Exclusive: Kuta Says Harassment, Not Legal Hurdles, Derailed Fan Film
Tristan Oliver | October 28, 2009
Says “The Fan Base needs to Seriously Grow Up”
Richard Kuta, the man who put his Sonic fan film project on an indefinite hiatus this week, told TSSZ News exclusively that he and his family were victims of harassment ranging from sexually explicit phone calls to death threats, and that he has involved police in the matter.
“My reputation has been brutally shattered to where my career has no launching pad,” Kuta claims of the harassment.
Speaking only to TSSZ News, Kuta detailed some of the problems he has encountered in developing the project, and the end result of them–upon consultation of his team members, the Sonic fan film has been put on “indefinite” hold, and he will be closing down his design studio, RK Dezignz, after 10 years of operation. We had speculated in our previous article whether the film had hit another legal hurdle despite its newly formed fan appreciation status, but that does not appear to be the case.
Kuta explained how all of this came to fruition with the release of the fan film’s trailer on YouTube.
“Ever since I released the trailer to the public, I have been the victim of malicious attacks, blackmail, death threats, and crank calls,” Kuta said. “One individual felt compelled to sabotage my RK Dezignz, harass my friends/family, and bring in a coalition of trolls to stalk my every move.”
Among the elevated attacks, Kuta claims, were public posts of his address and phone number across the Internet. That led to a string of sometimes sexually explicit phone calls made to him and his family.
“It escalated to the point where it was endangering lives and taking its toll on my sanity,” Kuta explained. “I was mortified.”
Kuta cited to TSSZ News one such call his older sister fielded, which was filled with lewd comments. It was then that he involved authorities. After a few days of investigation, police identified the individual, whom we cannot reveal because of his 15 year old age.
“The idea of how someone that young can cause so much mental damage…it’s disgusting,” Kuta said.
Though disdain for Kuta reaches beyond the Sonic community, he appears to place most of the blame for these troubles on it.
“It’s ridiculous how much hate is circulated around a video game character and how people are willing to go through great lengths to destroy someone’s life since their perception of the project doesn’t agree with them,” Kuta said. “I may still hold an affinity for Sonic, but the fan base needs to seriously grow up.”
Even before the stakes were ratcheted up, he endured plenty of animosity. From vulgar comments on his work to faux accounts bearing his name, Kuta–despite his best efforts of appeal to fandom with the film project–was not held in well regard. He moved on, but the sudden involvement of police was enough for him to reconsider.
“With all the turmoil that erupted, I honestly hope these douchebags are satisfied with what they accomplished and now realize why Matt Sullivan quit his efforts,” Kuta said, referring to the same Matt Sullivan of Simpsons and Family Guy fame who announced last year he would try to revive the SatAM story of Sonic the Hedgehog into a new series. Sullivan had a pitch, but hasn’t been heard from since.
“I never encountered this type of conflict in my life and this really illustrates how much the fan base has degenerated over the last few years,” Kuta explained.
Perhaps most disturbing in all this is not the damage done to the Sonic fan film, but possibly to Kuta’s career aspirations as an artist.
“It’s really depressing that after 10 years of running a successful design firm, that I’m forced to shut it down due to the stubborn, selfish immaturity of the Sonic community,” Kuta said. “I’m 28 years old and it’s embarrassing how I had to go through this affliction just because I wanted to branch out from graphic design and engage in something endearing.”
Filed Under Hot Topics, In Depth, Sonic Fan Flash, Sonic Scene
I completely agree with his statement…
“The fanbase needs to seriously grow up”
THANK YOU!
You’re dealing with Sonic fans, you should have forseen this.
Something tells me it wasn’t “immature” Sonic fans.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DNO6G4ApJQY
Internet Hate Machine strikes again.
@Dr.Eggfang. That’s really creppy stuff.
Anywho, I’m real sorry to hear about this movie going down. I was really looking forward to it.
I agree with him on the part that the fan base is immature, but i don’t think he should classify the ENTIRE fan base as immature…but I think this guy is in some ways…
I seriously think this guy has issues… I mean…he’s 28yrs old, and he’s obsessed with a children’s Saturday Morning Cartoon that has been canceled for about 16yrs…I mean, there’s nothing wrong with liking the show, but this guy is OBSESSED with it…
I guess that quote from Scary Movie 1 is true: “TV Shows don’t make people crazy! CANCELING TV Shows makes them crazy!” or something like that. Canceling SatAM must’ve made him obsessed with it because it was left on a cliffhanger…
My god.
That’s all I have to say.
Alas, the world is never fair, and very cruel. But it’s also spontanious. Just when things get their worst, you can usually find a way out. I wish you luck Rich.
I know many People don´t like Kuta and his past. But this went a little to far in my opinion. But what Kuta said about the Sonic community, from what I´ve seen in several corners of the community and especially on YouTube, I have to agree!
For exampel, say your opinion on YouTube about, lets say Sonic CD not being the best Sonic 2D game ever made, you wanna know what happens over a few weeks? You get comments that are downright ridiculous from people that have SonicXblaze334 in their username, and they don´t write stuff like “I have to disagree about this and that!” No, intead you get stuff like “You don´t like that game? Then you´re a gay ***hole by your looks!!! MUHAHAHA!!!! LOL You don´t know what´s a good Sonic game!”. You know what I mean? Seriousely, wtf! I know this is not just the problem with Sonic, but there is a shit load of Sonic fans on youtube and every other site that don´t think before they write, maybe not even think at all, I would even go as far as to say that 40% of YouTubes Video Content comes from Sonic fans (not that this is bad) and most of the stuff that is in the comments under them are just nutz comments that don´t give any constructive criticism whatsoever! It´s not the videos that I dislike, it´s mostly the comments section that makes me puke, but I do have to say, some videos there are as ridiculous as the comments! I´m done, little YouTube rant over!
@Dr.Eggfang:
That´s some disturbing stuff! OO’ Oh boy, the Internet you friend and enemy! :-/
@MayaTemple
I agree with you on that. A lot of the people sonic “fans” on youtube just bitch and flame at you if you don’t like the same things they like. For example, if you say you like Jason Griffith more than Ryan Drummond as Sonic, then you’re in for a world of hurt! It’s so pathetic that it’s hilarious.
I feel shamed to be a Sonic fan right now …
Gun to my head, I’d guess it’s not ’cause of his crappy movie (which that trailer made obvious was gonna suck anyway), it’s cause the guy sounds like a grade-a douchebag.
The internet is the great equalizer. Learn well from this guy’s fuck-ups, kids.
@the above (Viewtiful Jeff)
Is it me, or was that a flame post?
Anyways, not all of the fanbase is “dedicated to the death”, but the dumbass 15 year-old who made this guy’s life hell is a complete bastard.
This entire article is extremely bias in Kuta’s favor. So tell me Tristan, how long have you known Richard Kuta? And shame on the rest of you for just blindly believing everything in the above article to be true.
I think he’s just using these “threats” as a way to save face for abandoning this movie.
@Jeff.
Agreed. Harassment on the scale of his magnitude only happens for specific reasons that he has caused upon himself.
I’d have pity on him if I didn’t know his history. Just because something happened in the past doesn’t mean it didn’t happen. Past effects your present, and future. Don’t do drugs, kids.
@sperx: Oh, please, if you have information, share. God knows it’d be the only real news on this page.
Geez, no wonder I try to keep my distance from the majority of the sonic community. Bunch of homocidal maniacs over a cartoon hedgehog. Sheesh.
But seriously, though….the community has GOT to grow up fast!
I really feel sorry for Rich…
A fuckload of retards, out there, folks, this guy just wants to make a fan film based on an old cartoon, and what does he get for his long years of efforts? Shit from idiots who would go as far as to endanger someone. Please post the name of this 15 year old, maybe his phone number and address, too.
Blah blah blah. Bitch bitch bitch. Kuta really needs to stop blaming the entire fanbase as a whole for the various issues that have come up as a result of this project. The actions of a few do not add up to EVERYONE. Absolutely immature and irrational thought coming from someone who’s apparently going into their early 30′s.
I don’t know if anyone else here is familiar with this, but he also got a lot of tripe from some Weezer fans a few years back in a similar scenario. I’m not entirely versed about it but he posted some of those unsavory pics and got picked on, then drama llama’d around to the point where a handful of the members went out of their way to troll him.
Also, in a way Kuta has himself to blame for the alleged intensity of this harassment as his posting habits online indicate that it’s not all that hard to find out general info such as his address or telephone numbers. He claims to have been active online for at least 10 years yet hasn’t taken that small fact into account based on incidents such as the aforementioned, so yeah. Kinda dropped the ball there.
All in all, he really needs to take some sort of accountability for bringing some, if not most of it on himself and act like a damn ADULT and deal – whining on fan blogs/news sites isn’t going to make it go away, and it’s only asking for more of the same.
(EDIT – Inflammatory -T)
“Welcome to your local Haters ‘R Us…” you guys never give up. Can’t you read!? Don’t you know what you’ve done? Whatever… You got your way, so be happy (if you can call that happiness). The movie was going to be about Sonic 1-3 & CD, anyway, people. Get the info right! Yes, it had the Robotizer… but there also the Egg Carrier. I guess people don’t know how to read, just to hate nowadays. Then they search and destroy. I guess you’re like the small handful of loonies in the Middle East who fear culture and education, and destroy literally hundreds of schools a year because of it.
Well, you’ve got your way terrorists, so party hard…
And just when I thought the Sonic community had a chance of redeeming itself. It’s probably not to all of the community, but it’s behaviour like the people who harassed Kuta that invokes total embarrassment unto the whole Sonic community.
I mean seriously, this is a fan work, not something like the Werehog or swords in Sonic games (which I still reckon is pretty immature on their part to react), I simply cannot believe what the community of Sonic is truly capable of in their spare time. Like they couldn’t use that power for world peace or anything, it has to be about a fucking blue hedgehog.
Yeah, typical, predictable, stupid drama that gets these Sonic fan-film/show designers to cancel their projects. This happens every time. Even with fangames, there’s always some stupid drama BS that comes and makes these highly emotional creators go apeshit and can their projects and overreact about people being mean (“threatening”) to them. I saw this coming a mile away, lol.
What I want to know is how the hell he let his personal information out like that.
While the Sonic fan community does have to grow up… it has fuck to do with this.
(EDIT – Inflammatory -T)
Blaming the Sonic fan community is like Scientology blaming V For Vendetta for the Chanology project. Even Christian Weston Chandler knows better than to assume that the Sonic (and Pokemon) fan communities are messing with him. From the actual community I’ve either seen praise, skepticism, mild criticism (usually “SEGASONIC ROOLZ), and mostly complete apathy towards the entire project.
Its articles such as ED that hinders my reputation as an artist and you people FAIL to realize the ramifications of your actions. This isn’t a game, this is not entertainment, you’re toying with someone’s life here. Thanks to some fucktard who posted my contact info everywhere, my sister was in tears from the sexual remarks this little douche said to her. You think that’s funny to put innocent people in such turmoil over a stupid hedgehog? Time for a reality check kids! Defamatory content such as ED is publically out there for anyone to view and it jeopardizes my business which it turn makes me lose clients, which makes me lose MONEY! Why? Cause these professionals do background checks through…Google! When a client discovers the ED page, it makes them question about my integrity despite the fact that I have to explain to them that it’s a satiric webpage that shouldn’t be taken for face value. Unfortunately, they gloss over my explanation cause they don’t wanna deal with someone that carries so much baggage, even it’s exaggerated. And yes, I do blame the Sonic community for initially creating that page since I know who composed it. It mostly consists of past events that happened nearly 7 YEARS AGO! Honestly guys, are you going to continue to bash and ridicule someone based on shit that happened nearly a decade ago? I moved on, apparent you guys haven’t and that’s just pathetic. I can give two fucks about Sonic right now cause my life is in the toilet thanks to you selfish pricks who violently attack someone cause you feel threatened that your precious mascot is being tampered with.
For the record, and I’m really tired of repeating myself, this was NEVER a SatAM movie. It was a Sonic movie that encompassed ALL the elements of the franchise. You’d know that if you people would bother to READ the FAQ that’s available on the site. If anyone of you had any shred of dignity, you’d find someway to redeem yourselves for your violent motives. I strongly suggest you find someway in removing that ED article cause it really is hurting my credibility landing freelance projects. Thriving on the misery and suffering of others is not considered entertainment, it’s considered barbaric. This entire fan base disgusts me which obviously has no regard for their actions. Matt Sullivan is 35 and I bet he would’ve received similar treatment if he stuck around. Thank god he got out while he could. So in closing, I just wanna say congratulations, this fanbase has successfully destroyed a person’s life and career!
It’s a shame that some like to shoot another’s ideas down. I was quite looking forward to this project. Obsessed? Maybe. Passionate? Definitely. I see him causing no harm whatsoever. When telling the fanbase to grow up, in the heat of the moment, he forgot to add “some” and that upsets everyone.
It is such a shame that a select few bring everyone else down. Let this never discourage anyone from being creative and having some ambition!
Kuta, finish the project.
@a knothole resident:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sfrTAt_m1po
a video game character done all that
The guy needs to get over himself, move on and Never Turn Back.
@Andy C: Well then I have this simple proposal. Find someway to remove the ED article, and I might reconsider. If not, then just removing the questionable college photos would suffice. Otherwise, I will not be able to continue with any of my projects (including within the music industry) with that crap staining my resume. My team is very dissapointed with my decision after all the work we collectively put in, but its the only way to protect them from getting involved with this jr high-ish crap. Why do you think their full names arent provided in the trailer?
It’s at the point where I’m even contemplating on legally changing my name so I can get a clean slate and work in peace. My parents aren’t supportive of the idea as it would desecrate the family name, but I have no choice. I’m already in the process of developing a new business and I don’t think my real name attached to it would benefit as long as that ED page is out there to constantly drag my name through the mud. Thats my ultimatum.
@a knothole resident: Speak to Tristan about the ED article.
Hmm, a grown man, and he blames a fanbase? He’s blaming about a million, a million and a half people for some phone calls? When you get a prank phone call, do you know what you do? You hang up the phone, and if neccassary, change your number. And don’t post your personal information on the internet, almost every website warns you not to do that, and it’s common sense.
Now, I hope that he’ll grow up, get a life, and stop making such rediculous accusations.
The voice of reason has spoken.
That’s just sad. I mean, I have to admit that his actions came across to me as a bit much (how successful would a big screen film be if the show hadn’t aired for years?), but the fact that he was willing to produce the film himself with support of fans shows a lot of dedication.
And there was another pitch planned to re-introduce SatAM to television by somebody who has worked on two of the most successful primetime cartoons, and HE gave up because some of us act so stupidly? Having a new SatAM series would’ve been the best chance of it regaining popularity and apparently some group sabotaged that too.
…people, this is an anthromorphic blue hedgehog we’re talking about, SONIC, of all things, is not worth harassing somebody’s family and destroying somebody’s company over! D:
@Kuta – Your ED article is never going down, deal with it. (And even if by some freak chance it did, others would host the information) Also, DAAAWW HOW CUTE, Richard Kuta think’s he has a personal army large enough to fight ED.
ED article taken down or legally change your name? Nice fucking ultimatum. You do realize that the former’s going to blow up in your face somehow, right?
This isn’t surprising. This kind of stuff happens in every fandom, whether it’s Sonic or Metal Gear or Mario. Sorry it happened, but I’m not surprised in the least.
…W-Wow. Mr. Kuta, if you’re reading this, I have to say I am terribly sorry for what the fanbase has done to you…I was looking forward to your movie, and having read this I can see why it was given up…I hope you find a way to get your life and career back together after all this! <=3
If your giving up on the sonic movie then pass the torch to someone else. ill gladly take the torch and finish the movie for you and relieve you of this harrasment. i will stop at noughting to make this movie.
Poor, Kuta’ :c Everyone who caused this should be ashamed, and get their head beaten’ in with a pipe.
@Mysterious Guy Y
Go die in a fire.
*sighs* If the fanbase couldn’t get any worse. It’s a really huge shame to see Kuta’s hard work go down the drain if it weren’t for some really idiotic people making his life a living hell. (For the fifteen-year-old, whoever he is, I hope he’s tried as an adult and gets his computer privileges taken away by the government and maybe parents as punishment.) Seeing the stupidity gives the Sonic fandom a bad name and embarrasses me as a Sonic fan. The fanbase in general (yes, I said that) needs to grow up; I agree with him fully.
I don’t know who Kuta is, but I really hope he can get his life back together and flourish in the design business. He’s shown a lot of work and dedication, so he has the talent for it.
The drama occurred seven years ago. It’s in the past, for God’s sake! MOVE ON, PEOPLE!
Y’know, I haven’t actually seen any evidence whatsoever that it was sonic FANS that did all this.
probably the weirdest thing about sonic is that seemingly everyone on the Internet silently knows him, fan or otherwise.
this is far more likely to be the work of LULZ-hunters than a refection of the fanbase, especially since I personally didn’t detect any animosity towards this project from sonic fans; obviously the hunt went well.
But really, anyone well-versed in Internet lore knows that if your details are leaked, you better believe somebody’s going to troll your ass.
but if ED was that influential, sonic would be dead by now.
It’s a real shame this happened but crying isn’t going to help
so for your next interview: make a portfolio, man up, and call yourself an Internet celebrity.
Also, what drama? the only drama I see is this one.
It’s amazing how Kuta, of all people, tells the fanbase to grow up. Someone who has been hanging to a kid’s TV show for… over fifteen years now. The irony is delicious.
Lulz.
That is all.
So this guy’s career’s in the shitter because of some stupid kid?
Deplorable.
@GreaterTruth:
Being a fan of a kid’s show for a long time hardly makes it ironic for him to tell others to grow up because of their immature act. Besides, he’s doing what few others are capable of doing, which is continue on to produce a show/film he loved so that kids and fans of the future can enjoy equally. Cartoons always have a way of being influential in our lives, and he’s taking it even further to make it something for everyone else to continue enjoying just the same. Adults are the ones that create these cartoons afterall. Your analogy is sickening.
Wait a minute, I’m a little confused. Well, very confused.
I haven’t really been following this story much, but on the 26th didn’t TSSZ report that production of the movie was ceased due to a studio’s renewed interest in the film, which he reffered to as “U.P.”?
That wasn’t too long ago.
How come none the harrassment and stuff was mentioned there or anything, when he says it started back when the trailer was released, which was back in September?
Dont blame encyclopedia dramatica for any of this.
I love the ED its a hillarious site and the only reason you have a page is for the lulz. the ED even says on the encyclopediadramatica page that most info on the site is a lie and they do it to be funny. Im a Christian and the site has a lot of blasphemy but I still go on it because its a hilarious site
which brings me to my next point, dont care what people say. keep on going on with your movie because you love it. You say the fanbase needs to grow up(which I agree that almost all of the fans are just stupid, ignorant, assholes who dont know how to grow up) but you do to. You keep on complaining about how ‘no one likes me or my movie’ or some shit like that. GET OVER IT.
Like I said before. keep on doing what you love BECAUSE YOU LOVE IT. not because people want you to. If you let them get to you then they won. That makes you a loser. Do you want to be a loser? If you dont then you better get your act together and start making the video because you want to. I could care less if the movies good or not. I havent even watched the trailer. Im sick and tired of sonic currently. I probably wont even watch the movie. But whenever someone gives up on something because some people flame and troll them. Thats just pathetic and I cant put up with that.
and yes. The guy has dedication to the show. but not strong enough to keep a movie in production. And Yes just because he likes a kids show doesnt mean that he needs to grow up. I like sonic and Im almost an adult. And im pretty sure that the person who started that whole thing is an adult to. so they’re saying that they themselves need to grow up. This guy needs to grow up but not because he likes a kids show. this fanbase is friggin retarted…
and @Mysterious Guy Y
Exactly. The ED will live on till the end of time. No one will take down the Lulz
Like Eggfang said, I doubt this is done by the Sonic fandom, it all sounds more like something 4chan would do.
I can understand flaming this guy on the internet, but this is really taking things too far.
Sure, part of the fanbase is crap. But you do have to notice that SaTAM should be seperated completely from the Sonic continium, since SaTAM was near nothing like Sonic in any way possible.
And I’m calling “bullcrap”. How would’ve anybody got his phone number? It’s probably just because he’s a little butthurt some people don’t like SaTAM. Me being one of them. *jumped on by SatAM purists*
This describes Encyclopedia Dramatica to a tea (from Wikipedia, but still true):
Encyclopædia Dramatica was founded in 2004 by Sherrod Degrippo also known as “Girlvinyl”.[1][2] It characterizes itself as “[d]one in the spirit of Ambrose Bierce’s The Devil’s Dictionary”.[2] The New York Times has characterized the wiki as “an online compendium of troll humor and troll lore”[4] that it labeled a “troll archive”.[4] C’t, a European magazine for IT-professionals, noted the site’s role in introducing newcomers to the culture of /b/ board of 4chan, a notorious Internet forum.[5] An author[who?] has said that it is a platform from which to initiate “exchange between the sensitive and the cruel” in order to achieve the “joy of disrupting another’s emotional equilibrium” because it “intentionally disrupts online communities” whose members have an “emotional investment” in them.[4] Encyclopædia Dramatica defines trolling in terms of doing things “for the lulz” (for laughs),[6] a phrase that it qualifies as “a catchall explanation for any trolling you do”.[6]
The targets of this trolling come from “every pocket of the Web”,[7] to include not only the non-corporeal aspects of Internet phenomena, (e.g. online catchphrases, fan pages, forums, and viral phenomena), but also real people (e.g. amateur celebrities, identifiable internet drama participants and even Encyclopædia Dramatica’s own forum members).[7][8] These are derided in a manner described variously as “coarse”, “offensive”, “obscene”,[9][10] “irreverent, obtuse, politically incorrect”,[11] “crude but hilarious”,[7] “crude and abusive”.[12] The material is presented to appear comprehensive, with extensive use of shock-value prose, drawings, photographs, and the like. The emotional responses are then added to the articles, often in similarly derogatory or inflammatory manner, with the purpose of provoking further emotional response. Adherents of the practice assert that visitors to the website “shouldn’t take anything said on Dramatica seriously.”[11]
Articles at Encyclopædia Dramatica are notably critical of MySpace[9] as well as users on YouTube, LiveJournal, DeviantART, and Wikipedia. In The New York Times Magazine, journalist Jonathan Dee described it as a “snarky Wikipedia anti-fansite”.[8] Shaun Davies of Australia’s Nine Network has called it “Wikipedia’s b******* child, a compendium of internet trends and culture which lampoons every subject it touches.”[11] The site “is run like Wikipedia, but its style is the opposite; most of its information is biased and opinionated, not to mention racist, homophobic, and spiteful, but on the upside its snide attitude makes it spot-on about most Internet memes it covers.”[13] This coverage of Internet jargon and memes has been acknowledged in the New Statesman,[14] on Language Log,[15] in C’t magazine,[5] and in Wired magazine[7] – where it was once described as the wiki “where the vast parallel universe of Anonymous in-jokes, catchphrases, and obsessions is lovingly annotated”.[16]
In 2006, a group of trolls emailed DeGrippo demanding edits to their article. After refusing to do so, the trolls ordered taxis, pizzas, escort services and sent death threats and threats of rape to DeGrippo’s apartment.[1] In December 2008, the site claimed they needed donations as they were under attack and had lost its advertisers.[17]
I knew this guy on dA, and everyday, there’d be terrible messages on his page. I truly feel sorry for him. He’s not “making an excuse” to not finish the movie. This is why the Sonic the Hedgehog fanbase is truly the dumbest in the world.
The hate stuff he gets on DA and stuff is all uncalled for, but his statements that he was to go to Sega about all this stuff, and how something was REALLY in the works by Sega or Universal or whatever was truly ridiculous. I know he’s past all that, but the problem is that he’s trying to “save” a franchise by bringing back and making a film off of a TV series that wasn’t really that good to begin with, and DEFINITELY wasn’t what made Sonic famous whatsoever. It was like the Mario movie; it added all this dark complex stuff to something colorful and simple and cartoony, and tried to make lots of drama and/or a gigantic storyline about it, doing just about all the characters wrong/making up some as they went.
Except the fact that the Mario movie was actually pretty good, and SatAM… not so much. I don’t wanna watch a Sonic show that’s really about Princess Sally Acorn.
I too knew this man on DA. It’s horrible what these people have done to him and his family… Now, I never liked SatAM, and I didn’t support the fanfilm, but I wasn’t against it either. This fanbase is certainly the most immature and stupid fanbase of them all. Not all of them are bad, but sadly, the majority are… It’s absolutely the worst to hear that a man’s entire career is going downhill all because he wanted to make a fan-film of a series he loved, and it was all caused by the fanbase the series belonged to.
And yes, ED needs to be taken down, it’s one of the most bigoted, perverted, and disgusting websites ever created, to those who think it’s funny, obviously need their head examined. It’s sick. All it does is hurt others, and if you think it’s funny, then you think that hurting others and doing them harm is funny too. And that is as far from “good” or “Christian” as you can get.
I’m praying for you and your family, and I hope things get better for you soon bud…
I’ll repost what I said in the other article:
“@A Knothole Resident: I’m pretty damn sure the vast, vast majority of those death threats and whatnot are NOT from the Sonic fandom. Seeing how incredibly popular you are with the ED and 4chan communities by your page on ED (which is also nominated for greatest article of all time, impressive), it’s no-shit them. They do this stuff ALL the time with, erm… famous people on the Internet. Don’t blame this part of your little triffe on the Sonic community.”
Yeah, definitely. Don’t blame it on us. I know the fanbase has gotten extremely dumb lately with newschoolhomos and Shadow fangirls everywhere, but I’m sure we wasn’t the people to cause this. 4chan is the obvious answer since they’ve been reported before to do this (and so has Encylopaedia Dramatica, but it’s basically run by the same people). I’m near definite it was them. Just because the wide majority of us are dumb doesn’t mean you can go and pin the blame. =\
@AKR: I’m sorry for responding like that in my first post. That was sort of overboard for me to respond like that.
I must reiterate, this was NEVER a SatAM movie. It was a SONIC movie, meaning it compromised every element from the franchise. Games, Cartoons and Comics. The first movie was centered around Sonic 1,2,3 and SatAM and the sequels advanced the story bringing in other characters and landscapes. If you remove certain characters and familiar environments, it will alienate a portion of the fan base. You can disagree with certain characters and such, but you must also respect and acknowledge the fans that do appreciate those continuities. There were actually fans that hated the idea of adding in badniks cause they wanted just Swatbots. I may like SatAM and Archie, but one continuity must not overshadow everything else. Put yourself in the mindset of a regular audience and what they wanna see in a Sonic movie. Everything they grew up with and how its evolved into the franchise it is today. It should appease EVERYONE. The sequel was more Knuckles-centric and even incorporates the Chaotix. So trust me, it’s not strictly based on SatAM.
It’s all documented here in the FAQ section if you want the complete details: http://www.rkdezignz.com/sonicmovie.html
@MegaDriveSonic: You actually make a valid point. Perhaps it’s best if I just relinquish the project to someone else I feel it would be in good hands. Regardless of whose involved, I just wanna see this get made. I appreciate the suggestion, however I still have the drive to press on but I’m concerned of the future pitstops Ill encounter, especially if this does become a Hollywood release. It would be disastrous if the other people involved were harassed cause they were associated with my project =(
Not to get sidetracked, but I came across an article regarding Warren Spector’s future ideas for that Epic Mickey saga. He plans to not only make a movie about it, but also a theme park ride. Talk about ambitious, pie-in-sky ideas. I strongly admire people like that cause it shows how motivation, creativity and persistence can one day bring something special to world. In college, I always conveyed that drive and hoped to apply my acquired skills into projects I only dreamed about. While the apathetic slackers wanted to coast on by with an average grade, I was a visionary in all my school assignments cause I actually cared about my work. Anyway, this will probably be the last longwinded post I make here. I just wanted to say my peace and vent my frustrations before I decide on what to do from these crossroads.
STOP GIVING THIS IDIOT ATTENTION AND/OR SYMPATHY. He’s 28, (an age where a normal person would grow out of video games and cartoons and focuses more on the real world) yet he’s obsessed with a SATURDAY MORNING CARTOON that has been CANCELED FOR OVER A DECADE. Not to mention that he blames the ENTIRE FAN BASE just because a few trolls called his house and sent death threats. HE IS NOT SPECIAL. Trolls do this shit all the time to idiots that have unrealistic expectations and have unwarranted self-importance of themselves.
That someone else can destroy your fun in making something is…. now words. Some people of the fanbase are extremely no-livers. and NO.. Kuta isn’t the only one with dissapointments. Sonic team to of all these no livers. They flame everything new
Death threats!? Are you serious? What the hell has happened while I was gone!?
@Yvar: I have no idea what you just said in some cases. But yet I do in the last sentence or so. I don’t flame everything new, but yet most of the things new are rather crappy and shouldn’t have existed. And I don’t wanna hear people complaining about how I should “get over it, just accept that this is how Sonic is now, Sonic doesn’t look back lol”. If you really want “lolspeeed” and tons of characters with superpowers and huge backstories, go to DC and request that they make a game about the Justice League and request The Flash as the main character. Stop being a whiny jerkwad and get it straight. Sonic is meant to be what he was made to be in 1991. So, no, newschool kiddies, YOU get over it, Sonic was meant to be this way, and you can’t deny it. [/retrorant]
@Knothole Resident: I understand how you feel. I have a fangame project I’m trying to make known as “Project FreeRunner” and I want to complete it too, and I have high expectations for it with pie-in-the-sky ideas as well. I didn’t mean to go all out on you about SatAM or anything SatAM/Freedom Fighters-related. Keep on trying to get it done,because I understand the pain.
First off– Kuta’s age is a fucking moronic reason to say that he should grow out of cartoons. Newsflash, the majority of the people who create all of the cartoons, comics, games and crap that we and other generations grew up on are probably older than Kuta. The love of these mediums and the characters within them transcends age, and anyone citing some stupid-ass age cut-off is being overwhelmingly immature.
Now, with that said…. I can’t say this wasn’t brought on himself. He lied about Sega approving the film, lied that it was in mainstream production by some non-existent company, apparently stole some character designs, cites anyone who doesn’t like his project or provides constructive criticism as horrible people, and is yet again calling out the entirety of the fanbase he tried to please.
This is not professional behavior.
Of course, I don’t condone what that 15 year old did, assuming this story is true of course (I mean, we’re talking about Kuta on TSSZ), but that doesn’t negate the fact that you shat on the fanbase a great deal. And after years of being had by official outlets, we’re tired of it. A little honesty and dignity would’ve worked wonders and probably would have saved you all of the trouble.
Well for all those ignorant little teenagers you have no idea ih this guys is lying or not so stop assuming. I doubt anyone would go through this much to cover p leaving a project. Anyway I just wanna say that it’s a shame really. This world has really gotten out of hand. Death threats? Prank calls? Do these people have lives? Whatever happened to morals?
Oh well I pray for your life to get back together.
And I thought, the Sonics fans couldn’t get anymore infamous…. well whatever… just a buncha weirdos.
I’m sure this has already been said in the comments (to lazy to read ‘em) but he should not be blaming the entire fanbase for what happened. This was the fault of a small amount of idiots, I’m not going to be blaming myself for what happened or feeling “shamed to be a Sonic fan right now”.
it is completely shocking that people would go to such lengths to make sure that a FAN-FILM of a VIDEO GAME CHARACTER would not have a chance for others to see.
I’m some of the people that was looking forward to this, i’m a Die-Hard-Sonic-Fan and basically if it has Sonic in it, i’ll love it no matter what.
Be it the comics, those being my favorite next to the games, and heck, I even wear Sonic shirts from the Men’s section!
people can flame me all they want and say how weird it is that I wear Men shirts, on the previous said, but that won’t change my mind of how I love Sonic the Hedgehog
and i’m very sorry Kuta about what happened to you : ‘(
and I also never knew that Sullivan wanted to start the Satam series again, that shows me some people will give-up some of the most popular things, Simpsons and Family Guy, for something that is barely remembered.
if only there were more people that would just grow-up…
again, flame me however you want, i’m just stating my opinion.
Yeah, I haven’t got much to say here other than to recommend not getting too attached to videogames or the internet to the exclusion of other things, like family, exercise, studying, other hobbies, and rest. Follow your passions, believe in your dreams, make them happen, learn and grow and be happy. You’re not perfect, and neither am I. To expect perfection from yourself is unreasonable and tiresome, and it will drain all of your energy and drive. But don’t get too attached, especially not to what people on the internet say about you or about what you like, whether they be Anonymous or ED, YouTube or Deviantart. Forget about them. Don’t feed the trolls. None of them can or care to do what you can, so it’s up to you.
As for the marred record and ED article, that’s not easy to deal with. I know what it’s like to worry and ruminate over deep-seated regrets in one’s personal history, but I also know that you can’t dwell on them or let them eat you up inside. Sometimes, you’ve just gotta find a way to turn those weaknesses into strength or an opportunity to enrich yourself, become smarter and start again. It ain’t the end of the world, so don’t lose heart and don’t give up your passion if it means something to you.
I find it sickeningly hilarious that people take this Anonymous shit seriously.
Maturity and enlightenment. People need these
@Aknotholeresident – I wondered where you would go to get pity, but even I wasn’t expecting this. Btw, in your last post you already sound like your back to working on that shitty sonic fan movie again. I give it two weeks tops before you are officially “working” on it again, probably with some new lies. As I’ve said before, your ego is far too large to just let this go.
Here’s an idea, why don’t you for once just actually do what you say, and quit that failed project?
@Everyone who had any interest in this movie
I’ve read the script, (which was the biggest problem this movie faced) trust me, NOTHING of value was lost. (That is if he actually does cancel the movie, which I don’t think he will)
Combing through most of these comments has made me realize that I shoudnt have profile the entire fanbase. In the heat of the moment I was just venting my anger cause it seems that everywhere I turn, theres an array of hate that circulates around this franchise. Its only this decade where I started to notice how divided the fanbase really is and how people will rage wars on each other cause they cant accept others opinions. Remember the whole voice acting war? Ryan vs Jason? I was neutral on the subject since I cared about gameplay but that pointless fued escalated to where people were even threatening the voice actors. Sound familar? Its beyond my comprehension why Sonic is the cause of all this unwarrented hate. Back in the 90s, people in the online community respected one another cause they knew whatever continuity they subscribed to, where all here for the same purpose. Supporting Sonic the Hedgehog. This whole segregation against SatAM, Sonic X and such is just…..stupid. But to be blunt, I apologize for being irrational and I shouldnt point the blame on ALL Sonic fans. Some of you are actually pretty cool to talk to and I guess that eluded me during my clouded judgement. As for internet bullies and ED, I was ignoring it till it reached outside of the internet and conflicted with my daily life. Reading hurtful text on a screen is one thing, but when youre out with friends or at work and you recieve threatening voice mails on your phone, you feel trapped and vulnerable. I had every right to contact the appropriate authorities cause what that kid engaged in a number of criminal offenses.
@Super Tokubetsu: You do realize youre reading a FIRST draft script that was written several years ago right? Its gone through so many revisions within that time so judging a project based on a first draft is a bit narrow minded. Have you ever read the First draft of Star Wars? Luke StarKiller? Nuff said. Plus youre posing judging on something that hasnt even happened yet. Biased anyone?
@Bliz : I didnt lie about anything. Certain people took things out of context and miscontrued them to where it was difficult for me to untangle this mess. I have physical evidence to prove my claims of everything that transpired from the initial stages of this project to its current stages. Studio passes, letters/emails, the list goes on. Plus if you knew anything about film production, it takes a TEAM of people to create something of that magnitude. You cant expect ONE person alone to engage in something thts overwhelmingly impossible to do without assistance. Thats like saying Spielberg stole the JAWs robot since he didnt physically create it. Or Lucas takes credit for the special FX in Star Wars even though he alone never created them. I never stolen anyones artwork unless youre refering to that assinine incident from 2007 where I referenced a drawing and people got bent out of shap over it. But since were on that topic, isnt anyone that draws Sonic fanart stealing from Sega? Technically, cause its a copyrighted character. If that were the case, SEGA wouldve shut down all the fan projects on youtube, newgrounds and DeviantArt. But they didnt cause theyre smart enough to know they would lose huge portion of support. So dont you think my scenario is a bit hypocrtical? Anyway, due to that ridiculous controversy, I scrapped the drawings and started from scratch hiring new artists.
Read the backstory of the film here: http://www.rkdezignz.com/FAQ.htm
OK, this is probably my last novelistic post cause I pretty such said everything I wanted to over the course of the day. If anyone wants to have a rational discussion about this privately, Ill be more than happy to.
1. Thanks for confirming that you have lied YET again, and are continuing this movie.
2. Actually I’ve read the 4th draft (You have leaks in your crew Kuta)
But touche Kuta, you almost ALMOST had me believing that you had actually quit this ridiculous project, and was going to try to do something worthwhile with your life.
Your ego may be large and fragile, but it sure can be rebuilt easily (with just a few people’s pity no-less)
Where exactly did I say I was continuing? Wanna put more words in my mouth?
Wow, it looks like everyone’s got an obsession. Even the critics and doomcriers. Who knew?
@A Knothole Resident: Might be best to call it a night if you ask me. I’ve already gotten a headache after staring at a white screen all day. By the way, know how to troubleshoot connecting an old Genesis MkII to a CRT TV with coax using an RF switch? It should be simple, but I’m not getting anything.
@Aknoteholeresident
“I appreciate the suggestion, however I still have the drive to press on but I’m concerned of the future pitstops Ill encounter, especially if this does become a Hollywood release.”
You also didn’t deny it in your response to me, additionally you keep shamelessly plugging your site. (Which is strange, since your supposedly shutting it down in March)
Don’t compare yourself to Ryan Drummond or Jason Griffith, you jackass. They’re professional (if incompetent) voice actors, you’re some jackass who’s been slapped with a C&D not once, but TWICE because of all your illegal bullshit. Jesus, I don’t even know why I’m still giving you attention when this is clearly all this article is – a plea for attention.
@Super Tokubetsu
“I appreciate the suggestion, however I still have the drive to press on but I’m concerned of the future pitstops Ill encounter, especially if this does become a Hollywood release.”
Uh…..ok. Again, I fail to see where exactly it states I’m continuing. You’re basing your assumption on a ponderous statement of ambivalence. In other words, I dont know if Im going to continue. But as it stands currently, the project is cancelled.
@AknotholeResident
Well, just take this into consideration then, it doesn’t matter how long you put this project on hold. As soon as YOU start it back up, you’re going to be dealing with the exact same problems again. If these problems are too much for you to handle now, then you aren’t going to be able to deal with them in the future either.
So either pass it on to someone else, or drop it permanently.
@Viewtiful
LOL what? Did you even my post? Im not comparing myself to Ryan or Jason Im using them as example for how corrupted the Sonic fanbase is from that stupid war that was raging on youtube. My god, READ before you post a response. Anyway, Im done for today.
@Viewiful Jeff
This is not a plea for attention, its a pity party. (Granted Kuta likes ALL kinds of attention, but pity is one of his favorites)
@Super Tokubetsu:
You got a link for this script? I wanna read it and see if it really is as bad as everyone says it is.
@ Kuta: You only just realized that you shouldn’t have summarized the entire fanbase as “haters”? Jeez. Constantly pegging folks who don’t agree with you and/or your project as the majority of your projected “audience” makes you look like a raging idiot/blow hard. Getting pissed off at a few people, okay. But getting pissed off at a few fans and then blowing it up to include everyone? Not okay. What do you think will happen when you frequently say that they’re all a bunch of hateful idiots then turn around some time later and go “hey, anyone interested in my project?”.
I’m not going to answer it for you since the it should be kind of obvious what does happen every time you pull that jive.
Rich, you have my support in whatever you choose to do, and I want you to know that you really don’t deserve this abusive treatment from anyone. It’s disrespectful that anyone would railroad what you were trying to do because they want to essentially become a Sonic-related power base in the Sonic FanComm. You deserve better, and if you choose to take legal action against anyone associated with that ED article. go for it and burn their asses in a hellfire.
To those like Mysterious Guy Y, you, frankly, should have an IP ban placed on all your asses due to your malicious and harmful behaviour here on the Internet. I will tell you that, yes, I’m a 27 year old Sonic fan, and WILL CONTINUE to be so, you be damned.
If people like you EVER did anything like what happened to Rich to me, let’s just say Hell would relocate to where you lived. I would pursue you, relentlessly, to make your lives an un-livable hell and also squeeze EVERY SINGLE PENNY out of your bank accounts.
I’m also a fan of professional wrestling, and while I understand the realities of the business, I still enjoy some of it’s mystique, including that of may favorite wrestler of all time, the Undefeated at WrestleMania Lord of Darkness himself, The UnderTaker. And, frankly, I’m someone who likes to counter evil with a little bit of evil myself in my dealings with others, to make those who commit malicious and harmful acts rue those selfish and greedy choices.
What it all adds up to is that there are more powerful forces than anything your weak-minded intellects could EVER hope to come up with. And that it is NOT okay for those who want to harm others to even have a say in anything really. It might not seem democratic, but I’ve HAD ENOUGH with those immature, butt-sucking social attitudes continuing to exist.
People like those who tried to break the spirits of Mr. Kuta and his family need….NEED…to be told what to do, and NOT EVER telling others what to do. It is NOT okay for them to ever be powerful in ANY facet of life. Period.
Rich, go get you some. You have the power, so use it. And in terms of what you were doing to this point, don’t let the fire burn out. Find a source that will put some soul in that heart of yours, re-load, and come out blazing like the Inferno of the Phoenix. Show no fear, go balls to the wall, and don’t be afraid to show your inner creative intensity. Find solace in your true friends, take their advice to heart, and come back fighting like a true Warrior, my man.
Take no prisoners, and like the wrestler Warrior now says, Always Believe. =)
And Mysterious Guy Y, SHUT YOUR HOLE!!!! NOW AND FOREVER!!!!
You guys don’t get it, do you? I’m sorry AKR, but my advice is stay off TSS. I haven’t posted on it for over a month since I flamed the trolls in the community here. Why waste your time here arguing? It’s pointless to beat a dead horse. It’s causing you grief just to defend yourself. Trolls will just keep rehashing the same lies band misconceptions, you’ll defend yourself, and the loop will continue. Just bear testimony of the truth and move on. The people have heard the truth, and will ignore these losers.
A few of the people with sense have posted that they believe in you. Ignore these activists (terrorists). It’s typical to think they (the terrorists) are the norm since they are forceful and outward. But, from modern example in the Middle East, we know the vast majority of people that live there are not terrorists but honest good human beings. Though, some people assume otherwise since the terrorists are causing so much trouble. The point?! You can’t convince the trolls. The people who really care aren’t really posting here because they don’t want to cause friction. Just leave these trolls to die from their self-inflicted wounds. Sounds cruel, but you’ve more than given them a chance these several years. They simply refuse to stop.
Either ignore these posts, or leave here… I wouldn’t waste my time on this site. Chao.
Oh, not to contradict my words about wasting time here, but cartoons are more than applicable for all ages. Some of the greatest people in the past century loved cartoons… maybe it’s the world’s misconception of manhood. That is, that once your a man, you don’t live the best you can be. You slack off, and don’t be as good as you were as a kid. Instead of good, take taking the bad. Instead of watching good television, becoming seduced to viewing pornography and blood and gore.
At least I’m a real man. At least I’ve not mocked womanhood and not viewed pornography. At least I value human life and don’t watch movies portraying in detail death and destruction for pure enjoyment and laughs. And I’m sure there’s plenty of people who think the same, but don’t waste their lives with this forum.
So, farewell… seek me at SMS forums, trolls. Nona-eyes made a fool of himself trying to faze me, so I’m up for any challenge. Here’s some hints to get you started… I have an account of Head-Fi.org. Bonus: Brighthand.com
Just try to scare me trolls.
@Ragin Ronic
/face-palm, are you actually suggesting that Kuta sue ED? For what? Like most the articles on ED, most the content consist of things that the person who the articles about submitted themselves.
Kuta’s going to sue ED because they are hosting information about him that he submitted himself? Thats an extremely weak case.
Can we please stop giving him attention? That’s what this is all about.
@Quexinos
Yeah, I agree, I’m bored of his nonsense anyway. He just keep repeating the same mistakes over and over.
Quexinos is right.
I’m not defending the idiots who are harassing him, but suffice it to say they’re not the only ones at fault here. This saga is a long and sordid one. Best to leave it alone.
I find this completely hilarious.
What’s the huge ‘Exclusive’ business on the article? Is this train wreck really something to be proud of?
And I would like to know why my other comment was removed where I point out where Sonmanic DID in fact lie to people. I think that should be allowed to be posted.
I write reviews, right, and thoug hI haven’t gotten any angry comments yet, I’m gearing myself for the day when somebody say’s that I have no idea what I’m doing and should get back in the fridge. Kuta, I completely agree that everything’s gone too far but you shouldn’t give up – haveing a tough skin is a vital part of being, well, us! Real champions don’t always win, but they always keep getting up, dusting themselves off and making amends. Don’t throw away ten years of work for a bunch of losers that sit around watching trash TV, getting drunk, never got past yr 10 and have nothing better to do than call a stranger and make them feel bad because of their efforts.
Keep at it!
Sigh….
I don’t know what to say anymore. Even I don’t feel exactly good in this fanbase anymore. While there are large numbers of people who are good, there a few that make the community as a whole uncomfortable.
I’m not quitting this fanbase, but I’m certainly disappointed with the few who have caused this BS.
@GREG THE CAT: For the umpteenth time, these death threats and pranks are NOT from people in the fanbase.
@ Blash:
Tell me about it! I’m SICK of people assuming it’s us, the Sonic fans, b/c we’re notorious for “bayeeng duh wurz funbass eva!!!11!!!1″. For the record, just b/c he supposedly had death threaths and such (I can’t assume if he’s telling the truth or not b/c I DON’T KNOW HIM!) doesn’t mean you directly point the finger at us b/c we’re notorious for getting into agruements over little things like Jason vs. Griffith, SonSal vs. SonAmy, SatAM vs. Games, old vs. new….you name it. But, I don’t really think we would go that far.
In fact, how many of us knew this guy was making a movie anyway? Probably a few until that article from last month appear about a fanfilm. I remember that half of you guys didn’t know this was happenning and when you did, you all stated your opinions while two-three people knew about this guy’s history. That’s why I think it’s ridiculous to assume that we’re the main reason for these accusations. Half of us probably don’t even know who he is. Most of us do realize that we have lives other than Sonic in general.
@ A Knothole Resident:
Once again, I can’t judge you for telling the truth or not b/c I don’t know anything about you except for what I read. All I can say is that IF this REALLY happened to you then I’m sorry that some 15 yr old this this. He could have had mutiple email addresses and accounts to make it look like he was different people from the fanbase. I mean, there are people on youtube that do this kind of stuff. The best thing to do is leave them alone. I notice that people who do attack only continue if you respond back and when they realize you are serious by not ever responding (not even the first time), they’ll quickly go away and find some other victim b/c they’re “not having fun”. You can’t just point fingers b/c you assume it.
On the other hand, if you are lying, you really should be ashamed of YOURSELF. I’m looking at this both ways b/c I’m not sure and still skeptical about this story.
But, either way, you brought this upon yourself not b/c of what other people have said before me….it’s because you made a very unprofessional move in your past. Usually if someone is making a movie and is/isn’t sure of it getting the ok, they wouldn’t just plaster themselves over the internet and say they were making a movie. That starts up controversy. The next time you decide to go back and do something like a movie, just don’t even mention a word about making it until the movie is about to be announced to the public by media. That’s what the guy for Epic Mickey did. You referred to him earlier, but he didn’t do the same thing. He waited until the RIGHT TIME to mention this and he had official confirmation from Disney/Pixar about doing this. He didn’t wait until he had a “pre-green light” to announce it. It’d be WAY too early to mention. In fact, most companies announce this kind of stuff when they’re almost 3 years into production b/c either way, it takes 3 years to make a movie be it 2D/3D and when they are, THAT’S when they leak out a little bit or artwork, plot, clips, etc. Even for video games like Sonic. I notice that SEGA only mentions stuff when they’re almost a year away from releasing a product. It’s the same for the Project Needlemouse thing. You tell the audience info bit by bit.
Point is, don’t make the same mistake if you attempt this kind of thing. I might get flamed for stating all these thoughts, but I’m just giving helpful advice and constructive criticism which is also what you’ll face in the industry.
@ Kirby64
Jason vs. Griffith… um I think you mean Ryan Drummond Vs. Jason Griffith…
(sorry if that sounded rude but Im extremely Obsessive Compulsive and cant stand mistakes I was just correcting you.)
@edge: Correcting people’s mistakes all the time will make you blind towards your own faults and the way you act. Be careful!
the sonic community needs to relax. and kuta should stay out of public eye for awhile. lets just be gald that SEGA did not come after the fan community with law suits concerning the mascot character. like kuta’s concept or loathe of the fan movie, i think that most people should not be going to far beyond an opinion and delving in harrassent. you know murder, stalking. you know real life? Sonic is just a 2d cartoon video game mascot character. its simple like his vid support it. if not ignore it. it really is simple as that.
WTF people!
I cant belive everyone is complaining about him saying the fan base needs to grow up, I mean he has the right to say that.
MAN he had threats and everything, if peple are going to argue about that they actually do need to grow up!
@ Sonikku Master
Good advice. I’ll be more careful
As much as the next guy who flames, I probably keep my thoughts by myself for this one ( I have done some flaming) because what that 15 yr old did is break the 1 to ridiculous scale of flaming comments. Q: Why would you comment something so insane that you might end up in jail? is it just me or is it just some people that are in the Sonic fanbase just losing their common sense?
I mean come on people the Sonic fanbase need to respect other people’s fan project s including Sonic team’s projects as well because we all love sonic and we shouldn’t flame on someones fan project about Sonic based on one of its cartoons.
This guy again….
Why is anyone even paying attention to him when he loves going through this pity party every year. Why is this even news Worthy…….. this is dramatic gossipy nonsense.
@ Kuta
Why do you keep on with all this drama and try to gain sympathy. You really do act like the little boy who cried “wolf” and given your age it’s pathetic.
Your not pathetic because you like Sonic or cartoons but because you act like a little eight year old crybaby, whose a drama queen. At 28 you should above shit like this. Yet here you are, a grown man blaming a fanbase (around the world) that is predominantly of kids without looking in the mirror to who is really causing your woes. So it’s you who needs to grow up and get a gripe on life and it’s repercussions for your own actions.
Jason Griffith and Ryan Drummond may have suffered hostility from fans but are they coming here to the community to cry about it? No. Are either of them saying how bad the Sonic fans are? No. Are they saying their lives are ruined because of the fans? No. In fact they both still talk to the Sonic fans and have even talked to each other (according to Jason Griffith). Both of them are around your age range and act nothing like you, they are professional adults.
I don’t know if your truly being harassed or not but your story does seems a bit far fetched and you also have been known to lie. But if your truly being harassed by Sonic fans, why are you still here communicating with us. isn’t that putting you more at risk at being someone else’s target, especially since your publicly announcing whats happening to you and giving satisfaction to the suspecting trolls.If you involved the police, wouldn’t they tell you to stay away from the community if it’s causing you and your family trouble. I know if this was happening to me I wouldn’t go back to the source that was “ruining my life”
One thing I noticed in all your dramatics in the public eye. They all seem to indicate a obsessive crave for attention and approval from the fanbase. You want to be appreciated for your efforts so bad, go do something that is a worthy cause, like world hunger or disabled children. The ones who are really going through real life threatening problems. People like that would most definitely appreciate your efforts because they need the help and the hope to go on. Instead of making a movie about Sonic that is not being appreciated like you want it to. Why don’t you act more like Sonic and help people who are real victims of the world.
@ edge:
Sorry about that. I overlooked it and see what you mean. Meant to say “Drummond vs. Griffith”. Thanks for the correction.
And, that’s ok.
@ Tired….
You have a point about him going back to the main source that caused the trouble. That’s what made me a bit skeptical about this whole thing in the first place. I also wouldn’t want to go back to what started problems for me in the first place if the harrassment thing was true.
@Setnaro X on October 29th, 2009 12.47 pm
“Being a fan of a kid’s show for a long time hardly makes it ironic for him to tell others to grow up because of their immature act. ”
I wasn’t saying he should grow up because he’s a fan. I said he should grow up because he can’t accept the fact that it’s over and continues, since 2000, to make the show live again.
“Sonmanic: apparently so, cause im the only one that doesnt have some type of mental disorder like autism which sadly most Sonic fans have”
And this guy wonder’s why he has a ED article???
Which is actually one of the funniest things I’ve ever read.
FYI to all:
If I see a link to AED anywhere in your post, the whole thing gets deleted, and you risk an IP ban. I’ve already killed a few, and I don’t want to do any more.
This is everyone’s only warning.
-T
Even though I imagine the “Sonic fans seriously need to grow up” quote was there to invite negative attention, I actually agree with it. VERY rarely can I go into a Sonic community without my opinion, gender, religion, political stance, or anything else be attacked.
I’m not into the whole, “Have arguments online to degrade other people and feel better about my “masculinity” or securities.” I just want to talk with other Sonic fans about the games.
When someone like Kuta, who isn’t perfect, stretches his neck out of the community and tries to make a difference, he attracts attention. Civil minded Sonic fans will either sit back and watch how Kuta’s project goes with a thumbs up or thumbs down. Extremist Sonic fans(or anti-fans even) will weasel their way into getting his business’s phone number and person number and harass them any way possible.
Hell, this may have not have been a Sonic fan that harassed Kuta. When I uploaded a few videos on Youtube, I got attacked like CRAZY just by random teens with nothing better to do.
Bottom line.. I feel sorry for Kuta. I was one of those Sonic fans that gave a thumbs down for awhile, but when I saw the trailer I switched it to a thumbs up. I wasn’t an avid fan of his work but it seemed pretty neat. Just sucks morons put a stop to it.
Oh, Jesus Christ.
Why the crap did Mr Kuta get so bullied in the first place? He made something people -liked-, so people tell him to stop making it? Yes, because that’s the obvious thing to do!
…That’s got to be the most stupid thing I’ve ever heard.
Hopefully some of you understand now why I don’t like the fanbase all too much.
@Sonmatic: Thank you for mentioning! I actually have Asperger’s Syndrome and I don’t see it as an insult because it at least explains a few things about me. But please be careful around others, especially other people in the autistic spectrum, because they will misinterpret and you will get a beat-down.
Well.
I used to call myself part of the Sonic fanbase, but that’s such a tarnished name now. Granted, some of you are kick-ass awesome and fun to chat with. Then there are others who make you just stop in your track and make you think “I don’t want to have anything to do with these people”. I’ve tried on many different website to join in the forums and things. but there are always, ALWAYS, a few douche-bags who make you just think “No, this is not a pleasant place to post”. Funny, I’ve only ever experienced it on Sonic boards. Not to say there aren’t idiots on other boards too, I’m sure there must be, I just only ever see them on Sonic boards.
Generally, I find that TSSZ is above that, so you guys can pat yourselves on the back. But some of the comments on this article are truly disturbing.
I wanna get my opinion straight at this point: I know next to nothing about this story, heck, I didn’t even know there was a film being made before I clicked this link, so I can’t really put forward any evidence based on fact. But I do maintain the following. Even if Kuta has made some mistakes in the past, this most definately does not warrant this kind of treatment. I’m sickened that some of you think he does deserve it.
I’m just a bit incredulous at the moment… Don’t know what to say.
Watch out for yourselves
Z
I agree with both of you, Umiyuri and Zink. I haven’t read many other comments about this article, but I have been following Kuta’s work for awhile. Like I said in my previous comment, I haven’t necessarily been -for- what Kuta was working towards, but I didn’t take an extremist approach and harass him for it either. Not until the trailer was released did I change my mind and begin following his goals positively instead of unbiasedly.
Very few people make a difference in this world, and even LESS make a positive difference. It just sucks that the Sonic community has gone so low as to disapprove of productive ways to express our fandom, especially through a specific Sonic series(SaTAM) that is treasured by many to be the best Sonic ‘franchise’ to date.
I’m tired of holding my mouth shut, so I’ll just go ahead and say Sonic Stadium and quite a few SaTAM websites have terrible communities. There are a few good apples, sure, but for the most part, these communities are horribly cynical and on-edge, normally attacking any newbies with loud opinions as good of a foundation as these opinions may hold.
TSSZ and RadioSega are the only Sonic communities I’ve come across with decent people for the most part. Even then, RadioSEGA isn’t even Sonic-specific! XD
Hope that rant helped someone out. I’m not saying steer clear of SS or SaTAM websites by any means, but I personally don’t feel the need to stretch my neck out to help or participate in those communities either.
………..Ok, I hate to break up this flood of pity comments, however lets look at this from another point of view.
- Richard Kuta is rather fond of lying, he has absolutely no problem lying through his teeth. So what makes you think that he isn’t just making all this stuff up? (Hell, you people aren’t even considering this possibility)
- The last time I checked, crank calls from 15 year old boys aren’t exactly life threatening. Annoying? Yes, however when you spread your phone number all over the internet, you shouldn’t be surprised when this kinda thing happens.
- As I’ve said before, this article is extremely bias in Kuta’s favor. This isn’t a news post, its a personal opinion post. So I’m really surprised that some of you people are taking this as the true and only word.
@Tristan – So no one can post links from ED, but they can make death threats against people who don’t blindly believe this article? (Malady on October 29th, 2009 9.37 am)
- And finally, please remember this, Kuta hasn’t stopped working on this movie. Give him 2 weeks, a month tops, and he will be back with new updates on it.
@Mysterious Guy Y: Nope, I officially called off production and my crew members respect my decision for it.
@AKR – Well then why is this call in still happening?
http://sonicmoviecall.wikispaces.com/
Yeah yeah, I know you aren’t in charge of this, but isn’t kinda strange to have a call in for a canceled movie? Is this just a supporter who hasn’t heard that you canceled the project?
Thought I’d weigh in. I didn’t give up on my Family guy job. I still work there. As for Sonic, it became clear that fans were tired of getting their hopes up for a new Sonic show. ( Although I never actually promised anything, I only mentioned my pitch and was interested to see what the fans thought )
I feel bad for Rich. He’s got some issues, but don’t we all? And hey, he actually MADE something. that alone deserves some admiration.
@Matt – Some respect for following through and making the trailer? Maybe*, however there’s nothing admirable about the way he’s acted since he started this project.
*(even though that was 90 percent animator, 10 percent w/e he did)
*Shrug* He’s gonna do what he’s gonna do. As many people have said before, perhaps it’s best SATAM stays dead.
@Mysterious Guy Y: I was never responsible nor organzing that event since it was put together by SonicTheHedgehog360 and I instructed him to cancel the call-in since the project is dead. Since you did point this out, Ill have to inform him that I am not interested in the project anymore. This is not some publicy stunt or a cry for attention. I sincerely have given up on this project and made my departure from the Sonic community. I moved on to something else that Im currently more ethused about. Its done and over with. What it is, I will not reveal to anyone since Im making a fresh new start for the upcoming decade providing a new service with a fellow business partner. So just to clarify, no, you will not hear anymore news about this film as you all assume. Its dead and burried.
Whoa! commentsRus!!!!!!!!!!!! Plus what that guy said, I agree, Sonic fan base: Grow up! Or you are just mental freaks and geeks! lol …. anyway Kutu is a Sega dude right, well thats cool!
yes… very cool! Unleashed cool! lol ^.^
right, Kuta i mean… btw this is one of the most bestest things i`ve ever read! TSSZ rules! btw I agree with Kuta okay… yep.
Haha, I was wondering when you’d show up, blueblur!
Honestly! You spoiled the overly serious tone of the comments thread!
Right. I reckon everyone’s said everything they possibly can on this. (Actually, I bet you’ll dig up something, Mysterious Guy Y!)
Good luck with your new endeavour, Richard.
I think we all learned something through this ordeal.
Play nice, みんあ！：）
Telling 12 year olds to grow up?
Also the video sucked. It is a shitty SatAM ripoff. Maybe they should try to make their own content.
I want to steer this conversation into a different direction. Most people seem to criticize me based on the crap that has happened in Sonic community, yet it perplexes me how nobody knows what I even do for a living or acknowledge my past contribution to the entertainment industry. It would actually give you guys more insight to look beyond what slanderous articles say and let the artwork speak for itself. I’m not talking about Sonic related artwork, I’m speaking of the my own original work. Flyer/Poster design for various musicians. Id like to invite you guys to get an in depth look at what I’ve accomplished in the last 10 years. Since art is subjective, Ill understand and respect your opinions. I have a love for obscure, lo-fi, avant garde art styles and I incorporate that into my work. I want everyone to realize that THIS is what I do for living and that I’m not some introverted Sonic fanboy as people play me out to be. Sonic was intended to be my way of branching away from graphic design and into film cause it’s a property that I sincerely cherish. Anyway, here’s an archive of my past work. Hopefully this will provide a better perspective of who I am as an Artist. Thank You.
http://www.rkdezignz.com/graphics.html
@ Kuta: I know you’re a graphic designer and that it’s what you do for a living. It’s your behavior concerning this project and/or overall attitude towards its acceptance that I and/or most people disagreeing with you don’t like.
Also, aside from the fan project thing the fact that your name has come up as having possibly claimed other artists’ work as your own is something that I don’t like about you, especially given that I’m an artist myself. I’m not only referring to the Rogferrez related incident to your original “pitch”, but also to things like that apparent report of you taking credit for a celebratory design of “2009″ by ColorCubic.
oh boy, that makes me lost my respect towards the Sonic fanbase community even more.
Lol, a 15 years old behind the harassments, that’s pretty seriously moronic
“The [Sonic] Fan Base needs to Seriously Grow Up”
It’s a great idea, but it’s not going to happen.
Damn, really, I was hoping for this movie. Well, here’s my response to the fanbase. Some of you guys are being complete idiots. Kuta was trying to create a movie that would use parts of the Sonic continuation (Comics, Cartoons, and Games) and you guys go and start flaming him because of Sonic games declining since 2005?! Seriously, some, if not all of you need to understand. The reason I’ve been sticking with Sonic all my life is not from the changes like the VA and stuff like that, the reason why is for the blue blur himself! If your not getting this through your thick skulls then you are being completely stubborn. Stick true to Sonic for who he is, not for what he has become all these years. Kuta, I’m sorry to movie won’t be worked on but don’t let that keep you down, leave the past behind and aim for the future.