Below are highlights of the interview by timestamp:
40:23 - Early concept for SU began while Sugar was storyboarding for "Lady & Peebles" on Adventure Time.
- Sugar originally wants to remain storyboarding for AT while working on SU, and officially left AT after "Simon and Marcy"
42:25 - Much of the story has already been pre-planned before actual production. Sardonyx and other fusions was developed as early as the pilot.
- Garnet wasn't originally supposed to be introduced until later in the show, but some friendly meddling made her appear in the pilot.
- Sugar confirms it takes roughly a year to produce an 11-minute episode. As such during that period, there would be some changes to the story, but not for reasons like fan reaction or by the CN top brass.
- Much of the positive fan reactions to characters, and what fans are expected of them, have already been pre-written. Sugar cites Peridot as an example, as she has already written her entire story from start to finish.
(Sugar did not clarify on the 4th/5th Season 'renewal' as a rebranding of Season 3)
45:28 - Ruby and Sapphire are based loosely on Rebecca and Ian and how they always do the show together as a team (Ian has left the show to develop OK, KO!)
- The song "Stronger Than You" was made as a reflection of the challenges Rebecca and Ian had in developing the show
- Sapphire doesn't always have one eye, but was chosen as a reflection of her character seeing things only in one direction.
48:27 - The songs in the show were added to the storyboard as the situation calls for it. After the song is written, it is up to the storyboarders to produce scenes that go with the song.
- There will be a full musical episode. 7 songs total.
51:03 - Shelby Rabara, the voice of Peridot, originally auditioned for the role of Garnet
- Jennifer Paz (Lapiz) also auditioned for the role of Amethyst
52:32 - Mystery guest voice in an upcoming episode coming in the Fall
54:32 - Sugar fangirling on celebrity voices
55:52 - A possible musical number from Yellow Diamond?
56:06 - Fusions are metaphorical representations of a relationship between a couple. Sugar notes that a person in a relationship behaves much differently than when the person is single, and a 'new character' is created as a result.
58:58 - Sugar wouldn't call Pearl's love for Rose as "Unrequited"
59:32 - Sugar talks about his real-life brother Steven, who is the basis of the character.
60:55 - Steven Universe on Broadway?
61:53 - If Sugar is to produce her own mini-series a la "Over The Garden Wall"
63:12 - Sugar clarifies what is canon in regards to the show and comics and believes what she and the crew make together is the 'most canon' in the story, as opposed to one where Sugar writes herself
- Working on a children's book based on "The Answer"
64:33 - On a possible crossover with other CN shows like Adventure Time
- Would love to work with Adam Muto again (Muto is Sugar's co-storyboarder for AT and is now the current showrunner for AT)
- It would be difficult to do an SU/AT crossover because the two shows are completely different
65:45 - On how they do recording sessions together despite some challenges (namely Estelle (Garnet)and Deedee Magno Hall (Pearl) currently on their respective tours)
67:33 - On developing the theme song
69:35 - On writing "Everything Stays" for AT's 'Stakes' mini-series and possible future collaborations with the show.
- "Everything Stays" is Sugar's most personal composition to date. The lyrics came from Sugar's experience of losing a stuffed animal in a garden, only to find it a year later.
72:52 - There is an ending for Steven Universe already in place, but the narrative to reaching that ending changes as the show progresses.
- There are no plans to extend the series even if CN wanted to.
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