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The /Film source says the series is going to be animated, but I don't remember Feige saying that in the original announcement and Marvel.com doesn't mention it being animated. - adamstom97 ( talk) 03:25, 13 December 2020 (UTC)
So some concept art by Mark Hurtado was found and includes Drax, idk if we’d put him in characters but I’d guess Production’s Animation? https://whatsondisneyplus.com/marvels-i-am-groot-disney-short-series-concept-art-revealed/ RobbyB3ll4s ( talk) 03:25, 23 January 2022 (UTC)
According to What If showrunner A.C. Bradley, Ryan Little wrote this series https://twitter.com/TheAshBradley/status/1459209847124025344 Is that enough to be included in this article? - TrixieCat123 ( User talk:TrixieCat123) 08:49, 20 April 2022 (UTC)
Per the
press release as published on Futon Critic, it states The writer/director is Kirsten Lepore
with no mention of Little. I'm curious if the MovieWeb source perhaps was referencing this article or other mirrors that pulled from our article? In any event, per the press release, I'd say we need to possibly adjust what we're indicating here. -
Favre1fan93 (
talk)
20:41, 6 June 2022 (UTC)
During the Disney+ Day event in November 2021, Kirsten Lepore was announced as the director and an executive producer of the series. At that time, Ryan Little, a writer and script coordinator for What If...?, was revealed by that series' head writer A. C. Bradley to be writing for I Am Groot. Lepore was confirmed as a writer of the series in June 2022, when it was confirmed to consist of five shorts.Trailblazer101 ( talk) 03:02, 7 June 2022 (UTC)
FYI, the fact sheet again just says the "Writer/Director" is Lepore. I hope the shorts have credits, because it's possible Little could have been a staff writer, and not a head writer? - Favre1fan93 ( talk) 21:15, 27 July 2022 (UTC)
Variety has an article detailing I Am Groot placing #2 in the Top 10 Twitter social engagements from the week of May 30 to June 5. I'm not sure if this is notable or if we include this type of information, but just noting it here. Trailblazer101 ( talk) 03:25, 7 June 2022 (UTC)
the El Capitan Theatre will exclusively screen the I Am Groot short "Magnum Opus" before specific showings of Thor: Love and Thunder from July 18–24. It's the 4:15pm showings on July 18 & 19 then the 1pm showings for the rest of the week. Only The Direct has reported on this. — SirDot ( talk) 04:37, 15 July 2022 (UTC)
Hello! I'm planning to add the plot of "Magnum Opus" and treat this as the first shorts (or episode since we are going to use the {{Episode table}} template) since it was already shown to the public between July 18–24 (although in select screenings during Thor: Love and Thunder). Also planning to retain August 10 as the original release date with a note stating that it was screened in advance on those July dates or something related to it. What do you guys think? Centcom08 ( talk) 08:33, 21 July 2022 (UTC)
As stated in the article, Marvel Studios Head of Streaming, Television, and Animation Brad Winderbaum has said this series is set after the main events of Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 in 2014, suggesting "this is canon". Given I'd prefer an actual Marvel executive over just a writer/director (James Gunn), I would like thoughts on this. Should we restore it being set in the MCU? — SirDot ( talk) 22:51, 28 July 2022 (UTC)
Apparently, The Direct publishes a report about the synopsis of each of the five shorts, including all of their titles, their order of release, and comments on each from Lepore, from a Disney official press release (which I can't find it from Disney's side like from their media kit, etc.). For now, I'll be using The Direct source to rearrange the Episode table and include all of the episode titles only. Centcom08 ( talk) 02:43, 1 August 2022 (UTC)
Not sure if we plan on individual articles for each short, but if we are, here is a poster for episode 1 -- Zoo ( talk) 19:24, 3 August 2022 (UTC)
This might be a bit FORUM-y, but for anyone who's watched the new shorts, they once again have Groot fast forwarding over the logo, but more like jump skipping it. I was going to add this article regarding it, and I could have sworn for the first set, it was more like a "sped up"/VHS style fast forward, not the jump skipping. But when I went to rewatch a season 1 short, it had the same opening as the season 2 ones. Am I going crazy misremembering this, or does anyone else recall the "sped up" version? - Favre1fan93 ( talk) 02:13, 7 September 2023 (UTC)
The Direct has now noticed this, finally. Hopefully others will follow, but if not, are we open to giving them another exception...? InfiniteNexus ( talk) 05:21, 22 September 2023 (UTC)
Piggybacking off of Trailblazer101's edit, while I don't agree with the series overview template change, I'd be happy to discuss removing the directing and writing columns from the episode table. Given Kirsten Lepore is the sole writer and director, we could put in prose after the overview table that she is that, and remove the columns. That is acceptable, though not commonly done, in the television project if one person is the sole creative. Thought there can then become push back from others because "they aren't there anymore and tables always have these columns". Courtesy ping to Adamstom.97 too. - Favre1fan93 ( talk) 16:07, 7 July 2024 (UTC)
No. overall |
No. in season | Title | Original release date | |
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1 | 1 | "Groot's First Steps" | August 10, 2022 | |
While growing in a pot,
Baby Groot is tended by robots. When a crack appears on his pot, the robots replace Groot with a
bonsai plant. Out of jealousy, Groot attacks the plant and they both fall onto the floor, resulting in their pots breaking and Groot taking his first steps. | ||||
2 | 2 | "The Little Guy" | August 10, 2022 | |
Baby Groot finds tiny blue Grunds under a rock and plays with them, only for the Grunds to see this as an attack and launch a counterattack. A frightened Groot farts a leaf, which the Grunds find as their food source. Groot finds a nearby bush to give the Grunds additional food, only to accidentally step on them upon returning. | ||||
3 | 3 | "Groot's Pursuit" | August 10, 2022 | |
Waking up in the middle of the night in the
Eclector's Quadrant, Baby Groot finds a broken vial and traces the bubble-colored liquid from it around the ship. This is revealed to be Iwua, a shape-shifting alien who impersonates him. The pair dance, with the alien teaching him dance steps, until Groot ejects Iwua out of the ship via the airlock. | ||||
4 | 4 | "Groot Takes a Bath" | August 10, 2022 | |
Baby Groot finds a pool of mud and takes a bath. He soon finds leaves growing out of him, due to the mud, and grooms them in different styles which results in a nearby Gangalorian squirrel bird becoming irritated. Groot eventually uses all of the pool's mud and can no longer grow the leaves. As the squirrel bird laughs at him, Groot trims its hair to use as a scarf. | ||||
5 | 5 | "Magnum Opus" | August 10, 2022 | |
Baby Groot gathers various items inside the ship to draw the
Guardians of the Galaxy, including causing an explosion to create glitter.
Rocket finds Groot trying to fix a hole caused by the explosion. Groot gives the drawing to Rocket, who is almost sucked out of the ship before Groot saves him. |
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The /Film source says the series is going to be animated, but I don't remember Feige saying that in the original announcement and Marvel.com doesn't mention it being animated. - adamstom97 ( talk) 03:25, 13 December 2020 (UTC)
So some concept art by Mark Hurtado was found and includes Drax, idk if we’d put him in characters but I’d guess Production’s Animation? https://whatsondisneyplus.com/marvels-i-am-groot-disney-short-series-concept-art-revealed/ RobbyB3ll4s ( talk) 03:25, 23 January 2022 (UTC)
According to What If showrunner A.C. Bradley, Ryan Little wrote this series https://twitter.com/TheAshBradley/status/1459209847124025344 Is that enough to be included in this article? - TrixieCat123 ( User talk:TrixieCat123) 08:49, 20 April 2022 (UTC)
Per the
press release as published on Futon Critic, it states The writer/director is Kirsten Lepore
with no mention of Little. I'm curious if the MovieWeb source perhaps was referencing this article or other mirrors that pulled from our article? In any event, per the press release, I'd say we need to possibly adjust what we're indicating here. -
Favre1fan93 (
talk)
20:41, 6 June 2022 (UTC)
During the Disney+ Day event in November 2021, Kirsten Lepore was announced as the director and an executive producer of the series. At that time, Ryan Little, a writer and script coordinator for What If...?, was revealed by that series' head writer A. C. Bradley to be writing for I Am Groot. Lepore was confirmed as a writer of the series in June 2022, when it was confirmed to consist of five shorts.Trailblazer101 ( talk) 03:02, 7 June 2022 (UTC)
FYI, the fact sheet again just says the "Writer/Director" is Lepore. I hope the shorts have credits, because it's possible Little could have been a staff writer, and not a head writer? - Favre1fan93 ( talk) 21:15, 27 July 2022 (UTC)
Variety has an article detailing I Am Groot placing #2 in the Top 10 Twitter social engagements from the week of May 30 to June 5. I'm not sure if this is notable or if we include this type of information, but just noting it here. Trailblazer101 ( talk) 03:25, 7 June 2022 (UTC)
the El Capitan Theatre will exclusively screen the I Am Groot short "Magnum Opus" before specific showings of Thor: Love and Thunder from July 18–24. It's the 4:15pm showings on July 18 & 19 then the 1pm showings for the rest of the week. Only The Direct has reported on this. — SirDot ( talk) 04:37, 15 July 2022 (UTC)
Hello! I'm planning to add the plot of "Magnum Opus" and treat this as the first shorts (or episode since we are going to use the {{Episode table}} template) since it was already shown to the public between July 18–24 (although in select screenings during Thor: Love and Thunder). Also planning to retain August 10 as the original release date with a note stating that it was screened in advance on those July dates or something related to it. What do you guys think? Centcom08 ( talk) 08:33, 21 July 2022 (UTC)
As stated in the article, Marvel Studios Head of Streaming, Television, and Animation Brad Winderbaum has said this series is set after the main events of Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 in 2014, suggesting "this is canon". Given I'd prefer an actual Marvel executive over just a writer/director (James Gunn), I would like thoughts on this. Should we restore it being set in the MCU? — SirDot ( talk) 22:51, 28 July 2022 (UTC)
Apparently, The Direct publishes a report about the synopsis of each of the five shorts, including all of their titles, their order of release, and comments on each from Lepore, from a Disney official press release (which I can't find it from Disney's side like from their media kit, etc.). For now, I'll be using The Direct source to rearrange the Episode table and include all of the episode titles only. Centcom08 ( talk) 02:43, 1 August 2022 (UTC)
Not sure if we plan on individual articles for each short, but if we are, here is a poster for episode 1 -- Zoo ( talk) 19:24, 3 August 2022 (UTC)
This might be a bit FORUM-y, but for anyone who's watched the new shorts, they once again have Groot fast forwarding over the logo, but more like jump skipping it. I was going to add this article regarding it, and I could have sworn for the first set, it was more like a "sped up"/VHS style fast forward, not the jump skipping. But when I went to rewatch a season 1 short, it had the same opening as the season 2 ones. Am I going crazy misremembering this, or does anyone else recall the "sped up" version? - Favre1fan93 ( talk) 02:13, 7 September 2023 (UTC)
The Direct has now noticed this, finally. Hopefully others will follow, but if not, are we open to giving them another exception...? InfiniteNexus ( talk) 05:21, 22 September 2023 (UTC)
Piggybacking off of Trailblazer101's edit, while I don't agree with the series overview template change, I'd be happy to discuss removing the directing and writing columns from the episode table. Given Kirsten Lepore is the sole writer and director, we could put in prose after the overview table that she is that, and remove the columns. That is acceptable, though not commonly done, in the television project if one person is the sole creative. Thought there can then become push back from others because "they aren't there anymore and tables always have these columns". Courtesy ping to Adamstom.97 too. - Favre1fan93 ( talk) 16:07, 7 July 2024 (UTC)
No. overall |
No. in season | Title | Original release date | |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 1 | "Groot's First Steps" | August 10, 2022 | |
While growing in a pot,
Baby Groot is tended by robots. When a crack appears on his pot, the robots replace Groot with a
bonsai plant. Out of jealousy, Groot attacks the plant and they both fall onto the floor, resulting in their pots breaking and Groot taking his first steps. | ||||
2 | 2 | "The Little Guy" | August 10, 2022 | |
Baby Groot finds tiny blue Grunds under a rock and plays with them, only for the Grunds to see this as an attack and launch a counterattack. A frightened Groot farts a leaf, which the Grunds find as their food source. Groot finds a nearby bush to give the Grunds additional food, only to accidentally step on them upon returning. | ||||
3 | 3 | "Groot's Pursuit" | August 10, 2022 | |
Waking up in the middle of the night in the
Eclector's Quadrant, Baby Groot finds a broken vial and traces the bubble-colored liquid from it around the ship. This is revealed to be Iwua, a shape-shifting alien who impersonates him. The pair dance, with the alien teaching him dance steps, until Groot ejects Iwua out of the ship via the airlock. | ||||
4 | 4 | "Groot Takes a Bath" | August 10, 2022 | |
Baby Groot finds a pool of mud and takes a bath. He soon finds leaves growing out of him, due to the mud, and grooms them in different styles which results in a nearby Gangalorian squirrel bird becoming irritated. Groot eventually uses all of the pool's mud and can no longer grow the leaves. As the squirrel bird laughs at him, Groot trims its hair to use as a scarf. | ||||
5 | 5 | "Magnum Opus" | August 10, 2022 | |
Baby Groot gathers various items inside the ship to draw the
Guardians of the Galaxy, including causing an explosion to create glitter.
Rocket finds Groot trying to fix a hole caused by the explosion. Groot gives the drawing to Rocket, who is almost sucked out of the ship before Groot saves him. |