Ep. 54 Scott Chernoff, Rick And Morty, Channel 101, Justin Roiland, Conan O'Brien Tonight Show

Welcome to another Modern Moron Celebrity Guest episode.  That's right depending on your definition of the word celebrity, this guest could be so incredibly cool or mean absolutely nothing to you.  Recognize this?... That is the voice of Scott Chernoff who plays "Gearman" from the VERY popular animated show "Rick and Morty" on Cartoon Network's Adult Swim.  And if I know my audience you may not only be saying what the hell is Rick and Morty, it's possible some of you might be saying what the hell is Adult Swim.  As for the term Cartoon Network, I think that's fairly self explanatory.   Adult Swim is Cartoon Network's adult content that airs after 11PM and is not entirely animated content.   If you're in the MM demographic you know by now that a thing can be "a thing" long, LONG before we are aware it's a thing.  And by "a thing" I mean popular and in the public conscious generally speaking. You know for kids.   For example Rick & Morty.  Cinemablend.com A relatively well known entertainment news site, says this about Rick and Morty: "while Rick and Morty still has a ways to go before being considered on the same level as The Simpsons, South Park, and Family Guy, it's certainly fast approaching that territory, and may ultimately become the show Adult Swim is most remembered for." If you watched the Superbowl you probably also enjoyed the commercials that cost $5.25M per thirty seconds.  Hopefully you remember the pringles commercial: So this show is a pretty big deal as are its creators Dan Harmon and Justin Roiland.  My guest Scott Chernoff first met Justin around 2002 through a creative outlet in Los Angeles called Channel 101.  YouTube didn't start until 2005 so the people involved in Channel 101 couldn't gather virtually, they would gather at a restaurant and later at a place called cinespace on Hollywood Boulevard.   Scott tells a story about Justin Roiland's first submission to channel 101 and that it did NOT make it past its initial screening.  It was cut. I point that out to show that most people's path to success is not a smooth path with no rejections or challenges even if you are considered a creative genius or even just extremely talented.  Thomas Edison said "I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work." So I talk to Scott about his days with Channel 101 and then I jump to Scott telling me about his time as a writer for Conan O'Brien during the infamous and short lived Tonight Show starring Conan O'brien on NBC.  But I don't have a smooth way to segue to that part of the conversation so … there's an intermission… what do you want this show is made by a moron. Rick and Morty Fandom.com - Revolio Clockberg Jr. aka Gearhead House of Cosby's Ep. 1 - Justin Roiland | YouTube  Channel 101