Podtacular 224: Red vs Blue Interview

April 18th, 2010

Hosts: Dust Storm, GLewis, Brent Gamer & Burnie Burns

RvB Community Questions

moose0030

What additions are hoping to find in Reach that weren't in Halo 3,machinima wise? How will Grifball be affected by the gameplay changes in Reach? Grifball with jetpacks? Which one: Elites or Spartans?

King

Hello Podtacular. This is my first submission so bear with me. I am here to tell you my favorite Red vs. Blue moments. Okay here we go. My first favorite moment is in Season 1 when Lopez and Sheila the Tank sang a duet about robot love to distract the Red Team from doing something the Blues didn't want the to do (forgot what exactly it was, maybe Burnie knows). My second favorite moment was Grif being tortured continuously in the D.I.Y. episode to promote the Heroic Map Pack. Okay that's all I got. Achievement unlocked: Perfect Grammar and Spelling. Keep on fraggin' Snowman Hunter and Duke for being complete assholes on the forums all the time. Peace out. -King

SIETE CINCO75

Hey everybody, this is SIETE CINCO75 and I hold in my pocket for you, a question for Senor Dentes de Pollo. Being a huge fan of the show, machinima, and now part of your Grifball Spring League 2010, how long did all of you guys sit around until Grifball was fully achieved? Oh and "My Name is not SIETE CINCO,..it's Omali". SIETE "OMALI" CINCO signing out!

Adswellfit

Hey, its Ads here. I'm blowing the dust off my key board to send in a submission. Just wanted 2 say I've been waiting for the current series of Red vs Blue to come out and hoped it would be good. So far I've enjoyed the 2 episodes that have come out (I even sat up till 3am to watch episode 2). a couple of questions for you 1. How did you come up with the idea of Red vs Blue? 2. Where did the name Rooster Teeth come from? 3. How do you keep the guys working in that office with all them video games around? 4. And lastly where did you get the controls pictured here http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2010/03/roostereeth04.jpg? That's all from me thank you for answering all/some of my questions looking forward to the next episode of Red vs Blue oh and the Drunktank. Keep on trucking frags which are used 2 frag midgets by the midget hater Foo Mo Jive who is running away from the figure in the pink mist which is Nay-Nay. Adswell out.

Mooshadow

Where do you draw your inspiration from for ideas for your shows? And can we haz moar shortz?

Maximo Notts

Well I would be honoured if the voice of the spirit (or is that AI?) of Leonard Church would answer my questions today. First off, have you guys had any intention of spreading the show out across the pond? I obviously have seen the shows but I only know 3 other guys who have watched Red vs Blue series and there isn't even any mention of it on the Xbox Live features (i.e. the Inside Xbox shows)or the British version of OXM over here in the UK. The shows are so damn funny, I think there would be hordes of new fans. And secondly, how did Rooster Teeth think of those crazy plots? Did you make it up as you went along or did you have a plot to follow from the beginning? P.S I can't chose a single RvB clip as my favourite but my two joint favourites are: 1. The introduction to the new Halo 3 maps where Sarge has one of his best quotes "Straight down the middle? That's like hitting from behind, but round the front!" and 2. "My name is Leonard Church and you will fear my laser face!" Honestly, RvB is the best show on the web. Many thanks to Rooster Teeth, oh, and Dusty, GLewis and any other guest(s) for the rest of the show. Keep on fraggin' Grif.

xDeStef117x

Hey Burnie what is your favorite RVB moment and your favorite episode of the shorts?

Fungus Oz

This is fungus oz with a few comments on Rooster Teeth, their creators and Red vs Blue. I have watched all 100 original episodes and reconstruction, relocation and recreation to where it stands now, and I must say, I tip my hat to rooster teeth. Burnie Burns, I'm sure that you played a vital role in the production and success of Red vs Blue, and ultimately the birth of Machimina as we know it. You also have a freakin awesome name. For that, I just want to say thanks, and I will be renewing my sponsorship very soon. I have a couple of favourite moments from Red Vs Blue, which I will list here :D 1. Doc: I'm a pacifist. Caboose: You're a thing that babies suck on...... Tucker: No dude, That's a pedophile. Church: Tucker, I think he means a PACIFIER. Tucker: Oh yeah right. I was totally thinking about something else. 2. Caboose: MY NAME IS MICHEAL J CABOOSE AND I HATE BABIES ! ! ! 3. Washington:That was the worst throw ever. Of all time. Caboose: Not my fault. Someone built a wall in my way. That's all for me, so keep on fraggin popular web series' with fart juice hand bombs.

Additional Questions

Maxwell Deering (odstspartan55x)

Hey guys, its your favorite ODST, dropping in for the latest intel. What do you guys think of the Activision, and Infinity Ward, and their...predicament? do you have a side to choose, or is this all nonsense? I personally,I take IW's side, because not only are they not getting paid, but their executive heads were fired, for something they may or may not have done. What do you think, and where do you think the Call of Duty will go at this point? Will it suck, or wil it start to suck (Dick Chaney LOL). Well I'm out, keep on fragging noobs, who think Call of Duty is more tactical than Halo. Odstspartan55x, gettin to DA CHOPPA!

It's always been my opinion that executives are overrated. They do have the power to draw away critical people to a new company, but if the only change is that the two guys at the top are gone -- you might be surprised by how little a change that is. Then again, if these guys drove the creative proces

Amplified Silence

Hey Burnie... boy. Well then, I am redvsbluex over on RvB, real original eh? Anyways, I've wondered through the years what equipment you've used to help set the bar in machinima making? What about now with the whole HD era? Thanks for coming on over to Podtac! Oh, and when are we going to see more RT Shorts. They. Are. Amazing.

Yes. I am happy to report that RT Shorts are already back in production. Glad you like them, because we love making 'em.

ODST EJY

Hey guys! Good job getting Burnie on the show! I have to say, my favourite RvB moments would be two of them. One of them is one that I think everyone has. When Sarge names the jeep the "Warthog" and Griff has an argument over it and calls it the "Puma." Absolute perfection. My second favourite is later in the original RvB series. It's when Church, I think because I don't exactly remember, goes inside of Caboose's mind and you get to see all of the cast members interpreted by Caboose. I really haven't seen any of your later stuff, but I love the Drunk Tank. It is my favourite type of Podcasting where you just shoot the shit. The best moment on the podcast was where you guys where talking about retirement. You asked Gus about his retirement plans and he said: "A shotgun." You inquired to what he meant: "I want to die young." Lolz, that was awesome. I have a couple of questions. How is your company doing? I know you guys make commercials and machinima, but is hard to make money after a while? Obviously you know what you're dong to sustain your company, but I just want to know how you guys make most of your money. Second, is it hard to stay original. You see a lot of TV shows rehashing original episodes into a new one? Do you guys ever check back to make sure you aren't redoing the same thing? And lastly, why where you a dick to Gav? :p Lolz, he seemed like a cool guy, but then again, he had an accent, everyone loves him. Keep up the good work RT and Podtac!

Company is doing great. We added three new employees last year while the rest of the companies out there seemed to all be firing people. We have to stay adaptive and so far so good. I have to check back on old episodes all the time. Sometimes I kick jokes around in my head so long, I can't remember if we ever put them in episodes. I'll literally ask the guy who plays the character, "Did you ever tell this joke before?" I also have a group of longtime fans that I show episodes and scripts to before they go live.

Arbitation

G'day there mates, it's Arby here!! So I was just cookin' some shrimp on the barby right, and I was thinkin' to myself; "What do you ask a guy as awesome as Burnie, from Rooster Teeth???" As I watched them Shrimp sizzlin away, it got me thinking of the ocean. The ocean got me thinking of a delicious looking platter of fried rice, which in turn brought me to the conclusion of Bungie. This completely logical and rational thought train supplied the basis of my question for Burnie: I am interested in the relationship between Rooster Teeth and Bungie. I recall the preview/random-excuse-for-something-funny of the Heroic map pack Red vs Blue did a while back. Do you guys regularly get early access to new content from Bungie, or other things like a low-down on all the juicy news before everyone else gets to know. Also, what sort of role does Bungie play in the making of Red vs. Blue??? Have they ever assisted in the production of the episodes at all? That's all from me. This is going to be an awesome episode for sure, thanks for joining GNubis and Dusty on the podcast, Burnie, hope you can join us for some tea and crumpets one day. I'm sure everyone else has already said this, but you guys are awesome and I think you've all done a great job. Five star rating anytime for Rooster Teeth. Keep on fraggin' trucks.

It would be impossible to say enough about how supportive Bungie has been of us. We owe them the world.

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