Earlier today, the NEWSaRAMA team were in the audience for the Steven Universe Panel at NYCC! Below is a link to the commentary, with photos as well! Full transcript from the link is below the break.
NYCC '17: The STEVEN UNIVERSE Panel
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Hey, fellow gems! We're about to start the Steven Universe panel and of course the hostess started off with a singalong!
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Steven Universe Rebecca Sugar has taken the stage!
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Poops, sorry for that inverted photo, everybody.
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Sugar is asked about how when she's told how the show has helped people. "It's really moving to me. Especially with 'Here Comes A Thought'."
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Here comes a lightning round of questions. First up, Sugar's favorite musical. She said she only recently saw The Wiz, but loves The Music Man and Fiddler on the Roof.
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Favourite time of day? "I'm not a morning person, but I try so hard to see the sunrise."
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What's an important self-care habit? "I don't have good habits, just bad. So maybe nap all the time."
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Sugar talks about how she loves when Garnet tells stories the most.
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Zach Callison, Tom Scharpling, and Grace Rolek join the stage.
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Rolek was asked if she wanted to get into fencing. She tells about how she went to a Ren Faire and was not all that successful.
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Zach and Tom begin singing Ain't Cost Nothing together. First time together. It's really moving.
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Michaela Dietz and Deedee Magno (Amethyst and Pearl) have joined the stage!
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Magno talked about the most emotional parts of doing the show are Pearl singing about Steven. So she begins singing It's Over. This is incredible live.
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Huge applause erupts. Rightfully so.
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The Steven Universe Podcast returns 10/26
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We have a clip from an upcoming episode. "We get to explore a new situation of Steven's life now."
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It is called Dewey Wins.
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Connie is upset at Steven as he gave himself up on Homeworld.
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Coming out this winter, but no set date. Now begins the audience q&a. First up was to Sugar and how she assigns gems. There's a lot of factors, but can't say a lot without giving much away.
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Callison gave an aspiring v/o actress advice. Mainly just work your voice and do theater.
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Sugar tells the story of getting Patti LuPone to play Yellow Diamond. "I visited her and I asked if she could do this song. She said it was very interesting." She talked about how she couldn't sleep after LuPone accepted the part.
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Sugar was asked about how the creation of Stevonnie came about. She talked about how her storyboarder Raven came up with idea of Steven fusing with humans and they fleshed it out from there.
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There's a tiny Mega Man displayed who is nervous and asks what their fairer cheese is. Magno is all about gouda. Dietz loves muenster. Rolek loves brie. Scharlping loves pepper jack...but Callison is actually lactose-intolerant.
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Sugar won't say if we'll see Pearl's mystery girl again.
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Sugar talked about a vinyl soundtrack coming out.
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A fan asked if Garnet was always supposed to be a fusion. She talked about how the clues are there in the pilot that yes she was.
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Sugar talks about how working with Studio Trigger was a dream come true.
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The panel ends with Sugar playing a song that hasn't aired yet.
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"I'd rather be free. Free from here."
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Updated: 08:30 LanPitts
The song is called Escapism. That's all, folks. Thanks for reading and hope you're excited for the new episodes.
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