Thread:Greenhatdigital/@comment-25137809-20140825194808/@comment-24247077-20140828010254

We do ... and we don't.

It's very hard to judge the popularity of specific characters. A character could be very popular with the fandom but not with your younger TV audience (and visa versa). And specific requests are always difficult to manage as every fan has their own personal likes and dislikes.

Now that's not to say we don't listen (that's part of my job description). And typically there is always a fair bit of chat around the studio about what characters fans seem to be relating to... However, we don't actively survey online (or in focus groups) to determine who might be the most popular. It keeps the development process a bit more ... fresh.