Patrick
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David Wong:
When you started, was soy sauce intentionally a metaphor for the internet? It's this non-physical connection that doesn't necessarily make you smarter, but bombards you with information at an infinitely higher speed and quantity you're used to while simultaneously opening you up to monsters that have the personalities of 14-year-old boys, no empathy, and infinite time.
David Wong
No, the internet seemed like a pretty promising place when I started writing it in 2000. Maybe years from now I'll claim I did in fact see all of this coming.
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Burrito von Ska
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David Wong:
Any dream casting for this story you'd be willing to share? Dead or alive, whatever. I can't imagine I'm alone in picturing Will as Will Arnett (but, like, serious); Armondo is Michael Pena (Ant-Man's buddy); Wu is a random criminal from an episode of The Shield; Budd was David Koechner; Molech was a less hilarious Carrtottop. So who are yours? Especially Zoe, but ESPECIALLY Andre.
Xavier Stillson
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David Wong:
Uh, hi. I'm from another reality where you take over the world. And I need you to answer this question so that I can go back in time and stop you. (Don't ask me how I know, it isn't very interesting and I'd probably spend about 45 years in prison.) But, if you were to go back in time and create a franchise that already exists now, what would you make? (You can change anything as long as the core concept is the same.)
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