User blog:MrBlonde267/Regular Show Creator Q&A at SDCC



Wikia got to interview the cast and creators behind Regular Show in the pressroom at San Diego Comic-Con! Earlier this week we asked YOU to supply us with interview questions and we only had a limited time to ask them, but we did our best. This is the recording and transcription of our interview.



Q1: New season just got announced, you guys are probably excited. Anything new or any old favorites coming back? Any sneak peeks?

A1.1: Season seven, which we only aired one episode of so far, because we aired five episodes in a row just recently. We kind of dealt with Mordecai's relationship issues really quickly and now season seven is going to go to new territory but also going back to classic type episodes with Mordecai and Rigby. Mixing up the characters. Some really crazy stuff is gonna happen which people will see at the beginning. We're going to be doing some more Halloween episodes too, stuff like that.

A1.2: We have more specials. There's usually something being cooked up. We just got picked up for season eight, we haven't even started writing that yet. We just got started with a whole season to air and then we'll start to get a new one going.

Q2: Your show has a lot of themes for an older audience like relationship issues. Especially in the earlier episodes there were a lot of dialogue that skirted the line of Cartoon Network acceptability. Do you notice that you have a much older intended audience or fans?

A2.1: Online we hear a lot of kids say that they walked in on their parents watching Regular Show. That's always awesome to hear. We're making it for ourselves and it kind of walks the line between demographics and everybody can enjoy it. That's nice. It would be hard if we couldn't do any of that stuff. I was just talking about some of the technology we use on the show, like, no kid knows what a VHS tape is anymore. Or like a real telephone. There's tons of stuff we probably shouldn't be putting in but it's really fun.

Q3: How do you know what that line is and has Cartoon Network said, “Okay you've crossed this line” and has there been anything that hasn't made the air?

A3.1: There's definitely been things that have gone too far and have been pulled back. But we'll always find a way to make it where it's like something for everybody and that's appropriate for everybody.

A3.2: I don't think we intentionally try to push the line towards something more adult. It's just natural stories we want to tell that will sometimes include a joke or two that requires us to find another way to say it. But we're not ever trying to go for crazy gross out things or swearing.

Q4: So speaking of relationships we kind of finally say Rigby and Eileen. Is that something that's going to continue or can we get a little hint at that?

A4.1: No that's definitely something that's going to continue. In season seven that's something that we're going to keep an eye out for. It's funny because the way we revealed that was so.. we just said it. We just dropped the bombshell. But it made sense, I feel like a lot of people saw that there a little bit. A lot of fans said, “When are Rigby and Eileen going to be together?” They really wanted to see it and it finally happened.

Q5: I'm going to ask this standard comic con question which is what does comic con mean to you guys? And the success of your show?

Q5.1: Oh. I think that it's a place we can interact with our fans more. We get to see how people respond to the show. Because we're usually just hold up in our office just making the show most of the year. We don't really get out and see what people say unless we look online. But it's always amazing to see all the fans just show up to see what we have in store and play dress up.

Q6: Do people know who you are? Do they geek out around you?

A6.1: It happens on the floor, you get stopped for pictures or signatures. Yeah it's fun to do the panels and see people's reactions to things they've never seen and get to see for the first time. And especially the energy here, when the crowd is all fans and they're watching something. You almost can't make something bad. It's really nice.

Q7: Do you have a favorite fan interaction?

A7.1: Oh gosh. I remember one year a guy came up and he's like “check it out” and he rolled up his sleeve and had Baby Ducks tattooed on his arm and we were all like, “you got a tattoo of that?!” That was really cool.

A7.2: I was just thinking of a voice actor guy, Tom Kenny has a great line where he says, “if actors were superheroes then voice actors would have the power of invisibility” which I kind of dig, you know. It's like nobody knows you're on a hit show. It wasn't this year but it was two years ago I had just gotten with my family and we got out of the car and we were walking to get my badge and I feel this tug and I look down and there's this young girl there saying, “Can I get a picture with you?” and I said, “Do you know who I am?” And she said, “Yeah, yeah, yeah!” She was a huge fan of the show and had gone online and seen pictures. It totally blew me away, I wasn't used to being recognized. What I really love is when someone emails me or says to me, “I watch this with my kid.” A young dad and his kid watch Regular Show together, that's awesome.

Q8: How involved are you guys with Twitter and social networks?

A8.1: That's how you stay in touch with your fans.