200 episodes
Writers Get Animated Chris Leyva & Mackenzie Worrall
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5.0 • 13 Ratings
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Get drawn into your favorite animated movies and shows with writers Chris Leyva and Mackenzie Worrall! Whether it's following an alcoholic horse actor, a family of adventuring ducks, a wise-cracking rabbit, or some wacky kids down the street, we've got you covered. Every two weeks, we English-major-the-crap-out-of the latest animated movies and shows to uncover how the magic works.
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The Final Episode! Animation that Inspires Us to Create
Episode 200! In our final episode we discuss what we've learned from watching all these cartoons and what makes art "inspiring." How does art make us feel the need to create? How have the animated shows and movies we've experienced over the past six years (and beyond) helped our art?
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The Best New Animated Shows of 2021!
Every year, we binge all of the new shows of the year to bring you some recommendations in the hopes that you will find some new favorites! The list keeps getting longer and longer as more and more animated shows hit the airwaves. What a wonderful time to be a fan of animation!
Chris and Mackenzie’s Recommendations
Young Ages:
City of Ghosts (Netflix)
Ada Twist, Scientist (Netflix)
Ridley Jones (Netflix)
Spidey and His Amazing Friends (Disney)
Alma’s Way (PBS Kids)
Oggy Oggy (Netflix)
All Ages:
Kid Cosmic (Netflix)
Wolfboy and the Everything Factory (Apple TV+)
The Snoopy Show (Apple TV+)
Kamp Coral (Paramount+)
Elliott from Earth (CN)
Rugrats (2021) (Paramount+, Nickelodeon)
The Bad Batch (Disney+)
Monsters at Work (Disney+)
Dug Days (Disney+)
Chip ‘n’ Dale: Park Life (Disney+)
Yabba Dabba Dinosaurs (HBO Max)
Jellystone (HBO Max)
Centaurworld (Netflix)
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Character Study: Chip ‘n‘ Dale
Those rambunctious chipmunks Chip and Dale are back in a new show, so we're seeing how they have evolved over the years! What makes duos so satisfying? Why are Chip and Dale always fighting? Are we Chip or Dale?
Links
Watch Food for Feudin' on Disney Plus
Watch Chip 'n Dale's Rescue Rangers on Disney Plus
Watch Chip 'n' Dale: Park Life on Disney Plus
Remembering ‘Rescue Rangers’
Frank Angones on Twitter Explains the Rescue Rangers' Cameo on DuckTales (2017)
Here's How Disney's 'DuckTales' Just Gave 'Rescue Rangers' a New Origin Story -
The Emmy Episode (2021)!
It's the Emmy's again, and we're watching (streaming) all the nominees to see what stories are being told! Spoilers, there's a lot of coronavirus in these shows. From South Park to Simpsons to Robot Chicken to Genndy Tartakovsky's Primal, this year has some striking entries!
Links
Watch South Park on HBO Max
Watch Genndy Tartakovsky's Primal on HBO Max
Watch Bob's Burgers on Fox
Watch Big Mouth on Netflix
Watch The Simpsons on Fox
Watch Love, Death & Robots on Netflix
Watch Once Upon a Snowman on Disney Plus
Watch Maggie Simpson in "The Force Awakens from its Nap" on Disney Plus
Watch Robot Chicken on HBO Max
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Vivo!
First there was Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, then The Mitchells Vs. The Machines, now Sony brings Vivo! What can we learn from this musical, buddy comedy, finding a new family adventure movie? How do the music and visuals interact to create something meaningful?
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Watch Vivo on Netflix
Lin-Manuel Miranda's Music from Vivo Deep Dive on Twitter -
He-Man v. He-Man
We have the power (to discuss the character development and world-building He-Man)! In this week's episode, we look at where He-Man and the Masters of the Universe started and then look at what has changed in Masters of the Universe: Revelation! How do you reboot a show without rebooting a show? How can you give depth to a world that was built to sell toys?
Previously on Writers Get Animated
004 - A Very Special Christmas Special Christmas Special
Links
Watch The Cosmic Comet on YouTube
Watch the Diamond Ray of Disappearance on YouTube
Watch Masters of the Universe: Revelation on Netflix
Watch The Power of Grayskull: The Definitive History of He-Man and the Masters of the Universe on Netflix
Kevin Smith unpacks Masters of the Universe: Revelation's world-shattering premiere
Customer Reviews
A great podcast!
This is great to listen to and expand your animation knowledge all while entertaining yourself. As a non writer I find it interesting to hear their perspective on many different types of animation. Great work Chris and Mackenzie. It's like a reoccurring nightmare for your ears. ;)
Excellent podcast
One episode they mention Clone High and I get excited because someone else watched that show. The next they mention they don't like Firefly and I question everything they've said before it. It's a roller coaster of emotions.
Equal parts critical analysis and goofing around
Equal parts critical analysis and goofing around, Writers Get Animated discusses everything you could (and couldn't) imagine regarding animated shows. Chris and Mackenzie, two writers in their own right, merge thoughtful discourse with their love of pop culture and animation. There's something for everyone in this family-friendly podcast -- animation fanatics, parents, PhDs, and casual bystanders alike will enjoy listening. WGA runs the gamut from an in-depth literary-visual analysis of What's Opera Doc, to an incredibly thought-provoking and honest discussion of diversity and representation in animation, to the purely absurd. Beware: you will never view your Saturday morning cartoons the same way again!
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