It feels like it was about 18 months ago, but could be as long as three years ago, that my friend told me about a TV show he was developing. It was a brilliant idea, I thought. A science fiction action comedy? YES PLEASE. It was funny, and clever, and entirely original, which was wild, considering it was a spin-off.
The show did get the green light, and it premieres July 23. If you have not figured this out, yet, the show is Stuart Fails to Save the Universe. My friend is Bill Prady, who also co-created The Big Bang Theory.
AND AND AND … I am co-hosting the companion podcast with Felicia Day! The trailed for our thing dropped a few hours ago.
Felicia and I will interview a ton of our real life friends from the cast1, and some genuinely amazing department heads. We get into some of the deep nerd shit in each episode (that’s kinda my thing), and just have all kinds of fun working together. Okay, that’s probably more than I can tell you without getting a stern look from a twentysomething who I technically report to. I may be getting at least a sideways glance, as it is.
I have so many things I want to say about the series, which I loved from start to finish, but I’ll get so much worse than a stern look if I even think about that, so allow me to merely say that I endorse it and hope you trust me.
Stuart Fails to Save the Universe is on HBO Max. We are also on HBO Max, the HBO Max YouTube channel, and wherever you get your podcasts. And, hey, while you’re looking for podcasts, maybe check out It’s Storytime With Wil Wheaton.
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WOOT!
The new show sounds neat. We get HBO so looking forward.
Sounds great! But will you be playing tabletop games during the interviews? Asking for a friend.
As if I wasn’t already excited enough for the show. 😀 I’ll admit, I was super skeptical when it was originally announced (a whole series about STUART????), but now that the trailers have aired in all their wonderful weirdness, I cannot WAIT. And a companion podcast with you and Felicia sounds perfect!