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mryaksalot · 7 months

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A musical analysis of Animaniacs

The music in Animaniacs, at least in my humble opinion, is one of the strongest and most notible attributes of the show. Music is so attached to the brand of Animaniacs, and I honestly believe that the show wouldn't be as iconic and prevelent in our pop culture if it wasn't for its score.

To understand just how much music impacts the legacy of this show, we have to first understand the man who was behind all of the iconic tunes we know and love.

This is Richard Stone. Born in Philadelphia in 1953, Stone is a composer who graduated from Jacob's School Of Music in Indiana. After graduating, he moved out west to LA to compose music for various shows and movies such as Northshore and Ferris Bueller's Day Off.

Eventually, in the late 80s, he would sign a contract with Amblin Entertainment to compose the music for Tiny Toons, Animaniacs, Freakazoid and all the other Speilberg Cartoons that were coming out in the 90s. Stone would go on to win several emmy awards for his composition of Animamiacs, winning in catagories such as "outstanding music direction and composition" and "outstanding original song". With such a talented composer at first base, its no wonder that the music in Animaniacs is of such high quality.

So how exactly does Animaniacs' soundtrack seperate itself from other cartoons of its kind? For starters, every episode is composed with a complete original soundtrack, conducted all under the talented Richard Stone. No soundtrack is ever reused, ever; every episode's score is completly unique to fit the tone of the story.

There are a couple noteworthy soundcues that are present in a majority of episodes. For example, that four note melody that plays at the beginning and end of most episodes (it's the one that plays when the WB logo is shown in the intro). Supposedly, the short melody is set to the lyrics "I'm-Rich-ard-stone" after the name of the composer.

Another notable detail about Animaniacs' score is the heavy usage of the xylophone.

I kid you not, there is not a single soundtrack throughout the entirety of Animaniacs (as well as every other Speilberg cartoon) that does NOT utilize the xylophone in some way. The xylophone most often plays when a character runs in or out of frame, or when a character does a specific action. Stone loved to incorperate the xylophone into the show.

Now let's talk about the song numbers in Animaniacs, 'cause oh boy, there is a bunch! The song numbers in Animaniacs are handled with such care and attention; it's amazing how far the writers went to putting so many layers and detail into the lyrics of these catchy tunes.

Take Yakko's World for example, which is probably the most famous musical number from the show. The entire song is just Yakko naming every single country of the world while pointing at a map. It's so simple, but the song is so effective at acheiving it's messege: to teach the audience (mainly children in elementary school) about the nations of the world.

You'll be surprised at how educational these song numbers are. The majority of these songs were implemented into the show as a sneaky way of abiding by the Children's Television Act that was put in place in the 90s. While these songs were mostly written as a requirement by the network, the quality and care was still put into these simple songs to make them good. They didn't have to do this, but they did it anyway for the sake of quality. It's the small details like these that make me appreciate just how clever and witty the writer's of this show were.

Now, you might be asking yourselves: how do I percieve the music of this show as a fan? In all honesty, I have nothing but respect for Richard Stone and all the talented song writers and musicians that worked to create such a spectacular and clever score for Animaniacs. The music they made will truly stand the test of time. Without their creative imput, Animaniacs wouldn't be nearly as iconic and memorable as it is.

Thank you Richard Stone. May you rest in peace.

#yaksalot yaks #animaniacs #music #analysis #info dump #seriously tho Yakko's World is the best song from the show and no one can change my mind

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ptbf2002 · 2 months

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Warner Bros. Animation Characters

Animaniacs Belongs To Tom Ruegger, Steven Spielberg, TMS Entertainment Co., Ltd. Shanghai Morning Sun Animation Co., Ltd. Wang Film Productions Co., Ltd. StarToons International, LLC, AKOM Production, Ltd. Freelance Animators Co., Ltd. Varga Studio, Ltd. CNK International Co, Ltd. Phillippine Animation Studio Inc. Amblin Entertainment, Inc. Amblin Partners, LLC. Warner Bros. Animation Inc. FOX KIDS, FOX Family Worldwide Inc. FOX Broadcasting Company, FOX Entertainment, FOX Corporation, Kids' WB! The WB, The WB Television Network, Inc. Tribune Broadcasting Company, LLC. Tribune Media Company, Nexstar Media Group, Inc. Warner Bros. Domestic Television Distribution Warner Bros. Television Studios, Warner Bros. Television Group, Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. WarnerMedia, And Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc.

Animaniacs (2020 Reboot) Belongs To Tom Ruegger, Wellesley Wild, Steven Spielberg, Digital eMation, Inc. Saerom Animation, Inc. Snipple Animation Studios, Tiger Animation, Titmouse Animation, Inc. Tonic DNA Animation, Toon City Animation, Inc. Yowza! Animation, Giant Ant Animation, Studio Yotta, Birdo Studio, Flystudio, Screen Novelties, Amblin Television, Amblin Entertainment, Inc. Amblin Partners, LLC. Warner Bros. Animation Inc. Hulu, LLC. Disney Streaming, Disney Entertainment, The Walt Disney Company, Warner Bros. Domestic Television Distribution Warner Bros. Television Studios, Warner Bros. Television Group, Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. WarnerMedia, And Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc.

Bunnicula (TV series) Belongs To James Howe, Deborah Howe, Jessica Borutski, Snipple Animation Studios, Toon City Animation, Inc. Warner Bros. Animation Inc. Cartoon Network, Boomerang, The Cartoon Network, Inc. Warner Bros. Discovery Networks, Warner Bros. Domestic Television Distribution, Warner Bros. Television Studios, Warner Bros. Television Group, Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. WarnerMedia, And Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc.

Tom and Jerry Belongs To William Hanna, Joseph Barbera, Wang Film Productions Co., Ltd. Fil-Cartoons, Mr. Big Cartoons, Bardel Entertainment, Inc. Baer Animation Company, CNK International, Seoul Movie Co., Ltd. Toon City Animation Inc. Yearim Productions Co., Ltd. Hanho Heung-Up Co., Ltd. Rough Draft Korea Co. Ltd. Rough Draft Studios, Inc. Lotto Animation, Inc. Renegade Animation, PIP Animation Services Inc. Slap Happy Cartoons Inc. Digital eMation, Inc. Duncan Studio, Rembrandt Films, Sib Tower 12, Inc. MGM Animation/Visual Arts, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Cartoon Studio, Harman-Ising Productions, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios, Inc. MGM Holdings, Inc. Amazon MGM Studios, Amazon.com, Inc. Turner Entertainment Company, Turner Broadcasting System, Inc. Hanna-Barbera Cartoons, Inc. Warner Bros. Animation Inc. Kids' WB! The WB, The WB Television Network, Inc. Tribune Broadcasting Company, LLC. Tribune Media Company, Nexstar Media Group, Inc. Cartoon Network, Boomerang, The Cartoon Network, Inc. Warner Bros. Discovery Networks, Warner Bros. Domestic Television Distribution, Warner Bros. Television Studios, Warner Bros. Television Group, Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. WarnerMedia, And Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc.

Tom and Jerry Tales Belongs To William Hanna, Joseph Barbera, Rob LaDuca, Jeff Davison, Toon City Animation Inc. Yearim Productions Co., Ltd. Rough Draft Korea Co. Ltd. Rough Draft Studios, Inc. Lotto Animation, Inc. Turner Entertainment Company, Warner Bros. Animation Inc. Kids' WB! The WB, The WB Television Network, Inc. Tribune Broadcasting Company, LLC. Tribune Media Company, Nexstar Media Group, Inc. Cartoon Network, Boomerang, The Cartoon Network, Inc. Warner Bros. Discovery Networks, Warner Bros. Domestic Television Distribution, Warner Bros. Television Studios, Warner Bros. Television Group, Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. WarnerMedia, And Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc.

The Tom And Jerry Show Belongs To William Hanna, Joseph Barbera, Darrell Van Citters, Renegade Animation, PIP Animation Services Inc. Slap Happy Cartoons Inc. Turner Entertainment Company, Warner Bros. Animation Inc. Cartoon Network, Boomerang, The Cartoon Network, Inc. Warner Bros. Discovery Networks, Warner Bros. Domestic Television Distribution, Warner Bros. Television Studios, Warner Bros. Television Group, Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. WarnerMedia, And Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc.

Tom and Jerry in New York Belongs To William Hanna, Joseph Barbera, Darrell Van Citters, Renegade Animation, Turner Entertainment Company, Warner Bros. Animation Inc. HBO Max, WarnerMedia Direct, LLC. Warner Bros. Discovery Global Streaming and Interactive Entertainment, Warner Bros. Domestic Television Distribution Warner Bros. Television Studios, Warner Bros. Television Group, Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. WarnerMedia, And Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc.

Looney Tunes Belongs To Tex Avery, Chuck Jones, Ben Hardaway, Robert McKimson, Bob Clampett, Bob Givens Harman-Ising Productions, Leon Schlesinger Productions, Warner Bros. Cartoons, Inc. DePatie–Freleng Enterprises, Format Productions, Warner Bros.-Seven Arts Animation, The Vitaphone Corporation, Vitagraph Company of America, Turner Entertainment Company, Warner Bros. Animation Inc. Kids' WB! The WB, The WB Television Network, Inc. Tribune Broadcasting Company, LLC. Tribune Media Company, Nexstar Media Group, Inc. Cartoon Network, Boomerang, The Cartoon Network, Inc. Warner Bros. Discovery Networks, Warner Bros. Domestic Television Distribution, Warner Bros. Television Studios, Warner Bros. Television Group, Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. WarnerMedia, And Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc.

The Looney Tunes Show Belongs To Sam Register, Spike Brandt, Tony Cervone, Yearim Productions Co., Ltd. Toon City Animation Inc. Lotto Animation, Inc. Rough Draft Korea Co., Ltd. Crew 972 Ltd. Warner Bros. Animation Inc. Cartoon Network, The Cartoon Network, Inc. Warner Bros. Discovery Networks, Warner Bros. Domestic Television Distribution Warner Bros. Television Studios, Warner Bros. Television Group, Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. WarnerMedia, And Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc.

Baby Looney Tunes Belongs to Sander Schwartz, BigStar Enterprise, Inc. Wang Film Productions Co., Ltd. DongWoo Animation Co. Ltd. Rough Draft Korea Co., Ltd. Toon Town Animation, Yearim Productions Co., Ltd. Yeson Entertainment, Warner Bros. Animation Inc. Kids' WB! The WB, The WB Television Network, Inc. Tribune Broadcasting Company, LLC. Tribune Media Company, Nexstar Media Group, Inc. Cartoon Network, Boomerang, The Cartoon Network, Inc. Warner Bros. Discovery Networks, Warner Bros. Domestic Television Distribution, Warner Bros. Television Studios, Warner Bros. Television Group, Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. WarnerMedia, And Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc.

DC Super Hero Girls Belongs To Shea Fontana, Lisa Yee, Aria Moffly, Lauren Faust, KAP Movies, Renegade Animation, Jam Filled Entertainment, Boat Rocker Media Inc. Mattel Television, Mattel, Inc. DC Comics, Inc. DC Entertainment, Warner Bros. Animation Inc. Cartoon Network, Boomerang, The Cartoon Network, Inc. Warner Bros. Discovery Networks, Warner Bros. Domestic Television Distribution Warner Bros. Television Studios, Warner Bros. Television Group, Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. WarnerMedia, And Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc.

Unikitty! Belongs To Phil Lord, Christopher Miller, Ed Skudder, Lynn Wang, Renegade Animation, Snipple Animation Studios, Rideback, Lord Miller Productions, VERTIGO Entertainment, LEGO System A/S, Warner Bros. Animation Inc. Cartoon Network, The Cartoon Network, Inc. Warner Bros. Discovery Networks, HBO Max, WarnerMedia Direct, LLC. Warner Bros. Discovery Global Streaming and Interactive Entertainment, Warner Bros. Domestic Television Distribution Warner Bros. Television Studios, Warner Bros. Television Group, Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. WarnerMedia, And Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc.

Teen Titans Belongs To Bob Haney, Bruno Premiani, Glen Murakami, David Slack, Sam Register, MOI Animation Co., Ltd. Lotto Animation, Inc. DongWoo Animation Co. Ltd. DC Comics, Inc. DC Entertainment, Warner Bros. Animation Inc. Kids' WB! The WB, The WB Television Network, Inc. Tribune Broadcasting Company, LLC. Tribune Media Company, Nexstar Media Group, Inc. Cartoon Network, The Cartoon Network, Inc. Warner Bros. Discovery Networks, Warner Bros. Domestic Television Distribution Warner Bros. Television Studios, Warner Bros. Television Group, Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. WarnerMedia, And Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc.

Tiny Toon Adventures Belongs to Tom Ruegger, Steven Spielberg, AKOM Production, Ltd. Wang Film Productions Co., Ltd. Freelance Animators Co., Ltd. Island Animation, Kennedy Cartoons, Mook DLE, TMS Entertainment Co., Ltd. StarToons International, LLC. Fil Cartoons Inc. Amblin Entertainment, Inc. Amblin Partners, LLC. Warner Bros. Animation Inc. FOX KIDS, FOX Family Worldwide Inc. FOX Broadcasting Company, FOX Entertainment, FOX Corporation, CBS Broadcasting Inc. CBS Entertainment Group, Paramount Global, Warner Bros. Domestic Television Distribution Warner Bros. Television Studios, Warner Bros. Television Group, Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. WarnerMedia, And Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc.

Superman: The Animated Series Belongs To Jerry Siegel, Joe Shuster, Alan Burnett, Bruce Timm, Koko Enterprises Ltd. TMS Entertainment Co., Ltd. Dong Yang Animation Co., Ltd. Group TAC Co., Ltd. DC Comics, Inc. DC Entertainment, Warner Bros. Animation Inc. Kids' WB! The WB, The WB Television Network, Inc. Tribune Broadcasting Company, LLC. Tribune Media Company, Nexstar Media Group, Inc. Warner Bros. Domestic Television Distribution Warner Bros. Television Studios, Warner Bros. Television Group, Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. WarnerMedia, And Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc.

Batman: The Animated Series Belongs To Bob Kane, Bill Finger, Eric Radomski, Bruce W. Timm, Spectrum Animation, Bandai Namco Filmworks Inc. Bandai Namco Holdings Inc. TMS Entertainment Co., Ltd. Dong Yang Animation Co., Ltd. Koko Enterprises Ltd. AKOM Production, Ltd. Jade Animation, DC Comics, Inc. DC Entertainment, Warner Bros. Animation Inc. FOX KIDS, FOX Family Worldwide Inc. FOX Broadcasting Company, FOX Entertainment, FOX Corporation, Kids' WB! The WB, The WB Television Network, Inc. Tribune Broadcasting Company, LLC. Tribune Media Company, Nexstar Media Group, Inc. Warner Bros. Domestic Television Distribution Warner Bros. Television Studios, Warner Bros. Television Group, Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. WarnerMedia, And Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc.

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rjmenvs3000f23 · 6 months

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Lichen and Moss ~ Blog 9

As we near the end of the semester in this course, I can say with certainty that I am a Nature interpreter, and that interpretation is all around us. It works to enrich our daily lives and serves as a motivator when we may least expect it. In our textbook reading for this week, one story struck me. A father and his son were visiting Gunnison National Park, but the boy was eager to leave the trail. One man noticed the pair and offered to take them to a spot where they could see a bighorn ram. The son was in awe, and now he was refusing to leave the trail as he was memorized by the animal. Honestly, if I saw one in real life too, I would also be memorized. This moment in the boy’s life was probably a stepping stool in his future with nature. It shows that unexpected experiences can change one’s life.

For this week's blog, we were asked to write about the most amazing thing we know about nature. Recently I started watching this documentary on Netflix called “Life on Our Planet”. I haven't watched a Nature series in a while, but I thought why not? This series is like no other I’ve ever watched, and I highly recommend anyone who has Netflix to check it out! It recounts the evolution of our planet and all the stages of life and hostility on Earth.

Before the age of the dinosaurs, our planet was completely desolate and inhospitable. According to the documentary, it almost resembled the moon, covered in dead volcanoes and craters. I know for me it's hard to imagine our world like that, but it's also immensely fascinating that it used to be like that. However, even before this, life underwater had thrived for more than a billion years. From this emerged lichen, a curious life-form that is neither a plant nor an animal. Almost like fungi, and they are a combination of fungi and algae. Lichen spread rapidly over our planet and worked to break apart and infiltrate rocks that covered the land. Producing soil, and I’m sure we’re all familiar with the life-bearing properties of this medium.

From this first development of soil, came moss; which ruled and carpeted the planet for 40 million years!! This brought forth the evolution of plants that had lignin, which strengthens the cell walls of plants, allowing them to grow upwards. Trees and all different types of plants start shooting up, growing closer to the sky to get the best access to sunlight. Trees are the tallest living organisms on our planet, and this green evolution made the land hospitable to animals, insects, and all different types of creatures.

It’s honestly crazy to think that lichen and moss gave rise to all the greenery we see on our planet. Now when we look at plants, we know that their beginning was simple yet so profound that it changed the face of the Earth. I find that simply amazing, and I stumbled upon this finding because I wanted to watch a new documentary on Netflix. There’s beauty in the small things in life, quite literally.

Lanfear, S. (Writer & Director), Hamlin, J. (Director), Salisbury, E (Director). (2023, October 25). Invaders of the Land (Chapter 3) [TV Series episode]. In S. Spielberg, D. Frank, J. Falvey, K. Scholey, A. Fothergill (Executive producers). Life on Our Planet. Amblin Television & Silver Back.

Beck, L., Cable, T. T., & Knudson, D. M. (2018). Chapter 21: The Bright Future of Interpretation . In Interpreting cultural and natural heritage: For A Better World (pp. 457–476). essay, SAGAMORE Publishing.

#plants #lichen #moss

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demifiendrsa · 7 months

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First look at Masters of the Air

Masters of the Air will premiere on Apple TV+ on January 26, 2024.

#Masters of the Air #Austin Butler #Barry Keoghan #Callum Turner #Anthony Boyle #Rafferty Law #Steven Spielberg #Tom Hanks #Gary Goetzman #Band of Brothers #The Pacific #Playtone #Amblin Television #Apple Studios #Apple TV Plus #Apple TV+#television #live action #live action television

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legok9 · 2 years

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Phil Bevan's TARDIS illustration (1995)

From "The Man Who Owns Doctor Who" in DWM 226

The article was an interview with Philip Segal of Amblin Television when they were working on a Doctor Who series:

At his convention panel, Philip received a standing ovation when he asserted his insistence on casting a British actor as the Doctor. He unveiled his plans for the series' new look, including a redesigned TARDIS console room. Pictured left is DWM artist Phil Bevan's interpretation of how the new set could appear, based on Philip Segal's description. To the far left is the Infinity Chamber – a "window onto the universe". The console itself is far larger, connecting to the ceiling, and the room is cathedral-like in scale and atmosphere.

That series ultimately became the TV movie and you can definitely see where the basic ideas of 8's TARDIS came from.

(The first image is scanned directly from DWM 226. The second image is from @umbrellasareforever's header image. Does anyone have the full, uncropped image?)

#doctor who #classic doctor who #8th doctor #eighth doctor #the tardis #tardis #doctor who magazine #dwm #phil bevan

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michaeltrevinosource · 2 years

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michaeltrevino Tonight my first time directing an episode of network television airs!

It’s been a journey to get to this point in my career and I couldn’t be more grateful for the opportunity. Thank you Warner Bros Television, CW, and Amblin Entertainment for supporting me. Forever thankful to Carina MacKenzie, Chris Hollier, Lance Anderson and Suzanne Geiger for trusting me and having my back not only with this episode, but with everything it took to get here.

To Leah Longoria & Onalee Hunter for writing one of our biggest episodes that challenged me in every way. You guys are the best.

And to my cast and crew….

You guys really showed up for me and gave me everything. Thank you for being there for me and helping me along the way. I owe you!

#roswell new mexico #michael trevino #jeanine mason #behind the scenes #directing #rnm 409 #rnm s4 #photos #so very happy and proud of him #he's been wanting to do this since tvd #and all his hard work is finally coming to fruition #no one deserves this success more than him

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dennistamayo · 1 year

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Should Yakko, Wakko & Dot be animated in flash?

With the 3rd & final season of the Animaniacs revival premiering on Hulu next February 17th, Friday, I’m not surprised if Bardel Entertainment in Vancouver & Copernicus Studios in Halifax, Nova Scotia would animate Yakko, Wakko & Dot in flash using the Adobe Animate software. Titmouse, Inc. in Vancouver can handle the animation on the upcoming final season of the revival, not Bardel nor Copernicus.

#animaniacs revival #flash animation #adobe animate #2d animation #warner bros. animation #amblin television #warner bros. entertainment #hulu #2023

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msclaritea · 3 months

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Masters of the Air Is Emblematic of Our Changed TV Landscape

By Sean Fennell | January 29, 2024 | 11:45am

By all appearances Masters of the Air closely follows the path laid down by its predecessors. All three series are based on nonfiction novels and first person accounts, aiming, it would seem, to remove the glossy, melodramatic sheen of some of Hollywood’s previous depictions of war—this one pulling from Donald L. Miller’s Masters of the Air: America’s Bomber Boys Who Fought the Air War Against Nazi Germany. Spielberg and Hanks are, once again, involved this time around, as are their production companies, Playtone and Amblin. Structurally, Masters of the Air follows the pattern laid out by Band of Brothers and The Pacific: beginning each episode with a dramatic intro set to its sweeping score before transitioning to stories broadly framed around specific missions enacted by our heroes. As you might have guessed, recreating the horrid, chaotic theater of war is no small undertaking. According to reports, each of the three series’ also have a budget eclipsing $200 million, making them all huge bets by their creators.

And yet, this might be the most illustrative in talking about what sets these series apart. It might sound obvious, but $200 million in 2001 and 2024 are two very different things and help illustrate how almost every single thing about what we call television has changed since 2001. As mentioned, Band of Brothers was an absolutely massive undertaking, a war epic stretched from a single feature film to something five times that size, and the most expensive miniseries of all time upon its release. This was unlike anything HBO had ever done and probably would not have gotten off the ground without the help of Hanks and Speilberg, perhaps the most powerful actor and director of the moment. That investment certainly paid off, with its first episode bringing in over 10 million viewers and becoming a genuine sensation...

These changes are reflected on the screen as well, where the fundamentals of what TV is expected to be has changed just as drastically as the budget. For all the money poured into Band of Brothers, it is not a star-driven enterprise. Aside from a splashy bit of casting that found David Schwimmer playing the unlikable drill sergeant Herbet Sobel, Band of Brothers is a pure ensemble drama. There are faces you might recognize—Damian Lewis, Ron Livingston, Donnie Wahlberg—but they are far from the selling point of the series. This largely reflected TV as a whole in 2001, a place where you made your name in hopes of moving on to bigger and better things. Nowadays, TV is not the stepping stone but the pedestal, and that is evident from the first minutes of Masters of the Air.

Austin Butler, Callum Turner, and Barry Keoghan are some of the brightest young stars in Hollywood and they are placed, for better or worse, at the center of Masters of the Air. One of the common complaints around Band of Brothers when it first premiered was how the nature of the battle scenes often led to confusion around who was who, the swirl of chaos as disorienting for the viewer as the soldiers on the ground. This is not the case with Masters of the Air, and not just because we move the action from the battlefield to the cockpit. We know right away who our heroes are this time around. Turner’s Major Egan, Butler’s Major Cleven, and Keoghan’s Lt. Biddick are so magnetic and given such distinct focus as to be unmissable even in their quietest moments. Listen, having stars like these is never going to be to a show’s detriment, but it does have a way of driving the viewer experience and the way the story is told, in a manner that can’t be ignored, ultimately setting it apart from its predecessors..."

Want to know why Tom Hanks and Steven Spielberg actually made Masters of The Air? It's a Hunk Fest...for SOMEBODY. Nice of Paste Magazine to take note of the difference in focus between Masters Of The Air and the former blockbuster, Band Of Brothers. It's to showcase certain actors, including Austin Butler Ncuti Gatwa and Barry Keoghan AGAIN. But at least Slate Magazine admits that this entire project is for Lavender eye candy.

"If you’re into slowly paced war dramas, then you should already be amped over this release. But Masters of the Air is not just for the history buffs—it is also a treat for anyone with eyes. I’m not just talking about the cinematography, though it is stunning: What I mean is that the casting directors clearly took a page from Band of Brothers’ and Top Gun’s well-thumbed books and searched far and wide for some of the industry’s hunkiest rising stars to portray these servicemen.

The series is so chock-full of strapping young men with slicked-back hair that it’s almost distracting. Never fear, we’re here to break it down for you.

As Slate’s resident expert in all things Austin Butler and swoon-worthy thespians, I present: a guide to Masters of the Air’s many aviators-sporting studs.."

#Tom Hanks #Steven Spielberg #MASTERS OF THE AIR #Lavender Eye Candy #Hollywood Gay Mafia Series #Did Klaus Schwab put in an order for this or some other Captain of Industry?#SAG-AFTRA #Band of Brothers #HBO #Austin Butler #Barry Keoghan #Ncuti Gatwa #Did the Gay Federalist Society Ask For This?

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