#Just imagine if Peacock gave Chucky the same goddamn treatment - I don't wanna live in that reality

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Lemme rant about the Goddamn Megamind sequel

Okay, found out something today that many may not know: writers Alan Schoolcraft and Brent Simons are returning for the series, but they are not involved with the writing for this, like they did in the original.

They are executive producers, according to NBC's own report on the series. They mention that they wrote the original film, but said nothing about if they are writing. While the Wikipedia article also claims that the pair are also writing the series, there is no sources to back the claim up. A twitter post from Simons mentioned that they were in the writers room, yes, but due to a likely NDA, he couldn't just say how good/bad the quality of the writing is. The article also states that, "The original writers of the film, Alan Schoolcraft and Brent Simons, are signed on as executive producers with Celebrity Deathmatch creator Eric Fogel. JD Ryznar will be co-executive producer and story editor." Even Simons' own Twitter handle say he is the co-creator/EP of the series but not the writer.

EPs are not the same as writers in the field of animation, and in the field in general. They work more to consult while providing expertise on the matter as well as helping with fundraising for the project. I myself understand this. My class's animation, Star Fall, was going through a lot of story beats and changes, and all of us pitched in in making it as air tight as possible (in a four week time period). Obviously the main creator, Cory, she need me to make thumbnails and story boards for shots to make it make some form of sense. Could they have been consulted on for story beats and plot points? Of course, it isn't out of the realm of possibility. Frankly, I believe it is likely. Given that stuff from the art book exists, who is to say that they were given a go-ahead for a sequel and series, but have someone else write the series for them under Universal's demand?

Remember how Don Mancini turned down the title of Executive Producer when the 2019 Child's Play reboot came out? He had little to no involvement with the film in general as they were practically changing a lot of things to fit the newer script, and MGM were doing whatever they want despite the fact that it was he and David spent years putting everything into Chucky. And Don is not only the EP of his respective Child's Play/Chucky franchise, but he wrote the films and directed the series since Curse. And it is obvious that the 2019 reboot missed the mark as it, while being passible horror movie, wasn't as good as the OG.

I feel like a similar thing happened here; Schoolcraft and Simons were given an opportunity to get a Megamind sequel and sister series after fourteen years, but were only given only just a small amount to properly work on due to Universal's request. Still doesn't answer where the budget went to...