"Sticks and Stones"

HarlowRoxMySox · Post by **HarlowRoxMySox** » Wed Apr 19, 2006 7:23 pm

I know this question has probably been asked and answered before, but what happened to the AIO episode "Sticks and Stones" that was aired with "Two Roads" but when "Two Roads" was put on CD, it was paired with some episode I'd never head before called "Lion Tale" (or "Lyin Tail", I 4get). So what happened to "Sticks and Stones" and why was it gotten rid of?

EDIT: ... well, I'm glad so many people are in "the know"

Laurie · Post by **Laurie** » Thu Apr 20, 2006 4:07 pm

You could always go to the official site or Nathan Hoobler's site and do the research yourself. It would be an excellent learning experience.

HarlowRoxMySox · Post by **HarlowRoxMySox** » Fri Apr 21, 2006 6:32 pm

I've tried the official site and come up with nothing. What's Nathan's?

Post by **Catspaw** » Fri Apr 21, 2006 9:53 pm

It's www.aiohq.com

There's lots of info there, though I don't know about the info that you want. I think I might have read/heard something about the ep not being included because they didn't want to release all the split episodes together and they received a negative response and never released the other ones, but I'm not sure where I read that, or if I just invented it.

COWBOY OF TEXAS · Post by **COWBOY OF TEXAS** » Fri Apr 21, 2006 9:55 pm

I think I heard that too.

-Cowboy

Post by **Catspaw** » Sat Apr 22, 2006 3:39 pm

COWBOY OF TEXAS wrote:I think I heard that too.

Good to know - either I'm not crazy, or COT had invaded my mind and reads my thoughts, which means that we're both in trouble.

Jonathan · Post by **Jonathan** » Sun Apr 23, 2006 12:23 am

HarlowRoxMySox wrote:I've tried the official site and come up with nothing. What's Nathan's?

Not to bash the aio team or Focus, but the official site is downright horrible if you want a good deal of info b/c it was designed for 8 year olds. www.aiosf.com and www.aiohq.com are the places to go.

And Catspaw is correct, the ep wasn't released b/c it got a very bad response. If I remember correctly it isn't even aired any more.

EugeneFan · Post by **EugeneFan** » Sun Apr 23, 2006 1:28 pm

I did some research and found this in an interview with Marshal Younger:

Marshal Younger wrote:
When you wrote the episode "Sticks and Stones," what response were you hoping to evoke from the audience? Did you get it? Is there some reason that it isn't going to be on the collection "In Your Wildest Dreams"?
I had wanted to do an episode dealing with name-calling for a long time, but I wanted to delve into the after-effects of it. How it affects you as an adult. My wife was haunted well into her adulthood by feelings of ugliness, simply because as a kid, her sisters teased her mercilessly about being ugly. She still thought she was ugly in her 20's. And my wife's a babe. But that point never came out in the writing. I simply did it poorly. Yes, it didn't make the album for two reasons. First, when the McCusker regime started, he decided that it provided kids with an arsenal of fat jokes (in the scene with Rodney). But I think it was more than that. I think it was just a bad episode. I'm glad it's not on the album.

I hope that helps

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HarlowRoxMySox · Post by **HarlowRoxMySox** » Sun Apr 23, 2006 3:26 pm

That totally answers the question. Thanks guys! This thread can now be locked!

Thanks again!