r/Invincible • u/simonracioppa Simon Racioppa - Showrunner • Apr 23 '21

I’m Simon Racioppa, showrunner for the Invincible series on Prime Video. AMA! AMA

Hey Reddit, happy Invincible Friday. Heard you wanted to chat about the show, so I’m here to answer as many questions as I can without spoiling where all of this is going. I wrote Episode 7, so this is a particularly special week for me, and have enjoyed reading all of your reactions so far.

Proof: https://twitter.com/Sraxs/status/1384222941932441611

And here’s the Invincible trailer: https://youtu.be/-bfAVpuko5o

Let’s do this!

EDIT: Thanks everyone! Your support makes all the hard work over the last few years worthwhile – for me, and everyone else who worked on Season one of Invincible during a very strange and difficult last year. Hope to be back here sometime soon!

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u/simonracioppa Simon Racioppa - Showrunner Apr 23 '21

I was told about this during post-production on the show, but it didn’t really impact anything from a show point of view. We still had to finish all the episodes by a specific date. I kinda like the staggered release to be honest. It lets the show breathe a little, gives the audience time to digest each episode. And gives me something to look forward to every week. My wife and I have been making different pizzas every Friday to watch the episodes – last week was Chicago Deep dish. The week before was Detroit style. Tonight is New York!

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u/miniatureBill The Immortal Apr 23 '21

Great answer. I've enjoyed the weekly release too. I just always wonder if one or the other would change the pacing of a show. Im sure it does in certain shows.

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u/linee001 Apr 24 '21

If it was a binge release people would talk about it for a week and never mention it again till the next season

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u/miniatureBill The Immortal Apr 24 '21

Yea ive certainly noticed that with The Boys and the new Disney+ shows. I just wanted to ask really if it affected the way they paced the episodes. Sometimes i hear stuff about joe binge culture has made the pacing of shows different like maybe there a cliff hanger at the end of each episode to keep you from turning it off or its actually like a LONG ass movie because its supposed to be watched all at once damn near. Certain things like that. Obviously these things can still be in weekly releases but i was just wondering if it affected anything

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u/linee001 Apr 24 '21

I’ve noticed that there are some binge shows that do end on cliffhangers on like 80% of their episodes to lead into the next one to keep you interested. There’s also other normal shows that do this but it seems more of an artistic choice like Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul.

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u/miniatureBill The Immortal Apr 24 '21

lmaooooooo i never seen this bot before

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u/The_Zany_Cartoonist Apr 25 '21

Definitely, the great thing about a weekly release schedule is that it keeps the fandom more interactive as they try hatching up various theories and predictions of what'll happen next. As a result, there is no pressure to watch the entire season at once.

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u/linee001 Apr 25 '21

Exactly I understand the want for a binge because you just want to see the whole thing and not have to suffer through that weekly cliffhanger but to me having that want for the next episode improves the show. I loved having to wait week to week for a new GoT episode Same with Better Call Saul and the old TWD. Same goes with Invincible. Especially for this next ep because that was a fantastic penultimate episode

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u/iwanttodiebutdrugs Apr 30 '21

i did too gives time to rewatch episodes too

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u/invisible__man Apr 24 '21

I think many of us are used to watching japanese anime, so I think we will all agree that weekly releases are definitely the best way to build the hype of a show. It was a great idea.

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u/asianmack Apr 23 '21

Hi from Chicago! Excellent work this episode 🔥

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u/slayer965 Apr 23 '21

Deep dish is not a pizza, hello from NY btw! Keep up the good work.

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u/DollarAutomatic Apr 24 '21

It’s an above ground swimming pool full of marina for rats.

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u/slayer965 Apr 26 '21

Facts lol.