Showing posts with label DreamWorks. Show all posts
Showing posts with label DreamWorks. Show all posts

Saturday, April 11, 2026

Five(ish) Fangirls Episode #525: Swamp Sweet Swamp

After a brief, unexpected hiatus, we’re back and diving into the swamp! In this episode, we explore the history and surprising rise of Shrek, the animated hit that changed the game for studios like DreamWorks Animation. From its unconventional production journey to its massive cultural impact, we discuss how Shrek became an unlikely success story—and why its humor, heart, and fairy tale twists still resonate with audiences today. Plus we tackle the pile up of fandom news and feedback that may have sent us on a few tangents and rabbit trails.


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TIME STAMPS 

00:00:23 Intro

00:03:45 News

00:45:33 Feedback

01:34:27 Shrek

02:35:50 Closing Thoughts

02:37:50 Outro

NEWS

Spider-Man: Brand New Day trailer

D23 Expo details

Indy PopCon

Salt Lake Fan X: Critical Role

✨ Laura Bailey

✨ Travis Willingham

✨ Sam Riegel

✨ Taliesin Jaffe

✨ Liam O'Brien

✨ Robbie Daymond

Book Club update

Holly on Next Stop Everywhere

Gold Standard Patreon: Captain Phillips

Gold Standard Feed: One Battle After Another

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Sunday, April 6, 2025

Five(ish) Fangirls Episode #492: Both Is Good

In this episode, we take a detour down the golden, chaotic path of The Road to El Dorado. Once considered a box office disappointment, this DreamWorks animated adventure has since earned cult classic status. We explore the film’s witty characters, iconic soundtrack, chaotic energy, and how it found a second life with fans years after its release. Plus, lots of “both is good” energy.

 

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TIME STAMPS

00:00:22 Intro

00:01:25 News

00:08:26 Feedback

00:24:44 The Road to El Dorado

01:22:15 Closing Thoughts

01:24:15 Outro

NEWS

Indy PopCon

Salt Lake Fan X

Gold Standard: Jurassic Park

Gold Standard Patreon: Joker

 

RESOURCES

The Man Who Would Be King by Rudyard Kipling

The Man Who Would Be King (1975 film) trailer

The Road to 'The Road to El Dorado' | The Making of an Animated Cult Classic

The Road to El Dorado: How the Box-Office Bomb Became a Cult Classic 

The Road to El Dorado survived bad reviews, financial failure, and shitposting

the road to el dorado when in the context of a d&d game is the most astounding and hellish streak of 1′s and 20′s


Copyright Disclaimer under section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for “fair use” for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, education and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use.