Posted Jan 30, 2020, 5:39 PM UTC
it is amazing how many jokes I'm still discovering on this show even though I've been watching it for years. Arrested Development-level of attention to detail and obscurity of in-jokes
I'm watching through for the first time and finally see why it's so well-regarded; except the 4th season I guess? I've been enjoying it.
They fired the creator/head writer Dan Harmon at season 4 then rehired him for 5 onward, that’s why
Well and I knew that piece but I wondered if that was the only reason people hated it.
People who work on tv shows usually agree in their contract that the show can use their name in the production. So very often when you see a list of names on tv it’s a list of people who work on the show.
Otherwise each name needs to be checked and legally cleared. Typical rule of thumb is that for the name to be okay to use there has to be zero people with that name or more than 3-5.
And then details can change that. If I name a character Kevin Smith, probably gonna be okay there are tons of them. If I say he lives in New York, they search New York, still gonna be okay, there are tons of him. If I say he’s a director then suddenly it’s too close to a real person, legal will say no go. But Kevin Smith the plumber from New York may be okay (depending on what the legal research/clearance company finds).
I think Kevin Smith might remain silent about it.
Out of curiosity, is it important that it's obscured?
Not important, just a short way to indicate which card it was. Could have probably gone without a qualifier.
You mean Cal Turk?
This is actually my dad, he was not the art director. He was the leadman who works alongside the art director and set decorator. I have quite a lot of community merch from that show. Cool find
Solid detail OP, thank you
Jumpshot McGraw is the GOAT.