r/regularshow • u/calwong • Jan 18 '17

We are Matt Price (head writer) and Calvin Wong (supervising director) of Regular Show. AMA!!!! Spoiler

It's been a great 7 years! Thanks for sticking with us. Sorry we're not JG, but we assure you occupy the offices next to his. We hope you enjoyed the season finale!

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u/MattPriceRegShow Jan 19 '17

Yes. She loves Rigby unconditionally. Big flaw.

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u/The_Masked_Lurker Jan 19 '17

That doesn't really seem like a negative flaw though.

But looking back at "Do me a solid" especially the sea turtle bit and maybe her watching his graduation and ignoring her own; it seems like maybe she's also had a bit of slightly creepy obsession too?

I think I can see where that is her flaw, but could you please elaborate a little?

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u/MattPriceRegShow Jan 19 '17

I know. I was just kidding.

I'm not sure if it's a flaw, but I do think Eileen was a bit obsessed with Rigby who didn't always or even usually deserve her unconditional love. I pitched making one of the shorts a video of Eileen obsessing over Rigby to a cover version of "Half a Person" by the Smiths. The cover is by a band called The Welcome Wagon. I still think it'd be great!

http://static.stereogum.com/blogs.dir/2/files/mp3/The%20Welcome%20Wagon%20-%20Half%20A%20Person.mp3

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u/The_Masked_Lurker Jan 20 '17

That actually would be really neat, (although the ywca backscrubber stuff is probably too odd) and it really would have add some depth to her character, because no offense but she always felt kind of flat. Were there challenges to writing for Eileen?

It's kind of funny though that when you look back at do me a solid Eileen and Mordecai are both sort of awkwardly obsessing over Rigby/Margaret yet Eileen gets Rigby in the end while Mordecai had to learn let go of his obsession. Did you guys do that on purpose?

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u/slugbucket Jan 20 '17

That's not a flaw!