The key to any good comic strip or television sitcom is to reset the board at the end of the episode because people like familiarity.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
Most sitcoms and cartoons, especially, you can rely on, because they go back to square one at the beginning of every episode.
My show is constantly evolving... new tricks are added, old ones are dropped... so it stays fresh. But it's the randomly selected participants from the audience that make it fresh and provide some of the best comic relief.
With many comic strips, knowing when to quit isn't a problem: The syndicate editors simply cancel a feature that is losing papers.
Sometimes people try to read into my strip and find out what my state of mind is. And I can say if I'm in a good mood, generally the comic strip starts out in a good mood, but the punchline is very negative and sour.
Well, I'm always working on my comic strip and trying to, you know, keep cranking that out.
Any time you get to dig deeper into your character, you welcome it, especially on a TV show.
People like continuity, and the good old cliffhanger every week is something they enjoy. I enjoy it - I don't want to dip into just one episode when I turn on the TV.
You know, it takes a while to get used to - it's a whole group of people with all these ideas and after you sort of navigate your way through the first few episodes it becomes collaborative and creative.
I've keep every comic I've bought in my life. I used to be obsessive about boarding and bagging them all.
I think it's a novelty for cartoon characters to cross over into another strip or panel occasionally.