Then the pandemic hit.
“Bob’s BurgersshowrunnerLoren Bouchardtells EW during a discussion about thestate of animation in the age of COVID-19.
“Of course, we want everyone to be able to safely see it in movie theaters.
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We don’t want anyone to put themselves at risk.
That’s the main course that we’re delivering to people, in this case.”
Heading into 2020, Bouchard says the crew set up “the most ambitious year ever” for themselves.
That’s not just about planning for the movie and the upcoming 200th episode ofthe show.
Sometimes, in the face of such stress, all you’re free to do is laugh.
“I feel like the timing is really hilarious,” Bouchard says.
“We were just slammed.”
That, obviously, didn’t happen.
Amid the latest reshuffling, it’s now on the docket for April 9, 2021.
Other familiar voices and animated faces are coming, too.
“We felt like we learned a lesson that we could apply forward.”
The pandemic is offering even more lessons, as the crew continues to develop the show and film simultaneously.
On the show, she says they are used to “moving through so quickly.”
“That’s even with story.
Even with our production and rewrites for TV, it is a very tight schedule.”
With the movie and show, Bouchard says “one kind of waters the other.
“So, you really have to thread the needle in terms of the episodes you’re breaking.
Production continues onBob’s Burgersand the movie, despite a minor hiccup or two from the pandemic.
What is our job?”
What does it mean to make an animated television show?
In our case, it was helpful to stop.
We didn’t stop for long, but just took a moment and recommitted to the work.”
