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Post by swenlin on Aug 6, 2006 14:52:57 GMT -5
As for this San Diego Con, do you have any details on that? Does it have a name? Is it an annual thing? I think it's the largest comic book convention in the world!!! Seriously, it's a huge big deal for comics, animation, feature films - basically a giant pop culture convention that happens every year down in San Diego, CA - USA. www.comic-con.org/
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Post by swenlin on Aug 6, 2006 15:10:01 GMT -5
"I must admit that Emotion Sickness is my most favourite episode! What inspires you to come out with the idea to write that episode?"
Well Johnnys (and everyone else who was asking about Emotion Sickness), one day the clouds parted and a beam of light struck me from the heavens. When I woke up from my coma, twenty two days had passed (the exact same number of minutes in a "half-hour" episode like Emotion Sickness). I knew what I had to do... it was a vision, really...
I had to write the best Kim Possible episode of my career? No, I had to sit in the back seat of the car on a trip to Vegas and read the newspaper... there, I experienced "motion sickness", if you will... We pulled over and as I fell to my knees to hurl in the sand, I stumbled upon a script. The author was noted merely as "E". It was dusty and worn from the elements, but I knew right away - I could change all the names and it would be a perfect Kim Possible script! I titled it "E-motion Sickness" and turned it in to my story editor, Thomas Hart. Tom had just returned from the eye doctor and his pupils were too dialated to read. Having only my enthusiasm and incoherant dry mouthed rantings to go on (I had to walk home through the desert), Tom made the biggest decision of his animation carreer - to pass the Emotion Sickness script onto Schooley & McCorkle without reading a single line on the page. It would be a fateful day to go down in the history of Kim Possible!
Mark & Bob read it and Tom was promptly fired. And that, my friends, is the story of how I decided to join the armed forces - Secret Kitchening Division.
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Post by kristessential on Aug 6, 2006 15:15:31 GMT -5
How much of that story is true?
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Post by Fusion Fox on Aug 6, 2006 15:21:20 GMT -5
I had to write the best Kim Possible episode of my career? No, I had to sit in the back seat of the car on a trip to Vegas and read the newspaper... there, I experienced "motion sickness", if you will... We pulled over and as I fell to my knees to hurl in the sand, I stumbled upon a script. The author was noted merely as "E". It was dusty and worn from the elements, but I knew right away - I could change all the names and it would be a perfect Kim Possible script! I titled it "E-motion Sickness" and turned it in to my story editor, Thomas Hart. Tom had just returned from the eye doctor and his pupils were too dialated to read. Having only my enthusiasm and incoherant dry mouthed rantings to go on (I had to walk home through the desert), Tom made the biggest decision of his animation carreer - to pass the Emotion Sickness script onto Schooley & McCorkle without reading a single line on the page. It would be a fateful day to go down in the history of Kim Possible! Mark & Bob read it and Tom was promptly fired. And that, my friends, is the story of how I decided to join the armed forces - Secret Kitchening Division. Haha, brilliant ;D
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Post by kristessential on Aug 6, 2006 15:27:32 GMT -5
I laughed out load when he said: "Mark & Bob read it and Tom was promptly fired."
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Post by nabusan on Aug 6, 2006 15:28:24 GMT -5
Lords, that was a fun read ^^ I can see where KP gets its randomness from
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Post by wallaceb on Aug 6, 2006 16:30:40 GMT -5
Lords, that was a fun read ^^ I can see where KP gets its randomness from same
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Post by nabusan on Aug 6, 2006 16:49:12 GMT -5
As for this San Diego Con, do you have any details on that? Does it have a name? Is it an annual thing? I think it's the largest comic book convention in the world!!! Seriously, it's a huge big deal for comics, animation, feature films - basically a giant pop culture convention that happens every year down in San Diego, CA - USA. www.comic-con.org/Wow, so THAT's where THE Comic Con's held eh? Wow, has KP ever made it there before? I'd definitely go to this!
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Post by drakkenlover on Aug 6, 2006 17:23:50 GMT -5
Wow, I'm in shock over that story, Mr. Swenlin....
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Post by johnnys on Aug 7, 2006 0:01:23 GMT -5
"I must admit that Emotion Sickness is my most favourite episode! What inspires you to come out with the idea to write that episode?" Well Johnnys (and everyone else who was asking about Emotion Sickness), one day the clouds parted and a beam of light struck me from the heavens. When I woke up from my coma, twenty two days had passed (the exact same number of minutes in a "half-hour" episode like Emotion Sickness). I knew what I had to do... it was a vision, really... I had to write the best Kim Possible episode of my career? No, I had to sit in the back seat of the car on a trip to Vegas and read the newspaper... there, I experienced "motion sickness", if you will... We pulled over and as I fell to my knees to hurl in the sand, I stumbled upon a script. The author was noted merely as "E". It was dusty and worn from the elements, but I knew right away - I could change all the names and it would be a perfect Kim Possible script! I titled it "E-motion Sickness" and turned it in to my story editor, Thomas Hart. Tom had just returned from the eye doctor and his pupils were too dialated to read. Having only my enthusiasm and incoherant dry mouthed rantings to go on (I had to walk home through the desert), Tom made the biggest decision of his animation carreer - to pass the Emotion Sickness script onto Schooley & McCorkle without reading a single line on the page. It would be a fateful day to go down in the history of Kim Possible! Mark & Bob read it and Tom was promptly fired. And that, my friends, is the story of how I decided to join the armed forces - Secret Kitchening Division. I shall thank the heavens, for it has inspires you so in your future career endeavors! On a serious note, do keep us posted on your plans on the next San Diego Comic Con. I'm soooo gonna be there if u guys will be around for the next convention!
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Post by swenlin on Aug 7, 2006 0:01:49 GMT -5
Okay, the only true parts of that story were the parts where "I gave the script to Tom" and "Tom gave the script to Mark & Bob". Everything else is a fabrication. A more accurate telling of the story start would be... in the beginning there was a story called "Mush" (something I had completely forgotten until this recollection). It was a troubled story - very tricky to nail down. Tom had the story on his desk and the outline had gone through a few different revisions, but it just wasn't coming together. We knew I was going to work on a Kim script for him and he decided to throw this story at me and see if I could bang it into some workable shape. In fact, I think it was like I was in line to work on something, but Tom couldn't get to me because he was too busy with these other two scripts and so he actually tossed Mush to me as a "Well, if you want to take a pass at this while you're waiting" kind of thing. Little did I realize my great fortune at the time when I said yes! It was tough trying to sort it out. I did my pass on the story. I turned it in and... well, it turned out that I hadn't cracked the code either. The story was still problematic. But my take on things gave Tom some new ideas. He kicked them around with Mark and Bob and came back to me with a new direction - this time it would work, this time it would be good. And it was. Tom and I sorted out the details and the story was retitled "Emotion Sickness". And away we went... ;D I think one of the big breakthroughs (not sure who it came from) was to have Shego get hit with a moodulator too. I think originally it was only Kim and when we added Shego to the mix it really opened the doors to some nice cross cutting between the two story lines. It's hard to remember all the details of the writing, but one moment that stands out was that bit when Drakken super-powers the Moodulators and the remote breaks. I came up with the split screen idea and the two half faces coming together of Shego and Kim to form one face that's split down the middle. I remember almost not calling for that, wondering if it would be too weird or hokey, but I'm really glad I went with it. I think it turned out to be a nice visual. Another bit I remember was the photo booth bit with Drakken and Shego - sitting there deciding what the four photo booth shots would be. I thought Shego jumping Drakken would be pretty funny, but I was a little worried that it would be too "spicy" and get cut out. Again, glad I went for it and that it made the final cut. But I think my favorite moment actually isn't mine - Tom added the dialogue exchange between Ron and Drakken hiding in the float where Drakken laments Ron's "superior dib calling" abilities. That whole exchange cracks me up! But then right after that (or right before that) I came up with that the moment where the angry Shego & Kim pass each other and Kim says "Men" and Shego says "Oh yeah!" It was pretty exciting to write the episode where Kim and Ron hook up - even though we knew it didn't REALLY count since Kim was moodulated at the time, but Ron didn't know that so it was all very real to him. We had a lot of fun writing it, as you can imagine. That bit where they first kiss and Wade does the spit take... man that still gets me! It wasn't until much later after the fact that someone pointed out that, with all the crazy mood swings, Emotion Sickness plays kind of like the "Killer PMS" episode. I am credited as THE writer, but alot of credit goes to Tom, Schooley & McCorkle. For a while it was voted as the number one favorite episode on a fan site until the So The Drama movie came out. That really meant a lot to me - it was amazing to have so many people really love my episode as much as I did. But, again, I was very fortunate - same with Fearless Ferret - the subject matter automatically elevates the story into potential "fan favorite" territory. At that point, you know you'll be working on something extra special and as long as you do a good job and not muck it up, you know it's going to be a stand out episode.
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Post by johnnys on Aug 7, 2006 0:18:41 GMT -5
Hehe, much better! Correct me if I wrongly understand it, u guys had a few great ideas floating around for that episode, and manage merge it all together? That's genius!!!!!! Yeah, the "Killer PMS" theme really works! ;D
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Post by Adam on Aug 7, 2006 1:03:12 GMT -5
Since you're on here right now, maybe you can clear up this question for me.... This question goes to anyone who has anything to do with the scripts... What's the difference between normal faced lines and the bold lines? And why are they numbered differently?
Like the bold lines are numbered 82A, 82B, etc through like 82J and then it skips 83 and goes right to 84, and then again it goes to 85 and then 85A, 85B and then jumps immediately to 89..
So, what's the difference that makes them bolded? Or not, whatever...
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Post by swenlin on Aug 7, 2006 2:02:22 GMT -5
RE: bold faced numbered lines...
I have no idea what you're talking about.
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Post by drakkenlover on Aug 7, 2006 6:06:30 GMT -5
How did you come up with Steal Wheels?
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Post by nabusan on Aug 7, 2006 7:54:14 GMT -5
OMG, great explanation there, Brian! You and Tom seem to compliment eachother perfectly when it comes to writing! Just curious, what was the difference between your original version of Emotion Sickness and the one that made the final cut? I'm guessing it didn't have Shego getting moodulated? Again, thanks for the episode commentary!
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Post by wallaceb on Aug 7, 2006 9:21:26 GMT -5
that stoey is awsome, really lets us see how the episdoe grew.
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Post by Adam on Aug 7, 2006 10:11:05 GMT -5
RE: bold faced numbered lines... I have no idea what you're talking about. Didn't think you did... Thanks anyway, but here's this if it'll help visualize what I mean... 216.180.181.121/script3.jpg
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Post by johnnys on Aug 7, 2006 10:28:12 GMT -5
I think the episode was perfect! The way both Kim and Shego being hit with the moodulator, the "Killer PMS" scenes (I love those scenes, really funny!), the "kiss" together with Wade spitting, “superior dibs calling”…basically all parts of the episode are very well written! My favourite scene is Ron’s montage during assessing his relationship with Kim, in Barkin’s house! Barkin : “Stoppable, how did you get in my house?” That gets me every time! ;D Thanks for the huge explanation, Brian! I really appreciate it! Personally, I won't be comparing Emotion Sickness with So The Drama, as one is a 22 minutes episode and the other is an animated movie. So, in ranking KP episodes, I’m putting “Emotion Sickness” on top of my favourite episode list! New question….any new episodes you’re working on besides “Mad Dogs and Aliens”?
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Post by swenlin on Aug 7, 2006 12:29:53 GMT -5
AH... okay. When the scripts go "final" they get "numbered" for the recording. That way the rest of the production will have each line of dialogue numbered for reference. The story board folks can note the number on their boards with each line, so everyone has a reference back to the script if they need to check it out and the voice director (incredibly talented Lisa Schaefer) can tell the actors which lines are working and which lines she needs them to re-read. The bolded parts of the script are new - they were added AFTER the script went final and have been bolded for reference. Notice how the numbers on the line stop increasing? That's because new material was inserted in between... say... line 85 and line 86. So the new lines are now lettered - 85A 85B 85C until we get through the new material and back to line 86. Sometimes scripts get altered at the last minute before the record due to a late note, or maybe at the recording when we realize a bit just isn't working the way we thought it would and we "fix" it on the fly, or maybe the actors come up with an ad lib that we want to keep, etc.
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