Board Thread:Gumball Talk/@comment-30307603-20170104000428

Hello, guys. Courtesy of im_twg1 of reddit (the original post here: https://www.reddit.com/r/gumball/comments/5lqr6q/how_times_change_excerpt_from_2012_interview/), an old interview from 2012 with Mr. Bocquelet and Mr. Graves about the show arisen.

Here's the article itself: http://www.mtv.com/news/2624227/interview-ben-and-mic-the-brains-behind-cartoon-networks-the-amazing-world-of-gumball/

This article, while not the most noteworthy, does reveal some old mentalities the crew had, and some parts of the interview are especially ironic. I'll just copypasta the parts of my original reddit post for commentary:

"This interview is gold. Here are some noteworthy sections I noticed: 1. 'And I just think Logan and Kwesi are so brilliant... it would be impossible to replace them.' 
 * Needless to say, Logan and Kwesi, and now even Jacob and Terrell Jr., have been replaced by younger and fresher kids. I just find this bit really ironic, as [you] already mentioned.

2. 'We like the idea of extending the Gumball universe into real life and almost pretending that the characters are real.' 
 * I kind of miss those extra web episodes; they were kind of cute. I also find it interesting to note that now the show is in this weird "story arc" dedicated to deconstructing its fourth wall and having the characters become aware of their fictional existance.

3. 'A lot of features that came out—I’m a big fan of Japanese animation, and I’m always a fan of whatever Studio 4? is doing or whatever Studio Ghibli is doing.' 
 * "The Fury" was confirmed 4 years before it even aired!

Also, is it okay if I take this article and share it with other fans?"

Another thing that I didn't mention in my original post is how Mr. Bocquelet and Mr. Graves seemed so insistent on keeping Logan and Kwesi. It makes me wonder how the whole aging thing would have been handled had Logan and Kwesi stayed. Would the floating timeline remain? That's besides the point.

Discuss, please. 