Creating Animated TV Shows ft. Tom Ruegger (Animaniacs/Pinky & the Brain/Tiny Toon Adventures) (PT89)
Summary: Alex and Nick welcome Tom Ruegger, creator of iconic TV series Animaniacs, Tiny Toon Adventures, Pinky & the Brain, and Histeria!, to discuss the process of writing and producing animated television shows.<br> <br> What is the process of generating and selling animated TV series? What makes for a great idea that can be succesful? What are the differences between storyboard-driven and script-driven shows? How was Animaniacs developed? How can you take established characters from franchises and give them a new take? How do you balance educational component and entertainment value?<br> <br> The Paper Team gets wacky...<br> <br> <br> <br> SHOWNOTES<br> <br> Content<br> Getting started in animation, Working for Hanna-Barbera, differences between storyboard-driven and script-driven shows, coming up with ideas for TV shows, selling TV shows, animation versus live-action, developing Animaniacs and Pink & the Brain, using music, reinventing established characters, working on Batman, selling Histeria, and thoughts on the Animaniacs reboot (00:55) <br> Final Advice, Resources, and Next Week On (39:11)<br> <br> Links<br> <a href="https://twitter.com/tomruegger">Tom Ruegger on Twitter</a><br> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiny_Toon_Adventures">Tiny Toon Adventures</a><br> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Animaniacs">Animaniacs</a><br> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pinky_and_the_Brain">Pinky & the Brain</a><br> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Histeria!">Histeria!</a><br> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freakazoid!">Freakazoids!</a><br> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_7D">The 7D</a><br> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hanna-Barbera">Hanna-Barbera</a><br> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Filmation">Filmation</a><br> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Pup_Named_Scooby-Doo">A Pup Named Scooby-Doo</a><br> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zMaqBXTcIx0">The Premiere of Platypus Duck (Video)</a><br> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sport_Billy">Sport Billy</a><br> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yogi_Bear">Yogi Bear</a><br> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Batman:_The_Animated_Series">Batman: The Animated Series</a><br> <a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0854414/">"Hooked on a Ceiling" (1x04 - Animaniacs)</a><br> <a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1602152/">"This Pun for Hire" (3x08 - Animaniacs)</a><br> <br> Resources<br> <a href="https://www.rhymezone.com/">RhymeZone</a><br> <a href="https://www.urbandictionary.com/">Urban Dictionary</a><br> <br> <br> This episode brought to you by Roadmap Writers<br> <a href="https://www.roadmapwriters.com" target="_blank"></a><br> <br> <br> Use code ROADMAP to get $15 OFF your first <a href="https://www.roadmapwriters.com" target="_blank">Roadmap Writers Program</a><br> <br> Special thanks to <a href="https://twitter.com/AlexSwitzky21">Alex Switzky</a> for helping us edit this episode.<br> <br> If you enjoyed this episode (and others), please consider leaving us an iTunes review at <a href="http://paperteam.co/itunes">paperteam.co/itunes</a>! :)<br> <br> You can find Paper Team on Twitter:<br> Alex - <a href="https://twitter.com/TVCalling">@TVCalling</a><br> Nick - <a href="https://twitter.com/_njwatson">@_njwatson</a><br> If you have any questions, comments or feedback, you can e-mail us: ask@paperteam.co<br> <br>
