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April 26, 2006Matt Groening InterviewGreat interview. Here's a taste:
AVC: He's a fan favorite.
(via Kottke)MG: People love Bender. He's the robotic Homer of the Futurama universe. AVC: Why do you think people relate to him? MG: Like Homer, Bender has no guilt whatsoever. He wants what he wants. He's one of the few robots in pop culture who isn't either an effeminate little wimp, or an unfeeling psychopath. He has a lot of emotion. AVC: Why do you think that Fox treated Futurama the way it did? MG: I think there were just a few executives around at the time who did not understand the show. No amount of explaining the humor of a crab monster and a crazy robot and a one-eyed sci-fi babe could change their minds. |
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