Are the character designs still easy to workВ with in that regard? JG: Since Tom and Jerry don't speak, the comedy comes out of theirВ expressions and poses. It was our job to match the old school snappy timing and keep it lighthearted. ThereвЂ™s no gunplay and we are careful how we use dynamite, for instance. SN & JS: The writers did a great job of finding the balance and keeping the action funny in the violence, but yeah, you do have to adhere to changing times and the sensitivities of today. How do you make milder on-screenВ appealing to the modern generation? JG: Most kids today are probably more familiar with the bloody antics of Itchy and ScratchyВ than Tom and Jerry. Although we reference all the classics, the direction was to follow the timing, impacts and actions of theВ pre-Chuck Jones eras specifically, but we would still reference Jones, especially for emotion. SN & JS: Oh, for sure! For this modern interpretation, our goal was to emulate those Oscar-winning moments of the past. JG: Did you draw inspiration from those past eras in your handling ofВ the characters? Did you look to the work of Chuck Jones or Gene Deitch as you produced these new episodes? It doesnвЂ™t matter what era it is вЂ“ thatвЂ™s endearing. The main thing is that theyвЂ™ve got a good chemistry between them and even though theyвЂ™re enemies, there are also moments where theyвЂ™re friends. Steve Neilson and Joel Shemrock: Yeah, theyвЂ™ve had an amazing longevity. James Gartler: ItвЂ™s pretty incredible how many animation legends have worked on these characters, not to mention how long Tom and Jerry have remained in the public eyeвЂ¦ View The New Tom and Jerry ShowВ Gallery on AWN.com!. With their work on the 52 eleven-minute segments now concluding, the animation directors took a moment to describe вЂ“ whilst speaking in perfect unison - this latest rebirth of the property, and share their thoughts on whatвЂ™s changed for the iconic duo, and the animation industry, since the 1940s. It fell to Steve Neilson and Joel Shemrock of Ottawa-based PIP Animation to find a way to deliver some classic comedy without crossing the line. hopes to return the characters to their slapstick roots while also appealing to the modern viewer вЂ“ no simple task, especially in an age where on-screen violence in childrenвЂ™s programming is anything but a laughing matter. With The Tom and Jerry Show, a new Flash-animated series, Warner Bros. Through animated shorts and feature films, the Hanna-Barbera-created rascals have been relentlessly engaged in the ultimate game of cat and mouse. For a pair of guys whoвЂ™ve been trying to kill each other for some seventy-four years, Tom and Jerry still look pretty darn good.

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