summerwars asked: Hey! I am a screenwriting student from Emerson College, and am taking a writing for television class where the main project is going to be a spec script, I chose Steven Universe but I am having a super hard time finding a script from any episode (obviously not any episode that hasnt aired, no spoilers!) of the show to present to my class (its part of the requirement of the assignment) so I was wondering if you would be able to help me out? Love the show btw, and bravest warriors :)

Whoa neat! Thanks for choosing SU to be part of your project!

Unfortunately though, Steven Universe is not created from scripts- Our show doesn’t have any script writers- We have two talented story editors who first create flexible premises and outlines of story beats, which set the tone and general plot.

Beyond that, all of the writing and dialogue is handled by storyboard artists. Because Steven Universe has a lot of visual jokes, stylized action sequences & specific character expressions it would be impossible for it to be scripted- you NEED drawings to write the story.

After this process, the story editors come back in and help edit the dialogue, police continuity, and tighten the story.

From my personal experience, cartoons with extensive visual humor are more easily created from storyboards, not scripts- it’s also how they make Adventure Time, Regular Show and most CN original comedies going all the way back to the Hanna-Barbera days.

(P.S. I also worked on Venture Bros, which was created from scripts, but most of that show’s jokes were verbal. Scripts are that show’s strength.)