We take our first peek inside the writers' room for Fox’s animated-live action sitcom Son of Zorn!
This part of the walkthrough looks at episodes one and two fromSon of Zornsfirst season.
In recent years, theres been a healthy trend of more unconventional and experimental comedies on web connection TV.
One of the more recent examples is FoxsSon of Zorn.
What were some of your major influences when planning out this series?
REED AGNEW:People always say its this huge left-of-center concept.
But really, its just a very basic family sitcom with a fish-outta-water character.
Zorn is a Seaver with no shirt on.
I think this show hits a lot of familiar territory, yet in new ways.
What were you hoping to say withZorn?
Those three things are completely unrelated, but I think were saying them.
Oh, and its okay to whip dwarves when its Tall Mans Day.
Was it always on Earth or did Zephyrias history change at all through production?
REED AGNEW: Its a country like, say, Belgium.
Or actually more like Japan because its an island nation in the Pacific with a very unique culture.
How much do you know about Zephyria, the rest of Zorns team, and their adventures together?
REED AGNEW:Keep it loose.
Like, that jokes really funny, but glom beasts dont eat cheese as stated in our Zephyria bible.
We make it up in the writers room as we go along.
Is that an ambition youd like to try at some point?
REED AGNEW:Yeah, it comes up a lot.
But I think the stories need to be relatable to Americans in order for this thing to sustain itself.
This is a show about Orange County.
Its a show about being a better father.
Its not a show for fantasy-lovers because our audience isnt 11 years old.
The shows title is SON of Zorn, which is obviously significant.
Is Alan or Zorn the main character here?
Why is that distinction important?
REED AGNEW:Good question.
I think theres just something to the rhythm of the three-syllable title.
But, yeah, Zorn is definitely the main character.
woulda been cool too.
REED AGNEW:Its a small, relatable story about a father trying to engage in his sons life.
And while it has this hyper-real fantasy component, the human relationships remain grounded in real emotion and motive.
Its moments like this where the show seems to be working well.
Using the stone of sight to readPeoplemagazine, to find out that Nancy loves Corn Nuts.
We continue to get references to and Zorn and Edies sordid time together.
Do you think that we will ever be seeing any scenes from their relationship?
REED AGNEW:We chose not to do flashbacks.
Family Guy kind of owns those remember when cutaway beats.
So we could see the past in that way.
And its funny that Zorn is on FaceBook and Instagram.
We could, for instance, see an old video of Zorn and Edies wedding.
That would be cool.
We should do that!
Could it be both?
REED AGNEW:I think relationships can change, and people can evolve in small ways.
But this isntBreaking Bad.
I think you could watch any episode as a stand-alone because we live and die by character and laughs.
Storytelling is the most important thing, the hardest part of this job.
And you need the stage because without the stage, where will the clown do his goofy dance?
but the audience is there to enjoy the clowns goofy dance.
Its because of the clowns odd hip-gyrations and the way he does that rhythmic windmill motion with his arms.
Having said that, there are a few twists.
But theyre hopefully funny twists.
Talk on that possible hint at serialization a little bit.
REED AGNEW:The baby-thing hatching?
But maybe its just a weird throw-away gag to put over credits.
Whats Zorns favorite GameBoy game?
Lets make this canon!
REED AGNEW:Zorns favorite GameBoy game isTetris.
We made itTetrisbecause thats every single human beings favorite GameBoy game whether they want to admit it or not.
Our walkthrough onSon of Zornsfirst season will continue every two weeks!
Fox also shared an exclusive clip looking ahead at episode three.
Watch it below…https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2NjAqnsgtW8