If a small flock of cartoon bluebirds didn't help you get dressed this morning,

that just means you haven't yet listened to.

Fine-tuning with Jim Hill and Drew Taylor.

No, the black dress. Jim Hill and Drew Taylor.

No, the black dress slacks please.

Thank you.

And now, Jim Hill. Welcome to fine-tuning with Drew Taylor, your one-stop shop for animation news and commentary.

I'm Jim Hill, and it's my genuine pleasure to welcome you all to the very first episode of what Drew

Taylor and I are hoping will be a different sort of podcast, one where you can get inside information

and unique perspective from two people who've been covering the

entertainment industry for a long time. In my case a very long time. One of the very

first films that I covered when I was just starting out my career as an entertainment

reporter, which was 1986 is the great mouse detective.

Drew, what was the first film you professionally wrote about?

You know, I can't remember. I started writing it about 2007, but I remember one of the first big gigs I got was covering

the junket for Prometheus the Ridley Scott alien sequel back in 2012.

Ooh.

Yeah.

That's cruel and unusual.

Well, again, I was speaking of press events though, that's actually where Drew and I met.

I'm blanking. Was it a Disney feature or a Pixar?

Yeah, I'm sure it was one of the come out to Disney and watch 30 minutes of a movie and

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