Chapter 1: A New Beginning 17th February 2008. Edinburgh. The previous night I had attended a Leonard Cohen concert at the city’s historic Castle, thanks to a bizarre financial scandal forcing the famed crooner into an unexpected tour. Despite Leonard’s best efforts, the weekend had been a tense affair. Without […]
Joe Millar
A critical analysis of the Paw Patrol movie (2021)
An evil Mayor and crestfallen dog’s insight into identity crisis. “So kids, I got to pick a movie for us yesterday; I hope you all enjoyed that classic flick Citizen Kane, and learnt some valuable lessons about the media’s influence, power dynamics in society, and the ongoing internal battle between […]
Bone: When Adaptations Fail… When is it Okay to “Just Say No”?
Joe Millar from the Geek Show’s animation podcast ‘Dreaming Machine’ writes about the under-appreciated art of leaving things alone… Over the past year, I have read the entirety (over 1300 pages!) of Jeff Smith’s brilliant comic book series ‘Bone’ with my son. We both found the comic absolutely enthralling. The story has […]
10 of the Best theme songs in animated shows!
Lots of TV shows have great theme songs and animated shows are no exception. Music taste is of course a very subjective and personal thing. So instead of attempting to present a ‘comprehensive’ list, our podcasters on the Dreaming Machine have each picked their personal “best theme songs”, no matter […]