Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt has the right ingredients to become one of the best comedies of the year. The Netflix series was created by 30 Rock‘s Tina Fey and Robert Carlock; stars Ellie Kemper, Tituss Burgess (D’Fwan!), and Jane Krakowski; and most importantly, isn’t on NBC. EW recently spoke with Fey and Carlock about their cult-baby, and now I’m even more excited.
Look at this…
So staring at [Ellie Kemper’s] face, the first thing you think is “cult survivor”?
Fey: She’s optimistic. She’s sunny, but strong.
Carlock: It took us down a variety of paths—”[maybe] she’s someone who just woke up from a coma.” We wanted to center this around her, do the kind of Mary Tyler Moore template of the girl in the big city. We thought, “All right, how do you kind of erase her back to all the experiences a person should’ve had by the time she’s 30?” And so we talked about a variety of different things.
Fey: This one seemed the least commercial.
… and this…
How involved are the two of you with the show day-to-day?
Fey: Mostly just…17 to 18 hours a day. We’re fully involved.
Carlock: Whether people want it or not.
… and this.
Tina, are you going to appear on Kimmy?
Fey: Uhhh, maaaaybe! The good thing is it’s on Netflix now, so you’d only have to wait one day. Fast forward through all of them and see if I appear.
Carlock: I am not appearing. I can say that definitively.
Fey: Here’s my cryptic answer: “Sorry, Sarah Paulson. Beat you to it.” And I’ll let you figure it out.
Also, they said if 30 Rock was still on, Tracy would have started his own ARK Music Factory and Jenna would “want to be a video ho in a child’s video.” Sounds about right.
Via EW
