Reddit AMA Recap: Brendon Small And We Almost Had A “Guitar Hero”-Like Game Featuring “Dethklok”

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Brendon Small recently dropped by Reddit to do an AMA session to promote all things Galaktikon, but of course he was happy to answer questions about his past animated efforts like Metalocalypse and Home Movies with highlights including the fact that we almost had a Rock Band-like game featuring Dethklok and Adult Swim turned it down, that and despite the internet’s best efforts, Metalocalypse isn’t coming back.

How the character of “Coach McGuirk” came to be on Home Movies

Coach mcGuirk came after a night of drinking w Jon Benjamin- everyone was irritated and hungover- we improvised the scene of Mcguirk coming to date Brendon’s mom- and everything else came from Benjamin- he had his shit together and really nailed a classic character on the spot really- I wish i could take more credit!

On why the earlier version of Home Movies had Squigglevision but later episodes did not.

At the time the studio used a technique called “squiggle vision” (the same technique Dr Katz used- which I loved) this was off-putting to a lot of viewers and we wanted a show to be unique so we said fuck it we need viewers not to be turned off by the looks and switched to FLASH animation- though we all thought squiggle vision was charming

On how Home Movies came about

I was, just like many kids on the planet, making home movies. I would spend my weekends forcing my friends to act in half-assed shitty little sketches with no ending and trying to figure out where to put the camera- that’s how I had fun- stupid little projects- so when I met up w Loren Bouchard and started improvising I said what if this kid made films? We were both big movie dorks so we said why not?

On how Brendon developed his voices for Metalocalypse

You are nice to say that- Skwisgaar from Dethklok is a combo of three or four people: a German kid who went to music school with me, a comedy friend’s buddy, Yngwie, the Swedish dude from Fargo.. . . I guess that what I do- compile a lot of influences and hopefully cover my tracks so the vote feels unique

For more about Galaktikan, check out our interview with Mr. Small himself, and, Home Movies was recently re-released on DVD so if you weren’t about the series when it was on TV (or very possible you weren’t born yet) check it out. 

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