Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-98.216.174.239-20150202232333/@comment-5426254-20150209010821

Guys, I think we're getting a bit sidetracked here. Focus.

As to how RWBY will continue, I'm fairly certain that the RT crew will go the Paul Walker way and continue on without him, as it would insult Monty Oum himself and his principles.

They have the majority of the assets to continue, such as Monty's overall plan (thank god), the majority of the characters, and the cast, and the staff working on it. Shane Newville can take over as head animator, and Miles and Kerry can continue their writing. Whether or not Monty's death will galvanize them into writing a darker tone is beyond me. If they need more help, they may be able to bring Chris Pike over to help with some of the animations (after his smooth work in RVB Season 12).

The problem is, Ren aside, Monty contributed quite a fair share for the show itself. Someone needs to direct the show, and replicate Monty's genius fight scenes with his high productivity rate. I propose that whatever leftover funding they get from the $167000 or so, coupled with the current corporate sponsorship that RT has, and scout the local area at the very least for talent to be hired. This will make up the difference in productivity, instill new ideas to RT, ease up the workload using the division of labor, and prevent workaholics from dying of sleep deprivation and overexertion (before I learned Monty's cause of death, Monty dying from sleep deprivation was a very plausible theory for me. Lack of sleep for long periods of time does something to people, after all).

What do you think?