Post by dragonmasterhawk on Jun 21, 2005 13:32:37 GMT
First I'll do my original questions, then I'll show his response.
Howdy. I don't mean to take up too much of your time (although, from what I've seen, you answered emails like a machine that never stops), but there are a few things that've been bugging me.
First off, what's Wally's last name? In the www.cartoonnetwork.com Kids Next Door Character Profiles they list it as "Beatles", with an "a". However, in Numbuh 440's Sooper Secret Production Website, under Info's KND Operatives List, it's shown as "Beetles", with an "e". These are pretty much the two "highest ranking" KND sites, so it would be nice if they agreed with one another.
Second, how much do you let fan input affect your choices? If you get a load of emails screaming for the same thing, will you do it? I hope not. I bring this up because, recently, there've been quite a lot of discussions concerning Numbuh 3 and Numbuh 4 at this message board I go to. There's a semi-debate about whether or not there's been "too much" between them. "It's getting old," they say. So I wonder, was it all in the original plan? Obviously you're constantly creating new episodes; that's not what this is about. It appears to me that 3/4 (informally: a Numbuh 3 and Numbuh 4 coupling) was planned from the beginning. But then it looks like you had a veritable surge of fan response about it. "More!" they called for, and you gave it to them. But now it's coming back to bite you. People are getting sick of it. Of course, you can't please all the people all the time, so what's my real point? I'm asking you to straight up ignore all fan input and follow your OWN plan. Isn't that the best way to achieve creative integrity? I've heard your a Fullmetal Alchemist fan. Do you think the creators of that used any fan input? Of course not. They had a plan, from beginning to end, and they followed it. I realize, of course, that Kids Next Door will be running for an indeterminable amount of time, whereas FMA had a fixed number of episodes, then stopped. But it's clear that you enjoy continuity, as seen by the inclusion of Leaky Leona far before FOUNTAIN, the series of events leading up to GRADUATES, and many other things. So I'll say it again: ignore all fan response. Wherever you planned on 3/4 going from the beginning, bring them there.
Whew...that was far too long. Sorry about that, but I needed to say it.
Third, did you have anything to do with the videogame that was recently featured on Numbuh 440's site?
First off, what's Wally's last name? In the www.cartoonnetwork.com Kids Next Door Character Profiles they list it as "Beatles", with an "a". However, in Numbuh 440's Sooper Secret Production Website, under Info's KND Operatives List, it's shown as "Beetles", with an "e". These are pretty much the two "highest ranking" KND sites, so it would be nice if they agreed with one another.
Second, how much do you let fan input affect your choices? If you get a load of emails screaming for the same thing, will you do it? I hope not. I bring this up because, recently, there've been quite a lot of discussions concerning Numbuh 3 and Numbuh 4 at this message board I go to. There's a semi-debate about whether or not there's been "too much" between them. "It's getting old," they say. So I wonder, was it all in the original plan? Obviously you're constantly creating new episodes; that's not what this is about. It appears to me that 3/4 (informally: a Numbuh 3 and Numbuh 4 coupling) was planned from the beginning. But then it looks like you had a veritable surge of fan response about it. "More!" they called for, and you gave it to them. But now it's coming back to bite you. People are getting sick of it. Of course, you can't please all the people all the time, so what's my real point? I'm asking you to straight up ignore all fan input and follow your OWN plan. Isn't that the best way to achieve creative integrity? I've heard your a Fullmetal Alchemist fan. Do you think the creators of that used any fan input? Of course not. They had a plan, from beginning to end, and they followed it. I realize, of course, that Kids Next Door will be running for an indeterminable amount of time, whereas FMA had a fixed number of episodes, then stopped. But it's clear that you enjoy continuity, as seen by the inclusion of Leaky Leona far before FOUNTAIN, the series of events leading up to GRADUATES, and many other things. So I'll say it again: ignore all fan response. Wherever you planned on 3/4 going from the beginning, bring them there.
Whew...that was far too long. Sorry about that, but I needed to say it.
Third, did you have anything to do with the videogame that was recently featured on Numbuh 440's site?
heya brian!
wow! heavy questions...but don't worry, i've got light and fun answers!
Q: First off, what's Wally's last name?
A: it's 'beEtles', not 'beAtles'. but it's a common and easy to make mistake. your best bet is to always trust in numbuh 440. unless, of course, she's wrong.
Q: nope...fan input doesn't dicatate what we do at all. you have to remember that each episode takes over a year to go from script to screen (we're generally working on approx. 30 episodes at any given time) so we don't really have time to react to what fans think. if they want more epsiodes with the KND eating chicken nachos next season, GREAT! but we're already done writing the next season and guess what? THERE ARE NO SHOWS WITH THE KND EATING CHICKEN NACHOS IN THAT SEASON! (you heard it here first) so you ay, "well, what about the NEXT season after that? give us some shows with the KND eating chicken nachos then or there'll be heck to pay!" but if we were to do that, who's to say that a year later the fans won't be, like, SO over chicken nachos and instead want the KND eating corn dogs? and then we've got 30,000 shows with chicken nachos and not one with corn dogs and then everyone runs over to watch billy and mandy because their whole 6th season is the 'billy and mandy corn dog extravaganza season extrodinaire'. and then i wail and cry, "why oh why did i listen! WHHHHHHHHYYYYYYYYYY!"
so that's why we just do what we do and hope that ya'll like it! and so far it seems to be working!
man, i could really go for a corn dog and some chicken nachos right now.
Q: Third, did you have anything to do with the videogame that was recently featured on Numbuh 440's site?
A: yup. i helped with the story, the script, and give notes on every single level. the developers are a company called high voltage and they rock SO HARD. they're out to make this game the coolest they can and it's working. wait'll you see the level where numbuh three has to chase all the hamsters around the treehouse or numbuh five fighting her way through stickybeard's ship! sooper fun! i just got the alpha version and am dying to check it out!
and there ya go! more questions cut down by the mighty blade of mr. warburton!
numbuh eleventy billion
aka mr. warburton
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wow! heavy questions...but don't worry, i've got light and fun answers!
Q: First off, what's Wally's last name?
A: it's 'beEtles', not 'beAtles'. but it's a common and easy to make mistake. your best bet is to always trust in numbuh 440. unless, of course, she's wrong.
Q: nope...fan input doesn't dicatate what we do at all. you have to remember that each episode takes over a year to go from script to screen (we're generally working on approx. 30 episodes at any given time) so we don't really have time to react to what fans think. if they want more epsiodes with the KND eating chicken nachos next season, GREAT! but we're already done writing the next season and guess what? THERE ARE NO SHOWS WITH THE KND EATING CHICKEN NACHOS IN THAT SEASON! (you heard it here first) so you ay, "well, what about the NEXT season after that? give us some shows with the KND eating chicken nachos then or there'll be heck to pay!" but if we were to do that, who's to say that a year later the fans won't be, like, SO over chicken nachos and instead want the KND eating corn dogs? and then we've got 30,000 shows with chicken nachos and not one with corn dogs and then everyone runs over to watch billy and mandy because their whole 6th season is the 'billy and mandy corn dog extravaganza season extrodinaire'. and then i wail and cry, "why oh why did i listen! WHHHHHHHHYYYYYYYYYY!"
so that's why we just do what we do and hope that ya'll like it! and so far it seems to be working!
man, i could really go for a corn dog and some chicken nachos right now.
Q: Third, did you have anything to do with the videogame that was recently featured on Numbuh 440's site?
A: yup. i helped with the story, the script, and give notes on every single level. the developers are a company called high voltage and they rock SO HARD. they're out to make this game the coolest they can and it's working. wait'll you see the level where numbuh three has to chase all the hamsters around the treehouse or numbuh five fighting her way through stickybeard's ship! sooper fun! i just got the alpha version and am dying to check it out!
and there ya go! more questions cut down by the mighty blade of mr. warburton!
numbuh eleventy billion
aka mr. warburton
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