SEGMENT EPISODE! Busy + tired = Stephen is grumpy. But you listeners saved me by providing all the stories and topics you wanted covered and we ran through them all (saving some for later episodes as well because they were just so good)! It’s a brisk 1hr episode this time so enjoy!

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HOLIDAY EPISODE! It’s Thanksgiving in the United States so we talk a lot about that – how we celebrate, what holiday specials we like to watch, etc. But this week we also finally get to hear what Pat thought about The Peanuts Movie!! We top it all off by saying what Rob & I are thankful for in the animation world. If you’re celebrating this Thursday, have fun and stay safe! If you’re not celebrating… same. Enjoy the show!

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Anomalisa trailer

Finding Dory teaser trailer

 

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This weekend was Disney’s D23 Expo presentation so we discuss all the information that came out of that… live-action remakes, sequels, and the incredible line-up on Disney and Pixar animation film slate all the way to 2018! Stephen starts the show by giving a mini-review on the British re-dub of the Argentinian animated film “Metagol” (which in the UK is called “Unbeatables”), Rob tells a story about having poop on his shoe and Pat breaks some news. Then we’re off talking about how Furries love Zootopia, why Cars 2 might get too much hate, if Donald Trump was producing the upcoming Dia de los Muertos inspired Pixar movie “Coco” and the problem with trying to make the “definitive” version of a fairy tale. Enjoy the show!

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Trailer for British dub of “Metagol” called “Unbeatables”

 
Concept art for Disney’s “Gigantic” (Jack & the Beanstalk re-imagining)

 
“Moana” presentation at D23

 
“Finding Dory” (and other clipped up before it) presentation at D23

 
“Toy Story 4” presentation at D23

 
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While there weren’t a lot of media type animation stories (except for The Good Dinosaur trailer which is covered), that didn’t stop this episode from turning into one of the more interesting ones filled will discussions over the roll cartoons play in a child’s development, the nature of copyright in the internet age, why the Surface Pro 4 is a sign that Microsoft is doing more for the creatives of today than Apple… oh and there’s an Emoji movie being developed… which ALSO turned into an interesting discussion over public domain stories! We also field a question about if these two 2D (hand-drawn) animators would/will ever dabble in 3D (computer modeling). Enjoy the last week of “Stephen’s traveling audio” because next week I’ll be back in the office and I’ll be crystal clear!

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“The Good Dinosaur” trailer

 
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An animated bomb called “Klaus” was dropped on the community this week screaming that hand-drawn animation can visually compete with CG in today’s climate. And then the creator, Sergio Pablos, says that he’ll talk about the techniques used to create the short trailer at an Annecy talk. That’s about as close to a mic-drop as we get in the animation field… so we talk about it… a lot! Other stories include Pixar’s “The Good Dinosaur” teaser, Mega Man getting a TV show, Disney adapting another animation into live-action and a bunch more actually (which is why this episode is almost 2.5hrs long)! Also, I drop an announcement this week about the special episode we have coming NEXT week so be sure to listen for that and send me all your questions via this blog post comment section and/or the #RubberOnionPodcast tag on Twitter and Facebook. To the show!!

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KLAUS animated short teaser

 
Mini-interview with Sergio Pablos, owner of SPA Studios and creator of “Klaus”

 
THE GOOD DINOSAUR teaser trailer

 
FANTASIA’s ‘Night on Bald Mountain’ sequence

 
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I recorded this episode with Rob today… about 3 hours ago. There’s basically no editing on this episode and that’s why the title is “You Get What You Get.” You, the listener, saved this episode because I had SO MUCH to pull from! About half of the topics this week are pop culture related and half are specifically animation. Well done everyone… team effort!

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One of the two animated sequences from “Tomorrowland” posted

 
Disney Descendants trailer

 
President Barack Obama name dropping Anime, Manga & Karaoke

 
Jacob Kafka’s “Rough Animator” app demo

 
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Another week FULL of stories and interesting topics… and I get a fantastic migraine during the recording this week, because why not? But that doesn’t stop us from recording an amazing episode for you all! Because we saw teaser trailers, Brad Bird’s would-be take on “The Spirit,” a 3D printed animated short, Toon Boom finally going subscription, and two new series (technically one new and one reboot)! Let me know the pain was worth it and leave a comment in this blog post (=

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Making of video for 3D printed animated short “Chase Me” by Gilles Deschaud

 
“The Brave Locomotive” partly finished opening sequence by Andrew Chesworth

 
Brad Bird’s 1980 test trailer for “The Spirit”

 
Teaser for DreamWorks’ “Dragons: Race to the Edge” on Netflix

 
“When Marnie Was There” trailer from Studio Ghibli (via Rapid Fire segment – Andrew Kaiko @1:05:50)

 
Unreal Engine Realtime Environment Render test animated short “A Boy and His Kite” (via Rapid Fire segment – Timothy Bergeron @1:16:40)

 
“Axe Cop” season 2 trailer (from Rapid Fire segment – Samuel R. Albro @1:32:53)

 
Andrew Kaiko’s edutainment series “TidBits with Norm & Cory” playlist (from Shoutouts segment @1:38:44)

 
Pat Ryan’s Let’s Play series “My Controller is Broken” playlist (from Shoutouts segment @1:40:19)

 
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Are you ready for this?! Biiiiig week! Stephen gives a crash course in understanding the basics of character design while discussing a viral post about how all Pixar women look the same, the crew talks about Bob Iger’s choice to “absolutely prohibit” smoking in Disney films rated PG-13 and below, Genndy Tartakovski announced his departure from the “Popeye” movie, Tim Burton is named as the director for an upcoming live-action “Dumbo” remake, and a healthy selection of brand new trailers! With nine stories to cover coming in UNDER 1hr 30min we move a brisk pace this week. Enjoy and let us know what you thought in the comments section!

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HOTEL TRANSYLVANIA 2 teaser trailer

 
THUNDERBIRDS ARE GO! trailer

 
Demo of WETA Workshop’s miniatures for THUNDERBIRDS ARE GO!

 
INSIDE OUT trailer #3

 
Picture taken @2:30 of this episode (in the intro) to show Rob’s growing “crazy hair”

 
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“Toy Story 4” is a romantic comedy, “The Secret of NIMH” gets a hybrid 3d/live-action family comedy reboot, Viacom sues NickReboot for selling their stuff, and we learn what a Puerto Rican Babyshower is… kind of.

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Pat’s “My Controller is Broken” Let’s Play series beginning episode

 
Rob’s “National Pig Day!” animated short

 
“Clayfighter” remaster teases Earthworm Jim

 
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Stephen teaches food chemistry, a video of Pat is unearthed, Rob & Pat flirt over text message, a couple fans get in a Facebook fight on our page, and we all do impressions of Ray Romano. We also talk about Alan Becker’s new short “Animator vs Animation IV,” the strangely infamous new “Rocky & Bullwinkle” clip, and much more! We’re getting close to our one-year anniversary and things are starting to ramp up. Enjoy the insanity!

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Alan Becker’s “Animator vs Animation IV”

 
Pixar’s “Inside Out” teaser

 
“Justice League: Throne of Atlantis” trailer

 
The Lion King 20th Anniversary Tribute by Eduardo Quintana “The Madness of King Scar”

 
“Rocky & Bullwinkle” animated short clip

 
“Asterix & Obelix” teaser

 
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The Emmys happened! They’re a thing! We talk about the winners and our love for “Bob’s Burgers” as well as the Every Simpsons Ever marathon happening on FXX (whatever THAT channel is…). The great Lord/Sir/Mr. Amazing Richard Attenborough passed away and we honor him, but then he honors us right back by giving us maybe the greatest transition we’ve ever done (divined through Pat, who’s back this episode)! And don’t say we never did anything for you, because we read another email exchange between a major company asking for free work and an artist who just won’t take it anymore (emphasis mine)!

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Pat Ryan’s character, “Robot Standing Upright Comedian”


 
Goodbye, Sir Richard Attenborough

 
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We kicked off June with another LIVE episode of the podcast! We talked about Reading Rainbow, gushed over Mukpuddy’s work, loved the “Song of the Sea” trailer, and discussed Sony VFX house Imageworks leaving the US for greener tax credit pastures of the great north in Vancouver. But not before we could talk about Godzilla and Maleficent, however… two movies on opposite ends of the spectrum in numerous ways. Thanks to everyone who showed up for the live taping and joined us in the chat room… you’re all awesome! This week’s title comes courtesy of Andrew Kaiko in the chat, Pat Ryan simultaneously coming up with it in the podcast, and all off Rob’s weird, periodic ramblings. Oh, and we finished with some limericks and Pat serenades us with an original song after the music at the end.

 
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Reading Rainbow team reacting to getting funded

 
Storyboard timelapse for “Broken Egg” short that Stephen referenced

 
Mukpuddy’s “Dead End Job” animated short

 
Demo of Autodesk’s new Draco program

 
“Song of the Sea” trailer

 
“Book of Life” trailer

 
Clip from episode 2.10 of “Comedy Bang! Bang!” which was centered around a long comedic commentary on greenscreen/VFX

 
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This week we have listener submitted questions (!!) but not before talking about the “Big Hero 6” trailer, “Happy” the happy meal mascot, and a couple other stories. Also, what would The Rubber Onion podcast be without some weird tangents? Behold as we talk about music we don’t like and discuss the merits of the Michael Bay opus, “Pain & Gain.” And on a serious note, thanks to everyone who’s been listening and supporting this podcast! You’re awesome and really have made doing this fun and worthwhile week in and week out, through travel, tech issues, and diseases. We started with a little episode “zero,” still going strong at 30 and don’t intend on slowing down! We’re here to stay! Insert Drake reference!

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