I was listening to the NPR program "Wait, Wait Don't Tell Me" this morning. Their celebrity guest this week was the Hollywood producer/screenwriter/director Peter Farrelly. During the interview portion of the segment, Farrelly told the host that the biggest influence on him creatively was watching "The Andy Griffith Show", which seemed to really surprise the host and panelists.
Farrelly made two great points - first, that every episode of TAGS taught some kind of lesson, and was not simply for laughs; and, that Andy Griffith did not want jokes in the scripts - that the comedy was supposed to come from the characters. Farrelly said he tries to stay true to those things when he's writing or directing a film All in all, very nice to hear - and he was right about both points. (if anyone wants to listen to the segment, here's the link; the TAGS references are at about the 1:10 mark and the 4:40 mark) https://www.npr.org/2018/12/01/672239276/not-my-job-we-quiz-something-about-mary-director-peter-farrelly-on-dairy Joe Suszczynski Grand Island, NY _______________________________________________ WBMUTBB mailing list [email protected] http://www.wbmutbb.com/
