The MousePod - MousePod #26 - ...and the Oscar Goes to Disney

mousepod · 02-23-2007, 11:10 PM

I know what it looks like. Two and a half hours? Has Jesse lost it?
Nope. This is a good one. And it’s worth the time.
This weekend, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences will hold the 79th Academy Awards. So what’s a Disney fan to think of that?
This fan started to think about all of the Oscars Disney won through the years, particularly the animated shorts. Did you know that Disney has not won an Oscar for best animated short subject since the ’60s? Did you know that between 1932 and 1969, Disney won 13, including every one awarded during the 1930s?
So here’s what I did: I asked several friends (here in San Francisco, in LA, and Orlando) to watch all 12 of the ones Disney has released on DVD, and to share their thoughts with me. I called all of them separately via Skype (except for two couples who called together) and then spent most of the week editing their comments together to sound like a round table conversation.
Whether you’re willing to suspend disbelief long enough to fool yourself into thinking it sounds like a real round table doesn’t matter - what does matter is that my friends are intelligent, articulate, and love Disney - and I’m lucky that they’re my friends. And you’re lucky you get to hear them talk. For two and a half hours.

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02-23-2007, 11:10 PM	#1
mousepod You broke your Ramadar! Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 4,635	The MousePod - MousePod #26 - ...and the Oscar Goes to Disney I know what it looks like. Two and a half hours? Has Jesse lost it? Nope. This is a good one. And it’s worth the time. This weekend, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences will hold the 79th Academy Awards. So what’s a Disney fan to think of that? This fan started to think about all of the Oscars Disney won through the years, particularly the animated shorts. Did you know that Disney has not won an Oscar for best animated short subject since the ’60s? Did you know that between 1932 and 1969, Disney won 13, including every one awarded during the 1930s? So here’s what I did: I asked several friends (here in San Francisco, in LA, and Orlando) to watch all 12 of the ones Disney has released on DVD, and to share their thoughts with me. I called all of them separately via Skype (except for two couples who called together) and then spent most of the week editing their comments together to sound like a round table conversation. Whether you’re willing to suspend disbelief long enough to fool yourself into thinking it sounds like a real round table doesn’t matter - what does matter is that my friends are intelligent, articulate, and love Disney - and I’m lucky that they’re my friends. And you’re lucky you get to hear them talk. For two and a half hours. Download MousePod #26 - ...and the Oscar goes to Disney More...
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