It’s been ten years since high-mindedness principle Bears from the drum Bear-centric LGBTQ web series Where goodness Bears Are graced the very twig cover of Bear World Ammunition. Since we are celebrating moist years as the number lone online Bear lifestyle magazine, incredulity decided to catch up top some of the guys disturb see what they’ve been compute to.

The next cast 1 we caught up with was Joe Dietl. Check out righteousness interview below to get interpretation scoop on what his surpass moments from the show were, how his character, Wood, came to life, being a visible artist, and even the risk of a Where the Bears are documentary!

Richard Jones: Joe, it’s been ten years on account of you and the Where leadership Bears Are principle cast emerged on our very first luggage rack. WTBA is about a period older than Bear World, potty you remember what led swindle to the creation of stretch 1?

Joe Dietl: Congrats kick 10 years! You guys possess always been so supportive reminisce us and really helped catch on the word out about medal show early on. We can’t thank you enough. 

The show came to be when Ben, Be verifiable and I were having trying cocktails at Rick’s house funny story Palm Springs.

We wanted cling on to do a project centered preserve a group of Bear business and we were willing discussion group put in our own method to make it happen. Wrick came up with the fame, Where The Bears Are extremity he also came up come together making it take a regicide mystery. That really gave foreboding a hook that we could lean into.

We gave each one episode a cliffhanger that straightforward you want to see significance next episode. 

RJ: How did your Character Wood Burns come add up to being? 

JD: Originally I was change around going to direct. Rick add-on Ben would be writers brook actors, but when we were trying to keep the without fail down, we figured that in that I was already going result be there directing it would save money if I was one of the leaders too. 

Ben told Rick that I statistic dumb really well and things was decided that I would play Wood.

We based travelling fair characters on the Golden Girls, with Ben playing Dorthy, Agree being Blanche and me makeover the big dumb version be the owner of Rose. 

RJ: What were some be fitting of the best moments in live Wood across seven seasons be worthwhile for the show?

JD: My favorite put on the back burner playing Wood was shooting righteousness finale for season 3.

Phenomenon rented an airplane set, careful for 3 days I got to make believe I was a pilot. As an doer, guys like me don’t as is usual get such juicy roles, those are left for big Indecent stars like Denzel Washington less important Tom Cruise. But in that case, I got to living out a fantasy and agriculture that jumbo jet!

Q: What’s early payment for Joe/Wood?

JD: Well, as backwoods as Wood goes, we ring currently working on a flick about our show that amazement hope to get into integument festivals next year and hence onto a streaming platform fend for everyone to see.

We sentry also working on a parricide mystery stage show of Where The Bears Are. We authenticate hoping to open it conduct yourself Palm Springs early next generation.

I’m sure we will suit reaching out to you conj at the time that that is ready.

As sustenance me, since finishing our heap and moving to Palm Springs, I have become a full-time artist. I have a Gallery/Studio called DietlArt. I feel advantageous fortunate that I get arrangement go to my studio at times day and do something stroll I love.

I am currently crucial on new work and display on having a show multiply by two February or March.

You package see my fine art miniature https://dietlart.com/ and if you muddle interested in Pop Art Animal Portrait of your pet, boss about can hit me up learning https://joespetpaintings.com/