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In honor of Season 2A of the Disney Channel animated series Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur completing its run on the Disney channel and Disney+, Patricia and Arun discuss about their thoughts of the episodes with its plots, characters, major reveals, theories, and final thoughts. Warning: major spoilers ahead! 00:00 Introduction 1:35 The Great Beyonder-er and Suit Up 20:05 Belly of the Beast and Ride or Die 33:28 Kid Kree and Wish-Tar 46:28 Make it, Don't Break It and The Devil You Know 1:05:54 In the Heist and Dog Day Mid-Afternoon 1:23:53 Roller Jam and Dancing with Myself 1:41:21 Family Matters and The Molecular Level --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/old-school-lane/support
In this episode of Casual Chats, Patricia and special guest Victoria Johnson from The Sailor Moon Fan Club discuss about the three films based on the 1992 anime Sailor Moon. They consist of Sailor Moon R: The Movie, Sailor Moon S: The Movie, and Sailor Moon SuperS: The Movie. Sailor Moon R: The Movie has Mamoru reuniting with an old friend from his childhood named Fiore. Fiore wishes to have Mamoru as his only friend since they have both had a lonely and tragic upbringings, but sees that Mamoru has not only slightly forgot about him, but is dating Usaki. Thinking that Mamoru is being brainwashed by Usagi, Fiore, while in the control of a flower woman named Glycina, vows to cover the Earth with life draining flowers and keep Mamoru to himself. Sailor Moon S: The Movie has Luna being rescued and cared for by a young man named Kakeru after recovering from a fever and almost being run by a car. Luna starts to fall in love with him, but realizes that Kakeru is in love with an astronaut named Himeko. Meanwhile, a mysterious comet approaches with a snow princess named Kaguya wanting to freeze the Earth to add to her collection. It's up to the Sailor Guardians to stop her. Sailor Moon SuperS: The Movie focuses on Chibi-Usa meeting a fairy named Perle. He is part of a group of fairies under the rule of Queen Badiane who want to kidnap children to use their dream energy to create a black hole to swallow the Earth and trap people in dreams so that they can be happy. Chibi-Usa is kidnapped and Usagi, Perle, and the Sailor Guardians head to the Marzipan Kingdom to stop Queen Badiane. The Sailor Moon films were a modest success in Japan and are just as beloved as the series. Which film is the best? Listen and find out. Sailor Moon Moonlight Densetsu Cover is by RFBxProject ft. Minri. Click on the link below to check it out. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k_jNUGp3joI --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/old-school-lane/support
Patricia Miranda and Arun Mehta have watched every Pixar and DreamWorks film on their retrospective podcasts PixMix and DreamMachine. Each animation studio has their distinctive style of writing, music, characters, and cultural significance. But which company did it the best. In the premiere episode, they look back on what was called the best Pixar and DreamWorks film: Toy Story and Shrek 2 as well as the worst which was Cars 2 and Shark Tale and pit them against each other. Which one will reign supreme? Listen and find out. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/old-school-lane/support
In the first episode of Casual Chats in 2024, Patricia and special guest Des Shinta discuss about the 2023 anime miniseries FLCL: Grunge as well as FLCL: Shoegaze that were both commissioned by [adult swim]. FLCL: Grunge focuses on three teenagers and their perspectives taken place on the same night where Haruko is pretending to be the mayor's girlfriend and the wife of a yakuza organization trying to find Atomsk and take down Medical Mechanica. FLCL: Shoegaze takes place 10 years after the events of FLCL: Alternative where a teenage boy who can see green spirits meets up with a strange, hyperactive, and unpredictable teenage girl who wants to take down the city's tower and blow it up. Meanwhile Kana Koumoto, the protagonist of FLCL: Alternative, is now a 27-year-old police officer working for the Bureau of Interstellar Immigration trying to stop them from causing catastrophic damage to the tower. When both series premiered on Adult Swim, they received mixed reviews from fans saying that it pales in comparison to the original series from 2001. What did Patricia and Des think of both of them? Listen and find out. The songs "Battle Onward" and "Stardust Surfer" were performed by Omni Slim. Check out his work in the link down below. https://www.youtube.com/@omnislim5381 --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/old-school-lane/support
In this episode of DreamMachine, Arun and Patricia discuss about the DreamWorks animated film Orion and the Dark which is based on a children's book by Emma Yarlett. Orion is an 11 year old boy who is afraid of everything, especially the dark. One night, the Dark comes in after being sick of dealing with Orion's fear of him and decides to take him to see what he does so that he wouldn't be afraid of him anymore. But it turns out to be more difficult than he thought. Orion and the Dark premiered exclusively on Netflix making it the first DreamWorks movie since Joseph: King of Dreams to releasing a film NOT exclusively in theaters. What did Arun and Patricia think of the film? Listen and find out. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/old-school-lane/support
In the premiere episode of The Jim Henson Mupcast, Patricia and Kevin look back at all Muppet specials that were produced when Jim Henson was alive. They start off with the first of two pilots of The Muppet Show, The Muppets Valentine Show that premiered on January 30, 1974. Wally is trying to come up with material about love, but is struck with writer's block. Thanks to special guest Mia Farrow, he is struck with inspiration...with mixed results. Being the first Muppets special ever created, how well does it hold up 50 years later? Listen and find out. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/old-school-lane/support
In this episode of DreamMachine, Arun and Patricia discuss about the third installment of the Trolls franchise, Trolls: Band Together. Branch gets a visit from his oldest brother John Dory that their brother Floyd has been kidnapped by a brother-sister singing duo named Velvet and Vaneer. They're using Floyd's essence to be great singers when they're not. It's up to Branch, Poppy, John Dory, and Tiny Diamond to reunite with the remaining brothers, a former boy band named BroZone, to rescue Floyd right before he disappears for good. When the film premiered in theaters, it made $208 million dollars out of its $95 million dollar budget receiving mixed reviews from critics and viewers. Some people have called it the best of the Trolls films while others have called it the worst. What did Arun and Patricia think of the film? Listen and find out. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/old-school-lane/support
In honor of Season 2 of the Disney Channel animated series Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur premiering on both the channel and Disney+, Patricia and Arun discuss about their thoughts of the episodes with its plots, characters, major reveals, theories, and final thoughts. Warning: major spoilers ahead! 00:00 Introduction 5:05 Moon Girl Landing & The Borough Bully 20:05 Run the Rink 31:20 Check Yourself 42:04 Hair Today, Gone Tomorrow 52:21 The Beyonder 58:39 Good Night, Moon Girl 1:08:49 Teacher's Pet 1:15:56 Skip this Ad...olensence 1:22:58 Like Mother, Like Moon Girl 1:40:42 Today, I am a Woman 1:53:48 Devil on Her Shoulder 2:02:10 Coney Island, Baby Live Reaction 2:24:39 OMG Issue #1 & OMG Issue #2 --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/old-school-lane/support
In this episode of DreamMachine, Arun and Patricia discuss about the 2023 DreamWorks animated film Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken. Ruby Gillman is a 16 year old teenager who is trying to fit in at her high school, but is restricted by her mother whenever she goes to activities involving with water. One day when trying to ask her crush to the prom, he is knocked into the water. Ruby rescues, but realizes that she's a kraken. Chelsea, the most popular girl at the school, is a mermaid and befriends Ruby since they're outcasts who hide their true identity. Ruby learns more about her lineage and Chelsea convinces Ruby to locate a trident so the long battle between mermaids and krakens would end for good. When the film premiered in theaters, it was a box office bomb making $46 million dollars out of a $70 million dollar budget. Critics and viewers hated it calling it a mediocre film that gave away too much on its trailer and a genuine disappointment after DreamWorks made a massive comeback with The Bad Guys and Puss in Boots: The Last Wish a year prior. What did Arun and Patricia think of the film? Listen and find out. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/old-school-lane/support
In the final episode of Casual Chats of 2023, Patricia and special guest Arun Mehta from The Arun Mehta Show discuss about a book titled Video Games of the Year: A Year by Year Guide to the Best, Boldest, and Most Bizarre Games from Every Year Since 1977 written by video game journalist Jordan Minor. They discuss about his choices of the best video games from 1977 to 2022 and why they're some of the most influential and popular games ever made. To purchase the book, click on the link below to check it out. https://www.abramsbooks.com/product/video-game-of-the-year_9781419762055/ --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/old-school-lane/support
In this episode of Casual Chats, Patricia and special guest Arun Mehta from The Arun Mehta Show discuss about the 2023 Netflix/Happy Madison Productions animated film Leo starring Adam Sandler, Bill Burr, Cecily Strong, and Jason Alexander. Leo is a 74-year-old tuatara living as a class pet with a turtle named Squirtle. After learning that tuataras live up to 75 years, Leo decides that he's going to break out and make his way to the Everglades, but things change when the main teacher leaves due to maternity leave and a strict substitute takes her place. One assignment they get is to bring a pet home and they take Leo. Leo talks to them individually and gives them advice on how to better themselves. When the film premiered on Netflix, it received positive reviews from critics calling it a sweet, funny, charming, and endearing film that replaces Eight Crazy Nights and the Hotel Transylvania films as Adam Sandler's best animated film he's ever been in. In addition, it has received more positive reviews than Disney's Wish. What did Arun and Patricia think of the film? Listen and find out. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/old-school-lane/support
In this episode of Casual Chats, Patricia and special guest Arun Mehta from The Arun Mehta Show discuss about the 2023 stop motion animated film Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget, the sequel to the 2000 stop motion animated film Chicken Run animated by Aardman Animation. Taking place after Chicken Run, the chickens from Tweedy's farm have settled in a bird sanctuary. Ginger and Rocky have gotten married and had a daughter named Molly, who is just as rambunctious and adventurous as her father and wanting to know what's outside the sanctuary for freedom as her mother. However, due to their upbringing, they overprotect her. Molly runs away from the sanctuary and is captured by a farm that is happy, fun, and friendly, but has a dark secret. It's up to Ginger, Rocky, Bunty, Babs, Mac, Nick, and Fetcher to rescue Molly from the farm by breaking into it. When the film premiered on Netflix, it had gotten positive reviews from critics and viewers calling it a good successor to the first film with its animation, characters, and story, but not without bringing up the controversy behind replacing Julia Sawalha as Ginger because of ageism. Was it worth the 23 year long wait? What did Arun and Patricia think of it? Listen and find out. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/old-school-lane/support
In this episode of DreamMinis, Arun and Patricia discuss about the most recent DreamWorks Christmas special, The Bad Guys: A Very Bad Holiday based on The Bad Guys film released on November 30, 2023. Mr. Wolf, Mr. Snake, Mr. Piranha, Mr. Shark, and Ms. Tarantula come up with a plan involving with pulling off the biggest bank heist in the world. However, they accidentally pop the Santa balloon and people have lost their Christmas spirit. It's up to them to bring everyone's Christmas spirit back so the bank workers and security guards could stay home. What did Arun and Patricia think of this special? Listen and find out. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/old-school-lane/support
In this episode of Casual Chats, Patricia and special guest Arun Mehta from The Arun Mehta Show discuss about the 2023 Disney animated film Wish, a milestone movie to celebrate Disney's 100th anniversary. A young teenage girl named Asha lives in an island called Kingdom of Rosas led by a sorcerer named King Magnifico and his wife Queen Amaya. Every month, King Magnifico grants a citizen a wish that they give him to have it hopefully come true. Asha wants to have her grandfather's wish come true in honor of his 100th birthday, so she hopes to be hired by the king to be his apprentice for a closer shot at it. When it doesn't work out, she wishes on a star and brings about a new source of magic. Magnifico feels threatened by the new magic source and wishes to find it before the other citizens uses it instead of himself. When the film premiered in theaters, it made $128 million dollars out of a $200 million dollar budget making it a box office failure. It had received mixed to negative reviews from critics and viewers saying that the film was too safe with its story, characters, songs, and blatant Easter eggs and homages. What did Arun and Patricia think of the film? Listen and find out. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/old-school-lane/support
In this episode of DreamMinis, Patricia and Arun discuss about the 2022 DreamWorks Christmas special The Boss Baby: Christmas Bonus based on The Boss Baby franchise. Tim recalls to his daughters the time his baby brother Ted a.k.a. The Boss Baby was celebrating his first Christmas. He's overwhelmed with the family's traditions and doesn't want to be a part of it. Things get more complicated when he's accidentally sent to The North Pole by an elf that looks like him. The Boss Baby sees the mistreatment and unappreciation of the elves' work and shows them that they should fight for their rights. What did Arun and Patricia think of the special? Listen and find out. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/old-school-lane/support
In this episode of DreamMinis, Patricia and Arun discuss about the 2021 DreamWorks Christmas special Trolls: Holiday in Harmony. Christmas is approaching and Poppy announces that everyone is going to be doing a gift exchange with someone. When picking a name, Poppy ended up with Branch and Branch ended up with Poppy. Branch struggles to come up with an idea of what to give Poppy for Christmas. Meanwhile, Tiny Diamond's person is his dad and he wishes to write a rap for him, but struggles to find a word that rhymed with "Diamond". What did Patricia and Arun think of this special? Listen and find out. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/old-school-lane/support
In this episode of DreamMinis, Arun and Patricia discuss about the 2019 DreamWorks Christmas special How to Train Your Dragon: Homecoming. Taking place after How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World where Hiccup and Astrid are grown up, married, and have two children, Snoggletog is approaching. Hiccup and Astrid's daughter Zephyr reads Stoick the Vast's old journal about Old Berk and dragons and she fears them. Hiccup comes up with the idea of having a Snoggletog pagent about the history of Old Berk and how Vikings and dragons became friends. Meanwhile, Toothless, the Light Fury, and their children fly into New Berk after missing Hiccup. What did Arun and Patricia think of this special? Listen and find out. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/old-school-lane/support
In the final episode of Journey to the Blue Sky, Arun and Patricia discuss about the top 5 best and worst Blue Sky Studios films according to your votes. What made the best and worst lists? Listen and find out. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/old-school-lane/support
In this episode of DreamMinis, Patricia and Arun talk about the 2017 DreamWorks Christmas special Trolls Holiday, based on the Trolls films. Poppy wishes to share the Trolls holidays to the Bergens, a group of goblins who don't have a holiday. But when they present a holiday to them, it blows up in their face...literally. What did they think of this special? Listen and find out. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/old-school-lane/support
In this episode of DreamMinis, Arun and Patricia discuss about the 2011 DreamWorks Christmas special How to Train Your Dragon: Gift of the Night Fury, based on the How to Train Your Dragon franchise. It's Snoggletog and the citizens of Berk are preparing for the holidays. But one day, all the dragons mysteriously disappear and Hiccup tries to figure out why. Meanwhile, Astrid tries to come up with new Snoggletog traditions. What did Arun and Patricia think of the special? Listen and find out. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/old-school-lane/support
In this episode of DreamMinis, Arun and Patricia discuss about the 2010 DreamWorks Christmas special Kung Fu Panda Holiday, based on the Kung Fu Panda series. Po is informed by Shifu that all the Kung Fu masters of China are coming over for the Annual Winter Feast and he will be the host of the event. While he is honored to be the host of the Winter Feast, it would take him away from his father Mr. Ping from their tradition of preparing noodles for the people who don't have anywhere to go on Christmas. What does Po choose to celebrate his holiday? What did Arun and Patricia think of this special? Listen and find out. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/old-school-lane/support
In this episode of DreamMinis, Patricia and Arun discuss about the 2009 DreamWorks Christmas special, Merry Madagascar. It's Christmas Eve and King Julian and the lemurs knock down a red meteor that shoots red ash down on Madagascar. It turns out that the red meteor is Santa's sleigh and the red ash are the hot coals falling down on King Julian for being on the naughty list. When Santa recovers from the crash, he has amnesia. It's up to Alex, Marty, Gloria, and Melman to save Christmas by delivering the presents on time. What did Arun and Patricia think of the special? Listen and find out. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/old-school-lane/support
Continuing with looking back on the DreamWorks Christmas specials, Arun and Patricia discuss about the 2007 special Shrek the Halls. Taking place after Shrek the Third, Donkey pesters Shrek to get ready for Christmas. Shrek ignores him, but then Fiona gets excited about what Shrek is planning. Around Christmas Eve, Shrek heads to a book store and receives a idiot village's guide to Christmas. Without knowing, Fiona, Shrek, and the kids decorate, prepare the Christmas meal, and have a quiet Christmas together...until Donkey invites everyone to the house to celebrate. How does Shrek's venture into Christmas turn out? Listen and find out. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/old-school-lane/support
The holidays are upon us and Arun and Patricia are covering the DreamWorks Christmas specials based on the animated films. The first DreamWorks Christmas special is The Madagascar Penguins in a Christmas Caper from 2005. The penguins Skipper, Riko, Kowalski, and Private are preparing for Christmas and Private sees a polar bear who is lonely and sad. He wishes to get him a Christmas gift, but Skipper believes that they should focus on themselves. Private decides to go against Skipper's wishes and walks around New York City to find a gift. But he is then taken by the old lady from the Madagascar films to be used as her dog's chew toy. It's up to the penguins to rescue Private. What did Arun and Patricia think of the first DreamWorks Christmas special? Listen and find out. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/old-school-lane/support
In this episode of Journey to the Blue Sky, Arun and Patricia discuss about the final project Blue Sky Studios were working on before Disney shut them down in 2021: a miniseries called Ice Age: Scrat Tales. It focuses on Scrat and his son Baby Scrat going through a series of adventures. When the miniseries was uploaded on Disney+, critics and viewers gave it positive reviews saying it was a fun romp with Scrat and a good end to the legacy of Blue Sky Studios. What did Arun and Patricia think of this miniseries? Listen and find out. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/old-school-lane/support
In this episode of the Roald Dahl Retrospective, Arun and Patricia discuss about the 2023 film Wonka, a prequel to the 1971 film Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory based on the 1964 book Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. It stars Timothee Chalamet, Calah Lane, Keegan-Michael Key, Patterson Joseph, Matt Lucas, Mathew Baynton, Rowan Atkinson, and Hugh Grant. A young man named Willy Wonka enters into a small town where he wishes to open a candy shop at a district with three main competitors: Mr. Slugworth, Mr Prodnose, and Mr. Ficklegruber. They are threatened with his presence and chocolate making, so they pay the chief police officer to get rid of him. But Willy Wonka doesn't give up as he thinks of clever ways to get the people interested in his chocolate. Along his journey, he befriends an orphan girl who wishes to find her family and a group of people who are forced to work at an inn to wash clothes until they pay their debt. When the film premiered in theaters, it has received positive reviews from critics and viewers praising Timothee's portrayal as Willy Wonka, the music, the presentation, and capturing the heart of the 1971 film. What did Arun and Patricia think of the film? Listen and find out. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/old-school-lane/support
In this episode of Journey to the Blue Sky, Arun and Patricia have reached the post-Blue Sky Studios era where in 2021, Blue Sky Studios was shut down after Fox was purchased by Disney. The first animated film from this era is the 2022 animated film The Ice Adventures of Buck Wild exclusively on Disney+. Crash and Eddie want to become independent of the pack after destroying their summer habitat and decide to leave to fend for themselves. They meet up with Buck Wild as he's trying to prevent a Protoceratops named Orson from conquering the Lost World. When the film was released on Disney+, critics and viewers hated it and called it a low point in the Ice Age franchise, even getting more negative reviews than Ice Age: Collision Course. They criticized the animation, the story, the replaced voice actors, and Disney's decision of shutting down the studio in the first place. What did Arun and Patricia think of the film? Listen and find out. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/old-school-lane/support
In this episode of Journey to the Blue Sky, Patricia and Arun discuss about Blue Sky Studios' last animation film before Fox was bought by Disney and the shutdown of the company, the 2019 animated film Spies in Disguise. Lance Sterling is the greatest secret agent in the H.T.U.V (Honor, Trust, Unity, and Valor) agency. When he returns from a mission of stealing a suitcase containing a drone from a Japanese arm dealer, it's empty. Security camera footage shows Lance stealing the drone while escaping from a helicopter. Lance tries to claim his innocence, but they don't believe him. He then goes into hiding towards one of the former gadget and weapons builders named Walter when he learns that he can make someone disappear. It turns out that the serum Walter was experimenting on wasn't complete and Lance ends up turning into a pigeon. With his new disguise, he and Walter travel around to find out who is impersonating as him. When the film premiered in theaters, it made $171 million dollars out of a $100 million dollar budget making it the lowest grossing Blue Sky Studios film ever made. It received mixed to positive reviews from critics praising the animation and the performances of Will Smith and Tom Holland. What did Arun and Patricia think of Blue Sky Studios' swan song...or pigeon song? Listen and find out. To vote for the best and worst Blue Sky Studios films, click on the link below to cast your rankings. Deadline to vote is Monday, December 11, 2023 at 12:00 AM EST. https://forms.gle/xFhxsBUdjooSHj7p9 --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/old-school-lane/support
Happy Thanksgiving, everyone! In this episode of Casual Chats, Patricia and special guest Alex from the Splat Attack Podcast discuss about their favorite Nickelodeon Thanksgiving specials, the Nickelodeon Thanksgiving marathons, and the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/old-school-lane/support
In this episode of Journey to the Blue Sky, Arun and Patricia discuss about the 2017 Blue Sky Studios animated film Ferdinand based on the 1936 children's book Ferdinand the Bull by Munro Leaf. Ferdinand is not like the other bulls. He's a sweet, kind, and gentle bull who loves flowers. But he is forced to become a bull to be sent away as a bull to compete in bullfights. As a young bull, he runs away and lives with a flower farmer and his daughter for several years. One day, he is captured and sent back to the ranch he grew up in and learns that the bulls must become ready to be sent to the bullfights, otherwise they'll be taking to the slaughterhouse. When the film premiered in theaters, it made $296 million dollars out of its $111 million dollar budget with mixed reviews with praising John Cena's portrayal as Ferdinand, but that the story and characters were forgettable. This would be the second Blue Sky Studios film that would be nominated for an Academy Award for Best Animated Film, but lost to Coco. How does the film hold up? Listen and find out. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/old-school-lane/support
