Larry has completed the entire Gummi Bears series, and he has some thoughts! What can be learned from the lightly serialized nature of the Gummi Bears cartoon, and how do you wrap up five years of a children's television series?
Screenwriter Ashley Cook joins Larry and Andie to dig deep into the second installment of the Honey, I Shrunk franchise. Topics include escalating the inciting incident and how a child actor might limit storytelling possibilities.
Playwrights Gabriel Jason Dean and Jessie Dean join Larry and Andie to discuss Disney's adaptation of the Dickens classic. Topics include the need for a singular protagonist and reductionistic pitfalls in adaptation.
Batter up! Larry and Andie analyze this Texas baseball classic. Topics include a late inciting incident, too much dramatic irony, and a pitch certain to be a hit!
Andie and Larry explore this Wonderful World of Disney TV film. Topics include handling an adaptation, the danger of redundancy, and the need for a strong climax.
What's the craic? It's this episode! Andie and Larry enjoy a wee bit of fun while engaging with this amazing cinematic spectacle. Topics include clever dialogue, the use of subtext, and the joys of consent in romantic scenes.
Screenwriter Andrea Nasfell joins Andie and Larry for such topics as character development without the use of dialogue and the power of an ambiguous ending.
In a rare turn of events, Larry and Andie both struggle with a film they really wanted to like. Topics include a too long mahnishtahnah and the need for Medusa.
The Holy Goof's Brett Niethamer join Andie and Larry to unpack this Jim Henson masterpiece. Topics include character work, plotting concerns, and how indifference might be the worst evil.
Andie and Larry dig into the Disney Channel's answer to the ABC Afterschool Special. Highlights from this made for TV movie include character work and the theme of embracing love after loss.
Second star to the right! Larry and Andie return to the Peter Pan franchise to discuss plot questions and why Wendy should have been able to go back to Never Land.
Andie and Larry dive into Disney's wildly successful 1970's western for children. Topics include the protagonist's relationship with the villain and a problematic mahnishtahnah.
Playwright Gina Marie Dropp comes on board to discuss the last film in the Disney Renaissance. Topics include a lengthy exposition, an extended climax, and great character work.
Larry and Andie offer strong rewrite suggestions for this Disney live-action movie. Highlights include: a better mahnishtahnah, a discussion about the Dove Foundation and G rated fare, and The Glad Game!
Andie and Larry kick off Season 5 with this legendary Disney Princess. Topics include false tension, potential solutions for protagonist problems, and Larry's new game First Or False.
In this last episode of Season 4, Larry and Andie enjoy this heartwarming sci-fi story of found family and redemptive love. Topics include three inciting incidents, a romantic comedy structure, and why Jumba's role as antagonist gets skewed.
Get your tissues! Andie and Larry unpack this 'Boy and His Dog' genre classic. Highlights include character work, the theme of becoming a man, and Larry choosing a Disney dog for a pet.
In this episode, Andie and Larry dig into one of Disney's more controversial offerings. Topics include a faulty prologue, a weak protagonist, and Romeo and Juliet as a structural model for a First Nation story.
Larry and Andie go back for another round of '50s Crockett Craze! Highlights include reasons for a puzzling Mahnishtahnah and the problem with a stoic protagonist in a morality play.
Our first sports movie! Larry and Andie do a post mortem on this classic football film. Highlights include atypical structure, how narration creates aesthetic distance, and a Disney fantasy football game.
Guest star Noelle Nori joins Andie and Larry to discuss the differences between the original animated version and the live action remake - plus The Dating Game starring Cruella de Vil!!
Zoom, zoom, zoom! For some reason, fans keep asking for more Zenon. Because they care, Andie and Larry deliver by laughing at a total lack of story logic. PLEASE, FANS - NO MORE!!!
Larry and Andie take on this VERY underrated Disney gem with a discussion of evolving character wants, a craft lesson on montage writing, and a very refreshing female captain.
It's a split decision! Larry pans and Andie enjoys this understated supernatural romance. Topics include aging up the protagonist, the use of narration, and the theme of immortality.
Happy New Year! In our first episode of 2023, Andie and Larry tackle Newsies (1992). Topics include balancing music and dance with historical events and how to balance a script when two characters sharing the protagonist role.
Happy Holidays...we hope we don't spoil them for you! Larry and Andie lament what happens when a film has no real dramatic question, no real arc for the protagonist, and no real foiling.
We're ever so glad you joined us! Larry and Andie head to Harrington to analyze a new sheriff in town and notice dozens of themes emerging in this iconic Disney live action.
COMPLIANCE! Andie and Larry explore this underrated 80s cult classic with an eye to tonal shifts and how the dramatic question needs to be answered in the film's climax.
Andie and Larry dive into Ant Island for a look at Pixar's answer to Toy Story. Topics include a scrapped Mahnishtahnah, the need for characters to have arcs, and the storytelling problem of multiple themes.
In this bonus episode, Larry takes a not particularly nostalgic look at the Chip N' Dale's Rescue Ranger series and discusses how your characters need to be right for the story you're trying to tell.
