Just for anyone who cares, which is almost nobody, but I'm still busting my ass on this project. It's seriously good enough that I'm hoping to gain some big attention (not just newgrounds attention) with it.

Episode 2 is still almost done. I have to do a lot of rewrites for the ending since the original script is basically garbage at this point.

I was planning on doing another whole installment of episodes but fuck that. I'm gonna try and end the whole story in as few (long) episodes as I can.

So in other words this is going to be about 4 - 5 parts and this story in the lolcat universe is finally done. Some of you dont understand, but when you work almost two years on something that's about half-done, you grow to hate your labor of love.
What does this mean? The release date is going to be pushed back probably into late next year.

Why?

-I'm still employed so my time is limited
-I have a girlfriend I live with so my time is really limited
-I have a puppy so my time is almost non-existent

Don't fret. This will get done and it will even convert over most of you who hate the series. It will be pretty trippy and is a spectacle of photoanimation the likes you haven't seen.

As I might have said before, but when you see the trailer, that means that the series is done.

Don't expect another update for a while.

For anyone who still cares, the Lolcats are still coming; however, it's been pushed back further because I'm doing my summer job again and time is almost nonexistant with that and my girlfriend (I've even gone so far as to buy a laptop so I can animate on my hour lunch break).

In short:

It's going to be amazing.

I don't want to rush it even though I wish it were done already.

Expect it fall at earliest but that won't happen so expect it this coming winter.

Episode 1 is basically done minus some extra music,
Episode 2 is 3/4 done
Episode 3 I'll be trying to wrap it all up but odds are it might become a two-parter making this installment of the series 4 (long) episodes meant as episodes (unlike the first installment which were meant as one long animation split into 6 parts).

In an effort to cater to different audiences, I'm officially removing 'Wanda the Whale' and having it released through -Demetrius Bob- and since he'll be continuing the project, I wanted Episode 1 to be with him. I've already ran this by Tom and he gave me the go-ahead.

My ultimate goal is to assemble a small group of people to create projects under my 'JiggitySmith Productions' tag in order to have more content for JS Productions and also as a way to organize the type of content per affiliate.

(So while 'JiggitySmith' of JS Productions does the Lolcats and other G to PG-13 type animations, 'Demetrius Bob' of JS Productions is where you would look to for a similar quality of animation, but to a more adult audience)

I'm hoping to pick up more people to attach to my production name, but ultimately it comes down to the fact that any major release by that person HAS TO BE GOOD or at least polished in style.

This isn't to make me money off other people or for me to take credit for content. This is simply just a way for me to have a larger selection of like-minded animators creating stuff to feature on Jiggitysmith.com (after its redesign) and to pool the audience base among them to make JS Productions the place you go for fresh, innovative entertainment.

Right now I've lost most of my traffic, but once I start releasing my big projects I'm currently working on, I will definitely be getting it back and this time I plan on doing something with it.

I'll make this short and sweet:

Episode 1 is finished minus some minor details. Its running time is about 5 minutes and it's so good in quality compared to the previous installment that I honestly think that it is 'Adult Swim'-worthy (though that's not always saying much).

Episode 2 is already begun and is also guaranteed to please.

Otherwise:
Since I'm making the episodes longer, I am not doing a 6-parter as previously planned. That, in conjunction with me running short on time, I may only make it a 3 or 4 part series this time around.

You may see this come out in a couple months but I make no guarantees as I'd rather take my time and do it right than half-assed.

Since I'm feeling a tiny bit generous, here's a random quick shot of Endcat:

The first episode of the next episodes of the Lolcats is 90% done, however, you won't see it until they're all done because I need to make sure it's consistent with the installment of 6 as a whole so don't expect it for a few months to probably summer.

It's absolutely incredible by the way, so much so that I'm seriously pursuing a sponsorship from NG (or from elsewhere if they're not interested).

Now onward to the REALLY big news. A prestigious ACTUAL magazine (not just an E-zine) contacted me to do a bit of animating for them (to which I naturally agreed). Obviously the Lolcats are going to be taking a back burner to this new project, but that's not a huge deal because the most they'll be needing is about 10-15 seconds worth of moderately easy material every other week to possibly every week if it snowballs in popularity.

This is a big IF, though, because he said that a pilot has to be made and approved first, but I'm confident I'll be able to wow them (I already blew them away after letting them see a sneak peek of my episode 1).

I talked to a guy in Los Angeles today for a half hour about it. I'm pretty stoked to say the least. On top of that he's going to get me some free publicity in possibly more than one article over some time.

More on this in the coming weeks.

IMPORTANT!! If you (or anyone you know) could do a small voice over for me who has an old man DEEP voice like that of the voiceover in the movie 'Idiocracy,' please contact me!

You'll be happy to hear the Lolcats is coming along still (albiet somewhat slow).
I'm still very confident it is going to blow the last installment of 6 out of the water. It's that good.I'm not kidding.

1. The first episode always takes the longest and then it goes faster and faster till the end of the project.

This isn't to say a hell of a lot hasn't already been done. The first minute after the intro credits is pretty much awesome as hell and I'm hoping to keep the energy high throughout most of the episode.

2. I've been thinking a lot lately about a number of serious issues and realized that, as a half-decent talent, I should use the Internet to express my opinions about factual information regarding topics that are important to me, so expect to see a PSA (Public Service Announcement) using the Lolcats sometime. I'm not sure when, but I'll say in all honesty the script for it has been written and it's quite solid.

3. Last but not least, my loving and recently college graduate girlfriend got a well-paying job in Detroit. While it may not be my first choice of location, I'm going to move up there with her and her autistic-like cat (in all his tilted-head glory),

Creamsicle:

Pretty much all the experience I've gathered since I picked Flash back up in March of '07 and started learning it again is currently paying off big (last I knew anything about it was something like 1999).

Did you know the original 6-part Lolcats animation didn't use a single movieclip (apart from the cookie-cutter preloader) or filter because I didn't know I could do that back then?

The Good:

There isn't a whole lot of it yet, but I've started work on the next 6-parter Lolcat animation and quite honestly, it's looking fantastic!

The first scene is pretty much guaranteed to rope you in and keep the energy high (hopefully throughout the entire 6 parts). I figured I'd start working on it because this first scene is going to take me a while.

Remember the Eazy E rap bit in the 3rd segment of the original? Yeah that took me about a day for 15 seconds or so. The first scene has already taken me a couple days and it's barely started.

The Bad:

The other reason I started this scene is because there isn't any dialogue in it. While the entire script is written out (I usually make changes to it while I work on the project anyway), the ending / some of the concept sucks.

The Ugly:

I don't really have a clue how to change the ending and the whole thing is tied together like a really tight knot (expect a much different format of storytelling for this one than the last one).

At the very least it's looking ridiculously well-produced (so far) so even if my dialogue/story fail, it will be a lot of fun to watch.

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Other than that I'll let those of you who expressed interest in helping out with some of the voices know what the deal is with that since I'll want to get most of my recording done all at the same time. If anyone else wants to help (even doctoring the script if you feel you got it in you), just send me a PM.

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I've got a draft of the script written up after spending about a month building the plot.

In all honesty this is the most I've prepared for any animation project I've ever done and I don't even plan on starting to animate for at least a couple weeks. I'm fully expecting this to blow the previous 6-part installment out of the water (at least in presentation).

I'll probably go through one or two more drafts before I start animating as my assistant writer is reviewing it and writing notes for it this week.

(This is also the first project I've had someone help with the writing directly)

What I'm doing right now is building the new "cat dolls" in photoshop so I don't have to build them later when I dive into animating.

After I build and design the dolls and their clothes, I'll design the backgrounds and such and hopefully by then the script ought to be final and I'll record the voices, make appropriate changes to the script so the dialogue flows well, and then try and crank out my best quality animation.

Just for the record, my ultimate plans for this series is to *probably* create another 6-parter after this set I'm working on right now (to make it a trilogy) and then retire it with a vague possibility of doing random shorts. Don't expect me to create the next set of 6 immediately afterward, though.

I would put more updates on my website, but it's getting a redesign and makeover that will make updates a lot easier for me in the future (similar to the system here on newgrounds).

Anyway, progress update on the Lolcats:

-Still doing the writing / brainstorming phase. I can't emphasize enough that I really can't be rushed on this part of the process.
-In addition to script / plot writing I'm also working on composing the music (some will actually be played by my assistant writer)
-I've gotten an offer from an actual female voice actress (and not just people I know) to do some of the voicing.

The direction / focus / aspects of this next set of episodes:

-This set will most likely be a bit more serious than the previous set and not quite as lulzy (although there will be that element most definitely).

-Each episode will probably be longer than the ones I did before seeing as I learned how to prevent flash lag using movieclips (I could make it all one episode if I wanted but the file size would be huge and I want to do it in an episode-like format anyway).

-I will try my best to keep up with the lolcat jokes (explaining back stories behind the photos of lolcats like the cookie cat / cookie monster storyline) and not get too crazy with the plot but I can't make any guarantees.

A big part of this set will be establishing the Lolcat universe (my version of it, at least) in much greater detail than you could probably imagine. This will include, but probably won't be limited to:

Religious aspects, the lolcat matrix run by Al Gore, and the origins/purpose of Orion (while it's not just about him again, he will play an important role in the storyline).

Originally I was going to do random episodes of random lolcats but I figure it would be much more fun (and educational) to try and make a complex plot out of the old set and figure out how to get everything including a side story or two to tie together plausibly.

After about a year I'm actually going to put some work back into the Lolcats. My apologies for not having more to show than just Wanda the Whale for right now, but I was 100% tied up with the job I used to have before a B.S. layoff.

Since the last format seemed to work out pretty well my plans are as such:

-I plan on creating about 6 episodes per release like last time (for those of you who weren't aware, I created the entire 6 parts in their entirety before I started releasing them)

-These episodes will continue the storyline somewhat (I've been watching a lot of the Venture Brothers lately and I feel somewhat inspired to work on a complex layered plot / new format of storytelling)

-The focus will definitely shift from Orion and his crew, but they will still be around.

-When it's all said and done, I may bug Tom for a sponsorship (if I can get one) since I'm really effing poor and the Lolcats pretty much belong to everyone anyway. ALSO don't expect this anytime soon as it'll probably take months to do the 6 episodes!

My other plans also include making a few more episodes of my less popular Wanda the Whale because the one episode really doesn't portray the full extent of her character and there is much to be done in back story. I also may come up with short projects here and there and maybe bigger ones in the future but we'll see how things go for now.

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What I ask of you guys while I'm writing/working on the next set of Lolcats is this:

-I need to know more of the popular or most famous lolcats that I haven't already used because...
-I'm going to need a new set of protagonists and antagonists (good guys & bad guys)

Thanks in advance!

To give you an idea, obviously the end boss of the Lolcat universe is going to be: