How They Write Rick and Morty 

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'Take something stupid and give it a smart intelligent reason.' That just sounds brilliant in itself to me.

In a world full of Ricks and Jerries, be a Morty.

This is GOLD. Such a good analysis. And I've been dying to have a peek at the Rick & Morty writer's room. Thanks so much for this video! You're awesome.

Dude, what a coincidence that when I started watching Rick and Morty was also the time I found you on youtube And then I finished it yesterday and now you posted this video! Btw, love your videos dude!

A junk drawer planet/ dimension would be a cool idea, this has just evolved in my mind that this place could be a dumping ground for some highly advanced interdenominational species or it could be some portal loophole/ glitch that sends stuff there randomly, the premise of one mans junk being another treasure is both ironic and fitting for Rick.

Tyler, thanks for putting this information together. I'm becoming a huge fan of your channel and learning a lot.

this video is so well put! amazing!

Just as I'm about to start planning my short this video is uploaded and is actually helpfulll

Thank you Tyler! I’m finally starting to write my first draft of my script!

Very good! Thx for the awesome analysis!

This is great. I think you should definitely break down the writing process of more shows!

your videos quality are so amazing !

I love your videos and they’re helping me a lot into writing my brand new series

I like the change of tone when they come in with Evil Morty

I'm going to watch this video over and over again. Thank you so much!

Thanks for a great video man!

Excellent video, thank you!

I've been waiting for this ✌

This was helpful. Thanks!

🔴 thanks for the analysis! Good to learn how to story tell!

I think that the reason why the characters don't change like they're supposed by the circle (Hero's journey) is because this is a series, and they rely on their characters resting after each episode. If you're telling another type of story such as a book or a movie things would be different.

Best episode yet, Tyler! And a perfect gateway guide to why Dan Harmon is one of the best television creators around. (Also a great response to the anti-structure crowd!)

Tyler: I saw "The Assistant" today. I'd love to see you discuss this film on your channel. The concept of how Kitty Green wrote the script (and briefly talked about backstories in scripts) blew me away. After a trip (ironically to LA) in the next few weeks I should have more time to look at your screenwriting course.

Great videos!

The circle at 3 minutes is the circle in season 4 episode 6 at 14 minutes ish where they were breaking meta and talking about story

You should make a video about stop motion. P.D love your videos and i hope one day you will show us one of your works.

How are you so young? This channel is pure gold.

Best content on RU-vid

11:46 "because trying means you've already failed" *_can someone explain this position!?_*

Thanks for the great video. I wish the show would hurry back tho.

Thank you for posting Tyler. I need to start watching Rick and Morty. I love the premise of s1ep4.

If you guys are looking for a recap of season 4 look no further: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-L46ob0G-074.html

Which interview does Dan Harmon talk about how other writers come in and write the jokes after the story is tight? Maybe I missed it but I couldn't find it in the links in the description

The title is a joke. The answer is they *don't* write Rick and Morty.

So the writers literally just went "And then Rick turns himself into a pickle, funniest shit I've ever seen" when writing pickle Rick

I thought it was just Justin getting plastered and being spontaneous lol

Hi Tyler I love your work and video I’m a webtoon author and artist and I also have a RU-vid channel and I’m struggling a lot on writing. Your videos help me a lot can you also do BoJack horseman if you saw this comment please do a “how to write a BoJack horseman” in this concept and I highly recommended that you should do “I wrote a screenplay” more

If your channel was a company I’d buy stock in it

Season 1and2 of Rick and Morty is pretty philosophical if you closely understand the show and amusing too !! And Pickle Rick is awesome !! :)

How story circle works in non linear films ?? please reply me please i am stuck please

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Does rick and morty have a continuity of multiple story arcs like how a anime does? or is it just random episodes that don’t continue from each?.

How they write Rick and Morty. They go on reddit.

Thx youtube algorithm

6:55 You won't regret it.

Rick actually does change in s01Ep04, or I guess maybe he just reveals himself a little more, which is just as good in my opinion. There is a very short moment before they reveal they're in a simulation within a simulation where he is tickling morty and accidentally has a vulnerable moment where he tells Morty that he loves him. I think this reveals an important aspect of Rick and his relationship with Morty that is pretty central to the show.

Dan Harmon and Justin Roiland are geniuses

This sounds like the best job in the whole wide world

9 J O K E S A M I N U T E *whaaaaaat?*

Can the Store Circle be used to write novels, novellas, short stories, etc?

Where do these clips from the writers room come from?

"70% of my viewers aren't subscribed" You son of a bitch, I'm in

Can i ask what sreenwriting software you are using ?

Oh this gonna do numbers

Havent watched a single episode but it seems like they've done psychedelics before

we all know how they write rick and morty, slowly

Who else has the new five Episodes recorded? Only watched the first three so far

Do a South Park

Epic video! Am I first lol?

you should really look over evil morty episode, it tells 4 stories

Do you need to use every step of the story circle

Heroes journey?

You break it down pretty good and it feels informative but I disagree with certain parts. I feel that the core of Rick and Morty besides Rick and Morty is sci-fi and that the humor is centrated around this not satire or cynisism or sarkasm. The jokes or the humor also almost always relies on the personality of the characters and that you understand those personalities. I dont like neither how you want to display or portrait the characters and their part in the show, one example that I feel is very important to the show about the characters are the support characters and many episodes almost completly center around these support characters and how the main characters relate to these like the Meeseeks. Also a story circle cant be applied to any project. It may work here bc first it is a tv series and secondly bc the writers probably felt that this will help the viewer feel at home when going through the episodes. So that it flows this way and isnt completly all over the place like the humor and what happens in the episodes. And sure Rick is adventurous maybe and Morty might be his anker or voice of reason and stuff like that but yeah they are first and foremost going through a process I feel through the series. I also feel that they have made the characters feel unique and that you see this first not their traits. Oh and Free Rick! I think is genius bc Rick cant be free'd mainly bc he always falls back in his own patterns and also bc there are sooo many Ricks, I dont know if thats correct but yeah. I think that You def dont nail their complex personalities anyways, that you rationalize them! Uhm also writing resources on a personal belief or view shouldnt be applied! My feelings not Rick and Morty history!

I like that the psychiatrist outsmartz Rick by simply stating the facts of his current situation. It's not some tricky theory or philosophy. It's just asking is this true? And of course it is

I wonder how the show will survive without Justin

Can you check your Twitter DM’s please?

Imo, the first two seasons of Rick and Morty were the best -- almost every episode was top tier quality, whereas in later seasons the episodes were mostly average with a few great episodes. One of the reasons I think this is is that they got too meta, with Rick breaking the fourth wall way too much when in earlier seasons he only does it a handful of times.

I'm kinda over rick and Morty now.. 2-4 years between seasons. Only 11 or something episodes. Staling on continuing a season. No real ark in this new season. Rick's toilet was the funniest episode of the season.. hopefully they turn it around

Whats up with the thumbnail pic....is that the illuminati sign?

second

this isn’t true they just get high and write the most random shit and throw it into an episode

Pickle Rick and the dragon episode are the worst episodes. They feel counterfeit like a fanfiction R&M.

Good luck making the show without Justin

The episodic story itself of rick and morty is absolutely atrocious. Its easy to see how contrived everything is if you take a step back. Rick and morty shines in its situational humor, concept exploration, and its subversion. If rick is so smart he should be able to make a happiness and fulfillment drug. Its more interesting to see morty struggle through life and learning. The entire story up onto this point is emotions are beyond intelligence, which is very stupid even in the real world.

now justin is gone the show is really BAD.