Morgan and Mason are joined by Rotoscopers writer Blake Taylor, as they discuss Blake's favorite film Mary Poppins, as well as the upcoming Saving Mr. Banks. Highlights: ■ Breaking tradition and doing our first live-action film!
■ Announcements: Podcast Awards results will be announced in January; 1st Annual Rotoscopers Awards. Voting starts December 1.
■ Main Discussion: Mary Poppins
■ A very LONG movie for kids…it never ends!
■ Story of acquiring the rights and P.L. Traver’s negative reaction to the film.
■ Is May Poppins a witch or fairy? Do Mary Poppins and Nanny McFee belong to the same nanny organization?
■ Mary Poppins: Julie Andrews casting story, Oscar acceptance speech, very serious yet likable,
■ Prequel possibilities: musical or no musical?, Mary and Bert’s backstory, will we see her on Once a Upon A Time?
■ Bert: both narrator and characters, D*** Van Dyke, jack of all trades, his poor accent.
■ Was there a romance between Mary and Bert?
■ The Kids: little monsters, list of conditional love for their nanny.
■ Mr. Banks: so extreme and over the top.
■ Mrs. Banks: suffragette, absurd, never any scene where Mary Poppins and she speak.
■ Originally had 37 songs written.
■ Opening credits sequence, nannies blowing away, Admiral Boom is the worst neighbor ever.
■ “Spoonful of Sugar”: how do the kids have magic?
■ “Jolly Holiday”: penguins, farm animals, “there’ll be no bill”.
■ “Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious”: real meaning of the word, does Julie Andrews mess up?, syllabic inversion.
■ Uncle Albert and “I Love to Laugh”, Mary Poppins doesn’t even crack a smile.
■ Mary Poppins Broadways. Not on tour anymore.
■ Morgan’s Make-A-Wish wish is to play a Mary Poppins medley in orchestra.
■ Mary Poppins is an assassin.
■ Blake and Mary Poppins’ layers.
■ Saving Mr. Banks: excited?, Oscar worthy?, Tom Hanks interpretation.
■ Voicemails and emails.
■ Mason meets Blake, caught and fired, gnawing at the bit. Runtime: 1:32:43; 47.5 MB Links ■ Scary Mary Trailer
■ Saving Mr. Banks Trailer
■ Watch Mary Poppins: 50th Anniversary Blu-ray | DVD
■ Frozember and Princess Profiles articles Where To Find The Rotoscopers
Questions, comments, suggestions? Send us an email at therotoscopers@gmail.com. Send us a voicemail at rotoscopers.com/voicemail or call (406) 646-6575. Find us on the web: rotoscopers.com, twitter, facebook, YouTube, tumblr, instagram, hypable & Animated Views. Visit our sponsors: Audible, Amazon. Where To Find The Hosts Mason Smith: This Animated Life Blog; Twitter
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