YAY!!!! I kind of forgot that was even a thing but now I am very excited to hear about it!
Doesn't winter seem more like archiving season?
Willow ,'Lessons'
Animation 1: I'm Not Bad, I'm Just Drawn That Way
A thread to discuss television and online animation.
-t - Jul 22, 2026 9:17:41 am PDT #1103 of 1113
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Tom Scola - Jul 26, 2026 6:15:47 pm PDT #1104 of 1113
Where do you come from? Where do you go? What is your scene, baby? We just gotta know.
OK, that was beautiful. I’m glad I got to see it on the big screen.
DavidS - Jul 26, 2026 10:26:00 pm PDT #1105 of 1113
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
I’m glad I got to see it on the big screen.
I'm kinda miffed I don't!
dcp - Oct 16, 2026 12:03:27 pm PDT #1106 of 1113
The more I learn, the more I realize how little I know.
DavidS - Oct 16, 2026 2:12:02 pm PDT #1107 of 1113
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Any fans of Hazbin Hotel here?
::raises hand::
VoicePlay has released an a cappella cover of "Insane." [link]
That was great! She writes such great songs.
Dana - Oct 16, 2026 4:37:50 pm PDT #1108 of 1113
I haven't trusted science since I saw the film "Flubber."
Liz Callaway, who's a well-known Broadway and cabaret singer, was at DragonCon this year, ostensibly about Hazbin Hotel. She'd never been to a con before and didn't know what to expect, but the first question at the panel was about Anastasia (she was the singing voice) and the second was about Sondheim. It was a room full of my people.
DavidS - Oct 17, 2026 10:07:12 am PDT #1109 of 1113
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
he first question at the panel was about Anastasia (she was the singing voice) and the second was about Sondheim. It was a room full of my people.
You must've been all aglow at this confluence of fandoms.
I had similar feels when Peter Buck of R.E.M. did the Baseball Project and produced several albums of (excellent) baseball songs.
DavidS - Oct 17, 2026 10:18:14 am PDT #1110 of 1113
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
In animation news, the second episode of Knights of Guinevere is up (free, on YouTube).
This is an independent hand drawn animation by Dana Terrace who did Owl House for Disney.
The pilot caused quite a stir in the animation nerd world because it was So Freakin' Good! (and also a blistering satire of all things Disney - but so much more as well).
Anyway, the second episode is up and it is...gorgeous, dark, beautiful, fantastic characters, fascinating premise, queer coded, driving storylines.
Two episodes in and I would (provisionally) put it on the same tier as Cowboy Bebop or Avatar: the Last Airbender.
It's been up for 7 days and has 12M views.
Pilot: [link]
Episode 2: [link]
Dana - Oct 17, 2026 11:25:17 am PDT #1111 of 1113
I haven't trusted science since I saw the film "Flubber."
I didn't even know Hazbin Hotel was musical. (Obviously I need to watch it now.) She got far more questions about musical theater and her work in animated films. Also, her sister wrote and performed the theme song for The Nanny, and she's a backup singer on that.
DavidS - Oct 17, 2026 11:55:07 am PDT #1112 of 1113
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
I didn't even know Hazbin Hotel was musical.
Oh yeah, and the songs are fantastic. And she almost exclusively uses Broadway singers in the roles, with Keith David (who can sing beautifully) as a notable exception.