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Archer returns to our lives this week in the form of the Season 4 premiere, and to celebrate the occasion it is our great pleasure to welcome in the mastermind behind the show to discuss all things ISIS and hopefully find our obsession with his creation more charming than disturbing.
As everyone paying attention around these parts is aware, Adam serves as writer, director, and executive producer of the show. He’s also — of course — the voice of Ray Gillette. (So many hats. So classic him.) Adam was also a voice actor, writer, director, and producer for Sealab 2021 and Frisky Dingo, which he co-created with Archer executive producer and friend of the program, Matt Thompson.
The discussion is scheduled to begin at 2PM EST, and will go for about an hour. Here are a couple of tips to help this all run smoothly as possible: 1) Begin your questions to Adam with “@Adam” or “@Adam Reed” to keep things organized and allow him to find your questions easily, and 2) Feel free to load up on ahead of time, because you totally have something for this.
Okay, I have to go record some voice-over for the show. Thank everyone SO much for the chat – I really enjoyed it! And thank you all for watching the show. Please tune in Thursday at 10 on FX! (except for that one guy and his friends who will just be getting drunk with his mom).
Later Taters!
Thanks Adam
Thank you!
Can’t wait to scroll through these answers, thanks Adam, can’t wait to see the premiere this Thursday!
Can’t WAIT.
Thanks! Can’t wait for Thursday!
Thanks for you time man. CANT WAIT!
Thanks for spending some time with us, Adam. Needless to say, we’re pumped for the new season.
Thanks!
Thanks for scaring him away guys with all of your ocelot piss, ass-less chaps and Bon Jovi questions.
Awesome! Thank you!
Thanks Adam!
Keep up the great work!
Thank you!
All the thanks in the world for dropping by. Thursday night can’t get here fast enough.
Wait! Wait sorry! How much of Frisky Dingo is in Archer would you say?
@Adam: Will we ever see the goat that Archer announced he bought at the end of Season 3? Also why does he have such a weird appreciation for felines?
Yeah, whatever happened to that goat?
Do you not?
@Adam is there another dream guest-star on the horizon now, or is it all downhill from Burt Reynolds?
@Adam: What are Rip and Noah up to? Will they ever show up again or were they just for Heart of Archness?
Any plans of getting more of the AD cast to work with Jessica/Mallory?
I’m pretty down with Taran Killam being anything. Gonna be a big star, that one.
Taran Killam as Michael Cera?
Please, no Michael Cera.
@Adam: I’m impressed with your attention to detail, especially when it comes to weaponry. The ISIS armory is filled with accurate reproductions of real guns. Do you have an expert who makes sure everything is up to snuff or do you just have some gun nerd writers?
@Adam What are Len Drexler and Rabbert Klein up to? Did they ever make it to the lettuce store?
@Adam: In the behind-the-scenes of Archer, it was noted that the characters are placed in a 3D model of the environment, which is then painted over by a background artist. Does this mean that ISIS HQ actually makes sense in 3D space (with its random hallways and such)? Also, does HQ take up every floor of the building (other than the laundromat, of course), or just the top, or…?
Will Jeffrey Tambor be back in some capacity in the future?
@Adam: On a scale of 1 to Cranston, how good is Olyphant as a voice actor?
He’s fantastic. I can’t wait for y’all to see his Archer episode.
Stuoid phone, any military types give you any feedback? If not, let me be the first to say we like it almost across the boards.
@Adam: Dear Adam, I have a recurring dreams were I am making out with lots of young gentleman. I am straight. So naturally I wanted to ask you what’s your perfect sunday?
@Adam
Wanted to ask if the new guy in charge of the armory will be a new recurring character or just a one off appearance.
Also, can we get a Cop and 1/2 / Witness episode where Archer gets partnered up with an annoying kid?
Awesome! Thanks for the reply. :)
Rodney is recurring now.
Trying this again: have you ever taken a Bon Jovi Friday yourself?
Yes, yes I have.
@adam, loved Scorpio. The conversation about insurance policies during a gunfight was genius. Ouout of curiosity, any m
Hope you weren’t typing that while driving.
@adam – how long has Woodhouse been addicted to heroin? Follow up – does he still get high or does he do it to stave off withdrawal?
Since about 1940 or so. And yes, he still rides the white horse quite often.
Can we expect more danger zone gags?
I would think so, yes.
You find yourself in a room with a clone of yourself. You have two options: fight or bang. Which would you choose?
@Adam – How is space treating me?
I miss you Xandy.
@Adam – Better fantasy football team name for next year: Janitoros Inocente or Archers of Loaf-crosse?
It was a trick question, I already won the league with Janitoros.
Clearly you should go with Fantasy Footballocaust. May require a donation to B’Nai B’Rith
@Adam: How did you get Ricky from Trailer Park Boys to do the voice of the Canadian terrorist in “The Limited”. I thought that was a great choice.
I wasn’t even thinking about the other two once I figured out who the radical Novascotian terrorist was. Bubbles would be hard to place without his trademark accent.
I placed Julian’s voice, but neither myself or my good friend who turned me on to TPB could ever place Bubbles. Was he the last mountie talking to Archer when he was in the police car with Baboo at the end?
Holy shit I didn’t even realize that.
We called his agent. Bubbles and Julian were also in that episode. I’m a HUGE fan of the TPB.
@Adam – How great was Drillbit Taylor?
It’s Marry-Lana, Boff-Pam and Kill-Cheryl. Or at least kill Cheryl is the constant there right?
@adam- I just got back from lunch where I ate a whole bunch of BBQ. Now my stomach hurts and I was wondering what remedies you would recommend for my current situation. If it helps I ate a whole lotta chicken wings, bbq chickens and baby back ribs. I tried beer but it for some reason only made me fuller. Weird right?
@Adam – I’ve read in past interviews that Jessica Walter is the polar opposite of her character on the show. Was there a specific Mallory line that made her cringe?
I think, on some level, they all make her cringe.
@Adam – Is it true the The Eiger Sanction is really just a shameless ripoff of your memoir, “Spring Break ’97”?
@Adam: I’m making a Who’s (Screwing) Who of Archer infographic, and I need a definite word on the following:
-Did Cyril actually sleep with Malory (either in the Graduate reference or after outlining Mandingo 2: The Enslavening)?
-Did Lana actually go through with it with Pam (Dial M for Mother)?
-And lastly, did Ray actually do anything when Cyril was passed out on the toilet (as we know Pam wasn’t able to finish anything)?
@Adam: Dear Adam, it appears my invitation to your previous birthday was lost in the mail. Since I didn’t make it, would you be wiling to reimburse me for all the balloons, assless chaps, and sad clowns? I also made you an ash tray in pottery class
The boat sank
Why did you buy balloons, assless chaps and clowns for MY birthday party? It was nautically themed.
@Adam…FMK: Pam, Lana, Cheryl. GO!
@Adam The interior of my van reeks of ocelot piss. It doesn’t have any windows, so it’s difficult to ‘air it out’. Suggestions?
Thanks. I’m just worried that eventually my insurance carrier is going to stop paying for that.
If it were me, I’d take it down to the river, set it on fire, then report it stolen.
My last question was kind of broad and probably deservedly skipped, so maybe a more specific one: could the universe of Archer coexist with the modern “War on Terror”?
Maybe?
What ever happened to the Wee Baby Seamus?
@Adam Reed: If Archer were cloned, would he ever consider having sex with himself? Also, would it be considered gay?
I firmly believe that Krieger clones Archer this season. That why he took all the blood and enemas from him in Space Race part 1. SMOKE BOMB!
Cyril will never find out that Seamus is his, right? It could destroy Archer and could send Cyril into a tailspin. It could be the perfect endgame. Archer kills Cyril to keep him from taking him away and then Lana goes after Archer and Seamus to avenger Cyril only for Mallory to kill Lana to protect Archer.
@Adam: When will get to see the spinoff show about Brett where he is constantly shot/crippled/beaten/ yelled at and how much Pam will be in it?
I used to be hardcore racist, but Taquil?? gotta say, he won me over. And the things I wanna do to Lana….She’s. So. Hot.
@Adam: Why WAS Archer dressed as Hitler?
@Adam: I was a huge fan of Sealab and Frisky Dingo back in the day. I’ve been rewatching both of those series and noticed several references to things that later came up in Archer (mainly terraforming mars, Ocelots, Rush albums), was that intentional? Or are you just really into that stuff? Does this question even make sense?
Yes!
Is Woodhouse immortal?
So is he competing for the prize and ducking the MacLeods?
Well, he’s never died.
@Adam how does Barry make it back to earth. I hope he just jumps, and burns up in the atmosphere then goes all terminator style and runs amok.
@Adam – Who’s Archer’s favorite Pro Wrestler?
Capt. Lou Albano, RIP
Just a guess, but Chief Wahoo McDaniel.
@Adam, I’m sure this question has been lingering in everyone’s head since watching “Jeu Monegasque.” Why was Archer dressed as Hitler?
I know, I just wanted to see what Adam would respond with :)
He was Charlie Chaplin!!! Obviously that joke worked to perfection. LOL
Was he?
@Adam. Do you find yourself making excuses to have Aisha come in to work more often? I would.
We bought a black and white tuxedo cat and named him Archer. Any chance for a cameo? He captures the attitude perfectly…
Sure, just send him to us.
@Adam: Do ever feel not so fresh? I mean, you know down there? In your pants? I’m asking for a friend.
Confession, I am that friend
@Adam Was High Noon Toons the best thing ever? It sounds like it was a lot of fun, get drunk, be a hand puppet, set props on fire.
Also, was HNT the basis for either Bon Jovi Fridays or Meatloaf Mondays becoming phrases?
Yes and no, respectively.
@Adam In light of Jessica Walter’s sheer joy with the t-shirt cannon, will Mallory ever make use of one?
@Adam My friends and I love Archer and are trying to have a classy Archer premere party with some cocktails and mother, but none of us have FX. Where can we buy/rent/watch the premere on the 17th online?!
Do you really need Archer? With the drinks and your mom it already sounds like a pretty kickass party.
@Adam: Do you have any plans on releasing the scripts for already-aired episodes? If you don’t have any plans, could you make some plans?
I think the Writer’s Guild has them available for perusing.
@Adam – if you could spin-off any character from any of your shows into their own show, who would it be?
Pam as a tough-as-nails US Marshal. She’s also got an adopted kid. But he dies in the pilot.