When Veggie Tales are not, well, Veggie Tales

September 26, 2006 · Filed Under popmedia

A side benefit of my recent posting on the Veggie Tales on NBC debacle is that I’ve subscribed to the RSS feed for Phil Vischer’s blog. As the creator of Bob & Larry, Mr. Vischer is an interesting guy himself, and his 10+ posting saga of the rise and fall of Big Idea Productions, Inc. is sobering yet hugely interesting story.

Today, Mr. Vischer posted an explanation whereby he gives a more complete context of the current situation, clearly laying out the players, as well as the differences between Big Ideas, Inc. (aka the production arm of Classic Media in charge of the “new” Veggie Tales) and Big Ideas Productions, Inc. (aka the bankrupted & no-longer-with-us production house that created the Veggie Tales franchise).

In short, Veggie Tales is no longer Mr. Vischer’s baby. What Veggie Tales is (a “values-based” product) is not what Veggie Tales was (a “Christianity-based” product). And that’s sad.

To know more of the context of what happened is, of course, a good thing in general; however, it is also a good thing in that it is really quite impressive & admirable just how honorably Mr. Vischer has stepped up in admitting his errors. That couldn’t have been an easy thing to do, but he seems to have done so in a very forthright & humble manner. So, kudos to him.

-ghp

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