Cast shrink Take the main stage for the first panel at New York Comic Con 2024. Jason Siegel (Jimmy Laird/co-creator), krista Miller (Liz), Ted McGinley (Derek), Jessica Williams (Gabby), Luke Turney (Sean), Lukita Maxwell (Alice), Michael Urie (Brian ) and show co-creator Brett Goldstein.
Before the panel discussion began, viewers were treated to the return of Apple TV+ and a preview of new episodes. When the cast took the stage, the last one up was Brett Goldstein, which got fans talking: “He’s here, he’s there, he’s fucking everywhere, Roy Kent! Roy… Kent!
Jason Siegel immediately announced at the start of the panel: shrink will return for a third season.
Describing the work environment on the show, Jason Segal said: “Honestly, it all happened really fast. In season one, we had no idea what those office scenes were going to be like… Everyone was so present, So good. It’s honestly the best cast. It’s also the best group of writers that doesn’t take long to find their stuff.
Jessica quickly added, “In talking to the writers about figuring out who Gabby was in season one, the writers said they wanted the audience to feel like, ‘This is a therapist I want to talk to.’
Praise from Ted McGinley shrink co-creator bill lawrenceHe credits him with getting the job for him. “I was definitely a day player. Bill Lawrence was very kind and took me to the net a lot of times. He said, ‘Hey, I’ve got something for you, you can’t screw it up, come on in.’ “When I got the script, I said it was the best half-hour I’ve ever read in my life. Derek is a product of excellent writing. “Eat some dick, Pam. “Sorry, this article is well written. Fans can expect to see a lot more of Derek in season 2. The fact that you get to connect with Derek on a deeper level is really exciting.”
Christa Miller asked for nothing when she joined the cast. “I want my husband to be handsome and cute. Oh my God, Ted McKinley, yes!” To which Ted responded: “I love you, I love her.” ” Krista explains the evolution of her character shrinkLiz. “She was very nosy at first and got into everyone’s business, but I found her instincts were really good. She wanted to fill in the gap of taking care of Alice in a cute way, because who else would do that? “The writing on the show is incredible. “Michael Urie also praised this work. He emphasized: “This work. Writing. Writing.
Michael Urie highlighted one of his favorite scenes in the play. “The episode where Jason was drunk and Harrison was drunk was some of the best drunkenness and drunkenness I’ve ever seen. I guess it was acting.
Luke Tenie explains the biggest challenges in the industry shrink Throw. “I have to sit across from this guy and not laugh. The real challenge is not to bear the weight, but to bear the weight. Just not laugh. What a great job, the most important thing you have to worry about is not laughing. It’s the front row of a great show. seat.
Jason Segel tells the story of how Lukita Maxwell was cast to play his daughter. “When Lakita auditioned, I said that’s my daughter. We don’t need to meet anyone else.” Brett Goldstein affirmed the story simply, “That’s true.” “They said Jason was the first one we saw,” Jason added. “That’s not the case. But I said, you’ll see. She showed up as Alice and has been ever since.” So. I kept talking about her, but I fell in love with this girl’s performance, this woman’s performance.
Jason said the show is actually about Alice. “We have to raise her as a group.” Jessica then pointed out that she was the one who told Jason this, which Jason readily admitted.
Brett really enjoyed Michael Urie’s performance. “Michael can do anything. We have to write a four-page monologue for him and he has to say it in 60 seconds. He fucking kills it.”
Brett was asked what it was like writing for Harrison Ford. He responded, “What was it like writing a cantankerous, profanity-laced comedy for Harrison Ford? “I’ve been working with Harrison Ford for three years, and there’s not a day that goes by that I don’t enjoy working with Harrison Ford. “
Brett Goldstein to emerge from behind the camera in Season 2 shrink. “We wrote the part, but I wasn’t going to play the part. I was going to do a silly cameo at some point, but I had to let Jason tell you otherwise I’d sound like an asshole.” Jason Adding, “Brett was perfect for the role. That guy was definitely a reflection of Jimmy. I wanted someone strong that I had a blood connection with. Brett was the best actor. It was amazing when Roy When Kent came out you chanted him because he’s so good at it and I told him you’re going to kill this part and it’s unlike anything you’ve ever done and Brett then joked: “When I let it go. When Jason said it, I wasn’t trying to get him to tell me how great I was. “
Jason explains Jimmy’s evolution shrink. “Season one is like triage, getting someone back to zero. Starting at the bottom is a hopeful starting point because you can only go up. In season two, okay, you’re back to zero, but you haven’t done that yet. to. It’s trying to come to life and realize there’s repair work to be done.
The actors are shrink Improvisation was allowed and encouraged during the shoot. When asked about their favorite improv scenes, the actors fell into a dilemma. “There was so much time between filming Season 1 and Season 2 that we don’t even remember it,” Jessica said. Luke added, “We couldn’t come up with anything, which is kind of cool because it’s great A testament to the writing. “Ted McKinley did have a favorite improvisation,” he recalled: “In the first season, I asked can I have a doggy bag? I thought Derek had a big bag of gadgets. It was a perfect fit and I felt so proud that my career was in the bag.
Jessica said she really wanted to make Jason Segal laugh in a scene. “Jason Seagal didn’t break. We both tried, but he didn’t. In our last scene together, I finally got Jason to break.
Damon Wayans Jr Joins Season 2 Cast shrink. Jessica loves working with him, she said: “This season, we have Damon Wayans Jr., and he’s awesome. We try to joke around with each other. The guy is crazy.
Jessica went on to praise Bill Lawrence for creating a work environment. “Bill had a great policy on set that you could laugh. They could get around it, but I came from a live comedy background and it was really comfortable. Bill said ‘People laugh and you can laugh too.’
Jason hinted at what we can expect from Season 2, saying, “I got to work with someone I’ve worked with for a long time before, and I can’t wait for everyone to see it.” Who will it be? someone from how I Met Your Mother?
With so many actors contacting the show’s creators for roles on the show, Brett explained how it could be a matter of fortune. “You end up like Springfield. We have too many people living in our town, what do we do? No spoilers, but there’s a massacre at the end of the season.
Everyone thinks Gabby is the best therapist. Jessica Williams explains it this way. “One is grumpy. One is messy. I think she’s been really good to them.
Jason Segal was asked what the writers gave him and what he came up with on his own. He responded: “Sometimes I’m a weird person. I do weird things. Sometimes it stays. Sometimes it passes. I think they’ve realized I’m a weird person. There’s no script for the pec dance. Jason Siegel then performed a peck dance for the audience and joked, “We just got picked for season four. “
Jessica Williams has this to say about the budding romance between Gabby and Jimmy. “I only have a little bit of control over what comes out of my mouth. I have a lot of ideas about how interracial couples should be portrayed on screen.” She added that Bill Lawrence told her, ‘If I do my job well, then we’ll write character, and you become the shepherd of the character. ” She went on to tell the audience, “Their core problem is that Gabby puts others before herself and Jimmy is a walking disaster. “
Regarding Gabby (Jimmy’s late wife’s best friend and whom Jimmy ended up with), Jessica explained: “I remember, I lost someone close to me, and I attended some mourning sessions for widows and unmarried widows. Groups, and often the widow and the deceased’s best friend end up together because there’s a huge crater between them.
Michael Urie praised therapy, saying, “I started going to therapy because of this show. This show inspired me because it felt so healthy to do it.” Jason later joked: “He was asked to do this Made. ”
shrink Season 2 returns on Tuesday, October 15, on Apple TV+.
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