Animation — Season 8 — The Black Case Diaries

The Case of Gravity Falls

As we creep further into the Halloween season, we’re turning our attention to one of our all-time favorite supernatural TV shows. This series has it all, including zombies, ghosts, telepathy, multiverses, and even time travel; all crammed into one mysterious town in Oregon: Gravity Falls.
Gravity Falls is an animated show that aired on The Disney Channel in the early 2010’s. It ran for two planned seasons, and covered one complete story about a pair of twins living with their Great Uncle Stan in a rural Oregon town for the summer. But of course, nothing is as it seems, and these two kids end up spending their summer fighting off gnomes, solving ghostly mysteries, and even battling the weird-pocalypse. So let’s hop on the bus to Gravity Falls and uncover the mystery of how it was made!

The Historical Case of the Looney Tunes

This week, we’re taking a look at the history of one of the oldest properties under the Warner Brothers brand. This wacky gang of characters have become synonymous with cartoons, and fans have watched them evolve over the course of 90+ years. So come join us as we uncover the history of The Looney Tunes.

The Case of Shrek (2001)

Animation April is BACK and this week we are covering a movie that not only made a major impact when it was released, but that has risen to peak meme status. Shrek blew audiences away with its unapologetic lampooning of classic fairy tales and storybook tropes. From musical Disney princesses to beloved nursery rhymes, nothing was safe from this film’s hilarious commentary.

Shrek took computer animation to another level, rebuking the highly acclaimed and classic storytelling methods of major animation studios like Disney and PIXAR, and producing a full-length animated comedy featuring realistic human characters. The film refuses to take itself seriously, which makes even its most dated visuals feel timeless.