American - Entertainer | February 20, 1960 -
Gypsy was the name my brother gave a pet turtle he had. I always thought it was so peculiar.
Joel Hodgson
PetBrotherThoughtNameTurtleHe
They would hear 3000 and think it was the year 3000, I was hoping it would sort of disorient them and prepare them for the strange message they were about to receive.
ThinkYearStrangePrepareWould
If you notice any of the press from when I was with the show, I would always deny it being the year 3000.
YearYouAlwaysBeingShowPress
Besides, it doesn't make any sense to have these characters living in the year 3000 when all their points of reference are from the pop culture of the 80's and the 90's.
CultureYearLivingPop CulturePop
The first twenty shows at TV 23 were really a workshop.
FirstTwentyWorkshopTVReally
When we did the pilot, I sort of pictured this guy pirating a signal and then this story unfolding of him building this satellite and these robots and watching these bad movies.
BuildingStoryBadRobotsMovies
Then a friend of Jim's suggested we make a theme song to explain the story, and this is where the Mads came from. Josh and I wrote it into the theme song.
FriendSongStoryExplainTheme
Well, we had more money and more time the first season than we did at TV 23.
TimeMoneyMoreFirstWellSeason
But after that, I was extremely happy with the story and the look of the show at the beginning of season two - everything was working together. I felt like it was finished conceptually.
Working TogetherTogetherBeginning
The name Crow was inspired by a number of things. I thought it would be cool to have a robot with sort of a Native American feel to it.
CoolThoughtNameAmericanFeel
Beanie and Cecil was the first cartoon I remember watching and I think there are analogies.
ThinkRememberFirstWatchingCecil
But if you think you aren't creative that's cool, too. I think being around people who aren't creative is kind of refreshing and nice.
CreativePeopleCoolThinkYouNice
Copyright © 2024 QuotesDict Joel Hodgson quotes