Talk:Invader Zim
I just did an edit which (among other things) put each sentence on its own line in the source. This was a mistake, as it makes the diff look much worse than it really is. Sorry for the confusion. Content was actually only lightly edited.
- Molinari 01:48 26 Jun 2003 (UTC)
- Nickelodeon believed the show was drawing an innappropriate fanbase.
What did they think was "inappropriate" about these fans? --Camembert
- Mainly that they were adult goth fans of Vasquez's comics, I guess. I think there are other reasons behind Zim being pulled, including that it's really quite depressing for a kids' show and, probably most significantly, it just didn't get a big enough audience to justify the extremely high costs of production (Nick spent a *lot* on Zim, hence the very high quality animation). suggestions for other character sketches - Tak and Keef. might do those myself if I feel like it. maybe some stuff on Vasquez in-jokes could be added (Z?, Fillerbunny et al). --AW
- Hm, "inappropriate" sounds rather sinister to me, like these fans were, I don't know, alien fetishists or something (not that there's necessarily anything wrong with alien fetishism, of course...). Maybe it's just me, but could somebody maybe reword that to something a bit less creepy sounding? --Camembert
- I've just took it (that sentence I quoted above) out - I think it raises more questions than it answers (not necessarily about alien fetishism, but... hm, maybe I should stop drinking). I'm sure if somebody has a quote or something from Nickelodeon, it can go back in with a more precise "reason" for it being pulled (though as you say, I'm sure it was more to do with ratings than anything else). --Camembert