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iCharlie writes...
What you're opinion about the YJ Fandom tent-poles? The Wiki, the Podcast, the Tumblr pages, the subReddit and the Facebook fan groups?
Greg responds...
I love the Whelmed podcast, and the hosts have become good friends.
I occasionally make use of the Wiki here: https://youngjustice.fandom.com/wiki/Young_Justice_Wiki, if that's what you're talking about.
I'm not on Tumblr, subReddit or Facebook, so I'm unfamiliar with all of those.
Anonymous writes...
Tim and cassie got together off screen, had their relationship during a time skip off screen, and broke up off screen...their relationship had potential to be so interesting but its clear the show never intended to explore it or either of their characters in depth...I have to wonder what was the point of the whole thing?
Greg responds...
That life goes on off-camera.
We're creating a world here, while only having the screen-time to show certain specific stories. Given more episodes and/or comic books, etc., we might even get back to their romance and show more of its history. We showed more of Garfield and Perdita's in Targets. You never know.
Suzie writes...
I just want to say that I love that Young Justice Phantoms is focusing more on Superboy for a change and I have a few questions about it.
1. What made you decide on this storyline for season 4
2. Did always want to make a season focusing more on Superboy's character.
3. Why Make Conner and M'gann suffer!?! Trapping him in the Phantom and making M'gann believe she lost the love of her life?!
Greg responds...
1. It's what came next?
2. I don't feel like he's ever been out of focus. And I don't feel he's the sole focus of season four, either.
3. There's very little drama without pain.
Anonymous writes...
How come we hardly see Dick interact with Tim? Dick is a lead and Tim is his brother, I would think they'd hang out and work together often, but i dont think we saw them have a single conversation in outsiders. Are they not as close in YJ as they are in the comics?
Greg responds...
They're close. But we only have so much screen time to devote to relationships that do not further the story we're telling. Their relationship is not in question. And Tim, much as I love him (and Cameron Bowen who plays him), is not one of our leads. But given enough time, episodes, comic book stories, etc, we'll get to everything, including Dick and Tim.
Anonymous writes...
the way you respond when people express disappointment about how certain characters are shafted rubs me the wrong way, you usually say something like that characters not a lead and people need to get over it, yes its ultimately your show and your story you want to tell, so you can pick the characters you want to focus on, but i think you should consider the fact that these characters dont belong to you, they are established characters that people have strong emotional attachments to since childhood, thats a big reason why people are so passionate about young justice in the first place, and comic readers will naturally get upset if they feel like a character they grew up with is not portrayed properly or not being treated with respect, i wish you were a little more sensitive with how you used them instead of stuffing as many as possible in the show
Greg responds...
I respect that you have wishes.
But I honestly don't know what you expect me to say to be "a little more sensitive".
Am I supposed to pretend that I agree with you?
I disagree that we don't respect our characters - any of our characters - no matter how minor. Nor do I think that any of them are being portrayed improperly. (Though I don't expect that 100% of our viewers are going to approve of 100% of our portrayals.)
And, as I've said many, many times before, there's ZERO agreement among the fandom as to which characters we're not giving enough screen-time to. So, if we featured your favorite characters more, there'd be a multitude of comments saying, "WHY ARE YOU FEATURING THEM, AND NOT THE ONES I WANT YOU TO FEATURE?!"
So given all that, we feature the ones we think our story is telling us to feature.
As to the issue of us "stuffing as many as possible in the show"... we're not doing that either. We bring in characters as the story dictates. And again, if I took a poll as to which characters not to add, in order to give more screen-time to other characters, I'd get no agreement there either. You say we have too many, but I get tons of comments begging for the addition of still more. "Where's Raven, dammit?!" "Give us Starfire!" etc.
So to whom should I listen?
Well, ultimately, the only thing that makes sense is for Brandon and I to listen to what the story is telling us.
I could pretend I'm sorry that that statement isn't more sensitive. Or I could just lay it out as our method of operation. I choose to do the latter.
And I try to pretend that I don't think your entire comment isn't entitled and myopic.
(Probably shouldn't have added that last sentence.)
Anonymous writes...
Why did the show have to become so dark when it was revived just because the fandom is older? 99.9% of DC media is dark, the optimism in YJ was refreshing. And making material darker doesn't automatically make it more mature.
Greg responds...
I agree that dark doesn't equate with mature. But you're implying that YJ ONLY got dark and didn't get more mature, and I don't agree with that at all. And that's on top of the fact, that I believe YJ remains thoroughly optimistic in its viewpoint. Oh, and probably not as dark as you think.
I don't assume I can convince you of this, but I guarantee that you're not going to convince me.
Hari writes...
When Black Lightning became the new leader of the Justice League how come Superman wasn't made second-in-command of the JL? He obviously has a strong moral compass. Plus he was never apart of nor had anything to do with the Anti-Light.
Greg responds...
I don't recall ever making "second-in-command" an official position in YJ's JL.
Anonymous writes...
Mr. Weisman,
Since Hawkman and Hawkwoman are married on Earth-16, shouldn't the latter be now known as Shayera Hol, instead of Shayera Thal? Or does this NOT apply in Earth-16's Thanagarian culture?
Greg responds...
I don't want to make firm decisions about something that we haven't yet explored in any detail. But she's Thal, not Hol.
Young Justice Character Countback
#1. Superboy / Project Kr / The Weapon / Conner Kent / Tommy Terror / Dean Danger / Kon-El
Young Justice Character Countback
#2. Miss Martian / M'gann M'orzz / Megan Morse / Tuppence Terror / Dawn Danger / Moira Malone
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