Sunday, November 4, 2018

Top 10 Worst As Told by Ginger Episodes Part 2 (5-1)

To watch Part 1, click on the link below.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zj5_v_pWJpI

In the first Old School Lane video of 2018, Patricia discusses about her least favorite episodes of As Told by Ginger, the most underrated Nicktoon of all time. For every amazing episode, there was one that was underwhelming or frustrating to watch. Which episodes made it to the list? See and find out.



Special thanks to Taylor "Whyboy" Wyatt for the title card. Check out ToonGrin's links down below.
https://www.toongrin.com/
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxTfUFNJynXEl3NcuomLPIQ
https://www.facebook.com/ToonGrin
https://twitter.com/ToonGrin
https://www.patreon.com/toongrin

Old School Lane Casual Chats Episode 117: Hocus Pocus

In this special Halloween edition of Casual Chats, Patricia and special guest That Long Haired Creepy Guy discuss about the 1993 Disney movie Hocus Pocus in honor of its 25th anniversary. They talk about the plot, the characters, the songs, and what made the movie still fondly remembered many years later.



"I Put a Spell on You" (Rock Version) by Silhouet
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IAXSJOsbnQY

"Come Little Children Song Cover" by GOTHGAM08
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1t8-_pI1-9Q

Check out That Long Haired Creepy Guy's links down below
https://www.patreon.com/ThatLongHairedCreepyGuy
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgqjZ0OJvyk7k5NEtPev_MA
https://twitter.com/TLHCG
http://www.amazon.com/-/e/B00RYIA9HK


DreamMachine Episode 5: Monsters vs. Aliens

In this special Halloween episode of DreamMachine, Patricia and Arun skip out a few movies in the timeline to discuss about the 2009 animated movie Monsters vs. Aliens. The movie is about a woman named Susan who is ready to get married to a reporter when she is struck by a meteor and turns into a 50 foot giantess. She was sought after by a secret organization where she is teamed up with a group of monsters to fight off against aliens who are planning on invading Earth. However, Susan is struggling with her new size and new life when all she wanted was to be a housewife. Will she learn to accept her new life as a defender of the Earth?

When the movie premiered in theaters, it made $381 million dollars and has received mixed reviews from critics and viewers. Since then, the movie has spun off into a franchise with specials and an animated series on Nickelodeon. How does it compare to other movies that spun off into franchises like Shrek, Madagascar, Kung Fu Panda, and How to Train Your Dragon? Does the movie hold up? Listen and find out.



Top 10 Worst As Told by Ginger Episodes (10-6)

In the first Old School Lane video of 2018, Patricia discusses about her least favorite episodes of As Told by Ginger, the most underrated Nicktoon of all time. For every amazing episode, there was one that was underwhelming or frustrating to watch. Which episodes made it to the list? See and find out.




DreamMachine Episode 4: Joseph: King of Dreams

In this episode of DreamMachine, Patricia and Arun discuss about the 2000 direct to video movie Joseph: King of Dreams. Based on the Bible story on Genesis, Joseph is a beloved child by his father Jacob and his 10 older brothers are jealous of him. They get even more jealous when Jacob gave Joseph a coat of many colors and Joseph has prophetic dreams. Then the brothers plan on selling Joseph as a slave in Egypt and lie to their father telling him that he was killed by a wolf. Will Joseph make the best out of a bad situation? Will he ever see his family again?

When the movie was released, critics panned it calling a downgrade from The Prince of Egypt and has become obscure. It's currently the only direct to video movie Dreamworks ever released. Is it an underrated gem or is it a pale comparison to the masterpiece that is Prince of Egypt?


DreamMachine Episode 3: The Road to El Dorado

In this episode of DreamMachine, Patricia and Arun discuss about the 3rd DreamWorks animated movie, The Road to El Dorado. In 1519, two con artists named Miguel and Tulio win a map to the city of gold El Dorado from gambling and make their way to find it by sneaking in to Cortes' ship. When they're discovered, they are captured and imprisoned until a horse helps them out. They sneak out and end up in the island where El Dorado resides where the priest and king mistake them for gods. Now, a thief named Chell teams along with Miguel and Tulio to steal the gold and sail back to Spain.

When the movie premiered in theaters, it was a box office bomb only making $76 million dollars out of $95 million dollars. It received mixed reviews from critics praising the animation, but called El Dorado a giant step backwards from the quirkyness of Antz and grand epic scale of The Prince of Egypt. Since then, it has gained a cult following from viewers. Is the movie an underrated classic or an average adventure? Listen and find out.


Friday, October 12, 2018

DreamMachine Episode 2: The Prince of Egypt

In this episode of DreamMachine, Patricia and Arun discuss about the 2nd DreamWorks animated film The Prince of Egypt. Based on the book of Exodus from the Bible, the story is about Moses, a Hebrew raised by Egyptian royalty in a time where his people were slaves. He and the Egyptian's son Rameses are raised as brothers and have a strong relationship with each other. However, when Moses finds out about his heritage and accidentally kills an Egyptian, he runs away to the desert where he eventually ends up in Midian marrying a woman named Zipporah. Many years later, God sends Moses back to Egypt to free the Hebrews from slavery which becomes even more difficult with Rameses being the new Pharoah.

When the movie premiered in theaters, it made over $200 million dollars in the box office becoming the 2nd non Disney traditional animated movie to make over $100 million movie and held the record until The Simpsons Movie almost 10 years later. How well does The Prince of Egypt hold up? Does it still have an edge over other DreamWorks animated movies that came afterward? Listen and find out.



Old School Lane Casual Chats Episode 116: TellTale Games

In this episode of Casual Chats, Patricia and special guest Jim Bevan discuss about the video game company TellTale Games, the first game they were introduced to that the company worked on, their favorites, and the recent news about their shut down.


Check out Jim's links down below.
https://twitter.com/JimB_85
http://www.manic-expression.com/author/jim-bevan


DreamMachine Episode 1: Antz

Welcome to DreamMachine, the podcast where Arun and Patricia discuss about every Dreamworks theatrical movies, shorts, specials, and direct to video movie leading up to How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World. They discuss about their first movie, Antz, which debuted on October 2, 1998. The plot is about an ant named Z who wishes to be an independent ant after being being sick and tired of being a worker in his colony. He then meets Princess Bala in a bar and instantly falls in love with her. To get closer to Bala, Z impersonates as a soldier without realizing that his mission is fighting in a termite war. Returning home as a war hero, his rank as a worker ant has been discovered and takes Bala hostage to not get arrested. With both of them out of the colony, Z and Bala search for the legendary paradise Insectopia. Meanwhile, the colony's general named Mandible is making a huge plan behind the queen's back involving with wiping away the "weak ants" and making a stronger colony.

When the movie premiered in theaters, it made $174 million dollars in the box office and had gotten positive reviews from critics and fans kickstarting Dreamworks' animation company. It came out a few weeks before Disney's A Bug's Life where it had a similar concept about a colony of ants. How well does this film hold up after 20 years later? Listen and find out!


Tuesday, September 25, 2018

Old School Lane Casual Chats Episode 115: SNICK

In this episode of Casual Chats, Patricia and special guests David and Eli from You Scared of This? discuss about the 1992 Nickelodeon 2 hour block SNICK. They discuss about their earliest memories of watching SNICK, the shows that aired around the block, and which were the best and worst from the lineup.


Check out their podcast and the links down below.
https://soundcloud.com/youscaredofthis
https://twitter.com/youscaredofthis
https://www.facebook.com/youscaredofthis/?fref=ts

Old School Lane Casual Chats Episode 114: Mega Man

In this episode of Casual Chats, Patricia discusses about the video game franchise Mega Man with special guest Ash Paulsen from GameXplain in honor of the newest game of the series, Mega Man 11, releasing on October 2nd.


Mega Man X Opening Stage theme by FamilyJules
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCt9ez6CnUQCFEUnxeBGlR9w

Mega Man 5 Gravity Man Guitar theme by Krzysztof Skowikowski
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQd8wa64nB8zaQ9P_3R4UKw

Check out Ash's links down below and subscribe to GameXplain.
https://www.youtube.com/user/GameXplain
https://www.facebook.com/gamexplain/
https://twitter.com/GameXplain
https://twitter.com/AshPaulsen

Old School Lane Casual Chats Episode 113: The Power Rangers Franchise

In this episode of Casual Chats, Patricia and special guests Jim Bevan, Des Shinta, ZenithWillRule, and newcomer Marvelous in Red discuss about the Power Rangers franchise in honor of the 25th anniversary of Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers' debut. They go over all the series, the movies, and a handful of the video games.



Follow the Marvelous in Red's links down below.
https://www.youtube.com/MarvelousInRed
https://twitter.com/MarvelousInRed

Check out Des Shinta's links down below
http://shintasbrainpan.blogspot.com
https://www.youtube.com/user/ShintaRe...
https://twitter.com/Des_Shinta

Check out Zenith's links down below.
https://www.youtube.com/ZenithWillReview
https://www.patreon.com/MediaMeltdown
https://twitter.com/Zenithwillrule

Check out Jim's links down below.
https://twitter.com/JimB_85
http://www.manic-expression.com/author/jim-bevan

PixMix Episode 21: The Incredibles 2

In our final episode of PixMix (until the release of Toy Story 4), Patricia and Arun discuss about the newest movie released by Pixar in the form of The Incredibles 2. The movie picks up right where the first movie left off with Mr. Incredible, Elastigirl, Dash, and Violet fighting against The Underminer. After that, the movie shifts towards Elastigirl trying to find the identity of a villain name Screenslaver as he hypnotizes people into dangerous situations. Meanwhile Mr. Incredible is trying his hardest to help Dash with math homework, Violet reconnect with Tony after having his memory wiped, and Jack-Jack with his new powers.


Tuesday, August 14, 2018

Old School Lane Update: August 14, 2018

Hey everyone, this is Patricia. It's time for another update regarding on the future of Old School Lane. So, as of tomorrow, I will be going back to school so that I can get a degree in broadcast journalism. I had briefly talked about this being a possible thing on my last update video back in May when my family and I made the move from Florida to Alabama. It's been something I've been wanting to do for a very long time. Having a love for reading, writing, and presenting topics I've been passionate about, I want to make it a career. In order to make that a reality, I need to get a degree and experience in a TV or radio station working with the newest technology in terms of cameras, sound boards, and software. So, I want to dedicate 4 years of my life to school so I can better my skills and work in a job that I would be more satisfied with. Back in 2008 when I graduated from school and got a certificate for computer support, the Great Recession happened and there were little to no jobs available. I worked in odd jobs until eventually working in a warehouse for 5 years. I was depressed and hated that my life led up to that point. That was partly why Old School Lane was started due to the fact that Kevin and I were miserable with our crappy jobs and needed something fun to do on our spare time. We had a passion for talking about our favorite cartoons, TV shows, movies, and video games and had slowly gained a small fanbase. After a while, Kevin came to Old School Lane less and less due to getting a new job and preparing for his wedding alongside with Christina. He found happiness and moved on to bigger and better things. I had not. It's about time that I take a chance and start again from scratch going back to school and do something I love for a living. It's funny, ever since Arun and I did the Avenue Q podcast recently, this song is more relevant to me than ever.


For those who are wondering "So, what's next for Old School Lane?" Well, I have recorded 3 episodes of Casual Chats that'll be coming out in the next few weeks. Then, there's the last episode of PixMix where Arun and I discussed about the newest Pixar The Incredibles 2 which will be coming out next week. After that, that'll be it for PixMix until Toy Story 4 comes out next year. We'll be doing a Dreamworks this fall so stay tuned for that. I've been writing a few video scripts so I hope to complete them soon. I'll be still participating in The Arun Mehta Show and Live & Wired, so I'm not going to completely disappear. So, if content is a little bit slow, that's why. I hope that you understand and I thank you for your amazing support especially since the Old School Lane YouTube channel has over 4000 subscribers and slowly growing. Old School Lane won't die off because of this change of my life, it'll only get better. But that'll take time. I hope it'll be worth the wait. Until then, hope to see you around Old School Lane soon. Thanks for everything.

-Patricia

Sunday, August 12, 2018

Old School Lane Casual Chats Episode 112: Avenue Q

In this episode of Casual Chats, Patricia and special guest Arun Mehta from The Arun Mehta Show discuss about the 2003 Broadway musical Avenue Q. They discuss about their introductions of the musical, the characters, story, songs, and legacy. Warning: major spoilers ahead.



To learn more about Avenue Q, visit their website at http://avenueq.com.

PixMix Episode 20: Top 5 Best and Worst Pixar Movies

In this special episode of PixMix, Patricia and Arun discuss about what the top 5 best and worst Pixar movies are according to their ranks as well as assistance with Dan the Pixar Fan. Which ended up on each lists? Listen and find out.



Check out Dan the Pixar Fan's links down below.
http://www.danthepixarfan.com
https://www.facebook.com/danthepixarfan
https://twitter.com/danthepixarfan

Tuesday, July 31, 2018

Old School Lane Unboxing 7/31/2018

After months of no videos (again), Patricia does a quick unboxing video as well as gives a quick update on the status of Old School Lane.



Check out The Orange Years for more information about their documentary.
https://www.theorangeyears.com

Check out the Old School Lane Discord page in the link down below.
https://discord.gg/u6nzSc

Check out Decker Shado's livestream show Live & Wired in the link down below.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kcTVnkQuE5o&list=PL6QePrls9eTTi4eQqX5SVdg8mSEtUOLvB

PixMix Episode 19: Brave

In this episode of PixMix, Patricia and Arun discuss about the first Pixar movie featuring a princess called Brave. The movie is about a Scottish princess Merida who loves archery, being independent, and is not content on following her mother's traditional lessons on being a proper woman and getting married. Fed up with her mother, she visits a witch to get a potion to get her of her. but ends up with something she didn't expect.

Originally titled The Bear and the Bow, Brave had high expectations to do very well after the negative reception of Cars 2. However, it received mixed to negative reviews from critics and fans continuing the downhill slump of Pixar's reputation while Disney was in its revival kick releasing Wreck-it-Ralph the same year. Does this movie deserve the hate it gets? Listen and find out.


Old School Lane Casual Chats Episode 111: The DisneyToon Studios

In this episode of Casual Chats, Patricia and Chris "RowdyC" Moore discuss about DisneyToon Studios which were known for animating and producing the direct to video animated Disney movies. General consensus states that most of the movies from this now defunct studio are awful, cheap, lazy, and uninspired cash grabs taking advantage of people's nostalgia on the original movies it spawned from. Are there diamonds in the rough? Yes, but which ones? Listen and find out.


Thursday, July 26, 2018

PixMix Episode 18: Monsters, Inc.

In this episode of PixMix, Patricia and Arun discuss about the 2001 animated film Monsters, Inc. In the world of monsters, humans are feared and their screams are used as electricity to power up the city of Monstropolis. The movie focuses on two monsters named Mike and Sully as they work together to get the monster scare record. However, things get disastrous when Sully accidentally lets a little girl run around causing mayhem all around. It's up to Mike and Sully to return the girl home before she's discovered.

When the movie premiered, it was one of 3 animated films (the other two being Shrek and Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius) that were nominated for Best Animated Feature on the Oscars. How well does it hold up after almost 20 years? Did it deserve that much critical acclaim after following up to Toy Story 2? Listen and find out.


Thursday, July 19, 2018

PixMix Episode 17: Toy Story 3

In this episode of PixMix, Patricia and Arun discuss about the last movie in the Toy Story trilogy (until Toy Story 4 was announced) in the form of Toy Story 3. Years after Toy Story 2, Andy is going to college and the toys fear of being taken to the dump. So, they decide to run away to a daycare center where toys will never be disowned. However, things don't appear to be as cheerful as it appears to be. What would be the outcome of the toys? Does the series conclude on a happy note?

When the movie debuted, it became Pixar's highest grossing film with $1 billion dollars worldwide and the last movie from the golden era of Pixar until Inside Out premiered. How well does the movie hold up after almost a decade after it premiered? Listen and find out.


PixMix Episode 16: WALL-E

In this episode of PixMix, Patricia and Arun discuss about the 2008 animated film WALL-E. The movie takes place in the year 2805 where the Earth has been polluted and humanity has left leaving robots to clean it up. All but one has died out and we get to see the life of the robot with doing his cleanup job, befriending a cockroach, and watching Hello Dolly. But one day, a robot named EVE was sent on a mission to find live on Earth and locates a plant. She meets up with WALL-E and together they bond with one another. Then, when WALL-E follows EVE after leaving back to her ship, WALL-E then discovers what humanity is up to.

When the movie premiered, the movie was praised by critics and fans for telling an environmentally messaged in a non-preachy way, its quiet moments, and the relationship between WALL-E, and EVE. However, since then, people are split between whether the entire movie was great or just the first half. Where do Patricia and Arun stand by this? Listen and find out.


PixMix Episode 15: Cars 2

In this episode of PixMix, Patricia and Arun discuss about the sequel from the 2006 Pixar film Cars in the form of Cars 2. In this movie, Mater is confused as a secret agent and is tasked to an important mission involving someone sabotaging the races who uses an environmentally friendly fuel. There's also Lightning McQueen partaking in a race in various places around the world such as Tokyo and Italy, but that's not important.

When the movie debuted in theaters, it made a lot of money, however critics and fans mostly hated it calling it the worst Pixar movie of all time. Is this statement true? Listen and find out.


PixMix Episode 14: Finding Dory

In this episode of PixMix, Patricia and Arun discuss about the sequel to Finding Nemo, Finding Dory. Taking place 1 year later, Dory, Marlin, and Nemo go on an adventure to California to find her long lost parents. She ends up getting captured and relocated into the Marine Life Institute where she meets up with many colorful characters in the hopes of finding her family. It's up to Marlin and Nemo to rescue Dory right before she ends up in deeper trouble.

Despite a 12 year gap between the two movies, Finding Dory was praised by critics and fans and had made $1 billion dollars in the box office, the 2nd film to make that amount since Toy Story 3. Is the movie just as immersive and grand as the original or is Dory not enough of a strong character to feature in her own movie?



PixMix Episode 13: Cars

In this episode of PixMix, Patricia and Arun discuss about the 2007 movie Cars. In this film, a race car named Lightning McQueen is the best racer in the whole racing circuit admired by many fans. While on his way to a race in California, he accidentally destroys the roads of a small town called Radiator Springs and is sentenced to repair all the damages. While fixing the roads, he becomes friends with many characters like a pick up truck named Mater and a love interest named Sally. Will Lightning make it to the race in time? Will his way of life change by the cars in this small and humble town? When the movie came out, it received mixed to positive reviews and generated a lot of money from its toys and merchandise. Some people point out that this movie was the beginning of the end of Pixar's golden age. Is that true? Is this movie really that bad? Listen and find out.


PixMix Episode 12: A Bug's Life

In this episode of PixMix, Patricia and Arun discuss about the 1998 animated film A Bug's Life. It focuses on an ant named Flik who wishes to make a difference to his ant field by making inventions to make things easier, but no one listens to him. When he knocks down food for the grasshoppers, he's send to find warrior bugs to defeat them, but instead finds a group of circus bugs. Can they find a way to defeat the grasshoppers before they return in the fall or will they be forced to serve them forever?

When the movie debuted in theaters, it received positive reviews from critics and fans building the reputation of Pixar being a worthy competitor to Disney and Dreamworks. However it didn't make as much money and praise compared to Toy Story and Antz was released a few weeks prior. Is A Bug's Life still worthy as an animated classic or has it been pushed aside for better Pixar movies?


PixMix Episode 11: Inside Out

In this episode of PixMix, Patricia and Arun discuss about the 2015 Pixar animated film Inside Out. It focuses on 5 different emotions named Joy, Sadness, Fear, Anger, and Disgust controlling the mind of a young girl named Riley. She lives a very happy life with her family in Minnesota until her father gets a new job in San Francisco and they have to move there. She goes through a lot of ups and downs with her emotions, while Joy and Sadness separate from the main headquarters and must return to Riley's mind before she falls apart and loses her happiest memories.

When the movie premiered, it was critically acclaimed as one of Pixar's best films, especially since they had gone through a 6 year slump after the release of Cars 2. Since then, there have been a few more good Pixar films released like Finding Dory and Coco. How well does Inside Out hold up today? Listen and find out.


PixMix Episode 10: Monsters University

In this episode of PixMix, Patricia and Arun discuss about the prequel to Monsters Inc., Monsters University. It takes place years earlier where we see Mike and Sully first meet at Monsters University learning how to be scarers. Mike is passionate about scaring, but isn't good at it while Sully is very overconfident in his skills and family lineage. When they accidentally broke the dean's trophy, she threatens to expel them. But then they decided to wager a bet on if they win the upcoming competition against the school's fraternity teams, they'll return to the school. Mike and Sully end up in a fraternity that are nerds and terrible at scaring, but they teach them basic skills until they are a force to be reckoned with.

When the movie premiered in theaters, it received mixed to negative reviews with fans claiming that it was a generic college movie with the Monsters Inc. characters and how they much preferred a sequel. What do Patricia and Arun think of it? Listen and find out.


PixMix Episode 9: Finding Nemo

In this episode of PixMix, Patricia and Arun discuss about the 2003 Pixar animated movie Finding Nemo. The movie is about an overprotective clownfish named Marlin who is very concerned about his son Nemo's safety after losing his wife and family. Nemo is captured and taken to a dentist's fish tank and Marlin and another fish named Dory must save Nemo right before he's giving away as a birthday present. This movie was critically acclaimed when it first came out with its amazing story, memorable characters, brilliant performances, stunning animation, and unique setting. How well does it hold up after almost 15 years later? Listen and find out.


PixMix Episode 8: Up

In this episode of PixMix, Patricia and Arun discuss about the 2009 Pixar movie Up. In this movie, an old man named Carl Anderson wishes to go to a place called Paradise Falls where he and his late wife Ellie wanted to go to. He gets there via strapping his house with balloons accidentally taking a boy scout named Russell with him. On the journey to reaching Paradise Falls, they meet up with many characters and go through many obstacles.

The movie has praised by many as one of Pixar's best when it came out. But since then, it's gotten a mixed reaction from the audience on whether the entire movie was great or the first 10 minutes where we see Carl and Ellie's relationship. What do Arun and Patricia think of it? Listen and find out.


PixMix Episode 7: The Incredibles

In this episode of PixMix, Patricia and Arun discuss about a movie that they hoped they would cover last, but thanks to the random wheel, their plans changed. It's the 2004 Pixar movie The Incredibles. In this movie, Mr. Incredible is one of many superheroes dedicated to saving the world from villains. However, overtime, superheroes become banned due to many people suing them for damage and they have to live normal lives. 15 years later, Mr. Incredible suffers from a mid-life crisis and wants to become a hero again. A woman named Mirage hires him to don his old hero costume and helps her boss with various tasks. With that said, Mr. Incredible keeps this new job from his family and learns that this new job isn't what he thought it would be. How well does this movie hold up after almost 15 years later? Did it deserve a sequel coming this June?


PixMix Episode 6: Toy Story 2

In this episode of PixMix, Patricia and Arun discuss about the critically acclaimed sequel to Toy Story simply titled Toy Story 2. Woody is kidnapped by Big Al from Big Al's Toy Barn and learns that he's a collector's item from an old 1950's kids show. It's up to Buzz, Rex, Hamm, Mr. Potato Head, and Slinky to rescue him right before Woody and his new friends leave for Japan to be displayed in a museum.



PixMix Episode 5: Ratatouille

In this episode of PixMix, Patricia and Arun finally get out of the mediocre rut and talk about a good Pixar movie with Ratatouille. It's about a rat named Remy who wishes to be a chef, but is forbidden to interact with humans and real food by his father and his rat group. He ends up being separated from his family and ends up in France where he visits his favorite restaurant and meets up with a clumsy employee named Linguini and helps him become a great chef. This is the 2nd Pixar movie by Brad Bird. How well does it stack up compared to the other Pixar films?


PixMix Episode 4: The Good Dinosaur

In this episode of PixMix, Patricia and Arun continue to talk about the average Pixar movies with The Good Dinosaur. The movie takes place in an alternative universe where the meteor didn't kill the dinosaurs, it focuses on a dino named Arlo who befriends a caveboy named Spot while finding his way home after falling in a river. The Good Dinosaur is currently the lowest grossing Pixar movie ever making only $332 million dollars, especially since it came out a few months after Inside Out. Did it deserve better recognition or was there a reason why it’s been mostly ignored?



PixMix Episode 3: Cars 3

In the 3rd episode of PixMix, Patricia and Arun discuss about the 3rd installment of the Cars trilogy. In this movie, Lightning McQueen is competing against newer and modern race cars and is seeing as an old, washed up has been. He has to train and learn to keep up with these new racers otherwise he'll be fired or forced to retire. Arun and Patricia had never seen any of the Cars movies. Does the most recent film in the trilogy interest them to see the rest?




PixMix Episode 2: Toy Story

In this episode of PixMix, Arun and Patricia discuss about the movie that started it all: the 1995 animated feature Toy Story. It's been over 20 years since its premiere. Does it still hold up today? Listen and find out.


PixMix Episode 1: Coco

In the first episode of a brand new podcast series, Arun Mehta from The Arun Mehta Show and Patricia Miranda from Old School Lane watch and review every Pixar movie leading up to The Incredibles 2. The first one they discuss about is the most recent Pixar movie, Coco as well as the short that came with it,. Olaf's Frozen Adventure.


Old School Lane Casual Chats Episode 110: Interview with Greg Stevens from Pop Arena

In this episode of Casual Chats, Patricia interviews Greg Stevens, the man behind the YouTube channel Pop Arena where he's currently covering every show ever aired on Nickelodeon with his series Nick Knacks, Goosebumps books, Doctor Who novels, and more.



Check out Greg's links down below.
https://www.youtube.com/user/poparena
https://twitter.com/pop_arena
http://thepoparena.tumblr.com
https://www.patreon.com/pop_arena

Old School Lane Casual Chats Episode 109: FLCL

In this episode of Casual Chats, Patricia and special guests Eli "The Cartoon Hero" Stone, Des Shinta, Zenith Will Rule, and Ryan McCarthy discuss about the 2000 anime FLCL (Fooly Cooly) in honor of the show's 2nd season FLCL: Progressive airing in Adult Swim and the recent release of the 3rd season FLCL: Alternative. They discuss about their earliest memories of the show, the characters, the soundtrack, and the strangeness of the story.



Check out Des Shinta's links down below
http://shintasbrainpan.blogspot.com
https://www.youtube.com/user/ShintaRe...
https://twitter.com/Des_Shinta

Check out Eli's links down below.
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqh6...
http://theherooftomorrow.blogspot.com/
https://www.patreon.com/theherooftomo...
http://www.dailymotion.com/theherooft...
https://twitter.com/CartoonHeroGuy

Check out Zenith's links down below.
https://www.youtube.com/ZenithWillReview
https://www.patreon.com/MediaMeltdown
https://twitter.com/Zenithwillrule

Follow Ryan on Twitter at https://twitter.com/LastZimOnEarth.

Old School Lane Casual Chats Episode 108: Interview with Mathew Klickstein and Mike Reiss

In this episode of Casual Chats, Patricia interviews Mathew Klickstein, the author of Slimed! An Oral History of Nickelodeon's Golden Age and director of On Your Marc, and Mike Reiss, longtime writer of The Simpsons and co-creator of The Critic in honor of their newest book Springfield Confidential: Jokes, Secrets, and Outright Lies from a Lifetime Writing on The Simpsons.



Click on the link below to purchase Springfield Confidential.
https://www.amazon.com/Springfield-Co...

Follow Mike on Twitter at https://twitter.com/MikeReissWriter.

Check out Mathew's website down below.
https://www.mathewklickstein.com

Old School Lane Casual Chats Episode 107: Naruto: Shippuden

In this episode of Casual Chats, Patricia and Eli "The Cartoon Hero" Stone continue their discussion of the Naruto franchise with the sequel series Naruto: Shippuden. They discuss about the pros and cons of the series. More so the latter than anything.



"Closer" theme song by Caleb Hayes.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C9ssz...

"Sign" theme song by NateWantstoBattle
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7jpUq...

Check out Eli's links down below.
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqh6...
http://theherooftomorrow.blogspot.com/
https://www.patreon.com/theherooftomo...
http://www.dailymotion.com/theherooft...
https://twitter.com/CartoonHeroGuy

Old School Lane Casual Chats Episode 106: Nicktoon Movies w/Remington Keyes & Kenny Rutter

In this episode of Casual Chats, Patricia and special guests Remington Keyes and Kenny Rutter from The Nerd Talk Podcast about the theatrical and TV movies based on the Nicktoons concluding the month long discussion of Nickelodeon in honor of Pinwheel's 40th anniversary. Sit back, relax, and enjoy the longest episode of Casual Chats to date.



Check out The Nerd Talk Podcast's links down below.
https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7lN...
https://www.facebook.com/TheNerdTalkP...
https://twitter.com/KingRemDogg

Check out Kenny's links down below.
https://www.youtube.com/user/blkknigh...
https://www.facebook.com/kenneth.rutt...
https://twitter.com/kennyrutter2391

Old School Lane Casual Chats Episode 105: Sega Genesis (Mega Drive) Memories

In this episode of Casual Chats, Patricia and special guests Arun Mehta and Tom "indexsonic" Carter discuss about the Sega Genesis or Mega Drive in honor of the 30th anniversary of the console's release. They discuss about their earliest memories, favorite games, and questionable decisions that Sega did to expand the console longer than needed.



Check out Arun's links down below
http://www.arunmehta.co.uk
http://www.facebook.com/ArunMehtaShow
http://www.twitter.com/ArunMehtaShow
https://www.youtube.com/user/ArunMeht...

Check out Tom's links below
https://www.youtube.com/user/indexsonic
https://www.facebook.com/Guardiancomi...
https://twitter.com/TomCarter1989

Old School Lane Casual Chats Episode 104: Yu Yu Hakusho

In this episode of Casual Chats, Patricia and special guests Jim Bevan, Antoni Garcia, and Zenith discuss about the 1992 anime Yu Yu Hakusho, their first introductions, the 4 seasons of the show, and their favorite characters.



Check out Jim's links down below.
https://twitter.com/JimB_85
http://www.manic-expression.com/autho...

Check out Antoni's links below.
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSoK...
https://www.facebook.com/antoni.garci...
https://twitter.com/antonimatteo
https://www.patreon.com/antonireviews...

Check out Zenith's links down below.
https://www.youtube.com/ZenithWillReview
https://www.patreon.com/MediaMeltdown
https://twitter.com/Zenithwillrule

Old School Lane Casual Chats Episode 103: The Pokemon Movies and OVAs

In this episode of Casual Chats, Patricia and special guests Des Shinta, Eli "The Cartoon Hero" Stone, and Jim Bevan discuss about the Pokemon movies and OVAs in honor of the most recent movie in the franchise Pokemon: I Choose You.



Check out Des Shinta's links down below
http://shintasbrainpan.blogspot.com
https://www.youtube.com/user/ShintaRe...
https://twitter.com/Des_Shinta

Check out Eli's links down below.
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqh6...
http://theherooftomorrow.blogspot.com/
https://www.patreon.com/theherooftomo...
http://www.dailymotion.com/theherooft...
https://twitter.com/CartoonHeroGuy

Check out Jim's links down below.
https://twitter.com/JimB_85
http://www.manic-expression.com/autho...

Old School Lane Casual Chats Episode 102: The Disney Golden Era

In this episode of Casual Chats, Patricia and special guest Chris "RowdyC" Moore discuss about the Disney Golden Era consisting of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, Pinocchio, Fantasia, Dumbo, and Bambi.



Check out The Rowdy Reviewer's links down below
http://rowdyc.com
https://www.patreon.com/RowdyCProduct...
https://www.facebook.com/RowdyCMoore
https://twitter.com/RowdyCReviewer
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKJu...

Old School Lane Casual Chats Episode 101: The Fox Animation Studios Trilogy

In this episode of Casual Chats, Patricia and special guests James "Jaimetud" Sullivan, Taylor "Whyboy" Wyatt, and Nero Angelus continue off from a podcast a few months ago about the Sullivan-Bluth Studios movies with The Fox Animation Studios trilogy with Anastasia, Bartok the Magnificent, and Titan A.E.



Check out Taylor's and Nero's links down below.
https://www.youtube.com/user/Taylorwy...
http://www.facebook.com/ToonGrin
http://twitter.com/CartoonCornerWB
https://twitter.com/NeroAngelus

Check out James' links down below.
https://www.youtube.com/user/Jaimetud
https://www.facebook.com/JaimetudOffi...
https://twitter.com/Jaimetud

Old School Lane Casual Chats Episode 100: Old School Lane's 6th Anniversary

In this milestone episode of Casual Chats, Patricia does a livestream Q&A commemorating 100 episodes of Old School Lane's podcast.


Old School Lane Casual Chats Episode 99: Interview with Saberspark

In the 3rd week of the 40th anniversary celebration of Nickelodeon with the debut of Pinwheel, Patricia interviews online content creator Saberspark. They talk about his earliest memories with Nickelodeon and his thoughts on the network compared to Cartoon Network.



Check out Saberspark's links down below.
https://www.youtube.com/user/Saberspark
https://www.facebook.com/Saberspark
https://twitter.com/Saberspark
https://www.patreon.com/saberspark

Old School Lane Casual Chats Episode 98: Interview with The Big Orange Couch Podcast

In this episode of Casual Chats, Patricia continues the celebration of Nickelodeon's 40th anniversary of the debut of Pinwheel with special guests Andrew and Joey from The Big Orange Couch Podcast. They talk about their earliest memories of Nickelodeon, what shows truly defined the channel, and why shows from back in the 90's are still remembered to this very day.



Check out The Big Orange Couch Podcast's links down below.
https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/b...
https://www.facebook.com/bigorangecouch
https://twitter.com/BOCpodcast

Old School Lane Casual Chats Episode 97: Interview with Peggy Sue Clay

It's December 1, 2017, the 40th anniversary of Nickelodeon with the debut of Pinwheel. In honor of this, Patricia interviews the blogger behind The Classic Nickelodeon Fan Blog Peggy Sue Clay discussing about her earliest memories of Nickelodeon, the origins of her blog, her favorite shows, and her upcoming projects.



Check out Peggy Sue's blog down below.
http://classic-nickelodeon-fan-blog.b...

Old School Lane Casual Chats Episode 96: Casual Chats' 5th Anniversary Celebration

In this special episode of Casual Chats, it's the 5th anniversary of Old School Lane's podcast. Patricia invites her followers to discuss about how they were first introduced to her work, their favorite episodes, and various other topics.



Check out Pocketbook's links down below.
https://twitter.com/snorbertd1
https://t.co/e9NypoRC2a
https://www.instagram.com/snorbertd/?...

Check out Celeste's links down below.
https://twitter.com/djcelrock
https://www.fanfiction.net/u/5774748/...
http://www.theqonline.net

Check out Jordan's links down below.
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7yf...
https://www.facebook.com/jordan.hayes89

Check out Nic's links down below.
https://twitter.com/nicnagel00
https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?...

Check out Ian's links down below.
https://www.facebook.com/ian.coyne.735

Check out Travis' links down below.
https://twitter.com/mountainer08

Old School Lane Casual Chats Episode 95: Ratchet & Clank

In this episode of Casual Chats, Patricia alongside returning guests Taylor "Whyboy" Wyatt and Nero Angelus from ToonGrin and newcomer Mike Mixtape discuss about the Ratchet & Clank franchise in honor of its 15th anniversary.


Old School Lane Casual Chats Episode 94: On Your Marc w/Marc Summers and Mathew Klickstein

In this episode of Casual Chats, Patricia discusses about the upcoming documentary On Your Marc alongside special guests Marc Summers, host of Double Dare, What Would You Do?, and the main star on the documentary, and Mathew Klickstein, author of Slimed! An Oral History of Nickelodeon's Golden Age and the director of the documentary.



Check out On Your Marc's links down below
http://www.marcsummersmovie.com
https://www.facebook.com/marcsummersm...
https://twitter.com/marcsummerstime
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChi3...
https://www.instagram.com/marcsummers...

Follow Marc's links down below
http://www.marcsummerstv.com
https://twitter.com/Ibatvmc
https://www.instagram.com/therealmarc...

Follow Mathew's links down below
http://www.mathewklickstein.com
https://twitter.com/NickOralHistory
https://www.facebook.com/NickOralHistory

Old School Lane Casual Chats Episode 93: Interview with Caseen Gaines #3

In this episode of Casual Chats, Patricia interviews book author and pop culture enthusiast Caseen Gaines for the 3rd time (4th if you count our blog interview from 6 years ago) discussing about his newest book, The Dark Crystal: The Ultimate Visual History.


Check out Caseen's links down below http://www.caseengaines.com https://www.facebook.com/caseengaines https://twitter.com/caseengaines https://www.amazon.com/Dark-Crystal-U...

Old School Lane Casual Chats Episode 92: Batman: The Animated Series

In this episode of Casual Chats, Patricia and special guests That Long Haired Creepy Guy and Comic Uno discuss about the 1992 Fox cartoon Batman: The Animated Series in honor of its 25th anniversary. They talk about their early memories, their favorite characters, their favorite episodes, and thoughts on the two animated movies as well as the controversial 2nd volume.



Check out That Long Haired Creepy Guy's links down below.
https://www.patreon.com/ThatLongHaire...
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgqj...
https://twitter.com/TLHCG
http://www.amazon.com/-/e/B00RYIA9HK

Check out Comic Uno's links down below.
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCr7C...
http://comicfrontline.blogspot.com/
https://www.facebook.com/ComicFrontline
https://twitter.com/ComicUno
https://www.youtube.com/user/ComicFro...

Old School Lane Casual Chats Episode 91: Recess

In this episode of Casual Chats, it's the 20th anniversary of the ABC animated series Recess and Patricia interviews creators Paul Germain and Joe Ansolabehere, writers Bart Jennett and Peter Gaffney, composer Denis Hannigan, and voice actor Courtland Mead discussing about their experiences working on it.


Old School Lane Casual Chats Episode 90: Interview with Joe Murray

In this episode of Casual Chats, Patricia interviews animator, comic book artist, children's book author, and the creator of Rocko's Modern Life, Joe Murray. They discuss about his influences in art, his favorite episodes of Rocko's Modern Life, some information about the upcoming Nickelodeon TV movie Rocko's Modern Life: Static Cling as well as the upcoming PBS Kids show Luna Around the World.



Check out Joe's links down below.
http://joemurraystudio.com
https://www.facebook.com/JoeMurrayStudio
https://twitter.com/jmurraystudio

Old School Lane Casual Chats Episode 89: The Sullivan Bluth Studios Movies

In this episode of Casual Chats, Patricia and special guests James "Jaimetud" Sullivan and Mat "Animat" Brunet discuss about the Sullivan Bluth Studios movies in honor of The Secret of NIMH's 35 anniversary and the upcoming Dragon's Lair movie. They discuss about their earliest history of the movies as well as discussing the best and worst things about them.



Intro song is "Mary's Plea" by Max Weiner
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tWECN...

Outro song is "If We Hold on Together" cover song by James Sullivan
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GI7KB...

Check out Mat's links down below
https://www.youtube.com/user/Electric...
https://www.facebook.com/ElectricDrag...
https://twitter.com/AniMat505
https://www.patreon.com/AniMat

Check out James' links down below.
https://www.youtube.com/user/Jaimetud
https://www.facebook.com/JaimetudOffi...
https://twitter.com/Jaimetud

Old School Lane Casual Chats Episode 88: The Harry Potter Franchise

In this episode of Casual Chats, Patricia and special guest Kyle Norty discuss about the Harry Potter franchise in honor of the 20th anniversary celebration of the premiere of the 1st book Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (Philosopher's Stone).



Harry Potter Theme (Hedwig's Theme) Cover Song done by Taylor Davis.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ki8hN...

The Sorting Hat Song by RiddleTM
https://riddletmmusic.wordpress.com

Check out Kyle's links below
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbRs...
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHvs...
https://www.facebook.com/NorthIsUpPro...
https://twitter.com/KyleNorty
http://kdnor.deviantart.com

Old School Lane Casual Chats Episode 87: Interview with Ron Cicero and Kimo Easterwood

In this episode of Casual Chats, Patricia interviews Ron Cicero and Kimo Easterwood, the men behind an upcoming documentary titled Happy Happy Joy Joy: The Ren & Stimpy Story.



Check out Ron and Kimo's links below and learn more information about the Ren & Stimpy documentary.
https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/ha...
https://www.facebook.com/renandstimpydoc
https://twitter.com/RonCicero
https://www.instagram.com/kimopix

Old School Lane Casual Chats Episode 86: Tiny Toon Adventures: How I Spent My Vacation

In this episode of Casual Chats, Patricia and special guests Chris a.k.a. RowdyC and James a.k.a. Jaimetud discuss about the 1992 direct to video animated TV movie based of the 1990 animated series Tiny Toon Adventures. How well does it hold up 25 years later?



Check out The Rowdy Reviewer's links down below
http://rowdyc.com
https://www.patreon.com/RowdyCProduct...
https://www.facebook.com/RowdyCMoore
https://twitter.com/RowdyCReviewer
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKJu...

Check out James' links down below.
https://www.youtube.com/user/Jaimetud
https://www.facebook.com/JaimetudOffi...
https://twitter.com/Jaimetud

Old School Lane Casual Chats Episode 85: Interview with Mitch Schauer

In this episode of Casual Chats, Patricia interviews animator, comic book artist, and creator of The Angry Beavers, Mitch Schauer. They discuss about his early years, his influences, the creation of The Angry Beavers, his comic book work, and his other animation work.



Check out Marvel Super Hero Adventures: Frost Fight and Hulk: Where Monsters Dwell on Netflix in the links below.
https://www.netflix.com/title/80023667
https://www.netflix.com/title/80134893

Check out The Super Hero Squad Show on Hulu in the link below.
https://www.hulu.com/the-super-hero-s...

We're in Between Episode 57: Season 3 Recap

In the final episode of We're in Between, Patricia and Casey discuss about their thoughts of the 3rd season of As Told by Ginger as well as their top 5 favorite episodes, top 3 favorite characters, highlights of the people they interviewed, and reading the last comments of their listeners.


We're in Between Bonus Podcast Episode 13: Interview with Emily Kapnek

In our final bonus podcast episode of We're in Between, Patricia and Casey interviews the creator of As Told by Ginger Emily Kapnek. They ask questions about what Emily would like to see in Season 4, if she would be interested in creating another cartoon, if there was was suppose to be a follow up to "Wicked Game", and much more. Sit back and relax our hour long interview.



Follow Emily on Twitter at https://twitter.com/EmilyKapnek.

We're in Between Bonus Podcast Episode 12: Interview with Alan Zegler

In this episode of We're in Between, Patricia interviews As Told by Ginger storyboard artist Alan Zegler who worked on episodes such as "Gym Class Confidential" and "And She Was Gone".


We're in Between Episode 56: The Party

In this episode of We're in Between, Patricia and Casey go all the way back to the beginning looking back at the 1998 As Told by Ginger pilot "The Party". In this episode, Ginger is invited to Courtney's party. However, she has to take Carl with her since Lois is working. With the pilot being only 11 minutes long, how well does it stack compared to the series?


We're in Between Episode 55: The Wedding Frame

In this special episode of We're in Between, Patricia and Casey discuss about the final episode of As Told by Ginger "The Wedding Frame". This 4th TV movie was the 2nd episode of the series that never aired in the U.S., but was released on DVD. Ginger tries her hardest to make sure that Dr. Dave and Lois' wedding is perfect. However, Dr. Dave's mother is planning on sabotaging the wedding by hiring a woman named Nikki LaPorte to portray as Dr. Dave's old girlfriend. With that said, does this TV movie end on a high note? One thing's for sure: Patricia and Casey can't do it alone.


We're in Between Episode 54: Ten Chairs

In this episode of We're in Between, Patricia and Casey discuss about the 57th episode of As Told by Ginger "Ten Chairs". Ginger decides to invite her father Jonas to Thanksgiving dinner in addition to Dr. Dave, his mother, and the Bishop family making the situation awkward and uncomfortable. Meanwhile, Carl and Hoodsey decide to go vegan and buy a turkey so they can free it. But it causes a huge wreck on both their doghouse and the dinner. This is the penultimate episode of the series before the series finale. How does it turn out?


In this bonus podcast episode of We're in Between, Patricia and Casey interviews David Jeremiah, the voice actor behind Dr. Dave from As Told by Ginger.



Check out David's website on the link down below.
http://www.davidjeremiah.com

We're in Between Episode 53: Battle of the Bands

In this episode of We're in Between, Patricia and Casey discuss about the 56th episode of As Told by Ginger "Battle of the Bands" which is one of two episodes that has not aired in the USA. Macie is kicked out of band due to the budget being slashed for the football team's new stain resistant uniforms. Ginger decides to help Macie fight to get the band back, but in reality, she wants to get revenge on Darren. Meanwhile, Carl's bad side has been sneaking on him to do troublesome things, but he fights it off wanting to be good. They also read off the listener's monthly comments.



Check out Bob Dever's song "And She Was Gone".
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sDEzN...

Comment along with us at our forum; insightful comments might even be read on the show! http://wereinbetween.freeforums.net

We're in Between Episode 52: Dodie's Big Break

In this episode of We're in Between, Patricia and Casey discuss about the 55th episode of As Told by Ginger "Dodie's Big Break". Taking place right after "A Lesson in Tightropes", Ginger returns to school after being hospitalized for appendicitis. During that time, Dodie became the gopher mascot for Lucky High's pep squad. However, an incident where Dodie knocks down the cheerleader triangle position causes Dodie to break her leg and is promoted to pep squad member. Meanwhile, Carl teams up with Buddy, the real estate agent from the episode "Kiss Today Goodbye" to sell people  run down homes for profit.


As Told By Ginger "A Lesson In Tightropes" First Cut Animatic

Special thanks to As Told by Ginger director Mark Risley for digging through an old VHS tape of some animatics he still had and sharing this with me to share to all the fans. This one is from the Season 3 episode "A Lesson in Tightropes" which was named after a lyric from the Rufus Wainwright song "Cigarettes and Chocolate Milk". There are some minor changes of the animatic from the final product such as the drawings, some of the background music being missing, a deleted scene not shown in the final product, and Orion singing the 2nd part of “Splinter in my Heart”. With that said, enjoy!



NOTE: This video is NOT monitized.

Check out Mark's website down below.
http://www.markrisley.com

We're in Between Episode 51: A Lesson in Tightropes

In this episode of We're in Between, Patricia and Casey discuss about the 54th episode of As Told by Ginger "A Lesson in Tightropes". Continuing from the previous episode, "Kiss Today Goodbye", Darren finally decides to break up with Ginger for Simone. Ginger is heartbroken about this and ends up in the hospital suffering from appendicitis. Meanwhile Carl gets furious when his estranged father Jonas visits Ginger more often and he fears it will ruin the relationship between Lois and Dr. Dave. Fans have called this episode the most dramatic and depressing episode of the entire series. But is it still decent despite this or is it too sad for its own good?


Wednesday, July 18, 2018

We're in Between Episode 50: Kiss Today Goodbye

We've reached 50 episodes of We're in Between! In this episode, Patricia and Casey discuss about the 53rd episode of As Told by Ginger "Kiss Today Goodbye". In this episode, Dodie writes a letter to someone regarding about Darren cheating on Ginger with Simone while at the same time, Dodie gets into the good graces of Coach Candace so she can be in the pep squad. Meanwhile, Lois and Carl go house hunting with each house they go to being stranger than the last. With this episode focusing on Dodie, does it become "About Face" good or "Of Lice and Friends" bad?


We're in Between Episode 49: Detention

In this episode of We're in Between, Patricia and Casey discuss about the 52nd episode of As Told by Ginger "Detention" while also reading off the monthly comments from listeners. Continuing from the previous episode "Stuff'll Kill Ya", Ginger receives all day detention after sleeping through Ms. Zorski's test which means that she has to miss Darren's 1st football game. Meanwhile, Carl and Hoodsey make an agreement with Blake to sign the rights for him to have 49% of their tea only for him to take complete control over it.


We're in Between Episode 48: Stuff'll Kill Ya

In this episode of We're in Between, Patricia and Casey discuss about the 51st episode of As Told by Ginger "Stuff'll Kill Ya”, which was one of two episodes that aired on the Nicktoons Network in North America when it no longer aired new episodes on Nickelodeon. In this episode, Ginger and Carl enter into their first days of high school and middle school respectively with their teachers against them. Ginger becomes overwhelmed with school work and drinks coffee to keep up and Carl believes that he has 48 hours to live when checking on his science teacher's off limits lab fridge. "Stuff'll Kill Ya" was the start of many changes that will happen throughout the remaining episodes of the series. How well does it hold up compared to the previous two seasons?


We're in Between Episode 47: Fair to Cloudy

In this episode of We're in Between, Patricia and Casey discusses about the 50th episode of As Told by Ginger "Fair to Cloudy". The plot focuses on Ginger, Dodie, and Macie doing their yearly tradition of going to the state fair with Ginger inviting Darren. Dodie, not happy with Ginger ruining their plans, invites Courtney to join them. Meanwhile, Carl and Hoodsey visit the fair as well to see a two-headed horse only to find out it wasn't as cool as they hoped it would be.


We're in Between Episode 46: Heat Lightning

In this episode of We're in Between, Patricia and Casey discuss about the 49th episode of As Told by Ginger "Heat Lightning". Ginger, Dodie, Macie, and Courtney return to Camp Caprice as camp counselors with their own group of girls to take care of. Along the way, Ginger starts dreaming about Sasha and her old flame is reignited. Meanwhile, Carl and Hoodsey save up enough money to purchase an air conditioner to withstand the overwhelming heat wave.

"Heat Lightning" is considered to be the 1st episode of the 2nd half of Season 3 kickstarting the many changes that'll permeate the rest of the series. Does it do a good job or is it too jarring?


We're in Between Bonus Podcast Episode 10: Interview with Leandra Argyros

In this special bonus podcast episode of We're in Between, Patricia interviews guest Leandra Argyros, who appeared in the 3rd TV movie "Butterflies are Free" due in help by the Make a Wish Foundation since she was going through cancer at a young age. She talks about how she got introduced to the show, how did she get involved with As Told by Ginger, and her experience in visiting Klasky Csupo meeting up with the actors and artists.


Check out Leandra's album on Bandcamp
https://ximera.bandcamp.com

We're in Between Episode 45: Butterflies are Free/No Turning Back w/Leandra Argyros

In this episode of We're in Between, Patricia discusses about the 3rd TV movie of As Told by Ginger titled "Butterflies are Free" or "No Turning Back" alongside Leandra Argyros who appeared in a scene due to a request from the Make a Wish Foundation. Ginger and her friends are graduating from Lucky Jr. High and are entering into high school with her being the only person not excited about moving forward towards the next step in the life. Meanwhile Carl and his friends are graduating from Lucky Elementary and are told to put an item into a time capsule to say goodbye to their childhoods. With that Carl puts his petrified eyeball in the capsule and tries hard to mature into a preteen. Also in the mix, Patricia reads off the listeners' comments from episodes 41-46. With this being the 3rd TV movie and the half way point of Season 3, how does it stack compared to the others?



Check out Leandra's album on Bandcamp
https://ximera.bandcamp.com

We're in Between Episode 44: About Face

In this episode of We're in Between, Patricia and Casey discuss about the 46th episode of As Told by Ginger "About Face". Joann is hired to be the substitute teacher of Lucky Jr. High and she uses this to pose as her old middle school persona named Josie to hang out with the popular girls. However, they find her overwhelming and irritating. Meanwhile Carl and Dr. Dave shop for an engagement ring for Lois, only for it to get stuck in Carl's finger. Blake decides to show Noelle the pictures he took of Carl and Polly from "Wicked Game" to sabotage their relationship.

This is the last episode of the series before leading up to the 3rd TV movie and the halfway point of Season 3. Is this episode a good way to lead towards the movie or another dud like the previous episodes over the past few weeks?


We're in Between Episode 43: The Easter Ham

In this episode of We're in Between, Patricia and Casey discuss about the 45th episode of As Told by Ginger "The Easter Ham". In this episode, Ginger is preparing for Darren's birthday party while Carl and Hoodsey are going door to door selling last year's candy to people dressed in a bunny suit. However, Joann and Lois fight over the last ham in the supermarket ending up with Joann getting injured and forbidding Dodie and Hoodsey to stay away from the Foutleys. With this episode not following up to "Wicked Game", is it a good episode in its own merits?


We're in Between Episode 42: Wicked Game

In this episode of We're in Between, Patricia and Casey discuss about  the 44th episode of As Told by Ginger "Wicked Game". Taking place a few months after the events of "Far From Home", Ginger returns home from Avalanche Arts Academy and has dedicated all her time and attention to Darren ignoring Dodie and Macie. Miranda and Mipsy are also jealous of the relationship since they can't tease Ginger. So, the 4 girls work together to break up Ginger and Darren. Meanwhile, Noelle bets Carl to a girl named Polly Shuster to a card game and loses so he has to play "Parrot World" with her all weekend with Blake taking pictures of them to blackmail them.

Many fans consider "Wicked Game" to be the worst episode of the series. Do Patricia and Casey agree? Listen and find out.




We're in Between Bonus Podcast Episode 9: Interview with Liz Georges

In this bonus episode of We're in Between, Patricia and Ashli interviews Liz Georges, the voice actress behind Courtney Gripling.


We're in Between Episode 41: Far From Home/Foutleys on Ice

It's officially Season 3 on We're in Between and Patricia and Casey start it off with discussing about the 2nd As Told by Ginger TV movie "Far From Home" or "Foutleys on Ice". It continues from "And She Was Gone" where Ginger enters her poem to Avalanche Arts Academy hoping to get a semester at the school. Thanks to Miranda and Mipsy's manipulation, she does and they hope it becomes a permanent one. Meanwhile Carl and Hoodsey sign Noelle up for a freak show competition when they learn that she has telekinetic powers and Darren develops feelings for Ginger and decides on confessing his love for her. Will this TV movie be a huge improvement over "Summer of Camp Caprice"?