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'It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia'
Lindsay Turner
Issue date: 9/12/07 Section: Life & Style
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Life and Style editor, Lindsay Turner, interviews actor and executive producer Charlie Day, who sets the record straight on the pilot, the FX series' third season, and his role in creating the show.
FX premieres season three of its riotous, original comedy series, "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia," to a nation of loyal fans, and those soon to be, at 9 p.m. CST tomorrow.
By now, most of FX's audience have seen the hilarious previews (spoofing the Mac v. PC commercials) for what could be the series' wildest season yet. This season will include 15 fresh episodes that will air for the next 10 weeks. As an added bonus, FX will air two new episodes back-to-back at 9 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. CST every Thursday, according to a FX press release.
The show's existence is a miracle in itself. Created by actor Rob McElhenney (Mac) and produced with co-stars, Charlie Day and Glenn Howerton, the pilot was shot with $200 and one camcorder. As soon as the pilot got into the hands of FX, they picked it up and re-made the episode with a substantially larger budget; after viewing the new pilot, FX bought the whole first season, according to the press release.
"Sunny" stars four friends, Charlie Kelly (Day), Mac (McElhenney), Dennis Reynolds (Howerton) and Deandra "Sweet Dee" Reynolds (Kaitlin Olson), who operate Paddy's Pub in Philadelphia. Their relentless vanity, greed, self-involvement and plotting create wacky and uncomfortable situations; though lessons never seem learned from their misjudgments and blunders.
The cast was joined in season No. 2 by Danny DeVito, who saw the show and decided he wanted to be a part of it. He plays Frank Reynolds, Dennis and Dee's estranged father who comes back into their lives and tries to reestablish a relationship with them.
During a phone interview Day answered some questions about his career, the series' creation, his character and the DVD release.
Before "Sunny," Day appeared several times on Comedy Central's "Reno 911!," NBC's "Law & Order" and "Third Watch," and on stage at the Williamstown Theatre Festival, where he began his acting career.
FX premieres season three of its riotous, original comedy series, "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia," to a nation of loyal fans, and those soon to be, at 9 p.m. CST tomorrow.
By now, most of FX's audience have seen the hilarious previews (spoofing the Mac v. PC commercials) for what could be the series' wildest season yet. This season will include 15 fresh episodes that will air for the next 10 weeks. As an added bonus, FX will air two new episodes back-to-back at 9 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. CST every Thursday, according to a FX press release.
The show's existence is a miracle in itself. Created by actor Rob McElhenney (Mac) and produced with co-stars, Charlie Day and Glenn Howerton, the pilot was shot with $200 and one camcorder. As soon as the pilot got into the hands of FX, they picked it up and re-made the episode with a substantially larger budget; after viewing the new pilot, FX bought the whole first season, according to the press release.
"Sunny" stars four friends, Charlie Kelly (Day), Mac (McElhenney), Dennis Reynolds (Howerton) and Deandra "Sweet Dee" Reynolds (Kaitlin Olson), who operate Paddy's Pub in Philadelphia. Their relentless vanity, greed, self-involvement and plotting create wacky and uncomfortable situations; though lessons never seem learned from their misjudgments and blunders.
The cast was joined in season No. 2 by Danny DeVito, who saw the show and decided he wanted to be a part of it. He plays Frank Reynolds, Dennis and Dee's estranged father who comes back into their lives and tries to reestablish a relationship with them.
During a phone interview Day answered some questions about his career, the series' creation, his character and the DVD release.
Before "Sunny," Day appeared several times on Comedy Central's "Reno 911!," NBC's "Law & Order" and "Third Watch," and on stage at the Williamstown Theatre Festival, where he began his acting career.
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