SOME TIDBITS FROM THE SAM ESMAIL REDDIT SESSION:
Length & Inspiration of Show
Probably going with four seasons, max five.
My main inspiration for the show and Elliot is a combination of 3 events:
- One, my aforementioned frustration with the way Hollywood represents hacking and technology
- Two, my personal experience with the Arab Spring, specifically in Egypt
- And three, the financial collapse in 2008.
I am unfortunately not as skilled as I'd like to be in technology. But I am obsessed with it.
And I'd love to, if the timing works out. Right now we're in the middle of filming. Maybe when we wrap.
Who do they consult for the realistic view of mental illness
Well, that consultant would be me.
I am very familiar. I'm like the Picasso of social anxiety. But we also have a psychologist as a consultant on-staff who we talk to as well.
- fan of the TV show "HUMANS" and "BANSHEE"
Mr. ROBOT comic book?
Yes. Not only have I considered it, there were plans to release something like that before the pilot premiered, but it didn't work out. I'll keep trying to do it, I think it'd be cool. (WORD TO UTOPIA)
Having the Ashley Madison reference in the last episode
I had it in the script for awhile because it was a callback to the pilot, but then took it out because I felt it was too repetitive, then put it back in when the shyt went down with AM.
TIMES SQUARE SCENE
"I wasn’t able to talk the New York City government into shutting down Times Square like Tom Cruise had for Vanilla Sky. Instead, the crew took advantage of a holiday weekend to catch the area at its (almost) emptiest. “We shot that scene late at night right before the 4th of July weekend,” he reveals. “Basically, everyone had already gone on vacation, so it timed out nicely.”
WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
to me...
for a bit I explained why that's not possible.
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