Simpsons, Futurama and Family Guy Writers Working on Machinima Experiment
December 19th, 2008 
Art, Business, Machinima, New Media 
Mark Kizelshteyn
Kotaku announced that a group of 15 television sitcoms writers, including those from The Simpsons, Futurama and Family Guy, have signed on to produce 15 Machinima comedies, which will air on Machinima.com.
“Machinima.com lets us put our work in front of an audience that already knows and loves our style of writing and is embracing new forms of digital entertainment,” said Bill Oakley, an Emmy-winning writer and past showrunner of The Simpsons. “We get to do what we love the most—write and create fun content while Machinima.com handles all the production, marketing and distribution.”
As pointed out by Patric M. Verrone, an Emmy-winning writer and president of WGA West, “This is the future of comedy in new media – a fast and low cost way for writers to create shows that attract an existing audience…We’re thrilled to break ground and forge a relationship that empowers independent production and gives writers both creative freedom and financial participation.”
It’s great to see Machinima in the mainstream and have professionals move away from “traditional” forms of animation technology. These types of project will unquestionably propel the industry forward. I look forward to see what these great minds will do.
[ via Kotaku and SiteOffiline]
Tags: Animation, Art, Machinima, New Media, Television
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