Comments for Joe Murray Studio

Comment on January 27, 2012 by Julieta Colás

Julieta Colás — Sat, 18 Feb 2012 06:26:59 +0000

Hmm, kind of late here (been busy with school) but, have you thought about the Channel 101 approach? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Channel_101

Comment on February 14, 2012 by Kimberly Elowe

Kimberly Elowe — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 00:14:08 +0000

If you were anything like me, also a shy, timid child, you were not only constantly drawing, but while you were drawing, you were constantly studying the world of people whirling around you. Quiet, timid children usually have a better than average understanding of human nature. Having an understanding of different personalities and how the ‘ games’ are played is like having a map to navigate a world that feels very overwhelming and scary. Your characters always feel completely developed in their humanity, whether they are animals or planets, and that is probably why they will continue to resonate with generations of fans. Well, that and your well developed funny bone! We all benefit from the fact that you were shy child.

Comment on February 14, 2012 by Voltz

Voltz — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 23:49:59 +0000

It’s kind of the opposite for me. The characters I create are ones that I not only draw for myself, but want to share with others. One of my characters reflects who I am and the challenges of life that I struggle with, and I know others go through the same struggles I do. Alot of the people I meet want to know about me rather than my characters though, so I can’t really consider it selfish unless I was showing off. And I don’t, because i’m more of the person that (like I said before) would like to share my ideas with others going through the same young-adult problems that I feel most of us go through or have gone through, with the help of my characters

Comment on February 14, 2012 by Maria

Maria — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 21:27:44 +0000

I think everyone is selfish when they create characters. I’m not a cartoonist or any sort of drawer, but as a writer I think I’m very selfish when I create characters. In the beginning they’re very much for me and definitely not for anyone else. However, that being said I think successful characters grow to become further and further away from their creators or authors. In a strange way I think they’re successful when they’re not yours anymore.

Comment on February 14, 2012 by Sam

Sam — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 20:06:21 +0000

Hey Joe, do you think you’ll ever do that replacement Season 1 cover art for Rocko? I just love that Season 2 cover art you did and can’t wait for Season 3!

Comment on February 14, 2012 by Daniel

Daniel — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 14:18:07 +0000

When I think of characters of my childhood, one of the first that comes to mind is Rocko.

Being born in ’92 and only getting to experience the latter years of Rocko while all the other newer cartoons started to dominate the tv schedule, it makes me wonder why a series that was only mildly prevalent within my childhood has made such a resonance within my memory.

The style was definitive. Colourful, zany, and filled with charm. Although there were shows that shared these qualities, Rocko just had that “oomph” to it. I’m not sure what it was, but I loved it to bits.

Funny enough, I probably had only seen 1 or 2 seasons worth of episodes. I’m super excited that the series is finally being released on DVD so that I can see the rest of Rocko’s misadventures.

And also, something that I never picked up as a kid, there’s so much social commentary! And all of it is executed so wonderfully. It only makes me appreciate the series more now as an adult.

You really created a world that’s inspiring to me, Joe. And I’m sure it has the same sort of resonance with a lot of other people growing up.

Comment on February 14, 2012 by Pieter

Pieter — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 09:58:17 +0000

Joe, thank you for this honest blog. Your posts trickle into my rss reader at the mot unexpected moments. They often inspire me or just spark me in some way. Thank you for that

Comment on February 14, 2012 by Stuart Collett

Stuart Collett — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 04:19:29 +0000

Wow, this really stood out to me Joe,
thank you for sharing.

Comment on January 27, 2012 by Voltz

Voltz — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 21:24:25 +0000

At the moment, you may not be pleasing a huge amount of people. But that doesn’t matter. What matters is that you are inspiring us young animators and cartoonists to keep moving foward

Comment on February 1, 2012 by randomGuy

randomGuy — Sun, 12 Feb 2012 01:49:53 +0000

“I can’t keep doing Rocko’s. I can’t keep doing Camp Lazlos. Not to take anything away from those experiences.”

with nick replaying all the 90s cartoons maybe you can “convince” them to pay you to make a made for tv Rocko movie specialish type thing like a big single story episode, and if that worked nice who knows where it could lead ya. or they might just say “never” like Ralph bighead……

At any rate what was the logic was the logic behind Rocko having kangaroo parents, but a wallaby little sister? (theme song and picture in trash o madness)….