It was an interesting week to be a kid. While "Sesame Street" moves to HBO, "The Lion Guard" is coming to the small screen in a beautifully animated new series and Stephen saw a family-friendly animated short collection in a local theater, featuring the works of nine animators from around the world. If you happen to be an "adult-kid," the red-band trailer for "Hell & Back" was posted and the Hollywood Antitrust lawsuit is back in play... OK, this week's theme is stretched a little bit but it did lead to some VERY interesting discussions! There was technical talk over "The Lion Guard" animation style, social discussion over "Sesame Street" on a premium cable channel, and a bit of budget talk regarding the recommended reading this week (see below).

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Annotations: (4:18) Stephen attended the "This Is Not a Cartoon" screening hosted by Sqwigly (20:23) THE LION GUARD tv special to be precursor to tv series (40:18) Sesame Street moves to HBO (1:11:44) "Hell & Back" gets a red-band trailer (1:18:34) Hollywood Studio Antitrust Lawsuit Back in Play (1:26:08) Recommended Viewing: "Candy Power Dorothy" animated short by Joe Yoon Hoon (1:28:04) Recommended Reading: "Where's Our TOY STORY?" A rumination over when/how the breakout British CG film will come by Nathan Wilkes (1:30:44) RAPID FIRE!!!!!! (1:39:36) AUDIENCE QUESTION: "What are some highly regarded movies/tv shows that you don't care for?" ~"Billy Is A Sweet Boy" on twitter (1:45:50) SHOUTOUT! Jeff Young-Sterling for sharing this story about Axl Rose missing the start of a show because he was watching TMNT II: Secret of the Ooze

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