Hey Matt Groening

I know you read this NG, man, I know you do. You think that we don't think that you read it, cuz you're all rich and all, and divorced with three kids, and like, smarter than everyone else. But ***I*** know you do. I can hear you Matt. I can hear you right now, breathing on your monitor. You're not fooling THIS citizen. No sir. Not ME.

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On Sat, 31 Jul 1999 15:08:04 -0700, Bread wrote:

It only seems logical that he [Groening] would read this newsgroup, at
least occassionally.  Wouldn't you, in his position?  He probably did
the same thing when "The Simpsons" was a new show. What better venue
to see what the fans of the show are saying? To guide the evolution of
the characters, and the show, in general.
     Then again, since he's "all rich, and all, and divorced"[whatever
the hell that has to do with anything], he may "have" someone to read
it for him. What do you think?
    Well, on the chance that Mr. Groeing does read this group, I will
take the chance to tell him;   Great job, Matt! [again]  Futurama will
be around for a long time if you stay true to the same things that
helped you develop "The Simpsons" into an American institution.
   I'll also take the chance to tell him, Thank you! You've givin us
two of the best TV comedies ever made.  I, as well as very many
others, appreciate the fact that you have made TV, BETTER!
                                          Thanks

wrote:

I doubt that Mr. Groening *personally* reads this newsgroup, all though I wouldn't doubt that he has an intern or someone of that nature browse through it occasionaly to try and get an idea as to what the fans want. So, he probably gets an overview of whats being said, but I don't think he reads all of it. He's a busy fellow, you know.

Charlie

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I think there's very little chance that he reads this newsgroup. If he had any interest to begin with, in what internet subscribers thought about his work, he would have gotten it out of his system after a few years of alt.tv.simpsons. And he certainly doesn't want to accidentally spot fanfic or other viewer-submitted ideas about future episodes, lest there be some sort of intellectual property ownership problems. As it is, if you try to mail him a spec script, it will be returned unopened.

If *anything* he has someone check the groups occasionally just to gauge popular interest and support, but there's probably no chance that he ever actually laods alt.tv.futurama and lurks.

Again, possibly, but not because he's "all rich, and all, and divorced". :)

If he *was* here, he'd probably say, "Thanks."
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In alt.tv.futurama, on the "Re: Hey Matt Groening" thread, Dave wrote:

In an interview several years ago, he did say that he occasionally browsed through <alt.tv.simpsons>. This suggests that he has at least peeked at <alt.tv.futurama> -- assuming his ISP carries it. Granted, I don't think he's a regular on this or any other newsgroup, but I wouldn't be surprised if he had some inkling of what goes on here.

Probably a smart idea to avoid the intellectual property problems you mention, but so far I've read nothing to suggest there are interns doing this.

Two million people could be reading this newsgroup every day, but unless they post, we won't know about it.

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Snipped from a recent MG interview:

Q. What do you think of all the "Futurama" websites already on the
   internet? Do you have a favorite?
A. I understand at last count we saw 22.  It's nice, they're all in
   the top 25.  Everyone on the "Futurama" staff is delighted
   by the intensity of interest in the show at such an early stage.

FYI, snipped from MG's Mother Jones Interview (March/April 1999):

Q. Will "Futurama" have the same density of characters and
   situations as "The Simpsons"?
A. Yes.  The idea is that we reward the viewer for paying attention,
   and the shows will definitely hold up in repeated viewing,
   because there's no way you can get all the jokes and references
   and little hidden gags the first time around.  We thought this
   through so meticulously, we've created not one, but two alien
   languages, which will be untranslated signs in the show.  One
   will be relatively easy to decipher, if you care about that
   stuff; the other one, we think, will be a little harder. That's
   for the fans.  It's pretty straightforward code-type stuff.  With
   the Internet, we expect it to be solved pretty quickly.  That's
   one of the fun things about working right now is there's so much
   instant reaction to everything you do.

Q. Do you pay attention to Internet chatter about your work?
A. I peruse it.  I wouldn't say "pay attention" because I don't take
   it seriously.  You can find an opinion out there to agree with
   anything you want.  But yeah, I look at it from time to time.
   I do what they call "ego surfing," where you look up your name.
   I find out everything is so wrongheaded.  That's one of the
   interesting things about the Internet is it's just such a
   mishmash of brilliance and total wrongheadedness.

Yeah, tell him for me that I also think he's doing a great job.

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