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Mantis-Eye Presents: Ask Jackson & Doc Stuff

by Mike
Oct. 9, 2011, 1:20pm | 30 Comments
Mantis-Eye Presents: Ask Jackson & Doc Stuff
During NYCC I'll hopefully have a chance to talk to Jackson and Doc and I want you guys to participate! Much like Adult Swim, but probably with a higher chance of success, you can post your potential questions for Jackson and/or Doc here in the comments. No question is too crazy or too off-topic, so feel free to ask pretty much anything, even if it's not Venture Bros. related. I will be screening these, of course, but as long as you're not racist or something it will probably be okay. Note that you also should try to stay away from questions about the future of characters or plots in upcoming episodes since they don't answer those sorts of questions. If you're shy you can also email mantiseye.experiment@gmail.com with your question(s).

And if you're also attending don't forget the Venture Bros.-related convention schedule and that you can also score a sweet Mantis-Eye Experiment button.
My question is this:

Will my question about season 5 be answered in season 5?
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Oct. 9, 2011, 2:24pm
  • by Rhinox
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Will Season 5 be as awsome As I beleive it to be?
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Oct. 9, 2011, 7:07pm
  • by Hank
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I'll just put the same one I did for the Adult Swim thing:

"If the Season 4 finale would have been 22 minutes, what would it have been like? What would have been cut? Would we still get the Pulpy greatness at the end?"
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Oct. 9, 2011, 7:10pm
They actually answered your question at the panel!
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Oct. 17, 2011, 12:13am
  • by Hank
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Wow...that's awesome! Now off to obsessively look for video of it...
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Nov. 4, 2011, 10:34pm
  • by ZJS
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Are we ever gonna find out who killed 24, or is that just an abandoned plot point at this point?
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Oct. 9, 2011, 8:11pm
  • by ZJS
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Also, Mike, is there a cap on how many we can ask?
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Oct. 9, 2011, 8:12pm
Nope, ask as many as you want. I may not get to them all, but it doesn't hurt to ask.
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Oct. 9, 2011, 7:59pm
  • by Victor Von Broom
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Here is my question:

Will we ever see or hear anymore of Doug and Karen, 24's Father and Ex-Girfriend/stepmom?
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Oct. 10, 2011, 11:27am
  • by Ryan Hughes
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Do you think you'll ever record more Shallow Gravy music?
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Oct. 10, 2011, 1:20pm
  • by Red Menace
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When will Kim drop Christianity, move back from Florida and save the boys from, I don't know, a mechanical Paul Lynde or a vitamin B deficiency
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Oct. 10, 2011, 1:35pm
  • by Hardy
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In the show: never. But in your fanfic, it has already happened!
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Oct. 10, 2011, 4:51pm
  • by beb
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My fan-fic is better thann your fan-fic. It has Kim, Blackhearts, an Atomic car and some cool speculation on who was the first clone...
http://www.fanfiction.net/s/6573868/1/A_Day_in_the_Life_of_a_Reformed_Henchman
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Oct. 15, 2011, 5:51pm
  • by Robert
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Jackson recently said that he and Doc were writing some amazing stuff. What do they feel is really driving this great writing and collectively what has kept the show so strong in terms of quality, humor, and characterization for roughly 7 years now?
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Oct. 10, 2011, 6:55pm
  • by CarrieC
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What advice would you give to a writer trying to create a good story like you?
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Oct. 11, 2011, 1:05pm
  • by Eddie
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Hey Doc and Jackson will you make a Kim episode and kill her off so people will quit talking about her? But I suppose that would only make it worse (See 24). I retract my question.
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Oct. 11, 2011, 3:36pm
  • by Biz
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I want to know if we're ever going to find out what Bowie did that pissed off Brock in Berlin. And if they're not going to tell us because it's meaningless, I want a made up answer.
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Oct. 11, 2011, 6:28pm
  • by Hardy
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Which relationship is more strained: Jonas Venture, Jr. with his in-laws or The Monarch with his in-laws?
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Oct. 11, 2011, 7:20pm
  • by beb
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Jonas Venture, Jr. isn't married so strictly speaking he doesn't have In-laws. Dr. Girlfriend has never mentioned her parents so they're either dead or comfortable with her trying to take over the world/kill Rusty Venture.
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Oct. 13, 2011, 8:12am
  • by Hardy
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So you see exactly why it is a good question......
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Oct. 14, 2011, 12:40pm
  • by Anna-Maria
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Doc: any plans on releasing Weep on vinyl? Also, will Shallow Gravy ever perform live? (I.e, Jackson are you up for it?)
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Oct. 12, 2011, 1:22pm
  • by The Mysterious 'H'
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Whatever happened with that whole 'Billy gets an archenemy' thing you were talking about a while ago?
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Oct. 12, 2011, 9:41pm
  • by Phil
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J+D: If you could go back in time rewrite a specific scene, or joke, or anything from the first or second season, what would you rewrite and why?
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Oct. 13, 2011, 2:02pm
  • by Phil
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Also their individual favorite / least favorite episode. Blah.
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Oct. 14, 2011, 5:17pm
  • by Ron Bonham
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I'm sure that Guess Who Coming to State Dinner would be among their least faves.
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Oct. 14, 2011, 6:30pm
  • by Red Menace
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Beside the silly Kim question, I came up with a few at work today

1 When The Venture Bros. ends, what sort of project would you like next.
2 I ,for one, would love to see the original Team Venture in their prime. Is there any intrest in a Rusty Venture animation/comic something?
3 What has been the strangest fan encounter? any unexpected celebrity fans?
4 For Doc- Have you been able to see "The Gross Clinic" since its restoration and any thought on Eakins
5 Who would you cast in a Venture Bros. film?
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Oct. 14, 2011, 8:25pm
  • by JollyValentine
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I want to know why the plot twist of having Rusty Venture join the League of Calamitous Intent was abandoned. It seemed such a good fit for the character and made for a grand opportunity to explore other avenues and would allow for so much more material.
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Oct. 15, 2011, 1:59pm
  • by Red-Dragoon-Mantle
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GUILD! It's the GUILD of Calamitous Intent, not the League! They been the leader in organized havock for over 100yrs, that's Hate you can trust!
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Oct. 15, 2011, 6:48pm
For those still reading this I did eventually get to talk to them, though on Monday afternoon after the convention was over. I posted some stuff about it on tumblr: http://mantiseye.tumblr.com/post/11613635548/heres-a-fun-behind-the-scenes-in-the-adventures

I have no idea when I'll get the interview up, but hopefully within a week or so.
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Oct. 18, 2011, 7:28am
Do we know where the Venture compound is supposed to be located? They always have the prettiest landscapes.
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Nov. 27, 2011, 5:58pm
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