For this episode of This Podcast is a Bad Idea, Murph and Froo celebrate the 100th Anniversary of Disney Animation by ignoring it entirely to talk about indie animation, specifically indie animated pilots that premiered directly to YouTube. It’s a grab-bag of six reviews of prominent pilots premiering in the last ten years. In a time of willful destruction of animation due to corporate greed, is this our last bastion of passion and care for this craft?

Also featured in the episode is a dangerously tasty (and easy) cornbread recipe, and a discussion on if you can judge a fanfic by it’s pitch.

TIMESTAMPS

0:41 – The Decompress: Murph’s “Secret” Cornbread; High School Theater With Froo

11:36- Show & Tell: The Harry Potter/Handmaid’s Tale Fusion Fanfic: Manacled (CONTENT WARNING); Fighting Games Conspiracy Theory

40:09 – Topic of the Week: Six YouTube Cartoon Pilots

41:18 – Bee & Puppycat (2013)

53:46 – Long Gone Gulch (2021)

1:04:41 – The Amazing Digital Circus (2023)

1:17:54 – Hazbin Hotel (2019)

1:35:03 – Helluva Boss (2019)

1:47:23 – Lackadaisy (2023)

2:02:15- Closing Thoughts: What does it mean to be Indie?

2:11:02- Plugs and Farewell

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