A no-holds-barred conversation between Alan Sepinwall and 'Fleishman Is in Trouble' writer-producer Taffy Brodesser-Akner on adapting your own work, sex scenes, why Lizzy Caplan is cooler than you and more.
Full disclosure: Brodesser-Akner and I have become friendly in the years since the book was first published. But I have also watched plenty of shows made by or starring people I know without the real-life affection translating into similar feelings about the material.about the surprising things she learned from this career shift, getting Lizzy Caplan to play a version of herself, realizing that her children might see such a raunchy show created by her, and more.
I think the thing that I prided myself on was not pretending that I was getting to know people intimately. I grappled not with who they were but with who they were presenting themselves as, because why would any of these people want to be intimate with me? But I guess I also secretly had some kind of vanity that I got people to talk to me. I was wrong.
The minute I saw that, you know what it was like? This is so embarrassing to admit, but it was like a fantasy. I’d be standing there in the village looking at the screen. And up til the last day, I could not process that I’d written a book and Jesse Eisenberg was playing this character. Claire Danes was dazzling in her ability to be having a conversation like a normal person, and someone would say action, and she was different. She was a different thing.
Ireland Latest News, Ireland Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
‘Fleishman Is in Trouble’ Is the Best New TV Show of the YearLed by a phenomenal Jesse Eisenberg and Lizzy Caplan, 'Fleishman Is in Trouble’s' stellar performances never simplify or court sympathy; on the contrary, they embrace ugliness and beauty in equal measure. beastobsessed's review:
Read more »
‘Fleishman Is in Trouble’ Review: Jesse Eisenberg, Claire Danes and Lizzy Caplan Lead Superb Cast in Hulu AdaptationTaffy Brodesser-Akner adapts her novel about a broken marriage as an eight-episode limited series also starring Adam Brody.
Read more »
‘Gomorrah’ Writer Roberto Saviano to Face Trial Over Defamation Charges Brought by Italian Far-Right LeaderGiorgia Meloni has sued the writer and journalist over comments he made concerning her anti-immigrant policies.
Read more »
The Orville Writer Launches Own Comic Set On The SS George H.W. BushDavid A. Goodman, is a writer on tv sci-fi comedies such as The Orville and Futurama, where he was also a co-executive producer and for which he wrote the
Read more »
Scrubs writer Eric Weinberg's predatory behavior allegedly went back decadesFormer Scrubs writer Eric Weinberg is currently awaiting trial for 18 counts of sexual assault
Read more »