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(And its almost exclusively ridiculous.)
Its all the more remarkable when you realize the series served as Knoxvilles first regular scripted televisionrole.
I dont think you understand, his character says in the premiere.
I need somewhere to go during the day or bad shit finds me.
Of course I wouldve liked it to end differently, but I realize Im a very lucky human being.
We made a great show, and itll be there for people to watch forever.
Thats a pretty great thing, Knoxville tells me.
Hopefully Im not coming off as angry or sad.
How are you feeling now that the show has been officially canceled after that brief purgatory period?
Is it a five stages of grief thing?I have a lot of feelings about it.
Im so grateful and thankful it happened.
Im stunned and shocked its over.
Of course theres anger, but you try not to give into that.
Im still trying to process it.
I mean, come on, it was a Steve Levitan show.
We delivered a very strong first season.
This is my first series, so I was spoiled.
Everyone kept telling me its rare to work on a show of this caliber with people you like.
We all got along so well.
Boy, were we surprised.
People have real problems in this world.
An actors show getting canceled isnt the end of the world.
That said, we did love it, and were hopeful it was going to go on.
Steve has had a pretty prolific sitcom streak.
It was one of the highlights while shooting getting the new scripts.
We were all so excited to get the new pages.
The trajectory of the show was firmly in the hands of Steve, where it shouldve been.
I usually wear many hats on a production.
For this one, I was happy just to act.
Do you have any insight into whyRebootwas canceled?I have no insight as to why it was canceled.
Its all played very close to the vest.
Do you have a personal theory for the cancellation?I have no idea.
It would only be speculation.
Why do you think the show got canceled?
The writers room had finished scripts for the second season before the cancellation.
But it doesnt matter now.
I rewatched the last episode a few days ago and obviously its about the show getting canceled.
It was too much.
Im proud of the work I did.
You could make a spinoff of just the writers room.
There were a lot of laughs.
But now its like,Oh, God, really?At least I did something that good.
At least I was part of a show that good.
Have you reinterpreted Clays ending, now that you know its a conclusive finale?I have.
Clay as a character was doing the best he could.
Bree and Clay were the most lost at the end of the season, and they needed each other.
The demons are always at the door for Clay.
Hes battling his addictions and his self-worth.
Hes trying to change.
The structure of the show, literally the one within the show, helped him.
Whats going to happen to him now?
Im here, rested and ready to play, if anything changes.
I feel like Im at a really good place in my career for being able to deliver on performances.
Ive been at it for a while, and I feel like its paying off.
Especially because it was one that a lot of people didnt see me do before.
I worked very hard to meet that challenge.
To be able to deliver the dramatic side, I had to dig a little deeper.
Hopefully this will open up more doors for me.
My first inclination is to focus on film.
I love acting and producing films, and making documentaries.
Id be foolish not to pay attention.
Just promise me that ifTheWhite Lotusseason three comes your way, youll consider it.Are you kidding?
Mike White is a very close friend of mine.
He and I had been in Tokyo together.
I think thats where the next … oh, Im not giving anything away.
I might call him again as soon as this is over.
yo get yourself a luxury vacation disguised as a television show.Hey, Mike, Im still here.
