Lately I’ve been interested in the “foundational texts” of cartoons, so much so that I’ve compiled a list of just about every one I could find online. In reading a bunch, I’ve learned some fascinating things about them—and about creative work in general. Like…
Continue reading “5 Things I Learned from Cartoon Pitch Bibles”Category: TV Garbo
Every Cartoon Pitch and Writer’s Bible on Archive.org
Here’s a collection of every document I could find on the website that I am reasonably sure was actually used to pitch, or write episodes for, a network-produced animated series. If you find another document, comment below!
Continue reading “Every Cartoon Pitch and Writer’s Bible on Archive.org”Can’t Make Kid’s Programs Like This Anymore (…And Probably Shouldn’t!)
Quick: name something you can’t put on your TV network for six-year-olds in the United States. “Guns and excessive violence?” That’s old news. “Racism?” Uh, we hope that’s old news. Here are two categories I propose: “things that are nightmarish” and “things that are really gross.”
Let that sink in. Two categories that dominated children’s TV in the 90s and left a long shadow seem to be fading away.
(Also, if you are a kid, please don’t read this, or my PG-13 blog in general.)
Continue reading “Can’t Make Kid’s Programs Like This Anymore (…And Probably Shouldn’t!)”Fluke (1995): More Like This Movie Was A Fluke
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Ah, Fluke. Yet another bizarre, oddly compelling movie that has no right to be oddly compelling. Or bizarre, really. I mean, it’s a dog movie. All it had to be was a dog movie.
Continue reading “Fluke (1995): More Like This Movie Was A Fluke”It’s Time to Admit You Love 4Kids Theme Songs
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4Kids TV gets such a bad rep. Let’s fix that.
Continue reading “It’s Time to Admit You Love 4Kids Theme Songs”The Cowboy Way: The Shit You Find on Cable
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In my opinion, the ideal way to show this film is in the background.
Continue reading “The Cowboy Way: The Shit You Find on Cable”Retrospective: Fifty Years of Scooby-Doo!
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I can’t believe the fiftieth anniversary of Scooby-Doo just crept up on me, despite me having written about The Fifty Names of Scooby-Doo.
Ruh-roh.
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