From: johnsonchris@bvc.edu
Newsgroups: alt.tv.ren-n-stimpy
Subject: Re: John K. Speaks: 9/28 L.A. Times Article (long)
Date: 3 Oct 92 11:22:51 CDT
Organization: Buena Vista College, Storm Lake, IA

In article <aa=pj0a@lynx.unm.edu>, blowfish@carina.unm.edu (rON.) writes:
> In article <1992Sep30.144407.2148@bvc.edu> johnsonchris@bvc.edu writes:
>>> Executives at Nickelodeon would not comment on this story.  But one
>>> animation story editor offered his view of Nickelodeon's decision to can
>>> Kricfalusi: "Nickelodeon realized they have one of the hottest shows in
>>> the country right now, and a potential merchandizing bonanza if they can
>>> get new shows to the public.  And John is sitting on the shows.  That's
>>> something he's always done, and it makes him brilliant.  It makes his
>>> shows fine art.  But Nickelodeon wants product."
>>                   ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ 
>>  OK, everyone repeat after me.  MONEY GRUBBING SCUM.
> 
> OK- repeat after me: PATHETIC WHINING FANBOY.
                       ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

I said the line above (Money Grubbing Scum) as a piece of SARCASM, for 
christ sake.  I know Nick has to make a profit, they're a company, that's 
their job.  It's a joke.  I never expected to be flamed for just putting a 
line of sarcasm in my message.  Jeezuz.

> 
> C'mon. Do you really no want product yourself? Was this very same group not
> afire with threats of boycotts and whatnot when Nick kept showing repeats?
> Of course Nick wants product- its because >YOU< want product, and Nick ain't
> going to make any money showing the same things over and over again.

It's not that I want NO product, it's that I want GOOD product.  I do not 
want to see what is most assuredly the best cartoon to come down the pipe 
since the War-Time Warner Brothers cartoons be ruined by a team of hack 
animators (lord knows, there's enough BAD cartoons out there.)  Now that 
the reins have been passed down to Bob Camp, I rest a little easier.  But 
John K. is still the driving force behind the show, and without him, it may 
still be fun, insane, etc, but it might not be the same.

> I think it'll end up for the better with Mr. Camp 'leading' Spumco, as long
> as John K. stays on as a, um, 'creative consultant'. Its an executive change,
> and not a lot more, I hope.

  Mr. Camp has done good episodes in the past (and no matter what anyone 
else says, I LIKE In the Army.)  I have made comments before that Mr. Camp 
may be helpful/may be detrimental to the show.  It is all to be seen.  I 
just did not care for his line that said "I want to tone down the show, 
make it less insane."

> 
> If its true that John K. will have no more contact with R-n-S, then it really
> is a sad day.

Oh, you can pretty much expect that John K. is history.   If he does any 
work at all on the show, it will be unpaid, and over the phone or something 
with Bob Camp.  I'm sure the two are still friends.  John K. understands 
the industry and how easy it is to be fired (* Quite Sure, I reckon :) *)

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