TMC
09-08-2022, 08:43 PM
https://www.looper.com/998232/the-untold-truth-of-everybody-hates-chris/
"Everybody Hates Chris" didn't have a massive budget like "Game of Thrones." This meant that the showrunners had to efficiently manage everyone's time and availability to ensure the episodes were filmed on time and within budget. But this sort of cost-effectiveness also came at its own cost.
Since Tyler James Williams was very young when the show was being filmed and had to work hard to finish each episode in time, specific instances of working on the show and day-to-day happenings on set aren't easy for the actor to remember years later. Williams admitted as much in a Twitter thread he made to celebrate the 15-year anniversary of "Everybody Hates Chris."
"In my memory bank it's all one big episode," Williams explained (via Showbiz Cheat Sheet (https://www.cheatsheet.com/entertainment/everybody-hates-chris-tyler-james-williams-doesnt-remember-specific-episodes.html/)). "I can recall pieces, but not specifics [of individual episodes. We only shot 4 seasons in 4 short years. 88 episodes. We were done by 2009." The actor also points out that one reason "Everybody Hates Chris" feels it went on for longer than it actually did is because the series received a huge boost in popularity after filming ended in 2009, which is when a lot of new fans found the show.
"Everybody Hates Chris" didn't have a massive budget like "Game of Thrones." This meant that the showrunners had to efficiently manage everyone's time and availability to ensure the episodes were filmed on time and within budget. But this sort of cost-effectiveness also came at its own cost.
Since Tyler James Williams was very young when the show was being filmed and had to work hard to finish each episode in time, specific instances of working on the show and day-to-day happenings on set aren't easy for the actor to remember years later. Williams admitted as much in a Twitter thread he made to celebrate the 15-year anniversary of "Everybody Hates Chris."
"In my memory bank it's all one big episode," Williams explained (via Showbiz Cheat Sheet (https://www.cheatsheet.com/entertainment/everybody-hates-chris-tyler-james-williams-doesnt-remember-specific-episodes.html/)). "I can recall pieces, but not specifics [of individual episodes. We only shot 4 seasons in 4 short years. 88 episodes. We were done by 2009." The actor also points out that one reason "Everybody Hates Chris" feels it went on for longer than it actually did is because the series received a huge boost in popularity after filming ended in 2009, which is when a lot of new fans found the show.