Interviews

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: MICHAEL GRANBERRY CREATOR OF ‘ZOMBIES VS NINJAS’

Posted on June 8, 2012January 2, 2017 by John Schwarz

It happens all the time in this industry. People work with popular animated series like The Simpsons or Family Guy for a while then they want to go off and do their own thing BUT maybe they are inspired their predecessors. It’s only natural, right? Daria was totally inspired by Beavis and Butthead, Futurama totally has strokes of The Simpsons, and with the relatively new Shut Up Cartoons topping the charts, it’s no secret that people who love Robot Chicken noticed the obvious DNA strands in Zombies vs Ninjas. After the jump we talk to Michael Granberry someone who very well could be the NEXT mad scientist in stop-mo.

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: DARAN CARLIN-WEBER CREATOR OF ‘SUMMER REC’

Posted on May 31, 2012January 2, 2017 by John Schwarz

Recently, I had the chance to do a phone interview with a very talented up and coming animator who hasn’t even graduated from college yet! His name is Daran Carlin-Weber and currently he serves as the brains behind an upcoming animated pilot entitled “Summer Rec”. After the jump we talk with Daran and how he put together the pilot and his aspirations for the future.

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: EMILY BRUNDIGE CREATOR OF ‘@PUBERTINA’

Posted on May 25, 2012January 2, 2017 by John Schwarz

“Pubertina” is a smash hit animated web series on Shut Up! Cartoons getting several hundred thousand hits per video! What makes this popular web series tick? Welp, now you can find out because after the jump you can check out an interview we did with series creator(and recent college graduate) Emily Brundige as she talks about her influences, when she got her period, and of course “nubbies”. Check it!

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: DANNY AND ALESSANDRO WITH @SAVECLONEHIGH

Posted on May 9, 2012January 2, 2017 by John Schwarz

MTV has a long and storied past of cancelling some of our most beloved shows. Beavis and Butthead(probably twice), Good Vibes, Daria, Celebrity Deathmatch, and Clone High.You name it, and MTV probably cancelled it. So that’s why when I saw Bill Lawrence(Scrubs, Cougar Town, Clone High) retweet a post a couple weeks ago from a Twitter Handle called @SaveCloneHigh, I had to talk to the guys behind it and see about their cause to bring back the show. For those who don’t know Clone High is a show about some of the world’s best known but very dead figures being cloned by the government with the intent of becoming groomed super soldiers by the US military!

The show was pretty bad ass and had a stellar cast featuring MadTV alums Michael McDonald and Nicole Sullivan and my personal favorite the fabulous Will Forte(Macgruber) as Abe Lincoln and was created by Phil Lord, Chris Miller, and Bill Lawrence. Check out the interview after the jump, and if you get all nostalgic you can get Clone High: Complete 1st Season on DVD.

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: ERICK TRAN(The Simpsons/Urban Reggie)

Posted on May 3, 2012May 12, 2020 by John Schwarz

Erick Tran has been a part of The Simpsons crew for more than a decade and has been instrumental in the development of a number of Simpsons related properties like the ride at Universal Studios,, The Simpsons Movie, and more. Lately, Erick has been developing his own animated series called Urban Reggie. After the jump we discuss Erick’s time with the Simpsons, Urban Reggie, and our similar distaste in the Star Wars franchise.

EXCLUSIVE: ROMANY MALCO LET’S SLIP ABOUT NEW EPISODES OF ‘UNSUPERVISED’!

Posted on April 11, 2012July 6, 2019 by John Schwarz

Believe it!

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: DEVIN CLARK(@Devoondimon) EXEC PRODUCER/CREATOR OF UGLY AMERICANS(@UGLYAMERICANS)

Posted on March 27, 2012January 2, 2017 by John Schwarz

Recently, I had the opportunity to interview Devin Clark, executive producer, creator, and all-around nice guy of the animated series Ugly Americans which currently airs Wednesday Nights on Comedy Central(check your local listings). After the jump, Devin talks about this season’s guest stars, his affinity for Kickstarter, and the possibility of an Ugly Americans movie!

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Romany Malco aka “Darius” from Unsupervised

Posted on February 9, 2012January 2, 2017 by John Schwarz

After talking with guys like Romany Malco and David Hornsby the least few weeks about their new hit show Unsupervised, I’ve come to learn one thing, they are extremely proud of what they’ve accomplished with this show, a prime time animated series that is hysterical without going too extreme and usually finishing up an episode with what has become a lost art in a lot of television shows lately(not just animated) and that’s having a morale to the story. After the jump see what Romany Malco thinks about his new gig voicing the character “Darius” in Unsupervised which currently airs Thursday Nights 10:30pm EST only on FX.

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Steve Dildarian creator/voice for “The Life and Times of Tim”

Posted on December 14, 2011January 2, 2017 by John Schwarz

Ahhhhh yes…Fridays. No, not the restaurant, I mean like end of the work week. Its great for some of my favorite activities like drinking, ordering pizza, and starting this Friday @ 9pm EST on HBO the RETURN of “The Life and Times of Tim”!! After the jump, check out a quick Q & A I did with the creator/writer/director of “Life and Times” Mr. Steve Dildarian who also is the voice of our hero Tim, as he gives us a few tidbits on both his character, as well as a few hints of what to expect for Season 3! JUMP ALREADY!