds in 1937? What can we still learn? Also that Huntsman, tho. Previously on Writers Get Animated The Breakdown: The Sorcerer’s Apprentice http://bit.ly/wga-043 Make Animation Great Again http://bit.ly/wga-077 Links About Snow White and the Seven Dw...2017-07-141h 08Writers Get Animated082 - Along Came A Spider-ManSpider-Man! Spider-Man! Does whatever a spider can! Chris and Mackenzie web up a Spider-Panel to discuss the webhead himself. Join guests Adam Caudill (writer/director) and Megan Patrick (writer/artist) as they look at what makes the webslinger so special. What’s different about Peter Parker? Is Venom a good villain? Do NYC subways normally go by military bases? Who is the ultimate Spider-Man villain? Links About Adam Caudill http://imdb.to/2tNUPKE Spectacular Spider-Man http://bit.ly/2svsyEE Watch Spectacular Spider-Man on Crackle http://bit.ly/2svAhCJ Spider-Man: The Animated Series http://bit.ly/2tNQuaa About Venom http://bi...2017-07-071h 35Writers Get Animated081 - Let's Time Travel (Again) (Again?)Marty! Dipper! Mabel! Doc! Great Scott! Chris and Mackenzie are putting the entire space-time continuum out of whack! Hop in the DeLorean, pull the tape measure, get in the TARDIS, or soak in the hot tub (time machines are weird) because they’re venturing into the past! And the future! And then the past again! What are the rules of time travel? What can you ruin with time travel? It’s Gravity Falls and Back to the Future: The Animated Series! Links About Gravity Falls http://bit.ly/2trUqNb About The Time Traveler’s Pig http://bit.ly/2trtcX6 About...2017-06-3052 minWriters Get Animated080 - The Breakdown: Duck AmuckChris and Mackenzie breakdown Duck Amuck! In our words, we once again English-major-the-crap-out-of something. What’s a story? What’s a plot? What even is animation, bro? How much can be taken away from Daffy Duck before he stops being Daffy Duck? What’s the origin of Angry Birds? How do you tell the difference between Daffy and Donald? Do animated characters have reveries? Have you always wanted to do a sea picture? Are you ready to breakdown, shakedown? Previously on Writers Get Animated 015 - The Breakdown: What’s Opera, Doc? - http://bit.ly/wga-015 043 - The Breakdown: The Sorc...2017-06-2358 minWriters Get Animated079 - Writers Get In-AnimatedIn recognition that Cars 3 is a thing, we look at the tradition of bringing life to things that aren’t alive! Why would you use inanimate objects to tell a story? Chris and Mackenzie look at The Brave Little Toaster and Luxo Jr. Who knew that The Brave Little Toaster had a Pixar pedigree? What does The Brave Little Toaster have in common with the Toy Story films? Is there anything that Jon Lovitz can’t do? Does anyone really love their vacuum? What other podcast can talk about Home Alone, Mr. Mom, Tony Kushner, and talking toasters in the...2017-06-161h 11Writers Get Animated077 - Make Animation Great AgainChris and Mackenzie get political: Groening-style! Ralph Wiggum for President! Richard Nixon’s Head is back! Let’s make Animation great again? What are the ways that animation satirizes the political process, voters, and the office of the presidency? What are the presidential tropes? How do The Simpsons tackle politics? Links About E Pluribus Wiggum http://bit.ly/2suxIjY About A Head in the Polls http://bit.ly/2suCSMP Watch E Pluribus Wiggum http://bit.ly/2sus6WF Watch A Head in the Polls http://nflx.it/2suiVpo About Tiny Toons episode “Washingtoon” http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Recap/Ti...2017-06-0253 minWriters Get Animated076 - Does It Hold Up? The Black CauldronVenture forth into the world of Prydain with Chris and Mackenzie as they seek what makes The Black Cauldron so monumental! Chris delves back into his childhood to see if one of his favorite movies hold up. What makes a hero? How long does it take to introduce characters? How do you adapt a five book series into a single movie? Why is the only impression Chris is good at one that Mackenzie can't stand? Special thanks to Aaron Waltke (https://twitter.com/goodaaron), writer for Trollhunters for sharing his best, worst, and most constructive notes! Links About The...2017-05-2658 minWriters Get Animated075 - The Simpsons BeginIn this week’s episode, Chris and Mackenzie talk about the very first Simpsons episodes! The ones before the first premiere season premiere. Yeah, we’re going that far back. A whole 30 years, Marty! We mean, Listeners! What parts of The Simpsons haven’t changed in 30 years? And when America’s favorite family has changed, why did they change? Is there anything interesting about turning 30? Are you younger than the Simpsons shorts on the Tracey Ullman Show? What’s the difference between a short and an episode? Can Chris say the word ‘shouts’? What is the best Simpsons short? Do the design...2017-05-1943 minWriters Get Animated074 - All About Smurfette - Smurfs: The Lost VillageWelcome to Smurfs Get Smurfinated! On Smurf Day, we smurf about Smurfs: The Lost Village! It’s Smurfette and the Hero’s Journey! All About Smurfette! Chris and Mackenzie look at what makes a Smurf a Smurf. How does this film fix a problematic backstory? Is it feminist? Is it progressive? Links Smurfs Production Blog http://bit.ly/2q8JDp0 For Smurfs: The Lost Village‘s art department, it’s great to feel blue! http://bit.ly/2pDQaVa The Smurfs http://bit.ly/2pDQDXJ How “Smurfs” director Kelly Asbury & his team at Sony Pictures Animation finally found their way to “The Lost...2017-05-1247 minWriters Get Animated073 - Who's The Boss Baby?Podcasts are for closers! Chris and Mackenzie get down to business with The Boss Baby! What is the story? How do you choose a main character? How do you adapt a children’s book into a 90-minute movie? What do you add? What is a dream? Are Elvis impersonators ever a bad thing? Links About The Boss Baby http://bit.ly/2pLMt1u The Picture Book Behind the New Movie Boss Baby http://n.pr/2pFwhAC How DreamWorks Animation Went Retro with ‘The Boss Baby’ 2D Fantasies http://bit.ly/2pLOP0l The Boss Baby http://fox.co/2pLTXS0 About...2017-05-0553 minWriters Get Animated072 - Rebels RetrospectiveChris and Mackenzie blast off again in another Star Wars episode! It’s their Star Wars: Rebels Retrospective! In an episode recorded before Star Wars Celebration, Mackenzie correctly prophesied that season 4 would be the final season of Rebels, but we still have questions! Will the Bendu have more? Who is marked for death? How many battles will they win or lose? How great would it be if Jedi were in every movie you haven’t seen? What are our hopes for the future of Star Wars in animation? Links ‘Star Wars Rebels’ to end after Season 4, trailer reveals returning characte...2017-04-281h 03Writers Get Animated070 - 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...2017-04-1452 minWriters Get Animated069 - Once Upon A Time Again - Tangled: Before Ever AfterTime 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...2017-04-0750 minWriters Get Animated068 - My Life As A ZucchiniChris 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...2017-03-3148 minWriters Get Animated067 - Character Study: Mickey MouseThe 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-545c25c431548a552e3...2017-03-241h 11Writers Get Animated066 - Disynergy: Doc McStuffins, Pooh, and Lion Guard, TooCrossovers, 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 Episod...2017-03-1751 minWriters Get Animated065 - Studio Ghibli Goes to TV! Ronja: The Robber's DaughterStudio 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 Chil...2017-03-1043 minWriters Get Animated064 - Everything is BatmanChris 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.c...2017-03-0339 minWriters Get Animated063 - Dear Academy, Here’s How to Vote… Again: Oscar-Nominated Animated ShortsRoll 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 Vays...2017-02-241h 07Writers Get Animated062 - Life, AnimatedChris 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 Abou...2017-02-1750 minWriters Get Animated061 - We'll Form the Head! Voltron: Legendary DefenderWhat 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://me...2017-02-1055 minWriters Get Animated060 - How Could We Forget Finding Dory?Honestly, how could Chris and Mackenzie forget to talk about Finding Dory? What do you do when a story is left unfinished? Who is the hero of Finding Dory? How did Ellen DeGeneres change the story of Finding Nemo and pave the way for Finding Dory? Is Finding Dory a sequel or a spin-off? When are we getting Finding Mr. Ray? Links Watch Finding Dory on Netflix http://nflx.it/2knhk1E Finding Dory Review http://nyti.ms/2knhy9a Ellen’s Comments on the Travel Ban http://bit.ly/2knsC69 Finding Dory is a Movie About Disability http://bi...2017-02-031h 01Writers Get Animated059 - 2016: The Good, the Bad, the AnimatedIt’s the good, the bad, and the animated! 2016 brought so many animated movies that came out, they couldn’t keep up! Chris and Mackenzie cram like it’s finals time and try to watch all the animated films they missed… And they squeak by with a passing grade! It’s Kung Fu Panda 3, Storks, Secret Life of Pets, The Angry Birds Movie, Sing!, Quackerz, and more! Chris gets on a soapbox! What did 2016 bring us? Links Kung Fu Panda 3 http://bit.ly/2k99NFX Secret Life of Pets http://bit.ly/2k9oqcB Storks http://bit.ly/2k98040 Sing http...2017-01-2758 minWriters Get Animated057 - It's a Musical (Episode)!Musical episodes! Light the lights! Dust off your tap shoes! Stretch your jazz hands! Chris and Mackenzie get musical! Well, they talk about musicals. Why do musical episodes work? What makes a great musical episode? Can you have a musical episode without Neil Patrick Harris? Who is Shari Bobbins? Will Batman sing? Links About Batman: The Brave and the Bold http://bit.ly/2jdb3Yg About Mayhem of the Music Meister http://bit.ly/2jdgM04! Listen to Mayhem of the Music Meister on Apple Music http://bit.ly/2jdeazu About Simpsoncalifragilisticexpiala(Annoyed Grunt)cious http://bit.ly/2jd6ywK...2017-01-1353 minWriters Get Animated056 - Doctor Who: Re-AnimatedJoin Chris and Mackenzie in the TARDIS as they find out what's going on in The Power of the Daleks! Once lost to time and bad archival processes, the BBC has restored lost episodes of Doctor Who by using the power of animation! How do you restore lost performances? Would they have done better with a remake than a restoration? And while we're on the topic of animating characters, what's up with Rogue One’s animation of a certain dead actor? Links About The Power of the Daleks https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Power_of_the_Daleks Watch Po...2017-01-0654 minWriters Get Animated055 - Shrek-trospectiveGet ready to trudge through the swamp as Chris and Mackenzie get into the world of Shrek! What makes Shrek special? How did Shrek set the Dreamworks formula? Is Shrek a buddy film or is it a romance? Can a fart joke ever be truly earned? Links About Shrek http://bit.ly/2hussqn Buy Shrek on iTunes http://apple.co/2huoJtf List of songs in Shrek http://bit.ly/2hukwWj About Shrek the Musical http://bit.ly/2husyhU Watch Shrek the Musical on Netflix https://www.netflix.com/title/70253398 Listen to All-Star by Smash Mouth on Apple Music https...2016-12-3052 minWriters Get Animated054 - Spirited Away: 15th AnniversaryHayao Miyazaki’s film Spirited Away turns 15! Chris and Mackenzie barge into the bathhouse and brave spirits and magic! What was the inspiration for the film? What is the purpose of No Face? How does translation affect meaning? What does Spirited Away have in common with Inside Out? Links About Spirited Away http://bit.ly/2ii0yD5 The Making of Hayao Miyazaki's "Spirited Away" - Part 1 http://bit.ly/2ihPqpA MIYAZAKI MASTERCLASS: SPIRITED AWAY http://bit.ly/2ii0BPp 15 Things You Didn’t Know About Studio Ghibli’s Spirited Away http://bit.ly/2ihXbvT Listen to Spirited Away on Apple...2016-12-2354 minWriters Get Animated053 - Saw Gerrera: A Star Wars EpisodeChris and Mackenzie join the Rebellion and celebrate the first Star Wars animated character to transition to live action: Saw Gerrera! It’s all about Saw! Listen as they try to stay on target while discussing that time the Jedi helped some rebels on Onderon. How many of the galaxy’s troubles are caused by the Jedi? What happened to Saw between Clone Wars and Rogue One? Which animated character is next? All of them? None of them? Links About Saw Gerrera http://bit.ly/2gR3qVl Who Is Saw Gerrera, Forest Whitaker’s ‘Rogue One: A Star Wars Story’ C...2016-12-1653 minWriters Get Animated051 - MoanaIt's time to set out on the seas as Chris and Mackenzie explore the depths of Disney’s latest film, Moana! How is Moana different from other Disney characters? What was different about the process of making Moana? Is there a “Disney formula?” What is the best song in Moana? How bad is Chris’ Lin-Manuel Miranda impression? Links Watch “You're Welcome” http://bit.ly/2gFlyzp Listen to Moana Deluxe Edition Soundtrack http://apple.co/2gFj6ZE Interview with directors Ron Clements and John Musker http://bit.ly/2gFggUC Interview with Opetaia Foa’i, Mark Mancina, and Lin-Manuel Miranda http://bit.ly/2gFhlf3...2016-12-021h 02Writers Get Animated050 - It Still Writes ItselfIt's our 50th episode! In celebration of reaching Episode 50, Chris and Mackenzie once again bring out the Wheels of Crossover! The rules are simple: two shows enter, one show leaves! We spin the Wheel of Shows to pick two shows to combine. Then, we spin our Wheel of Tropes to come up with a crazy concept for the crossover. Three rounds, three crazy crossovers! Happy 50th episode! *Noisemaker Sound Effects* Links Listen to the first Wheels of Crossover episode http://apple.co/2fdTpTf About Transformers http://bit.ly/2fdNm0R About DuckTales http://bit.ly/2fdOxgT About Aladdin http...2016-11-2538 minWriters Get Animated049 - We Always Wanted to Write for The SimpsonsChris and Mackenzie are heading back to Springfield! They deconstruct two episodes of The Simpsons in which America’s favorite family gets into some nasty trouble on their travels. What makes a good “The Simpsons are going to…” episode? How many plots are in a successful episode? How much trouble does Lisa cause? What is the punishment for killing an alligator in Florida? What do zombies and alligators have in common? How can John August help us make an episode of The Simpsons better? Links Watch Bart vs Australia http://bit.ly/2fKDkRw Watch Kill the Alligator and Run http://b...2016-11-1847 minWriters Get Animated048 - The Best Animated Shows Of 2016This one is HUGE! Chris and Mackenzie relive the best parts of 2016: the animated shows! We talk Ask the StoryBots, Bunnicula, Elena of Avalor, The Lion Guard, The Loud House, Milo Murphy's Law, Peanuts, The Powerpuff Girls, and Voltron:Legendary Defender. What do we recommend? What will we keep on watching? Find a new favorite show! Links Our best of 2015 episode http://bit.ly/wga-002 Ask the StoryBots https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ask_the_StoryBots Watch Ask the StoryBots https://www.netflix.com/title/80108159 Bunnicula the series https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bunnicula_(TV_series) Bunnicula the book...2016-11-111h 01Writers Get Animated047 - Good Grief! It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown Turns 50!Good grief! Keep the Halloween Spirit alive as Chris and Mackenzie wait in the Pumpkin patch to discuss It's The Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown! Is there really a Great Pumpkin? How is Linus like Lisa Simpson? What does World War I have to do with Trick or Treating? How cruel is the world really? Links Watch It's The Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown http://abc.go.com/movies-and-specials/its-the-great-pumpkin-charlie-brown Buy It's The Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown on Blu-ray https://www.amazon.com/Great-Pumpkin-Charlie-Brown-Blu-ray/dp/B003NLE5K4/ref=tmm_mfc_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1478219450&sr=1-2 It's the Great Pumpkin...2016-11-0451 minWriters Get Animated046 - What Are You Doing Here? The Struggles and Failures of BoJack HorsemanWhat are you doing here? Listening to Chris and Mackenzie discuss the trials and successes and failures of BoJack Horseman! Will BoJack ever succeed? How bad can things get for BoJack? Can the story of BoJack be called “The Great American Novel?” What does “The Emperor’s New Groove” have in common with “BoJack Horseman?” Links About BoJack Horseman http://bit.ly/2egGpHQ BoJack Horseman Recap: Under the Sea http://bit.ly/2e2v2FL BoJack Horseman: “Brand New Couch” - The A.V. Club http://bit.ly/2eXeix7 ‘BoJack Horseman’ redefines the cartoon with dark humor http://bit.ly/2fl3mOm How BoJack...2016-10-281h 00Writers Get Animated045 - Bologna In Our Slacks: Animaniacs!It's time for Animaniacs! Chris and Mackenzie finalize their pay for play contracts and sufficiently stuff bologna in their slacks to discuss the Warner Brothers and the Warner Sister! Who is the audience for this show?! How has Animaniacs impacted pop culture (and our personal lives)? Will there ever be a reboot? Could Animaniacs be made now? How old are Yakko, Wakko, and Dot? What's up with Wakko? How “meta” is too “meta?” Links Animaniacs http://bit.ly/2dtOo2U Cartoons that might no longer be appropriate in 2016: Animaniacs http://bit.ly/2dtMIXn A.V. Club “Hooked on a Ceiling” R...2016-10-2149 minWriters Get Animated044 - Tale As Old As Time: Beauty and the BeastMackenzie! The baguettes! Be our guest (had to say that) as Chris and Mackenzie celebrate the 25th anniversary of Beauty and the Beast! How are The Beast and Gaston the same character? Could Belle have transformed Gaston if she had married him? How old was the prince when he was cursed? Who is the real villain of Beauty and the Beast? What does the lime green color mean in a Disney movie? Links Beauty and the Beast http://bit.ly/2daQ9XF About Howard Ashman http://bit.ly/2daSQbP About Alan Menken http://bit.ly/2daR764 Listen to Beauty...2016-10-141h 01Writers Get Animated043 - The Breakdown: The Sorcerer's ApprenticeIt's a kind of magic! Chris and Mackenzie conjure the help of a special guest, composer and musician Jacob Reed, to dive into the depths of The Sorcerer's Apprentice, starring Mickey Mouse! What exactly is the chore of carrying water from one place to another accomplishing? How is Mickey Mouse like Walter White? If Mickey Mouse is Superman and Donald Duck is Batman, does that make Goofy Wonder Woman? How does REM sleep work in mice, especially Animated mice? How is the animation of The Sorcerer's Apprentice indirectly related to the Communist Manifesto? Links Learn about and listen to...2016-10-071h 03Writers Get Animated042 - Daddy Issues: Son of Zorn and The Venture Bros.In this episode, Chris and Mackenzie explore the complex and complicated world of fathers and sons in the new show Son of Zorn and the not-so-new show The Venture Bros! Where can someone hold a phone in furry underwear? How is Son of Zorn like Mad Men? Who is the most two-dimensional character in Son of Zorn? How do you pronounce Sudeikis? How dangerous is Progressive Rock to one’s mind? How many clones of your sons is too many? Links Christopher Miller http://imdb.to/2d08pi5 Phil Lord http://imdb.to/2d08fYp First look at Jason Su...2016-09-3048 minWriters Get Animated041 - We Boldly Go Into Star Trek: The Animated SeriesIn our most hashtag-laden episode yet, Chris and Mackenzie celebrate Star Trek’s 50th Anniversary by boldly going into Star Trek: The Animated Series! Along for the ride is Josh Culbertson, the Writers Get Animated resident “Star Trekspert.” Is Star Trek: The Animated Series for kids? How much trouble is there and how many episodes are there in the “Tribble-gy?” How could we forget the term “Kahs-wan ordeal?” How can Star Trek continue to challenge and push for diversity? How many Star Wars references can we make during our Star Trek conversation? Links About Star Trek: The Animated Series http://bit.ly...2016-09-231h 11Writers Get Animated040 - Thine Doodles Moveable (Shakespeare in Gargoyles and The Simpsons)Chris and Mackenzie brush up on their Shakespeare! Art thou ready for this? Writers Get Animated looks at how Gargoyles and The Simpsons play with the works of the Bard! How do the works of Shakespeare find their way into cartoons? Is Bottom from “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” a precursor to BoJack Horseman? How much trouble can one wish-granting fairy cause? How powerful is the theme to Ghostbusters? Links About Shakespeare http://bit.ly/2cHWbhz About the episode “The Mirror” http://bit.ly/2cHXihc About Gargoyles http://bit.ly/2cHVAMP About “A Midsummer Night’s Dream http://bit.ly/2cHWVmu Mor...2016-09-1639 minWriters Get Animated039 - It Stinks! Revisiting "The Critic"Chris and Mackenzie travel back to the early 90’s to unearth one of their favorite forgotten gems of Animation Past: The Critic! Jay Sherman is a movie critic who only seems to review bad movies. Are we living in his dystopian Hollywood future? What does a cartoon from the 90’s have to do with the 2016 Presidential election? Why do we love characters voiced by Jon Lovitz so much? Links About The Critic http://bit.ly/2cFY0c5 The Critic on IMDB http://imdb.to/2cH0MRw About the episode “Miserable” http://avc.lu/2cH14aI About Jon Lovitz http://bit.ly/2...2016-09-0940 minWriters Get Animated038 - Kubo And The Two StringsGrab your shamisen and paper as Chris and Mackenzie enter the world of Kubo and the Two Strings and see what unfolds! (It’s an origami joke!) How did they make Kubo? What’s going on with eyes in this film? What can Kubo control with music? How bad is Mackenzie’s Regina Spektor impression? How emotionally scarred is Chris’ almost 4-year-old son by the witches? Links Explore Laika! http://bit.ly/2bO1x8o Bancroft Brothers Animation Podcast Interview with Travis Knight http://apple.co/2bGri8C ‘Kubo and the Two Strings’ Director Travis Knight: “That love of fantasy was so...2016-09-0257 minWriters Get Animated037 - Nobody Said NoChris and Mackenzie jump after a zebra and plummet down the waterfall into the world of Leo the Lion on Netflix! Having lost his mother in a zebra-hunting-waterfall accident, Leo the Lion has to face his fears and find the Heart of the Jungle. And that’s just the first two minutes! What is in the Heart of the Jungle? Are there better vegetarian movies on Netflix? How do the English subtitles help save a film? How can we fix this movie? How does a chameleon work? What makes something universally bad?
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The Nightmare World of...2016-08-2646 minWriters Get Animated036 - The Little PrinceGrab a flock of birds (seagulls?) and travel with Writers Get Animated to Asteroid B-612 as Chris and Mackenzie explore the world of Netflix’s “The Little Prince!” How do you adapt a story into a film? Where is our wall-sized life plan? Can a kid’s movie be meant for adults? How many eight year olds get to stay home alone? How is the plot of “The Little Prince” film like a boa constrictor?
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The Little Prince Review http://bit.ly/2bpyVoU
Little Prince Adaptations Aren’t Easy, Just Ask Orson Welles http://n.pr/2b7cOAo
Di...2016-08-1951 minWriters Get Animated035 - In The FeelsChris and Mackenzie get real about their emotions. How do storytellers manipulate our emotions? How does a story operate on our feels? Get ready to let loose as they unpack the emotional baggage of Adventure Time’s “I Remember You” and Futurama’s “The Luck of the Fryrish.” What is the “Perception Shift?” When is a good time for an Apocalypse? How much information do you have to have about the world to make someone feel sad?
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About Futurama: Luck of the Fryrish http://bit.ly/2b1LSm6
About Futurama: Lethal Inspection http://bit.ly/2b99OFw
About Fu...2016-08-1240 minWriters Get Animated034 - The Joke's On UsWe’re back with Season 2 of Writers Get Animated! Chris and Mackenzie do their best to not go full “Fanboy” as they discuss Mark Hamill as the Joker. What makes the Joker the best villain? What makes Mark Hamill’s performance so great? Does Batman truly smell? And if so, how badly? What makes the Joker sad? How can we make our own cardboard cutout audience of citizens of Gotham?
Links
Batman the Animated Series on Amazon Prime http://amzn.to/2axCtD3
Mark Hamill on the Joker at Star Wars Celebration 2016 http://uproxx.it/2aRRKQo
The full Mar...2016-08-0544 minWriters Get Animated033 - Who Wore It Better?You’ve heard the old adage: “Steal from the best?” What about stealing from YOURSELF?! Chris and Mackenzie power through some serious Disney déjà vu and glitches in The Matrix as they review episodes of DuckTales and TaleSpin that share the same plot! Is it a formula for a better DuckTales episode or does TaleSpin do it better? How many punchlines does “Joke-Bot 38” have? Do Duckburg and Cape Suzette share the same newspaper? How many astronomical events happen on single, specific days? Can you really use a snow plow to get rid of clouds? If Scrooge wanted to save money...2016-07-1540 minWriters Get Animated031 - Boop, Bakshi, And Beyond: Adult Animation in the 70's And 80'sChris and Mackenzie navigate the complicated world of "Adult Animation," focusing on the turning point of the 70's and 80's when animation drew a line in the sand between stuff for kids and stuff for adults. What is it that classifies something as "Adult Animation?" Is it themes? The content? Who is "Adult Animation" for anyway? Adults? Kids that sneak into the movies? What kind of awkward, food-based metaphors can we make to explain this?
Links
About Fritz the Cat the film: http://bit.ly/299kDs4_(film)
About Fritz the Cat the comic: https://en.wikipedia...2016-07-0142 minWriters Get Animated030 - Megabytes And TP FortsEpisode 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...2016-06-2436 minWriters Get Animated029 - Saving SupermanWho 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...2016-06-1745 minWriters Get Animated028 - Genre To Genre, Dust To DustPlot, 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...2016-06-1044 minWriters Get Animated027 - Is The Jungle Book (2016) An Animated Movie?"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...2016-06-0348 minWriters Get Animated025 - How To Suspend Your Disbelief Without Really TryingHave 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...2016-05-2049 minWriters Get Animated024 - Kobayashi Maru Of Teenage SexualityChris 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...2016-05-1336 minWriters Get Animated023 - All About AhsokaSPOILERS 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?
2016-05-0645 minWriters Get Animated022 - Modern Day Fables: ZootopiaIn 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...2016-04-2947 minWriters Get Animated021 - Does It Hold Up?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...2016-04-2243 minWriters Get Animated017 - Of McStuffins And PuffinsToday's episode is brought to you by the letter "J" for "Jack." Chris and Mackenzie get into children's shows chosen by Chris' 3-year-old son, Jack: Puffin Rock and Doc McStuffins. Why do pygmy shrews fart? Who tells Chris to stay on track with his playwriting? What kids' show is most like Eyes Wide Shut? What if the scientific method was a musical? What's the difference between stuffed lambs and plastic goats?
2016-03-2538 minWriters Get Animated014 - 10 Great Episodes of The Simpsons After Maude Flanders DiedIf you think The Simpsons stopped being great after awhile, you’re right! BUT! It did not stop being good! Chris and Mackenzie are joined by resident Simpsons expert Dr. Rachael Riggs Leyva to compile a list 10 great Simpsons episodes after Maude Flanders died. What makes a great episode of The Simpsons? Is child abuse still funny? Just how wibbly wobbly timey wimey is time in Springfield? When did Homer and Marge meet again?
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