Trivia / Monsters vs. Aliens (2013)

• Celebrity Voice Actor:
  • Amy Sedaris starred as Dr. Cutter in "The Mystery of Dr. Cutter".
  • Josh Gad played Internet in "Bride of the Internet".
• Franchise Killer: The show's failure put any more Monsters Vs. Aliens projects on ice.
• Invisible Advertising: The TV show suffered this. When it finally started airing, Nick didn't really bother to promote it much. The fact it only played on Sundays likewise hurt its ratings.
• Keep Circulating the Tapes: For what it's worth, the TV show did receive two DVD releases. However, while one of the DVDs was a collection of the first 8 episodes, the other was simply a random collection of episodes. So far, the show hasn't received a legitimate release collecting all the episodes.
• The Other Darrin: Pretty much the entire cast was replaced in the TV series on Nickelodeon, with how close they sound varying greatly.
• Out of Order: Though the show's loose continuity usually avoids such problems, Rule-Bot's introductory episode aired the week after the episode where they accidentally reactivated him.
• Production Posse: The cast and crew is made up of Kim Possible and The Penguins of Madagascar alumni.
• Recycled: The Series: The third Nickelodeon example (after The Penguins of Madagascar and Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness) and fourth DreamWorks Animation example (after Dragons: Riders of Berk).
• Screwed by the Network: The show only aired on Sunday mornings and was cancelled after a single season.
• Serendipity Writes the Plot: According to executive producer Bob Schooley, Insectosaurus is completely absent because her scale would have been difficult to make work on a TV budget. This may also be why Susan gained the ability to shrink (allowing her to spend most of her screentime at a much smaller, more manageable human size) and only becomes "ginormous" for specific action scenes.
• What Could Have Been: There were six scripts for a second season that was never produced. According to Bob Schooley, the team planned to do more with Internet, suggesting she was going to be a prominent character in the season.

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