Omfg this panel was UHMAZING!!! So what if Penny, or any of the other women in the show weren’t there. Adam Pally, Zachery Knighton, Stephen Guarino, creator Dave Caspe were enough for ME!!!!
They showed us the kickball episode, which was suppose to be aired last season, but it wasn’t in the US. It aired in the UK, and most of the world, but not us? Whatever. It was hysterical, and ABC will air it this season. Yay! Don’t want to ruin it, but, it’s beyond funny.
After the episode, all the guys mentioned above sat down, and answered a bunch o’ questions about the show. Along with talking about their characters, their futures, etc. Stephen Guarino lead the Q&A so fabulously!!! A few that caught my attention…
Why did some episodes in season 1 aired not in chronological order?
They said that was on ABC. They wanted to capture their audience, and wanted to show some funnier episodes before. They thought if they did this, it would catch more ppl’s attention. They didn’t so it as much for the second season, except for not airing Kickball episode.
Did you have any problems with ABC re: Max’s same sex kiss in season one, along with any of Max’s relationship in season 2? (Since ABC killed The Ellen Show, and gave Roseanne shit for the lesbian kiss in her show back in the 90’s)
No problems at all from ABC. ABC has been supportive of Max, and the whole show. They love Happy Endings and they don’t want to cancel it. Completely open to same sex kiss, and relationship, affection.
Max’s relationship last season was great. But, for Penny and Alex, not so much. Was that intentional?
Absolutely not. Penny will meet someone this season, and will be in a relationship. Max will get jealous, big time. Alex/Dave will try at it again quickly, and fail miserably.
Any guest stars this season?
Brian Austin Green will be back. That’s all we can say. There will be a Thanksgiving, and Christmas/Holiday episode.
(Asked to Adam Pally) How did you feel about Max when you read the pilot script? Did you think about how much your character was going to impact/change the LGBT TV community?
He thought of two things with Max. One, it was a solid acting job. Two, Max’s character is a slob, funny, and making jokes all day. These were things that rang true for him. He knew Max was gay, but, he was excited about it, since it wasn’t a stereotypical gay guy. Stephen Guiarino chimed in and said “Derrick is the 90’s stereotypical gay, and Max is the modern gay man.” Which made the whole audience ROTFL!
Zachary Knighton pitched an idea to the writers regarding Dave this season. He suggested that Dave should try out to be a police officer, but fails the psychological test. But, they didn’t go with it. Adam Pally thought that would be a great idea for BRAD, since he got laid off last season. Then all started suggestion Brad to become this vigilante in Chicago, or a spin off of Damon Waynes character “Blankman”. Knighton also said that ppl from Chicago like giving them shit, because the show itself is very NOT Chicago. One: Chicago isn’t allowed to have food trucks, two: same sex marriage is illegal in IL. Lmao!!!
They also started making jokes how The New Girl got nominated for loads of Emmys, and they got snubbed. All their friends calling them, saying they were on loads of TV blogs/sites Emmy 2012 snubbed list.
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