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martininamerica: ygotasconfessions: I am getting really tired of the confessions that say LK is losing his talent/not doing things right. Just because he isn’t doing things the way you want does not mean he is losing it. There are things in the show I don’t like but everything can’t go exactly how you want it. If you don’t like it then stop watching and ranting about it and please let the rest of us enjoy it. I can understand why some people would be upset that the show has changed so much. It really is nothing like the original stuff I made. I said once that I kinda said everything I wanted to about Yu-Gi-Oh with the first episode of my series. I mean it really could have ended right there. But people laughed, and asked for more, so I kept going. And damn it if I didn’t fall in love with this weird alternate world where the characters are skewed and the plot doesn’t quite make sense. One of the best parts about making the show, to me, is that we know what’s going to happen - but we don’t know how THESE characters will react to it. Hell, even I don’t know half the time. There are times when I make a joke or two - or three - that has nothing to do with what’s happening. And nine times out of ten, that’s because what IS happening is… a card game. Could I have removed the Family Guy-esque cutaway gags in Episode 54? Yeah. But it would’ve been just Yami standing in front of Tristan saying things. And that’s fun too, but sometimes the flow works better if you have other things to cut away to. Also, I think people throw the “Family Guy” criticism around far too much. Cutaway gags existed before Family Guy, they just abused it - hell, it’s half their show. I do it once or twice per episode and suddenly my show is apparently Family Guy. I mean, I use a lot of curse words in the Naruto Spoof. Nobody’s comparing it to Kevin Smith. And hell, if they were, I’d take that as a compliment - though others probably wouldn’t. I feel like I’m arguing against people who criticise my show, but like I said, I can understand where they’re coming from. This isn’t the show I made in my bedroom six years ago mumbling half-awake into a microphone. That was good then, but I really don’t think it would’ve stayed its welcome if it had remained the same thing every time. I try to improve myself, I try to make people laugh. And people are still laughing, and that’s the most important thing to me. I’m not this guy sitting in a chair thinking “How do I ruin this more?” First time I went to Youmacon, I stood in front of a huge audience - in my mind, it was the biggest crowd I’d ever seen in person - and showed two new episodes. The crowd went bananas over them. And I sat there, and thought to myself, this is worth it. This is what I’ve been doing for four years, I just couldn’t hear them laugh, or see them cheer. I like to tell myself that if that’s still happening, I have to keep going. Even if it’s different, the reaction is the same. Laughter is so fucking important.

martininamerica:

ygotasconfessions:

I am getting really tired of the confessions that say LK is losing his talent/not doing things right. Just because he isn’t doing things the way you want does not mean he is losing it.

There are things in the show I don’t like but everything can’t go exactly how you want it. If you don’t like it then stop watching and ranting about it and please let the rest of us enjoy it.

I can understand why some people would be upset that the show has changed so much. It really is nothing like the original stuff I made.

I said once that I kinda said everything I wanted to about Yu-Gi-Oh with the first episode of my series. I mean it really could have ended right there. But people laughed, and asked for more, so I kept going. And damn it if I didn’t fall in love with this weird alternate world where the characters are skewed and the plot doesn’t quite make sense. One of the best parts about making the show, to me, is that we know what’s going to happen - but we don’t know how THESE characters will react to it. Hell, even I don’t know half the time.

There are times when I make a joke or two - or three - that has nothing to do with what’s happening. And nine times out of ten, that’s because what IS happening is… a card game. Could I have removed the Family Guy-esque cutaway gags in Episode 54? Yeah. But it would’ve been just Yami standing in front of Tristan saying things. And that’s fun too, but sometimes the flow works better if you have other things to cut away to.

Also, I think people throw the “Family Guy” criticism around far too much. Cutaway gags existed before Family Guy, they just abused it - hell, it’s half their show. I do it once or twice per episode and suddenly my show is apparently Family Guy. I mean, I use a lot of curse words in the Naruto Spoof. Nobody’s comparing it to Kevin Smith. And hell, if they were, I’d take that as a compliment - though others probably wouldn’t.

I feel like I’m arguing against people who criticise my show, but like I said, I can understand where they’re coming from. This isn’t the show I made in my bedroom six years ago mumbling half-awake into a microphone. That was good then, but I really don’t think it would’ve stayed its welcome if it had remained the same thing every time.

I try to improve myself, I try to make people laugh. And people are still laughing, and that’s the most important thing to me. I’m not this guy sitting in a chair thinking “How do I ruin this more?”

First time I went to Youmacon, I stood in front of a huge audience - in my mind, it was the biggest crowd I’d ever seen in person - and showed two new episodes. The crowd went bananas over them. And I sat there, and thought to myself, this is worth it. This is what I’ve been doing for four years, I just couldn’t hear them laugh, or see them cheer.

I like to tell myself that if that’s still happening, I have to keep going. Even if it’s different, the reaction is the same. Laughter is so fucking important.

3 months ago
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    I’ve liked most of the episodes this seasons, some better than season 1 and 2; but not 54. You did use a lot of cutaway...
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    Dude, ep 54 was great, but Season 0 ep 2 just had me rolling on the floor laughing…all while I was in my college’s...
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    I couldn’t agree more. I really needed a laugh this week. And I enjoyed myself immensely when I saw the new episode. A...
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    God Martin you totally just lifted me out of a deep funk with that! I can only wish that one day I can be part of one of...
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