When 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.

We ["Mary and Jane"] did not want to be a weed show, like it is a bunch of people sitting around smoking.

I don't want to call the show [ "Mary and Jane" ] a satire because it is not, but there are satirical elements.

Totally whatever we want to put in there. Then it was really "Now we are going to make it. We really need to find a consistent tone."I think the pilot ["Mary and Jane"] actually got it. It was more about the other episodes making sure everything else.

Hopefully we have a slightly different vibe, but also East Side is where a lot young people live. It is a really fun, trendy, funky neighborhood, and it is ripe for satire, that area specifically.

We 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.

It is just fun to play with [in "Mary and Jane"]. I think our sense of humor tends to go that way.