Everyone loves a good bottle episode, which is when the characters of a TV show spend the entire episode (or almost the entire episode) in one setting. The practical point of this is to save money, and perhaps used that saved money to help make another episode that's expected to be way more expensive. But what about when a show seems to be doing a bottle episode, only to throw the premise upside down and give us something that looks even more expensive than a typical episode? Such was the case with "The Gang Saves the Day," the season 9 episode of "It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia" that technically takes place entirely in a convenience store. The gang finds themselves witnessing a burglary, and they spend the entire story trying to figure out how to handle this.
From the first scene, you'd think it'd be easy to imagine how this will all play out.
From the first scene, you'd think it'd be easy to imagine how this will all play out.
- 5/26/2024
- by Michael Boyle
- Slash Film
Everyone knows that comedy can be socially dangerous, but what about when it's actually dangerous to a person's health? Physical comedy can require actors to put their bodies on the line in the name of laughs, and that means sometimes a comedian has to know when to take a step back and let a stunt person take the fall instead. After all, aside from maybe Johnny Knoxville, the most adept comedy stars still aren't trained in stunt work and could really hurt themselves. On the long-running FX sitcom series, "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia," there have been plenty of opportunities for the stars to show off their physical comedy chops and potentially put themselves in harm's way, but there was at least one stunt that was just way too much for septuagenarian actor Danny DeVito.
In an interview with The New York Times, "It's Always Sunny" stunt coordinator Marc Scizak...
In an interview with The New York Times, "It's Always Sunny" stunt coordinator Marc Scizak...
- 5/23/2024
- by Danielle Ryan
- Slash Film
Kaitlin Olson has literally put her blood, sweat, and tears into the 16 seasons and counting of "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia." The actress has been a main cast member since the boundary-pushing comedy series first started airing on FX back in 2005. Her performance as Sweet Dee has been a major highlight of the show as well as the actress' career, and it's no accident — the actress is incredibly hardworking and talented. Unfortunately, Olson had her own fair share of accidents on set. On one unlucky shoot, the actress sustained an injury so severe that she had to be rushed to the hospital.
"Like, I went to the emergency room this year," she revealed to Yahoo News in 2013. "I ripped my leg completely wide open on a steel grate that we were running on. It was a mess. Poor Glenn [Howerton] was like, 'I'm sorry, I have to walk away. I can't see this.
"Like, I went to the emergency room this year," she revealed to Yahoo News in 2013. "I ripped my leg completely wide open on a steel grate that we were running on. It was a mess. Poor Glenn [Howerton] was like, 'I'm sorry, I have to walk away. I can't see this.
- 1/14/2024
- by Shae Sennett
- Slash Film
Glenn Howerton has never won an Emmy. He’s never been nominated for an Emmy. To anyone who invested in the awards race — or anyone who’s seen more than a few episodes of “It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia” — these facts are both obvious and outrageous. Rob McElhenney’s landmark FX sitcom has been infamously snubbed by the Television Academy throughout its record-breaking run. In 16 seasons, the series has been recognized three times, and each time, it was in the same category: Stunt Coordination.
No disrespect to Marc Scizak’s worthy accomplishments (and credit to the Emmys for honoring stunt work in the first place), but “It’s Always Sunny” deserves so much more. Where’s the Best Comedy Series nod for TV’s longest-running live-action sitcom? Where are the writing nominations for scripts like these? And where’s Glenn Howerton’s G.D. trophy?!
Well, this might be his year.
No disrespect to Marc Scizak’s worthy accomplishments (and credit to the Emmys for honoring stunt work in the first place), but “It’s Always Sunny” deserves so much more. Where’s the Best Comedy Series nod for TV’s longest-running live-action sitcom? Where are the writing nominations for scripts like these? And where’s Glenn Howerton’s G.D. trophy?!
Well, this might be his year.
- 11/16/2023
- by Ben Travers
- Indiewire
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