The Return of Elmo Aardvark in the Twenty First Century!

The Return of Elmo Aardvark in the Twenty First Century!
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Ashley Postlewaite, producer of Elmo Aardvark: Outer Space Detective!: "I've never had the opportunity to work with so many geniuses at one time."

Darrell Van Citters, director of Elmo Aardvark: Outer Space Detective!: "Working on a series where each person is a certified genius is something I never expected to have the pleasure of doing. Yet here I am, actually doing it!"

Phil Lollar, co-writer of Elmo Aardvark: Outer Space Detective!: "Ever since the professors tested me at the age of five and I joined the Rand Corporation at the age of seven, I understood that I was a genius. But imagine my astonishment at meeting so many fellow geniuses at Renegade Animation and at SnappyToons. It's a rarefied atmosphere of…well, of pure genius!"

Will Ryan, co-writer and gopher for Elmo Aardvark: Outer Space Detective!: "I have never met a more modest bunch of geniuses in all of Hollywood."

What will Elmo do with this iron giant? © Will Ryan.

(Some of the geniuses referred to undoubtedly include such luminaries as animators Kenn McDonald and Harry Sabin, production designer Craig Kellman, assistant animators Cathlin Hidalgo and Loli Noda, technical director Nate Pacheco, production assistant Robert Fung, Web site consultants Leslie Cabarga and Chris Casady, and a stellar cast of Famous Thespians.)

Well, there you have it. Unexpurgated quotes from some of the principal creators of the Internet's First Weekly Animated Hollywood Series. What can I say that hasn't already been said so well by so many? I can only add that it's much more fun working with America's Original Animated Star than it would be if we were stuck with Mr. Mouse or Mr. Bunny or any other of those once-vibrant personalities who have been permanently embalmed by their corporate custodians.

We need no longer sigh, however, in the fading direction of the past. For we can gaze instead upon the shining promise of the future as -- not merely in the here and now, but "in states unborn and accents yet unknown" -- each and every week, Elmo Aardvark cavorts across the screen in exciting, action-packed adventures. And it all begins with his first super-saga for a new age: Elmo Aardvark: Outer Space Detective!

Pure genius!

Will Ryan is the producer of The Wubbulous World of Dr. Suess for which he received an Emmy Awards nomination. Ryan’s other honors include a Screen Writers Guild nomination for The Road To Ka-Larry. As a composer, Ryan has written lyrics and songs that have been recorded by Patti LaBelle and The Pointer Sisters.

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