Death & Peanuts

October 23, 2013

First official podcast! Rob gets a new microphone but doesn't fix his brain, Stephen can't stop talking and Pat hates things. Fun for the whole family (if your family likes penis jokes)! This week we talk the new Samurai Jack comic, apple picking, Peanuts shorts, Superman and a whole lot of death.[audio:http://traffic.libsyn.com/rubberonion/the_rubber_onion-ep1-death_and_peanuts.mp3|titles=The Rubber Onion - #1: "Death & Peanuts"]

Annotations:

(3:50) IDW comes out with a "Samurai Jack" comic book

(9:50) Disney preparing Darth Vader TV specials & Star Wars crossovers w/ Phineas & Ferb and Angry Birds

(14:42) Disney's "Frozen" Head of Animation Lino DiSalvo's comments on animating women continue to backfire

(26:30) Zack Snyder & Bruce Timm create animated short celebrating Superman's 75th Anniversary

(35:09) Cemetary yanks Spongebob tombstones from slain soldier's grave

(44:04) RIP Filmation co-founder Lou Scheimer

(50:45) John K does character design work for Reel FX's "Free Birds"

(57:06) NBC inches back into animation with the order of "Mystery Island" with Ed Helms

(1:04:46) Netflix surpasses cable powerhouse HBO in subscribers

(1:18:33) French animation studio to animate 500 minute-and-a-half Peanuts shorts

Check out more of your hosts:Stephen Brooks (@RubberOnion)Rob Yulfo (@RobYulfo)Pat Ryan (@TheBadPatRyan)