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It might not be Happy Endings, but it's close. Fans of that canceled sitcom can take solace in creator David Caspe's follow-up, the freshman NBC comedy Marry Me. Caspe's real-life wife (and Happy Endings alum) Casey Wilson is back, and the jokes come just as rapid-fire. But where Happy Endings had an ensemble cast, this time there's a couple at the heart of the comedy: Wilson and Ken Marino play Annie and Jake, a couple experiencing the bumpy road towards marriage. Caspe filled out our TV Guide Magazine showrunner survey to explain why Marry Me is worth the engagement.
It might not be Happy Endings, but it's close. Fans of that canceled sitcom can take solace in creator David Caspe's follow-up, the freshman NBC comedy Marry Me. Caspe's real-life wife (and Happy Endings alum) Casey Wilson is back, and the jokes come just as rapid-fire. But where Happy Endings had an ensemble cast, this time there's a couple at the heart of the comedy: Wilson and Ken Marino play Annie and Jake, a couple experiencing the bumpy road towards marriage. Caspe filled out our TV Guide Magazine showrunner survey to explain why Marry Me is worth the engagement.
TV Guide Magazine: I've got room in my life to watch just one more show. Why should it be yours?
David Caspe: It shouldn't. It should probably be The Wire or Eastbound & Down. Or Million Dollar Listing. But if you've gotten through all of those, please give us a try.
TV Guide Magazine: Who should be watching?
Caspe: Men and women [age] 18-49.
TV Guide Magazine: What happens if we don't watch your show?
Caspe: We get canceled and I probably get divorced.
TV Guide Magazine: What's the best thing anyone has said or written about your show?
Caspe: "It's on!"
TV Guide Magazine: What's the worst thing?
Caspe: "I don't like Marry Me."
TV Guide Magazine: Who was right?
Caspe: Both of them. The customer's always right.
TV Guide Magazine: What's an alternate title for your show?
Caspe: Comedians in Apartments Getting Coffee (and Eating Guacamole)
TV Guide Magazine: Give us an equation for your show.
Caspe: Married minus the "ied" plus Kyle-XY minus the "Kyle" and the "X" plus Rescue Me minus "Rescue"... meets Everybody Loves Raymond.
TV Guide Magazine: Come up with a premise for the spin-off.
Caspe: We Need to Talk About the Kevins
TV Guide Magazine: What credit of yours would you like to forget?
Caspe: I'm not very proud of a showrunner interview I did for TV Guide Magazine.
TV Guide Magazine: Tell me one thing about your cast.
Caspe: Every one of them suffers from dry skin.
TV Guide Magazine: What other series would you most like to be an executive producer on?
Caspe: Red Shoe Diaries or Emmanuelle In Space.
TV Guide Magazine: Let's scare the network. Tell us an idea that didn't make it on to the screen.
Caspe: Jake's ex-girlfriend falls in love with a bridge. (Please immediately go watch Married to the Eiffel Tower.)
TV Guide Magazine: Finish this sentence: "If you like _______, you'll love our show."
Caspe: Guacamole.
TV Guide Magazine: Pick another show and start a fake feud.
Caspe: Hey dudes from Lockup on MSNBC: Bring it! Also, New Year's Eve With Carson Daly: we can count, too!
TV Guide Magazine: With what show would you like to do a crossover episode?
Caspe: Lockup and New Year's Eve with Carson Daly. Well!
TV Guide Magazine: How will your show change the face of TV as we know it?
Caspe: Really?
Marry Me airs Tuesdays at 9/8c on NBC.