Writers Get Animated Chris Leyva & Mackenzie Worrall

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? 
Thank you so much for being with us on this journey! 

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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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 

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
 

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?
Links
Watch Vivo on Netflix
Lin-Manuel Miranda's Music from Vivo Deep Dive on Twitter

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