>>116875703Everyone knows that about Monty, but I think the impact that had on the show is vastly overstated. Sure, Monty would show up with action scenes with new characters and shit, but it's entirely on Miles and Kerry for the show bungling the connecting bits. Penny showing up out of nowhere is a very minor issue in comparison to the majority of the show's runtime being spent on author inserts and abandoned character arcs. Monty died so early into the show's production that him throwing the occasional monkey wrench into the production is pretty much a non-issue. No doubt, with him taking a more active role in the writing process, issues like these would have been toned down anyway.
>>116875745The lack of editors or, like, a gatekeeper for stupid shit does also appear to be a big issue yes. I'm pretty sure Miles and Kerry just decide what gets in and what doesn't, and there's no real editor involved. A seasoned editor would probably fix a lot of the show's problems, being able to point to shit like
>We're abandoning the show's main protagonist in favor of your self-insert, Miles, tone it downWould skyrocket the show's quality to almost watchable levels.
>>116875769Yes, RWBY was always too big for its britches but that was almost part of the charm early on and why I kind of give the early volumes a pass. It has a 'your buddy's after-school project' quality to it thanks to Monty's passion and love for the show. It was always a bad idea to make it into a full-fledged show, my idea for RWBY was always to approach it like a Samurai Jack or something. Produce like 5 episodes of about 10 to 15 minutes where the action takes the center stage, continuity isn't terribly important, and the plot doesn't matter.
You're right about the indie facade as well, part of RWBY's problem is that it maintains an air of amateur production but the budget and crew keeps increasing in size to a level where amateur ass mistakes shouldn't fly.
