Gravity Falls hits all the right notes for me. It has brilliant comedy, memorable characters, and an interesting setting, with a slow but intriguing story tying it all together. Oh, and Matt Chapman, co-creator of Homestar Runner and the voice of its characters, wrote some episodes and did some voices, so that’s neat. 🙂
I don’t remember which episodes Chapman worked on, but I know he co-wrote several with Alex Hirsch, and wrote most of the animated shorts that aired after the first season.
I can tell you that Chapman voiced, in addition to background characters, Soos’s grandma, Mermando the merman, and the Hand-Witch. If you listen very carefully, you can hear occasional hints of Strong Bad in Mermando’s voice and of the Ugly One (from Teen Girl Squad) in the Hand-Witch’s.
I once was blind, but now I’ve seen Gravity Falls, and I endorse this post.
Oh my gosh is it good. Some of the silliness of modern cartoons, but SO much depth of character and story. So, so good.
Gravity Falls hits all the right notes for me. It has brilliant comedy, memorable characters, and an interesting setting, with a slow but intriguing story tying it all together. Oh, and Matt Chapman, co-creator of Homestar Runner and the voice of its characters, wrote some episodes and did some voices, so that’s neat. 🙂
Wow, very cool! I didn’t know that. Any idea who he voiced and wrote in? Would be fun to go back and listen closely for his tones. 🙂
I don’t remember which episodes Chapman worked on, but I know he co-wrote several with Alex Hirsch, and wrote most of the animated shorts that aired after the first season.
I can tell you that Chapman voiced, in addition to background characters, Soos’s grandma, Mermando the merman, and the Hand-Witch. If you listen very carefully, you can hear occasional hints of Strong Bad in Mermando’s voice and of the Ugly One (from Teen Girl Squad) in the Hand-Witch’s.