Interview talk:Chuck Kim

Possible interview

Chuck Kim is checking with the WGA on whether or not it's okay for him to answer questions during the strike. In the meantime, I don't think it would hurt to submit some questions for Chuck. To remind people, Chuck wrote , .07%, and Sword Saint. Post questions below. -- RyanGibsonStewart (talk) 06:41, 2 January 2008 (EST)

• Chuck confirmed that he'll be able to do an interview since we're not affiliated with NBC or Universal. We're still working out whether it'll be a phone interview or an email interview. -- RyanGibsonStewart (talk) 21:39, 2 January 2008 (EST)
  • That's good news. Maybe others will be free for interviews, too, since they're not swamped with work for the show. (Admin 21:50, 2 January 2008 (EST))
    • Speak of the devil, Joe Tolerico just agreed to an email interview. Submit questions at this link. -- RyanGibsonStewart (talk) 22:25, 2 January 2008 (EST)
      • That's great news! But please don't overdo it. It seems that this is a case by case basis, since the writers/producers who answer questions for Behind the Eclipse have not said that they will be returning. That is, unless I'm missing something, and NBC/Universal are somehow sponsoring Behind the Eclipse and we are not aware of it. So I recommend treading lightly unless that situation suddenly reverses as we don't want to get any of the writers in trouble with the higher ups.--MiamiVolts (talk) 22:27, 2 January 2008 (EST)
        • That may have been a personal decision on their part. It sounds like Chuck checked with them directly to be certain. In any event, as long as we don't mention to them anyone else who's agreed to an interview I think most of them may check with the WGA first to play it safe so they'll each be able to make a personal decision. (Admin 22:33, 2 January 2008 (EST))

Questions for Chuck

• Which novel was your favourite to write? --DocM 09:44, 2 January 2008 (EST)
• How did you feel when you wrote .07% after writing several graphic novels? --DocM 09:44, 2 January 2008 (EST)
• Is the eleventh wife foreshadowing or symbolic? (I call dibs) --DocM 09:44, 2 January 2008 (EST)
  • (I'd suggest rewording this one to make the question more explicit like: Is the eleventh bride Adam refers to at the end of the novel his current bride or a bride he hopes to find in the future?) (Admin 13:41, 2 January 2008 (EST))
  • Good idea, but I'd suggest something like: Is the eleventh bride Adam refers to at the end of The Ten Brides of Takezo Kensei his current bride, someone he knows whom he hopes to marry, or someone he's never met but hopes to meet in the future?--MiamiVolts (talk) 15:06, 2 January 2008 (EST)
    • That sounds even better. (Admin 15:35, 2 January 2008 (EST))
• The Trial of the Black Bear diverges from the style used on most of the other graphic novels. Why the manga style?
• In Elle's First Assignment, Elle was written into storylines from Genesis and the beginning of Season One. At what point was the character of Elle created? Will there be other characters who will fit in with previous stories?
• You wrote about a new power in Normal Lives. How did you go about creating Marcus's power?
• The Ten Brides of Takezo Kensei easily has the most new characters of any graphic novel, with at least ten new people introduced to us. Each one of Kensei's brides seems unique, not only to the time period to which she belongs, but also different from the other women. (In fact it makes it quite difficult to figure out a "type" of woman Adam is attracted to.) How did you decide on each character? What kind of research did you do for all the different time periods and locations mentioned in that novel?
• In the Sword Saint documentary, one of the trials you introduced was the Snake Women, two female assassins said to be half-snake. Have you considered writing a graphic novel or episode segment about their story? It would be interesting way to know or get confirmation that there were other evolved humans around at the time Hiro first met Takezo Kensei.--MiamiVolts (talk) 13:30, 2 January 2008 (EST)
• Were the graphic novels that were released since the strike written before the strike or is there a condition that allows you to continue writing the graphic novels during the strike? (Admin 21:54, 2 January 2008 (EST))
• Since the strike there's been word that some writers are working on projects to release outside of the studios. Have you been involved in any independent work since the strike began? (Admin 21:54, 2 January 2008 (EST))
• Which Powerpuff Girl is your favorite (don't worry, we won't tell the other two)? (Admin 21:56, 2 January 2008 (EST))
• Are you able to clarify whether Adam Monroe was born in 1584 as suggested in prior references or whether he was born in 1650 which would have been 42 years prior to 1692 when the first event in "The Ten Brides of Takezo Kensei" took place? The novel states that he realized he didn't age at 42, is that stating that he turned 42 in 1692 or that he turned 42 prior to that point in time? (Admin 22:42, 2 January 2008 (EST))