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Archer - S4 |OT| of Babou, Therapy Cranes, Whorediots & the Danger Zone - Thurs on FX

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Cornballer

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Lonestar said:
Notice that they weren't sure who the "shadow woman" Mallory was eating with. Pretty sure it was Trudy Beekman. Having Trudy cover the bill has to be why she was upset at the stolen credit card. Not that Archer stole it, but that Trudy "got one over on her."
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Yup. It's explained here:
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- NY Mag: This Week’s Obscure Archer References Decoded: Heeere’s Trudy!
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Also, what was the decision Lana was mulling over when she was climbing the building?
 
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Cornballer

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Warming Glow Q&A with Archer Background Director Jon Bass:

Q: So is Krieger evil, or does he have his own agenda that he’s willing to commit mild treason to accomplish? Working with North Koreans now, buying robo-Katya from the Soviets last season, etc?

A: Yeah I’d have to agree with chaotic neutral…….think of him as Archer’s Wernher Von Braun. Just be happy he is (seemingly) on our side.


Q: I know it’s like asking a parent to choose a favourite child, where you’re expected to say “No, I love them all equally, really!” but let’s cut the shenanigans – Which episode (aired or future, I suppose) are you most proud of?

A: Currently……it would be the one airing next week. It’s just so pretty and so funny. It is the Lisa Bonet of the Archer season 4 Huxtable family………and Coyote Lovely being the Tempestt Bledsoe.


Q: My brother and I marathoned the entire third season of Archer on Netflix, and I was still as surprised as I was when I saw it actually airing, at just how much you guys pulled off in terms of serial/dramatic storytelling in the effective endgame of the third season, from killing off Jakov and bringing Katya back to stranding Barry on the space station. Just on a general level, I’m wondering how the endgame episodes of season 4 may stand in comparison, and whether things will manage to escalate even further in terms of occasional serious things happening amidst the insane shenanigans.

A: Season 4 has some of our strongest work to date…….in fact I would say next weeks episode is my new favorite. We really REALLY pushed the limits of what we are capable of and hit the damn nail on the head. I cant reveal too much in regards to the finale but I will say we raised the bar creatively and added a whole bunch of fan service.


Q: Keep up the good work. And are we going to see anymore of Conway as promised in “Diversity Hire.”

A: Mayyyyyyyyyybe.


Q: Oh yeah, the glowy piggy eating people, and “North Korea…the short bus”…I hope that’s something that can be built upon. I hope that just as much as I love The Wee Baby Seamus.

A: Sure. I’d love to do an episode behind the cardboard curtain- Archer undercover in NK, eating pinecones, watching people direct traffic that isnt there, enjoying state run TV catching up on Kevin Costner movies…..that would be great.


Q: Would you be interested in an episode from Archer’s fugue time where his POV is like Bob’s Burgers to try a different animation style? Because Archer is so beautiful I imagine it’s a painstaking process to get there.

A: I would love it if we could swing something like that Futurama episode, ‘Reincarnation’ but we would need a solid script to get there.
We do however have a special surprise on the way that really pushes the limits of Archer stylistically………Very Krieger heavy. Very fappable.


Q: Was Pam’s voice when she said, “Get in my big ole vagina” supposed to be the Grimace (like mentioned above) or Fat Albert (like I think)?

A: Yes. That would be none other than international ‘Buck Buck’ champion Fat Albert.


Q: Was the Korean’s Room #, 237, a reference to The Shining?

A: Mayyyyyyyyyyyyyyybe.


Q: What is the turnaround time from start to completion for a typical episode?

A: About two weeks give or take.


Q: So did you get to choose what you modeled the towers after?

A: For the most part- though Neal had a request to add elements from the old ‘Pan-Am’ building….which is now the ‘Met-Life’ building.


Q: I thought I saw where the concierge was voiced by Casey Willis. Can you confirm?

A: Yes. That is actually how he talks in person. It takes some getting used to but after a while the voice becomes warm and comforting.


Q: Was “Little column a, little column b” a throwback to Simpsons?

A: This perfectly cromulent question embiggins me.


Q: How tough was that scale-the-building sequence? It’s beautiful. Imagine a ton of effort to make that happen.

A: That was really the focus of the episode so we put a bit more attention to detail there- adjusting the lighting to have the building glow or simply to add to the suspense. We have really been shooting for our artwork to look as cinematic as possible and I feel like this is easily one of our greatest successes in recent memory! …..Having a solid team of artists working with you doesn’t hurt either.


Q: Can you give us non-animators a little background (pun intended) of what your role entails?

A: Sure. For this episode specifically I designed Tuntmore Towers exterior- basically just drawing and painting in PS. After a couple of drafts I will shoot it over to Neal Holman (our AD) and Adam Reed for approval. After that we ship the concept image off to our 3D team along with the storyboards to get computer renders of all of the angles back to paint for the show. This saves us a bunch of time and keeps all our BG artwork looking as tight as we can get it in the short amount of time we have to finish an episode.
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Great interview. That turnaround time (even assuming he means just his work on a given episode) seems insanely fast.

Q: Keep up the good work. And are we going to see anymore of Conway as promised in “Diversity Hire.”

A: Mayyyyyyyyyybe.
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Boosh and/or kakowwww! Also, WOOOOOOOOOOH!
 
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NEO0MJ

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Reading those spoilers is sooo tempting. I spied
Krieger
in one of them and so want to read what it details.
 
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Divius

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Cool find by someone on reddit
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Dan

No longer boycotting the Wolfenstein franchise
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Is the x-ray on the right of Piggly or Krieger? I can't decide.

Cornballer said:
Also, what was the decision Lana was mulling over when she was climbing the building?
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I'd say marrying Cyril is the likely possibility. Or jumping straight to getting pregnant, but that seems less her style since it'd eventually compromise her work, at least for a few months.
 
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Lonestar said:
Notice that they weren't sure who the "shadow woman" Mallory was eating with. Pretty sure it was Trudy Beekman. Having Trudy cover the bill has to be why she was upset at the stolen credit card. Not that Archer stole it, but that Trudy "got one over on her."
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Yeah I thought that was obvious. It was Lucille II err Lucille Austero err Trudy.
I cant reveal too much in regards to the finale but I will say we raised the bar creatively and added a whole bunch of fan service.
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If it's the setting I think it is... I'm smiling already. I've been looking forward to it all season.
 
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QuicheFontaine

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Someone count it up. I bet Archer has been shot exactly 19 times in the show.



EDIT:

Actually, I hope not! Legendary things like the luau should be left to the imagination.

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Ashhong

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Dan said:
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Is the x-ray on the right of Piggly or Krieger? I can't decide.


I'd say marrying Cyril is the likely possibility. Or jumping straight to getting pregnant, but that seems less her style since it'd eventually compromise her work, at least for a few months.
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I'm going to say Piggly because it looks like theres a stick or uranium or whatever inside. Doesn't make sense for Krieger to have that inside of him as well.
 
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bndadm

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Mazre said:
That was Piggly 2.
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Woaw woaw back up. So that quick shot back in episode...2? of this season that had the lunch room a complete disaster and had the rotting carcass of Piggly II was the result of the luau? Or was that something else entirely.

Blowing my mind if true...
 
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Zeus Molecules

illegal immigrants are stealing our air
Mazre said:
Pretty sure all the x-rays are Piggly 3, and the rod shaped object is uranium.
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Yeah I assume he was going to either sell them piggly or have piggly crap the rod out to give them.... or simply kill him and cut it out.. All Kriegar is definitely becoming creepier.
 
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Jason's Ultimatum

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Saw a Frisky Dingo episode where one of the character's mentioned sleeping with the fan on. And the whole talk about the black dude was hilarious.

I just wish FD wasn't on so late.
 
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Net_Wrecker

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ultron87 said:
The animation for this scene was so good. Normally it seems like they don't put the most effort into the action scenes, which makes sense since it is a comedy, but this was just awesome.
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That scene pleasantly caught me by surprise. There are animated action series that wouldn't have shown a character falling from that angle.
 
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BatDan

Bane? Get them on board, I'll call it in.
razgriz417 said:
Cant for the life of me remember where piggly 1 first showed up (was it the pig pam was punching?)
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I believe the first reference to Piggly was a cutaway where Krieger quotes Babe ("That'll do Piggly, that'll do) and executes, then later says "Ooh, Piggly". It was in the episode "Stage Two".
 
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