Whats the general reactions of women viewers vs. the male viewer after seeing WNG?
It’s very positive on both ends. Women loved the men in the show and said they’re the kind of guys they want to date (ironically enough, since we weren’t doing too well). Men appreciated that someone was showing another side to them rather than the, “Hey let’s go out and get laid” breakup show. I will speak on behalf of most men when I say you’re quite accurate when it comes down to things guys actually do via post breakup. How did you manage to bring a realness to the characters? Most of it really did come from our lives – sometimes so close that we wondered if we should let people know that we’d had certain conversations. I was always stealing from real life and at times it wasn’t even like I was writing it – it was just like I was stealing it. We were young. We were in New York. We were very social. It was a fruitful time for conversations and life experiences and that was reflected in the show. It feels like a photo album when I watch it now. Did you anticipate the massive wave of
