If there is one animated show that absolutely exploded in the last year, it is without a doubt Adult Swim’sRick and Morty. The show had a tremendous first season, but it caught on like wildfire in season 2, and now fans are absolutely clamoring for more. During the show’s panel at San DiegoComic-Conover the weekend, the subject of season 3 inevitably came up. CreatorDan Harmonaddressed the fact that the new season ofRick And Mortyis taking more time to make, but it is for good reason.
During theRick And Mortypanel at SDCC, which has since been uplaoded toYouTube,Dan Harmondiscussed the unusually lengthy process that is keeping fans from getting to see season 3 sooner rather than later. Fortunately, his answer is very reasonable and shows that everyone working on the show is taking things very seriously, which only bodes well for fans of the show. Here is what he had to say.
“It’s been harder this season…I watched the thumbnail animatic of Episode 304 and I was ready to move forward with it and Ryan [Ridley] said ‘we’re not satisfied with it’ and we were already behind schedule. They have to bear the brunt of the schedule, they have to work weekends. They are the ones that wanted to do it. There’s a weird higher calling there and it’s not an endless perfectionism because you know when something finally clicks and you go ‘this is a good episode of TV.’ But it’s not just me and I was very happy to find that out.”
Based on whatHarmonhad to say, it seems like everyone is pouring their heart and soul into the third season, which will likely only mean a better result for fans at the end of the day.Rick And Mortyalready has a difficult and time consuming production, because of the way the show is made.Justin Roiland, who co-created the show and voices both Rick and Morty, essentially riffs most of the lines working from a rough story script, which is why the dialogue feels the way that it does, with all of the pauses and stuttering. This makes theanimation processa little more difficult, because the animators have to work with whatRoilandwinds up delivering, as opposed to knowing exactly what he will be saying.
Because season 3 ofRick And Mortyis still buried deep in the production process, the creators couldn’t show a whole lot at the panel. But that doesn’t mean they didn’t come with some surprises for those who waited in line for hours to get into the panel.Justin Roilandtreated fans to something special, and very funny. He took a transcript from a very bizarre Georgia court case and read it word for word over a roughanimation, in the voices ofRick And Morty. Lucky for us, that video has also made it online.
Adult Swimhas not yet set a premiere date for season 3 ofRick And Morty, but it is expected to debut in late 2016 at some point. The wait will likely be worth it, as the network increased this season to 14-episodes, as opposed to 10-episodes that season 1 and 2 received. For now, you can watch the video ofRoilandreading the court transcript asRick And Mortybelow to help tide you over until season 3 airs.
