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The animation of Richard Williams is one that has changed the history and process of animation in film, TV, and commercials. So what happened when he tried to created his greatest masterpiece of all time? Patreon Merch Bsky Instagram Pipedream podcasts Spreaker Clips used in this episode: Thief and the Cobbler Recobbled Cut Mark IV Arabian Knight (The Thief and the Cobbler) (1995) A Funny Thing Ha...

The animation of Richard Williams is one that has changed the history and process of animation in film, TV, and commercials. So what happened when he tried to created his greatest masterpiece of all time? Patreon Merch Bsky Instagram Pipedream podcasts Spreaker Clips used in this episode: Thief and the Cobbler Recobbled Cut Mark IV Arabian Knight (The Thief and the Cobbler) (1995) A Funny Thing Ha...

Jerry Lewis was a well established independent filmmaker, well before the term "independent filmmaker" was widely used in the film industry. Was he ready for this holocaust drama about a clown? Patreon Merch TikTok Bsky Instagram Pipedream podcasts Spreaker Clips used in this episode: The Caddy (1953) The Bellboy (1960) Jerry Lewis and Dean Martin Reunion 1976 MDA Telethon Jerry Lewis interview wi...

Back in the late 90s Dan Harmon (Community and Rick and Morty) and Rob Schrab nearly made the wild sitcom Heat Vision and Jack. Unfortunately only the pilot was made, directed by Ben Stiller and starring Jack Black and Owen Wilson. Patreon Merch TikTok Bsky Instagram Pipedream podcasts Spreaker Clips used in the show: Heat Vision and Jack (1999) Monster House (2006) Chad Vader Day Shift Manager -...

The IT Crowd and Spaced were wildly popular in the UK, so the American version should be just as good right? Patreon Merch TikTok Bsky Instagram Pipedream podcasts Spreaker Clips used in the show: Spaced (American) (2008) Asylum (1996) Spaced (1999) Hot Fuzz special features (Simon Pegg and Edgar Wright on writing) Episodes (2011) Garth Marenghi's Darkplace (2004) How I Met Your Mother (2005) IT C...

Back in the 70's, Stan Lee pushed for a Spider-Man movie, and nearly got his wish fulfilled when it was giving to the sci-fi master at the time James Cameron. Patreon Merch TikTok Bsky Instagram Pipedream podcasts Spreaker Clips and music used in this episode: Aliens (1986) Batman & Robin (1997) Spider-Man (2002) Spider-Man 2 (2004) Spider-Man 3 (2007) Batman (1989) Cannon Films Logo Terminato...

Daniel and David discover the Beatles were suppose to be a part of the very first live action Lord of the Rings movie. Patreon Merch TikTok Bsky Instagram Pipedream podcasts Spreaker Clips and music used in the episode: The Beatles "A Hard Day's Night" "Carry That Weight" "With a Little Help From My Friends" Arlo Guthrie "Alice's Restaurant" Caveman (Trailer 1981) Excalibur (1981) The Return of th...