Adventure Time is one of the weirdest, trippiest shows on television, and that is দ্বারা no means a complaint. Despite অথবা because of that — probably because — it has built a rabid following over its six seasons, snowballing in both viewership and its merchandising presence, and becoming one of the most জনপ্রিয় কার্টুন on television.
And that, as creator Pendleton Ward explains in a new Rolling Stone profile, is why he walked away as showrunner in Season 5 without telling anyone.
“To spend that extra energy and time আপনি don’t have, to make something that’s worth making, to make it awesome, wears আপনি out,” he says. A backward red টুপি hides the শীর্ষ of his head; a checkered শার্ট buttoned to the শীর্ষ conceals his plump body; and on his face, there is not so much a beard but a hair force field, keeping anything from penetrating the world he’s created for himself. “It’s a beast of a show. And the আরো জনপ্রিয় it gets, the আরো the ancillary things – like the merchandise and games and everything – keep getting bigger.”
And so, Ward confesses, one দিন during Season Five, unbeknownst to his fans, “I quit because it was driving me nuts.”
He says this not with sadness অথবা frustration, but with relief. “For me, having quality of life outweighed the need to control this project and make it great all the time.” So he stepped down from running Adventure Time to become simply one of the show’s writers and storyboard artists.
The পরিলেখ is pretty fascinating, to be honest. Ward seems like a dude who really likes making কার্টুন and really, really could do without just about everything else. (“That’s the root of what I like doing. Make stuff on my own and fall asleep.”) Definitely worth a read, whether you’re a অনুরাগী of the প্রদর্শনী অথবা not.
And that, as creator Pendleton Ward explains in a new Rolling Stone profile, is why he walked away as showrunner in Season 5 without telling anyone.
“To spend that extra energy and time আপনি don’t have, to make something that’s worth making, to make it awesome, wears আপনি out,” he says. A backward red টুপি hides the শীর্ষ of his head; a checkered শার্ট buttoned to the শীর্ষ conceals his plump body; and on his face, there is not so much a beard but a hair force field, keeping anything from penetrating the world he’s created for himself. “It’s a beast of a show. And the আরো জনপ্রিয় it gets, the আরো the ancillary things – like the merchandise and games and everything – keep getting bigger.”
And so, Ward confesses, one দিন during Season Five, unbeknownst to his fans, “I quit because it was driving me nuts.”
He says this not with sadness অথবা frustration, but with relief. “For me, having quality of life outweighed the need to control this project and make it great all the time.” So he stepped down from running Adventure Time to become simply one of the show’s writers and storyboard artists.
The পরিলেখ is pretty fascinating, to be honest. Ward seems like a dude who really likes making কার্টুন and really, really could do without just about everything else. (“That’s the root of what I like doing. Make stuff on my own and fall asleep.”) Definitely worth a read, whether you’re a অনুরাগী of the প্রদর্শনী অথবা not.
