ANIMATION WORLD ARTICLE
On A Desert Island With TV Visionaries
Compiled by Wendy Jackson
Are there televisions on desert islands? Just in case, we asked some of the most creative, creatives in television animation to pick their top ten films to take with them if they were stranded on a desert island. Coincidentally, with seven picks on the list being comic adaptations, and two of our guests currently working on television series based on comic book properties, this episode of the Desert Island Series doubles as proof positive of the influence the comic world has on television animation.
Trey Parker and Matt Stone are the co-creators of Comedy Central's new prime time animated series, South Park. Some of you may also remember their animated short, The Spirit of Christmas, which became the underground cult hit of the animation industry last year. Maybe now we can explain where they get their sense of humor, with several live-action comedies making their lists.
Trey Parker's favorites:
1. A Christmas Story.
2. Life of Brian.
3. Outlaw Josey Wales.
4. The Bad Seed.
5. Camp Jabberwocky `96.
6. This is Spinal Tap.
7. The Empire Strikes Back.
8. Babe.
9. Sorority Sex Kittens III.
10. Excalibur.
Matt Stone's picks:
1. Rocky.
2. Rocky II.
3. Rocky III.
4. Rocky IV.
5. Rocky V.
6. Raising Arizona.
7. Babe.
8. Camp Jabberwocky `97.
9. Megaforce.
10.Withnail and I.