Have you started work on the new season yet?Charlie Day: We have! We're about halfway through writing it. We're going to start filming next month. We've got a great episode where we reveal that Danny DeVito's character has a brother, and they're estranged, they haven't spoken in 30 or so years. And he comes back to the bar and we kind of find out the history of their relationship, and we flash back to the '60s and '70s where they were in love with the same woman. It's a highly stylized episode, it's gonna be really funny. Other than that we're gonna deal with child pageants and Facebook, dealing with all that.
What's the latest thing that FX has rejected from you guys?
CD: They really don't reject anything anymore. If anything, I think they push us further and further every season now.
Is there a lot of pressure to top yourselves every season?
CD: No, because that never leads to anything good. We just go by what we find funny, and you just have to trust that and hope that it translates to people. If one day what we find funny people don't find funny, then we'll hopefully we'll find some younger, funnier people to trust, but for now we gotta just trust our instincts.
Is there anything you won't joke about?
CD: I won't joke about bad comedy. I take that very seriously. No, nothing's over the line. It's all about how you approach the material. On this show we deal with topics that might feel unapproachable, but then we try to figure out what's relatable and funny about it.
Would you ever do another musical episode?
CD: Yeah, possibly. There will definitely be musical numbers in episodes -- there will be some musical numbers in this season, probably in that child pageant episode.
Yeah, about that child pageant episode...
CD: It's something that Frank gets mixed up in that he didn't realize had to do with kids. He's worried it's really gonna tarnish his good name.
A lot of shows do departure episodes from a minor character's point of view. Would you ever write an all-Artemis episode, or an all-McPoyle episode?
CD: Yes, we've talked about it before, but they're busy actors and they're tough to pin down. But we're definitely open to it. It would be fun.
Any plans to do another tour?
CD: Yeah! We're talking about it, but you know, people's schedules and everything. We'd probably do The Nightman Cometh again, or -- who knows? -- maybe something new.
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Nice to have some news about It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, thanks ! This show deserves more recognition, just like all the other FX comedies (even though Sunny is still much more known that Archer, The League or Louie).
ReplyDeleteI haven't see the complete six seasons yet though. I just watched the first episode of the 4th season yesterday, I try to take my time given how few episodes there are and how easy it is to just watch them all in a row.
As always, Charlie, Dee and the whole gang impress me. Where else will you see the main characters craving for human flesh and debating in a morgue on which dead guy they should eat ? This is just awesome, plain and simple. Kudos to Charlie Day, Glenn Hoverton and Rob McElhenney for creating such a unique and innovative show. Each episode is gold, and now this show has entered my top 5 (alongside Arrested Development, The Office, Curb your Enthusiasm and Seinfeld).
I don't know if it was you that I recommended to give Sunny a try, but it's always nice to see some fans here. FX has an amazing comedy line-up (I'm already looking forward to Wilfred) and Sunny at least gets kind of the attention it deserves. At least more than the other shows. Things like Greenman or dick towel have become very popular.
ReplyDeleteI love that 3 friends came up with the idea for this show, it got picked up with a very low budget and then it got quite famous.
And the Manhunter episode you mentioned is one of the best comedy episodes I've ever seen. I mean a discussion in amorgue if it's racist that they don't want to eat the black dude, hilarious!
Yes I do remember that. I think I had just started to watch the first season and you encouraged me to continue watching it. It was on a 'The League' thread if I recall correctly. And now, I laughing my ass off at each episode.
ReplyDeleteIt's actually bad to watch It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, because there's nothing that can top this show (except Larry David). For instance I also watch Scrubs (I'm at the end of the 5th season right now) and sure, there are good jokes on the outside but the inside is rotten and repetitive as hell, every episode feels the same than the previous. And watching Sunny at the same time can only make the contrast between these two comedies much bigger.
I think they shot the pilot with 800$ or something... and now here they are. Money can't buy talent, and they guys have a lot to offer. The 3rd season was the best of the show, I can't wait to see if the 4th season will be better, I don't know how it's possible but I'm sure it will.