Jason Kelsey
π€ SpeakerAppearances Over Time
Podcast Appearances
He started coaching a little girl soccer team and whatnot. And so then that was 2014. Then 2015, Brennan and Joe and I hung out. We were talking about what else could we do? Do we do another commercial? Is there more there? Is there like a movie? And we just sat down and just started writing.
In one week's time, like in three days, like six different ideas for episodes, we wrote a pilot script, and then it just sat there for like two, three years. My ex and I, Olivia, we had a couple kids, Joe, who's one of the co-creators of the show, co-created a show called Detroiters with Tim Robinson and Sam Richardson and their friend Zach Cannon.
In one week's time, like in three days, like six different ideas for episodes, we wrote a pilot script, and then it just sat there for like two, three years. My ex and I, Olivia, we had a couple kids, Joe, who's one of the co-creators of the show, co-created a show called Detroiters with Tim Robinson and Sam Richardson and their friend Zach Cannon.
In one week's time, like in three days, like six different ideas for episodes, we wrote a pilot script, and then it just sat there for like two, three years. My ex and I, Olivia, we had a couple kids, Joe, who's one of the co-creators of the show, co-created a show called Detroiters with Tim Robinson and Sam Richardson and their friend Zach Cannon.
And then Brendan was writing plays and acting and all sorts of stuff. And then Bill Lawrence, who had created Cougar Town and Scrubs and whatnot, had an idea for a show that he thought maybe I would be interested in. That one didn't quite work out, but we hit it off. And he's like, well, if you have any other ideas, let me know. And I was like, well, we got this. We had this stack of papers.
And then Brendan was writing plays and acting and all sorts of stuff. And then Bill Lawrence, who had created Cougar Town and Scrubs and whatnot, had an idea for a show that he thought maybe I would be interested in. That one didn't quite work out, but we hit it off. And he's like, well, if you have any other ideas, let me know. And I was like, well, we got this. We had this stack of papers.
And then Brendan was writing plays and acting and all sorts of stuff. And then Bill Lawrence, who had created Cougar Town and Scrubs and whatnot, had an idea for a show that he thought maybe I would be interested in. That one didn't quite work out, but we hit it off. And he's like, well, if you have any other ideas, let me know. And I was like, well, we got this. We had this stack of papers.
check this out see is this anything like but again towards the what i was saying earlier no part of you you're gonna check it was like is this is this anything like literally i don't know yeah you know uh and and i always put that that phrase that i always heard about i was typing last night check out this but did you think that it was something no i mean i knew it was fun no not
check this out see is this anything like but again towards the what i was saying earlier no part of you you're gonna check it was like is this is this anything like literally i don't know yeah you know uh and and i always put that that phrase that i always heard about i was typing last night check out this but did you think that it was something no i mean i knew it was fun no not
check this out see is this anything like but again towards the what i was saying earlier no part of you you're gonna check it was like is this is this anything like literally i don't know yeah you know uh and and i always put that that phrase that i always heard about i was typing last night check out this but did you think that it was something no i mean i knew it was fun no not
I mean, I knew it was something that we had fun doing. I knew it was something I was excited about, but it wasn't like- I would assume more times than not, when it's that, it's something. Yes. Right? Yeah, but not to the point, not to the level it became.
I mean, I knew it was something that we had fun doing. I knew it was something I was excited about, but it wasn't like- I would assume more times than not, when it's that, it's something. Yes. Right? Yeah, but not to the point, not to the level it became.
I mean, I knew it was something that we had fun doing. I knew it was something I was excited about, but it wasn't like- I would assume more times than not, when it's that, it's something. Yes. Right? Yeah, but not to the point, not to the level it became.
Yeah, just no way, Jose. There's no way to know that. Um, but it, but it was at least, I wasn't embarrassed. You know, I was giving it to a guy who, who could, you know, it was like a stalled car. And I was like, do you have gas for this tank? And he certainly did. And he, he read it on the flight back and he's like, oh, there's definitely something there. He was a hundred percent into it.
Yeah, just no way, Jose. There's no way to know that. Um, but it, but it was at least, I wasn't embarrassed. You know, I was giving it to a guy who, who could, you know, it was like a stalled car. And I was like, do you have gas for this tank? And he certainly did. And he, he read it on the flight back and he's like, oh, there's definitely something there. He was a hundred percent into it.
Yeah, just no way, Jose. There's no way to know that. Um, but it, but it was at least, I wasn't embarrassed. You know, I was giving it to a guy who, who could, you know, it was like a stalled car. And I was like, do you have gas for this tank? And he certainly did. And he, he read it on the flight back and he's like, oh, there's definitely something there. He was a hundred percent into it.
And so then we, then, then it was like this long, the long process of, of, you know, making it of like, you know, trying to pitch it to, to
And so then we, then, then it was like this long, the long process of, of, you know, making it of like, you know, trying to pitch it to, to
And so then we, then, then it was like this long, the long process of, of, you know, making it of like, you know, trying to pitch it to, to
networks and streaming sites trying to you know write a pilot uh then then you know then then writing it then shooting it then editing it and then you then you know released it to the masses yeah what august 2020 and then it just took off in a way that never in a million years would any of us thought i mean i don't know i have a decent imagination i couldn't have imagined