After the first season of Monkeytown (the critically acclaimed successor to the also-acclaimed web series, Judge Mia) came to an astounding and brilliant close last month, Stuffie Studios has left their devout followers in the dark on when we'll be getting new episodes.
Season 2 was confirmed on November 15, but there has been no news on when the new episodes will get rolling.
But, thankfully, we don't have to wait for a second season to get new material!
The official Monkeytown Facebook page posted an image of Buck, Karen, Bradley, Jasmine, and two unidentified characters sitting around a Christmas tree earlier today. One of the unnamed-beings is a bear, a rarity in the primate-centric series. Jasmine appears to have an obscene amount of colorful piercings all over her face, which may have something to do with the Jasmine vlogs that depicted Jasmine piercing herself in the nose. Anyway, the post reveals that there will be a Monkeytown Christmas special before Season 2!
The picture is captioned:
This isn't the first time a Christmas special was touched upon. On the official blog of Bennett Joel (a Stuffie Studios crew member who co-wrote "Custody Wars: Part 2"), a post from October 30, 2015 says:
Now, what about those two mystery people in the promo image? One seems to be a light brown monkey, and the other is a pure white bear. As Bennett Joel's blog states, Marge Bonobo, Karen's mother, is scheduled to make an appearance in this episode. Could one of these characters be Marge?
This is not the first mention of Karen's family. Karen's mother was first revealed in a family tree posted on October 9. Her full name is Margaret Venus Bonobo, and she was married to Yogi Loren Bonobo, who is somehow dead. The tree also reveals Karen to have a sister, Cleo. I'd say that there is a good chance that the two mystery people are Marge and Cleo, even thought Joel's post does not mention Cleo visiting the Snortleson household. In related news, the post that contained the official Snortleson family tree was swiftly deleted just this morning, so it canonicity is currently debatable.
Among the many undisclosed factors surrounding the special, something to consider is the length of the episode. Monkeytown and time management have had a awkward, lopsided relationship in the past four or five episodes; Stuffie Studios can't seem to find a happy medium between the underwhelming 7-minute clip and the nauseating, almost-unwatchable 50-minute made-for-TV movie. The content of the episodes themselves is spectacular, but in the flexible world of web series, episode length is something to be talked about. Will the Christmas special be a disappointing 8 minutes, a comfortable 16 minutes, or a hard-to-swallow hour-long event?
What do you think? Are you excited for the special? Will it be just as good as the "Custody Wars" Miracle? Comment your thoughts!
The official Monkeytown Facebook page posted an image of Buck, Karen, Bradley, Jasmine, and two unidentified characters sitting around a Christmas tree earlier today. One of the unnamed-beings is a bear, a rarity in the primate-centric series. Jasmine appears to have an obscene amount of colorful piercings all over her face, which may have something to do with the Jasmine vlogs that depicted Jasmine piercing herself in the nose. Anyway, the post reveals that there will be a Monkeytown Christmas special before Season 2!
The picture is captioned:
Deck the halls with Buck and the gang: the Monkeytown Christmas special premieres this week, in HD!It doesn't give a clear release date or a title of any sort, but it claims that the special will air this week, the week of December 13-19. It also announces that the new episode will be in all-new HD, which has been a long-running rumor since Season 1 began. Season 2 is presumed to be produced in the same quality.
This isn't the first time a Christmas special was touched upon. On the official blog of Bennett Joel (a Stuffie Studios crew member who co-wrote "Custody Wars: Part 2"), a post from October 30, 2015 says:
...there will be a holiday special released between Season 1 and 2 that encompasses both Thanksgiving and Christmas. The special has a working title of "The Holidays", and it will serve as a Judge Mia reunion episode, as well has develop many of the current characters. Karen's mother, Marge Bonobo, is scheduled to make an appearance in the Christmas special.It is unknown how relevant that information is now, since it has been almost two months since Joel's post, and the special was likely in pre-production at the time of the post. But the details sound promising: a Judge Mia reunion episode? Could Mia make another cameo?
Now, what about those two mystery people in the promo image? One seems to be a light brown monkey, and the other is a pure white bear. As Bennett Joel's blog states, Marge Bonobo, Karen's mother, is scheduled to make an appearance in this episode. Could one of these characters be Marge?
This is not the first mention of Karen's family. Karen's mother was first revealed in a family tree posted on October 9. Her full name is Margaret Venus Bonobo, and she was married to Yogi Loren Bonobo, who is somehow dead. The tree also reveals Karen to have a sister, Cleo. I'd say that there is a good chance that the two mystery people are Marge and Cleo, even thought Joel's post does not mention Cleo visiting the Snortleson household. In related news, the post that contained the official Snortleson family tree was swiftly deleted just this morning, so it canonicity is currently debatable.
Among the many undisclosed factors surrounding the special, something to consider is the length of the episode. Monkeytown and time management have had a awkward, lopsided relationship in the past four or five episodes; Stuffie Studios can't seem to find a happy medium between the underwhelming 7-minute clip and the nauseating, almost-unwatchable 50-minute made-for-TV movie. The content of the episodes themselves is spectacular, but in the flexible world of web series, episode length is something to be talked about. Will the Christmas special be a disappointing 8 minutes, a comfortable 16 minutes, or a hard-to-swallow hour-long event?
What do you think? Are you excited for the special? Will it be just as good as the "Custody Wars" Miracle? Comment your thoughts!
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