Tyler Perry

Yeah, exactly. They don't have the programming to put things in or after the primetime hours, they wouldn't have the show to put in. So when they put this show in, it got these crazy numbers and they all just went crazy. And they're like, oh, Tyler, this is so great. We got a call from this network. They want to order 10 more. Another one said, oh, we want 20. I was like, no, I want 100.

I want 90 episodes. Everybody's like,

I want 90 episodes. Everybody's like,

I want 90 episodes. Everybody's like,

Yeah. And they told me it's not going to happen. Nobody's going to do that. I was like, well, I'm not doing it because I knew a hundred minutes indication.

Yeah. And they told me it's not going to happen. Nobody's going to do that. I was like, well, I'm not doing it because I knew a hundred minutes indication.

Yeah. And they told me it's not going to happen. Nobody's going to do that. I was like, well, I'm not doing it because I knew a hundred minutes indication.

So I wanted somebody to commit to a hundred episodes. And that was Turner TBS. Have you watched that doc by chance? No. Ted Turner on Max. You want to turn that back on, don't you?

So I wanted somebody to commit to a hundred episodes. And that was Turner TBS. Have you watched that doc by chance? No. Ted Turner on Max. You want to turn that back on, don't you?

So I wanted somebody to commit to a hundred episodes. And that was Turner TBS. Have you watched that doc by chance? No. Ted Turner on Max. You want to turn that back on, don't you?

I'm with you. Turn it off. Okay.

I'm with you. Turn it off. Okay.

I'm with you. Turn it off. Okay.

That seems right. Or just turn it on.

That seems right. Or just turn it on.

That seems right. Or just turn it on.

Were they airing twice a week? I don't know how they were airing. All I know is I was working my ass off. It took me nine months to shoot all 100. I would shoot two or three episodes a day. Oh, my God. Oh, my Lord. But all of that was because of the situation I was in. Right. The economics demanded. How do I shoot this quickly? Because they're not giving me the money. How do you make this work?

Were they airing twice a week? I don't know how they were airing. All I know is I was working my ass off. It took me nine months to shoot all 100. I would shoot two or three episodes a day. Oh, my God. Oh, my Lord. But all of that was because of the situation I was in. Right. The economics demanded. How do I shoot this quickly? Because they're not giving me the money. How do you make this work?

Were they airing twice a week? I don't know how they were airing. All I know is I was working my ass off. It took me nine months to shoot all 100. I would shoot two or three episodes a day. Oh, my God. Oh, my Lord. But all of that was because of the situation I was in. Right. The economics demanded. How do I shoot this quickly? Because they're not giving me the money. How do you make this work?

Even now when I'm doing movies, I'll shoot a movie in five days, seven days, 18 days. Oh, my God. Because when I'm talking to the DP, unless there are specific shots that we want at a specific time of day, I'm like, listen, with all the digital stuff that we can do today with lighting, make this beautiful and let's figure out how we do it.