tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-232735292024-03-07T15:07:27.700-08:00Nerd ArmadaWe are Legion!C H Greenblatthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09946554573492666618noreply@blogger.comBlogger280125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23273529.post-70967765946298819112011-08-24T21:58:00.000-07:002011-08-24T22:06:33.597-07:00New BlogSo I guess it's time to join the cool kids over at Tumblr.
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<br /><a href="http://chgreenblatt.tumblr.com">I'll start posting all my new stuff there</a> and I promise to put things up more regularly. I've been making an effort to carry my sketchbook around at work and doodle more, so I have lots of good stuff to scan in. Go check it out.
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<br />And we recorded the pilot today! It went really well! Next step is animatic and artwork. I've got a busy two months ahead, which is good because I need a distraction to keep me occupied until Skyrim comes out.
<br />C H Greenblatthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09946554573492666618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23273529.post-39460360302893591752011-08-23T22:28:00.000-07:002011-08-23T22:41:32.508-07:00R.I.P. Cartman<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIs6clA4bd1e2hwOWHIwv41-VeGNhRbJ2RKUwD5s9CjFxbxmHZQUUoJMG2VzFw5fjJMDZAPGEGaMc3imTwM6ehvSz6oEbPYKsMXqNpf1spupOggxQxgtBi81gQCauRv7Emtby8/s1600/Cartman.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 304px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIs6clA4bd1e2hwOWHIwv41-VeGNhRbJ2RKUwD5s9CjFxbxmHZQUUoJMG2VzFw5fjJMDZAPGEGaMc3imTwM6ehvSz6oEbPYKsMXqNpf1spupOggxQxgtBi81gQCauRv7Emtby8/s400/Cartman.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5644291810224199506" /></a>
<br />My red rainbow fish Cartman passed away yesterday. He lived a good long life - nearly 10 years, which is apparently double the life expectancy of his breed. I don't get emotionally attached to fish, but looking at the now empty tank fills me with a little loneliness. His fat ass took up a good chunk of space in there. In fact, he had grown too big for the scooper net so I had to put a Ziploc bag over my hand and grab his slippery corpse. It was the first time I had really touched him other than the occasional finger brush when I would clean the tank. He had an unceremonious burial on the hillside. Some raccoon has probably dug him up by now... blech.
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<br />When my wife (then girlfriend) first met him, she asked me what his name was. I didn't really get into a habit of naming my fish, but he was a big red asshole who bullied the other fish and ate all their food, so "Cartman" seemed appropriate.
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<br />Cartman, I hope you're out there swimming in the great blue beyond.
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<br />C H Greenblatthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09946554573492666618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23273529.post-15167459858390066762011-08-07T20:38:00.000-07:002011-08-07T20:52:18.502-07:00Pilot UpdateAfter a year and a half, Nickelodeon finally gave the go-ahead for my pilot to get animated. Other than a long wait, the process has been really smooth and positive! Having the extra time let me figure out a lot of good stuff about the characters. It's hard to know exactly who they are until you start playing with them. They have a pretty different dynamic than the characters on <span style="font-style:italic;">Chowder</span>.<br /><br />This is the exciting part of the process. It's all potential. I'm finishing board revisions and casting voices. Next step will be to assemble all the production art, then ship it to the animation studio. By January we should have a fully functioning 11-minute pilot!<br /><br />Here's a sneak peek at the art.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNYQhMAM8kKd3mi7vJCoffwFaP28aeO8pbuj6OZ7CsULtb4S6-wuXoHllBJsyE_AFXyq1CSBUkmL9wrhvjFaqSALf8X0QTg_yPb7P6HLvTnBNSBfJxFbyYSknU4loGOpZ4iUsv/s1600/sc-059-setup.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 219px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNYQhMAM8kKd3mi7vJCoffwFaP28aeO8pbuj6OZ7CsULtb4S6-wuXoHllBJsyE_AFXyq1CSBUkmL9wrhvjFaqSALf8X0QTg_yPb7P6HLvTnBNSBfJxFbyYSknU4loGOpZ4iUsv/s400/sc-059-setup.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5638325538437810690" /></a>C H Greenblatthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09946554573492666618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23273529.post-32863935171862523792011-07-11T23:37:00.001-07:002011-07-11T23:38:58.671-07:00Piggy VS. the Outdoor PillowWell at least she doesn't eat the stuffing like Batman does.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhESCyCHfYfDH9V1sb38RZZ5p9O7BKNiKHGezAIZQz7HDatMu1LBXew5QvCoZ7vim-_wHJWmPzPHdZPCmTHlyW-K9-I1DGWz1glwV-1fIxwoWLT1tk_f1gKyeiq5AIj00LSQ9DF/s1600/IMG_3690.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhESCyCHfYfDH9V1sb38RZZ5p9O7BKNiKHGezAIZQz7HDatMu1LBXew5QvCoZ7vim-_wHJWmPzPHdZPCmTHlyW-K9-I1DGWz1glwV-1fIxwoWLT1tk_f1gKyeiq5AIj00LSQ9DF/s400/IMG_3690.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5628351499949351426" /></a>C H Greenblatthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09946554573492666618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23273529.post-9831736585301123242011-06-29T23:36:00.001-07:002011-06-29T23:37:25.181-07:00Work Doodles<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAN7DSZpUaAygDvHh4mhcBSJMYJoM3VNIHHJx3D8PvQOof73mVNFviRkGmsitPWrBiFrHNmyDBJG4eoOvrD0KKsam80Bi4YjD6xcJKLURrnFysNFA3uzfbk4Oz-9vXXdO5iMmg/s1600/img003.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 248px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAN7DSZpUaAygDvHh4mhcBSJMYJoM3VNIHHJx3D8PvQOof73mVNFviRkGmsitPWrBiFrHNmyDBJG4eoOvrD0KKsam80Bi4YjD6xcJKLURrnFysNFA3uzfbk4Oz-9vXXdO5iMmg/s320/img003.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5623898191237905954" /></a>C H Greenblatthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09946554573492666618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23273529.post-1768578957173768222011-06-09T23:28:00.000-07:002011-06-09T23:44:13.004-07:00Where's the body?<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlS7UK3tMjMZ6pKYDLsjJqzS-b7cE9mNWUGCq2qZlcrNfTT3kEIesHXQUoERVPifFPT5fxywcrWtIucQZDSrzY7TBTdctOkVqUzvzlUvxhSWG1D_6Rmx4GQTvzgARJPnAChbSB/s1600/repo.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlS7UK3tMjMZ6pKYDLsjJqzS-b7cE9mNWUGCq2qZlcrNfTT3kEIesHXQUoERVPifFPT5fxywcrWtIucQZDSrzY7TBTdctOkVqUzvzlUvxhSWG1D_6Rmx4GQTvzgARJPnAChbSB/s320/repo.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5616474403954137890" /></a><br />I'm getting more used to Sketchbook Pro. This doodle is kind of different for me, but not really. I've drawn lots of surly-looking superhero types over the years. Because I'm lazy and untrained, I can't do much beyond the head. Plus my costumes suck. Hell, all the characters in my first cartoon strip were just disembodied heads and hands. That should've been a sign I needed to work harder. <br /><br />This is why I always tell aspiring artists to not be like me - draw your ass off and get good at everything. Don't limit yourself to a particular style or theme. Hone those basics and you'll be able to draw anything your mind imagines. I get really frustrated because I often hit the wall of my drawing ability. Luckily I like storytelling more than I like pure drawing. Doodling is a fun outlet, but when I have to do a drawing for real, I get terribly self-comscious about it. That's why I'll probably never be a fine artist. Drawing has always been a way for me to tell a joke or bring a character to life. <br /><br />Luckily I've been able to work with people who can draw much better than me. It keeps me humble about my skills.C H Greenblatthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09946554573492666618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23273529.post-3669381027614930212011-05-31T23:40:00.000-07:002011-06-01T00:03:09.822-07:00Dacker the Tracker<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4E2V46BTGM4Uy6zU4FVVVGiYGYAoQ2dMYSUlwjdB5P5DGEF1pmzgXkSnL76HY_EbtPvhaEWwUG3wtDZvHN8ctsWuUUjkL7PnWvIIM7iTadlPzn8eG3Gck-H2JNLurXK-PxmYO/s1600/dacker1.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 270px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4E2V46BTGM4Uy6zU4FVVVGiYGYAoQ2dMYSUlwjdB5P5DGEF1pmzgXkSnL76HY_EbtPvhaEWwUG3wtDZvHN8ctsWuUUjkL7PnWvIIM7iTadlPzn8eG3Gck-H2JNLurXK-PxmYO/s320/dacker1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5613137500722516546" /></a><br />You woke up in a pile of dirty clothes and puke. Someone shaved a smiley face in your pubes. Grandma! The last thing you remember about last night was playing strip Mancala with the old bitch. It looks like she slipped you something and ran off with your last twenty credits. But not before she pissed in your mouth. Always with the mouth pissing. At least she's consistent.<br /><br />Given her head start, she could be anywhere in the Craplands. But it's too dangerous to go out there alone. You learned that the last time.<br /><br />There are only five people who can find her.<br /><br />The other four are previously booked.<br /><br />Looks like it's time to hire Dacker. He charges more than you like and he smells like cabbage farts. But what choice do you have?<br /><br />Just be prepared - he may find more than what you were looking for.<br /><br />TO BE CONTINUED...C H Greenblatthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09946554573492666618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23273529.post-54009411675777881492011-05-30T22:19:00.000-07:002011-05-30T22:21:07.324-07:00Doodle<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpSgwIjSStTvl9-T_SiHyvauOM69Siz43vbAv0GfIcZQfFPsOodO_A-cH7Hk0e-fzS1-auw8NQF-EbBG6WUJ1NP6RxXTdAaKhShZ9PZGq7PWAhN_CFb4Np_vTGr1fgq8Jd26gH/s1600/pose1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 258px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpSgwIjSStTvl9-T_SiHyvauOM69Siz43vbAv0GfIcZQfFPsOodO_A-cH7Hk0e-fzS1-auw8NQF-EbBG6WUJ1NP6RxXTdAaKhShZ9PZGq7PWAhN_CFb4Np_vTGr1fgq8Jd26gH/s320/pose1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5612745648135057138" /></a><br /> I dunno what the hell this is. I suppose it's what I get for listening to the new Lady Gaga album while I draw.C H Greenblatthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09946554573492666618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23273529.post-79534447541530618062011-05-15T23:05:00.000-07:002011-05-15T23:22:03.052-07:00Sketchbook Pro<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYZy1bp-ztXwfb853rQyqzpszIeIRPRIMpmKelHp_685NYy0ma5N9nErlE3wfWtPhw1oFfARZ4ldq-CGdHnIojFgUIJcTPRgs7XeU2Srz5wHTAn17PWcmDeugEKr2QBseoKzfu/s1600/adamant.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 306px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYZy1bp-ztXwfb853rQyqzpszIeIRPRIMpmKelHp_685NYy0ma5N9nErlE3wfWtPhw1oFfARZ4ldq-CGdHnIojFgUIJcTPRgs7XeU2Srz5wHTAn17PWcmDeugEKr2QBseoKzfu/s320/adamant.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5607191270146607634" /></a><br />I just got a copy of Sketchbook Pro on sale on Amazon for $30. So far it seems pretty easy to use but my drawings still look crappy. I like how quickly you can get to drawing and how uncluttered it is.<br /><br />Drawing on the computer makes me realize I like the drag paper gives. It seems to help me control my line better. The Cintiq screen is just so baby-butt smooth. And jumping from program to program all the time is messing up my macro skills. (My keyboard hand keeps wanting to do all the buttons for Storyboard Pro.) I prefer to board on the computer now for the flexibility and speed, but for drawing and doodling I still prefer a paper sketchpad.<br /><br />Here's an incredible one I found in Japan. For some reason it jumped out at me... I can't really put my finger on why.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZU8qXIkr-5jZPBySkWMRga0Ur8aXbQakNjiKI5AmM_7yrleHcTVD8NH8jrf4gNIZ8u5YtKroJcz2dSIXz0ChQuwME36t4WWFN2hhf0nIqVSvmbJhviqV3ktEBe3SGgRRISp37/s1600/IMG_3668.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZU8qXIkr-5jZPBySkWMRga0Ur8aXbQakNjiKI5AmM_7yrleHcTVD8NH8jrf4gNIZ8u5YtKroJcz2dSIXz0ChQuwME36t4WWFN2hhf0nIqVSvmbJhviqV3ktEBe3SGgRRISp37/s320/IMG_3668.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5607194152677063858" /></a><br />Actually, the FO refers to the paper size. I'll really be sad when I use it up. I should've grabbed a few. Oh yeah, and the paper is nice too. It's thick and textured... hmm, with the context of the name, maybe that's not the best way to describe it.C H Greenblatthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09946554573492666618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23273529.post-47925113746195004412011-04-03T15:50:00.000-07:002011-04-03T16:05:54.589-07:00Batman vs The KONG Bone<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1Vok9mt_mlbxRjr_LdPCobOG8hX7sF-gZi1QzgkNoYeKwhgI8N0fSE3O8V-XZvteZrjkuqDxMBdaz97RcarBkO7ZkolkSSPq0yrBYEh0qD3qvVP6mdly0AdYwQ3zHFBPvFWny/s1600/IMG_3617.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 192px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1Vok9mt_mlbxRjr_LdPCobOG8hX7sF-gZi1QzgkNoYeKwhgI8N0fSE3O8V-XZvteZrjkuqDxMBdaz97RcarBkO7ZkolkSSPq0yrBYEh0qD3qvVP6mdly0AdYwQ3zHFBPvFWny/s320/IMG_3617.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5591494904177169682" /></a><br />Usually there are only two toys Batman can't destroy: Kong and Nylabones.<br />Apparently this Kong bone was a little too thin. Too bad. He loved it. LOVED IT TO DEATH!!<br /><br />Winner: BATMAN!C H Greenblatthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09946554573492666618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23273529.post-16206031337707246302011-03-26T20:42:00.000-07:002011-03-26T20:44:21.172-07:00I saw Sucker Punch.<a href="http://io9.com/#!5785590/sucker-punch-goes-beyond-awful-to-become-commentary-on-the-death-of-moviemaking">This review pretty much sums up how I felt.</a>C H Greenblatthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09946554573492666618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23273529.post-17137536164590355992011-03-24T21:17:00.000-07:002011-03-24T21:27:55.100-07:00PIGGY!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvVd5cZtoqJv7CK9W20liqxx23MrvwaGbcUx4WQ3e2T4uf81OMouUtq9IbyBVDVG4L7kgoRR84AS5J69C4ePaJz90nYGrhuh-hSCR5msQsUQlPo6yg2qo1kobJeLquk8xw8v0B/s1600/IMG_3601.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvVd5cZtoqJv7CK9W20liqxx23MrvwaGbcUx4WQ3e2T4uf81OMouUtq9IbyBVDVG4L7kgoRR84AS5J69C4ePaJz90nYGrhuh-hSCR5msQsUQlPo6yg2qo1kobJeLquk8xw8v0B/s400/IMG_3601.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5587868022509378418" /></a><br />We've been wanting Batman to have a little buddy so he could get some socialization. So last weekend we adopted a 5 month-old puppy from the pound. She's a Boxer/Pit mix and had her front leg amputated only 3 weeks ago, but she's running around like a champ. <br /><br />At first we thought we were going to name her Robyn. But the more we thought about it, we really wanted her to be her own dog and not sound like a sidekick. She came with the name Princess, but that wasn't gonna fly. She makes this snorting sound like a grunting pig, and when Danni called her a little piggy, we knew we had her name. Welcome to the family, Piggy! I hope Batman doesn't eat you.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAQEeOGAiFGFlhERwdMVgUik1b-Bd3CtIweb_rREsr1wNr505NNC4RT5zWMMq2GraRRfbOsgrrQnnYmvDErXaz44QJ37ZgU98c0NRGqPOfczBgZCeb2B5Y99eoww1Loo5HXVsm/s1600/Photosfrom3Events.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 345px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAQEeOGAiFGFlhERwdMVgUik1b-Bd3CtIweb_rREsr1wNr505NNC4RT5zWMMq2GraRRfbOsgrrQnnYmvDErXaz44QJ37ZgU98c0NRGqPOfczBgZCeb2B5Y99eoww1Loo5HXVsm/s400/Photosfrom3Events.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5587868031770229906" /></a>C H Greenblatthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09946554573492666618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23273529.post-57767101422819452642011-01-30T19:14:00.000-08:002011-01-30T19:16:29.337-08:00Cutie PatootieSorry I haven't posted anything in a while. I've been busy working on a pilot board in addition to the day job. But never mind all that. Let's enjoy my favorite video of 2011 so far!<br /><br /><iframe title="YouTube video player" class="youtube-player" type="text/html" width="640" height="390" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/woi_2Ay0Y-U" frameborder="0" allowFullScreen></iframe>C H Greenblatthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09946554573492666618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23273529.post-48649572146087720152010-09-27T22:21:00.000-07:002010-09-27T22:31:43.646-07:00Batman vs the FRONT WINDOW!Everyday, Batman gazes patiently out the tall window next to the front door. He bides his time, waiting for another dog or a jogger to pass by. Then he unleashes what I can only guess are a stream of expletives in dog language. It's pretty explosive. One time he was jumping so hard at the window, he scraped the area next to his right eye, losing a chunk of skin. I didn't figure out how he done this to himself until I found the patch of skin still stuck to the wall!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTSfPJjJx7WzIWKWl6RXS3Afvil6gLU9_hr9EWaUKAbY4UL0rLJ6e3UqWYRGaPozcV_qahXjkuPBZRkqUKrJHIFk_ar7vzPTU20yB0xy7kMYw0-6xBwnw_JwGyLXFL5yKKmwP5/s1600/IMG_2202.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTSfPJjJx7WzIWKWl6RXS3Afvil6gLU9_hr9EWaUKAbY4UL0rLJ6e3UqWYRGaPozcV_qahXjkuPBZRkqUKrJHIFk_ar7vzPTU20yB0xy7kMYw0-6xBwnw_JwGyLXFL5yKKmwP5/s400/IMG_2202.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5521831522132041762" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMNsyN0SMjG_XXqz1b_jQRwqyuKSwmZGwt0--jQVMQerI4pKuRWjV-mv9WtD0wiNr7wLGQhb-_-NGpVkTTS_id39_X2i2d5BSHhqYP3ZpmoMIJGACJJT1B365lOb-krFoPyeQq/s1600/IMG_2204.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMNsyN0SMjG_XXqz1b_jQRwqyuKSwmZGwt0--jQVMQerI4pKuRWjV-mv9WtD0wiNr7wLGQhb-_-NGpVkTTS_id39_X2i2d5BSHhqYP3ZpmoMIJGACJJT1B365lOb-krFoPyeQq/s400/IMG_2204.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5521831528344528386" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1KVTki9Dc2P9k1Evod0zTzt-LO02VbF96qFt88NC79QD2UEaH7osK9x3bXXAYQQiQ4YkNoDcgMlEN5q4f1sZbB6bACk98aRdcknNwV03xZks2ebWwiaGTsvvbc0wmyYnwOFuS/s1600/IMG_0105.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1KVTki9Dc2P9k1Evod0zTzt-LO02VbF96qFt88NC79QD2UEaH7osK9x3bXXAYQQiQ4YkNoDcgMlEN5q4f1sZbB6bACk98aRdcknNwV03xZks2ebWwiaGTsvvbc0wmyYnwOFuS/s400/IMG_0105.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5521832753585689138" /></a><br /><br />Winner: FRONT WINDOW!!<br /><br />... but don't worry. Batman would soon have his revenge.C H Greenblatthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09946554573492666618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23273529.post-81381605288133099032010-08-06T23:11:00.000-07:002010-08-07T00:48:00.404-07:00Chowder Finale<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2istBRkw35HX29yYfINdj8z4BsAzOamZslMhs9SGLa4zmWDFnlA24mmBro0QPrvk5o851hcv8GLa1d4Bbt4lk_Pq6INTQy2qwUzeNqnSfZxdn26bwtugo1S5npc7dtosLG5hz/s1600/chowder-grows-up.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 368px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2istBRkw35HX29yYfINdj8z4BsAzOamZslMhs9SGLa4zmWDFnlA24mmBro0QPrvk5o851hcv8GLa1d4Bbt4lk_Pq6INTQy2qwUzeNqnSfZxdn26bwtugo1S5npc7dtosLG5hz/s400/chowder-grows-up.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5502547186136522034" /></a><br />The last new <span style="font-style:italic;">Chowder</span> episode finally airs this Saturday night! There's an all-day marathon leading up to the 7:30 pm premiere (Pacific). Set your DVRs or be old-fashioned and watch as it airs. I had always wanted to jump the series ahead in time at some point (like Dragonball Z) and follow Chowder as the master chef with an apprentice of his own. This would have been the bridge to that adventure. It's a nice way to wrap up a series that meant a lot to me. And I even got to voice grown-up Chowder. <br /><br />Thanks to the crew for all their great work, to the voice actors for bringing the characters to life, and to the people at the network who championed the show! But most of all, thanks to the fans for watching! This episode is for you!C H Greenblatthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09946554573492666618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23273529.post-74253847465994021932010-07-12T23:16:00.001-07:002010-07-12T23:28:43.760-07:00Chowder Fan<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-rewk-CvFd6XIQM2NPsA9tS_59yMEmLOMDDzWuxlvv8ubUwpSTFlxEkBCQ5h66asNKr_y9cY_G023AiOyPflzHYLm-X-Mlido-9c3h97huIQoFN-4lFP5BWQ22jvkNZCF6xzc/s1600/IMG_0496.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 299px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-rewk-CvFd6XIQM2NPsA9tS_59yMEmLOMDDzWuxlvv8ubUwpSTFlxEkBCQ5h66asNKr_y9cY_G023AiOyPflzHYLm-X-Mlido-9c3h97huIQoFN-4lFP5BWQ22jvkNZCF6xzc/s400/IMG_0496.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493273570034958418" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9ZcgHwe9ck2vvoDha_LyXIaUm9XPDMX_RwrUoMibdBrEqJInM-4TFKlSNpA5pHrh3qLBmS8U5CxpIts_k4l5m2ZbD0AhuWS88p2IP3egyMq_KozkYpmCiggFfvH6klvBSHfo5/s1600/IMG_0495.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9ZcgHwe9ck2vvoDha_LyXIaUm9XPDMX_RwrUoMibdBrEqJInM-4TFKlSNpA5pHrh3qLBmS8U5CxpIts_k4l5m2ZbD0AhuWS88p2IP3egyMq_KozkYpmCiggFfvH6klvBSHfo5/s400/IMG_0495.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493273565617826658" /></a><br />These photos were taken by a friend of mine at a bar during the World Cup final. He spotted this <span style="font-style:italic;">Chowder</span> fan by his awesome necklace. Way to represent! Oh and we got nominated for an Emmy. Congrats to the entire crew for all their incredible work. And congrats to the other nominees - they're all talented, good people and any one of them deserve to win.<br /><br />More Batman adventures coming soon!C H Greenblatthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09946554573492666618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23273529.post-40101798861563357792010-07-01T22:21:00.001-07:002010-07-07T23:52:16.210-07:00Batman vs The Screen Door!One afternoon I put him out on the balcony while we did some house cleaning. I figured he'd chill out in the sun for a bit...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBRCkoqsGza-a9p9PWwpt_ydjg5PW6PrKszcxNNeNp-7jHCMD9ZlhDovXr2hQWxpQ1SX1jrgqYnVR18UxQXmJyNzmKJC-gcjMLXF085_IxV72A_lj4xlle66Mmwp7vJ_M8Reb7/s1600/batman_screen.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 309px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBRCkoqsGza-a9p9PWwpt_ydjg5PW6PrKszcxNNeNp-7jHCMD9ZlhDovXr2hQWxpQ1SX1jrgqYnVR18UxQXmJyNzmKJC-gcjMLXF085_IxV72A_lj4xlle66Mmwp7vJ_M8Reb7/s400/batman_screen.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5489174911557714162" /></a><br /><br />You can see the result...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglVHwUHYgbpyY6A7XOWIqSXyiGdYCquUatQD5qK0vgJJ_jnQXxvkw3WVGqCPNbwSzXiS9EgImwn6LOnyeiYRlfaPVgoAJDSw5xkAF6jsit5bbhmsuC-x-bMstlqBwHWzFPK6HA/s1600/IMG_0118.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglVHwUHYgbpyY6A7XOWIqSXyiGdYCquUatQD5qK0vgJJ_jnQXxvkw3WVGqCPNbwSzXiS9EgImwn6LOnyeiYRlfaPVgoAJDSw5xkAF6jsit5bbhmsuC-x-bMstlqBwHWzFPK6HA/s400/IMG_0118.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5489174919402853282" /></a><br /><br />It reminded me of the Kool-Aid man. Here's a clip for those of you too young to remember:<br /><br /><object width="480" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/nBeUGqeYsQg&hl=en_US&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/nBeUGqeYsQg&hl=en_US&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object><br /><br />BATMAN VS THE SCREEN DOOR... BATMAN WINS!!<br />Damn you dog. Damn you. But I did learn how to re-screen a door. It's pretty easy.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-bqv62sOXZW2U69ujUjxLfEKH--CWokX8EBM9ijvVomMODNBJZ2SidBSuB2Pb1ErvATxajrDgIvpCsubgmvK-R1mxAMUcYJ8v-pIDFKNwV34kvIEryfhMbSv_U03Y-7gCTiJE/s1600/IMG_2904.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-bqv62sOXZW2U69ujUjxLfEKH--CWokX8EBM9ijvVomMODNBJZ2SidBSuB2Pb1ErvATxajrDgIvpCsubgmvK-R1mxAMUcYJ8v-pIDFKNwV34kvIEryfhMbSv_U03Y-7gCTiJE/s400/IMG_2904.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5489174922876348146" /></a>C H Greenblatthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09946554573492666618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23273529.post-14869106805676006872010-05-23T10:41:00.000-07:002010-05-23T10:46:58.342-07:00Batman vs The TireBiter!It was a quick match, lasting barely 30 minutes. <br /><br />When the dust cleared, only one stood victorious.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRdEAURa8dGYnLo-w6Quwkzq5lk8hk_BHiFq4rh-va2dR7aPlPL4547nK6DpQsF9Ukl9fB9Vf9LeplZA7YNUaXYY0SoNC1F43w88opzFkwzxCL51LLD1Uj2N0z1Xuz5PB7M6ww/s1600/IMG_0093.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRdEAURa8dGYnLo-w6Quwkzq5lk8hk_BHiFq4rh-va2dR7aPlPL4547nK6DpQsF9Ukl9fB9Vf9LeplZA7YNUaXYY0SoNC1F43w88opzFkwzxCL51LLD1Uj2N0z1Xuz5PB7M6ww/s400/IMG_0093.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5474522447341270274" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKpIj2XsqOn1w6utJQS2upbgTFAmU6MbU5cTylMEPjW82sWGgGpd8Zn4olDsFdlUSGZj-EUO4__3XVVgZnKarnP-Tv4-1-5GFzeYD1jJ9lPolR4_wjZf7t1dhxeZBQI5odLfA1/s1600/IMG_0095.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKpIj2XsqOn1w6utJQS2upbgTFAmU6MbU5cTylMEPjW82sWGgGpd8Zn4olDsFdlUSGZj-EUO4__3XVVgZnKarnP-Tv4-1-5GFzeYD1jJ9lPolR4_wjZf7t1dhxeZBQI5odLfA1/s400/IMG_0095.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5474522453279342290" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYvAd3xD2TkPAHEOAoOEC7U_uwJy3Nu22Zwu60ciXl8FE-0whVNK6aR73lDEGCq9t29pqgWrqIS_wcXwH_vgQjWaQ4vRCVuDI2vryfyGF-Oa_yL4o1SgGmQmOGdlEXC5PclnCG/s1600/IMG_0097.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYvAd3xD2TkPAHEOAoOEC7U_uwJy3Nu22Zwu60ciXl8FE-0whVNK6aR73lDEGCq9t29pqgWrqIS_wcXwH_vgQjWaQ4vRCVuDI2vryfyGF-Oa_yL4o1SgGmQmOGdlEXC5PclnCG/s400/IMG_0097.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5474522459706645922" /></a><br />Batman says, "Get bit!"<br /><br /><br />BATMAN VS THE TIRE BITER... BATMAN WINS!<br /><br />(He was pooping out bits of tire for the next few days.)C H Greenblatthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09946554573492666618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23273529.post-22060855402971853512010-05-10T22:56:00.001-07:002010-05-10T23:05:46.455-07:00Batman vs. The BedThis is the first in a series of posts based on my dog and what nefarious home goods he's decided to attack. This particular kerfuffle occurred soon after we moved into our house.<br /><br />I imagine the encounter must have started exactly like this...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg37jZya1xF63vhRk-Qf5tIX60uYZDagVaTuit6fdQKLqWtAVbLJ5IihHiO4kzhf6j_1Oan687wio6wpl_y8AGzDNqXUak5YHG0GbXXb5EdddaStCcWJLj2oaGrcqia9E5f0nL0/s1600/batbed.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 286px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg37jZya1xF63vhRk-Qf5tIX60uYZDagVaTuit6fdQKLqWtAVbLJ5IihHiO4kzhf6j_1Oan687wio6wpl_y8AGzDNqXUak5YHG0GbXXb5EdddaStCcWJLj2oaGrcqia9E5f0nL0/s400/batbed.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5469888088444473218" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisb_0SomJAhSQt6tZxZGyrxADXTAucPtk5V6dg9zCYWpFnTbsNiF240Bxr9lGLK52rIci7348ntog7S_aOrZn09PlXKkAF-BJJycELlfAWs-r4dcEn_aIQfYjnJcqhF5AajWjR/s1600/IMG_0077.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisb_0SomJAhSQt6tZxZGyrxADXTAucPtk5V6dg9zCYWpFnTbsNiF240Bxr9lGLK52rIci7348ntog7S_aOrZn09PlXKkAF-BJJycELlfAWs-r4dcEn_aIQfYjnJcqhF5AajWjR/s400/IMG_0077.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5469888091763041458" /></a><br />BATMAN VS BED... BATMAN WINS!<br />(Yes, he dragged the mattress off the box springs and proceeded to shred the sheets and mattress cover. Trust me, that mattress ain't light.)<br /><br />Justice has prevailed!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil8aChyLoB7khC_QixaYijCzSpog69gitfJtRQyVdI0OEwpIxjyIu2Ax0mlgNWKdsJDu_8SHTRXeb1ZwAmpYkv1GenyL6HGHg4QQ1wThbVHFISP_Z9sD0y7rwnICRAxBIdakXZ/s1600/IMG_2878.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil8aChyLoB7khC_QixaYijCzSpog69gitfJtRQyVdI0OEwpIxjyIu2Ax0mlgNWKdsJDu_8SHTRXeb1ZwAmpYkv1GenyL6HGHg4QQ1wThbVHFISP_Z9sD0y7rwnICRAxBIdakXZ/s400/IMG_2878.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5469888108361840866" /></a>C H Greenblatthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09946554573492666618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23273529.post-29734165853804149742010-04-04T20:26:00.000-07:002010-04-06T09:14:00.152-07:00As one thing fades away...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHMjfJp0Uc2P0b5ARp7_mL9NXTtaPi8fneDvD5XBsm0zpk1yM2HpAMUN8dZoBcCOkW9N60ud93cKSviRYBXFX1MBNOA6hNSUeV2hG8g-28bUMSRG4195et4YPGx2ptqwPkNIww/s1600/chowder-fade.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 281px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHMjfJp0Uc2P0b5ARp7_mL9NXTtaPi8fneDvD5XBsm0zpk1yM2HpAMUN8dZoBcCOkW9N60ud93cKSviRYBXFX1MBNOA6hNSUeV2hG8g-28bUMSRG4195et4YPGx2ptqwPkNIww/s400/chowder-fade.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456491211104184530" /></a><br />The final regular episode of <span style="font-style:italic;">Chowder</span> premieres this Monday (April 5) at 9 pm Pacific. I don't know if we ever stayed in the same time slot for more than a month during premieres, so it seems fitting to change again right before the last one. It's been a good run of 49 half-hours and I hope people enjoyed it. It's been one of the best experiences I've ever had. Thanks to everyone who watched. Our finale special, <span style="font-style:italic;">Chowder Grows Up,</span> doesn't have an air date yet, but as soon as I find out, I'll post it.<br /><br />Life at Disney has been fun so far. We're working hard on <span style="font-style:italic;">FishHooks</span> and I'm sure Disney will do everything in their power to make sure kids know about it when it launches.<br /><br />As for what's next, I've been busy developing something new for Nickelodeon. It's coming along really, really well and I'm very excited. It was kind of daunting at first to start over with a whole new world, but once I left Marzipan City and embraced it, the ideas didn't stop flowing. For now, I'll give this hint:<br /> <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNiXGWdF3mNGP70Ap1Y3Z_Lvn4NownP73qjhjAk8KunzLmt-CL1vsseRbsvM_ouZwn5PnmHIV798-WxZBEvkqwV6DuEpUI0Z7bs8cVA2CJP4rn1K1DT-6FgrtITNraEqdimBmm/s1600/leaf.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 196px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNiXGWdF3mNGP70Ap1Y3Z_Lvn4NownP73qjhjAk8KunzLmt-CL1vsseRbsvM_ouZwn5PnmHIV798-WxZBEvkqwV6DuEpUI0Z7bs8cVA2CJP4rn1K1DT-6FgrtITNraEqdimBmm/s400/leaf.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456491202217033410" /></a><br />Whether it actually becomes anything or not, it's a whole lot of fun to work on right now.C H Greenblatthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09946554573492666618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23273529.post-932646497706472582010-02-17T23:24:00.001-08:002010-02-17T23:25:10.009-08:00Gamgar<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTqvXL0O7oEUGdl3yX3qpGOT4QFdxVWDwNRyDKRZCLIvB_HpIjdFS9znknjlxFuRdwEEW3THZmMPwdw47weWNk9UPPInMwVVl1ev5kK2OnYFSjTKZj95ieJelZcGrRtCoDBC7t/s1600-h/gamgar.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 350px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTqvXL0O7oEUGdl3yX3qpGOT4QFdxVWDwNRyDKRZCLIvB_HpIjdFS9znknjlxFuRdwEEW3THZmMPwdw47weWNk9UPPInMwVVl1ev5kK2OnYFSjTKZj95ieJelZcGrRtCoDBC7t/s400/gamgar.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5439481184369505010" /></a>C H Greenblatthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09946554573492666618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23273529.post-11954670686866807442010-02-11T21:22:00.000-08:002010-02-11T21:23:40.641-08:00Pfff!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqu03ut8AAYbL3UsDMBJm7npqGeUf5Xvo2YaXv9p_Cs9KOVFyGEBje7ZebDdS6QYWWsqYtnfP1szI-sHDPccBLd8YlTnXTRRLxF6NO6zgPJa2zyCcREjWwDezE0cu01lgDpe_D/s1600-h/pfft.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 256px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqu03ut8AAYbL3UsDMBJm7npqGeUf5Xvo2YaXv9p_Cs9KOVFyGEBje7ZebDdS6QYWWsqYtnfP1szI-sHDPccBLd8YlTnXTRRLxF6NO6zgPJa2zyCcREjWwDezE0cu01lgDpe_D/s400/pfft.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5437223356237406258" /></a>C H Greenblatthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09946554573492666618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23273529.post-28403661805312453452010-01-10T23:39:00.000-08:002010-01-10T23:40:30.185-08:00Bad Invention #18573<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTpN7E8jPdWcTKbDfQ7fTDGtSJwiqMH92aTq_sw3HXlRGAW-zxL1zCrTBt9jeqawLp1y-N7WGJH5w9OafK_HQ6orpPZaNLo_z6I-6jytU1nU1AtFWABBIbTKztt42zsvwqCA7_/s1600-h/watering-cant.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 284px; height: 305px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTpN7E8jPdWcTKbDfQ7fTDGtSJwiqMH92aTq_sw3HXlRGAW-zxL1zCrTBt9jeqawLp1y-N7WGJH5w9OafK_HQ6orpPZaNLo_z6I-6jytU1nU1AtFWABBIbTKztt42zsvwqCA7_/s400/watering-cant.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425383880001393762" /></a>C H Greenblatthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09946554573492666618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23273529.post-10279818949884186092009-12-31T18:51:00.001-08:002010-01-02T10:57:28.657-08:00Roadrunner is Tragedy<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju5VV9tz_NdA1pIKjHg-wm5NH_KYHFpiXJ07lFFP6H7fWhtLPRei1prDNFJbBey_XA24Z62xIS-gausiGiDxrg7kagjMMexso4hDsUwnZZAvca4yiUpJNcB4PEcKumf4lGhePg/s1600-h/coyote_thoughts.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju5VV9tz_NdA1pIKjHg-wm5NH_KYHFpiXJ07lFFP6H7fWhtLPRei1prDNFJbBey_XA24Z62xIS-gausiGiDxrg7kagjMMexso4hDsUwnZZAvca4yiUpJNcB4PEcKumf4lGhePg/s400/coyote_thoughts.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5421598642304629298" /></a><br />I woke up this morning with a very odd thought immediately pressing in my head: why did the Roadrunner cartoons always make me feel a little weird as a child? I lay there and thought about it for a good fifteen minutes at least. Why this random topic was my first thought of the day, I have no idea. I hadn’t been watching any of them recently. But then again cartoons are always swirling around in my head, so this shouldn’t really have been a surprise.<br /><br />I was one of those kids who watched all the Looney Toons cartoons so often that even at a very young age, I could easily tell the different directors apart. Chuck Jones was one of my favorites. But something about roadrunner rubbed me differently. And I think I figured it out this morning.<br /><br />Wile E. Coyote never got what he wanted. Never. And yet we as an audience were manipulated into rooting for him. If you look at any good character, he/she has a core emotional or physical need that we can relate to. And with Wile E., his was hunger. Everyone in the world can relate to being hungry, and I think there are very few people that would fault him for wanting to eat. It’s nature.<br /><br />(Truthfully, though, it always annoyed me how if he had money/credit to order from ACME he could’ve just order some food. I know he explained how delicious roadrunners are in one of the cartoons, but still.)<br /><br />Some characters deserve their fate. Elmer Fudd never gets the rabbit. But he’s motivated by ego; he’s a huntsman out for sport, with the unfair advantage of firearms. So of course Bugs spars with him and always comes out on top. But Wile E. isn’t motivated by any selfish flaw. He just wants something to eat. That’s the same reason I always felt bad for Pete Puma. But I was okay with Pete losing since I liked Bugs more. Later when they made Wile E. talk, gave him an overinflated ego and pitted him against Bugs, losing felt right. But I’m focusing on the pure Roadrunner cartoons.<br /><br />I never rooted for the Roadrunner. He’s not a real, relatable character. He’s an unattainable goal. In the Dec/Jan ’09 issue of <span style="font-style:italic;">Written By</span>, author Michael Tolkin said, “The tragic hero is asking for something they shouldn’t be asking for.” So Chuck Jones wrapped up a tragic hero in a cartoon world. He set him in a lonely, unpopulated desert landscape. The only other sign of life we see is the occasional truck that smashes into him. Not only is the coyote at a clear disadvantage against the incredibly fast roadrunner, but no amount of ingenuity will ever help him. And not only does he never achieve his goal, he doesn’t even get any consolation prize. Even the laws of nature are against him. All he ever receives is pain, just because he’s hungry. At the end of each cartoon all we’re left with is a long, lingering shot of Wile E. falling to his death. As a kid, I internalized this feeling, and it was different from the other Looney Tunes.<br /><br />I’m not usually one to overanalyze cartoons, but I do take them seriously as an art form. And I do spend a lot of time thinking about how cartoons made me feel when I was young, and how I can recreate some of that feeling in the cartoons I make now. I don’t think a lot of artists rationalize the emotional meaning behind their art during the creative process. They just have to get it all out. It’s generally not until you later look at a body of work as a whole that you get a glimpse of the artist’s worldview. Obviously Chunk Jones’ goal was to entertain and make us laugh. But what in his life was he relating to with these stories? What was the emotional drive behind it all that led to a series of decisions that created a starving, lonely, tragic character that never gets any breaks?<br /><br />So this is the weird conversation in my head I woke up to. Maybe tomorrow I’ll be lucky and just wake up with a boner like usual.C H Greenblatthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09946554573492666618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23273529.post-17569677409723515782009-12-24T17:45:00.001-08:002009-12-24T17:59:50.347-08:00Happy Holidays from Batman!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpkHYIo2dr4yvyQjTv2X7JgPMPUunJh90szzrApBTBYD6hh1XVI-5lBU1VctJjvCHJwGRm00-_Ij0kCRf3HKoSZM0LyS4lMIGUUdHdHJQ7x_IFKUoP_lZwm-UzIRvbvl8Nqbww/s1600-h/santabatman.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpkHYIo2dr4yvyQjTv2X7JgPMPUunJh90szzrApBTBYD6hh1XVI-5lBU1VctJjvCHJwGRm00-_Ij0kCRf3HKoSZM0LyS4lMIGUUdHdHJQ7x_IFKUoP_lZwm-UzIRvbvl8Nqbww/s400/santabatman.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5418984646525086658" /></a><br /><br />Sorry that I haven't posted anything in a while. In just two weeks I'll have delivered the very last episode of <span style="font-style:italic;">Chowder</span> and my time at Cartoon Network will be over. It was a good 7+ years that I spent there. And <span style="font-style:italic;">Chowder</span> is doing really well in the ratings, so thanks to all of you who watch. There are still plenty of premieres to go, so keep watching. But starting with the new year, I move on to the house of mouse. Bye bye CN! Like a phoenix, you will rise from the ashes someday!<br /><br />I've been developing some new show ideas and so far the pitching process has been going very well. It looks like I'll find myself pretty busy over the next year. People have asked me about how the whole pitching process works and I've been thinking of some good pointers. I promise to sit down soon and share them. I'm such a procrastinator...C H Greenblatthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09946554573492666618noreply@blogger.com