The result was spectacular.
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Its just the freedom to do shortform weird stuff, Roiland says.
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So I think its just tapping into that energy.
But the idea to go in and record stuff and improvise stuff, that was new to this show.
Although the concept came from Roiland, much of the sketchs look came from collaboration with storyboard artists.
This guy Dan OConnor did the storyboards.
That was sort of in the middle.
I would do more.
I would watch a whole show of alien How Its Made.
It required storyboard artists to create a staggering 62 original backgrounds for a bit that barely lasts a minute.
There are episodes that have fewer backgrounds than that one movie trailer, Roiland says.
It really slowed production down and it was insane.
Not all of the delights in Interdimensional Cable 2 came from the sketches.
Both episodes B stories had gravitas to match the silliness of alien improv.
Or are they sentient?
They are animals but they speak like people, yes?
Yes, Werner Herzog, youre an animal that speaks like a person.
This character, who is he?
Well I think it can just be you, really.
Harmon says in his best Herzog impression.
It typified one of the main differences between the two seasons.
We stopped asking that of ourselves.
He says hes still prouder of the season 1 effort.
We went in and reworked certain stuff.
Stuff that was great we left alone and stuff that needed work we went in and fked with.
On the second one, I kept it to myself for a lot of the process.
Justin was a little alienated by the writing process on the first episode of season 2, Harmon says.
So there was less back and forth about what he was doing on that episode.
Usually, Harmon says, their relationship is more equal than that.
Justin and I, our partnership is very based on mutual terror of each other.
Were both scared of how unfunny wed be without the other, Harmon says.
Theres maybe a foundation of truth to that, but we both hate ourselves.
And then of course its rumored there are other writers on the show that contribute stuff.
We just follow the laughter, thats the big solution.
