![]() ![]() In launching a show it takes a while for people to hear about it and check it out, so if someone’s seeing the fourth episode first and they haven’t tuned in, you don’t want them to have to have known what happened in the previous episode. I think people will like as long as they understand that we are going back in time just a little bit. You see how Dave ends up living at Max’s and how the friends dealt with the breakup. This week, the two episodes that are going to air address what happened in the few weeks following the wedding. ![]() THR: How has airing the episodes out of order changed how the show is viewed? Was it a strategic decision?Ĭaspe: I hope that it doesn’t bum people out too much. There was another show, Chuck, that did an Osama joke that week also. THR: Was there another instance when the timing of an episode played a key role?Ĭaspe: We did an episode a week earlier or two weeks earlier that was Penny dates Doug Hitler that happened to air on Hitler’s birthday, which was a coincidence. I’m sorry if it offended anyone of course. We shot it six months ago and because we’re not in production right now, there was no opportunity to go in and re-edit the episode. had been pursued for 10 years and this episode could have aired a week earlier and nothing would’ve mattered. I actually don’t think it seemed to cause that much of a stir. I don’t think it’s a particularly offensive joke it’s not really about bin Laden, it was trying to be a play on words. It could’ve been that and it could’ve also been because it wasn’t applicable anymore that they wanted to mute it. THR: How did the Osama bin Laden joke affect the show? Ĭaspe: I honestly forgot about the joke entirely, then we got a call from ABC saying, “We should probably mute this just out of respect to the situation,” and I agreed. I hope it continues to be good for those people and hopefully find even more people. I read everything everywhere, but I probably shouldn’t. It seems like either people love it or they want me to die. The comments that like it are pretty effusive and the comments that don’t like it are pretty effusive also. I don’t know how much you can trust your mom, but again, it’s so hard to tell because you don’t know how big that group of people is. I’ll hear people tell my mom how much they like it. I read the Twitter stuff and I read stuff on Facebook, and it definitely feels like there’s a group of people who really love the show. ![]() THR: Happy Endings didn’t get the splashiest debut, yet a group of viewers has formed. Our goal was to do a modern take on a Friends-type show, the same way Modern Family did a modern take on a family-type show. I’ve grown up on HBO and R-rated movies to the point where I don’t really feel like we’re that edgy necessarily. I think I’m probably desensitized to that slightly. I guess we’re considered somewhat edgy of a show. I think people see a similarity between us and Cougar Town tonally. THR: Do you think following Modern Family and Cougar Town made sense?Ĭaspe: I think so. To be honest, I’m so happy and thankful just to get to make more of these that I’m kind of like, “Wherever you guys want to put us, wherever you think is best, I am into it.” I’m still super pumped to get to this for a living. I’m always surprised when anyone likes anything I do. I hear people talk about it, which is super cool. The Hollywood Reporter: The show has performed solidly on Wednesday nights, so what do you think is the perfect home for Happy Endings?Ĭaspe: I just try and do the best I can on my end and let make all those decisions. The Hollywood Reporter chatted with first-time showrunner David Caspe on the eve of ABC’s upfront presentation in New York City, which took place Tuesday, about Happy Endings’ accidental similarities to Friends, the infamous bin Laden joke and how he plans to serialize Season 2. The Best Luxury Gifts for Everyone, From Limited-Edition Dyson Airwraps to Edible Chess Sets ![]()
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