009 The Swan Princess - Singing Fest

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Morgan and Chelsea are flying solo in the studio as they discuss The Swan Princess. Hilarity and singing ensue. Highlights: ■ News: Paperman movie poster and synopsis, John Musker and Ron Clements working on new hand-drawn animated Disney film ■ Pixar CinemaCon news: Dia de los Muertos film (2015), The Good Dinosaur (2014), The Untitled Pixar Film that Goes Inside the Mind (2015) ■ Main Discussion: The Swan Princess ■ Behind-the-scenes 90s commercial: "The most memorable, magical, musical adventure ever!" Really? ■ Director Spotlight: Who is the elusive Richard Rich? ■ Differences from the ballet Swan Lake and the movie ■ Box office flop, but home video success! ■ Kate Middleton had a princess movie marathon to prep for princess-dom ■ Odette: headstrong princess, was she really ever an "ugly duckling"? ■ Derek: Incredibly flawed ("What else is there?") but endearing, one giant tooth ■ The Richard Rich villain theory ■ Re-release DVD cover: Derek has a Bieber haircut and got plastic surgery? ■ Rothbart: is tipping over a table all it really takes to take away his powers? ■ Are the side characters worthwhile? Is three too many? ■ Why is there an incessant need for princesses to have an animal to talk to? ■ Thumbs up for "Princesses on Parade" and "This is My Idea", thumbs down for "No Fear" ■ Obscure songs: "Eternity" and "Swan Princess Rap" from The Swan Princess II: Escape from Castle Mountain ■ "This is My Idea": great scene for character development ■ This is the point where the podcast turns into a "singing fest" ■ Conundrums: the vow of everlasting love, summer vacation frequency, Rothbart's castle, no love for missing Odette ■ Ripping off Sleeping Beauty or paying homage? ■ What do you rate it? ★★★★ ■ Mail bag aka "fan mail" segment ■ Don't forget about our sponsor Audible.com! ■ Bonus: Morgan and Chelsea sing something special (listen with caution) Runtime: 1:16:11, 36.6 MB Where to Find Us: ■ Find us on the web: therotoscopers.com, twitter, facebook, YouTube, tumblr, hypable & Animated Views ■ Mason Smith: This Animated Life Blog, Twitter ■ Chelsea Robson: Facebook, Twitter ■ Morgan Stradling: Twitter, Instagram ■ Visit our sponsors: Netflix, Audible, Amazon ■ Questions, comments, suggestions? Send us an email at [email protected] ■ Send us a voicemail at therotoscopers.com/voicemail Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices