Tiny Dots: Stories, Review, Fun Ben Vlam

Brand new show, brand new us! Welcome to the first DC Deep Dive, the show where we read the most important comics from a given year, and then kvetch about them. In this episode, we read the following comics 
 
Batman #97, Superman #103, Batman #99, Detective Comics #230, Adventure Comics #229. 
 
Next episode's reading list: 
 
Detective Comics #233, Superman #106, Showcase #4, Detective Comics #235, Batman #100. 
 
If you want to be included in this reading club, please email therodsquad22@gmail.com. We are thinking of creating a discord where we can discuss further within  community. 

Episode 10 Coco, in which we discuss the moral ramification of statue movement, mom goes off on a horrifying tangent, family, loss, and tons of other happy things. 
Ratings: 
Ash 10, Max 10, Ben 9, Mom 10, Dad 9. Avg: 9.6/10 
Next Episode: ??? (Listen to find out) 
 
Sources 
Robinson, Joanna (December 6, 2016). "Pixar's Coco is a 'Love Letter to Mexico' in the Age of Trump". Vanity Fair. Archived from the original on December 7, 2016
Robinson, Tasha. "Pixar's Lee Unkrich on the 'anxiety' of directing Coco". The Verge.
Taylor, Drew (August 15, 2015). "Meet the Newest Disney•Pixar Marvel, Coco". Disney Insider. Archived from the original on August 17, 2015.
Debruge, Peter (June 16, 2017). "Pixar Shares 'Coco' Secrets at Annecy Animation Festival". Variety. Retrieved July 20, 2017.
"The World of Coco Influenced by John Wick, Hayao Miyazaki, Mexican History". /Film. August 28, 2017.
Y. Rodriguez, Cindy (May 11, 2013). "Day of the Dead trademark request draws backlash for Disney". CNN. Archived from the original on November 20, 2015.
Nevarez, Griselda (August 21, 2015). "Cartoonist Lalo Alcaraz to Work on Pixar's Day of the Dead Film 'Coco'". NBC News. Archived from the original on August 30, 2015.
"Interview: Pixar's Lee Unkrich Talks Success, Diversity and 'Coco'". Awn.com.
Coco: Deleted Scenes with commentary, Pixar Animation Studios, 2017,
"Pixar's 'Coco' feasts on 'Justice League' at box office". New Haven Register. November 26, 2017.
"Meet Anthony Gonzalez, the teen breakout star of Pixar's animated 'Coco'". Usatoday.com.
"'Coco': How Pixar Brought Its "Day of the Dead" Story to Life".
"Coco Was A 'Collaborative Process' At Pixar". Screenrant.com. November 21, 2017.
"Benjamin Bratt on His Character in Disney/Pixar's Coco". November 13, 2017.
Laughing Place Disney Newsdesk (August 28, 2017). "John Ratzenberger Confirmed for "Coco"". Laughing Place.
"Coco Press Kit" (PDF). Wdsmediafile.com. Retrieved November 28, 2017
Giardina, Carolyn; Kit, Borys (July 14, 2017). "New Incredibles 2, Toy Story 4 Details Revealed at D23". The Hollywood Reporter.
"'Coco' Soundtrack Hits Top 40 on Billboard 200 Chart After Oscars, Plus: Gains for Sufjan Stevens, 'The Greatest Showman' & More". www.billboard.com.
Mendelson, Scott (March 15, 2017). "Pixar's 'Coco' Is Trapped Between 'Justice League' And 'Star Wars'". Forbes. Archived from the original on March 15, 2017.
Watkins, Gwynne (March 29, 2017). "New Pixar Short 'Dante's Lunch' Introduces 'Coco' Dog, Plus Director Lee Unkrich on Whether 'Coco' Will Make You Cry (Exclusive)". Yahoo! Movies. Archived from the original on April 1, 2017.
Snetiker, Marc (June 13, 2017). "John Lasseter talks Olaf's Frozen Adventure, debuts first look". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on June 13, 2017.
"The 2018 Oscar Winners: Full List". The New York Times. March 4, 2018.
"'Mamá Coco' recognized in Purépecha town in Michoacán". Mexico News Daily. December 31, 2018.
"The person who inspired Mama Coco". New China TV.
 
 

Episode 9 Black Hole, in which we discuss bad science, listen to Steve pitch another terrible movie idea, talk about Max's love for robots, and really just roast a terrible movie for a good bit of time. Oh, also Ben says some stupid stuff again. That's just a given on these shows though. 
Ratings: Ash 3.5, Max 2, Ben 3, Mom .3, Dad 5. Avg: 2.76/10 
Next Weeks Show: Coco (Season 2 Finale). 
Sources: 
Goodman, Jessica (June 6, 2014). "Neil deGrasse Tyson Thinks 'The Black Hole' Is The Most Scientifically Inaccurate Movie Ever". The Huffington Post.
Korkis, Jim (August 14, 2019). "Inside Disney's The Black Hole". MousePlanet.
The Black Hole - Part One: The Evolution of a Film". Mediascene Prevue. No. 39. September–October 1979. pp. 4–6.
Telotte, J.P. (June 9, 2008). "Course Correction: Of Black Holes and Computer Games". The Mouse Machine: Disney and Technology. University of Illinois Press. pp. 144–5.
Sammon, Paul (Fall 1979). "The Black Hole" (PDF). Cinefantastique. Vol. 9 no. 1. p. 6.
Gary Nelson (September–October 1979). "The Black Hole Part Two: Interview with Gary Nelson". Mediascene Prevue (Interview) (39). Interviewed by Jim Steranko. pp. 10–11.
Houston, David; Naha, Ed (February 1980). "The Black Hole". Future Life. No. 16. pp. 52–5.
Culhane, John (December 16, 1979). "'The Black Hole' Casts The Computer as Movie‐Maker". The New York Times.
Wolland, Nigel (January 1, 2012). "70mm at the Odeon Leicester Sq, London".
Anderson, Matt (August 3, 2004). "DVD review of The Black Hole". Movie Habit.
Whitesell, Phil (July 28, 1980). "Disney plans show for 'older' viewers". Knight Ridder. Boca Raton News
Harmetz, Aljean (February 16, 1984). "Touchstone Label to Replace Disney Name on Some Films". The New York Times
Alan Dean Foster (November 22, 2007). "Interview with Alan Dean Foster" (Interview). Interviewed by Rob Queen. SFFWorld.
Jefferson, David E. "The Black Hole: How Deep Is It?". Collected Jack Kirby Collector Volume 2. TwoMorrows Publishing. p. 96
Walt Disney (1979). The Black Hole: A Spaceship Adventure for Robots (A Little Golden Book). Golden Press
"(2) ©1979 Walt Disney Black Hole Movie Robot Nabisco Shreddies Cereal Prize Pencil Holders - TPNC"
Press release: Linda Miller (October 1983). "Educational Computing from Walt Disney Productions" (PDF). TRS-80 Microcomputer News. 5 (10). p. 6.
The 52nd Academy Awards". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
"Intrada Announces John Barry's The Black Hole". Intrada Soundtrack Forum. August 22, 2011.
Franklin, Garth (November 5, 2016). ""Black Hole" Remake Stalled Over Tone". Dark Horizons.
 

Episode 8: Finding Nemo in which Mom makes another lewd reference, we talk about our favorite fish and the best places to live in the ocean, and Ben gets mocked over not loving the music. All this and more... on Disney Rewind 
Ratings: Ash 9.5, Max 9.5, Ben 9, Mom 10, Dad 9.7. Avg: 9.5/10 
Sources
Finding Nemo, 2004 DVD, commentary
The Pixar Story by Leslie Iwerks, 2007 documentary
"Megan Mullally – Megan Mullally Dropped From Finding Nemo". WENN. 
Lovgren, Stefan. "For Finding Nemo, Animators Dove into Fish Study". National Geographic News.
Howell, Sean (October 23, 2009). "Profile of Gini Santos - Pixar Animator Brings Asian Flare and Female Perspective". Yahoo! Voices.
Rizvi, Samad. "Remembering Glenn McQueen, 1960-2002". Pixar Times
Aude Lagorce (December 3, 2004). "French Court Denies Disney Ban". Forbes.
"'Nemo Há'déést'į́į́'". Navajo Times. March 10, 2016.
Adams, David (September 16, 2004). "Shipping Nemo". IGN.
Longplay of Finding Nemo
"Top Grossing Films of 2003". Boxofficemojo.com.
"Weekend Report: 'Resident Evil 5,' 'Nemo 3D' Lead Another Slow Weekend". Box Office Mojo.
"Finding Nemo - 2003 Academy Awards Profile". Boxofficemojo.com. May 30, 2003.
"Top 10 Animation". American Film Institute.
Jackson, Elizabeth (November 29, 2002). "Acquiring Nemo". The Business Report.
"Tourism authorities hope "Nemo" will lead Chinese tourists to Australia". China Daily. August 18, 2003.
Arthur, Charles (July 1, 2004). "'Finding Nemo' pets harm ocean ecology". The Independent. London.
2003 Annual Report (Report). The Walt Disney Company. 2004.
The No. 1 Film of the Year Becomes The No. 1 DVD on Nov. 4!; Walt Disney Pictures Presentation of a Pixar Animation Studios Film Finding Nemo". Business Wire. July 28, 2003
"iTunes – Music – Finding Nemo (An Original Soundtrack) by Thomas Newman". iTunes Store. May 20, 2003.
"The Seas with Nemo & Friends | Walt Disney World Resort". Disney. 
"Finding Nemo: Submarine Voyage at Disneyland". Themeparkinsider.com. January 6, 2014. 
"Finding Nemo-The Musical | Walt Disney World Resort". Disney.
Turtle Talk with Crush (Full Show) at Disney California Adventure
FINDING NEMO Submarine Voyage (FULL RIDE) Disneyland POV (1080p HD)
Finding Nemo - The Musical 4K (2018)
[4K - Extreme Low Light] Crush's Coaster - On Ride - Disneyland Paris
 

Oh yeah, we are back. 
Disney Rewind returns with the first of many episodes. I've prerecorded a ton, just need to edit and juggle that with school.
Who cares about that though, we are here for Disney Rewind. 
Episode 7: The Sword In The Stone where we get political (shocker), talk about the historical inaccuracies of this film, and discuss why in gods name that Wart had 3 voice actors. THREE. Also I make a really stupid comment about freshwater fish. Like legendarily dumb. 
Ratings: Ash 1.5, Max 4, Ben 2, Mom 1.5, Dad 2.5, Avg: 2.3/10
Sources: 
"Story Buys". Variety. February 1, 1939. p. 20.
Disney Writers Prep for Trio of New Features". Variety. June 28, 1944. p. 3.
Hill, Jim (December 31, 2000). "The "Chanticleer" Saga -- Part 2".
Peet, Bill (1989). Bill Peet: An Autobiography. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. pp. 168–71.
Beck, Jerry (October 28, 2005). The Animated Movie Guide. Chicago Review Press. pp. 262.
Korkis, Jim (November 8, 2017). "Floyd Norman Remembers The Sword in the Stone: Part Two".
Thomas, Bob (December 28, 1963). "Changing Voices a Problem". Evening Independent.
McCullagh, Jim (May 18, 1991). "'Robin' To Perk Up Midsummer Nights" (PDF). Billboard. p. 78.
Big Rental Pictures of 1964". Variety. January 6, 1965. p. 39.
"Box Office Information for The Sword in the Stone". The Numbers.
The 36th Academy Awards (1964)". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
Parade of Dreams
The Sword in the Stone - Pulling the Sword - Walt Disney World - Magic Kingdom
Wells, John (2015). American Comic Book Chronicles: 1960-64. TwoMorrows Publishing. p. 192.
Mega Drive Longplay [140] World of Illusion - Starring Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck (2P) (a)
Square (November 15, 2002). Kingdom Hearts. PlayStation 2. Square Electronic Arts.
 

We are back with another Tiny Dots, this time featuring my two best pals, Eason and Mikey. Please note this was recorded in December/January, pre COVID, so any plans mentioned either happened before COVID, or was cancelled due to it. I just don't want anyone thinking we here at Tiny Dots don't take this stuff seriously, wear a mask. 
 
Eason and Mikey are more than just my best friends, they are also accomplished hearthstone players, behind the scene wizards when it comes to theatrical performances, and just good people in general. Listen to us discuss the topic of: Games.