I'm aware there are people who like Robot Chicken, or most
Adult Swim programming, although they do cause me to slink away
until I can flee. Still, showing the mighty power of Conan at his
rambling best: Matt Senreich, co-creator for Robot Chicken credits
the show's origin to an offhand comment of Conan's --
http://www.wesleyanargus.com/article/5896
The concept of ``messing around'' was, in fact,
inherent in the show's conception. Senreich, who befriended
Green while working as the editorial director for toy and comic
enterprise Wizard Entertainment, got the idea from Green's
appearance on ``Late Night With Conan O'Brien.''
``Seth's action figure for `Austin Powers' had just come
out, so he brought it on the show,'' he said. ``Conan also had
[his own action figure], and cracked a joke about the toys taking
an adventure together. I thought, `That sounds awesome!'''
But what started out as a self-indulgent side project
between Senreich, Green and some art students made its way up
the media ladder until it was picked up by the newly launched
Adult Swim in 2004.
So that should teach Conan to be more careful what ideas he
tosses off with casual disregard.
--
Joseph Nebus
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