Breaking Cat News by Georgia Dunn for December 14, 2016
December 13, 2016
December 15, 2016
Transcript:
Elvis: You know, Burt, there's a whole bunch of footage from before you worked here that would be terrific to see through your video editing skills! Is anyone listening to me- Puck: Shhhh! TV: And now..."Our IX Lives-" Burt: Elvis, I'll edit whatever as long as I can watch the "Our IX Lives" Christmas special. I've waited all year for this. "You're invited to the wedding of Angora Taggart & That Guy Brad" Bandit: Hey, bit brother! Kibble for your thoughts? Brad: Not much, Bandit. Gonna be a real cold Christmas is all. Puck: Why is Angora marrying Brad?! Robber Mouse: Because Kit just took off when Snowball got sick! What? She's a mind reader?!
ctlum almost 8 years ago
Nooooo! Angora, you can’t marry Brad when your heart belongs to Kit!
annwaw almost 8 years ago
“That Guy Brad”- lol for real. Georgia, you’re the best!
RH3 almost 8 years ago
There are only four presenters (counting Tommy) so I suppose they have to take a rest and roll a tape from time to time. But I’m not a kibble opera fan. I want hard news, in-depth investigations of vital questions (e.g. What are dogs for?), and shocking exposés of the bizarre phenomenon of humans who think their children are as important as their cats.
And Angora will surely change her mind at the last moment.
Lady Bri almost 8 years ago
Woohoo!!! The Christmas Special! :D “Kibble for your thoughts” LOVE! And oh nooooooo not “that guy Brad”! Angora, say it ain’t so!
bjy1293 Premium Member almost 8 years ago
Agree with Robin
dadoctah almost 8 years ago
Nothing wrong with that guy Brad. Heck, I named my car after him.
Courage the Cowardly Dog! almost 8 years ago
Just loving the new lighting!!
ren31 almost 8 years ago
It’s here! The Christmas special is here! Thank you, Georgia for giving us all this special treat. That guy Brad better watch out when Kit gets back- in the nick of time, I hope…
gloriasfig almost 8 years ago
Love it Georgia!! I see Patch, but am hearing Bo & Hope’s theme “I need a Hero” (Days of our Lives soap for those who don’t know) will there be a motorcycle involved too?? You are gonna be history Brad!! And i love Elvis’ hinting of possible things to come!
Denny Wheeler Premium Member almost 8 years ago
Only one Robber Mouse? I bet we see more of ‘em these next few days. They’re BIG (well, small really) fans of “Our IX Lives”.
momma-tink almost 8 years ago
But she can’t marry Brad….. I love Our IX Lives
ladykat almost 8 years ago
Georgia, thank you, thank you, thank you!
Brein43 almost 8 years ago
Ok, am I imagining things, or is Bandit a motorcycle cop !! Oh my GOD, if I am not imagining things, best sight gag. True little story: about 20 years ago the police and town hall of a small town near Portland called King City took in 2 stray cats, and they named them Radar And Prowler.
hockey-player almost 8 years ago
Georgia: I was a little worried about the changes you would have to make to the structure of the of script, but if this is how it will look in syndication, it works great!!!!!!!
T_Lexi almost 8 years ago
=D Shrieking with happiness! It’s “Our IX Lives!”
Happy, happy, happy!!! Premium Member almost 8 years ago
The strip looks good in traditional Newspaper format.
Hedgehog almost 8 years ago
Angora is one sad kitty bride……Bandit looks like a combination of Tommy & Puck……Our IX Lives Christmas Special destined to become a holiday classic – thanks Georgia!
allieger almost 8 years ago
Love it all but especially love “bat, bat, bat”!
SunflowerGirl100 almost 8 years ago
First thing I checked this morning and will wake up to every morning. Except, alas, next week I’ll be traveling and there will be one morning when I won’t be near a computer – How will I survive?And how could Angora agree to marry that guy Brad?!
Georgia Dunn creator almost 8 years ago
Hello everyone!
From now until Christmas there will be a new strip every day! Why is Angora marrying that guy Brad? Wait, Kit has a brother? And why is it snowing in California? (Knowing ‘soap opera magic,’ I don’t expect that last one to be solved… Anything can happen!)
Twelve days of ‘Our IX Lives’! Snuck in before Christmas, rather than after like the ACTUAL twelve days of Christmas—just to drive Elvis extra crazy.
Some of you will already be getting ‘Breaking Cat News’ in your local paper, starting at the end of March! I’m not able to say which papers yet, but I can say that many papers through the country have already added us to their funny pages! It is exciting!
We are still pitching the strip to newspapers, and your letters have been helping, thank you! Some folks have been requesting, “put it in this paper! Or that paper!” We would love it to be in every paper—but the newspapers make that decision, not the syndicate. The syndicate peddles its strips and hopes newspapers bite. (We are …the bait? I’m not sure I like this metaphor, although I think cats everywhere would LOVE IT and SWAT). The good news on that is, if you want ‘Breaking Cat News’ in your local paper, let them know about the comic and why you like it! They might not listen to the syndicate pitching a strip they’ve never heard of, and they might not listen to a cartoonist hoping to get into the funny pages—but they will listen to their readers, if enough readers write in! Or maybe if one reader makes a really compelling case… I’d LOVE to just put the strip into any paper you request—but the paper makes that decision. The power lies with their readers!
As for right now… We are back ‘on the air’ for twelve days for the Christmas special! Hooray! I hope you will tune in! Have a great day!
roberta.forbes.pyle almost 8 years ago
Meowy Catmas to all, and a Scrappy New Year!
scyphi26 almost 8 years ago
…maybe Brad’s a redshirt, and he’ll die tragically within the first fifteen minutes.
Clobbered by Science Premium Member almost 8 years ago
OMC! Is Elvis setting up the “reboot” for when strips start in newspapers? Those poor newspaper readers won’t be up to speed like we are, and they’re going to have to get introduced to everyone the same way we were.
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I’d hate for them to miss out on things like: The move to the Big Pink House. Meeting the mysterious bump who becomes the Baby who becomes the Toddler. Meeting the new Baby. Meeting Tommy, and then his Woman and Sophie. Meeting and the ceiling cats and their Mujer. Finding Li’l BeeBee (that’s what I call her). And so many other thinks I can’t think of (or can think of but don’t have time to type). Going back and re-editing old footage is a great way to do it.
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Re-experiencing all those events in reruns and rereads has been such a joy, I would love to see them yet again in the new format! This is one reader who will NEVER complain about reruns or rehashes!
bonita.eley almost 8 years ago
Days of my IX lives is the best!
Last Rose Of Summer Premium Member almost 8 years ago
Yay! I could keep saying YAY! for a week!
Georgia Dunn creator almost 8 years ago
@mdalton You’ve got the right idea! And footage will be added in to expand upon original stories, so long time reAdrers see things (and maybe catch new details!) that were missed before or not included originally. Burt is going to be helping out the studio big time!
Georgia Dunn creator almost 8 years ago
@rwillatpatbar Haha!!
colleen_demaio Premium Member almost 8 years ago
I love that Bandit can’t help batting the paper around. :)