I don't want to call the show [ "Mary and Jane" ] a satire because it is not, but there are satirical elements.
Harry ElfontThe original pilot script [ of "Mary and Jane"], we literally just wrote for fun. It was, let's just do this.
Harry ElfontWhen we were done and not picked up to series yet, they wanted us to read lots of writers. I was like, "No." Then we finally were picked up. It is hard not to start thinking of story lines. It is like doodling.
Harry ElfontWe like to make sure there is a plot at the center of it and that you care about the people but to poke fun of little things, like the toast restaurant in the pilot.
Harry Elfont