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Shrinkings cast is absolutely loaded.
And also Ted McGinley, who plays Derek.
These two men are thriving right now.
Derek is a laid-back guy who lives in the house next to Segels character, Jimmy.
Derek is cool and unflappable on a show where everyone else is flailing a bit.
(Christa Miller is incredible at this, for the record.)
His friends are always on the verge of falling to pieces.
He has tremendous hair.
Thats not howShrinkingworks, though.
Or life, for that matter.
The specifics are pretty straightforward.
Liz was struggling with grown children and an emptying house and a lack of purpose.
She said she was feeling underwater, and Dereks very chill vibe wasnt helping.
He wasnt hearing her.
She ran into a handsome ex who runs a microbrewery in town.
The handsome ex listened, they had lunch, and then they kissed.
It was time for Derek to do the thing everyone else onShrinkingcant stop doing and look inward.
And it was satisfying because, like, good for Ted McGinley, man.
Hes been at this forever.
He was onHappy DaysandThe Love Boat.
He was onMarried … With Children.
HisIMDb creditswould be as long as a baguette if you printed them out.
But that was never really fair.
Theres something kind of noble about that.
(The hair didnt hurt.
It really is pretty divine.)
Either way, it makes what hes doing onShrinkingfeel pretty special.
In 2024, after 40-plus years on television, including two episodes of a 1989 show calledB.L.
Again, freaking Harrison Ford is on this show.
Hes outshining Harrison Fords hypothetically clapping ass.
If thats not a sign of greatness, I dont know what is.
