There were a couple times when we started working out the stories - and I was doing this with Jim Vallely and our friend Dean Lorey, who was on the show originally - and we were working on a movie. There would be some fan fiction things that would scoop us. It happened a couple times, where I thought, "Well, we can't do that!"
Mitchell HurwitzChance favors the well prepared. The more stuff you throw in, the more chances you have of looking like, 'I did that.'
Mitchell HurwitzI could vomit, right this moment. I literally could vomit on cue. Yes. Here's the truth of that. We didn't have a big audience, obviously, when we made the show. Very early on, we made a decision that we were going to try to give the fans and the people that were loyal to us something that they felt was special.
Mitchell HurwitzWhat you'll gain is the macro story. You'll get a good command of that. And what you might lose is some of the fun of it.
Mitchell HurwitzThey say to just write about what's happening in your backyard because that's where you find the most creativity. It's in the DNA of the show. There's no question.
Mitchell Hurwitz