Fanboy and Chum Chum

Rick DeMott has posted his lengthy interview with Eric over on Animation World Network. Thanks, Rick.

Nickelodeon debuted its latest CG series from Frederator Studios, Fanboy and Chum Chum, on Friday, Nov. 6th. Only following the latest SpongeBob special, the series debut posted huge numbers, ranking as the #2 basic cable program of the week. The series began as part of the shorts series, Random Cartoons, which Frederator Studios produces as well.

The series centers on a fearless, comic book-loving 10-year old named Fanboy and his best friend and trusty sidekick, Chum Chum, whose wide-eyed acceptance of the bizarre is the perfect complement to his friend’s hyper imagination. I recently had the opportunity to speak with creator Eric Robles about his first off-the-wall series.

Rick DeMott: What inspired the series?

Eric Robles: What inspired the series for me was just wanting to tell stories about being a kid. Basically, I’m a latchkey kid. I grew up at [Read more…]

“Wow. This guy actually gets it!” –Dan Martisen, Executive Vice President, Corporate Communications, Nickelodeon Networks

TELEVISION REVIEW

‘Fanboy and Chum Chum’

In their world, they are superheroes

By ROBERT LLOYD

Television Critic

November 6, 2009

“Fanboy and Chum Chum,” which premieres tonight on Nickelodeon before taking up its regular post Saturday morning, is a cartoon about two kids who live in a permanent state of playing. They dress as superheroes, wearing their underwear on the outside for that Superman look. (They have no out-of-costume alter egos.) Their collective mental landscape is littered with the detritus of sci-fi and fantasy, with the stuff of comics and movies, toys and TV shows. But we don’t see the world as they imagine it, Walter Mitty-style; we just see them in their world, imagining.

That world is strange enough. These are cartoon characters in an askew, cartoon place. Fanboy is shaped sort of like a French fry, with a perfectly flat head that suggests [Read more…]