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Originally Posted by pbradley
Isn't Blaze a receptacle of the most over-used drug cliches know to man?
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Well, the entire point of the show is to hook people in by offering all the drug cliches and whatnot, but there's actually deep philisophical, and often existential, ponderings, underneath the surface. The entire concept of the show is, as a creator of the stuff I've created, I am betraying my roots; I am betraying the shit I believe in, to "Sell out", to "cash in", to create this show centered around a drug I don't even use -- which is why I don't really understand some facets of smoking marijuana, which makes the show even more ridiculous and absurd in that context -- which will hook people into watching a show that is about "drugs", on the surface, but is actually a lot deeper than that...
Case in point, I spent less time animating, voicing, composing music for, etc. the first season of "Blaze", and yet it has been by far, my most successful production, with the guy from Venetian Snares offering to lend his voicing talents for the next season. It's not even that I spent less time on it - I just
know that it's "less good", so the concept with season 2 is to be even more ridiculous, and to try to craft something actually.. I dunno.. respectable out of the whole thing, because I kinda hate it in a way, but also feel compelled to keep doing it, so the entire show is going to betray itself, betray its fans, and constantly become more and more self-indulgent, to the point where I no longer have a fanbase. Kinda like what David Bowie said that one time.