“I love working that way, and that's sort of the way that Mark, Jay, and I have been working for years, where we start with scripts that are really solid and well-written. But once we get into the scene and we start doing the work, we definitely loosen things up.” WayYearsWellsHas BeensWrittenSceneMarkScriptsWell Written Author:Steve Zissis
“I really became aware of the fact that, oh yeah, whereas a lot of other shows are sort of cynical or jaded or just sort of coming from that sort of energy, our show is very, very about these love-based relationships. It really comes out, a lot of times, in a sweet way. And I think people find that refreshing about our show. That's one of the things I definitely picked up on.” PeopleThinkingWayFactsShowsEnergySweetYeahCynicalRefreshingJaded Author:Steve Zissis
“But to your point - you also raise a point, too, that it's not that, like, a bromance is necessarily a new thing. It's happened a lot in sort of big budget comedies in the past decade or so. But people have pointed out to us that we're doing a bromance, so to speak, but doing it in a different way that's even more authentic and real and sincere.” PeopleWayDifferentRealBigsPastSpeakComedyHappenedRaisesDecadesBudgetsDifferent WaysSincereNew ThingsBromance Author:Steve Zissis
“I think that people find that's a fresh look at a relationship between two best friends, between two soul mates, that people haven't really seen in this particular way. So that's definitely something that people are noticing.” PeopleThinkingWayLooksTwoSoulHavensParticularMatesNoticingSoul MateTwo SoulsTwo Best Friends Author:Steve Zissis
“To be honest with you, I don't know how even to articulate it at this point, because sometimes the real difference in the seasons perhaps will come in the way the viewership responds and the audience responds. The thing about the show is - we realign a lot about it once our audience watches it. We learn things that we can't even anticipate.” KnowsWayRealSometimesShowsDifferencesWatchesAudienceKnow HowHonestSeasonsBeing HonestAnticipate Author:Steve Zissis
“So the audience, at times, lets us know actually what is so special about the show that we can't even necessarily design or predict. Which is great. That's what you want art to be. You want it to be alive and to actually have a life in the way it's viewed.” KnowsWayWantArtShowsAudienceAliveSpecialDesignWhat You WantBe You Author:Steve Zissis
