So I need to figure this out, and soon
A lot of crap came up this month that has put me off from doing….anything really. Which means I didn’t have the same time or energy for keeping up with monkey art. And unfortunately, that means I don’t think I’ll even have what I was planning to do for the 20th anniversary ready in time (of ALL anniversaries to show up empty handed 😑😑😑)
So while my plans for the animation I wanted to have for next week is no longer an option, I did have one idea for the longest time that I thought, if it even happened, would be cool: contacting Ciro for a sort of interview about the show.
We really don’t have that many interviews from the people who worked on the show talking about it. There’s a fabulous lengthy one @projectaffectivity has posted from some time ago, and it was just delectable to read! But outside of that, it’s been whatever we could find from old videos or posts Ciro or the voice actors made, mentioning it during cons and whathaveyou. I know cause I searched farrr and wideeee on many platforms for any mentions of the show, and while I have a nice collection of said mentions, it never feels like enough compared to other shows who get the privilege of deep dives and the people involved sharing a lot about it to fans.
And I’ll be frank- I’m feeling a little cocky. What’s stopping me from sending him, or Brandon Auman, or Greg or whoever a dm and asking questions about the show? What’s the worse that can happen? They ignore me or never see the message? 😅
And even if this warped fantasy comes true- what to ask!? Do I ask how the show even came to be? Best memories? Reflections? What plans would’ve been made for the final season? Especially since the projectaffectivity correspdance was so enlightening and went into many different unexpected depths, what additional appropriate questions could I even ask?
I guess that’s the question, but also what would the fandom like to ask? Are there questions the fans have that weren’t answered yet? Anything we’d like to know from behind the scenes? If you could ask anything what would it be, and should I attempt to get in contact to figure out if such a correspondence would be possible?
For all I know, this is all talk out of my ass and come next week nothing happens, but again, I’m feeling cocky just thinking about going for it and asking. And why not! I have a good feeling whenever the show is mentioned, Ciro especially is usually very responsive. That’s how I got him following me on my non monkey insta account after all 😆
So……. should I reach out?? To whom else?/
