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Please include older episodes!
Love the show, but wish older eps where on the apple podcast sevice
Korvek
Great Show Full of Wonderful Ideas
Gameable Saturday Morning is a great discussion show about breaking down a cartoon franchise to it's most basic and vital components, and reassembling them in the form of an RPG.
Full of unique insights on whatever cartoon is at hand, you're bound to come away with a better understanding, and new appreciation for, the source material.
Listen to this show, then go apply what you've learned to your games! They'll be better games for it
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Observer138
At long last...
In many ways, I have been looking for this podcast all my life. If you have agonized about who you would be in every movie you watch, or what happens not-on-the-screen, you have too.
A combination of playfulness and deeply intelligent commentary is consistent throughout the show, from both of the hosts. Katrina is enthralling with her insights drawing upon a wide knowledge of music, animation, and the film industry; her thoughtful and wise commentary on films and gaming; and (by her own account) “a voice that is friggin’ adorable.” She is so compelling, in fact, that initially it was unclear to me what exactly Chris was contributing to the partnership, but then I began to marvel at his regularly brilliant ability to reverse-engineer a cosmology and setting from what is established in the canon; his keen insights into the social and ideological implications of a story; and his abundantly fruitful ideas to spin a single scenario into multiple different styles of campaign.
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philipdgrace
Helpful and fun!
I love this series. They've got the perfect mix of critique styles flavored with a hearty dose of humor. The Saturday morning cartoons have been a little dry as material goes, but Kris and Katrina don't need much to make a topic entertaining and insightful. Keep it up y'all!
McNear A
Instant Favorite
This podcast does so many things for nerds. It has nostalgia, critical analysis, role playing games, culture, fun, the list goes on. All delivered by two very charming and intelligent hosts.
aderps
By the power of Green skull!!
Awesome podcast dudes! I dig the the new Saturday morning theme, although it makes me crave Cap'n Crunch, Count Chocula, and other such sugar bomb cereals. Keep up the good work.
Supnerdspike
A True Resource for GMs
If you have ever found yourself watching a movie and trying to break it down into things to steal for your own tabletop sessions, this podcast is for you. I love the examination of storytelling and translation of those elements to game, along with sharp film criticism from the very likable hosts.
Azuretalon
Truly exceptional
Kris and Katrina are truly two of a kind. They are intensely intelligent and perceptive, and have a tremendously strong grasp on what makes great stories, great characters, and great games. Listening to them has helped me to hone my own ability to not only tell stories and run games, but also to analyze other works of fiction for inspiration. And if that weren't enough, they're incredibly funny, charming, and delightful to listen to. Highly, highly recommended.
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Dan Mulkerin
Outstanding
Easily one of the most intelligent and literate tabletop roleplaying podcasts out there, the Gameable Disney Podcast also distinguishes itself from much of the rest of its cohort by being almost unfailingly good-natured, and never ever crass or crude. Each week Kris and Katrina perform a scene-by-scene breakdown of one of the animated Disney films, interspersing tidbits of relevant gaming advice and allusions to an almost absurdly broad swathe of the larger universe of pop culture. They are absolutely brilliant at breaking a story down into beats, analyzing what will and won't work at the table, pointing out what mechanics a game needs in order to support a particular story or kind of story, and pitching the kinds of games that the events of a particular film either set up or otherwise inspire. I give them my highest possible recommendation, not just for gamers, but also for Disney enthusiasts who are interested in approaching some exciting and unorthodox readings of the animated films.
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RCW says
Delightfully engaging & thoughtful
This podcast is superb! I immediately subscribed and am working my way through all the episodes via the website (the earliest episode I could get on my iPod app was #38). This podcast offers an excellent and entertaining breakdown of each film followed by insights on character and narrative elements and developments (or sometimes lack thereof). The hosts have a great dynamic, often offering differing perspectives which are both well-thought out and well-presented. In short, this podcast should be listening material for any Disney fan or gamer, any narrative writer or animated film enthusiast, or really anyone that would enjoy a thoughtful discussion on storytelling -- it's really excellent!
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&mpershand
Brilliant and incisive
An instant favorite. Entertaining, insightful, and a spur to every gamer's imagination. The combination of background information about each film, the scene-by-scene analysis, and the discussion of character and narrative structure is powerful. Basically, every gamer and every Disney fan needs to listen to this show from the beginning.
Grant Woodward
Entertaining, even for non-gamers
This is a truly an excellent podcast for fans of Disney's animated features and the art of storytelling.
The hosts do an amazing job both in researching the films and in breaking down the story elements, insightfully evaluating why they succeed or fail.
The podcast is well structured, well produced technically, and the hosts are easy on the ears (Katrina is especially charming).
On rare occasions the hosts' social ideologies may seem to overwhelm their analysis (at least to those of us of different perspectives) but they are unfailingly thoughtful and worth consideration.
To new listeners I recommend starting with The Black Cauldron episode to really get a good idea of how strong the podcast is.
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