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If life were fair, Harlan Ellison would have been one of the best-paid writers in the United States, and an utter social outcast.

selimthegrim 8y ago
I think after he did that boob grab in public the latter wasn't too far off.
logfromblammo 8y ago
I'd take that deal. On the Internet, people don't necessarily know that you're an ornery sumbitch, as long as you can keep in character.
- egypturnash 8y ago
  Let me tell you about an ornery sumbitch I think you may currently love. https://www.buzzfeed.com/arianelange/john-kricfalusi-ren-stimpy-underage-sexual-abuse https://www.buzzfeed.com/arianelange/john-kricfalusi-ren-sti...
  - logfromblammo 8y ago
    Well... I liked milkshake duck, too, for those precious few seconds before I found out. As a kid, I never really knew much of anything about the people who produced what I consumed for entertainment, and didn't really care. TBH, the stuff he made after Ren and Stimpy is not as good, probably because there weren't as many people telling him what not to do, or a dearth of people powerful enough to make those recommendations stick. Monsters can make nice things. You just can't sacrifice the people of the village to them. When the artist is incapable of working well with others, they are limited in the art they can produce. They can write books, and mail the manuscript to their editors. They can make animated shorts and publish on the web. They can't make feature films or television series. They can't be the "face" for the publicity campaign. There's too much human interaction, and not enough corporate lawyers to hold their leash and give it the occasional tug. And you can't put them in charge of the project.
coldtea 8y ago
If life was fair, the traits that would make Harlan Ellison a "social outcast" would be more socially acceptable than the polite phoniness that is the norm...

selimthegrim 8y ago

I think after he did that boob grab in public the latter wasn't too far off.

logfromblammo 8y ago

I'd take that deal. On the Internet, people don't necessarily know that you're an ornery sumbitch, as long as you can keep in character.

egypturnash 8y ago
Let me tell you about an ornery sumbitch I think you may currently love. https://www.buzzfeed.com/arianelange/john-kricfalusi-ren-stimpy-underage-sexual-abuse https://www.buzzfeed.com/arianelange/john-kricfalusi-ren-sti...
- logfromblammo 8y ago
  Well... I liked milkshake duck, too, for those precious few seconds before I found out. As a kid, I never really knew much of anything about the people who produced what I consumed for entertainment, and didn't really care. TBH, the stuff he made after Ren and Stimpy is not as good, probably because there weren't as many people telling him what not to do, or a dearth of people powerful enough to make those recommendations stick. Monsters can make nice things. You just can't sacrifice the people of the village to them. When the artist is incapable of working well with others, they are limited in the art they can produce. They can write books, and mail the manuscript to their editors. They can make animated shorts and publish on the web. They can't make feature films or television series. They can't be the "face" for the publicity campaign. There's too much human interaction, and not enough corporate lawyers to hold their leash and give it the occasional tug. And you can't put them in charge of the project.

coldtea 8y ago

If life was fair, the traits that would make Harlan Ellison a "social outcast" would be more socially acceptable than the polite phoniness that is the norm...