Archive of the second Chat with Ford Gilmore

<Purrsia> whoo hoo!
<Purrsia> hello
<TarzanLion> hello

<Mad-Bassist> Hey!
<RD> hi!!
<Purrsia> surprisingly, a lot of people have to work on saturday, so small crowd hehe
<Purrsia> they all need better jobs ;)

<TarzanLion> that or LFS
<Purrsia> that's what I say!
<Mad-Bassist> Luckily, I not due until 11:00 tonight. :-)

<RD> liono flake syndrome
<Purrsia> LFS is our acronym for Lion-O like brain failure :-p

<Ford_Gilmore> got it
<RD> hehehe
<Purrsia> so do I lol
<TarzanLion> it's contagious
<RD> everyone seems to be infected by it
<TarzanLion> not me
<Mad-Bassist> LOL!
<RD> not yet
<TarzanLion> <--- immunity to it :p
<Purrsia> so how have you been ford? I understand you've been traveling a lot :) fun?

<Purrsia> all in the name of promotion, I assume :D

<Purrsia> that's cool

<RD> what cities have you been too?
<Purrsia> It seems that the Return is getting overall positive feedback from fans. Congrats!
*** Purrsia sets mode: +o Ford_Gilmore

<RD> that's quite a lot of miles!

<Purrsia> hey everyone, feel free to jump in there, hehe.

<Purrsia> yeah, from talk on the message boards, most are satisfied with the story line, the pace, the art...everything.
<Purrsia> Alright, if no one else has questions, I have a few :)
<RD> will mummra win? (just had to ask)
<Purrsia> lol!
<Mad-Bassist> I have one... heh heh.
<Purrsia> go ahead
<Purrsia> musician's first ;)
<Mad-Bassist> Aww, why thanks!

<Ford_Gilmore> Hmmmm... What do you think, RD? hahahaha
<Purrsia> >:)
<Mad-Bassist> Actually, it's an odd thing. About that frame featuring Kit with a flower in her hair-- http://www.spirestar.com/gate/art/kitp.htm --coincidence? (That's been on my site for a few years. Heh heh.)
<RD> hehehe
<Purrsia> she's wearing a "willa flower" heh heh

<Purrsia> somehow, I figured that
<Purrsia> c'mon, just tell us the whole story now! ;)

<Purrsia> yeah, the hot wily kit in the comics have been a topic of conversation too
<Mad-Bassist> Yeah, it's related to a huge story of mine that I'm only now starting to finish, but that struck a chord. :-)
<Ford_Gilmore> well... I will tell you this, Pursia...
* Purrsia waits eagerly
<RD> the hot wileykats have been to ::drools::
<Purrsia> lol

<Ford_Gilmore> You really want to know Pursia?
<Purrsia> uh huh!

<Mad-Bassist> Hmm!

<Purrsia> wow! I never would have guessed hehe
* RD had evil thoughts

* Purrsia gets out her plastic sword of omens and practices some moves
<RD> will mummra still win?
<Purrsia> lol!
<RD> :p
<Mad-Bassist> Purrsia: you have one of those?

<Purrsia> going for the persistence vein of persuasion, eh RD?
<RD> oh man!
<TarzanLion> MUmm-Ra will win!
<RD> poor mummsie...
<RD> he gets no respect
<Purrsia> yeah, I do MB. well, it's my son's but I hijack it when he's not looking >:}
<TarzanLion> Ford_Gilmore - will Grune make another apearance?
*** RD sets mode: +o Mad-Bassist

<Mad-Bassist> LOL! I had to say that because Oregon Public Broadcasting showed a stage performance of A Comedy of Errors, and they brought out those plastic swords still mounted on the cards.
<Purrsia> gee, I can't imagine why ;)
<Mad-Bassist> I understand that, Ford. :-)
<Purrsia> lol! awesome, MB
* Purrsia digs up her questions...
<RD> can you tell us who might be drawing the next issue?
<TarzanLion> I need to go into vegas and get #2 !

<Purrsia> so I take it the Lunataks won't be back either, eh?
<Purrsia> that's going to bum 2 people I know out lol

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<RD> excellent!
<Purrsia> hellow
<Mad-Bassist> Hi Em!
<EBrooklynW> Hey
<Purrsia> that was a combo of hello and meow, apprently :-p
<Purrsia> ok, here's a question I was emailed...

<Purrsia> I saw an article mentioning that the comics will be stories sent in
<Purrsia> groups of five. Is that still gonna happen? In other words, do we
<Purrsia> have
<Purrsia> more stuff to look forward to?
<Purrsia> -- Saber

<Purrsia> yeah, I heard about that!
<Purrsia> so, you're not going to be writing that series, I take it.

<Purrsia> Are you done with writing for the TC series then? and are there going to be more after Dogs of War?

<Purrsia> heh heh. I had to ask ;)

<Purrsia> I'm glad Brett got the art job though... :)
<Purrsia> yeah, that seems to be something a lot of us would like to see, I'm betting.

<Purrsia> based on what we know of the premise to "dogs" there's been some talk already on the message boards concerning it's setting...ten years in the future with an aged Lion-O.
<Purrsia> so if you were to do a sequel to the return, I suppose you'd have to set it before "dogs" then, right?

<Purrsia> cool :)
<RD> heh heh!
<Purrsia> I hope you get to do them, because not only is the Return a good story, but the more TC comics, the better lol

<Purrsia> you have all the bases covered then...well done ;)
<Mad-Bassist> Hmm.
<Purrsia> gah, I feel like I'm hogging the chat...jump in here, you guys!
<RD> have you heard any news about a tcat movie or a new animated seires?

<Ford_Gilmore> I dont' think I've heard much more than anyone else here has, excepting that RankinBass.Com ISN'T an official site---
<Purrsia> this is true...
* Purrsia digs up more questions...

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<RD> hmmm

<Purrsia> right. I have heard from a few folks in the script writing business that they are working on a script of some sort, though. so there's some hope I guess :-p
<Purrsia> yeah, I don't think any of those script writers I"ve been talking to have the rights. that's always the glitch >.<
<RD> everyone would need permission from the ted wolfe estate?
<Purrsia> I think the wolf estate and WB hold exclusive rights for that kind of TC stuff -- movies, series, comics...right?
<Mad-Bassist> Personally, I'd like to see Akira-quality animation in a Tcats movie. ;-)

<RD> anime-like would be nicer!

<Purrsia> the main guy I"ve been talking with worked on the original series. but yeah, so far at this point, it all seems to be wishful thinking hehe

<Purrsia> I wouldn't mind seeing any kind of movie except if they're dressed like that infamous "live action" shot lol
* Purrsia cringes
<Mad-Bassist> A PG-13 rating wouldn't hurt either, but then, we're warped grownups. ;-)
<Purrsia> a paper mache claw shield is just 50 shades of wrong!
<Purrsia> lol
<RD> lol
<RD> that cheetara and tygra weren't any better either
<Purrsia> ok, this next question will kind of fit right into this talk about the business, heh heh
<Purrsia> this is another I was mailed:
<Purrsia> Is there any way to submit story ideas and character ideas and the
<Purrsia> like
<Purrsia> for possible inclusion in the comics?
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<Evil-Erich> Rrrrr! There went my ISP. *ahem*
<RD> wb

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<RD> yeah, i think we were all agreed that an animated movie would be the best way to go
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<Purrsia> yeah, just so you won't be deprived of cringing Ford, here's the pic I mentioned lol /graphix/LiveActionTcats.jpg
<Mad-Bassist> I imagine the budget would be huge if the X-Men people were to tackle that.

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<Mad-Bassist> Gaaaaah!
<Purrsia> that's what I thought, but never hurts to ask I suppose hehe
<RD> god that picture is so scary...
<Purrsia> I"ve actually had nightmares ;)

<Purrsia> mwahahahahah!
<Mad-Bassist> I thought you were talking about that old joke movie poster. Heh heh.
<RD> someone killed a tiger and it wasn't me!
<heman17> lol
<Purrsia> I'm ashamed to admit I haven't picked up number 2 yet...did you really smoke Bengali??

<TarzanLion> RD is jelous
<RD> :( very!
<Purrsia> oh hell no...that poster was excellent comparatively lol

<Purrsia> ah, another bit of mystery, then ;)
<RD> i think i've smoked bengali >:)
<Purrsia> some seem to think you're going to axe all the "new" thundercats >:}
<Mad-Bassist> Is that like Labrador?
<Purrsia> lol RD
<Mad-Bassist> *ahem* Sorry.
<RD> maybe next time you could axe snarf or snarfer
<Purrsia> I say nothing beats a snarf on a rope...hanging from the gallows mwahahhahahah
<Mad-Bassist> "Snarf ate my stash man..."
* heman17 12is AFK, 11is going to but the return #02 05—14I05-15n05-15v05-00i05-00s05-15i05-15o05-14n05—
<Purrsia> burning them would be more fun, but burnt fur just smells awful :-p
* heman17 12is back from 11is going to but the return #0212. I was gone for 11117secs 05—14I05-15n05-15v05-00i05-00s05-15i05-15o05-14n05—

* Purrsia digs for another question
<Mad-Bassist> I have a couple to field. :-)
<Purrsia> go right ahead
<Mad-Bassist> [Are we to expect that the Thundercats are incompetent/helpless without Lion-O's leadership? Snarf's retelling of the occurances after Lion-O's departure in the Book hints at that notion.]

<Ben-Gali> afk buying thundercats the return # 02
<Purrsia> I can't argue with that. the same rationale is behind a lot of our fic ideas hehe

<Mad-Bassist> Ah!
<Mad-Bassist> I have two more if that's okay.
<Purrsia> so basically, the only thing that saved Lion-O's hide is he was stuck in the book :-p
<TarzanLion> but the crutch can do anything... look what it did to Grune
<Mad-Bassist> Really!
<Purrsia> go ahead MB
<Purrsia> I've rattled on enough!
<Mad-Bassist> [Has Snarf gone senile, or has the Book of Omens developed the ability to communicate telepathically? Will this be explained in further issues?]

*** RD sets mode: +o Mad-Bassist

<Ford_Gilmore> As far as Snarf goes...
<RD> .addop Mad-Bassist
<Mad-Bassist> Thanks!

<RD> heehehe
<Purrsia> lol!
<RD> snarf torture, i like :)
<Purrsia> the mysterious glowing briefcase LMAO
<Purrsia> keep going MB if you have another
<Purrsia> do you have much time left, Ford?
<Purrsia> or anyone else, ask away!
<Mad-Bassist> I have one more...
<Mad-Bassist> If the Thundercats knew that Lion-O was only suppose to be in the book for a few days, why didn't they check up on him before Mumm-Ra's invasion? A full year had passed before that happened.

<Ford_Gilmore> I've got about a half-hour
<Purrsia> lol. and cool.
<Purrsia> the snarf thing, I always took it as part of Snarf's idiosyncracies...in the series, when he went into the book to talk to the guardian, he was muttering to himself a lot then, too :-p
<Mad-Bassist> I've only seen the first two issues (waiting to escape North Dakota this summer so I can raid all the comic shops around Portland) but the thing that bothered me was the trial of evil--the point was for Lion-o to take on Mummsies unarmed.

<Ford_Gilmore> and there was no reason until the assualt--which happened so fast, they couldn't go in and get him
<Mad-Bassist> Ah. Thanks!

<Purrsia> ok, so to Lion-O, he knew he was going to get five years' worth of training, but supposedly only a day was to pass on Thundera. When he didn't emerge after a day, you're saying, the ThunderCats thought nothing of it figuring plans had changed, right?

<Purrsia> that temporal spell seems to have tripped some people up. I read a thread where someone was under the impression that Lion-O was learning all this history and training in one day, heh heh. It seemed to me that he was getting a true 5 years worth of training, but to those outside the book, only a day or two would pass per the original plan.
<RD> the relativity of time :)

<Purrsia> :)
<Ford_Gilmore> Panthro would only make the descision to go in after him if somehting major and unexpected came up
<Purrsia> ok, well, that should clear things up then heh heh
<Purrsia> damn time paradoxes ;)
<TarzanLion> they rule

<Ford_Gilmore> But Panthro followed orders and never made that call
<Mad-Bassist> Hmm, interesting.
<Purrsia> so...are you saying the people returning had no idea about Lion-O and thought Panthro was the leader of the ThunderCats? or am I way off base here.

*** Mad-Bassist changes topic to '7,1 "Nyahh hah hah... I'm sorry Slythe, but Snarf's been in the crock pot for a week now. There's just no making him tender!" '
<Purrsia> lol on the topic change!
<Purrsia> ok, that makes sense
<Mad-Bassist> Some old silliness of mine. ;-)

<Purrsia> alright, then. lol. that's what I got out of #1 anyway, but then I started to think and we all know what happens when I do that ;)

<Purrsia> anyone else have a question, or shall I dig for more?
<Purrsia> I tend to over think stuff...don't mind me.
<Mad-Bassist> I can't say I do. Beth (Demonprist) told me the twins are grown-up in this mini-series, so I'm looking forward to getting it. :-)
<RD> oh yes, very grown up!
<Purrsia> well, this probably falls under the realm of not being able to tell us without giving stuff away, but it was emailed to me so I'll ask it:
<Purrsia> an article also mentioned that some characters are
<Purrsia> gonna
<Purrsia> die and some are gonna change. Any info on that, or do we have to wait
<Purrsia> and
<Purrsia> see? heh heh
<Purrsia> -- Saber

<Ford_Gilmore> Well, I think that everyone's changed from what they've gone through, to be hoenst. I think you'll see more of this in the third issue, when we have a couple more characters renunited
<Purrsia> seems reasonable
<Mad-Bassist> Neat.
<Purrsia> I've also seen that some are puzzling over WilyKat's passive reaction to Kit taking a zapping from Mumm-Ra in #2. Are they totally brainwashed or what?
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<Mad-Bassist> Whoa!

<Purrsia> some seem to think it's out of character for Panthro to even submit to slavery -- that he'd rather die. Any thoughts on that?
<Purrsia> Well, I'd think so too...they've been enslaved for awhile and right...but perhaps some were looking for him to be somewhat indignant in some way. I just figured the slavery has broken them both mentally, but what do I know! ;)

<Purrsia> ah, I see.

<Purrsia> that makes sense. If he'd fought the slavery and was killed as a result, he'd be at peace in death while his people continued to suffer. That's something to consider, heh heh.
* Mad-Bassist nods
* Purrsia thinks of more issues that have been discussed recently...

<Purrsia> this is true!
<Purrsia> I see that a few folks thought #2 was a bit rushed...that too much time was spent on Lion-O fighting the Mutants. I haven't read it yet, but I'd think that was done to show off what fighting skills Lion-O learned in the book. Would that be a fair assessment?
<RD> somepeople will nitpick everything
<Purrsia> I know, lol. Can't have the whole thing a bootlicking fest, though ;)
<RD> is space limited to only 22 pages or so

<Mad-Bassist> Aye. Comics is a nice artform between movies and books, so I expect it to have a quickened pace.
<Purrsia> yeah, I no kidding lol
<Purrsia> if you had skipped the Mutant battle, I'm sure there'd be complaints you glossed over it. As RD kinda said, some will nitpick anything :-p
<Purrsia> as I said, though, overall response to the Return has been very positive :)
<Mad-Bassist> Hmm. I just had a thought: how about a graphic novel series?
* Purrsia perks up
<Mad-Bassist> With Booth even. ;-)
<RD> hehehe!!

<Purrsia> I can't argue with that!

<Mad-Bassist> 7:¬)
<Purrsia> mwahahahaha. yeah, from what I understand, comics is an action oriented genre anyway. There's bound to be some extended battle scenes ;)
<RD> most impressive!

<Purrsia> cool!

* RD raises an eyebrow!
<Purrsia> and perhaps, airing of tiger corpses lol ;)

<Purrsia> !
* RD raises the other eyebrow
<Purrsia> omg, can't you give us a teeny hint? :-D
<Mad-Bassist> Sounds like something that wouldn't bother us. Heh heh.

<Purrsia> !!
* RD raises something else
<Mad-Bassist> Right on!
<Purrsia> lmao
<Purrsia> now I'm way too intrigued lol
<RD> this i must see...

<Purrsia> LOL!!!
<RD> hey!

<Mad-Bassist> Hell, I've got romance all over my writing--it's been sadly lacking in the past.
<Purrsia> now that's some kind of twisted justice ;)
<Mad-Bassist> LOL!
<Purrsia> I"ve no beef with romance either...whoo hoo!
<Mad-Bassist> I think it's why most of my vocal fans are female. ;-)
<RD> oh delicious drops of evil...
<Purrsia> hehehehe
<Mad-Bassist> Emotions are healthy. Heh heh.

<Mad-Bassist> LOL!
<Purrsia> oh, but do they lol
<RD> i like where this line is going!

<Purrsia> if anything, we're a very opinionated and stubborn fandom
<RD> hehehe, np!
<Purrsia> >:}
<Purrsia> but I figure if a fan really wants to see their vision of thundercats come alive, that's what fan fic is for ;)
<Mad-Bassist> Well, I for one have always noticed how much Cheetara and Tygra seem to hang around each other... but that's just me. :-)

<RD> :)
<Mad-Bassist> I'll probably have better questions in two months when I escape this town. Heh heh.
<TarzanLion> you can come back and watch us kill RD :)
<Purrsia> alright Ford
<RD> :D
<RD> laters!
<Purrsia> thanks so much for stopping in again and we'd love to have you back again anytime

<Mad-Bassist> Anyway, good to see you again, Ford. 4:-)
<Purrsia> bye!

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