How do you write episodic cartoons that don't feel like animated sitcoms?
>>151780463Interesting world and not have 50% of episodes be set in the house
>>151780463don't have the characters stand around talking for extended periods of time.
>>151780463no status quo
>>151780463Follow what Season 2 Gumball did and don't follow what Season 5 Gumball did.
>>151780638gumball always felt like a sitcom to an extent, with the classic family sitcom dynamic
>>151780463Do wacky adventures that don't follow a "central" plot. Like doing sidequests in a bethesda game
>>151780638So write about school life
>>151780463Well SpongeBob fucking failed that miserably nearly a generation ago.But if you want a long lasting shiw then no massive stakes that cant be solved. All references to previous shows should be in service of a bigger story. And not LOL REMEMBER THAT FUNNY THING LETS FUCKING RUIN IT BY TALKING ABOUT IT like the my laig guy frim SpongeBob. Don't be afraid of story threads left hanging. Basic simple archetype characters that is molded slowly into what the audience likes and or can service the story.
>>151780463Tell your storyboard artists that they can add jokes and even rewrite scenes. It's fine to start with a script, but that should be a rough draft for artists to build on. If you're writing alone, just skip the script and go straight to boarding.>>151780503This too.
>>151780463>How do you write a situational comedy without it feeling like a situational comedy?You don't, brotha
>>151780484>>151780503This
>>151780463add a shit ton of slapstick
Malcolm in the Middle would work as a cartoon
If you see the first episodes of SpongeBob they are surprisingly connected, it's only later that they dropped it in favor of the repeated plots.
>>151780463Nothing wrong with feeling like a sitcom, they're comfy. Just don't be a bad one.
>>151780463Lots of action
>>151780510>no status quoThat's terrible for an episodic series. The status quo exists for a reason.
I just went on a binge of old shows like thundarr the barbarian and just realized something.Their more racially diverse havevstromger womrn snd better written and looking thrn the shitbwe have snd were cheaper to produce. And we're "sitcom" tier We lost that in favor if therapy sessions by spoiled childrrn and hot pieces of ass like dana and the chick behind star being put in charge rather then being the well paid office bunny of a producer who stayed as the power behind the throne I guess John k was right.
