Wednesday 24 July 2019

Arguing ears...

...yeah, I know, hardly a relevant title, but I couldn't think of one. I was thinking maybe 'ramblings', but for a title, that was so dull that I fell asleep halfway through thinking about it.

Actually, it's not the first time I've written the phrase 'Arguing Ears'.  Just as Arthur's final run was coming to an end, I was approached to create a new series in the same comedy style as Arthur, even the same visual style as Arthur...but not Arthur. The show featured a character who suffered from a case of 'Arguing ears' - a terrible affliction where they felt they were caught in the middle of an argument between two ears.  How it was going to play out, I had no idea and thankfully, as a stroke of luck, I didn't have to worry about it; the show got canned with everything else that was in development at the time when the network had a management reshuffle.

I won't go into any great detail about the show - or about Arguing Ears - because they could make an appearance (or at least one of them) pretty soon. In fact, very soon...

Oh wait, hang on, one arguing ear isn't going to work; I mean, who's it going to argue with? It needs two, otherwise it'll just be an ear that shouts, and that's just silly.

I'm relieved to say that arguing ears don't appear in any of my episodes of Purple Turtle - a really fun, crazy show that's becoming super popular in Asia and the Far East.

Nor do they appear in my new live action movie that's gradually getting back up to speed after a prolonged hiatus.  We're starting to check out locations.  Coming from a TV background, I'm used to things moving much faster than this, but I guess it's a learning curve.

OK, I'd better run - my ears have started arguing...