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The Collider Weekly podcast for all things animation, including news, reviews, and interviews.
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Monday Nov 23, 2015
Monday Nov 23, 2015
This week we're discussing two cartoons that were almost impossible for us to keep separate in our minds. They were both on television in Japan at the same time, and then they came to an audience in the USA where they were on the same channel back to back. Thankfully, we have our koala sherpa, the lovely and talented Allison Keene from Collider.com to help us make heads and (fuzzy) tails of these two shows; Noozles and Adventures of the Little Koala. Body shaming, inter-dimensional portals, and chlamydia are only the beginning!
Monday Nov 16, 2015
Monday Nov 16, 2015
It's our 75th episode! ::party horn sound fx:: We are INCREDIBLY excited to review X-Men the Animated Series and we've invited our mutant expert, Evan Valentine from Collider.com, to join us. Get ready to learn about Cable, Bishop, and Apocalypse. This show is nuts but it's a classic 90's cartoon and we were all excited to jump back into our childhood memories of this show. Enjoy X-Men: the Animated Seres.
Monday Nov 09, 2015
Monday Nov 09, 2015
"SMC-mania is running wild, Brother!" - Hulk Hogan. This week the tag team duo of Sean and Dave are joined by our special guest Matt Barron. We're jumping off the turnbuckle with an atomic elbow to bring you Hulk Hogan Rock 'n' Wrestling. Oddly enough, for a show about a wrestler that has the word "wrestling'" in the name, there is zero wrestling in this show. Will this show get a three count or will it retain the championship belt and live and wrestle another day? Tune in!
Monday Nov 02, 2015
Monday Nov 02, 2015
Dave and Sean get into Beast War: Transformers with friend of the show Matt Reuter! Matt remembered this show from his childhood and actually never watched the original Transformers as a kid, so it was great to get his reactions watching it now as an adult. This is a difficult one because the CG animation feels very wonky and everyone, we mean everyone, gets a catch phrase, plus the transformations should be described as "body horrors!" Despite all of this, it's a part of Transformers canon and you definitely need to watch it. Autobots roll out (and into weird body horror style animals)!
Monday Oct 26, 2015
Monday Oct 26, 2015
It's the conclusion of SMC's Monster Madness Month! We're wrapping this monstrous month up with a cartoon from the early 70's called Groovie Goolies. Groovie Goolies feels like the child of tv shows Scooby Doo and Laugh -In. It's a lot of monster puns and quick jokes that feels very dizzy-ing. There's not a consistent story through the entire show. Instead it's a bunch of fast non-sequitars and A LOT of reused animation. Did Sean and Dave enjoy Groovie Goolies? Give a listen to the final installment of our Monster Madness Month to hear our verdict; we promise not to drive you 'batty!' Ugh!
Monday Oct 19, 2015
Monday Oct 19, 2015
Sean and Dave are in San Francisco this week to discuss a new mummy exhibit that's on display. Uh oh! It turns out they're both reincarnations of Egyptian Princes. Now they both have four mummies guardians as their sworn protectors. If this sounds like a "right place, crazy-town time" scenario, then you get the essence of the Mummies Alive! cartoon. It's fast paced and everything transforms. Plus, you get the added explanation of all these crazy situations in one word; magic! I love it. Sean's happy that he majored "Indiana Jones" at San Francicsco city college. He finally has a reason to use his degree. (money well spent) Next week is a "wrap" on our Halloween theme month. Tune in!
Monday Oct 12, 2015
Monday Oct 12, 2015
Dave and Sean get all SPOOKY for our Monster Month at Saturday Mourning Cartoons. We're kicking off this "monsterous" month with Courage the Cowardly Dog. This cartoon is a mix of anxiety, ignorance, and insanity and is billed as a horror-comedy. Dave remembered Courage very fondly but Sean had some mixed feelings to talk out during the episode. Enjoy the first of three installments for our Monster Month and please rate and review!
Monday Oct 05, 2015
Monday Oct 05, 2015
This week Dave and Sean get truly outrageous with the help of Melanie Harker! Jem is a cartoon that will always be ingrained in our minds as a quintessential 80's cartoon. Jem is the perfect mix of fashion, music videos, and weird technology! And with a live action movie coming out at the end of October 2015, it was a MUST to revisit this classic. Jump onto your guitar shaped motorcycles and enjoy Jem and the Holograms!
Monday Sep 28, 2015
Monday Sep 28, 2015
You did it! You graduated from Saturday Mourning Cartoon Academy (not affiliated with San Francisco City College) and you are ready to receive your diploma. Has this accolade sunk in yet? Are you furthering your education (with more cartoons)? Have you started paying your SMC Academy loans? This week Dave and Sean watched Fillmore! a fantastic cartoon that flew under both of our radars. This show was created by Scott M. Gimple who is also the current showrunner for AMC's The Walking Dead. We're not sure if we can say enough good things about this show. Enjoy us closing out the final episode of our "Back to School" month. Next week is Jem and the Holograms!
Monday Sep 21, 2015
Monday Sep 21, 2015
It's the third week of SMC's "Back to School" September! Sean is joined by Tony Lazzeroni, director for Crowded Elevator Pictures, and Melanie Harker to weild the white lightning chalk and open a portal to ChalkZone. ChalkZone follows the adventures of Ruddy, a relatable 10 year old 5th grader who loves to draw. At school, Rudy is bullied by Reggie and befriend by a girl named Penny. ChalkZone has an amazing premise; unlock the potential of a young mind through his art and imagination. Does the execution of this cartoon support the premise? We will find out on this weeks episode of Saturday Mourning Cartoons. (Dave is out this week but he's not a doctor's note. He's not just skipping class.)