Mark Evanier was the head story writer for the "Dungeons and Dragons" cartoon series on CBS which aired on the same schedule as the "Get Along Gang" premiere season run. Evanier expressed frustration in writing episodes for a large cast of characters and have Eric the Cavalier being the usual complainer of the group and being forced to agree with everything the other D&D good guys (Hank, Presto, Diana, Sheila, and Bobby) in order to save the day against Venger the bad guy.
Of course, with a powerful bad guy like Venger and his minions...teamwork would be essential for the D&D good guys to defeat him.
If Evanier has problems with teamwork and writing for an ensemble cast in each episode and prefer to write for a show with one unique individual as the star...he picked the wrong show like "Dungeons and Dragons" to work on.
Creating art or writing stories with an ensemble cast of characters like the Get Along Gang does take a lot of effort to make sure each cast member depicted has something good to contribute rather than just stand around and be window dressing/inert scenery and adding nothing to the story/art.
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Date: 2014-02-15 07:15 pm (UTC)Of course, with a powerful bad guy like Venger and his minions...teamwork would be essential for the D&D good guys to defeat him.
If Evanier has problems with teamwork and writing for an ensemble cast in each episode and prefer to write for a show with one unique individual as the star...he picked the wrong show like "Dungeons and Dragons" to work on.
Creating art or writing stories with an ensemble cast of characters like the Get Along Gang does take a lot of effort to make sure each cast member depicted has something good to contribute rather than just stand around and be window dressing/inert scenery and adding nothing to the story/art.