The Fan's Guide to Animation
by Daniel Arevalo & Anthony Flores: Artists/Fanboys
Two best friends (Daniel Arevalo and Anthony Flores) guiding you through the world of animation from a fan's perspective. Each episode highlights some of our favorite, and least favorite, animated movies or series that we think are worth talking about.
Episodes
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Ep. 25: Guide to Zootopia
An animated movie about politics sounds boring, right? I would usually agree with you. However, it is impossible for anything to NOT be political these days. You hear the news and it's one thing or another, most recently the traction the Black Lives Matter movement has gained. Zootopia is a movie...
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Ep. 24: Guide to Freakazoid!
We interrupt this program to give you this important message. Superman is a little sissy boy. And now back to our show... This week we answer the age old question, "Why so serious?" Freakazoid is nuts. Absolutely mental as our UK friends would say. That's really the only way I can put it.…
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Ep. 23: Guide to A Goofy Movie
Where my 90's kids at? Wazzuuuup?! :P I know this quarantine's got some of y'all totally buggin', but take a chill pill! We're talking about A Goofy Movie! It's 25 years old this year and it's still da bomb dot com. Now sit back, grab a cool, refreshing Sunny D, and enjoy this weeks episode of…
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Ep. 22: Guide to 2010's (Paranorman, Red Hood, Tintin)
Let's face it. 2020 is a dumpster fire. So to take our minds off it, we're gonna talk about our favorite movies of this past decade. The 2010's had some really great movies so take a listen to see if we talk about yours. fgapodcast.com Instagram, Twitter, & Facebook: @fgapodcast Antony Insta:...
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Ep. 21: Guide to The Iron Giant
Have you ever wondered what lies beyond the outer reaches of our galaxy? Maybe the real question should be Who? Little green men? Invaders from Mars? Alf?!? We may never know. Hopefully today's episode sheds some light on that. We're talking one of the greatest pieces of science fiction committed...
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Ep. 20: Guide to The Critic
It smells!. No. It wreaks! No, that's not right. Man, being a film critic is hard. Hopefully, this episode on The Critic teaches a thing or two about real, authentic film criticism. This episode should be especially interesting to you movie buffs in the audience, so grab your popcorn and enjoy…
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Ep. 19: Guide to Pokemon & Detective Pikachu
Oh boy. There is so much Pokemon content that it was hard to talk about everything. but we managed. If you're around our age, you know how big a part of our childhood Pokemon was. So in this ep, hear our rambles on the anime, the first movie, and the latest Detective Pikachu. After listening, go...
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Ep. 18: Guide to Rock-a-Doodle
Cock-a-doodle-doo, mother cluckers! Have you ever watched something and walked away from it more confused than you started? Yeah. It's gonna be one of those. We're doing our first Don Bluth movie, Rock-a-Doodle. It is definitely not one of his best movies, but it's so crazy that we have to talk...
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Ep. 17: Guide to Cowboy Bebop
Howdy, cowpokes! On today's episode, we've got the rootin'est, tootin'est space adventure this side of the Milky Way. Cowboy Bebop. *Shoots lasergun into the air repeatedly as a form of celebration* I hope y'all like it. Oh and also subscribe to our brand spankin' new YouTube channel. It'll be…
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Ep. 16: Guide to Oscars 2019 (Spiderverse, Isle of Dogs, Ralph 2, Mirai, & Incredibles 2)
Here it is folks. The biggest night in Hollywood. All the stars have come out to celebrate the art of film and award the best of the best from 2018. Today, we're gonna talk about the nominations for Best Animated Picture this year (Spiderverse, Isle of Dogs, Ralph 2, Mirai, Incredibles 2) and…
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Ep. 15: Guide to Rapsittie Street Kids: Believe in Santa
Are you ready to jingle your bells?!? It's that time of year again. Yuletide carols. Chestnut roasting. Marathons of the same 2 movies over and over again. So this year we decided to rake the bottom of the Christmas barrel and dig out the soon to be classic Rapsittie Street Kids: Believe in…
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Ep. 14: Guide to Spirited Away
Anime is great. Let's just get that out there. Spirited Away is one of the greatest anime movies ever. So obviously, we had to do an episode on it at some point. It's got whimsy. It's got magic. It's got dragons. It's got everything. So here it is. Enjoy. Also Hayao Miyazaki is essentially the...
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Ep. 13: Guide to Batman: Mask of The Phantasm
It's Batman: Mask of The Phantasm's 25th anniversary. It's also at least somewhat related to Halloween. Kinda. Sorta. It's got ghosts. It's got death. It's got costumes. What more could you want? I mean, yeah it's just an excuse to talk about more Batman, but…shut up. fgapodcast.com Instagram,...
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Ep. 12: Guide to Harvey Birdman: Attorney at Law
Have you been hurt in an accident? Do you need a lawyer? Then call Daniel & Anthony, the Podcasting Hammers! This weeks episode will be sure to get you the money you deserve. Harvey Birdman: Attorney at Law is the mid-2000's courtroom comedy that will fight for you! Call us right now at...
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Ep. 11: Guide to The Incredibles 2
Do you have family issues? Who doesn't, amirite? But do you also have a multiple super-villains trying to destroy you and your family? Didn't think so. Your problems don't seem so bad now, huh? We do our best to discuss the highest grossing animated family drama/superhero movie ever in this…
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Ep. 10: Guide to Cool World
Okay before we get started, I need to know something. Are you cool? Because if you ain't cool then don't bother listening to this episode. This one's only for the hepcats, hipsters, and beatniks out there. Cool World is a live-action/animation hybrid movie from the most confusing time period of…
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Ep. 9: Guide to 2017 (Rick & Morty, Ducktales, & Big Mouth)
Oh what a glorious day. The sun is shining. The birds are chirping. And Part 2 of our super epic episode on 2017 television animation is out NOW! We've got samurais. We've got time travel. We've got ducks. What more do you need?! So hunker down with your grandma in your big ole recliner with a…
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Ep. 8: Guide to 2017 (Coco, Boss Baby, & Emoji Movie)
Put your party hats on and bring out the fireworks. Let's ring in 2018 by looking back at a few releases from this past year in the first of this epic 2-parter. Join us as talk about Boss Baby, Coco, The Emoji Movie, The Lego Ninjago Movie, & more. Make the resolution to listen along and…okay…
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Ep. 7: Guide to Christmas Specials (Hey Arnold, Darkwing Duck, Rugrats, South Park)
Ho ho ho! Merry Christmas everyone! What a better gift to give than a brand new episode about our favorite Christmas Specials! What did you get us? Oh, nothing? Well, that's okay. I guess it's better to give than to receive, right?….You know, it takes me weeks to produce one of these episodes and...
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Ep. 6: Guide to Sausage Party ft. Foodfight!
**MATURE CONTENT** Have you every watched Brave Little Toaster and thought, "Man, I wish this had more dick jokes." Sausage Party is the classic road trip story of a hot dog and his friends trying to get home while going through an existential crisis. Now, who can't relate to that? We also get to...
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Ep. 5: Guide to Scooby-Doo on Zombie Island
**wolf howl**clanking chains**door creak** Scared yet? No?! Well, you should be! It's the FGA Halloween Spooktacular. Today we're talking about the scariest damn kids movie this side of Lake Pontchartrain, Scooby-Doo on Zombie Island. So get out your mystery solving glasses and your clue finding...
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Ep. 4: Guide to Mission Hill
Millenials Unite! Today we take a look at the late 90's, gone-too-soon cult classic Mission Hill. Are you in the 18-34 demographic? Do you feel like everyone has their life together except you? OMG us too! Being a young adult is stressful, but also ridiculously stupid. Can a show made almost 20...
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Ep. 3: Guide to Beauty and The Beast
Bonjour les amis! Love is in the air and the remakes are in full bloom. Beauty and The Beast was nominated for Best Picture at the 1992 Academy Awards. It along with a slew of classic animated Disney films are getting the remake treatment, but is it really worth it? In this episode we discuss the...
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Ep. 2: Guide to The Lego Batman Movie
Wham! Pow! Holy spinoffs Batman! In today's episode, we dive into the Lego movie version of everyone's favorite orphan. We talk about The Lego Batman Movie and it's predecessor The Lego Movie. Which is a better built movie?…Get it? Because Legos. No? Okay, fair enough. Twitter, Instagram &...
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Ep. 1: Guide to Who Framed Roger Rabbit
Wow, we're finally here! We decided to start off big and you can't get much bigger than Who Framed Roger Rabbit. In the inaugural episode, we discuss what works and what doesn't to determine if this 80's classic still holds up. We also discuss why we started the show and where we see it going in...
About this show
Two best friends (Daniel Arevalo and Anthony Flores) guiding you through the world of animation from a fan's perspective. Each episode highlights some of our favorite, and least favorite, animated movies or series that we think are worth talking about.
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Daniel Arevalo & Anthony Flores: Artists/Fanboys