Animation Fascination

Open your closet door and join us as we head to Monstropolis with our special guest hosts T.J. and Julie from "Pixar Post". In this episode we discuss our memories and favorite scenes from Pixar's "Monsters, Inc." as well as what we want to see in "Monsters University". Also discussed: news from DreamWorks Animation, the newest Blu-rays, "The Art of Monsters University" book, and Julie's journey into Oz. 

Get ready to board the Pirate Captain's ship and head across the pond as our site writer Phil Shenton interviews Mr. Peter Lord, the Co-Owner and Creative Director of Aardman Animations. Peter Lord has produced many of Aardman's films and television series, as well as directing "The Pirates! Band of Misfits" (or "The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists") and "Chicken Run". Marc and Matt also discuss Pixar's first holiday special, new Disney Animation Blu-ray releases, MeridaGate, and much, much more. 

Ready for a bad pun? No? Well here it is anyway... On the "Platt"-er for this episode is our awesome guest, the mile-a-minute voice actress, Tara Platt ("Naruto", "Ben 10: Ultimate Alien"). Tara joins Matt and Marc to discuss the acting industry, what it's like to run your own production company, and how life is awesome when you're married to someone in the same profession as you. 

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Nick, Nick, Nick, Nick, NickNick, Nick Nick, Nickel-od-eon. 

In this episode Marc and Matt are joined by Animation Fascination writer Matt Hardeman to discuss Nicktoons! All your favorites are here; from "Doug", "Rugrats", and "Angry Beavers", to "The Wild Thornberrys", "Hey Arnold!", and "Ren and Stimpy". So sit back, grab some powdered toast, rock out with The Beets, and tell old football head to move it, because this is sure to be a hoot! 

Scorch me, baby! 

Straight from Planet Baab all the way to the Dark Planet itself, we're back with another episode. Marc and Matt interview Cal Brunker the writer/director of Rainmaker Entertainment's "Escape from Planet Earth". They discuss Cal's introduction into the world of animation, what it's like working at different animation studios, and the zombie version of Gary Supernova. Also discussed: review of Dreamworks' "The Croods", new trailers for "Despicable Me 2" and "Turbo", and whole slew of animation news. 

Step right up and come on in, here's where the fun begins! In this episode there's so much to do, getting ready just for you, everybody's busy, bringing you a Disney afternoon! 

In case you haven't guessed yet Marc and Matt are joined by Justin Vactor to discuss the early 90s era of Disney animation on TV. From "Darkwing Duck", to "Rescue Rangers", "TaleSpin", "Gargoyles", and "Gummi Bears", all the favorites are discussed as well as much, much more. So what to do? Just grab onto some "DuckTales" and let's get dangerous. 

In this episode Matt is away so Marc is joined by Rudie Obias (from "AuteurCast"). They recap the 85th annual Academy Awards nominees and winners, as well as their opinions on the films. Also discussed: new Blu-ray/DVD releases from Disney and Pixar, the VFX protests, and new trailers including Sony Pictures Animation's Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2. 

In this episode Marc and Matt become renaissance men with guest host Josh Spiegel (from "Mousterpiece Cinema"). From "The Little Mermaid" up to "Tarzan", we discuss Disney's most successful era that began in the late 80s and ended around the year 2000. Also discussed: the new release "Escape from Planet Earth", some new clips from "Monsters University", as well as news from Dreamworks and Illumination Entertainment.