Episode notes
Episode 197: Carter Bays and Craig Thomas Interview
This is the After Show for New York Mythological, featuring Andrew’s conversation with Carter Bays and Craig Thomas, creators of How I Met Your Mother.
As part of this MaxFunDrive run, Dead Pilots Society is featuring two pilots from Carter and Craig. In a few days, the second one, Gimme Five, will be released, followed by part two of Andrew’s interview with them.
The conversation gets into the real origins of How I Met Your Mother, the experiences, influences, and unexpected ingredients that eventually became the show. Carter and Craig also talk about the years before that success, and the many turns a writing career can take along the way.
It’s a funny, candid conversation about writing, setbacks, success, and the odd resilience it takes to keep making things.
Here is a link to “The Future is Now”, Oliver Beene theme song by Carter and Craig’s band “The Solids”
In this episode...
Guests
- Carter Bays
- Craig Thomas
- Andrew Reich
About the show
In Dead Pilots Society, scripts that were developed by studios and networks but were never produced are given the table reads they deserve. Starring actors you know and love from television and film, a live audience, and a good time in which no one gets notes, no one is fired, and everyone laughs. Presented by Andrew Reich (Friends; Worst Week) and Ben Blacker (The Writers Panel podcast; co-creator, Thrilling Adventure Hour).
Email them at info@deadpilotssociety.com and follow @deadpilotspod on Twitter and Instagram.
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