I’ve gotten to see the first two episodes of this season of MY BOYS and I cannot wait for more. They’re whip smart, fast paced, great episodes and so welcome in the few weeks where we’re hurting for something good and new to come on the scene. I couldn’t focus on emptying my suitcases, because all I cared about was what I was watching. Yes, I do know who PJ asked to Italy, and no I’m not telling you or discussing it until you’ve seen the half hour for yourself. Just tune in, and trust me when I tell you that there is so much going on in these first few episodes, Italy is just the tip of the giant iceberg!
In celebration of tonight’s premiere, I had a chance to speak with Reid Scott (the man behind my personal favorite character Brendan/Brando) a few weeks ago to talk about what to expect from this season, why he wanted to be an actor in the first place, and how Jack McBrayer can get him to turn on his TV!
First things first, I love the show. Everyone at my house gets together and watches new episodes when they air.
Great, thank you very much.
Why originally, when this all started, did you want to play Brando? How did this happen for you?
It’s kind of interesting actually. When the script first came to me, [they] told me that they were interested in me for the Bobby character. And I was flattered that they were considering me for a project in general. When I read it, Brendan struck me, that the character was so similar to myself in a lot of ways. You hear actors talk about how it’s so interesting and challenging to play people that are different than you are, and it’s absolutely true, but when I was thinking about doing a series, to play a character so similar to myself, I thought that would be a challenge, to be able to express parts of myself in this character. You know, he just leapt right off the page at me.
My next question was actually going to be how alike are you and Brando?
At the onset, the way that we were alike, certainly, the music thing. There’s obviously slight variations on everything, but put it all together and we’re very similar. The music thing for sure. He’s a DJ; I play guitar and bass and drums, I record a bunch of stuff. His sense of humor, his dry sort of wisecracking constantly, that fit in right with me. Of the gang, he was kind of the more serious one, kind of brooding, in and out of love kind of thing. When I read it, it was like, “this is pretty true to form.”