Writers Get Animated

The paladins of Voltron are bidding farewell, and we’re saying our goodbyes. We see how the series finale delivers on the promises set up by the very first episode! How does it fulfill or subvert expectations? Who is the main character of the series? Who should be the final big bad? What are the stakes?

Previously on Writers Get Animated

• We’ll Form the Head! Voltron: Legendary Defender https://buff.ly/2QVovgr

Links

• Watch Voltron: Legendary Defender on Netflix https://buff.ly/2FHgTw0

Let’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

Welcome to the Writers Get Animated annual Very Special Christmas Special Christmas Special! This year, we talk about Hannukah for Christmas! We could’ve talked about Futurama’s Hanukkah Zombie or An American Tale. But no. For your aural pleasure, we’re talking about Eight Crazy Nights, rounded out with the true meaning of Hanukkah brought to us by the Rugrats.

Previously on Writers Get Animated

• A Very Special Christmas Special Christmas Special III: Revenge of Claus https://buff.ly/2LrV30c

We’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/

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

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

Chris 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 D(isney) Part I: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs https://buff.ly/2Sm9Ywf Canon In D(isney) Part II: No-So-Golden Age https://buff.ly/2SjPpAb Canon In D(isney) Part III: The New Classics https://buff.ly/2SiKqzW Canon in D(isney) Part IV: Without Walt https://buff.ly/2Sj7heA Canon in D(isney) Part V: Welcome to the Disney Renaissance https://buff.ly/2D5Fb2k Canon in D(isney) Part VI: The Lost Era https://buff.ly/2PXGOli Previously on Writers Get Animated Tale As Old As Time: Beauty and the Beast https://buff.ly/2PSL05W Does It Hold Up? The Black Cauldron https://buff.ly/2PXGOBO Links Watch Bolt on Netflix https://buff.ly/2PWELxR Watch Frozen on iTunes https://buff.ly/2D5Fbzm How Disney is Fixing American Dog https://buff.ly/2D5EW7q Scriptnotes with Jennifer Lee https://buff.ly/2PXHSWu Love is an Open Door Performed Live by Kristen Bell and Santino Fontana https://buff.ly/2PUneX1 Frozen: How It Should Have Ended https://buff.ly/2D5FaLO Rapunzel’s Hairy Story Problems https://buff.ly/2SiKv6I

Star Wars gets a new jewel in its crown with the premiere of Star Wars Resistance. Set before The Force Awakens & The Last Jedi, what story is this new animated epic going to tell? Is it a slice of life about pilots in the outer rim? Is the show secretly a way to bridge us into Episode IX? Will Kaz grow up by season 3 like every other animated Star Wars hero? What mysteries of the Force (or not the Force) are set up in the pilot? What does Captain Phasma have to do with it? Why is cel-shading actually the greatest and a perfect fit for this show? Will Chris and Ken record more episodes about Star Wars Resistance? (yes) Link Star Wars Resistance on StarWars.com - https://www.starwars.com/tv-shows/star-wars-resistance

It’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 Batman https://buff.ly/2R66JID Links Buy Death of Superman https://buff.ly/2R5PVRN Buy Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice https://buff.ly/2R6ztky About the Death of Superman https://buff.ly/2xYkPTk

Chris 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 046 - What Are You Doing Here? The Struggles and Failures of BoJack Horseman https://buff.ly/2x7MPVc 033 - Who Wore It Better? https://buff.ly/2x6q2ce 025 - How to Suspend Your Disbelief Without Really Trying https://buff.ly/2x6q1Fc Links Visit Sam and Cristina at Manufixed! https://buff.ly/2x8uiqZ Watch BoJack Horseman on Netflix https://buff.ly/2w9m6XL Watch DuckTales on DisneyNOW https://buff.ly/2x5ZsPy Escape from L.A. review from The A.V. Club https://buff.ly/2x8L7C5