Get excited because This is Us Co-Showrunners Isaac Aptaker and Elizabeth Berger join us to share their experience leading the beloved series for all six seasons. They take us behind the scenes of their creative process, from how episodes were assigned to writers to their synergy with creator Dan Fogelman. We also dive into the art of bringing humanity to every episode, the challenge of handling actor improvisations, and the debate over incorporating COVID into the show. Plus, they reveal which storyline was the toughest to write and why small, deeply personal stories can impact audiences the most. That Was Us is produced by Rabbit Grin Productions. Music by Taylor Goldsmith and Griffin Goldsmith. Follow That Was Us on YouTube, Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, Threads, and X! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Welcome back to the That Was Us podcast. It's a very exciting day.
A very special episode.
We have our shepherds, our guides, the creators of our world, the show runners of our show. Yes. Elizabeth Berger and Isaac Abtaker are with us tonight.
I and Ian, hi!
Hi, guys.
What up, gang? How are you? We're great. We're happy to be here.
We're very happy to be here. It just feels so cozy. It feels so nice.
We're so happy to have you. I just found out, as we were finishing the show in 2022, were you pregnant in 2022? Were you just had the baby in 2021?
I had my son halfway through season three.
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