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"She's a nice lady, and very talented, but I don't think she quite grasped what we were trying to do with Batman. - Bruce Timm[1]"
Sean Catherine Derek (October 16, 1953) is an American writer, story editor, actress, and producer who worked with Hanna Barbera Productions on shows like The Smurfs and Captain Planet.
History[]
After Paul Dini had turned down the job due to his responsibilities on Tiny Toons, Sean Derek was hired as the initial story editor for Batman: The Animated Series to help the inexperienced producers, Bruce Timm and Eric Radomski.[1] Ultimately, she didn't gel with the production due to a difference in vision, as she was more concerned about doing "public service announcement" episodes with social messages. Recalling her involvement, Radomski would say "Batman's character motivation is simple--just do whatever it takes to get the point across. That doesn't mean lecturing or being a great philosopher about life. He just says you're doing wrong--don't do it."[2]
