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Anonymous writes...
People need to calm down about their but hurt over the time skip, I know for a fact that your a good writer and people need to take a chill pill and wait to see the amazing story that you'll be unfolding.
Will we see the full dynamics of how each new member of the team interacts with each other because this season seems to be more action oriented based on the amazing fluid fighting animation featured in the first episode of Invasion and the general lack of camaraderie between the female members? I'm not complaining about the fantastic fighting choreography I just want to know if they'll be more action or less character development.
How do you come up with the fight sequences in the show? do you consult martial artist for fighters like Robin, Batgirl and Wonder Girl or do you take inspiration from the comic's fight sequences?
Do you keep each character's fighting style's diffrent? With a new Robin in the cave and an the previous one still being active in the team will we see a difference in both of their fighting styles?
In someone in charge of the fighting choreography? If so who is this person and what is his/her name?
Greg responds...
1. Well, I'd like to think we'll have both. I'm not sure how you got a "general lack of camaraderie between the female members" out of what we presented. Seemed to me that Batgirl and Wonder Girl worked together VERY well. But perhaps I'm biased. In any case, as I've stated before, the focus on Season Two is on STORY. Characterization is of course ALWAYS important to us, but you'll have to get it on the fly this season. We've got a BIG story to tell, and fewer episodes and thus less room to dedicate to character study.
2. Neither, I'm afraid. We're all big geeks though, so we have tons of movies, television and comics in our brains. The scripts break down the action, which the storyboards revise and/or plus. Editing helps too.
3. We try to. For example, we constantly remind ourselves that Nightwing began his career as a trapeze artist. Batgirl as a gymnast. While the new Robin started as a martial artist. There are similarities to all three characters' styles - all were trained by Batman, afterall - but we try to give them a slightly different flavor. On the other hand, Artemis' training began with Sportsmaster, but ALL of them trained with Black Canary. So again, we try to nuance differences, but we have justification for similarities as well.
4. There's no one person. Brandon and I pay attention, but I guess the primary responsibility falls to each episode's director and his or her board artists.
Bothergirl writes...
Don't listen to the nasty comments about the time skip. It only made me more curious about the progress of the series. I promise, you won't lose a fan in me;)
Anyway, I haz a question. In the episode 'Auld Acquaintance', why did Red Arrow wanted to know something about Aqualad that he hadn't told anyone else, and how did he know that someone broke his heart? Silly detail, but I like silly details^^
Greg responds...
He wanted to confirm that Aqualad was controlling Aqualad's body. And he knew about Tula because Aqualad had told him.
The irony for me is that Red Arrow didn't understand how the Starro-Tech worked. If Aqualad HAD been possessed, Klarion would have had access to all Aqualad's memories and would still have been able to answer the question.
WAIT A MINUTE!! DOES THAT MEAN AQUALAD IS CURRENTLY POSSESSED BY STARRO-TECH?!!!
No. It doesn't. Red Arrow just got lucky. (The preceding has been some reemptive Ask Greg question answering.)
quigonkenny writes...
Long time listener, first time caller... ^_^ Love the Invasion time skip. It really shakes things up, and while some people may be scared by that, I find this unexpected development to be refreshing in this day and age of cookie cutter cartoon plots. I look forward to seeing how we got from there to here. Now to my questions:
1. Loved Lobo, hope we see more of him, but I couldn't help but think his alien language (Interlac, by the dialog) seemed incredibly familiar. Given that you've mentioned that Invasion will be much more sci-fi than the first season, could it be that you--ah...borrowed...a language from that paragon of sci-fi sagas, the Star Wars movies? Particularly Huttese? If so, how did that come about?
2. Was the "Vlatavastok" mentioned in "Happy New Year" a) related to Vertigo's country of Vlatava, b) a mispronunciation or misspelling of real-world location Vladivostok, or c) an original location meant to reference both of the above?
I had some other questions, but they appear to have already been asked, so I'll have to be patient and wait for them to be answered here or on the show. Thanks again for inserting some much-needed unpredictability back into the cartoon world, and for continuing to run this site amidst the idiocy rampant on the internet.
Greg responds...
1. I didn't. At least not consciously. I just tried to create something that would work without subtitles, but still had it's own internal consistency. And any memories I might have of Huttese are beyond dim. (I do wonder though - if the person speaking Interlac had had a high voice instead of a low voice - if the notion that it resembled Huttese would have even registered. Is it Lobo's guttural quality that raised the comparison, or did I truly coincidentally stumble on something gramatically Hutt-like.)
2a. Yes.
2b. No.
2c. No.
Triela D. writes...
So, if Vandal Savage does not consider himself a villain...does he believe he is a hero of some sort? I know he was a hero in the past, but does he still believe himself to be a hero now? If not, what is he? In the middle?
Thanks! :)
Greg responds...
He thinks of himself as a visionary and a a leader. Heroics don't really enter into it.
Sizzle Shorts writes...
Hello Greg, my question concerns Blue Devil's coloring. When he first appeared in "Revelation," Blue Devil had white hair and yellow horns. His next appearance in "Agendas" shows him with black hair and white horns, which matches up with how he appeared in the comics. Was there a production error, or was this intentional? What color are his hair and horns supposed to be? Thank you.
Greg responds...
I don't have access to that info where I'm sitting currently, and I'm embarrassed to say I don't remember. Sorry.
michael greenway writes...
Dear Mr Weisman
Hello, if I may first just say I am a huge fan of your work, and also to let you know in my eyes your work (both past and present) not only provides high levels of entertainment, but also and more importantly (and I think many other fans would agree with this) introduces strong morale implications and highly philosophical dilemmas into the younger generation minds (that are simply no longer provided by any other show currently in production) And sets said viewers mind on a path of self discovery over the premise of good and evil, right and wrong by themselves instead of force feeding the premise like other shows do. And in my honest and humble opinion by that act your work doesn’t just entertain the world, it saves it. Which by very definition makes you a HERO
Now on to the question lol
1) From start to finish how long does it take to make and complete a series such as young justice?(I do realise this question may of already been asked but since you’ve cut 6 episodes from the last season I figure the timing going to be different)
2) At what point during the season showing and ratings (2.a and as a side note what number would this most likely have to be) would you receive the green for another season to be made?
3) where is the best place to see your shows episode rating (I have tried everywhere online but just kind seem to find them don’t know if me being in the UK makes a difference) but I realise you might know a site of the top of your head so is your confidence high medium or low?
Thank you for your time and if there are any misspellings or miss wordings my apologies or I have dyspracia (lol the irony if I cant even spell them right) and dyslexia, and I have no doubts about season two because all I have to remember is “Greg Weisman’s working on it†J
Greg responds...
Hear that: I'm a HERO! (I mean, I always thought so, but...) ;)
Anyway...
1. According to my trusty skedj: we began breaking Season Two on March 18, 2011 and, if all goes as planned, we should complete post-production on October 16, 2012. So that's like what? Almost exactly 20 months total. Of course, Brandon and I started talking about the characters, story and other plans for Season Two way back in 2009, but we didn't actually start working on it until 2011.
2. That's not a consistent prospect.
2a. I don't know.
3. I don't know this either. We occasionally get ratings reports from our bosses or from CN. But that's inconsistent too.
Time Skipper writes...
Is there a soundtrack with the full themes of the show available anywhere?
Greg responds...
Not currently. But hopefully someday...
Eagle-Owl writes...
1. Is "tritto" a real word?
2. How difficult is it balancing work time in the film/television industry with, say, family time?
Greg responds...
1. Not to my knowledge.
2. Sometimes, very. But that's the gig. And mostly, I think my family feels like I'm there for them. I always make them the priority when they need me - and even when they don't. But there are late nights occasionally.
Anonymous writes...
Out of curiosity, did Rocket get added to the team before the finale so Aqualad wouldn't be alone when the ball dropped? =P
Greg responds...
No.
Anonymous writes...
1. If you could be a super hero from the Team or Justice League, who would you be and why?
2. Have you seen any Young Justice fan art before and what'd you think about them?
3. What was your favorite episode to create?
I just wanted to know your opinion. I don't think anyone's asked this yet...as far as I've checked at least.
Greg responds...
1. I have my own heroes.
2. Most of it is great. (Every once in a while it's disturbing.)
3. I don't really have a single favorite.
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