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Ultimatum Disasturbator from The Wiggle Room (Old as dirt) Relationship Status: Who needs love when you have waffles?
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#1: May 9th 2023 at 3:17:39 PM

link to their indiegogo

(their video embedded to save you a click)

Summary: "The show follows Tim, a so-so detective with a knack for conning both clients and suspects alike, as he teams up with Bill, a squish-able and earnest orphan obsessed with true crime. Although they're an unlikely duo, Tim and Bill share one common goal: solving cases even if for Bill, it's more altruistic than Tim's main motivators, which are to make money, and to stick it to the city's prestigious corporate detective agency"

where the summary came from

Oh yeah and Alex Hirsch and Tara Strong involved!

Edited by Ultimatum on May 9th 2023 at 11:54:27 AM

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Ultimatum Disasturbator from The Wiggle Room (Old as dirt) Relationship Status: Who needs love when you have waffles?
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#2: Jul 13th 2023 at 11:12:30 AM

Just a quick update,sadly they didn't reach their Indiggo goal so they're switching to patron

the good news is that they're keeping the money they have raised

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BigBadShadow25 With my last breath, I curse Zoidberg. from Basement at the Alamo (Experienced, Not Yet Jaded) Relationship Status: Desperate
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#3: Oct 12th 2023 at 12:12:44 PM

They just announced on their Twitter that they are replacing Tara Strong. https://x.com/boxtownofficial/status/1712542262406820178?s=46&t=7YT7yMPCw2VMMwQUxWj5_A

Edited by BigBadShadow25 on Oct 12th 2023 at 3:13:17 PM

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Ultimatum Disasturbator from The Wiggle Room (Old as dirt) Relationship Status: Who needs love when you have waffles?
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#4: Oct 12th 2023 at 12:34:15 PM

Not too suprising,without clicking the link I'm guessing she probably costs too much!

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#5: Oct 12th 2023 at 1:02:58 PM

I don’t think that’s the only reason…

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#6: Oct 12th 2023 at 1:36:40 PM

Okay, I’ll elaborate. Tara Strong has been a controversial figure these past few years. Most recently, she liked some Islamophobic tweets on Twitter.

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Ultimatum Disasturbator from The Wiggle Room (Old as dirt) Relationship Status: Who needs love when you have waffles?
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#7: Oct 12th 2023 at 1:45:00 PM

I was'nt aware she was that controversial but ok

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#8: Oct 12th 2023 at 1:47:45 PM

[up] I suspect that might be what did it. The only reason she’s probably still on Loki is the SAG strikes.

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TargetmasterJoe from Velocitron Since: May, 2013 Relationship Status: I like big bots and I can not lie
#9: Oct 12th 2023 at 2:03:57 PM

[up] I mean, if her vocal support for AI voices (ironic because as a decorated voice actress, you'd think she'd be shaming it into oblivion), crypto BS, and NFTs didn't clinch it, this one definitely did.

And thank freaking god, because wow, she really shot her foot with this.

The only reason she’s probably still on Loki is the SAG strikes.

Yeah, she might have done her lines for Loki waaaaaaaay before any of these real-life situations popped up. On the off-chance we see Miss Minutes in anything else, I won't be surprised if she sounds completely different.

Edited by TargetmasterJoe on Oct 12th 2023 at 5:04:10 AM

Ultimatum Disasturbator from The Wiggle Room (Old as dirt) Relationship Status: Who needs love when you have waffles?
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#10: Oct 12th 2023 at 4:10:28 PM

alex hirsch could end up voicing both characters yet..

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Joshbones Since: May, 2015
#11: Oct 12th 2023 at 4:58:06 PM

I'm not surprised that an indie project is way more willing to take a stance on something than something by a big company, that makes complete sense to me.

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#12: Oct 13th 2023 at 6:05:39 AM

alex hirsch could end up voicing both characters yet..

Or maybe he'll get one of the Gravity Falls alumni to voice the other character...Kristen Schaal, maybe? (when she isn't busy doing voicework on Bob's Burgers)

BigBadShadow25 With my last breath, I curse Zoidberg. from Basement at the Alamo (Experienced, Not Yet Jaded) Relationship Status: Desperate
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#13: Oct 13th 2023 at 7:51:27 AM

I looked on Strong’s Twitter to find the Islamophobic tweet she liked (I’ve mostly seen screenshots of it). No luck but I have seen some more tame tweets in her likes so it could have been something she liked by mistake (it happens) or something in the heat of the moment when emotions were running hot and she’s calmed down by now.

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#14: Oct 13th 2023 at 11:52:19 AM

Okay, now Strong has posted on her Twitter that she just found out she was fired from the tweet. She is accusing the producers of being antisemitic.

https://x.com/tarastrong/status/1712897688377901138?s=46&t=7YT7yMPCw2VMMwQUxWj5_A

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Ultimatum Disasturbator from The Wiggle Room (Old as dirt) Relationship Status: Who needs love when you have waffles?
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#15: Oct 13th 2023 at 11:54:03 AM

What,that's..not helping

To save everyone a click

"Just found out on twitter! This is what happens when you help fans get shows made I guess. Fired for being Jewish. Glad I helped you get your kickstarter money. Please lose my email address & pray for my family in Israel and in Gaza. & #prayforpeace."

Edited by Ultimatum on Oct 13th 2023 at 7:54:55 PM

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TargetmasterJoe from Velocitron Since: May, 2013 Relationship Status: I like big bots and I can not lie
#16: Oct 13th 2023 at 12:02:28 PM

[up][up], [up]:

Whelp! She and I had a good run.

Now I'm ready for Twilight Sparkle, Sari Sumdac, Raven, ten-year-old Ben, and Miss Minutes to sound very different on the off-chance we see them again.

Edited by TargetmasterJoe on Oct 13th 2023 at 3:02:47 PM

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#17: Oct 13th 2023 at 12:17:38 PM

Tara has made another tweet explaining that she didn’t read the whole tweet when she liked it. She unliked it once she realized her mistake. Looks like the damage is done though…

https://x.com/tarastrong/status/1712902887700156817?s=46&t=7YT7yMPCw2VMMwQUxWj5_A

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Ultimatum Disasturbator from The Wiggle Room (Old as dirt) Relationship Status: Who needs love when you have waffles?
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#18: Oct 13th 2023 at 12:26:41 PM

"I liked it when I saw ISIS=HAMAS, I actually didn’t read the entire tweet which is AWFUL & unliked as SOON as I realized. I love everyone…except terrorists. The internet is SO quick to peg people & make judgements. I’m still here to help everyone, & I mean that"

her tweet in question

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#19: Oct 13th 2023 at 11:34:00 PM

Now I'm ready for Twilight Sparkle, Sari Sumdac, Raven, ten-year-old Ben, and Miss Minutes to sound very different on the off-chance we see them again.

And possibly Timmy Turner, Star, Penelope Spectra, Ember McLain, and Bubbles as well.

I wonder if this incident with that tweet is gonna be a Role-Ending Misdemeanor for Tara Strong?

Edited by IvanovTroping97 on Oct 14th 2023 at 10:00:08 PM

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#20: Oct 14th 2023 at 1:18:25 AM

Eh, not in the big industry. Small indie projects are easily susceptible to social media pressures since they're not big enough to weather the storm. But I've seen studios brush off social media controversies for other actors in similar situations.

And honestly, the current real life situation that sparked all of this is one that could easily backfire on the accusers.

Joshbones Since: May, 2015
#21: Oct 14th 2023 at 6:04:59 AM

Yeah, I'd be surprised if a big company actually cared about this stuff.

The only example I can think of is when Jason Biggs got fired from the 2012 TMNT for a slew of offensive tweets, but that's a very rare scenario. Voice actors almost never get that much scrutiny.

TargetmasterJoe from Velocitron Since: May, 2013 Relationship Status: I like big bots and I can not lie
#22: Oct 14th 2023 at 8:32:26 AM

And possibly Timmy Turner, Star, Penelope Spectra, Ember McLain, and Bubbles as well.

Yeah, those guys, too. Plus Ilana, Harley Quinn, Ashi, Wonder Pink, Batgirl, Paz, X-23, yeah just literally all of them. (Good grief, so many roles...)

Recast everyone. I don't care.

The only example I can think of is when Jason Biggs got fired from the 2012 TMNT for a slew of offensive tweets, but that's a very rare scenario. Voice actors almost never get that much scrutiny.

I mean, Justin Roiland also got booted from Rick and Morty when his dirty laundry got aired out, especially when it turned that his major contribution was voices and not story or anything.

Also, the Boxtown team must've seen Strong's antisemitism claims and drew their reverse UNO card.

The Boxtown team is a diverse team of all stripes. Ms. Strong was fully paid for her work (and as we're only funded for one episode, she is missing out on no future work). It's very disappointing that some people continue to spread misinformation and hatred. We do not stand for hatred in any of its forms.

Ultimatum Disasturbator from The Wiggle Room (Old as dirt) Relationship Status: Who needs love when you have waffles?
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#23: Jan 9th 2024 at 2:58:28 PM

Giving this bump because they're about to announce the new voice for one of their characters,that is thats the context of the video

Edited by Ultimatum on Jan 9th 2024 at 10:58:59 AM

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