157. Michael Hirsh Interview: Animation Nation

Talking SMAC: Superheroes, Movies, Animation & Comics

Michael Hirsh is interviewed about his biography: Animation Nation: How We Built A Cartoon Empire

• We experience nervousness (0:01)
• No on 15 promo (2:16)
• Meeting Michael Hirsch (3:27)
• The Caillou question! (5:10)
• Career beginnings/Star Wars Holiday Special (7:08)
• Creating vs acquiring a show (16:08)
• Care Bears love & Important of libraries (17:43)
• Working with George Lucas (21:06)
• Tales from the Crypt show, cartoon, and comic (24:31)
• Hand drawn vs computer animation (26:49)
• Making 'mature' cartoons and evolving animation (29:10)
• What drew Michael Hirsch to animation & comic history: comic books and Canadian superheroes: Nelvana, Captain Canuck (37:16)
• Personal histories (42:18)
• End of interview chatting (47:21)
• Watch Star Trek (51:05)
• Wrap up (52:00)

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Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61561135115040
Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/michaelhirshanimation/

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