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{{Rivers Cuomo quote|''DeTour'' did not get picked up[...]So that whole chapter is closed. It’s weird; in music if you make an album and your label decides not to put it out, you can bring it to another label and sometimes it can be a big success. At least it gets out. In TV, I’ve learned, it’s not like that. The pilot was made, completely finished, and we can’t show it to anybody! No one will ever see it. It’s a huge waste of money.|''Vulture'', [[2015]]<ref>Scordelis, Alex "Rivers Cuomo Would Very Much Like to Watch a Shakespeare Play With You" ''Vulture''. 10 July 2015. https://www.vulture.com/2015/07/rivers-cuomo-is-really-into-shakespeare-now.html</ref>}} | {{Rivers Cuomo quote|''DeTour'' did not get picked up[...]So that whole chapter is closed. It’s weird; in music if you make an album and your label decides not to put it out, you can bring it to another label and sometimes it can be a big success. At least it gets out. In TV, I’ve learned, it’s not like that. The pilot was made, completely finished, and we can’t show it to anybody! No one will ever see it. It’s a huge waste of money.|''Vulture'', [[2015]]<ref>Scordelis, Alex "Rivers Cuomo Would Very Much Like to Watch a Shakespeare Play With You" ''Vulture''. 10 July 2015. https://www.vulture.com/2015/07/rivers-cuomo-is-really-into-shakespeare-now.html</ref>}} | ||
In [[2020]], Cuomo confirmed that he had filmed a cameo appearance on the show as "Professor Kitts" (a nod to Peter [[Steven Kitts|Kitts]], a name he took on in high school). | In [[2020]], Cuomo confirmed that he had filmed a cameo appearance on the show as "Professor Kitts" (a nod to Peter [[Steven Kitts|Kitts]], a name he took on in high school). Cuomo used [[:File:Riverscuomo alonexii.jpg|a photo of himself]] dressed as his character as the cover art for the digital compilation ''[[Alone XII: The White Year]]''. Cuomo also confirmed that the fictional band within the show was originally named after the song "[[Modern Dukes]]", but this had to be changed to "Crimson Dukes" due to a copyright dispute. | ||
The pilot of ''DeTour'' leaked online on [[June 25]], [[2023]]. The [[Weezer]] songs "[[Island in the Sun]]" and "[[Hash Pipe]]" are used in the pilot. The character of Michael also sings the song "[[California Kids]]." | The pilot of ''DeTour'' leaked online on [[June 25]], [[2023]]. The [[Weezer]] songs "[[Island in the Sun]]" and "[[Hash Pipe]]" are used in the pilot. The character of Michael also sings the song "[[California Kids]]." | ||