Is there a character or actor you’re excited to see pop up as you go through this watch of the series?
PJA: Wendell Pierce, who is just one of my all-time favorite actors. We’re not to him yet so I am so excited for him to get on the show.
PJA: Rachael Harris, oh my god. And you just saying the Brits made me think, Oh my god, I can’t wait for that whole season. Because we were so happy to have them on set. They were so fun, and they made that season such a pleasure. So I’m excited to watch that.
SR: I think there’s going to be so many opportunities to do these episodes that are deep, deep dives just about these people and the breadth and depth of their careers. We’re fans. We’re big fans. And I love nothing more than to fangirl.
PJA: Obviously, this is a rewatch podcast or a watch podcast, and we’re going through Suits, but I think an underlying theme of it is also exploring what it is to make a television show. I find it, selfishly, such a deeply interesting process that I think there are so many parts of it that people don’t know or understand or relate to or maybe think they are way more glamorous than they are.
So, getting to talk to people who were a part of making this show, talk about their experience making this show, but also have been part of other shows that we can talk to and go, “What was different? What was Suits like? What was Game of Thrones like? What’s your career been like? What’s it like to be on a show for eight months? How do you deal with being away from home for so long?” Obviously that’s not the main thrust of what we’re doing here, but I think it’s a part of the conversation that Sarah and I are constantly drawn to and makes for really interesting conversation.
SR: I mean, Wendell is a really great example, Patrick. I’m so glad that you brought him up. I wasn’t able to go see Patrick on Broadway, which was very hard, but I did get to see Wendell in Death of a Salesman, which is such an iconic role. He redefined that role for me. I don’t know how many times I’ve seen Death of a Salesman, but I had definitely not really seen it until I saw Wendell play that part. I would love to spend as much time talking about that, talking about his process, talking about what led him there. There’s so much to talk about.
PJA: We’re actually happy to announce our spinoff. All with Wendell.
*laughing* A nice new podcast. Just about Wendell. We’ll all tune in.
PJA: Just Wendell. He doesn’t know about it yet.
