I'm guessing it's because he was alleged to be an anti-Semetic, I suppose.
Yeah, it's one of those things I don't think we'll ever know. Theres a lot of conspiracy in it.
I'm guessing it's because he was alleged to be an anti-Semetic, I suppose.
The most misguided thing about their argument is that without viewers, Seth WOULDN'T be worth millions. It's not like Seth -forced- America to watch Family Guy and American Dad with a Clockwork Orange-style chair.
BTW, which writers were former lawyers? Just curious.
By 1958, movie revenues were dwindling thanks to TV, so H&B wanted to get a head start in the new medium. But since TV has a smaller budget than features, H&B -had- to work with less money. Whether they liked it or not, it was a necessity to find ways to work in the restrictive new environment. And to be perfectly fair, H&B probably weren't the 'pioneers'. Limited animation can be seen as far back as Chuck Jones's' "The Dover Boys" (which was excellent).
I should've said lawyers or went to law school. For example, Chris Sheridan and Steve Callaghan went to Yale. It's not uncommon in primetime TV writing. The Simpsons had an episode which mocked the Itchy and Scratchy writers for being "Harvard grads."
I always felt enforcing "rules" on animation was kinda silly.
Making rules for that makes about as much sense as making rules on how to make abstract art.
You can make rules for your own show or follow the rules of previous cartoonists, but I wouldn't cram my own principles down the throats of other animators who want to do something differently.
The studio did it to themselves. Pumping out several mediocre shows that all looked the same, while also treating their artists like crap and refusing to pay them overtime, and Gabor Csupo refusing to sign a union contract ever. For a studio that makes cartoons, they sure can't stand cartoonists.
The Simpsons had an episode which mocked the Itchy and Scratchy writers for being "Harvard grads."
No, because this thread was from 2008 and inexplicably bumped.Has anyone mentioned Jon K. yet?
Yes. He was mentioned on the first post.Has anyone mentioned Jon K. yet?
What do you mean inexplicably? It was dredged up for an extremely relevant Simpsons reference.No, because this thread was from 2008 and inexplicably bumped.