Talk to the Audience?!? - April 2021

4.5 seasons in, Schitt’s Creek is really good, not great, but still really good. I think it does suffer a bit from how much people talk it up, but it is very funny and I do look forward to watching the rest of it. The premise is somewhat reminiscent of Arrested Development, but what sets it apart is the huge amount of heart Schitt’s develops over the seasons. Characters try things, succeed, fail, and most importantly change. Definitely recommend it, but don’t go in thinking it’s going to blow your mind.

Dave Logan

I did not expect this to be in his wheelhouse but it really was!

Drew Mackie

I understand your reservations about starting Schitt's Creek, especially because of overbearing online fans. I think Canadian fans in particular have a tendency to get a little overzealous in promoting shows like Schitt's Creek because many of us (especially those who of us who work in the industry) have a bit of an inferiority complex when it comes to Canadian TV and it means so much to us when Canadian shows do well across the border. See also how excited many Canadians were to see Appa from Kim's Convenience get a small roll on the Mandalorian.

Graeme Black Robinson

It's high time they cover Chowder or Harvey Beaks (or his Keeper of the Reaper episode of Billy and Mandy)

Marcy Coral

I only have a line on Count Binface but I’ll have him put in a good word

Cody C.

Yall been watching Invincible?

Dylan

FBI file on Bob Mackey? Like one of those communist Walt Disney feared

Chris Tar

Thank you for the clarification, and many apologies from me to Khan about his family background. - Henry

Talking Simpsons

As an American living in the UK, fairly spot on on all of that. Sadiq Khan is our mayor (and almost certainly will win the next election in a landslide) but just wanted to note he is of Pakistani origin. Also Bob, really feel for your plight, it took a long time to get over even working for the same company as I did in the US.

Cody C.

Bob and Henry are going on cumtown

burro

Henry's Morrissey impression is very good.

Kat Heagberg

Bob, you have my full sympathies on the Canada thing, temporary relocation to a foreign nation for a job was already rough and soul crushing, I cannot imagine the hell of permanent immigration paperwork, particularly in the current situation.

SomeBloke

I went to a really awesome Simpsons storyboarding panel in 2017 that was led by Edwin Aguilar. Mike Pettengill was there too and I asked him a question about Mission Hill. It was held at Gnoman and I'm pretty sure they filmed it, so it'd be really cool if they could release it at some point, though idk how tough that is with copyright nonsense and whatnot. https://www.gnomon.edu/community/events/animation-disciplines-an-evening-featuring-the-simpsons-artists

For more information on the show Circus (1992), it can be found in this article: https://willharris.substack.com/p/pilot-error-revisited-kevin-currans . The 2nd episode of the show (in which only three were ever filmed), is shown as a Youtube clip at the end of the article: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hfzFilDDih8&t=1387s

Great picks for May. Good to see you're doing a C.H. Greenblatt storyboarded episode for SpongeBob. He is my favorite storyboard artist for that show.

ToonJay723

Winnipeg is not a province 😅

Erin Sale