by Huussii
With Q&As and AMAs becoming a normal Saturday Morning fixture for ponies, this weeks writer Dave Polsky takes to Twitter to answer everyone’s questions. A transcript of the questions and answers can be found after the page break. Also at the time this article is being posted, Dave Polsky is still available for questions.
- Q. Hey there @DavePolsky are you ready for today’s episode? (@James_Corck)
- A. Yes!!!
- Q. Can it be racism kid friendly episode? (@AppleB18)
- A. Sadly, thanks to Meghan, we’ll never known.
- Q. Any of the show members met J. K. Rowling, to the best of your knowledge? (@bud_friesel)
- A. I haven’t. @M_A_Larson have you?
- Q. How fun was it working on an episode with Daring Doo? Will you being doing more MLPSeason4 eps? (@soundmonkey44)
- A. Tons. Uh-huh.
- Q. Going any conventions this year? (@AppleB18)
- A. Hope to. Nothing definite yet though.
- Q. What’s your favorite episode you’ve written for the show? (@yourdaddyishere)
- A. My favorite hasn’t aired yet.
- Q. How much did you write of Spike at your Service before Merriwether Williams took over the script? (@James_Corck)
- A. Of what aired?
- Q. Oh, and what’s your favourite of all four Indiana Jones movies? (@James_Corck)
- A. The third.
- Q. How did you meet the Wayans Brothers? What are they like? (@chip_uni)
- A. Met Keenen on his ’90s late night show. Met the rest after. They’re fun.
- Q. What was your favorite episode to write for before S4? (@Joltspark)
- A. TMPP. With KCaFO a close second.
- Q. Which is more fun to write for, MLP or the new Sonic series? (@Samusforce)
- A. They’re so different, I really can’t compare.
- Q. Whats your fav type of script to write? Action, adventure, mystery, etc? (@AnthonyPizzano)
- A. I’d say comedy with action and drama mixed in.
- Q. Did you work at all with @orangemeerkat on this episode? (@thehambone12)
- A. No but that I bet that woulda been fun.
- Q. In a scale of 1-awesome, how cool is this episode? (@Dragoon77777)
- A. Not for me to say.
- Q. Who is your favorite pony? (@yourdaddyishere)
- A. Whichever one I’m writing.
- Q. What’s references will be in this episode “Daring Don’t”? (@mlp_ColeAndCail)
- A. I leave it to the fandom to ferret them out.
- Q. A.K. Yearling? Lol was she based off of J.K. Rowling? No seriously, was she? (@BronyInformer)
- A. Yes.
- Q. Those rings on a stick…. Tower of Hanoi reference? (@DoubleRainWave)
- A. Little known fact: Ahuizotl loves that game.
- Q. Is Auzhotl’s ring magic more powerful than Celestia’s control over the sun? (@shadowkross)
- A. In S4E17 this gets settled on Equestria PPV.
- Q. When did you decide that A.K. Yearling and Daring Do were the same? (@jordanolling)
- A. We decided right about the same time we broke this story.
- Q. Do the production staff (including writers) get pre-screenings of the episodes? (@shadowkross)
- A. Usually no with rare exceptions.
- Q. How does it feel to have such a great community watch your ep? (@JustGame4It)
- A. Honored. Fortunate. Hungry. (Haven’t got my breakfast yet.)
- Q. Shall we be expecting a Jurassic Park episode one day? (@Evarae)
- A. I’d better not say.
- Q. Does Princess Celestia know about Ahuizotl? (@OconePaul)
- A. Celestia knows pretty much everything, so I’ll go with yes.
- Q. Now that the episode is over and everyone has seen it (including you), how do you feel with it done and out? (@NwiiKYAmm)
- A. Happy.
- Q. Is “Daring Do” her real name, and A.K. Yearling a pseudonym, or vice versa? (@Vengir)
- A. My head just exploded a little.
- Q. If you have a favorite scene from the recent episode, what will it be? (@Gamer101_123)
- A. No favorites. I like hearing the fandom’s faves, tho.
- Q. Will you be working on more episodes in #MLPSeason4? (@liam78787)
- A. At least 20% more.
- Q. Will there be more Big Mac in future episodes? Even an episode centered around him again? (@FLAMBooZLE)
- A. Mmmmmaybe.
- Q. Are you writing a Spike episode? (@Chevistian1)
- A. Yes.
- Q. What has been your favorite joke to write for MLP that has aired so far? (@KTonarella)
- A. My fave joke is the one that got the biggest laugh.
- Q. Was there any scenes you wrote or wanted to write cut for time? (@theonegalen)
- A. There always are. But no complaints. The best stuff says.
- Q. Was E04 originally created for Season 3? (@TheRealCuran)
- A. No.
- Q. Did you try to write a CMC episode? (@ScootalooCool)
- A. Buckle up. One on the way.
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Hey All: Need to tend to some other stuff. Feel free to keep sending your questions and I’ll take another pass at answering some tonight.
— Dave Polsky (@DavePolsky) December 7, 2013
— Dave Polsky (@DavePolsky) December 7, 2013
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