| 1 | ->''"Music/{{Apocalyptica}}, we love you boys!"'' |
| 2 | -->-- '''[[Music/{{Metallica}} James Hetfield]]''', on their performance of Metallica music with him as the guest vocal. |
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| 4 | Some creators get and accept the presence of a fan work, adaptation or a parody of their work. After all, there are creative fans who are willing to make anything based upon a work they love. Also, there are some other creators who not only accept such works existing but also enjoy the fan material and sometimes even showcase it to other fans. |
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| 6 | While not everything that the creator would enjoy would become AscendedFanon, some works, ranging from fan art to song parodies and fan films, would be good enough to catch the attention of creators, or those involved in the source material. Not only could the creators outright state their enjoyment for the fan material, but they can even link that work to share with other fans. Sometimes such works can become {{Ascended Meme}}s. |
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| 8 | Compare with CreatorPreferredAdaptation, where a creator dubs an adaptation to be ''superior'' to the original. Also compare AscendedFanon, PromotedFanboy, OfficialFanSubmittedContent. Contrast DisownedAdaptation, FanworkBan, SincerestFormOfFlattery. Creators may even offer ParodyAssistance. See also RuleThirtyFourCreatorReactions, which may or may not meet the creator's approval. |
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| 10 | !!Subpage |
| 11 | [[index]] |
| 12 | * ApprovalOfGod/SiIvaGunner |
| 13 | [[/index]] |
| 14 | !!Examples: |
| 15 | [[foldercontrol]] |
| 16 | [[folder:Advertising]] |
| 17 | * At one point, The California Milk Processor Board, the creators of the Advertising/GotMilk campaign, [[https://adweek.blogs.com/photos/uncategorized/gotmilk_big2.jpg made a poster with their favorite spoofs of the slogan]]. |
| 18 | * Anthony Sullivan is a fan of Jaboody Dubs and enjoys the parodies of his infomercial, even making a cameo appearance in one of Jaboody's non-dub videos. According to him, Billy Mays originally hated it because he thought they were making fun of him but over time, came around and enjoyed it once he realized that it is supposed to be affectionate. |
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| 20 | |
| 21 | [[folder:Anime and Manga]] |
| 22 | * Those who worked at Creator/FourKidsEntertainment enjoy ''WebVideo/YuGiOhTheAbridgedSeries'', even though many of the jokes revolve around mocking them. It helps that most of the work they did that the Abridged Series mocked was enforced by executives and censors, and so they were never too happy with it either. The original Japanese producers, [[DisownedAdaptation on the other hand...]] |
| 23 | * ''Franchise/DragonBall'': |
| 24 | ** While Creator/AkiraToriyama was writing the Namek Arc for ''Anime/DragonBallZ'', Creator/ToeiAnimation released the [[Anime/DragonBallZBardockTheFatherOfGoku Bardock special]] that depicted Goku's father and his death as the Saiyan homeworld was destroyed. Toriyama liked the story as it was one he'd never tell, so much so he [[CanonForeigner inserted Bardock into the manga]] as a one-panel flashback when Frieza meets Goku for the first time. While Toriyama has since written his own take on Bardock's story in the ''Dragon Ball: Minus'' chapter of ''Manga/JacoTheGalacticPatrolman'', the base character design has remained the same. |
| 25 | ** Several of the Creator/{{Funimation}} English voices for ''Anime/DragonBallZ'' have expressed approval for ''WebVideo/DragonBallZAbridged''. There are several Platform/YouTube videos of the actors quoting lines from the series in-character. In fact, Creator/KyleHebert and Creator/ChristopherSabat (as DJ Sexdillionare) guest-starred in some episodes and movies. It seems to be the mark of a successful AbridgedSeries whenever this happens, as ''WebVideo/YuYuHakushoAbridged'' has had a cameo from Creator/ChuckHuber in TheMovie. |
| 26 | ** The creators of the anime itself in Japan don't share the same appreciation as Funimation does. While Creator/TeamFourStar had voice packs in ''VideoGame/DragonBallXenoverse'', when Toei caught wind of Funimation's plan to use TFS for a scene in ''Anime/DragonBallZKai'' that comedically retells the end of the Cell Arc, they barred Funimation from using them. |
| 27 | * This appears to be the stance of some mangaka and creators, such as Creator/{{CLAMP}} and [[Franchise/{{Nasuverse}} Type-Moon]]. This could be due to their own ties with {{Doujinshi}}. |
| 28 | * Creator/HidekazHimaruya was found to be this to his fanbase. To the point that he posted a drawing showing his thanks to them for all their work and even makes stuff every now and then ''explicitly'' for fans to work on. |
| 29 | * Creator/HayaoMiyazaki personally approved of Joe Hisaishi's re-orchestrated score for ''Anime/CastleInTheSky'', written exclusively for the Disney dub. Even Hisaishi thought it was better than the original, which was far more minimalist and synth-driven than his usual work due to time constraints. |
| 30 | * Hitoshi Ariga enjoyed this [[http://www.nicovideo.jp/watch/sm22844598 video]] based on ''Manga/MegaManMegaMix'' and ''VideoGame/NamcoXCapcom'' so much that he asked the creator of the video if he could upload it to his [=YouTube=] channel. |
| 31 | * At Florida Supercon, [[http://atopfourthwall.tumblr.com/post/129307704528 Jabberwocky1996,]] a Troper on the site, asked Creator/CaitlinGlass, Creator/VicMignogna and Creator/DameonClarke what would happen if ''Film/TheHobbit'' crossed over with ''Anime/FullmetalAlchemist2003'' and who'd use the Ring. To everyone's surprise, all three ''loved'' the idea, with Glass suggesting [[CrackPairing Winry should get together with Legolas]], Mignogna jokingly suggesting Ed would shave his feet so he wouldn't be confused for a hobbit, and Clarke saying Scar would be fascinated with Gollum. They then expressed a desire to see it as a fic, to which the fan promised he'd write it. |
| 32 | * ''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}'' creator Creator/SatoshiTajiri has endorsed ''Manga/PokemonAdventures'', stating "This is the comic that most resembles the world I was trying to convey." Game producer Tsunekazu Ishihara has also praised the series, saying, "I want every Pokémon fan to read this comic!" Despite the sheer amount of ''Pokémon'' manga existing, ''Pokémon Adventures'' is the only one endorsed on the official Japanese ''Pokémon'' site. |
| 33 | * Creator/TaliesinJaffe, the English voice director of the original ''Anime/{{Hellsing}}'' anime and ''[[Manga/{{Hellsing}} Hellsing Ultimate]]'', is himself a fan of ''WebVideo/HellsingUltimateAbridged'', and he's mentioned it in some of the commentaries for the latter episodes of ''Ultimate''. He even got K.T. Gray (the English voice actress for Seras) to say the famous "Bitches love cannons" line in the commentary for Episode IX. |
| 34 | * Creator/CoolKyouShinsha, the creator of ''Manga/MissKobayashisDragonMaid'', gave a [[https://twitter.com/coolkyou2/status/1140204296316657664 Tweet]] approving of the ''TabletopGame/YuGiOh'' card game's [[https://yugioh.fandom.com/wiki/Dragonmaid Dragonmaid]] archetype, which was an homage to his manga. |
| 35 | * Eiko Kadono, the original author of ''Anime/KikisDeliveryService'', stated that she [[https://www.theoasg.com/articles/interview-eiko-kadono-creator-of-kikis-delivery-service/20197 thoroughly enjoyed the Miyazaki film and had fun watching it]]. She was also relieved that, in spite of the changes, the world of her story was kept intact. |
| 36 | * ''Literature/ReignOfTheSevenSpellblades'' author Creator/BokutoUno was very pleased when Creator/SakaeEsuno was tapped to draw the manga adaptation, having been a fan of Esuno's earlier work ''Manga/FutureDiary''. |
| 37 | [[/folder]] |
| 38 | |
| 39 | [[folder:Comics]] |
| 40 | * ''Webcomic/GarfieldMinusGarfield'', a webcomic that takes ''ComicStrip/{{Garfield}}'' strips and airbrushes out all the characters except Jon, leaving a strip about a crazy man who talks to himself. Jim Davis enjoyed it enough to approve publishing a book of the best ones. The book also features a section of unused strips created by Davis himself. |
| 41 | * ''Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog'': |
| 42 | ** ''Webcomic/SonicTheComicOnline'', a fan-made continuation of the long-defunct [[ComicBook/SonicTheComic Fleetway comic]], received messages of support from most of the creative team behind the original publication, some of whom have since contributed artwork and consulted on storylines. |
| 43 | ** Creator/SonicTeam head Takashi Iizuka has gone on to praise the [[ComicBook/SonicTheHedgehogIDW IDW comics]] and Creator/IanFlynn's writing, remarking that he understood the characters well and brought a great improvement to their emotions and dialogue. It helps that Sonic Team is a lot more involved with the IDW comics than they were with the [[ComicBook/SonicTheHedgehogArchieComics previous Archie comics]]. Ian Flynn would eventually get to work on the scripts for Sonic Team's ''[[CompilationRerelease Sonic Origins]]'' and ''VideoGame/SonicFrontiers'', with the latter essentially canonizing the IDW comics through mentioning the IDW original character Tangle the Lemur. |
| 44 | * ''ComicBook/{{Watchmen}}'' artist Dave Gibbons loved Creator/HarryPartridge's ''WebAnimation/SaturdayMorningWatchmen'', feeling that the short showcased a lot of love for and knowledge of the property with its humour. Even more notably, Creator/AlanMoore -- who is notorious for publicly disliking almost all adaptations of his work -- has also given his seal of approval, giving ''Saturday Morning Watchmen'' the distinction of being only one of two adaptations Moore has endorsed (the other being an episode of ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeague'' which adapted "ComicBook/ForTheManWhoHasEverything"). |
| 45 | * Gary Larson wrote a ''ComicStrip/TheFarSide'' comic in which a female ape accused her mate of "doing more [[UnusualEuphemism 'research']] with that Jane Goodall tramp". As he related in his book "The Prehistory of the Far Side", Larson received a hostile letter from the Jane Goodall Society, threatening legal action over the strip. Shortly after that, he received a letter from the editors of ''National Geographic'', who wanted to print the strip in an anniversary issue. When Larson explained his difficulties with the Jane Goodall Society, one magazine editor commented, "That doesn't sound like the Jane Goodall ''we'' know." After some research, they found out that Goodall enjoyed the strip and was not aware of the Society's actions against Gary Larson. Larson later met with Jane Goodall at her research facility in Mgombe. In his words, "Everything's cool." |
| 46 | * Darin Calhoun, who wrote and colored ''ComicBook/TheWild'', [[https://twitter.com/DarinCalhoun/status/1397798213906702336 shared the]] ''WebVideo/AtopTheFourthWall'' review done by Creator/{{Linkara}} in May 27, 2021. He himself acknowledges the comic is bad, but the artwork done by Josh Diffey was enough to make up for it. |
| 47 | * ''ComicBook/FigmentDisneyKingdoms'': |
| 48 | ** Tony Baxter, one of the creators of the original version of the source material, ''Ride/JourneyIntoImagination'', approved of the comic and wrote the introduction to the trade collection of the first ''Figment'' series. |
| 49 | ** Ron Schneider, who played the original meet and greet version of Dreamfinder and did a few of the character's lines in the original ''Journey Into Imagination'' ride, also expressed approval of the comic in interviews. |
| 50 | * Creator/DonRosa was skeptical when Tuomas Holopainen of [[Music/NightwishBand Nightwish]] approached him about a symphonic metal album inspired by ''ComicBook/TheLifeAndTimesOfScroogeMcDuck'', not being a rock fan; but Rosa was won over by the album being, in his words, "more symphonic than metal," and ended up contributing to the cover art of what became ''Music Inspired by the Life and Times of Scrooge''. |
| 51 | [[/folder]] |
| 52 | |
| 53 | [[folder:Eastern Animation]] |
| 54 | * During [[MilestoneCelebration Mickey's 60th Anniversary celebration in 1988]], Russian animators Mikhail Tumelya and Alexander Petrov made a 2 minute animated short honoring Mickey's 60th Birthday called [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UO5FVaNccd4 "The Marathon"]]. The short featured a young boy playing and interacting with WesternAnimation/MickeyMouse throughout the character's 60 years. While Mickey remains the same age, the boy is now an old man with his son interacting with Mickey as the old man was as a child. [[http://disneybooks.blogspot.com/2006/08/marathon-1989-this-is-probably-most.html The short was shown to Roy E. Disney and other Disney executives during their trip to Moscow and actually moved them to tears.]] When the short was shown to the public, it was given a special text introduction with a message from Roy telling moviegoers how heartfelt the tribute short is. |
| 55 | [[/folder]] |
| 56 | |
| 57 | [[folder:Films -- Animation]] |
| 58 | * ''WesternAnimation/HeavyMetal'': Richard Corben said the producers did a good job adapting his comics for the "ComicBook/{{Den}}" story, especially with Creator/JohnCandy playing the lead role. |
| 59 | * ''WesternAnimation/{{How to Train Your Dragon|2010}}'': Cressida Cowell, when asked, showed no offence or anger at the differences the movie had from the [[Literature/HowToTrainYourDragon original novel]] (tone, setup, etc.) — she acknowledged that it worked better for the new medium and that the story stood strong on its own despite not adapting the books' narrative more strictly. |
| 60 | * ''WesternAnimation/{{Coraline}}'': Creator/NeilGaiman, the author of the original novel, outright encouraged creative liberties to be taken with the film during development and, by all accounts, was very pleased with the way the movie turned out. |
| 61 | * Brian Boitano loved the ''Westernanimation/SouthParkBiggerLongerAndUncut'' song "What Would Brian Boitano Do?", and his Twitter avatar is even his animated version from the movie. |
| 62 | * Creator/DavPilkey has stated that he enjoyed ''WesternAnimation/CaptainUnderpantsTheFirstEpicMovie'' a lot, particularly praising how [[DeanBitterman Mr. Krupp]] was much more fleshed out compared to the original. |
| 63 | * ''WesternAnimation/TurningRed'': Director Domee Shi has featured ''Turning Red'' fanart on her Instagram Stories, including multiple pieces of art shipping 4*Town members Aaron T. and Aaron Z. |
| 64 | * William Steig, who wrote the original ''Literature/{{Shrek}}'' picture book, didn't expect to like [[WesternAnimation/Shrek1 the film adaptation]], but was pleasantly surprised to find that it was even cruder than the book: |
| 65 | -->'''Steig:''' It's vulgar, it's disgusting - and I loved it. |
| 66 | * ''WesternAnimation/TheSuperMarioBrosMovie'': Many of the Creator/{{Rare}} employees who have worked on the original ''VideoGame/DonkeyKongCountry'' games, including [[https://twitter.com/WinkySteve/status/1645155429176016896?s=20 Steve Mayles]], [[https://twitter.com/Kev_Bayliss/status/1645669562484965377?s=20 Kev Bayliss]], [[https://twitter.com/David_Wise/status/1644115866122854402?s=20 David Wise]], and Grant Kirkhope (though he was dissatisfied about not being credited for the DK Rap), have all shown their approval towards the film's incorporation of the ''Donkey Kong Country'' characters. |
| 67 | [[/folder]] |
| 68 | |
| 69 | [[folder:Films -- Live-Action]] |
| 70 | * Creator/RyanGosling is seemingly quite fond of the "Ryan Gosling won't eat his cereal" meme. When the creator of said meme passed away from cancer, Gosling paid tribute to him [[http://www.itv.com/news/2015-05-05/ryan-gosling-eats-his-cereal-in-honour-of-internet-meme-creator/ by finally choosing to eat]], fittingly doing it on Vine. |
| 71 | * Creator/TomCruise laughed his ass off when shown the [[http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/tom-cruise-clinging Tom Cruise Clinging memes]]. |
| 72 | * Creator/TomHardy [[http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1678909/dark-knight-rises-bane-muffled-voice.jhtml had good things to say]] about his parodies. "I have seen some brilliant stuff online about [my mumbling] 'Mmmm... [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=teuR--JbSm8 Batman doesn't beat up retards!]]" |
| 73 | * ''Film/{{Alien}}'': |
| 74 | ** Many people involved in the movie, including director Creator/RidleyScott and star Creator/SigourneyWeaver liked the theatre recreation of the film by the North Bergen High School in New Jersey -- so much so that Scott donated money for an encore performance and Weaver attended it and even introduced it. |
| 75 | ** The Alien Queen was not designed by Creator/HRGiger like the original alien, but created specifically for the second film by Creator/JamesCameron. Cameron, however, showed his sketches and models to Giger, who was absolutely ecstatic. |
| 76 | * Yukito Kishiro, despite being known as rather strict toward the adaptations of his works (he previously ''{{disowned|Adaptation}}'' the [=OVAs=]), embraced ''Film/AlitaBattleAngel'' enthusiastically, reportedly watching it several times. And he even [[https://twitter.com/AlitaMovieJP/status/1093630487061360640 drew an illustration based on it]]. He also took part in the movie's promotion in China, its best-performing market. |
| 77 | * Hiroshi Sakurazaka [[http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2014/06/17/the-novel-author-is-happy-with-all-you-need-is-kill-live-action-film was quite satisfied]] with [[Film/EdgeOfTomorrow the Hollywood adaptation]] of his novel ''Literature/AllYouNeedIsKill.'' |
| 78 | * Creator/LloydAlexander, author of ''Literature/TheChroniclesOfPrydain'' series, claims that he actually enjoyed ''WesternAnimation/TheBlackCauldron'', which was loosely based on the first two books, even though it was a '''massive flop''' at the time. However, he also noted that he felt the film had almost nothing to do with his books anyway, and so was hardly an adaptation in the first place. |
| 79 | * Both Creator/TimBurton and Creator/MichaelKeaton spoke favorably about ''Film/BatmanBegins'', with Burton saying that he found the movie "very good" and "very touching". Keaton also praised ''Film/TheDarkKnight'', especially Creator/ChristopherNolan's direction and Creator/ChristianBale's and Creator/HeathLedger's acting. |
| 80 | * In an interview with ''Entertainment Weekly'', Creator/ChristopherNolan said he saw ''WesternAnimation/{{The Lion King|1994}}'' [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?&v=1NRsPDhyHrc parody of]] ''Film/TheDarkKnightRises'' trailer and thought it was epic. |
| 81 | * Lauren Weisberger says that the film version of ''Film/TheDevilWearsPrada'' is funnier than her book. |
| 82 | * Even though ''Film/{{Downfall}}'''s distributor, Contantin Films, temporarily blocked the ''WebVideo/HitlerRants'' parodies from Platform/YouTube at one point, director Oliver Hirschbiegel has stated that he enjoyed them. He also stated they go along well with the message of the original film, which was to stop demonizing Hitler and the Nazis and show them as (still terrible) human beings. |
| 83 | * Creator/GeorgeLucas sent a letter to ''Magazine/{{Mad}}'' after they published a parody of ''Film/TheEmpireStrikesBack'' which he greatly enjoyed. Making this even funnier is that his lawyers had sent a cease-and-desist letter immediately prior, to which publisher William M. Gaines responded by forwarding them a copy of Lucas' letter and a note reading "That's funny, George liked it!" George Lucas also enjoyed ''Film/HardwareWars'', saying it was his favorite ''Star Wars'' spoof. He also approved of the changes that Creator/MattStover made to ''Film/RevengeOfTheSith'' when adapting it into [[Literature/RevengeOfTheSith a novel]]. |
| 84 | * Creator/DanAykroyd has said that he approves of all expansions of Slimer's role in the ''{{Franchise/Ghostbusters}}'' franchise because he considers the ugly little critter to be Creator/JohnBelushi's spirit. |
| 85 | * ''Film/Elvis2022'': Elvis Presley's wife, daughter, and granddaughter all approved of the biopic about Elvis, praising the cast and crew for the work they put into the film. |
| 86 | * In 2019, Xfinity aired the commercial ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pdgk3ERKdug A Holiday Reunion]]'', where Creator/HenryThomas reprises his role as Elliot from ''Film/ETTheExtraTerrestrial'' and meets E.T. again after about 40 years. Creator/StevenSpielberg liked it so much that he declared it canon. |
| 87 | * After the early screening for Toho, they actually love ''Film/Godzilla2014''. At the premiere, they showed their appreciation by crying with joy and smiling with happiness, as well as marketing it as a legit Godzilla movie and asking Bandai to get Monster Arts to make toys for it. A Platform/PlayStation3 game was confirmed with the 2014 Godzilla facing off the Heisei Godzilla, and a ton of merchandise to go along with it. There even a statue that plays the film's soundtrack with glowing spines and "atomic breath" effect. |
| 88 | * Creator/MikeDougherty, director of ''Film/GodzillaKingOfTheMonsters2019'' who remains involved in the Franchise/MonsterVerse franchise, personally praised the ''Godzilla: King of the Monsters'' fanfiction ''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/23677753 Song of the Tiny Ones]]'' by Cyndi. |
| 89 | * ''Franchise/HarryPotter'': |
| 90 | ** Creator/AlanRickman was interviewed by Creator/{{MTV}} at the New York premiere of ''[[Film/HarryPotter Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2]]'', saying, "''WebVideo/PotterPuppetPals'' is very beautifully done, that little piece of work. Can you get rich from that? I hope they did."[[http://moviesblog.mtv.com/2010/06/24/potter-puppet-pals-creator-addresses-daniel-radcliffe-spoofing-his-video/ According to]] Creator/DanielRadcliffe, he and his fellow cast-members used to watch ''PPP'' and found it very funny. They were even planning on doing a live-action version, but [[WhatCouldHaveBeen it fell through]]. |
| 91 | ** The cast also adored ''Theatre/AVeryPotterMusical'', to the point that Luna Lovegood herself, Creator/EvannaLynch, joined the show's troupe for the third installment. |
| 92 | * Mike Mignola, the creator of ''ComicBook/{{Hellboy}}'', has said he enjoyed ''Film/Hellboy2019'' and was amazed at moments that came straight out of his comics, and also said he doesn't care about the critical lashing it received. |
| 93 | * Creator/MelBrooks screened ''Film/HighAnxiety'' for Creator/AlfredHitchcock. When the movie ended, Hitch didn't say anything and just walked out. The next day, Mel received a box with an expensive bottle of good wine, with a note saying "Mel: no need for anxiety about ''High Anxiety.'' - Hitch" |
| 94 | * The producers of ''{{Franchise/Highlander}}'', Panzer-Davis, approved four fan-made films: ''Highlander:Dark Places'', ''Highlander:Hans Kirshner'', ''Highlander:The Watcher'' and its sequel/comedy companion ''Highlander:Bad Watcher''. |
| 95 | * Creator/SuzanneCollins was the one who had Effie Trinket replace the character Fulvia in ''Film/TheHungerGamesMockingjay'', loving Creator/ElizabethBanks' performance. In [[Literature/TheHungerGames the book]], Effie only appears briefly near the end, but Collins called the director and said: "There's no way Effie can't be in the ''Mockingjay'' films". |
| 96 | * As part of his sendoff after wrapping his part on ''Film/TheHobbit'', Creator/OrlandoBloom "sang" along to the "Hobbits to Isengard" video. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5NGguk8VXYc Watch him attempt to keep in sync here.]] |
| 97 | * Creator/JamesGunn finds the ''WebAnimation/HowItShouldHaveEnded'' spoofs of his [[Film/GuardiansOfTheGalaxy2014 Marvel]] [[Film/GuardiansOfTheGalaxyVol2 movies]] to be hilarious. So much so that he finds having his movies spoofed by the HISHE team to be a higher honor than winning an Oscar. |
| 98 | * Creator/MasamiKurumada, the creator of ''Manga/SaintSeiya'', was frequently consulted by the filmmakers during production of ''Film/KnightsOfTheZodiac'', and gave input on the design of the film's armors. After the film's release, he is said to have enjoyed it. |
| 99 | * Almost everyone involved in the Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse, from Creator/TheRussoBrothers to Creator/JakeGyllenhaal, all love and approve of Photoshop artist [[https://twitter.com/bosslogic?lang=en BossLogic's]] fanart. The Russos even use his post-''Infinity War'' LastSupperSteal [[https://am21.akamaized.net/tms/cnt/uploads/2018/09/last-shawarma-1200x434.jpg artwork]] as the header image for their official Twitter. |
| 100 | * The original ''Film/MaryPoppins'', Creator/JulieAndrews, gave her wholehearted approval towards Creator/EmilyBlunt taking over the role for ''Film/MaryPoppinsReturns''. Blunt said she actually cried tears of joy. |
| 101 | * ''Literature/MortalEngines'': |
| 102 | ** [[http://www.philip-reeve.com/the-mortal-engines-movie-arrives/ Philip Reeve enjoyed the film adaptation]] of his novel, and was so impressed by Jihae's performance as Anna Fang in particular that he wrote ''Night Flights'', a short story collection focused on the character. |
| 103 | ** Actress Menik Gooneratne [[https://twitter.com/menikgooneratne/status/1116126148209938432 was delighted to be highlighted]] in the WebVideo/{{Honest Trailer|s}}, and WebVideo/ScreenJunkies' response tweet led to Menik adding to her Twitter bio “'Really really ridiculously good looking' - Screen Junkies”. |
| 104 | * On the commentary for ''Film/TheMummyReturns'', director Steven Sommers and editor Bob Ducsay give props to the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1WdxpBPc2QM MTV Movie Awards parody of the film]], featuring Kristen Dunst as Evey, Jimmy Fallon as Rick and [[ParodyAssistance Oded Fehr as his own character Ardeth Bey]]. |
| 105 | * ''Film/MortalKombatTheMovie'' Ed Boon and company ''loved'' the film, to the point of retconning their own games to fit some elements of the film (like Kano being Australian, the ShipTease between Liu Kang and Kitana, the infamous "$500 sunglasses") because they thought the film's ideas were better than their original vision of how it went. |
| 106 | * Since the whole concept behind Walter in ''Film/TheMuppets2011'' is that he's an AscendedFanboy, it's only natural that in an interview he gave a ShoutOut to [[http://www.toughpigs.com/walter-the-muppet-reads-tough-pigs/ Muppet fansites]]. |
| 107 | * During a panel at Wonder Con, Creator/GuillermoDelToro gave a shoutout to the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fRAqvsD1uxw sweded trailer]] of ''Film/PacificRim''. |
| 108 | * Although he had his initial misgivings about ''Film/Paddington2014'', Michael Bond gave the finished film his approval when he saw it. |
| 109 | * ''Film/ThePostman'': Despite it being panned by critics and audiences, [[http://www.davidbrin.com/postmanmovie.htm David Brin]] liked the movie, feeling it really captured the spirit of his book in spite of the changes. He had looked on in dismay while numerous scripts had changed the story's message completely, and was glad when Costner took over, rewriting it into one he liked. |
| 110 | * Creator/PriscillaPresley, the main subject of ''Film/{{Priscilla}}'' and author of the memoir the screenplay is based on, praised the movie's depiction of her younger self and her relationship with [[Music/ElvisPresley Elvis]]; she stated she initially had concerns but that after meeting with the director, she was convinced Creator/SofiaCoppola would handle the subject sensitively (to the point Presley stated she wouldn't support anyone but Coppola making a movie about her). Presley served as an executive producer on the film and praised both Coppola and Creator/CaileeSpaeny for accurately capturing how she felt during that period of her life. |
| 111 | * Creator/RobSchneider stated that he loved the ''WesternAnimation/SouthPark'' parody trailers from the episode "The Biggest Douche in the Universe", even saying that they were too ''easy'' on him. |
| 112 | * Creator/NobuhiroWatsuki was [[http://shonenjump.viz.com/node/805 all praises]] for the [[Film/RurouniKenshin live-action adaptation]] of his most famous work, ''Manga/RurouniKenshin''. He particularly praised the casting (especially Takeru Satoh as Kenshin, whom he wanted for the role from the beginning), and the addition of scenes and dialogue that he thought were improvements from his original work. |
| 113 | * Hollywood legend has it that Creator/AkiraKurosawa liked ''Film/TheMagnificentSeven1960'' (a remake of his ''Film/SevenSamurai'') so much that he presented John Sturges with a katana as a trophy. |
| 114 | * Creator/SamRaimi has spoken favorably about ''Film/SpiderManNoWayHome'' for using the actors from his own ''Film/SpiderManTrilogy'' and having them reprise their roles, calling it "refreshing". He also praised Creator/TomHolland's performance as Peter. |
| 115 | * So many former ''Franchise/StarTrek'' actors have approved of ''Film/GalaxyQuest'' that [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galaxy_Quest#Reaction_from_Star_Trek_actors there's an entire section]] on Website/{{Wikipedia}}'s page about it. The best are from Creator/GeorgeTakei (who called it disturbingly accurate) and Creator/WilWheaton (who wanted to be cast as [[ActorAllusion a guy who hated the child actor]]). |
| 116 | * ComicBook/HarleyQuinn's [[WesternAnimation/BatmanTheAnimatedSeries creators]] Creator/PaulDini and Creator/BruceTimm [[http://io9.com/bruce-timm-reacts-to-suicide-squads-live-action-harley-1702168821 both]] [[http://www.comicbookmovie.com/fansites/MintyNewsAndReviews/news/?a=124858 approve]] of Harley's costume in ''Film/SuicideSquad2016''. |
| 117 | * ''Film/TeamAmericaWorldPolice'': |
| 118 | ** Creator/MattDamon thought the parody of him in the film, as a mentally disabled person only capable of saying his own name, was hilarious and claims he would have even voiced him himself if Trey Parker and Matt Stone had asked. This was also the reaction of many of the celebrities lampooned in the film, with the only exception being Creator/SeanPenn. |
| 119 | ** Creator/GerryAnderson is also said to have considered it [[SpiritualAdaptation a rather more faithful adaptation]] of ''Series/{{Thunderbirds}}'' than [[Film/{{Thunderbirds}} the live-action movie]], with his only complaint being that the film's '''very''' adult nature made it inaccessible to his young children. |
| 120 | * When Creator/StephenHawking was screened ''Film/TheTheoryOfEverything'', the biopic of his life, he was so impressed that he allowed them to use his synthesized voice during the latter part of the film ([[DisneyOwnsThisTrope as Hawking had his voice copyrighted]], they had initially tried to remake it from scratch, but were not happy with the result). |
| 121 | * [[Creator/PixarRegulars Lee Unkrich]], the director of ''WesternAnimation/ToyStory3'', is a huge fan of ''Film/TheShining''. Hearing this, artist fan Kyle Lambert [[http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/03/11/toy-story-shining/ made some]] [[https://www.behance.net/gallery/1509827/Toy-Shining-(Toy-Story-The-Shining-iPad-Paintings) digital paintings]] combining the two films into one horrifically funny mashup. Unkrich was elated. |
| 122 | * When asked who he wanted to take over the role of Wolverine, Creator/HughJackman stated he hopes Creator/TomHardy will be able to play it. |
| 123 | * [[https://web.archive.org/web/20181002030739/http://davidmorrell.net/rambo-pages/david-morrell-on-rambo/ David Morrell loved]] ''Film/FirstBlood'', even not having an objection to how Rambo is SparedByTheAdaptation. |
| 124 | * [[http://www.esquire.com/features/man-who-shot-osama-bin-laden-0313-7 In an interview]] with ''Esquire'' magazine where he was taken to see ''Film/ZeroDarkThirty'', the anonymous shooter of Bin Laden had complaints about several technical details of the raid but praised the film for its depiction of Maya, saying it showed her as the tough lady that she really is. |
| 125 | * Despite the film's [[TakeThat unflattering depiction]] of the monster, Creator/PatrickTatopoulos was thrilled to see [[Film/Godzilla1998 his version of Godzilla]] appear in [[Film/GodzillaFinalWars an official Toho Godzilla movie]]. |
| 126 | * Creator/MNightShyamalan [[https://twitter.com/MNightShyamalan/status/1419721685415170050 retweeted]] a combination of ''Film/{{Old}}'' with the "[[Memes/AttackOfTheClones For the Better, Right?]]" meme. |
| 127 | * Despite being a DivorcedInstallment, author Brian Garfield approved of ''Film/DeathSentence''[='=]s film adaptation, feeling it better captured the condemnation to vigilantism he was going for, unlike [[Film/DeathWish the film versions]] of the first book, ''Literature/DeathWish'', which he felt glorified it. |
| 128 | * The writer and the director ''Film/ShangChiAndTheLegendOfTheTenRings'' [[https://twitter.com/djkevlar/status/1441492844162682884 were highly amused by]] [[InSpiteOfANail the implications of them featuring]] [[Music/LilNasX "Old Town Road"]] in their movie. |
| 129 | * The real UsefulNotes/TonyaHarding was very forthcoming during the production of ''Film/ITonya'', giving an extensive interview to the screenwriter. She praised the final film and Creator/MargotRobbie's portrayal of her, though she insists she didn't swear nearly as much as the movie says. However, she also admitted that, while she didn't actually tell the skating judges, "Suck my dick!" over the unfair scoring, she totally would have had she thought of it in the moment. |
| 130 | * ''Film/SonicTheHedgehog2020'' led to creators Creator/YujiNaka and Naoto Ohshima both saying they really liked the movie. Sonic's voice actors Creator/RogerCraigSmith and Creator/RyanDrummond also expressed support for Creator/BenSchwartz in the role. |
| 131 | * A variation: while Creator/StanleyKubrick has been long dead, the official Twitter account managed by his estate [[https://twitter.com/StanleyKubrick/status/1603770989191520256 expressed their approval]] of the teaser trailer for ''Film/{{Barbie|2023}}'', which is an homage/parody of the famous Stone Age sequence in ''Film/TwoThousandOneASpaceOdyssey''. |
| 132 | * ''Film/Gremlins2TheNewBatch'': Creator/JoeDante is [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6MKEnqClHao aware]] of the [[https://twitter.com/G2Institute Institute of Gremlins 2 Studies]] and thinks it's quite funny. |
| 133 | * Creator/JodiBenson, the original and ''very'' long-running voice of the animated Ariel in ''WesternAnimation/TheLittleMermaid1989'' and all her subsequent appearances, gave her enthusiastic endorsement to Creator/HalleBailey's portrayal in its live action adaptation ''Film/TheLittleMermaid2023''. A very sweet moment on the red carpet at the premiere involved Benson giving Bailey an incredibly warm hug while expressing how proud she is of the performance. |
| 134 | * Roy Huggins, the creator of ''Series/TheFugitive'', enjoyed the [[Film/TheFugitive movie adaptation]]. |
| 135 | * ''Film/TheUnbearableWeightOfMassiveTalent'' co-star Creator/PedroPascal has [[https://youtu.be/K84hhI5BJQ4?si=Z1OvZpZ-U9dmN1O1&t=5744 chosen]] the memes of a drugged Javi [[https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/nicolas-cage-looking-at-pedro-pascal-make-your-own-kind-of-music staring lovingly]] at Creator/NicolasCage as his favorite memes spawned from Pascal's work. |
| 136 | * Creator/GaryKWolf, the original author of the book ''Literature/WhoCensoredRogerRabbit'', which served as the basis for the film ''Film/WhoFramedRogerRabbit'', knew his book was hard to translate from screen to film since it originally involved comic strip characters instead of characters from animated films and shorts. But he was still pleased with the final result, so much so that he used the film as the basis for his sequels involving the Roger Rabbit characters, including ''Who P-P-P-Plugged Roger Rabbit?'', ''Who Wacked Roger Rabbit?'', ''The Road to Toontown'', and the prequel ''Jessica Rabbit: XERIOUS Business''. |
| 137 | * Creator/CormacMcCarthy enjoyed the adaptation of ''Literature/TheRoad'', liking some of the changes such as how they handled the character of the Woman, to the point where he and the film's director, John Hillcoat, planned on making a possible adaptation of ''Literature/BloodMeridian'' together, with the author being announced as an executive producer and screenwriter in 2023. Time will tell if Hillcoat will be able to continue making the movie without him after his death. |
| 138 | [[/folder]] |
| 139 | |
| 140 | [[folder:Literature]] |
| 141 | * The authors of the ''Literature/WarriorCats'' books enjoy the animations that fans have made - most notably, they've linked to [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1XYgtSCHvp4 SSS Warriors]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S60zKT-M54o [=AlliKatNya=]'s "Gravity of Love" AMV]]. |
| 142 | * ''Franchise/HarryPotter'': |
| 143 | ** Creator/JKRowling has a section on her website to honor fansites who catalog her books, like Mugglenet or The Leaky Cauldron. She's also expressed that [[CreatorPreferredAdaptation she wishes she had thought up]] the ShrunkenHead on the Knight Bus in the ''Film/HarryPotterAndThePrisonerOfAzkaban'' film. She takes a "go ahead, I won't look" view toward fanfiction, though. |
| 144 | ** Rowling was more than happy with ''The Harry Potter Lexicon'', a fan-made website that indexed everything in the Potterverse. But once the owner published it as a real book she sued because it was essentially the entire ''Harry Potter'' series as written by her only organized differently and with him as the purported author. |
| 145 | ** When asked if she'd seen it via Twitter, Rowling tweeted that she thinks the Harry Potter / Uptown Funk parody [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zbdvogFyZZM Dark Lord Funk]] is a work of genius. |
| 146 | * Creator/GeorgeRRMartin was impressed by Russian artist Amok's amateur portraits of characters from ''Literature/ASongOfIceAndFire'' that he sent notes to make them more accurate and eventually [[PromotedFanboy commissioned him]] to make official ''A Song of Ice and Fire'' art. Especially notable as he's always taken a dim view of fanfiction. |
| 147 | * James Riley, author of ''Literature/HalfUponATime'', regularly posts fan art he receives for the series on its official blog. |
| 148 | * Tom Angleberger, author of the ''Literature/OrigamiYoda'' series, frequently posts pictures of origami made by fans on his blog. |
| 149 | * Creator/RandallGarrett showed Creator/EEDocSmith the original version of "Backstage Lensman" at a convention. According to Garrett, Smith "laughed all through the convention," and even suggested one small but significant improvement [[note]]naming the ship ''Dentless''[[/note]]. |
| 150 | * Nivek, one of the original writers of ''Literature/PlayerTwoStart'' was the beta reader for the AVGN and Player Two Start FusionFic ''Fanfic/ASagaOfParallelWorlds'', and approved of the AU. |
| 151 | * In one of ''Literature/VillainessLevel99''[='=]s LightNovel afterwords, the author mentions liking the manga adaptation's take on [[TheCutie Alicia]] better than how he himself wrote her in the early chapters of the webnovel and light novel, which she dies in the former and PutOnABus in the latter. |
| 152 | -->I regret how I handled Alicia in the first volume. She didn't become a total villain like the Demon Lord or the god of evil, but she didn't get tossed into the Yumiella Comedy Realm like the Duke did either, so I feel like her arc ended up being half-baked. |
| 153 | [[/folder]] |
| 154 | |
| 155 | [[folder:Live-Action TV]] |
| 156 | * The folks at ''Series/ThirtyRock'' loved the [[ParallelPornTitles porn version of the show]] so much they had the actors playing essentially themselves in a porno Tracy Jordan was making to get back at Liz Lemon. |
| 157 | * Someone drew a comic [[http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lozhvvRoEa1qkqn8fo1_1280.jpg spoofing]] the average plot of an episode of ''Series/LawAndOrderSpecialVictimsUnit''. Chris Meloni, a former star of the show, [[http://31.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lozhvvRoEa1qkqn8fo2_500.jpg ordered a signed copy]]. |
| 158 | * While ''Series/LegendOfTheSeeker'' was on the air, a fan created a blog called [[http://www.deejayl.com/ "Gay for Kahlan"]], which recapped each episode with light-hearted jabs and playing up the LesYay between Kahlan and Cara. The show's stars, Creator/CraigHorner and Creator/BridgetRegan, both said they and the crew loved it and would read it every morning on the way to set. After the show wrapped, the crew [[http://twitpic.com/1vpl8f sent her a prop]] from the set as a thank you. |
| 159 | * In 2008, a fan film of ''Star Trek'' was made, called ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kFqAME7dx58 Of Gods and Men]]''. While the production is of similar quality to other fan-made films, this one is notable for featuring many ''Star Trek'' alumni as main characters in both familiar and new roles, and was directed by Tim Russ, who also played his ''[[Series/StarTrekVoyager Voyager]]'' role of Tuvok (who had previously been established to have [[Really700YearsOld been alive]] in the ''TOS'' era). |
| 160 | * ''Series/SaturdayNightLive'': |
| 161 | ** Creator/ArnoldSchwarzenegger was a fan of [[TheAhnold Hans and Franz]], appearing in one sketch, and later using their catchphrase "girly men". |
| 162 | ** Creator/AlexTrebek loved Creator/WillFerrell's parodic portayal of him in the "Celebrity ''Series/{{Jeopardy}}''" sketches, appearing as himself in Ferrell's final episode as a castmember, and also [[AscendedMeme including references to the sketches]] on the real ''Jeopardy!''. |
| 163 | * Creator/DavidTennant saw Creator/LiamDryden's video titled "David Tennant is Stalking Me" and sent him an email to let him know that he found it funny, later asking Liam to make a follow-up video alerting fans to online imposters. |
| 164 | * ''Franchise/PowerRangers'': |
| 165 | ** Unlike Creator/JasonDavidFrank and Saban themselves, Austin St. John, Creator/WalterEmanuelJones, Creator/AmyJoJohnson, and Steve Cardenas like the DarkerAndEdgier short film ''WebVideo/PowerRangersBootlegUniverse'', with Cardenas even making light of Rocky's rather severe AdaptationalVillainy. [[spoiler:Carla Perez, who played Rita Repulsa in American footage, reprised the role of Rita in it.]] |
| 166 | ** Musician [=PelleK=] did a metal remix of all of the theme songs from ''Mighty Morphin'' through the then-incumbent ''Megaforce''. Haim Saban liked it enough to post it on the official ''Power Rangers'' [=YouTube=] channel and on [=iTunes=] as "Power Rangers Mega Mix". |
| 167 | * ''Franchise/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles'' co-creator Peter Laird is quite well-known for despising the female turtle Venus de Milo from the infamous live-action series ''Series/NinjaTurtlesTheNextMutation'', but the franchise's other co-creator Kevin Eastman stated in [[http://www.monkeysfightingrobots.com/kevin-eastman-talks-tmnt-2-comic-death-and-venus-de-milo-awesome-con an interview]] after Nickelodeon's acquisition of the franchise that he actually likes Venus as a character and hopes for her to make a comeback someday. |
| 168 | * The Canadian TV series ''Series/MurdochMysteries'' significantly changes several characters from the way they were depicted in creator Maureen Jennings' original novels. Despite this, Jennings is a strong supporter of the show, is directly involved as a creative consultant, and has even directly written several episodes herself. Jennings has even said that star Yannick Bisson looks exactly the way that she always imagined Detective Murdoch in the novels, except for the mustache Jennings always gave him. |
| 169 | * As with ''Murdoch Mysteries'', ''Series/MissFishersMurderMysteries'' takes quite a few liberties with the [[Literature/PhryneFisher source material]], but author Kerry Greenwood likes it anyway -- particularly the casting of Creator/EssieDavis as Phryne. By Greenwood's own admission, she took one look at Davis' audition and went "Her! Her! I want her!" |
| 170 | * ''Series/MysteryScienceTheater3000'': While some were less than pleased over the mocking treatment their work received at the hands of the SOL crew, others were fans of the show and quite happy to have their works "featured" on the series. |
| 171 | ** "[[Recap/MysteryScienceTheater3000S03E01CaveDwellers Cave Dwellers]]:" Ator actor Miles O'Keefe was quite pleased that a film he worked on received the [=MST3K=] treatment and requested Best Brains send him a copy of the episode. |
| 172 | ** Similarily, "[[Recap/MysteryScienceTheater3000S04E24ManosTheHandsOfFate Manos: The Hands of Fate]]" actors Jackey Neyman Jones (Debbie) and her father Tom Neyman (The Master) were both highly pleased to see Manos screened by Joel and the 'bots. They both thought had John Reynolds survived he would have liked the episode as well. Soon after the episode aired Jackey reached out to Best Brains as well to get a copy of the episode. |
| 173 | ** "[[Recap/MysteryScienceTheater3000S08E20SpaceMutiny Space Mutiny]]:" David Ryder actor Reb Brown was happy to discuss the episode when asked, and even on occasion recited some of the body builder names the crew bestowed upon him. |
| 174 | * Early in its run, Spanish late-night show ''Buenafuente'' featured in its regular cast "Latin crooner" Miguel Chiclé, a parody of Music/MichaelBuble. When the real Bublé was a guest on the show, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-mpUn8Tt0dk he had a lot of fun with his impersonator]]. |
| 175 | * Creator/RyanMurphy apparently is quite fond of ''Series/AmericanHorrorStory'' fans comparing ''Series/AmericanHorrorStoryApocalypse'' to ''Film/AvengersInfinityWar'', to the extent [[https://www.instagram.com/p/Bob-BshBEEj/?utm_source=ig_share_sheet&igshid=o8ys1mdo1ur2 he used the caption “AHS: Infinity War” for this post]]. |
| 176 | * Creator/WillSmith caught wind of the DarkerAndEdgier ''Series/TheFreshPrinceOfBelAir'' fan film "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WAfJpyBgcgA BEL-AIR]]" and loved it, prompting him to [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dnr0QwHVJpg interview]] the writer/director of the short and eventually helped get [[Series/BelAir a series based on the short greenlit for NBC Universal's Peacock streaming service]], with Smith as executive producer. |
| 177 | * ''Magazine/{{Mad}}'' is constantly praised by the spoofed celebrities. Illustrator Tom Richmond in particular has a [[https://www.tomrichmond.com/category/wall-of-shame/ "Hall of Shame"]] of TV parodies that the depicted cast decided to autograph. |
| 178 | * Creator/ElizabethOlsen said that when she found video clips of a ''Series/WandaVision''-themed {{drag|queen}} show, ''that'' was when she knew the miniseries was a hit. |
| 179 | * [[invoked]] While Creator/AlanMoore is well known for [[DisownedAdaptation disowning nearly all adaptations of his work]], Dave Gibbons (the original artist of ''ComicBook/{{Watchmen}}'') agreed to work with Creator/{{HBO}} on their ''Series/Watchmen2019'' [[SequelSeries sequel miniseries]], even being recognized as one of the miniseries' producers. Gibbons would also go onto to draw an illustration for a copy of the Bible [[spoiler:young Jon Osterman]] was given in the episode "A God Walks Into Abar", and has also publicly sided with the miniseries on the highly contentious issue that white supremacists [[MisaimedFandom would view Rorschach as a role model]]. In contrast, Gibbons has been ''far'' less kind to ''ComicBook/DoomsdayClock''. |
| 180 | * Creator/MattFrewer, the actor who played the original Series/MaxHeadroom, was [[https://thisiscriminal.com/the-max-headroom-incident asked what he thought]] of the infamous [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Max_Headroom_signal_hijacking Max Headroom]] [[DoNotAdjustYourSet incident]]. He found it flattering... and also was unsurprised that hackers would make use of such a character. |
| 181 | * [[Music/MotleyCrue Tommy Lee]] has shown his approval for ''Series/PamAndTommy'', saying it is a story that needed to be told in these days of questionable privacy, and struck a friendship with Creator/SebastianStan, who plays him in said miniseries. |
| 182 | * ''Series/{{Wednesday}}'': Creator/ChristinaRicci, who had previously played Wednesday in the '90s live-action films, gave her full approval to Creator/JennaOrtega's performance as the character. |
| 183 | * ''Series/RuPaulsDragRace'': For the most part, celebrities impersonated on "Snatch Game" have reacted positively to their portrayals, with celebrities like Series/JudgeJudy and Creator/CarolChanning even getting video messages aired on the show showing their appreciation. Notably subverted in the cases of Jenny Bui and Patricia Quinn, who were ''very'' vocal about their disdain for Gia Gunn and Aiden Zhane (respectively) misrepresenting them. |
| 184 | * ''Series/TheNanny'': In 2023, as Creator/FranDrescher led [[UsefulNotes/UnionsInHollywood SAG-AFTRA]] in [[UsefulNotes/TVStrikes the 2023 WGA/SAG-AFTRA strike]] against Hollywood studios pushing to use ArtificialIntelligence, potentially putting thousands of actors and writers out of work, there was [[https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=828142692009978&set=pb.100044427639794.-2207520000.&type=3 the meme]] "'The woman we all thought would lead the rebellion against the machines' and 'The woman who ended up leading the rebellion against the machines'", showing side-by-side pictures of Creator/LindaHamilton as Sarah Connor from the ''Franchise/{{Terminator}}'' films and Fran Drescher as Fran Fine from ''The Nanny'', which Drescher herself shared on social media. |
| 185 | * Pat Mills and Dave Gibbons were fully supportive of "Series/DoctorWho" "[[Recap/DoctorWho60thASTheStarBeast The Star Beast]]" as an adaptation of their original comic, with their names being included in the opening credits and behind the scenes content showing how they were invited on-set to see their creations on TV. |
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| 187 | [[/folder]] |
| 188 | |
| 189 | [[folder:Music]] |
| 190 | * Music/WeirdAlYankovic's parodies are sometimes met with this from other artists. This isn't surprising since he insists on seeking approval from them first before he records them, so they know what to expect. Of course, the fact that his interest in parodying an artist is a sure sign they've hit the big time helps ease things along. |
| 191 | ** The most notable exception was Coolio, who felt that "Gangsta's Paradise" was too serious and intense a song to be parodied, and was upset when "Amish Paradise" was released. Yankovic felt bad about it and had been incorrectly told that he had Coolio's approval. Eventually, Coolio got over it and [[http://yankovic.org/blog/2006/01/08/weird-and-coolio/ gave Al a hug]]. As Al put it, "I doubt I'll be invited to Coolio's birthday party, but at least I don't have to wear a bulletproof vest to the mall anymore." For Coolio's part, he felt that denouncing Al for the parody was one of the biggest mistakes of his career and regretted it. |
| 192 | ** Music/DonMcLean has gone on record as saying that he and his children loved Al's [[Film/ThePhantomMenace "The Saga Begins"]] parody of Music/AmericanPie so much that they've found themselves accidentally starting to sing the lyrics to Al's version during live performances. |
| 193 | ** Music/MichaelJackson was a big fan and he enjoyed the parodies of his work. [[ParodyAssistance He also lent Al the set from the music video of "Bad"]] to shoot the music video for "Fat". In fact, Jackson was such a fan that he gave Al permission to spoof any of his songs in perpetuity but asked that he not record a parody of "Black and White" because he felt that its message was too important. Though Al did parody the song (his version is called "Snack All Night") and occasionally performs it live, he kept his promise and has never put it on any of his albums. |
| 194 | ** Kurt Cobain of Music/{{Nirvana}} was incredibly flattered when Weird Al asked for permission to parody "Smells Like Teen Spirit". Al reports being incredibly nervous when he admitted that the lyrics were all about how indistinct and mumbly Cobain's vocals were, but Kurt loved the idea. The entire band reportedly laughed hysterically when they saw the video, and Cobain called Yankovic a "musical genius" in his journals. He even said that a Weird Al parody was when he knew the band had "made it". |
| 195 | ** Chamillionaire of "Ridin'" fame loved the parody "White and Nerdy" and even featured it on his [=MySpace=] page shortly after release. He was even impressed by Al's rapping abilities. And then he name-dropped "White and Nerdy" in the sequel, "Ridin' Overseas". |
| 196 | ** Mark Mothersbaugh of Music/{{Devo}} congratulated him for "Dare to Be Stupid" and called it "the perfect Devo song". [[note]] He even remarked to Al that "I'm a little jealous that you wrote that song, and nearly every day I kick myself hard that I didn't write and record it." It's also the reason why Al and Mark are very close buddies to this day. [[/note]] |
| 197 | ** When Yankovic approached Music/LadyGaga's management to spoof "Born this Way," he got turned down. Gaga herself heard about it, [[RoaringRampageOfRescue tore her management team a new one,]] and gave Yankovic a green light to spoof what he pleased. She even said that she saw the parody as a continuation of her original version. |
| 198 | ** Music/JamesBlunt also approved when Yankovic remade Blunt's hit "You're Beautiful" as "You're Pitiful"... it was the label, Atlantic Records, who refused to allow Yankovic to release it on an album. Yankovic responded [[LoopholeAbuse by releasing it]] [[ExactWords as a freebie online]], and [[TakeThat getting the last laugh both in the "White and Nerdy" music video and in concert ever since]]. |
| 199 | ** Music/ThePresidentsOfTheUnitedStatesOfAmerica started performing their song "Lump" with the ''Film/ForrestGump'' quote ("And that's all I have to say about that") that finishes Music/WeirdAlYankovic's parody "Gump". |
| 200 | ** On the flip side, Weird Al himself is very receptive to [[FanVid fan content]]. In fact, he has a list of his favorites [[http://weirdal.com/archives/links/#fanvideos on his website]]. |
| 201 | * CountryMusic parodist Music/CledusTJudd: |
| 202 | ** He has often gotten approval from the original artists on his parodies, also with some ParodyAssistance (e.g., Music/BradPaisley playing lead guitar on "More Beaver", a parody of his own "Me Neither", or the director of Music/FaithHill's "This Kiss" video doing a shot-for-shot parody for "Christ-Mas"). |
| 203 | ** Judd's parody of Music/GarthBrooks' "In Another's Eyes", which he planned to parody as "In Another Size". Garth originally asked Judd not to parody it, but later changed his mind. |
| 204 | ** Music/LukeBryan loved Judd's swan song "Luke Bryan", a parody of "Blurred Lines" that poked fun at him. |
| 205 | * Music/RonnieSpector of The Ronettes had cultivated relationships with many of the subsequent artists who cite her as an influence and often performed cover versions of their songs. Music/BrianWilson, Music/BillyJoel, Music/TheRamones, Eddie Money and Music/AmyWinehouse are among the artists she had given personal approval. |
| 206 | ** In the case of Amy Winehouse, her idolization of Spector crosses straight into FollowTheLeader, as she sought to emulate Spector's physical appearance as well as her singing style. Spector made a point to reach out to Winehouse and meet with her personally. Upon Winehouse's untimely death, Spector released a cover of "Back to Black" in tribute and also contributed to the biopic ''Film/{{Amy|2015}}''. |
| 207 | ** With Eddie Money, offering her approval ended up [[CareerResurrection reviving her career]]. Money looked to her for inspiration when writing "Take Me Home Tonight" (which interpolated The Ronettes' "Be My Baby" in the chorus) and ultimately ended up including her on the song as a guest vocalist. It became a massive hit and sparked a revival of interest in her life and career. Money later stated that he would have scrapped the song if Spector had declined to appear on it, as he had no intention of recording it with anyone else. |
| 208 | * Despite her reputation as a serious, intense ballad singer, Music/CelineDion has a really good sense of humor and is really good at taking a joke. When ''SNL'' was doing their [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2jANxIS0g4I parody of her]] in the wake of ''Titanic'', she thought it was so hilarious, she invited Ana Gasteyer to her show in New York, where she did her Celine Dion impression for the crowd. On another occasion, when promoting her French album ''Sans Attendre'' on TV, she invited another imitator, Véronique Dicaire, on stage. |
| 209 | * Corey Taylor of Music/{{Slipknot}} was asked what he made of "Psychosocial Baby", a mashup of the Slipknot song "Psychosocial" and "Baby" by Music/JustinBieber. Contrary to the opinions of many Slipknot fans, he loved it and found it hilarious. |
| 210 | * None of Music/TheBeatles objected to ''Music/TheRutles'', and Music/GeorgeHarrison liked the idea enough to produce and appear in the ''All You Need Is Cash'' {{mockumentary}}. John Lennon loved ''The Rutles'' so much that when their first film came out, he watched it almost nonstop on loan from the studio. When time was up, he very reluctantly gave the film back. Apparently, Paul [=McCartney=] was a little bit wary at first, but his wife Linda assured him that it was all right. |
| 211 | * Music/TheyMightBeGiants post many fan videos of their music on their Facebook page and website, among various other things. A popular flash for "Certain People I Could Name" garnered much attention from them. |
| 212 | * Music/{{Apocalyptica}} started out their career covering songs by Music/{{Metallica}} on 4 cellos. Metallica liked their arrangements so much that they played with Apocalyptica [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x18q6qElb98 playing music written by the former in arrangements done by Apocalyptica]]. |
| 213 | * [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beatallica Beatallica]], a band whose oeuvre consists entirely of Beatles/Metallica mashups (example songs: "The Thing That Should Not Let It Be" and "And Justice For All My Loving"), was aided in a minor legal dispute with Sony (who currently holds the rights to most of Beatles songs) by Lars Ulrich. |
| 214 | * Bob Rivers parodied Joan Osborne's "One Of Us" into "What If God Smoked Cannabis". Osborne liked it so much, she [[RecursiveAdaptation covered the parody herself]]. |
| 215 | * Music/MichaelBuble [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c5DvQgIKe2M loved]] Music/BadLipReading's parody of "Haven't Met You Yet": "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YjaZNYSt7o0 Russian Unicorn]]". And Music/{{Gotye}} [[https://twitter.com/gotye/status/198394844203327492 tweeted the parody]] of his "Somebody That I Used To Know". |
| 216 | * In an interview, Music/RebeccaBlack was asked which parody of "Friday" was her favorite, which was the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zzfQwXEqYaI Brock's Dub]] version. |
| 217 | * When asked in a radio interview about his opinion of Time Lord rock band [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lg6b-yuabjI Chameleon Circuit]], Creator/DavidTennant said that "They're quite good, aren't they? It's like proper, decent music." |
| 218 | * Music/TaylorSwift tweeted her love for Music/WalkOffTheEarth's cover version of her song "I Knew You Were Trouble". |
| 219 | * Taylor's reaction to Music/RyanAdams' cover album of her ''1989'' album, done in Adams' AlternativeCountry style has been extremely supportive and positive. She has been promoting in on her Website/{{Twitter}} account as enthusiastically as with one of her own albums. [[note]]It helps that Adams was an influence on her songwriting as she grew up.[[/note]] |
| 220 | * Music/BarryManilow reportedly enjoyed Music/RayStevens' parody of him on "I Need Your Help, Barry Manilow". |
| 221 | * Music/OneDirection showed approval for fanfiction spoof cartoon ''WebAnimation/TheAdventurousAdventuresOfOneDirection''. |
| 222 | * Music/{{Voltaire}} apparently browses the AMV sections of Platform/YouTube and even told someone "Nicely done!!!!" (yes, with all the exclamation marks) on their [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x4sYij5qRyE AMV of his song]] ''Crusade''. |
| 223 | * {{Music/Lorde}} [[http://time.com/3503400/lorde-south-park-ya-ya-ya/ thought]] ''WesternAnimation/SouthPark'''s parody of her (where she turns out to be Stan's dad Randy crossdressing as her) was pretty funny and even recorded a clip of herself going "ya ya ya, I am Lorde" just like Randy does. |
| 224 | * The Website/{{Tumblr}} blog "[[http://thischarmingcharlie.tumblr.com/ This Charming Charlie]]", combining ''ComicStrip/{{Peanuts}}'' strips with lyrics from Music/TheSmiths, is another example of mixed reaction, garnering a cease-and-desist from Universal Music on behalf of Johnny Marr and praise from Morrissey. The two jointly hold the copyright to the band's catalogue, so they have to agree in order to pursue a claim. Since [[CreativeDifferences they don't]], the site remains. |
| 225 | * Perturbator reposted [[https://soundcloud.com/armor-dillo/slamualizer this Slam Remix]] of "Sexualizer". James Kent, the man behind Perturbator, is ''incredibly'' humble and tends to have this reaction to any and all fanworks of his stuff. |
| 226 | * Bryan White who is responsible for the song, "God Gave Me You", was amazed how the song was used for GMANetwork's variety noontime show ''Eat Bulaga'' for their "kalye-serye", [=AlDub=], which shows the host Alden Richards' [[CourtlyLove courtship]] to Yaya Dub (Maine Mendoza in RealLife) which is done by lipsynching various songs as a way of conversing each other and it is in split-screen. |
| 227 | * Music/NineInchNails: |
| 228 | ** While Trent Reznor hesitantly gave Music/JohnnyCash permission to cover "Hurt" at first, he describes hearing it for the first time felt as if Johnny Cash had stolen his girlfriend, and loved the legend's interpretation of the song. |
| 229 | ** Reznor [[https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/trent-reznor-old-town-road-903889/ has said good things about]] Music/LilNasX's "Old Town Road", which samples a Nine Inch Nails banjo line, though he declined to appear in its music video feeling he didn't earn a spot there. |
| 230 | ** When it was announced that the 2020 'Cold And Black And Infinite North America' concert tour was canceled due to the Covid-19 pandemic, Reznor put a link on the official NIN site a fan-made concert film consisting of several shows from their 2018 tour, stating "[[CapsLock HOW IN THE FUCK DID YOU PULL THIS OFF??]]" |
| 231 | * Music/{{Devo}}'s [[Music/QAreWeNotMenAWeAreDevo cover]] of "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" is seen by Music/{{The Rolling Stones|Band}} as better than the original. |
| 232 | * Music/PaulSimon of Music/SimonAndGarfunkel [[http://www.metalinsider.net/web-2-oooh-yeah/paul-simon-and-russell-crowe-really-like-disturbeds-cover-of-the-sound-of-silence-no-seriously gave his approval]] to Music/{{Disturbed}}'s cover of "The Sound of Silence" after they performed it on ''Conan''. |
| 233 | * Composer Alberto Ginastera gushed about Music/EmersonLakeAndPalmer's adaptation of his work "Toccata", praising it as "diabolic" and saying that the band had "captured the essence of my music, and no one's ever done that before". Music/AaronCopland also liked the band's adaptations of "Hoedown" and "Fanfare for the Common Man". On the reverse side, Keith Emerson, who wasn't always thrilled with covers of his band's work (most likely because it's so difficult to play and few people have the chops to pull it off properly), praised Music/JordanRudess' covers of ELP, most notably "Tarkus". |
| 234 | * Music/PinkFloyd drummer Nick Mason gave praise to [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_nXdBLpnH9Y this video]] of a Brazilian keyboardist's Mondegreenified version of "Another Brick in the Wall, Pt. 2" on his Facebook account, saying: "When you sound this good you don't need to know all the words..." |
| 235 | * Music/RobCantor of Music/TallyHall wrote [[Music/ShiaLaBeoufLive a song]] that depicted Creator/ShiaLaBeouf as a cannibalistic SerialKiller. Not only did he tweet about it, [[spoiler: he made a cameo in the music video, applauding the actors on stage]]. |
| 236 | * [[Music/TheCranberries Dolores O'Riordan]] approved of American metal band Bad Wolves' cover of "Zombie" with updated lyrics highlighting how war never changes. She was even [[WhatCouldHaveBeen set to re-record the song with the band]] before her untimely death in January 2018. The band intends to donate proceeds from the song to her children, and the music video is dedicated to her. |
| 237 | * Music/ArianaGrande's response to ''Series/TheLateLateShow with Creator/JamesCorden'''s "thank u, next" spoof [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EgIZuxavs3o "thank u, jeff"]]? [[https://winnipegsun.com/entertainment/celebrity/ariana-grande-approves-of-james-corden-and-jeff-goldblums-thank-u-next-spoof/wcm/475f7173-bf52-4fd5-ba00-b27878f70cdc She went on Twitter]] and asked for the Creator/JeffGoldblum scrapbook Corden flips through in the video -- "[[IHaveThisFriend it's for a friend.]] promise." |
| 238 | * Music/{{Sabaton}}: |
| 239 | ** Sabaton is [[https://californiarocknews.com/2018/02/13/sabaton-kreator-wiltern-draft/ aware]] of the cottage industry on Platform/YouTube of [[FanVid fan-made music videos]] set to their songs. They in fact helped the band break out: a [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ivgCD31iKyg video made by a Polish fan]] for "40:1" netted several million hits before [[ScrewedByTheLawyers being hit with a copyright strike]] (Sabaton later reuploaded it to their own channel), and inspired Polish filmmaker Jacek Raginis (a descendant of the Polish commander at the Battle of Wizna, Captain Władysław Raginis) to contact the band with an offer to film [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=epeQwq-aYV0 an official video]] at the Wizna battlefield memorial. |
| 240 | ** The former members of Rockbitch [[https://www.facebook.com/CovenCentral/posts/1602519126520636 found out]] that Sabaton had name-dropped them in "Metal Crüe" and thought it was incredibly sweet. |
| 241 | ** Sabaton discovered a Russian [=YouTube=] channel doing Russian-language covers of their songs, and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hRow6G5wQIw helped them do one of "The Attack of the Dead Men"]]. [[https://youtu.be/PncH7gQ2lak And then brought him on-stage to sing his cover in Moscow!]] And then [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9TjXanLjpTU covered]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yw0jQBLbhLU one of his songs]], which [[HeavyMeta was itself]] an {{homage}} to Sabaton! |
| 242 | * Music/{{BTS}}'s heavy references to the book ''Jung's Map of the Soul'' in ''MAP OF THE SOUL: PERSONA'' (as well as the fandom's WildMassGuessing and analysis of the album based on the book) were very well received by the book's author, Murray Stein. |
| 243 | ** Both [[https://twitter.com/BTSBEINGBTSYT/status/1177711194079137797?s=09 Webstar]] and [[https://www.instagram.com/p/B27bWXaB6c5/?igshid=1s5bizz4la255 Young B. (aka. Bianca Bonnie)]] reacted with to see the success of BTS-member j-hope's {{Homage}} song "Chicken Noodle Soup" and the fandom's response of researching and thanking them both ([[https://twitter.com/BIANCAisKING/status/1177782542482776064 particularly]] [[https://twitter.com/BIANCAisKING/status/1177785905664479234 Bianca]] [[https://twitter.com/BIANCAisKING/status/1177714720993943552 Bonnie]], who tweeted [[https://twitter.com/BIANCAisKING/status/1177724877714984960 "I THINK [j-hope]'S AMAZING"]]). The fact that they were properly credited and paid for the use of the sample probably helped. |
| 244 | * The Dutch EDM duo, [[https://twitter.com/Vicetone/status/1244777860449144835 Vicetone]], find the use of their song, "Astronomia", in the [[CheerfulFuneral dancing coffin]] meme very hilarious. |
| 245 | * Chris Barnes [[https://mobile.twitter.com/sixfeetofficial/status/715554162440667136?lang=en tweeted]] about an acoustic cover of the Music/CannibalCorpse song "I Cum Blood", calling it "pure gold". |
| 246 | * Music/CharliePuth gave cover artist Kurt Hugo Schneider a "Well done!" in the comments of his version of Puth's song "One Call Away". |
| 247 | * When somebody on Twitter accused Music/OliviaRodrigo of plagiarizing Music/ElvisCostello for her song "Brutal", Costello himself [[https://twitter.com/ElvisCostello/status/1409567943520931847 chimed in]] and defended Rodrigo while pointing out his own history of taking inspiration from other artists. |
| 248 | -->''This is fine by me, Billy. It's how rock and roll works. You take the broken pieces of another thrill and make a brand new toy. That’s what I did.'' |
| 249 | * James Leyland Kirby, more often known as Music/TheCaretaker, is fully aware of [[NewbieBoom the sudden memetic spread]] of his ''everywhere at the end of time'' project -- a 6.5-hour long multi-album series intended to illustrate the effects of dementia, infamous for being a very stark and harrowing listen -- including "The Caretaker Challenge" [[MemeticMutation that spread in 2020 on TikTok]] where listeners would see how long they could endure the project before breaking down. Kirby is well aware of the criticisms his fans share of this phenomenon (many arguing it desensitizes a serious art piece and its serious subject matter), but [[https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/23/style/tiktok-caretaker-challenge-dementia.html he personally disagrees and has given the spread his blessing]], as to him, it represents a widespread curiosity and willingness to engage with very intense and uncomfortable themes, especially among younger audiences unaware of the gravity of dementia. |
| 250 | * In [[https://www.songfacts.com/blog/interviews/christopher-cross#?1#?1#WebrootPlugIn#?1#?1#PhreshPhish#?1#?1#agtpwd a Songfacts interview]], Christopher Cross voiced his approval for a 1999 ''Website/TheOnion'' article that referenced his 1980 hit "Ride Like the Wind" wherein it's stated he finally got to the Mexican border. |
| 251 | * When DJ Cummberbund did a remix of Music/EarthWindAndFire's ''September'' with Music/OzzyOsbourne's ''Crazy Train'', ''September's'' writer Allee Willis [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FuOuUixdSvY voiced approval]]. |
| 252 | * Greg Lake from Music/EmersonLakeAndPalmer, who sang lead on Music/KingCrimson's "21st Century Schizoid Man", loved how Music/KanyeWest sampled the song in his single "Power", stating that it made the song sound fresh to modern audiences. In the last few years of his life, he always opened his solo shows with a version of "Schizoid Man" that incorporated almost two minutes of West's song. |
| 253 | * Robert Plant [[CreatorBacklash famously hates]] Music/LedZeppelin's SignatureSong "Stairway to Heaven." However the cover sung by Music/{{Heart|Band}} at the Kennedy Center Honors concert brought TearsOfJoy to his face. Plant was also a fan of Dread Zeppelin, a band fronted by an ElvisImpersonator, which did reggae covers of Zeppelin songs. |
| 254 | * Music/DavidBowie has said that [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KaOC9danxNo astronaut Chris Hadfield's cover]] of "Music/SpaceOddity", recorded and filmed on the International Space Station itself, is the most poignant version of the song he's ever heard. He also had good words for the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Langley_Schools_Music_Project Langley Schools Music Project]] version of the song, feeling that the vocals of the Canadian schoolchildren added a CreepyChildrenSinging element that made it a bit of a MindScrew. |
| 255 | * In the 1970s, Music/FrankSinatra added the Beatles song "Something" to his regular concert repertoire, and tweaked the line "you stick around now, it may show" to "You stick around, Jack, she might show". Music/GeorgeHarrison was initially apathetic about Sinatra covering his song and changing his lyric, but grew to appreciate it in time. By 1991, Harrison had begun singing Sinatra's version of the line in concert and continued to sing it that way until his death. Harrison has also been quoted as saying "My personal favourite is the version by Music/JamesBrown. It was one of his B-sides. I have it on my jukebox at home. It's absolutely brilliant." |
| 256 | * Music/BillyBragg enjoyed Kirsty [=MacColl's=] cover of his song "A New England" and wrote two entirely new verses of the song especially for her to record. After her death in 2000, he has always included those verses in his own performances of the song as a tribute. |
| 257 | * Though he hasn't gone so far as to call it superior to the original, Robert Smith from Music/{{The Cure|Band}} loved Music/DinosaurJr's version of "Just Like Heaven", and has said it influenced the way the band play it live. The original studio recording had a clean guitar lead, whereas in live performances Smith tends to emulate J. Mascis' distorted guitar tone, making the song sort of sound like a hybrid of the original version and the Dinosaur Jr. cover. |
| 258 | * Music/IggyPop liked Music/SiouxsieAndTheBanshees' cover of "The Passenger", declaring that "she sings it well and she threw a little note in when she sings it, that I wish I had thought of, it's kind of improved it [...]. The horn thing is good." |
| 259 | * Music/DojaCat enjoyed Rainych's Japanese version of "Say So" and considers it to basically be a definitive foreign-language version. |
| 260 | * Music/{{Gorillaz}} never had a full video for Rhinestone Eyes, with the official [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yYDmaexVHic video]] being a storyboard film. However, one fan dedicated ''six years'' to animating the video, to [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1-iPq3qWeQQ gorgeous results]]. The official Gorillaz page even left a comment with a fist bump emoji in there. |
| 261 | * Norwegian [=YouTuber=] WebVideo/OleWold has a series of videos where he {{MST}}s russ songs. At least the following three people/groups took it in stride: |
| 262 | ** SOLGUDEN left a comment on the 2017 video saying "Hahaha YOU ARE A LEGEND!!" even though Ole panned both of the SOLGUDEN songs he featured in the video. |
| 263 | ** The group GOOFY 2018 had their theme song lampooned in the 2018 video, with Ole calling out the lyric "I wash my dick in pussy" as gross. They left a comment joking that if he joins them for a ride, he can wash his dick in pussy too. |
| 264 | ** After Ole called out the producer Soppgirobygget for their songs being StrictlyFormula, they left a comment saying "Hahaha, we'll sharpen up🖤". |
| 265 | * Russian singer and musician Alina Gingertail did [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PUDnBmI3AZs a cover]] of "Time Only Knows", the ending song from ''VideoGame/PrinceOfPersiaTheSandsOfTime''. Among the people who praised it was Stuart Chatham, the song's original composer. |
| 266 | * Music/DragonForce guitarist Herman Li did a [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VXJi7686wCU live playthrough]] "Through the Tables and Memes", a meme edit of their SignatureSong "Through the Fire and Flames", and enjoyed it. |
| 267 | * Music/BillyJoel, when asked about his opinion on Music/FallOutBoy's cover/continuation of "We Didn't Start the Fire", praised it and was happy that someone was able to make the second part to the song that fans have been asking for. |
| 268 | * Anthony Field of Music/TheWiggles posted a clip of the "The Turtlenecks" scene from the ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy'' episode "[[Recap/FamilyGuyS15E1TheBoysInTheBand The Boys in the Band]]" to his Instagram, calling them the “American Wiggles”. |
| 269 | [[/folder]] |
| 270 | |
| 271 | [[folder:New Media]] |
| 272 | * Creator/DougWalker is rather receptive about fan works based upon his characters, [[RuleThirtyFourCreatorReactions Rule 34]] or otherwise. |
| 273 | ** For instance, he sang a fan-made song to the tune of "[[WesternAnimation/HowTheGrinchStoleChristmas You're a Mean One, Mr. Grinch]]", relating to WebVideo/TheNostalgiaCritic's review of the live adaptation of ''[[Film/HowTheGrinchStoleChristmas The Grinch]]'', in his section of the 2011 Website/ChannelAwesome Holiday Video. He also linked to a Website/{{Newgrounds}} cartoon featuring TGWTG characters on his Facebook page. And he's also read the Xoanon's {{novelization}}s of WebVideo/{{Kickassia}}, WebVideo/SuburbanKnights and WebVideo/ToBoldlyFlee on Fanfiction.com, and enjoys them for having differing elements to the films themselves. |
| 274 | ** On Twitter, Beth Elderkin and Tamara Chambers both liked a ''Film/LegallyBlonde'' dub (with Critic as Elle and Hyper as douche ex) of one of Critic's rejections of Hyper in ''Film/ThePhantomOfTheOpera2004''. |
| 275 | * Website/ChannelAwesome Anniversary Movies: |
| 276 | ** ''WebVideo/ToBoldlyFlee'', Terl of ''Film/BattlefieldEarth'' spelled his name as Turrell. This led to fan speculation that Turrell was so busy learning to conquer galaxies that he doesn't actually know how to spell his name. While Turrell was named that for legal reasons, a commentary by some of the reviewers indicated they heard of this theory and found it hilarious. |
| 277 | ** During their [[DVDCommentary cast commentary]] for ''WebVideo/SuburbanKnights'', WebVideo/{{Phelous}} and Creator/BradJones brought up the [[WebVideo/BadMovieBeatdown faux-Film Brain]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3vlLfQ9oGao review of the film]], saying they found it "really funny". |
| 278 | * Creator/RoosterTeeth, themselves subject of [[Franchise/{{Halo}} a Fanon]] [[Creator/{{Bungie}} Showcase]], has also shown off fan videos of their works, such as [[http://roosterteeth.com/members/journal/entry.php?id=2795751 putting]] [[WebAnimation/RedVsBlue Caboose]] in ''VideoGame/HaloReach'''s Firefight, [[http://roosterteeth.com/members/journal/entry.php?id=2671920 creating compilations of]] [[MemeticMutation Geoff's laugh]], or [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=khPiwFTekhQ redubbing the entire opening heist scene of the Dark Knight]] with dialogue from the Achievement Hunter Heist videos. |
| 279 | * Creator/AllisonPregler follows [[https://twitter.com/ash_ehhhhhhhhh a Twitter account]] someone made of her SuddenlySpeaking cat [[LargeHam Ash]] and [[https://twitter.com/Obscurus_Lupa/status/297644979042537472 is receptive]] to non-Rule 34 fanart she sees. |
| 280 | * WebVideo/TheAngryVideoGameNerd: |
| 281 | ** The intro to the review of ''VideoGame/SuperMarioBros3'' and ''Film/TheWizard'' had several fan covers of the theme song with Creator/JamesRolfe and Justin Kyle watching and laughing, with a title screen thanking the fans. The Cinemassacre site also hosts some fanart and fan-games as well. |
| 282 | ** James Rolfe subscribes to [[WebVideo/StopSkeletonsFromFighting Derek Alexander's]] Platform/YouTube account, a parody / homage / self-proclaimed ripoff of the AVGN that takes the AVGN's formula and inverts it - instead of drinking beer and playing awful retro games, the HVGN drinks wine and celebrates underrated {{Cult Classic}}s. |
| 283 | ** One episode was devoted entirely to fanmade AVGN video games (and the recently released ''VideoGame/TheAngryVideoGameNerdAdventures''), from games available on the internet to physical homebrew cartridges that he was given at conventions and meetups. Particular praise went to a hacked version of ''Mega Man 2'' that featured the Nerd in Mega Man's place. |
| 284 | * Jason Steele of Creator/FilmCow was quite amused by the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R4zfk_VTKWo German dubs of]] ''WebAnimation/LlamasWithHats''. |
| 285 | * Creator/LittleKuriboh sometimes shares ''WebVideo/YuGiOhTheAbridgedSeries'' fanart etc. that he enjoys. |
| 286 | * The creator of the video [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3usaGfn7r0w Doritos - Make Your Own]] is noted to have enjoyed [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HhDdCROtChM a parody of his video]] done in ''WebVideo/PoniesTheAnthology II''. |
| 287 | * Serris of Roleplay/DarwinsSoldiers has given his explicit approval for others to create fanworks set in this universe. |
| 288 | * [[UsefulNotes/HillaryRodhamClinton Hillary Clinton]] loved [[http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/texts-from-hillary Texts from Hillary]] on {{Website/Tumblr}}, and even contacted the blog's creators and gave them an autographed copy of a "Hillary Texts" post she made herself. |
| 289 | * Matt and Pat, the main characters in ''WebVideo/TwoBestFriendsPlay'', stated that they enjoy the fan-made {{crossover}} ''[[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLmP_kiQtxzkwNoN5V20_5OopM9D7Ml7kc Two Best Sisters Play]]'', enough to feature the series's Platform/YouTube channel on their personal channel page (probably also because its creator is the animator for their own episode openings). |
| 290 | * Faulerro is an abridger who does ''WebVideo/NullmetalAlchemist'', a parody of ''Anime/FullmetalAlchemist2003'' in the style of another abridger, purpleeyeswtf of ''WebVideo/NonePiece''. The latter enjoyed it enough to appear in one of the former's episodes. |
| 291 | * WebVideo/{{Smosh}} has approved of ''WebVideo/TheAnnoyingOrange'' gang [[{{MST}} trashing]] the trailer for [[TheMovie their movie]], linking the video on their Twitter account for all their followers to see (which, in a fit of {{irony}}, was later retweeted by Orange for all ''his'' followers to see). |
| 292 | * Nice Peter and [=EpicLLOYD=], the guys behind ''WebVideo/EpicRapBattlesOfHistory'', have expressed their enjoyment of the videos of [=YouTuber=] [[https://www.youtube.com/user/erbfunnies ERBfunnies]], who essentially takes the rap battles and makes {{YouTube Poop}}s of them. Lloyd has commented on two of the user's videos -- "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sLeWsNL1Rgw Free Willy.]]" (based on "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dl7CLaZFG1c George Washington vs. William Wallace]]") and "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YPQsHDZlGSs O.J. Simpson.]]" (based on "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KfkR5o_bcSg Jack the Ripper vs. Hannibal Lecter]]") -- voicing his approval, while the ERB account itself made such a comment on "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rv36ou42yWM Dude Smoothie.]]" (based on "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=krQHQvtIr6w Rick Grimes vs. Walter White]]"). [=ERBfunnies=] acknowledged the latter comment in [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N8rxTexd20w this video]]. |
| 293 | * In WebVideo/ProZD's [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LdNx86H2gAY audio version]] of "Creator/{{Telltale|Games}}'s ''Franchise/ScoobyDoo''", the actual Telltale Games [=YouTube=] account in the comments can be spotted saying "lol". |
| 294 | * The {{Gamebook|s}} [[MultipleEndings bad ending]] blog [[http://youchosewrong.tumblr.com/ YOU CHOSE WRONG]] [[http://youchosewrong.tumblr.com/post/28054441795/from-choose-your-own-adventure-3-space-and was contacted by]] the company behind the ''Literature/ChooseYourOwnAdventure'' books, who praised the site and submitted some of their staff's favorite bad endings. |
| 295 | -->''"[I]magine how pleasantly stunned I was when [[http://www.cyoa.com/ the folks who publish the Choose Your Own Adventure series]] reached out to praise You Chose Wrong and submit a staff-selected sampler of favorite failures – such as today’s platonically perfect gem featured above.\ |
| 296 | \ |
| 297 | Thank you, CYOA folks, for dispelling my adult paranoia as effectively as you engendered its childhood counterpart."'' |
| 298 | * Creator/{{Linkara}}'s [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bgU3MBShRNY&spfreload=10 April Fool's 2017 video]] was labelled as a review of ''Film/PowerRangers2017'', when it was really a look at the ComicBook/New52 in the style of ''WebVideo/{{Jimquisition}}''. Jim Sterling found it and left a response in the comments: |
| 299 | -->Not fat enough 7/10. |
| 300 | * Creator/LanceBass commented that he loved Music/SubRadio's [[https://www.tiktok.com/@subradioband/video/7140403493935926574 Bi Bi Bi]] parody song. |
| 301 | [[/folder]] |
| 302 | |
| 303 | [[folder:Radio]] |
| 304 | * ''Radio/XMinusOne'''s "[[Recap/XMinusOneE037TheCChute The C-Chute]]": Creator/IsaacAsimov loved the actor for Mullen so much that he claimed to have deliberately taken steps to avoid learning the name so that the actor would always be "Mullen" to him. |
| 305 | [[/folder]] |
| 306 | |
| 307 | [[folder:Stand Up Comedy]] |
| 308 | * Creator/SuzyEddieIzzard has said she's impressed with various Platform/YouTube videos that take her routines and make them into stop-motion Franchise/{{Lego}} films. |
| 309 | [[/folder]] |
| 310 | |
| 311 | [[folder:Tabletop Games]] |
| 312 | * Mark Rosewater, the head designer of ''Franchise/MagicTheGathering,'' not only approves of fans who design their own cards and sets, he actually writes official articles on the site intended to teach them how to make good, fun cards that play well. He DOES note that he's not allowed to look at any fan-made cards [[OurLawyersAdvisedThisTrope for legal reasons]], but he still very much supports custom card-making. |
| 313 | [[/folder]] |
| 314 | |
| 315 | [[folder:Theatre]] |
| 316 | * Creator/LinManuelMiranda frequently [[Website/{{Twitter}} retweets]] fan art of ''Theatre/{{Hamilton}}'' and posts pictures of him posing at the stage door with various fan artists, like the creator of [[http://thehamwing.tumblr.com/ The Ham Wing,]] a site that mashes up ''Hamilton'' with ''Series/TheWestWing''. |
| 317 | * Jack Black went to see the ''Film/SchoolOfRock'' musical and he loved it, telling the actor who played his role for the show, "There’s no way I could have done it that well. He really made it his own and he took it to another level. I was laughing, I was crying and I was rocking!" |
| 318 | * When ''Noddy Live'' was performed at [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P_7DZSzZlsE numerous theaters in the United Kingdom]] in the early 1990s. Gillian Baverstock (Enid Blyton's eldest daughter) praised the show for how faithful the show was to the [[WesternAnimation/NoddysToylandAdventures original Noddy books]] while combining elements of ''Toyland Adventures'' into the mix. |
| 319 | * Creator/RickRiordan has expressed his liking for the ''Theatre/PercyJacksonAndTheOlympians'' musical, particularly when compared with the film adaptations (which, in contrast, he [[DisownedAdaptation famously dislikes]]). |
| 320 | [[/folder]] |
| 321 | |
| 322 | [[folder:Theme Parks]] |
| 323 | * At Ride/UniversalStudios: |
| 324 | ** Audrey Geisel, widow of Creator/DrSeuss, was both surprised and very pleased with how well the Seuss Landing area at Islands of Adventure turned out to be, feeling that it did great justice in translating her late husband's works into a theme park setting. |
| 325 | ** Similarly, Creator/JKRowling was more than impressed with how Universal handled the ''Wizarding World of'' ''Franchise/HarryPotter'' areas. |
| 326 | ** The temporary ''Franchise/SailorMoon'' 4-D show at Universal Studios Japan earned the approval of the franchise's creator, Naoko Takeuchi, who said, "I wish I could experience it every day! Seeing the beautiful Sailor Guardians leaping about and fighting evil, it's all so amazing. It makes me glad to be alive." |
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| 329 | [[folder:Video Games]] |
| 330 | * The ''Franchise/AngryBirds'' fansite [[http://www.angrybirdsnest.com/ AngryBirdsNest]] was created in 2010 with developer Creator/RovioEntertainment's permission, and Rovio has acknowledged them on the official ''Angry Birds'' website, as well as an ''Angry Birds Seasons'' [[http://www.angrybirdsnest.com/angry-birds-seasons-the-pig-days-level-1-3-walkthrough/ "Pig Days" level]]. |
| 331 | * The creators of ''VideoGame/ChineseParents'', a game based on raising a child up until high school graduation that's set in China, gave Vile Monarch their blessing to create ''VideoGame/GrowingUp'' while basing its mechanics on the former. |
| 332 | * ''Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog'': |
| 333 | ** Jun Senoue, who writes music for the games, praised the soundtrack of ''VideoGame/SonicBeforeTheSequel'''s [[UpdatedRerelease SAGE 2012 re-release]]. |
| 334 | ** Sonic co-creator Yuji Naka called the ''WebVideo/{{Sonic|EddieLebron}}'' FanFilm [[https://twitter.com/nakayuji/status/289673578612396032 "Awesome!!"]] on Website/{{Twitter}}. |
| 335 | ** Creator/{{SEGA}} in general is pretty lenient when it comes to fan works. When WebVideo/GameGrumps drew the attention of the official Sonic the Hedgehog channel to fan game Green Hill Paradise Act 2, [[https://www.neowin.net/news/sega-pokes-fun-at-nintendos-stringent-dmca-policies/ the channel threatened a DMCA]]... [[DoubleSubversion only to reveal they were just kidding and encouraged fans to keep making great stuff]]. |
| 336 | ** The Sonic Twitter account has also had a lot of fun with Game Grumps episodes of ''Sonic'' games, even though every episode takes the piss out of the franchise (Arin Hanson notably loves the aesthetic of ''Sonic'' but abhors its gameplay in any fashion). It's become a two-way good-natured street of Arin making fun of the series, and ''Sonic'' Twitter having fun at Arin's expense. |
| 337 | * Creator/ValveSoftware: |
| 338 | ** One of Valve's founding principles was to do the opposite of id Software, whose release of source code was a combination of throwing the fans a bone and Carmack showing off his programming genius. No matter how thriving or prolific the mod community became id dismissed them as geeky hobbyists, amateurs and peons, and made no attempts to support them when communities and distribution channels were at risk of disappearing. Valve from the beginning hosted modding forums, and file databases and file sharing. |
| 339 | ** The company posts fan works of ''VideoGame/{{Portal}}'' and ''VideoGame/Portal2'' on the games' Facebook page. These have included [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JZIVmKOdrBk "This is Aperture"]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C4OV2UofPFg a video of "Still Alive" done with lasers]]. |
| 340 | ** Valve [[http://www.steampowered.com/Steam/Marketing/message/2236/ approved and publicized]] a ''VideoGame/HalfLife2'' fan film titled ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q1UPMEmCqZo Escape from City 17]]''. |
| 341 | ** Every once in a while, the official ''VideoGame/TeamFortress2'' blog [[http://teamfortress.com/?tab=news showcases]] fan works for the game, such as {{Music/Brentalfloss}}'s Team Fortress 2 [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UbaGodU_Gkw theme song]]. |
| 342 | ** There is ''VideoGame/BlackMesa'', a FanRemake of ''VideoGame/HalfLife1'' in the Source Engine, which Valve added to Steam through Greenlight. Valve allowed it on condition they remove "Source" from the name (so people wouldn't think it was an official Valve release), and on condition that they got first dibs on playing it. |
| 343 | ** A fan-made virtual reality build of ''VideoGame/HalfLife2'' has also been given Valve's blessing. |
| 344 | ** In general, Valve is extremely supportive of fan works, even going out of their way to release and support tools to help make them, particularly {{Game Mod}}s. Valve's reason for being so benevolent toward these efforts? In a plot worthy of ''Film/TheLastStarfighter'', they use them as a means of [[PromotedFanboy scouting for talent]]. |
| 345 | ** They've also been very active on fan-made ''VideoGame/Left4Dead'' content as well. They published "Cold Stream", a fan-made campaign, themselves for anyone to play (even on console), published "The Last Stand" alongside 20 fan-made survival maps in 2021 (and "The Last Stand" also features the team using a fan-made piece of music for the final Tank battle), and when they learned that a team was developing a campaign in a mall called "Dead Before Dawn", they gave the team a unique voice clip of Francis saying "I hate malls". |
| 346 | * Creator/{{Bungie}} is pretty benevolent toward all fan works of its material, regularly showcasing notable ones like ''WebAnimation/RedVsBlue'' or ''Webcomic/HaloAFistfulOfArrows'' on its news. They gave Creator/RoosterTeeth permission to use the ''Franchise/{{Halo}}'' assets without problems. |
| 347 | * Creator/HideoKojima: |
| 348 | ** He was very impressed with ''Film/MetalGearSolidPhilanthropy'', and was moved by the filmmakers' passion and respect for the ''VideoGame/MetalGear'' series. |
| 349 | ** He also liked the reaction videos to and the various parodies of the ''VideoGame/DeathStranding'' announcement trailer. In particular, he said his favorite that he'd seen was ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wPRfvorM1uA Beer Stranding]]''. |
| 350 | ** He loved ''WebVideo/Mega64'''s parody of ''Metal Gear Solid'' and has cameod in their videos from time to time. |
| 351 | * Reverge Labs puts up fan art of ''VideoGame/{{Skullgirls}}'' every Friday as part of FanArt Friday on their developer blog. |
| 352 | * Creator/TimSchafer [[http://twitter.com/#!/TimOfLegend/statuses/24399893377 tweeted]] about [[https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&sqi=2&ved=0CCkQtwIwAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DNWa1eiHPhKw&ei=VEqPT5zjF6rdiAL8n5GiAw&usg=AFQjCNGg6z4DJ4JowQNgYNY3-1E9tPhSJg&sig2=acKsHXnuVf8Y1kEa7dqpOQ a fanmade mashup]] of ''VideoGame/{{Psychonauts}}'' footage with audio of the ''Film/{{Inception}}'' trailer and considered it well-done. |
| 353 | * ''[[VideoGame/BitTrip BIT.TRIP COMPLETE]]'' (the CompilationRerelease for Platform/{{Wii}}) includes, as UnlockableContent, remixes of songs from the first three games by a fan named Mike Dannebaum, and songs inspired by the games by [[http://www.precisehero.com/ PreciseHero.]] |
| 354 | * There was [[http://www.dukenukemreloaded.com/ a project]] to remake ''VideoGame/DukeNukem3D'' using the Unreal engine. Gearbox, the current holder of the ''VideoGame/DukeNukem'' IP, approved of the effort. That is, until [[ScrewedByTheLawyers Interceptor read the details of the]] [[FanworkBan personal license they were granted...]] |
| 355 | * Creator/{{Capcom}}: |
| 356 | ** The company has not only acknowledged the existence of Maximillian's ''WebVideo/AssistMe'' series by linking the videos on their website, they even sponsored the ''Ultimate Assist Me'' series so Max and the crew wouldn't have to pay for the production costs out of their pockets like they normally do. Taken even further in the finale of ''Retro Assist Me'': where [[spoiler:Yoshinori Ono makes a cameo at the end.]] The only thing preventing it from being AscendedFanon at this point is that it's still a fanmade work and not official. |
| 357 | ** They also showed their support to the "Mr. X gon give it to ya" meme from ''VideoGame/ResidentEvil2Remake'' and even made the joke on their own Twitter feed. |
| 358 | ** Casey Edwards (the composer of the main theme of ''VideoGame/DevilMayCry5'', "Devil Trigger") left a comment on the Triple-Q mash-up, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pShVxLXdXO4 "Love Shack Trigger"]], claiming to love it. |
| 359 | ** Also from ''Devil May Cry 5'', a fan rewrote the lyrics of Vergil's "Bury The Light" ImageSong to focus on the [[MemeticMutation meme]] about Vergil [[Memes/DevilMayCry not paying child support]], which resulted into [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s74KOc7ERk8 "Bury The Guilt"]]. Victor Borba (the singer of "Bury The Light") was amazed at the parody cover, he gave it his approval, which is also pinned at the top of the video's comments. |
| 360 | --->'''Victor Borba:''' wow... honestly can't believe a full 9 minute parody was made for this song and done so well... you've got a great voice dude and the creativity of all of you who wrote out these lyrics is amazing LMAO great job |
| 361 | ** VirtualYoutuber [[WebAnimation/{{hololive}} Koseki Bijou]] wrote her own personalized lyrics to "Bury the Light" and wanted to do a full cover of the song, but broke it up by verse due to fear of getting copyright struck. That is, until Casey Edwards, the song's composer, showed up in her chat and gave her the go-ahead to do the full thing with the official soundtrack backing. |
| 362 | ** Creator/JuliaVoth, the face model for Jill in ''VideoGame/ResidentEvil1 Remake'' and ''VideoGame/ResidentEvil5'', supports the Jill/Chris ship, [[https://cyancaddy.tumblr.com/post/624699759081521152/redfield-bloodline-secured-inspired-by-julia joking in the comments of her Instagram post announcing her pregnancy that Chris got her pregnant.]] |
| 363 | * Creator/{{Bethesda}}: |
| 364 | ** Their official blog had linked to ''WebVideo/FalloutNukaBreak'', considering a "great work". They also [[https://twitter.com/ElderScrolls/status/142683335909572608 tweeted]] ''Webcomic/{{Prequel}}'' -- [[https://twitter.com/ElderScrolls/status/149170403187757056 twice]]. Every ''[[Franchise/TheElderScrolls Elder Scrolls]]'' and ''Franchise/{{Fallout}}'' title produced and/or published by them comes complete with a modding kit that is essentially the API they used to build the game world. And ''[[VideoGame/TheElderScrollsVSkyrim Skyrim]]'' wound up being the launch title for Steam Workshop. |
| 365 | ** There's ''WebVideo/FalloutLanius'', which got approval and support from both Obsidian Entertainment and Bethesda. |
| 366 | ** ''VideoGame/{{Enderal}}'' and ''VideoGame/{{Nehrim}}'' are considered among the greatest mods for ''Skyrim'' and ''Oblivion'', respectively, being Total Conversions that are considered modern [=CRPG=] classics. That said, it's worth noting that ''[[https://store.steampowered.com/app/1014940/Nehrim_At_Fates_Edge/ Nehrim]]'' and ''[[https://store.steampowered.com/app/933480/Enderal_Forgotten_Stories/ Enderal]]'' were allowed to have official Steam pages for easy install. |
| 367 | ** Bethesda also featured the massive multi mod project, ''VideoGame/BeyondSkyrim'', on their blog, expressing admiration for the ambitious scope of the project. |
| 368 | ** Bethesda was [[https://twitter.com/Fallout/status/1592303744951226368 "left speechless"]] over Brian Curtin's live action trailer for ''VideoGame/Fallout76''. |
| 369 | * ''VideoGame/DoubleDragon'' creator Yoshihisa Kishimoto praised ''VideoGame/AbobosBigAdventure'' and doesn't mind unofficial derivative works as long as they're good and have something to do with the franchise. |
| 370 | * Creator/InsomniacGames: |
| 371 | ** Ted Price, president of Creator/InsomniacGames, who created ''Franchise/SpyroTheDragon'', while bashing later entries in the franchise (mostly the ObviousBeta ''VideoGame/SpyroEnterTheDragonfly''), [[http://www.insomniacgames.com/community/showthread.php?36367-Why-Insomniac-Games-will-never-make-another-Spyro-game has also stated that]] "Digital Eclipse did a great job on the GBA titles."[[note]]Referring to ''VideoGame/SpyroSeasonOfIce'', ''VideoGame/Spyro2SeasonOfFlame'' and ''VideoGame/SpyroAttackOfTheRhynocs''.[[/note]] |
| 372 | ** Insomniac Games was pleased with the effort Toys For Bob went through for the ''VideoGame/SpyroReignitedTrilogy''. |
| 373 | * [[Creator/Swery65 SWERY]], the game director of ''VideoGame/DeadlyPremonition,'' loves any and all fan-works of the game, and regularly links to pieces of fan art and writings on the game on his Twitter account. In a Game Developer's Conference presentation, he even explained that creating fan-friendly characters and worlds is a part of his game design philosophy because it gives fans a way to enjoy the game even when they're not playing it. |
| 374 | * The Dreamcast version of ''[[VideoGame/SoulSeries Soulcalibur]]'' contained an extensive, unlockable fan art gallery. Unfortunately, these galleries aren't included in later ports of the game due to the fact that over a decade has passed since the original release, and thus it is difficult or impossible to track down the original artists so they can re-sign the usage rights for new consoles, as well as some of the art being blatantly sexual in nature (and thus affecting content guidelines from other companies). |
| 375 | * ZUN is generally quite supportive of ''Franchise/TouhouProject'' fan work, and usually only demands that the products are clearly marked as unofficial fan material. It's even believed to be part of the reason canon is so vague and UnreliableNarrator-driven; it leaves more space for fanon. |
| 376 | * Overkill Software, makers of ''VideoGame/PaydayTheHeist'': |
| 377 | ** They saw a group of fans create a skill calculator for [[VideoGame/Payday2 the sequel]] to help other fans get a better understanding of what each skill does and how much of a bonus some skill tiers give since the in-game description can be either vague or outright wrong. Overkill gave the calculator their seal of approval. Due to some "anti-fan" moves from overkill, the site has since gone down with it showing no signs of going back up. |
| 378 | ** They later gave their seal of approval to [=HoxHud=], a community-made HUD upgrade that shows additional information about the game as well as other features, such as holding down the action key. The sound that [=HoxHud=] plays to show it's running, ("[=HoxHud=], Initialized.") was provided by Hoxton's voice actor himself. |
| 379 | * Creator/HanakoGames has an official section of their forum for fan art and fan fiction, and Hanako has been known to hold fan work contests with free games as prizes.[[note]]She doesn't allow RuleThirtyFour on her forum, but that's because it ''is'' an all-ages forum.[[/note]] |
| 380 | * Creator/RockstarGames has been looking over the top-rated jobs people make in ''Grand Theft Auto Online'', and adding the best ones to the game proper, as 'Rockstar Verified'. They also regularly post news on their Social Club site about fan-made videos and crews that pique their interest. As of recently, however, they seem to have stopped doing this. |
| 381 | * ''VideoGame/TheSilverLining'', a fan-created sequel of the popular ''VideoGame/KingsQuest'' series of adventure games, received a ringing endorsement from creator Roberta Williams, who was overjoyed to see her characters in [=3D=]. |
| 382 | * Hajime Tabata, director of ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXV'', approves of Photoshopped memes of a scene with Noctis and company in a car, which was first shown in the Tokyo Game Show 2014 trailer. With that, Square Enix rolls out transparent PNG files of that scene for everyone to poke fun with, which counts as ParodyAssistance. |
| 383 | * While Creator/{{Nintendo}} has gained a reputation for being far more strigent with fan works than their peers, they still manage to have a few examples of this: |
| 384 | ** Junichi Masuda of Creator/GameFreak is on record as saying that ''VideoGame/PokemonUranium'' sounded impressive and that he hoped the devs would make more games. Sadly, while the game wasn't hit by a cease-and-desist as popularly believed, Nintendo's lawyers still issued a warning regardless. |
| 385 | ** ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pk0SjQSAb_8 Rhythm Heaven Reanimated]]'' and ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FD01MJvZfmE Karate Man Reanimated]]'', {{Multi Animator Project}}s created by Western fans to celebrate the ''VideoGame/RhythmHeaven'' series, have had both art director Ko Takeuchi and series producer/creator Tsunku♂ express thanks and fondness for their fans' dedication to the franchise. |
| 386 | ** An interesting variant with ''VideoGame/CadenceOfHyrule''. The developers of that game originally planned on making DLC for their previous game, ''VideoGame/CryptOfTheNecrodancer'', that featured ''Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda'' music. When they went to Nintendo for permission, Nintendo vetoed the idea... because they wanted them to make a full-fledged ''Zelda'' spin-off in the same style instead, thanks to series creator Creator/ShigeruMiyamoto and series producer Creator/EijiAonuma being huge fans of ''Necrodancer''. |
| 387 | ** Nintendo gave their blessing to Creator/PlatinumGames to self-publish ''VideoGame/TheWonderful101 Remastered'' as a multi-platform game, despite Nintendo having originally funded the game themselves as a Platform/WiiU exclusive years prior. Before this, they also allowed the use of the Japanese voice track made for the Wii U of the first ''VideoGame/{{Bayonetta}}'' to also be used for the PC version. |
| 388 | * The developers of ''VideoGame/XCOMEnemyUnknown'', Jake Solomon and Ananda Gupta, have [[https://twitter.com/agauntpanda/status/401702145831223297 regularly]] [[https://twitter.com/solomonjake/status/624583121548247040 shown]] their support for [[https://www.youtube.com/user/Beaglerush Beaglerush,]] an influential player of their games. They would later [[https://twitter.com/beaglerush/status/393240150911635456 give]] him a code to review the upcoming Enemy Within expansion. In turn, Beaglerush goes through every single piece of [[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/18RgjzMfgO1CYuaoRQH2tAZ7nP4UvBtIKZpTRR7dzaUs/htmlview?sle=true#gid=942779548 fan art]] submitted to him, especially praising talented artists and writers such as Vesmolol's [[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/10974108/1/Alive-and-Impossible fanfiction]]. Jake and other developers have also been very vocally impressed by the ''[[VideoGame/XCOMLongWar Long War]]'' GameMod and cited it as a major reason for including modding tools and assets with ''VideoGame/XCOM2''. |
| 389 | * Creator/NobuoUematsu's reaction to hearing the Music/OverClockedRemix track [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7xFhULStbkQ "The Impresario"]] (a cover of the opera from ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVI'' InTheStyleOf [[Music/ANightAtTheOpera "Bohemian Rhapsody"]]) was to say he owed the creators of the remix a beer. |
| 390 | * [[Film/{{Tron}} Cindy Morgan]] posted an approval of the new [[SequelNonEntity Yori]] skin for ''Tron: Run/r'' on her Website/{{Tumblr}} feed. |
| 391 | * Creator/HidekiKamiya, the creator of ''VideoGame/DevilMayCry'' and ''VideoGame/{{Bayonetta}}'', tweeted that he was looking forward to the result of ''WebAnimation/DeathBattle'''s "Dante vs Bayonetta" match. However, a short time later, he changed his mind and denounced it, saying he would rather Dante and Bayonetta team up instead of fight each other. |
| 392 | * ''VideoGame/YandereSimulator'': [=YandereDev=] has posted fan work, such as videos and artwork, of the game on the blog. He's even said that fan work is one of the few things he wants to be emailed about since he likes seeing it and makes him feel like programming the game is worth it. He's also commented on Platform/YouTube videos of the game, and lent his voice to the outro of [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-BG00B2nrI4 "Senpai Notice Me: A Yandere Simulator Musical"]] by ''WebVideo/RandomEncounters''. His [=YouTube=] channel also lists liked videos, many of which are [[LetsPlay Let's Plays]] and other related works for ''Yandere Simulator''. |
| 393 | * Michiel van den Bos, the original composer of ''VideoGame/DeusEx'''s UNATCO Theme, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BodNRjVCHjU&lc=z133y1pb1rfldjjy404cixmjrninf3mxxec said that]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BodNRjVCHjU Triple-Q's mashup of it with]] Music/{{DMX}}'s ''X Gon Give It to Ya'' "made my day". Meanwhile, Music/AlexanderBrandon [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QHEJ6fURMUg&lc=z13ewdwoavzxfxg0523mjbnirpf5f1yb204 approved of the mashup with Wan Chai Market]]. |
| 394 | * Eipix, the developer behind the ''VideoGame/DarkParables'' series, discovered a [=PowerPoint=] presentation about the games on Website/{{Tumblr}}. They contacted [[Tropers/LadyNorbert the fan who made it]] for permission and have used it as official marketing on their social media sites. (They also thanked her for making the page about the games on Website/ThisVeryWiki.) |
| 395 | * Creator/JamesArnoldTaylor [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OIh6sXRM_yQ voices his approval]] of a ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyX'' mod that replaces all audio with Tidus' laugh. |
| 396 | * Doug Drexler, a popular AscendedFanboy within the ''Franchise/StarTrek'' series, was tickled pink when he was approached by Creator/CrypticStudios for approval of making one of his popularly designed ships, the ''NX-Refit'' (namely a ''NX''-class from ''Series/StarTrekEnterprise'' outfitted with a secondary hull that makes it a go-between of the ''NX''-class and the popular ''Constitution''-class) for ''VideoGame/StarTrekOnline''. In fact, Cryptic Studios approached CBS for permission to use this and they suggested they talk to Drexler himself. |
| 397 | * While ''VideoGame/{{Pyst}}'' often gets a bad rap, ''VideoGame/{{Myst}}'' co-creator Rand Miller has said he loves it and even has a copy of it in Cyan's vault. |
| 398 | * The Creator/NaughtyDog team have had [[https://gamerant.com/crash-bandicoot-n-sane-trilogy-naughty-dog-impression/ warm praise]] for Vicarious Visions' work on the ''VideoGame/CrashBandicootNSaneTrilogy''. |
| 399 | * ''VideoGame/LSDDreamEmulator'' creator Creator/OsamuSato not only approves of but would like to work with the ''[[http://lsdrevamped.net LSD: Revamped]]'' project, an attempt to recreate the 1998 game in modern HD. |
| 400 | * Creator/EdmundMcMillen spoke very favorably of ''VideoGame/TheBindingOfIsaacAntibirth'', a fan-made expansion for ''VideoGame/TheBindingOfIsaac''. So much so that the creators of the expansion were hired to collaborate with [=McMillen=] for the fourth and fifth expansion packs of ''Afterbirth+''. And now, with the ''Repentance'' expansion, ''Antibirth'' became an official part of the game. You can't get much more approval from God than that. |
| 401 | * The ''VideoGame/SakuraWars'' franchise's founding father and other developers who worked on the previous games praised ''VideoGame/SakuraWars2019'' even before its release: |
| 402 | ** Oji Hiroi, the series creator and lyricist for the games, and Satoru Akahori, the scenario writer for the first four games, were [[https://www.famitsu.com/news/201903/30173892.html very impressed]] with Sega's work on the game. |
| 403 | ** Naoki Morita, who designed the world settings for the first four games, [[https://twitter.com/kikaku_RED/status/984987068777377793 commented on Twitter]] that he was excited about the game. |
| 404 | * Joe Sparks regularly posts replies or comments whenever ''VideoGame/TotalDistortion'' is brought up. In one of his videos, he expresses amazement in how the [[HaveANiceDeath game over song]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2c4hnA8jXwo "You Are Dead"]] spread all over Youtube. |
| 405 | * 11 Bit Studios, who created ''VideoGame/FrostPunk'', commented on [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y8V3SzL6moA this video]], calling the song "just too awesome". They even sponsored the creators of the song to create these songs that details the differences between the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BW7EI8jpAwU Faith]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ADwUlpdR_PA Order]] paths. |
| 406 | * Most video game creators ignore fan games, some voice approval of them. Scott Cawthon, creator of ''Franchise/FiveNightsAtFreddys''? He's ''funding'' them. Behold [[https://www.reddit.com/r/fivenightsatfreddys/comments/ie911w/the_fazbear_fanverse_initiative/ The Fazbear Fanverse Initiative]]. |
| 407 | * Creator/TobyFox, the creator of ''VideoGame/{{Undertale}}'', posted a [[https://twitter.com/tobyfox/status/964946726636412928 tweet]] about the Mettaton reference seen in Episode 7 of the ''Manga/PopTeamEpic'' anime, thanking Creator/{{Bkub}} for it in [[https://twitter.com/tobyfox/status/964947415643185152 a reply]]. |
| 408 | * ''VideoGame/FridayNightFunkin'' {{Game Mod}}s: |
| 409 | ** [=TrainerDerek=], the original creator of the song "Hypno's Lullaby", [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=47VD005AgFk has played]] ''VideoGame/FridayNightFunkinLullaby'' and enjoyed it greatly. |
| 410 | ** ''WesternAnimation/MyLifeAsATeenageRobot'' creator Creator/RobRenzetti [[https://twitter.com/RobRenzetti/status/1500898834083303425 praised]] ''VideoGame/VsJenny'', calling it "inventive" and citing "Malfunction" (based on "The Return of Raggedy Android") as his favorite song from it. |
| 411 | ** [=MoldyGH=], the creator of the original ''VideoGame/VsDaveAndBambi'' (and ''Dave's Fun Algebra Class'', for that matter), has made multiple fan remixes of songs from ''VideoGame/DaveAndBambiGoldenAppleEdition'', and even composed the song [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HOORmFKsshM "Ready Loud"]] for the 1.2 update. |
| 412 | * Creator/EpicGames: |
| 413 | ** They did this ''four times'' for the ''VideoGame/{{Unreal}}'' series. All the released patches here have Epic's actual blessing, giving them somewhat of semi-official release status[[note]][[ScrewedByTheLawyers For legal reasons]], though, forget about seeing them on Platform/{{Steam}} or Platform/GOGDotCom[[/note]]: |
| 414 | *** The first instance was allowing the ''VideoGame/UnrealTournament'' Preservation Group (UTPG) to release Epic-sanctioned patches, resulting in version 440-451b being released for the game. |
| 415 | *** The second instance took place in 2005, where [=OldUnreal=]'s admin Smirftsch got Epic's permission to develop patches for ''VideoGame/UnrealI'', resulting in ver. 227a-j. |
| 416 | *** Overlapping with OfficialFanSubmittedContent, the third instance took place in 2014, where the entire Unreal community got to participate in what would have been ''VideoGame/UnrealTournament4''. Sadly, due to the unforeseen success of ''VideoGame/{{Fortnite}}'' requiring Epic's efforts to be focused on that game, few things came to pass. |
| 417 | *** The last instance took place in 2019, with the UTPG long gone, and was, once again, [=OldUnreal=] to the rescue: this time admin [=AnthraX=] managed to get Epic's blessing to release community patches for ''VideoGame/UnrealTournament'', resulting in the ver. 469 patches. |
| 418 | ** Outside of the blessings, former lead designer Creator/CliffBleszinski loved [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=muOLx1tPLMI the 3dsMax recreation of NyLeve's Falls]] and during a long time maintained a website in [=PlanetUnreal=] called [[https://unreal.fandom.com/wiki/CliffyB%27s_Ownage "CliffyB's Ownage"]], dedicated to collect what were, in his opinion, "the cream of the crop from the Unreal Community", the best maps and mods from all games between ''VideoGame/{{Unreal|I}}'' and ''VideoGame/UnrealTournament2004''. The Ownage maps for the latter game even made it into ''2004'' itself, which had an "Ownage" tab where the selected picks could be downloaded and added to the game itself. |
| 419 | * ''Attacking the Tower'' is a fanmade installment in the VideoGame/HenryStickminSeries, taking place between ''Stealing the Diamond'' and ''Infiltrating the Airship''. The creator of the series has acknowledged its existence and has praised the creators for how good it looks. |
| 420 | * The ''Franchise/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles'' co-creator Kevin Eastman [[https://twitter.com/TributeGames/status/1546516205523156992 once showed up unannounced in]] Creator/TributeGames' post-development panel for ''VideoGame/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtlesShreddersRevenge'', during the Montreal Comiccon 2022 FanConvention. The game's writer Yannick Belzil also confirmed that he liked how the [[WesternAnimation/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles1987 1987 version of April O'Neil]] became a playable character. |
| 421 | * In ''VideoGame/HiFiRush'', one of the staff members, John Johanes, revealed that he reached out to Creator/SquareEnix to get their permission to do the [[spoiler:''VideoGame/{{Xenogears}}'' homage]], partially out of worry that it could be copyright infringement. |
| 422 | * Hakita, the developer of ''VideoGame/{{ULTRAKILL}}'', has given praise to fan-comic [[https://mothcpu.neocities.org/dect/story Dream's End Come True]], citing it as beautifully referential and as much closure for the character of V2 as players will get. |
| 423 | * A funny preemptive version with ''VideoGame/NoMoreHeroesIII'': While the game was in development, director Creator/Suda51 approached Creator/{{Nintendo}}'s legal team and Creator/MasahiroSakurai in specific for his proposal to [[spoiler:[[UnexpectedGameplayChange suddenly have the final boss battle turn into]] a ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBros'' parody]]. They not only gave their blessing, they ''encouraged'' his idea, inspiring him to be even more blatant with the joke. |
| 424 | * Creator/SquareEnix actually sanctioned ''WebAnimation/FinalFantasyVIIMachinabridged''. They cut a deal with Creator/TeamFourStar to allow them to remix music from the original ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVII'' and even sell albums of it in exchange for a cut of the profits. Because of this, the show lacks a disclaimer like the ones they normally put in abridged series. |
| 425 | * Creator/IDSoftware co-founder and ''{{VideoGame/Doom}}'' designer Creator/JohnRomero [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gIl_TqFJNO8 has played through]] ''VideoGame/MyHouse'' and has called it a great experience. |
| 426 | * Creator/SeanChiplock is extremely supportive of fanart of [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaBreathOfTheWild Revali]] as long as they keep to his character as boastful and proud. This includes fetish-leaning Furry artwork - such as the time he happily responded "Large and In Charge" to fatfur art of an extremely overweight Revali on twitter. In general, the love Furries show to Revali as a character and Sean as his VA was a big contribution to him openly becoming a furry himself. |
| 427 | * reubs's fan-made remake of ''VideoGame/TheSimpsonsHitAndRun'' was widely praised by the original developers of the game, with one of them claiming that if a remake of the game were ever made Disney/Fox should just use that one as it's way better than what they'd ever make. |
| 428 | * ''VideoGame/CityOfHeroes'' has had several private servers running since Creator/NCsoft officially shut the game down in 2012 and the source code leaked in 2016, generally kept an open secret of not acknowledging it in fear of [=NCsoft=] issuing a cease and desist even though they're no longer doing anything with the property. In early January of 2024,[=NCsoft=] finally made a statement about them and to the shock of everyone gave the private server Homecoming not only their blessing to continue, but a license to run the game in a semi-official capacity. |
| 429 | [[/folder]] |
| 430 | |
| 431 | [[folder:Webcomics]] |
| 432 | * ''Webcomic/PennyAndAggie'' and ''Webcomic/{{QUILTBAG}}'' writer T Campbell often links, in his Website/{{Twitter}} feed and Website/{{Facebook}} page, to fics, fan art and {{Remix Comic}}s he particularly likes. |
| 433 | * Creator/AndrewHussie sometimes links to fanworks made for ''Webcomic/MSPaintAdventures'' that he likes. |
| 434 | * ''Webcomic/SleeplessDomain'': Author and lead artist Creator/MaryCagle has been highly supportive of the comic's considerable fan community, to the point that its official Discord server has a (quite active) [[https://discord.com/channels/400952239918678026/791405874290884639 dedicated channel]] for original fan content. Mary also occasionally draws popular ''Sleepless Domain'' {{original character}}s in her Patreon art streams, such as [[https://twitter.com/cubewatermelon/status/1432832385666650113?s=20&t=rlIs0yXBrqj1IDhz8VXGAw Shadow Witch]], [[https://66.media.tumblr.com/c7b2d7bfbd82d122cf11ad9e1d635eb5/7d20cd77a2948809-05/s1280x1920/d6eb92c9c9a2dcb146b734a3a7f286beb07af57d.jpg Rock Blitz]], and [[https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FRjExMkWUAEfnX3?format=png Red General]]. |
| 435 | [[/folder]] |
| 436 | |
| 437 | [[folder:Web Original]] |
| 438 | * Jogchem Niemandsverdriet, author of ''Website/NobodyHere'', quite enjoyed Barkii's documentary "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dw1RPBwQaZU nobodyhere.com - an internet enigma]]", thanking its creator and releasing [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=djl2sFGGgH8 a reaction to it]]. |
| 439 | * Lauren Storey, the creator of ''WebOriginal/ObscuredEyes'', has a [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IQX2ftdkX5k&list=PLN-oqHw0p30bbcCIAVlwSBcYATKFMseS- YouTube playlist]] full of Obscured Eyes fanmade works. |
| 440 | * Clown Illustrations, the creator of ''ARG/WelcomeHomeClownIllustrations'', frequently showcases fanart of their project on Twitter and Tumblr. |
| 441 | * [=TapeWorm=], creator of ''WebOriginal/WellBeRightBack'', frequently retweets fanart and fanmade edits of the series on her Twitter. |
| 442 | [[/folder]] |
| 443 | |
| 444 | [[folder:Web Videos]] |
| 445 | * Jack Haeger gave ecstatic approval to [[WebVideo/{{Ahoy}} Stuart Brown's]] recreation of lost Platform/{{Amiga}} pixel art Four-Byte Burger: |
| 446 | -->''"How do you thank a total stranger from across the Atlantic Ocean who selects an obscure and irrelevant piece of art you did years ago and turns it into an Archaeological-Techno Adventure Park Ride? (allow me to wipe tears from my eyes) And he got everything RIGHT! - Thank you Stuart."'' |
| 447 | * ''WebVideo/EconomyWatch'' fan art has been made, with Creator/DavidJohnson sometimes making the fan art his profile picture on Twitter. |
| 448 | * WebVideo/MatthewSantoro likes most fan-art done of him. |
| 449 | * WebVideo/MrRepzion frequently posts fan-art done of him online. |
| 450 | * The members of the LetsPlay/{{Yogscast}} often reblog fan-art done of them on their respective Tumblr and Twitter pages, although they do have some limits and some of them don't take as kindly to some forms of fanfiction, mainly shipping. |
| 451 | * LetsPlay/{{Sips}} is a huge fan of the "Sips Sings" series, having provided some vocals to various tracks over the years and tweeting most new releases. Similarly, Trott of LetsPlay/HatFilms was very complimentary of [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vql5pVcpfKE the episode guest-starring him and the other two members]]. |
| 452 | * LetsPlay/PewDiePie [[https://twitter.com/pewdiepie/status/557984911605633024 tweeted his approval]] of the parody that LetsPlay/HatFilms did of his "pack opening" video. |
| 453 | * Let's Players such as LetsPlay/PewDiePie and LetsPlay/ChaoticMonki regularly put up handpicked fan art as either the thumbnail or at the beginning of their videos. |
| 454 | * ''WebAnimation/ElementsOfJustice'' is a FanSequel to ''WebAnimation/TurnaboutStorm'' (some of the voice actors from the original would reprise their roles, although this changed due to TroubledProduction). [=NeoArtimus=], the author of ''Turnabout Storm'', [[https://www.deviantart.com/comments/1/526890895/3805351205 gave her blessing to the author and wished him good luck with the project]]. |
| 455 | * Troper Tropers/Jabberwocky1996 asked Creator/LewisLovhaug of ''WebVideo/AtopTheFourthWall'' if he could write a fic series where Linkara is a girl that is based on storylines of the show. [[http://atopfourthwall.tumblr.com/post/129307704528 Lewis gave him his blessing]] to write it. |
| 456 | * The folks behind ''WebAnimation/DeathBattle'' actively encourage people to make {{Reaction Video}}s of their battles. |
| 457 | * A spin-off of WebVideo/{{Jreg}}'s Centricide series known as WebAnimation/{{Grej}} features four of the most extreme ideologies: INGSOC (Auth-Centre), Social Darwinist (Centre-Right), Egoist (Lib-Centre), and Communalist (Centre-Left) attempting to destroy the political compass. Jreg jremself congratulated the release of the first episode and declared it [[CanonWelding a canon side-story]]. |
| 458 | * LetsPlay/PartyCrashers: |
| 459 | ** "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=24qqO-c904U SOMEONE MADE A RAP ABOUT US?!]]" has the crew reacting to a rap song based on them created by [[https://www.youtube.com/@flintscreations7777 Flint's Creations]] titled "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OHi7-1rFSP8 We Get It Started (Party Crashers Anthem)]]" and enjoyed watching it, praising the creator for adding in the [[MythologyGag little details on their channels both past and present]]. They also watched and enjoyed [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tt_0Uqu4Leg this trap song remix]] based on Vernias' [[MadnessMantra "Perfect Rotation" mantra]] created by [[https://www.youtube.com/@4mandee Amanda Cassidy]], who would later make more songs based on various moments from the squad, with most of them getting praised by at least one of the group members in the comments section. |
| 460 | ** "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tBy8qxMUrEo they put us in Mario Party]]" has the fellas trying out the ''VideoGame/PartyProject'' mod made by [[https://www.youtube.com/@ExsioPicore Exsio Picore]] that adds them into the game as playable characters and enjoyed it, to the point that they would continue to use those same custom avatars in subsequent ''VideoGame/PartyProject'' sessions, with Vernias even getting Exsio themselves to make {{Author Avatar}}s for him to use in "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BiUO9FSJslE Mario Party but the bonus stars are EVIL]]". |
| 461 | ** "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A-qTetOJxa8 These animations went too far...]]" has Nick and Vernias reacting to ''47'' {{Fan Animation}}s based on various moments from the gang and enjoyed watching them, with a handful of said animations being praised by at least one of the group members in the comments section. |
| 462 | * Creator/RoosterTeeth absolutely love their fans' work. Creator/MontyOum was quite generous when it came to approval of fan works of ''WebAnimation/{{RWBY}}'', and frequently shared cosplay photos, fanart, and [=AMVs=] that caught his eye on his Facebook page. He was also very supportive of [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3FmWA9-t6Io a Japanese fandub of the series]]. [[http://i.imgur.com/3dSobzB.png He even gave tips on making RWBY OCs for fanfics]]. Three examples take the cake: |
| 463 | ** ''VideoGame/RWBYGrimmEclipse'' was originally a fangame before Rooster Teeth [[AscendedFanfic snatched it up and made it official]]. |
| 464 | ** After Lindsey Jones (Ruby Rose) gave birth to her first daughter Iris, someone sent them a piece of fanart showing both her characters and her husband Michael's characters (from both ''RWBY'' and ''Camp Camp'') cooing over the baby. She posted a picture of it on Twitter and assured the artist that they would show Iris the art when she was old enough to understand it. |
| 465 | ** "[[https://soundcloud.com/the-gypsy-caravan-1/answer-to-me-taiyangs-theme-1 Answer to Me]]" was a fanmade {{Leitmotif}} for Taiyang Xiao Long, Yang and Ruby's father. [[LamarckWasRight Taking cues from "I Burn"]], it's a long BadassBoast in music form interlaced with PapaWolf. The real awesome, though, is that in the comments below, you'll see that Jeff Williams (the face of the RWBY composers) himself personally popped onto the Soundcloud page to praise it. This particular bit of awesome, combined with the song's popularity, has led to many fans clamoring for the makers to [[AscendedFanfic use it as Taiyang's official theme]], which is not without precedent at Rooster Teeth. |
| 466 | * When Creator/RonPerlman was announced to voice [[WesternAnimation/BeastWars Optimus Primal]] in ''WebAnimation/TheTransformersPowerOfThePrimes'' instead of Creator/GaryChalk reprising the role, many fans thought it was QuestionableCasting--though Chalk himself isn't among the detractors as [[https://twitter.com/ActorGarryChalk/status/953142713158914048 he expressed interest in seeing Perlman in the role]]. |
| 467 | * When [[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCD4IBgj-11jK_uWWaixINgg The Rpg Monger]] posted his [[https://youtu.be/YdxmO_wnReA Fandom Files video]] detailing the problems within the ''WebAnimation/{{Eddsworld}}'' fandom, he received a comment from Creator/TomSka thanking him for his ability to see the fandom for both its positive and negative aspects, and also adding extra information on how he's managed to stay sane by creating his own fandom through projects such as ''WebAnimation/{{asdfmovie}}'', which are largely disconnected from the larger Eddsworld fandom. |
| 468 | * [=NileRed=], a Platform/YouTube chemist known for making interesting and occasionally bizarre chemical syntheses, as well as his monotonous and calming voiceovers, had a parody channel, [=NileGreen=], pop up in 2021, featuring a WebVideo/HowToBasic-level of SurrealHumor and an AI "Deepfake" of [=NileRed=]'s voice. [=NileRed=] commented his praise on the effort [=NileGreen=] put into his videos, and the creator of [=NileGreen=] would later appear on the "Safety First" podcast where [=NileRed=] was one of the hosts. |
| 469 | * Both Amelia Watson and Gawr Gura of WebAnimation/{{Hololive}}'s English branch have played and lent their approval to ''[[https://kevincow.itch.io/smol-ame Smol Ame]]'', a hololive fangame featuring a FunSize version of Watson.[[note]]Based on fanart by Walfie, a FandomVIP within hololive's fanbase.[[/note]] |
| 470 | * Cover and Hololive in general took notice of [[https://kay-yu.itch.io/holocure [=HoloCure=]]], requested permission to stream which then resulted in various Hololive members from each branch (e.g. Matsuri from [=HoloJP=], Kronii from [=HoloEN=] and Risu from [=HoloID=]) giving the fan-made game a go and some of them like Mumei got addicted as a result. |
| 471 | * Steve White (former writer of ''Series/BarneyAndFriends'') found the 2019 animated short [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UZ5fAa_VOu8 "Barney Takes a Dump"]] (which is ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin) very amusing. He actually found the video to be one of the funniest things he's ever seen. |
| 472 | * Despite all the nasty things the ''WebVideo/GameGrumps'' say about the ''Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog'' franchise, Team Sonic are fans of their series, watch their show, have tweeted to them before, and even sometimes reach out to them in private to talk about aspects of their games developments. One of the QA team of ''VideoGame/SonicBoom'' even contacted the Grumps, after Dan's "QUALITY ASSURANCE?!" gaffe when reading the end credits, to explain that even ''they'' agreed with the Grumps's assessments of the game: They found and reported most of the issues the Grumps complained about, but nothing was done to fix any of them since the game was being [[ChristmasRushed so desperately rushed]] by [[ExecutiveMeddling the higher-ups]] it was all the dev team could do to [[ObviousBeta duct-tape together something that didn't explode]] before release date. |
| 473 | * The 2012 claymation short ''Pingu's The Thing'' (aka ''Thingu'') by Lee Hardcastle is a parody of Creator/JohnCarpenter's ''[[Film/TheThing1982 The Thing]]'' but takes place in [[WesternAnimation/{{Pingu}} Pingu's universe]]. Carpenter himself actually loved the short and tweeted "That the short is even better than the original movie". When the short was temporarly banned from Youtube, a 2018 reupload of the short included Carpenter's 2012 tweet at the end of the video. |
| 474 | [[/folder]] |
| 475 | |
| 476 | [[folder:Western Animation]] |
| 477 | * In general, the showrunners and writers of ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'' tend to enjoy a lot of the fanworks created by the PeripheryDemographic: |
| 478 | ** Blog/EquestriaDaily was formed in January 2011 as a fansite and is regularly updated with fan material. Not only does Creator/TheHub acknowledge its existence, but it also sent official material, from an extended cut of "Equestria Girls" to exclusive interviews with the show's creative staff. |
| 479 | ** Creator/LaurenFaust had stated that she was "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LR81xtj2w_U&t=5m55s kinda totally in love with]] ''VideoGame/MyLittlePonyFightingIsMagic''" and would like to play it when it's finished. She apparently found the idea cool enough that when the game [[ScrewedByTheLawyers received a C&D order]], she [[https://twitter.com/Fyre_flye/status/300098640150687744 offered to design original characters for a new project.]] She's since officially teamed up with the programmers to create ''VideoGame/ThemsFightinHerds''. |
| 480 | ** Music/WeirdAlYankovic posted a link to a [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WhOlAU4t9Hs mash-up of MLP and one of his polkas]] on his Twitter page, then later did the same thing with another mash-up by the same editor. Al even hinted he might be/would like to be on the show at some point. In season 4, he's a special guest voice in the episode "Pinkie Pride" as a party planner rival for Pinkie. |
| 481 | ** Music/DreamTheater keyboardist Jordan Rudess once linked to a PMV featuring the band's song "Octavarium", saying he thought it was cool. |
| 482 | ** The not-for-profit, fanmade episode ''WebAnimation/DoubleRainboom'' got approval from Hasbro for its creation. It ''also'' got approval from [[spoiler:Creator/CartoonNetwork for the use of ''Franchise/ThePowerpuffGirls'']]. |
| 483 | ** Ashleigh Ball, voice of Applejack and Rainbow Dash, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kj5_DccQ47w#t=1405 expressed fondness]] for the ''WebAnimation/PonyDotMov'' series, while simultaneously being disturbed by it. |
| 484 | ** Example with official works: the episode "Make New Friends but Keep Discord" includes a couple of references to ''VideoGame/MetalGear''. Creator/HideoKojima himself tweeted these.[[note]]It's unknown if he missed the one from "It's About Time", though.[[/note]] |
| 485 | ** Music/DevinTownsend [[https://derpibooru.org/406979?scope=scpe82b9885c0cd841819e68e93f58183f179d15ee9f apparently approves of a Ponyfication of himself and Anneke Van Giersbergen]][[note]]who provided guest vocals on a couple of his DTP albums.[[/note]] |
| 486 | ** Creator/RebeccaShoichet gave a [[https://twitter.com/RebeccaShoichet/status/781638663822151680 thumbs up]] to WebAnimation/SilverQuill for his in-depth character analysis of Sunset Shimmer. |
| 487 | * Several writers on ''WesternAnimation/AdventuresOfTheGalaxyRangers'' lurk on the fan list, and Chris Rowley admits to having read some of the fanfic. |
| 488 | * Both Britta Philips and Samantha Newark, who shared the singing and speaking roles of the titular character of ''WesternAnimation/{{Jem}}'' is a fan of the ''[[CrossesTheLineTwice extremely]]'' vulgar parody series[=/=]GagDub ''WebAnimation/{{Jiz}}''. Newark thinks that it's hilarious to make something as sweet as Jem so profane. |
| 489 | * Christy Karacas, Stephen Warbrick, and a few other crew members associated with ''WesternAnimation/{{Superjail}}'' have been known to appreciate the fanart and cosplay in existence for the series, while Karacas finds the adult fanart hilarious. It culminated in Karacas doodling a quick "Thank you!" illustration for a Japanese/Korean joint-produced doujinshi. |
| 490 | * Creator/GregWeisman has an account on the ''WesternAnimation/YoungJustice2010'' Wiki. Also, it's sort of a meme in Tumblr fandom for the tie-in comic's artist, Chris Jones, to like or reblog someone's fanart or image edit, followed by the fan screencapping the notif and posting "He saw me!" Weisman also reused the explanation for Jeffrey Robbins knowing Hudson was a [[WesternAnimation/{{Gargoyles}} gargoyle]] introduced in ''The Goliath Chronicles'' in his official comic book follow-up. [[https://www.polygon.com/disney-plus/2020/5/14/21249881/gargoyles-animated-series-disney-plus-greg-weisman-interview-oj-simpson-goliath-chronicles He's also "tickled"]] that the XanatosGambit trope was named after his show. |
| 491 | * ''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender'': |
| 492 | ** Creator/GreyDeLisle, the voice actress of Azula, shared Creator/DougWalker's vlog reviews with a smiley face. Doug was [[CheshireCatGrin somewhat concerned]]. |
| 493 | -->'''Doug''': So Grey Delisle is aware of my Avatar Vlogs and commented with a happy face on one of them. Um...should I be concerned about this? That is, the last time Azula said she looked forward to a show, there was a circle of fire and an assortment of killer animals. Eh, it'd be a cool way to go. " :) " back at ya. |
| 494 | ** Creator/DanteBasco, the voice of Zuko, also watched the vlogs. Appropriately, this became known soon after Doug released a vlog with immense praise for his acting. It even got to the point where Basco himself appeared as a guest star on a WebVideo/NostalgiaCritic episode. |
| 495 | ** Bryan Konietzko and Mike [=DiMartino=] (shortened to "Bryke") often reblog fanmade sets of gifs from ''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender'' and ''WesternAnimation/TheLegendOfKorra''. Similarly, Mike [[http://chiakinanami.co.vu/post/105759234684/mike-liked-korrasami-fan-art-its-canon-guys was screenshotted liking some fanart of]] [[spoiler:Korra and Asami]] after the final episode of ''Korra'' was released. Note that this was a day or two before Bryke would make the announcement of it being canon. They've also admitted that [[http://bryankonietzko.tumblr.com/post/104412462412/avatarjenny-im-really-sorry-about-the-amon various pun-related memes]] have become something of a GuiltyPleasure for them. |
| 496 | ** Creator/JanetVarney, the voice actress of Korra, noted at a convention that some fans had been reluctant to give their fanart of [[spoiler:Korra and Asami]] kissing or about to kiss. She actively encouraged fans not to worry and said she would happily sign any such fanart. |
| 497 | * ''WesternAnimation/ChalkZone'' co-creator Bill Burnett posted [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H_ja5tHZuyI this fan video]] titled ''Rudy Gets a Call'' by Creator/MaxGilardi (aka [=HotDiggedyDemon=]), where Rudy is an adult (and presumably forgot about [=ChalkZone=]) and Snap calls to catch up with him, on his Tumblr account and said it was awesome. |
| 498 | * ''WesternAnimation/SouthPark'': |
| 499 | ** One episode has Cartman becoming a hall monitor and turning it into a copy of ''Series/DogTheBountyHunter'', with his own crew and big-breasted wife, Beth. Dog loved the episode, and the real Beth said they should've made her boobs bigger. |
| 500 | ** [[Series/ToCatchAPredator Chris Hansen]] immensely enjoyed his depiction on ''South Park'', saying that it made him cool in the eyes of his sons. |
| 501 | ** Creator/BillyMays' son enjoyed the pastiche of his late father in "Dead Celebrities", where he pitches products to Kyle's younger brother Ike from beyond the grave, and at one point even pitches a threat to physically attack another dead celebrity, which Mays' son says he felt his father would laugh the most at. |
| 502 | ** Creator/{{Nintendo}}, of all companies, seemed to enjoy the free promotion for the Platform/{{Wii}} in the "Go God Go" episodes. Not long after the episode aired, a poll on their website was made asking fans how badly they wanted the new console. One of the choices being "Worse than Cartman", which was at 80% when the poll closed. Nintendo later used a clip of him asking his mother for one in a montage for their [=E3=] 2007 presentation. They even gave Trey Parker and Matt Stone their own Wii consoles. |
| 503 | ** [[http://www.mtv.com/news/1608939/kanye-west-responds-humbly-to-south-park-fish-sticks-slam/ According to this article,]] Music/KanyeWest enjoyed the "Fish Sticks" episode, [[DownplayedTrope though admitted that their parody of him did hurt his feelings a bit]]. |
| 504 | ** Creator/JamesCameron enjoyed their take on him in "Raising the Bar," though he denies making his crew members sing sea shanties about him. Interesting to note is that Cameron is portrayed in a fairly positive if not eccentric light as an adventurous man who, as the title of the episodes suggests, raises the bar with everything he does. |
| 505 | ** Cesar Millan the ''Dog Whisperer'' has [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1yjauXCyVjw nothing but praise and laughter]] for his portrayal in ''Tsst''. He is so pleased with how well the writers have ShownTheirWork that he actually uses moments from the episode as teaching aids to eagerly explain the science and mentality behind the way his character is treating Cartman, without ever once being able to find FalselyAdvertisedAccuracy. He even sincerely thanks Matt Stone and Trey Parker for the work they did, for promoting him and his show, and even offers his services if they ever find themselves with an out-of-control dog. |
| 506 | --->They did such a great job on everything. Everything is perfection! |
| 507 | * ''WesternAnimation/RickAndMorty'': As soon as co-creator and voice actor Creator/JustinRoiland found out that someone was working on a [[ServantRace Mr.]] [[NoIndoorVoice Meeseeks]] mod for ''VideoGame/TheElderScrollsVSkyrim'', he not only posted his wholehearted approval but even [[https://www.reddit.com/r/rickandmorty/comments/1xgqau/oooooh_can_do_dragonborn/cfg9eir offered to record extra lines for it]]. |
| 508 | * ''WesternAnimation/OKKOLetsBeHeroes'' series creator Creator/IanJonesQuartey frequently expresses fondness for fan art and other fan creations on social media. |
| 509 | * Patrick [=McHale=], creator of ''WesternAnimation/OverTheGardenWall'', notably geeked out about ''Garden Falls'', a fancomic crossing his show over with ''WesternAnimation/GravityFalls'', [[https://twitter.com/Patrick_McHale/status/554805917808885760 linking to it on Twitter and tagging]] ''Gravity Falls'' creator Creator/AlexHirsch. Wirt's voice actor Creator/ElijahWood also expressed approval via exclamation points. |
| 510 | * Another Nostalgia Critic-related example: his video "Is WesternAnimation/{{Goofy}} Secretly Badass?" was shared on Twitter by Creator/BillFarmer (Goofy's voice actor) and Creator/JasonMarsden (Max's voice actor). |
| 511 | * Creator/AlexHirsch: |
| 512 | ** ''The Mystery Shack'', a fan-made ''WesternAnimation/GravityFalls'' gift shop, has Hirsch's approval. |
| 513 | ** Hirsch gave a good review of the fan-created DatingSim video game ''VideoGame/SwooningOverStansAGrunkleDatingSimulator'', even though he was surprised by its existence. |
| 514 | * The ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeague'' episode "[[Recap/JusticeLeagueUnlimitedS1E2ForTheManWhoHasEverything For the Man Who Has Everything]]", which was adapted from [[ComicBook/ForTheManWhoHasEverything a story of the same name]] written by Creator/AlanMoore. Moore is infamous for his disdain of the mainstream comic book industry and how it shamelessly milks its properties for all their worth; this goes double for any adaptations of his work. This one episode is the sole adaptation of his work that Moore has not only never lambasted, but outright praised. It is also one of only two adaptations where he allowed his name to be credited (the other being [[Film/FromHell the film that made him hate adaptations]] to begin with). |
| 515 | * Both ''WesternAnimation/DannyPhantom'' series creator Creator/ButchHartman and voice of Danny Creator/DavidKaufman expressed their approval of Danny's inclusion in ''WebAnimation/DeathBattle'', with Hartman even doing a [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c4YIQ_POds4&pp=ygU2ZGVhdGggYmF0dGxlIGRhbm55IHBoYW50b20gdnMgYW1lcmljYW4gZHJhZ29uIHJlYWN0aW9u reaction video]] to the fight. |
| 516 | * Creator/CharlesMSchulz's reaction to the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A15v4tTab0Y 1986 animated parody]] of the [[ComicStrip/{{Peanuts}} Charlie Brown/Peanuts series]] ''WesternAnimation/BringMeTheHeadOfCharlieBrown'' is complicated. According to a Youtube comment by Mr Undiyne from a Youtube upload of the short. He knew somebody in the animation trade that managed to get Schulz to watch the short. Schulz watched the short in complete silence and told the crew that [[ActuallyPrettyFunny while he found it amusing]], he wish to never see the Peanuts characters depicted like that again. |
| 517 | -->'''Mr Undiyne:''' "According to someone I know in the animation trade, Charles Schulz was shown this on video at an animation convention. Jim Reardon and friends supposedly managed to talk Schulz into watching the film to get his opinion. He reportedly sat silent and motionless as he watched it. After it was finished he stood up, cleared his throat, and said, "Very clever, very funny, but just don't do it again, okay?" That was it." |
| 518 | * ''WesternAnimation/FinalSpace'' creator Creator/OlanRogers [[https://www.reddit.com/r/FinalSpace/comments/cw4k3p/its_over_gary_spoilers_for_season_2_episode_9/ praised]] a fan-video that was posted to Reddit. |
| 519 | * ''WesternAnimation/ThomasAndFriends'': |
| 520 | ** Former co-composer Mike O'Donnell has gone on to praise [=UpsideNow=]'s Thomas Reorchestrated: Sodor Symphony project (which orchestrates much of the Season 1 music) in a [=YouTube=] comment below one of [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S4Kv1vTBh20 the tracks]]. Mattel also appears to approve of the rearrangements too, as the official ''Thomas and Friends'' [=YouTube=] account has placed two of the tracks in a playlist dedicated to fan content. |
| 521 | ** Mike O'Donnell has also praised insaneintherainmusic's [[https://youtu.be/YYob4uDjEKI remix of the main theme]]. Series creator Britt Allcroft has also shared and praised the remix on her [[https://www.facebook.com/BrittAllcroft/posts/2355288664505594 Facebook page]]. |
| 522 | * ZigZagged with Creator/TexAvery and Creator/ChuckJones' reactions to the [[AffectionateParody 1975 fan animated short]] of the Franchise/LooneyTunes called [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XN1bysnHXDg "Rabbit Habit" by Steve Peck]]. The short involved what WesternAnimation/BugsBunny, WesternAnimation/DaffyDuck, and WesternAnimation/ElmerFudd would be doing in [[TheBigRottenApple Central Park, New York City]] 12 years after Creator/WarnerBros stopped making Looney Tunes. The short depicts Elmer as a drug dealer, Daffy as a crack addict, and Bugs Bunny getting high. While Tex Avery (67 at the time) loved the short by saying "I wish I had a job to give you." with the short itself getting laughs at film festivals. Chuck Jones (who was very conservative) did not like what Steve Peck did to his characters and never offered him a job at Warner Bros. |
| 523 | * ''WesternAnimation/StarWarsRebels'': |
| 524 | ** Creator/DaveFiloni showed [[Recap/StarWarsRebelsSparkOfRebellion "Spark of Rebellion"]] to the maker himself, George Lucas. He liked it. |
| 525 | ** Creator/TimothyZahn, writer of ''Literature/TheThrawnTrilogy'', approved of how ''Rebels'' was going to put [[MagnificentBastard Grand Admiral Thrawn]] on screen. After the series aired, he praised the writers for their keen understanding of Thrawn's character and how the heroes had to overcome him. |
| 526 | ** In part thanks to [[EnsembleDarkHorse fan demand]], Creator/KateeSackhoff and Creator/KevinMcKidd have expressed interest in reprising their roles as Bo-Katan and Fenn Rau respectively in live-action ''Star Wars''. Sackhoff specifically found it touching that people wanted her to appear in ''Series/TheMandalorian'', which she eventually ended up doing in that show's second season. |
| 527 | ** Fans have pointed out that Rex's aged facial features, skin tone and beard looked identical to a rebel ground soldier from Episode VI, raising questions over if they were the same person and loving the idea because it would give Rex closure to be present at the Empire's fall. While the creators have never confirmed this theory, they loved the idea and nodded to it in the series finale by having Rex be dressed in a very similar outfit to that soldier. |
| 528 | * ''WesternAnimation/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles2012'': ''ComicBook/UsagiYojimbo'' creator Stan Sakai has spoken positively regarding Yuki Matsuzaki's performance as Miyamoto Usagi during the fifth season, which may have played a part in him [[RoleReprise reprising the role]] in both ''WesternAnimation/SamuraiRabbitTheUsagiChronicles'' and ''VideoGame/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtlesShreddersRevenge''. |
| 529 | * Creator/DanPovenmire has praised Creator/KevinTemmer's 3D interpretation of [[WesternAnimation/PhineasAndFerb Dr. Doofenshmirtz]], calling it "spectacular" and "basically what we would make Doofenshmirtz look like if we were making a CG version of him". He also says that Kevin's Doofenshmirtz voice is spot-on. |
| 530 | * ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'': |
| 531 | ** Creator/NancyCartwright mentioned in an NPR interview that "the youngest daughter in ''Film/MrsDoubtfire''" was the inspiration for the voice she used of the little girl that Moe yells at in his restaurant in "Bart Sells His Soul". When Creator/MaraWilson (a big Simpsons fan) found this out later, she was extremely flattered, quipping in a podcast that it was like "finding out your name is in the Torah". |
| 532 | ** According to Creator/EdwardNorton, Creator/MarlonBrando loved the episode "A Streetcar Named Marge", which parodied ''Theatre/AStreetcarNamedDesire'' by adapting it into an in-universe musical: |
| 533 | --->'''Norton:''' I showed him the episode where Marge gets cast in a musical version of ''A Streetcar Named Desire''. He loved it. Marlon loves stuff like that. |
| 534 | * When [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sXaq5DRCA20&pp=ygUZdG90YWwgZHJhbWEgZmFubWFkZSBpbnRybw%3D%3D this]] fanmade ''WesternAnimation/TotalDrama'' intro featuring everyone who's ever competed on the show as shown to series writer and executive story editor Creator/TerryMcGurrin, he, as well as the rest of the TD crew, said that they utterly loved it. |
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