Jimmy Two-Shoes redux, plus another animated comedy in a very different kind of Down Under setting, and…the cultural complexities of face licking.

Saturday, January 23rd, 2010

Have spent most of this week working on animation projects. Am writing a series for an Australian production company but must keep it on the QT, since it’s a new series and they’d like to wait and announce the details in the fullness of time. But it has been an interesting cultural adjustment. Certain types of humour that would never be allowed in a North American series for tweens are perfectly fine in Oz. That means a chance to indulge in some of that classic Looney Tunes physical humour that we all love and miss! THWACK! Conversely, there are certain things we wouldn’t think twice about putting in a show in Canada or the U.S. that are unacceptable there. But come to think about it, face licking is pretty disgusting even if you’re a dog. Make that especially if you’re a dog. Meanwhile, I have started writing for the second season of Jimmy Two Shoes. It’s been only two years since I wrote for the first season, but so much has happened in between. I wrote my first novel, STAR Academy, and most of the sequel, and created a new animated comedy series that’s in development with Nerd Corps, which I also spent time on this week. I’m also in the early stages of co-developing a live-action science series – a natural outgrowth for me after the copious amounts of research I did to arm Amanda Forsythe with that formidably scientific intellect for STAR Academy. But it feels great to get back in to Jimmy and that uniquely warped/funny world! I spent much of my time between 2003 and 2006 developing it with Sean Scott, so it’s incredibly satisfying to see that it has kind of taken on a life of its own. I’m always pleasantly impressed by how much people enjoy the show and how Jimmy’s whacked-but-positive way of dealing with adversity is so cathartic to so many people, judging by the emails I receive. Heloise, for her part, seems to stimulate ambiguous feelings in viewers who seem to find her both attractive and repellant at the same time; creating that sort of complex relationship between a character and his or her audience is a little bit twisted – but very gratifying!

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13 Responses to “Jimmy Two-Shoes redux, plus another animated comedy in a very different kind of Down Under setting, and…the cultural complexities of face licking.”

  1. Michael Rix, on February 1st, 2010 at 3:25 pm Said:

    Heloise is my favorite character because she is so cute and I watch every episode to see how close she’ll get to winning Jimmy’s heart. Maybe you should make an episode where Heloise makes a temporary love potion and modifies it so it only makes Jimmy fall in love with her.

  2. Administrator, on February 8th, 2010 at 9:23 am Said:

    Hi Michael, Thanks for writing! Glad you enjoy Heloise so much. She has always been one of my favourite characters and is really fun to write for. Even I never quite know what she’s going to do next!

  3. Roger Bacon, on February 11th, 2010 at 10:33 pm Said:

    Hello, again. Decided to drop by and see what was up and I’m glad that I did. I’m very happy to know that you are working on Jimmy Two-Shoes again. And I hope your other projects go well.

  4. Tod White, on March 22nd, 2010 at 9:42 pm Said:

    I GOTTA know!!
    Does ANYBODY know who the Artist and what the song is
    in the clip of music from “I am Jimmy”?
    It’s been driving my nuts, ’cause I almost recognize the song…

    PLEASE, somebody HELP

  5. Administrator, on March 29th, 2010 at 2:24 pm Said:

    Hi Tod,
    I’ll ask Sean about that. I’m not involved in that part of the show, but most if not all of the music is written “in house,” so is by whichever composer you see in the credits of that episode.
    Cheers,
    Edward

  6. Tod White, on March 30th, 2010 at 4:25 pm Said:

    Thanks…
    Taped a repeat off Dis. X.D. and ran the credits multiple times.
    Being as it’s just a clip, no info.
    NOT written ‘in-house’, ’cause I remember hearing it on the radio. The REALLY annoying part is, google-search pulls up nothing.
    Also plays in Jimmy Matchmaker. Just the chorus, ‘tho.

    Supposedly, NEW shows coming on to X.D…. i “think”.
    REALLY hope so, the applied insanity is GREAT.

  7. Loius Smith, on April 3rd, 2010 at 7:24 pm Said:

    Hi, I’m an avid fan of the show Jimmy Two Shoes!

    I’m aware it’s been asked by Tod already but I’m also wondering what the song in “I am Jimmy” is as well. It’s such a great song and not knowing is absolutely frustrating.

    Thanks so much for any info you may be able to provide in advance.

    :)

  8. Administrator, on April 7th, 2010 at 10:49 am Said:

    Hi, I’ve put in a request to the people who lay in the music tracks and will post the answer ASAP. Thanks! Edward

  9. Allyson, on May 11th, 2010 at 9:40 pm Said:

    Wanna listen to JTS music? Visit:

    http://www.televisiontunes.com/search.php?searWords=Jimmy+Two-Shoes+Jimmy+Cool

    You can even download songs as your ringtone!!

  10. Administrator, on May 16th, 2010 at 5:30 pm Said:

    Thanks for this, Allyson! This is news to me. Will check it out.
    Cheers, Edward

  11. Allyson, on May 18th, 2010 at 8:09 pm Said:

    No, I’m not spamming. I just found the website and thought it was cool. There are Jimmy Two Shoes songs on there that I didn’t know existed, and neither did a couple of other people. I just mean that if you wanted to listen, you could.

  12. Tod, on June 20th, 2010 at 10:42 pm Said:

    Okay… near the end of June, now…
    any info?

  13. Administrator, on June 21st, 2010 at 7:24 pm Said:

    Nope, sorry. One thing you need to know about the television industry: the writer always finds out last!

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