Writers Get Animated

100! 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 http://bit.ly/2yNJGMU 093 - Choose Your Own “Adventure”http://bit.ly/2yNJH3q 090 - DuckTales: Woo-oo http://bit.ly/2yMyFvE 089 - Ready Player Dracula: Castlevania http://bit.ly/2yNJHjW 087 - Who Rule Cartoons? (Girls.) http://bit.ly/2hXtLRU 071 - There’s Something About Imaginary Mary http://bit.ly/2hXtNt0 070 - Samurai Jack is Back! http://bit.ly/2hXtNJw 069 - Once Upo

Chris 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

Wow, 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 animated Halloween specials that prove Mackenzie wrong - https://www.bustle.com/articles/190492-25-cartoon-halloween-specials-that-you-grew-up-with-can-still-watch-right-now Trick or Treatise (sadly already exists) - https://thenib.com/trick-or-treatise-24dea00f3a David S. Pumpkins preview - https://www.youtube.com/wa

To 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 Tome of the Unknown http://bit.ly/2xa4fi3 About Over the Garden Wall Comic http://amzn.to/2x9konG The Hero with a Thousand Faces http://bit.ly/2yARkZq About the Talking Cricket http://bit.ly/2xSyw4o Move aside, pumpkin spice latte. The maple pecan latte is here to steal the Starbucks spotlight. http://wapo.st/2xRAZfu

Chris 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.fm/+FkrX2seiw Links How 101 Dalmatians Saved Disney Animation http://collider.com/how-101-dalmatians-saved-disney-animation/ Why Does 101 Dalmatians Look Like That? https://ohmy.disney.com/insider/2016/01/11/why-does-101-dalmatians-look-like-that/ Xerox by Andreas Deja http://andreasdeja.blogspot.com/2014/05/xerox.html The Shock of the New by Andreas Deja http://andreasdeja.blogspot.com/2017/05/the-shock-of-new.html Laugh-O-Gram Cinderella

Chris 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

This week on Writers Get Animated: We talk Leap! More specifically, our many qualified guest stars talk Leap! We’re just along for the ride. Our resident dance cohort talks about authenticity, ballet, and also FlashBeagle. Why retitle a movie that’s already localized in English? What does elated child-like joy sound like? What is floorwork? What color was the Statue of Liberty originally? What was “this crazy thing that happened in ballet”? Was Parisian ballet actually good? Can ballerinas get stuck in splits? What ARE bigger problems than dance class? Previously on Writers Get Animated Episode 015: The Breakdown: What’s Opera, Doc? - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/015-the-breakdown-whats-opera-doc/id1059055576?i=1000364633245&mt=2 Episode 083: Canon in D(isney) Part 1: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/083-canon-in-d-isney-part-1-snow-white-and-the-seven-dwarfs/id1059055576?i=1000389877212&mt=2 Links It’s Flashbeagle, Charlie Brown - https://en.wikipedia.org/w

Interactive 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: The Maybe Pile https://www.netflix.com/title/80149064 Interactive Content on Netflix https://help.netflix.com/en/node/62526 Kids control the story in Netflix’s new interactive shows https://www.engadget.com/2017/06/20/netflix-interactive-shows/ About the Choose Your Own Adventure Books https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Choose_Your_Own_Adventure Catch The Hypotheticast! http://hypotheticast.club The Hypotheticast: Choose Your Own

Jump 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 Cartoons? (Girls.) https://overcast.fm/+FkrXwR7CI 071 - There’s Something About Imaginary Mary https://overcast.fm/+FkrUY_xhQ Links About The Three Caballeros https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Three_Caballeros About Melody Time https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melody_Time About Make Mine Music https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Make_Mine_Music About Walt and El Grupo https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walt_&_El_Grupo Walt and E

Oh 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

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 DuckTales 01x01 “Woo-oo” on iTunes http://apple.co/2vO0IEj The new DuckTales theme on Apple Music! http://apple.co/2vO2MfP Watch Meet Launchpad http://bit.ly/2eJ5Wf8 The ‘DuckTales’ Reboot Is Solving A MAJOR Disney Mystery, Possibly Rewriting History https://decider.com/2017/08/16/ducktales-reboot-huey-dewey-louie-mother-della-duck/ About Donald Duck https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Duck About Huey, Dewey, and Louie https://en.wikipedia.org/w

Grab 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 Castlevania http://bit.ly/2w9voSx About Dracula http://bit.ly/2vtHofF About Metroidvania http://bit.ly/2vutMAy Netflix's Castlevania Series Forgets What Makes the Games Work https://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2017/08/netflixs-castlevania-series-forgets-what-makes-the.html Castlevania Breaks a Rotten Tomatoes Record http://bit.ly/2vbsnDM Dido and Aeneas from Mark Morris http://bit.ly/2vbx14O Braindead the film http://bit.ly/2vutO

Love… 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/2v77bdm The triplets from Brave http://bit.ly/2v6my5W Tom Hanks is Reunited with Wilson http://bit.ly/2uNvnpC

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 Is Late For A Very Important Date In A New ‘Star Wars’ Short https://flipboard.com/@flipboard/-ahsoka-tano-is-late-for-a-very-importan/f-3f819e4928%2Fuproxx.com Wonder Woman the movie http://bit.ly/2vohGwl WB and DC Entertainment in Partnership with Mattel Launch 'DC Super Hero Girls' http://bit.ly/2vU96Xy Paul Dini: Superhero cartoon execs don't want largely female audiences http://bit.ly/2vUk4eR Wonder Woman shield toy http://amzn.to/2wNvRbQ About Sabr

In 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 File #1: Elizabethtown (Origin of Manic Pixie Dream Girl) http://bit.ly/2u5C2r2 About the Manic Pixie Dream Girl http://bit.ly/2v23fxu Disney Buys Anastasia Rights, Announces Live-Action Remake http://bit.ly/2hsVOL5 Avatar vs FernGully http://bit.ly/2wbNhiV About Michael Clayton http://bit.ly/2vuFZsZ

Grab 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 Factory http://bit.ly/2v4pkMv About Jeni’s ice cream http://bit.ly/2v4w78P The Tom and Jerry Story http://bit.ly/2v4hv9G Tom & Jerry’s Willy Wonka Crossover Movie Has a Chocolate Problem http://bit.ly/2uHmFpU My Mad Descent Into The Hellish Void That Is Tom And Jerry: Willy Wonka And The Chocolate Factory http://bit.ly/2uHrTSh ‘Tom And Jerry: Willy Wonka And The Chocolate Factory’ Is Perhaps The Laziest Movie Ever Created http://bit.ly/2v4vhsJ Tom and Jerry the Movie http://amzn.to/2

Oompa 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 not a pipe) http://bit.ly/2tvei36 Spuds MacKenzie http://bit.ly/2ufopGG Rude Dog http://bit.ly/2tvlLPM About Mike Daisey http://bit.ly/2tvdbke This American Life: Retracted http://bit.ly/2ufedhj The Simpsons Cape Feare http://bit.ly/2tvmOQ0

Mirror, 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 Dwarfs http://bit.ly/2uXMQIL Witch Hunt from Andreas Deja http://bit.ly/2uXZTtI Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs http://bit.ly/2uoOXYO The One That Started It All… The Making Of Snow White http://bit.ly/2up55cZ About Silly Symphonies http://bit.ly/2up4urJ She’s the Boss http://bit.ly/2upaArU

Spider-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://bit.ly/2tOnUFP About the Symbiote http://bit.ly/2sv5je1 About Bathos http://bit.ly/2svgMdx What Writers Should Learn from Wonder Woman (Bathos) http://bit.ly/2svaDhd 'Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark' Performances to Go On Despite Thursday's Accident http://bit.ly/2suTR1P Listen to Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark on Apple Music http://bit.ly/2tO6ZDa Spider-Man Animated Movie Is the Miles Moral

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 Back to the Future The Animated Series http://bit.ly/2trMmfr TV Tropes: Time Travel http://bit.ly/2trWhBC About Felicity http://bit.ly/2upHxQZ Star Trek Time Travel episodes http://bit.ly/2trHWW5 About dramaturgy http://bit.ly/2upck0q About Blendin Blandin http://bit.ly/2trsGrY