There was no real strong sense that the show was going to make it on television."
Before, Hartley says, “we would have a night off and all go out and hang.
The last couple of years it’s been slim pickings.”
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Did you get all that?
to Miguel and Shelley’s divorce (oh no!)
to Toby’s crashing Kate’s self-improvement seminar (why?)
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and Kevin’s unwillingness to let Sophie go (cut it out, Kev!).
I mean… what am I going to tellChris Sullivan?"
We have some ideas!
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A family affair
TIUstars have stepped behind the lens.
“It wasn’t trepidation, it was excitement,” he says of the experience.
Three little words
“Directing is hard,” says Hartley.
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“I’m good at giving streamlined notes and putting ideas into people’s heads.
Listen to your mother!
“But as a director… there are seven meetings about that sandwich.
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What kind of bread is it on?
Is it typical for them to be eating a pastrami sandwich?
“It’s not created with just words and acting.”
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Behind the lens
Director of photography Yasu Tanida has been with the show since the beginning.
Home stretch!
(Jack sometimes comes in dreams and fantasies but is usually off-limits.)
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Pick up a copy of EW’s specialThis Is Usedition,available to purchase onlineor wherever magazines are sold.
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