Cup of Tea Critiques Podcast
A weekly podcast brought by the team that brings you cupofteacritiques.com, the site that encourages critical viewing of film so you can decide for yourself if they’re your "cup of tea." Reading the tea leaves of the film industry is challenging. Each week on the podcast, the team peels back the layers on a movie genre or industry trend to offer aspiring filmmakers some clarity and guidance on what is often rough and indecipherable terrain that is the film and television industry. So, grab a deep brew for a deep look and some hilarious moments.
Music by Julian Hartwell (Say No More - Gh3dEJ)
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Why are Today's Cartoons More Heavy than Funny?
Remember when you watched cartoons as a kid? These times are likely some of your fondest childhood memories; you still recite some of the lines even today. A fair number of shows were centered around animals, and then later with people. Think Looney Tunes, Tiny Toons, Garfield, Heathcliff, Doug, Hey Arnold!, and Charlie Brown. Animals or people, these were engaging, colorful, and hilarious presentations. But the cartoons in recent decades are heavier than the ones that made us fall on the floor laughing. It's as if the days of mindlessly enjoying light and funny animated television stories have gone by the wayside. Join us on the Cup of Tea Critiques Podcast as we dive into the changing cartoon landscape and consider just how heavy cartoons have become and why.
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References
TommyNFG. (2025). “Why Old Cartoons are Getting Revived.” [Film]. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=og8knfIgvwY
Woodcock, Emily. “The Evolution of Animation: From Classic Cartoons to Modern CGI..” Squideo. https://www.squideo.com/the-evolution-of-animation-from-classic-cartoons-to-modern-cgi.
Wu, Richard. “The Evolution of Animation as a Medium.” Media Beat. Indiana University. (2024 March 12). https://blogs.libraries.indiana.edu/mediabeat/2024/03/12/the-evolution-of-animation-as-a-medium/#:~:text=Hand%2Ddrawn%20animation%20had%20been,flexibility%20in%20creating%20animated%20worlds.
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