There was so much talk about the movie and we thought, "Wouldn't it be great to still do the movie, but to give everybody this thing they didn't see coming?" Even with the number of episodes, it was reported that there was going to be 10 episodes, and then there was talk about adding more.
Mitchell HurwitzFor the most part you are dealing with jealousy, you are dealing with love, you're dealing with hatred, you are dealing with revenge and all of these sort of classic things.
Mitchell HurwitzI don't know how that budget would have been worked out, but that was the initial idea. Obviously, we couldn't have had a show with nine expensive actors in it. It was very nice that they were even interested in doing that. But, I was so proud of what we'd done that I couldn't think of a compelling reason to do a lesser version of it.
Mitchell HurwitzViolence has not really been an issue. Even in my wildest hopes, I wasn't trying to get violence in.
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