PERCY JACKSON author Rick Riordan answers fan questions on Easter eggs, cameos, & more | TV Insider

[@knightmare3810]

Please disney increase their budget for season two and give us longer episodes.

[@sadisticwinter8354]

SERIOUSLY. 30-34 minutes is so heartbreaking😭

[@knightmare3810]

@@sadisticwinter8354 right?! The acting is outstanding and the emotional stuff is handled finely. But the monster fights have been so low energy. Hopefully with more budget and time, they'll improve upon that in future seasons.

[@ninakrishnamurthy6674]

@@juliana-fu8hi Those shows didn't have this many child actors.

[@ninakrishnamurthy6674]

@@juliana-fu8hi My comment had nothing to do with the budget. I’m saying this is why the episodes are so short. Not because child actors are expensive, but because they filmed less. Percy Jackson already had 50 fewer filming days than GOT. That becomes even less when you factor in the smaller amount of time that child actors are actually able to work. I’m saying that I’ve seen fans accuse Disney of not allowing the writers to write longer episodes, when I think it’s more likely that they were made this short to accommodate for what they would actually be able to film in the time they were allotted. Admittedly, I’ve never worked in TV before, so I could be talking out my ass. I just think it’s a bit unfair to demand that the episodes be longer when they likely only had a limited time to film.

[@ashleycox8480]

@@ninakrishnamurthy6674its got nothing to do with them being child actors it is 110% because disney dont want to do longer episodes….. sure if you only look at percy jackson you may have that opinion but when you look at every single show released on disney+ since the service launched you see a pattern that every single one regardless of whether theres child actors or not have the same problem of short episodes. Whether it be percy jackson, marvel, star wars or anything else they do EVERY SINGLE ONE has the same problem

[@talarane2956]

they need to start filming these next seasons ASAP cause the kids are GROWING

[@beastlymarek]

That’s the biggest, and really only concern about future seasons. Not too worried though, they still look young

[@ADarklore]

@@beastlymarek Walker's voice has clearly changed and he definitely does not look 13. He was 13 when they filmed, and he just turned 15!

[@iMattCi89]

I commented on another PJO interview video that maybe we could just suspend disbelief and say demigods go through growth spurts faster as an innate survival mechanism to be physically stronger to fight off monsters, via the Mist responding to their subconscious desire to be stronger faster. I feel like that may be a reasonable explanation given Hazel's realisation of how to manipulate the Mist.

[@ilect1690]

@@iMattCi89 annabeth was 5 foot 10 at 13.5 years old and stopped growing from there lmao

[@PangerGang]

YES 😂

[@marohoh]

Love the show. DISNEY + NEEDS TO GREENLIGHT THE NEXT 4 SEASONS AND GIVE THEM A MASSIVE BUDGET!! they def deserve Netflix ATLA level budget

[@TheMVPThanatos]

FACTS

[@Bobbybob7728-u1n]

Next four season, your kiding, I want a whole RCU (Riordan Cinematic Universe) with the Hoo, Magnus Chase, Trials and Apollo and every things ( maybe not kane chronicles cause Netflix already on the job)

[@JH21393]

def heroes of olympus

[@zkproductions4351]

The fact that ATLA and this show has the same budget per episode really makes you think where their budget goes?

[@TheMVPThanatos]

@@zkproductions4351 I hope the budget for the Percy Jackson show gets higher especially in the final season

[@ptfornatale]

The first time I watched this video I didn’t know what Riptide was. Less than a month & too many books later: GODS, I’M OBSESSED!

[@audrilove_]

The Nico & Bianca cameo is when Grover and Augustus are talking in front of the VR setup - if you listen VERY carefully you can hear a little kid scream "BIANCA!" in the background when Grover stops talking for a moment

[@GustavodeSouzaVieiradosSantos]

I really hope they allow longer episodes for the next seasons. I'm loving the show, but some more minutes per episode would really help improving its overall pace. That being sad, one of the things I loved the most was the addition of flashbacks. This week's made me tear up with Poseidon and Sally, and little Percy feeling rejected.

[@ninakrishnamurthy6674]

I think a big reason why the episodes are so short is because they're working with child actors. Child labor laws prevent child actors from working more than a certain amount, and it would take even longer for the show to come out if the episodes were longer.

[@monsieurleporc2397]

@@ninakrishnamurthy6674This make no sense , then why is stranger things longer ?

[@ninakrishnamurthy6674]

@@monsieurleporc2397 Because there are multiple scenes and storylines that don’t involve the child actors? I don’t know; I’m just speculating

[@heliotikis]

@@ninakrishnamurthy6674The new ATLA show has 1 hour episodes and it focuses on kids…

[@ashleycox8480]

@@monsieurleporc2397because they dont know what there talking about and are replying this on every comment about the length without actually doing any research into the bussiness and how these companies are operating. The difference between stranger things and percy jackson is netflix and disney. Disney are very much in what i refer to as “the tiktok mindset” where they would rather release more shorter content then less longer content

[@Perry-Johansson-zs1mu]

Imagine being one of his students reading his books and then seeing all of their classmates names in there

[@HighlandHellboy]

Imagine being the inspiration behind Mrs Dodds lmao

[@Perry-Johansson-zs1mu]

@@HighlandHellboy 😳

[@Krow-ei8dn]

Imagine reading your death scene

[@raincoat420]

@@Krow-ei8dn Charles Beckendorf…

[@melako6957]

We need the whole 5 Seasons and then HoO! Eventhough I will have to wait a long while! I need them!

[@runrunrunrunrunrunrunrunrun1]

no HOO, that series sucked. Just PJO please!

[@zkproductions4351]

Ricks probably gonna be dead before he can even make HoO

[@pippinthehedgehogs]

@@runrunrunrunrunrunrunrunrun1WHAT DID YOU JUST SAY?! ARE YOU EVEN A FAN?!

[@melako6957]

​@@runrunrunrunrunrunrunrunrun1 I can understand, that the HoO books can be criticised, and for example I didn't like the end fight against Gaia (In my eyes it was to short and there were no consequenses), but there is so much potential in those books. And I would love to explore all of it

[@lucythestrawberry]

@@runrunrunrunrunrunrunrunrun1the series didn’t suck at all i have no idea what youre talking about lmao

[@slygal555]

My English Teacher: *questions why I didn’t give my characters meaningful names* Former English teacher, world-renowned bestselling author, and now co-creator and executive producer of Disney+ show adaptation of his most well-known series: “I don’t know. It just sounded good.”

[@torturedpoet02]

How amazing would it have been to have had this guy as your history teacher??

[@ToyStoryboy2009]

I would’ve payed a lot of attention in history

[@lolitaku7229]

I thought he was an English teacher?

[@Pluto-c4q]

Great series, I hope we get a season 2

[@annarubioprincipe4530]

3:02 "I don´t know it just sounded good". Are we sure this wasn´t Percy Jackson slipped from Rick for a bit, lmao

[@LQC13]

So glad for Rick Riordan, hope they get a bigger budget for future seasons, the show is allowing old fans to re experience the story with a fresh perspective

[@heyitsmira17]

This man had more influence in my life than people I personally met and lived with. Being part of almost the whole journey (been here since Sea of Monsters book release lol) is just fantastic, and seeing Rick so happy about it is just the icing on the cake. Can't thank him enough for just being the best favorite author I could've asked ❤😭 and REALLY DISNEY GIMME THE MERCH AND GREENLIGHT THE NEXT 4 SEASONS ALREADY!!

[@That-Dam-Nerd]

They just released merchandise

[@heyitsmira17]

@@That-Dam-Nerd is it only in the US? 🥲

[@That-Dam-Nerd]

@@heyitsmira17 idk to be honest

[@That-Dam-Nerd]

@@heyitsmira17 do you live in the US

[@heyitsmira17]

@@That-Dam-Nerd no, in Brazil 🥲 we don't even have the official CHB shirts yet

[@TheMVPThanatos]

But seriously though despite the flaws and some of the changes they made in the show I can't wait for the final episode and that cliffhanger still made me mad that we have to wait a whole week

[@ToyStoryboy2009]

I want episode 8 to come so badly so we can finally see the percy vs Ares fight on screen for the first time.

[@TheMVPThanatos]

@@ToyStoryboy2009 I also can't wait for the final episode either because not only am i excited for the Ares fight but i'm just not ready to see Luke's betrayal on screen and to feel just as heartbroken as i did when i first read the Lightning Thief and i kid you not after i read that i was seething with anger for a few hours before reading the Sea of Monsters

[@ToyStoryboy2009]

@@TheMVPThanatos understandable since Luke seemed like such a nice guy and to have him stab Percy in the back like that would rightfully make any one of us angry

[@MyStoryCinema]

@@ToyStoryboy2009it was trash

[@ToyStoryboy2009]

@@MyStoryCinema to me it wasn’t and if you didn’t like it then oh well

[@andrewlim9345]

Good to see Rick Riordan speaking. Glad he is involved with the series.

[@Daughter_of_Hades1924]

Me when I heard The Stolls were his former students: Were they also huge trouble makers???

[@mrs.manrique7411]

This has been a great adaptation into eight episodes. They all kept each episode internally consistent and wrapped up nicely, they incorporate the most iconic scenes from the book more intimately and directly related to their quest, and we get to understand why the bad guy does what he does by the time the twist is revealed at the end! Also some other things were improved, like making Annabeth and Clarisse more obviously suspects and Grover a little more savvy. I am also glad they are keeping this show PG so that I can watch it with my babies right next to me. 😅

[@PetarNNenkovski]

Great video. I can't wait to see the finale, because so far its very good adaptation.

[@TheIndianDeity]

They did us so dirty with that cliffhanger, last episode is about to be the best

[@PetarNNenkovski]

@@TheIndianDeity Actually i like the cliffhanger because the episode was short and that fight needs time to see it properly and If they have done it in the time they had left maybe a minute this would have been a really big disappointment.

[@benjaminfast5496]

@@PetarNNenkovski Yeah, but the last episode needs to include the Ares fight, meeting Poseidon in Olympus, returning to camp and the fight with Luke, and then the ending with his mom. Most episodes have included 1 or 2 chapters. The last episode needs to include about 4 chapters. I hope it gets a longer runtime, or I'm worried it will all feel rushed.

[@ninakrishnamurthy6674]

@@benjaminfast5496 Well, according to a post Rick made on Instagram, the pearls actually teleported the trio to Montauk, not Santa Monica Bay. So that cuts out the scene of them scrambling to get a plane ticket and flying out of desperation. Of course your mileage may vary on that change, but IMO if something had to be cut, I’m more okay with that than something else. Also, in the book Percy doesn’t “fight” Luke. They go into the woods and then Luke starts ranting before siccing a monster on Percy and running away.

[@benjaminfast5496]

@ninakrishnamurthy6674 Yeah, little choices like that to save time are fine with me, lol. Regarding Luke, you're right, I guess I should have said "encounter." LOL.

[@dis28]

Spectacular adaptation, hope we get atleast 5 seasons

[@melako6957]

3:52 Flashback to the movie cast not knowing a thing about blue food😢

[@annarubioprincipe4530]

i wachted the movies before knowing about the books and I know I would´ve def riot if I had created Grover, basically a nature character with an unwavering faith, and changed him to someone who only dreams of being with Aphrodite's daughters.

[@RoTaylorsVersion]

The show is so good!!! ✨🥺 cannot wait for that fight scene!!! 🔥

[@sarahlobovobiller2154]

This man is so nice I love him

[@joshisanL]

5:19 yeah best sword fight ever especially since it was a minute long fight.

[@-._.-What-Is-Up-._.-]

Fax 💀

[@missioncomplete420]

He seems like a chill smart dude

[@rochmanzanuar6990]

I love this series as much as rick love to produce it 10 years grow up with percy jackson book franchise and 10 years to wait this perfect adaptation is worth

[@marielli7]

Sally & Poseidon scene is the best 😭

[@midoriya-shonen]

Rick, I have no idea if you're reading this, but if you are I need you to know that your books changed my life. They brought my life into definition in so many ways when I was Percy's age that I don't even know where I'd be today without them. Or you. I would not have the same friends, I wouldn't've made the same choices, and I wouldn't have all the same moral convictions without getting to love Percy and all of his friends. And then, as if that weren't enough, you gave us Alex Fierro. I had never before in my life seen another genderfluid person like me in fiction. To meet her, and to see her be a part of the stories that I had loved for so long by that point, to see clearly that she was created with so much love and care and respect......I had to take a break from writing this to cry. I will never forget where I was or how I felt when I met her. Thank you for recording these bedtime stories which you told to Haley, thank you for caring so much about your young readers, and thank you for pouring your time and love into these books. I'll cherish them forever.

[@mari_0556]

The cast have continually been talking about how great the Ares figh is and it makes me really hyped to see it!😊

[@FlapackandGregsPS5]

YES OFFICIAL MERCH 😍😍😍

[@annarubioprincipe4530]

Season 2 it´s a need but Disney needs to unsdertand they need more screen time.

[@Daughter_of_Hades1924]

Their weapons for merch and camp half blood beads 🤩🤩🤩🤩

[@dani_ell3]

no bc i NEED a camp necklace

[@Isaacthebiggestmoviefan57]

This Series is so good I love it more then the movies but I hope we get a Season 2

[@joellen5142]

Lol I had no idea he names certain characters after his students and colleagues!

[@thelibrarianofalexandria6200]

Yess we need merch!!

[@annarubioprincipe4530]

I´ll never understand the people who prefer the movie to the series, Grover in the movie barely gets to be the "cool boy" that the only goal he shows is to be with the daughters of Aphrodite. Imagine creating a character of nature explaining how man destroys it and then being that same example of man that they put to play the character. Demolishing My Character it´s enough motive for me to dismiss the movie entirely, even worse if they do it to one of the main characters.

[@BronwynAlexandriaa]

THE KIDS ARE GOING TO OUTGROW THE CHARACTERS AND WE NEED LONGER EPISODES PLEASE 😭😭😭😭🤧🤧😭🤧🤧 THE SHOW IS SO GOOD 😭😭😭

[@nicolaashamman6201]

Nice to hear some of Rick's stories again. It's been ages since I heard about the orange food! Completely forgot about it. Also, not sure I've seen one of TV Insider's videos before, but the style of having occasional "behind-the-scenes" shots that revealed more of how it was being filmed... that was fascinating to see. Thank you!

[@worldsgreatestbladers8879]

The twist at the end is gonna hurt so bad

[@ToyStoryboy2009]

It really is

[@Gh.stKng.]

We seriously need a green light for more seasons, I really want to see Nico

[@SeanSinclair821]

I always thought Annabeth's name was a reference to her mother, since it has so many letters in common with Athena

[@kirbthebean]

That’s what I thought too!

[@TheArcheryTherapist107]

If we do Heroes of Olympus then change POV each episode

[@wrxstigoabs]

Rick’s close collaboration on the series and the casting decisions really make the series sing! BUT, they really should’ve gone for a twofer and shot the second book right after because of how quickly Walker and Leah have grown up. It’s a risk casting early adolescent children, Walker was 12 when he auditioned whilst filming The Adam Project and if you look at him in TAP, he’s a small squirly 12 year old and sometimes boys mature late giving directors the ability to use them in a child/early teen role like PJ in the first books even into their mid teens. That didn’t happen with Walker. By filming he was an average 13 year old starting to mature and by the end of filming, he was 6” taller and a deeper voice and by the time of the launch at almost 15, he’s now almost adult height with a man’s voice. By the time they begin to film season 2, he will be 16 and even older looking and literally too old for the role of PJ which is a tragedy as he’s a fabulous actor who has aced this role magnificently.

[@acciobambi]

Disney needs to green light season two ASAP

[@carlacollier3363]

I need a season 2 announcement ASAP

[@ToyStoryboy2009]

Hopefully we get it soon

[@MRderbridgeAuthor]

Green Light Season 2 and 3 asap. So we can have them filmed back to back

[@DavidJimenez-tt5ok]

Jackson is from his adult series called tres navarres series made before pjo

[@Highlighter064]

The show is good, definitely need longer episodes. I'm not sure whether or not I love or hate how it is straying from the books, sure there is good scenes but also because of it, there are bad scenes. Longer episodes for season 2, bigger budget would be an added bonus, would be really good and nice to have.

[@ashleycox8480]

Its definitely going both ways with the changes theres some positive ones like all the extra story for sally jackson, leaving bread trails for future romance between a certain 2 characters but theres also some negative ones like removing the whole DOA scene with percy bribing charon and charon wanting a raise then percy asking hades to give him a raise (this may seem small but personally i found it one of the funniest moments in the first book) and some if the stuff there doing with grover really doesnt sit right with me the way he has been this entire season how on earth is that guy meant to go out and search for pan himself? My guy wouldnt make it off half blood hill alone All in all its a mixed bag imo certainly some great moments but some poor ones too

[@OrangeJuice33]

​@@ashleycox8480 you described how I feel about this show perfectly

[@michaelrobertson5453]

cant wait to see sides for if we ever get camp jupiter shirts

[@teus3195]

WE NEED A SEASON 2

[@ADarklore]

My concern is the aging of the actors. Walker was 13 when this was filmed, he just turned 15!! He not only looks older, but has grown taller and his voice has changed. Rick complained about the aging-up of the actors for the movie, but by the time this gets done filming, the actors are going to be in the 20's too! They really need to film all seasons back to back to get this done, otherwise, it's going to be a disaster.

[@Lufleee]

I honestly think they can pull off having a 20yo play a 15-16yo, if they take much longer it might be a bit awkward for book 2 and 3, though. Walker already aged so much in season 1 lol. Regardless I will watch and love every season I am sure

[@mastermattvd]

Show support for the official release

[@Faith1016_]

bro imagine being one of his former students

[@TheRealValGalstyan]

My favorite scene was when Hades said “Huh?”

[@Ann-br4cu]

I need Disney to renew them for the next 4 seasons immediately cause those kids are growing at rapid paces😭

[@DryBones271]

If one of the questions isn't "Have you started filming season 2 yet? dunno what these fans are doing.

[@akashshetty5112]

The show has an American Gods kind of feel to it. And it’s certainly more faithful to the book than the movie was.

[@ryanEstandarte]

For the wrestling fans watching the show, will we get to see Adam Copeland (Edge) spear any of the characters during a fight scene? Hehehe!

[@theartsyabigail]

I saw Walker (Percy's actor) in the Kids Choice awards 2024 interviewed for Best Male Child Actor or smth and guess what me n my bro said WHY THE H3LL HE SOUND LIKE DAT?!?!? so different 😮😊

[@omega_official9936]

I just wanna know where the budget went

[@ellebassa9288]

I'm excited to see what he does with aphrodite and her cabin

[@Bagel-rr1qb]

As much as I love Percy jacksonu, the first season was underwhelming. The pacing was the worst part, but also the way they handled Hades really disappointed me. Hades is a nice god, yet he’s supposed to be a sad, tragic character, who has suffered loss. However, in this show he’s just a comedic character who does nothing but make jokes. Still am hopeful for a season two, just hope it’s handled better.

[@Uniduck3000]

Wait didn’t Grover have panpipes, not a flute? (Maybe?)

[@Fedora-_-Laura]

Anna Beth can be rearranged to Athena bn

[@LeonardoMenezes03]

The two weakest episodes are also the shortest. Coincidence? I THINK NOT!

[@Lufleee]

Episode 4 is literally my 2nd favorite episode Q_Q

[@LeonardoMenezes03]

@@Lufleee I am so angry at the length, I still liked but is in bottom just above episode 6 which I didn't like.

[@Lufleee]

@@LeonardoMenezes03 6 is my least favorite too, but I still loved it a lot, especially with Hermes in it.

[@mizpahmassacre]

Will we get to the point we see Lityerses? If so cast me rick 🙏

[@mikew4022]

You f*cked up Rick!

[@hanhnghi]

Rick's comments at the 5min 16 sec mark is so aggravating. He really thinks this show is the best thing ever doesn't he 😂

[@PrestonDtyk]

Remember when authors cared about their reputations? Now it’s cash out while u still can. I really hope those teams of writers mutilating his work for esg scores is worth it. Fr how fulfilling must that be for an actual success artist to take claim for ideas coming out of people with a combined 10 projects under their belts the most experienced writer was some draft editor from the invisible man (2000) but I do get it now pay off the dude with all the credibility to take the blame for all the bad decisions then you can barely pay the easily controlled fresh grads to write all the garbage you want in the show.

[@leicashivannapratama49]

I feel like rick might be a little bias here🤔🤔🤔🤔

[@crowhogan6854]

Way too many changes. Such a dissapointment, Rick.

[@owenrigotti6592]

I hope season 2 is better than the hot garbage that was season 1. very dissapointed. Glad its coming out, but still

[@sneakerstalkerz3183]

Rick kinda ruined this series. It’s not gonna make it to season 5 if they keep changing all the stuff and having the kids basically be omnipotent knowing every monster ever

[@ADarklore]

The changes are fine and fit the TV series medium and runtime that they're allowed.

[@winchesters4life34]

​@@ADarkloreno. I don't accept that as an answer. there is no reason why they couldn't fit the same basic story beats as the books in the runtime they have. they add a bunch of useless side stuff that ultimately goes nowhere and feels like filler, and a show with supposedly so little time should not be wasting it on filler! there is no reason why they can't let the characters discover things for themselves. there is no reason why every time an obstacle comes along, the characters immediately know everything about it and how to beat it. there is no reason to do it like that. they are removing all tension from the story so the main characters can seem... smarter? better? I really don't know what they were going for but all it did was make the story immensely boring. they are wasting time, you don't get to make the excuse that they have too little when they actively waste it.

[@Victoria-_]

Ik!

[@-._.-What-Is-Up-._.-]

I totally hope there would be no S2 Such a Dishonor to a Great Book Series 💀

[@JazzMaster01]

It's just not doing it for me

[@marcochi-town4693]

You are a goofy Rick And I’m sure those questions aren’t real if they haven’t asked you why is this show booty lbs😅

[@nmikk10]

Here’s my question: why is it so bad?

[@ToyStoryboy2009]

I mean it’s not for everyone and a lot of people didn’t like it so you’re not alone

[@-._.-What-Is-Up-._.-]

Fax PJO fans are overrating the show 💀

[@ToyStoryboy2009]

@@-._.-What-Is-Up-._.- or maybe some people are just genuinely enjoying it because not everyone has to have the same opinion

[@-._.-What-Is-Up-._.-]

@@ToyStoryboy2009 May be , But My Guess : The Movies was terrible and the series is the only hope of L/A Percy Jackson

[@lolitaku7229]

Keep in mind, it's a show based on a middle school book series made in the early 2000s. There were changes, sure, however they made the story more believable/ filled in a lot of the plot holes not addresses in the book.

[@chrismc8753]

My favorite book series of all time, and yet the movies were better. The movies were still bad, but still had a so bad its good quality to them and the show just had awkward and cringy acting that was just bad. And yes I know everyone is harping on this, but the fact that the characters don't look like the book counterparts took me completely out of it and made it feel like an even less faithful adaptation than the movies. I adore the books so much and keep getting let down by the film adaptations

[@noxi8766]

Mid show so far, especially cause of him.

[@Kochanzhii]

Dog sht show hbo should have taken over

[@itsdarito]

normalize bad show erasure

[@MyStoryCinema]

Bro sucks at making shows