Last month, when we covered Swim’s Upfront Presentation, I speculated on the future of “NTSF:SD:SUV::”
I think the big absence for me is “NTSF:SD:SUV::” I’d mentioned this in an earlier news post, but I feel like the cast and crew are kind of splitting off and doing other shows, etc. I do hope it comes back.
With EP/Writer Curtis Gwinn off writing for Walking Dead, June Diane Raphael off making TV/Movies/babies with Paul Scheer, and Karen Gillan off in outer space (I seriously can’t wait for Guardians), the future of the series looked bleak. That is, until Scheer spoke with Yahoo:
“We took a break on ‘NTSF’ this season… I felt like it was a good run. It was super fun: We did 38 episodes and we finished up in London, and I was super psyched about that. And now I wanted to try something different, so I went over to HBO and I wanted to do this cartoon. We may revisit ‘NTSF,’ but right now it’s just kind of… it’s not over, but I have no plans to do anything with it right now. I get tired of doing things for too long. With ‘Human Giant,’ we did two seasons; with ‘NTSF,’ we did three… that’s why I keep on trying to do stuff before it’s, like, the only thing. It was fun and we got out on one of our best episodes. When I was sitting down to write a new season, I was like, ‘I don’t know if I’ve got anything right now. Let me explore something else, and if I get inspired later on…’ And that’s the cool thing about Adult Swim — they’re like, ‘Yeah, if you have an idea later, come back and do it.’ Tim & Eric have done that… I want to just keep on doing that in my career, not get too pigeonholed into one thing. I think you lose that passion for things after a while.”
So, basically… NTSF is “on hiatus,” which if history is any indication (Read: Space Ghost, Titan Maximum, etc.), means that the show is pretty much finished. Considering Scheer brings up T&E, I wouldn’t be surprised if we see a special down the road somewhere.
As sad news as this is for NTSF fans, as far as Scheer himself goes, his run at Swim is far from over…
“I’m working on a brand new cartoon for Adult Swim, which is kind of like a throwback to ‘G.I. Joe,’ but it’s like, ‘What would Cobra be doing now?’ They’re bankrupt and trying to make a go in this new world where villains aren’t necessarily needed.
Now THAT sounds rather interesting if you ask me. If it’s anything like the Community G.I. Joe episode, we could be in for a good ride.
Speaking of Community, one last NTSF tid-bit to leave on (Courtesy of Reddit):
NTSF predicted Community’s cancellation!
