JamesG
01-10-2024, 02:31 AM
Lamorne Morris on his "New Girl" Spin-off Idea
by Caroline Brew
Jan. 9, 2024
Do you miss Winston? How do you think he’s doing now?
I do. The way I got to perform when I was playing Winston was a dream come true. I find it incredibly enjoyable. Right now, “New Girl” has a new audience where it feels like it’s just as big now as it was when we first debuted.
I would say Season 3 is where I found my stride of like, “Oh my God, this is what I like to do, this style of performance, this character, these choices that are very left of center.” I thoroughly missed that style of performance and silliness and the whimsical nature of it all.
And not to say I don’t enjoy things like “Fargo” or some other projects and movies I’ve done, but “Fargo” you have to be a certain type of invested, and there’s a stillness to it. There’s this gravitas to the stakes that even in your downtime, I’m keeping myself on edge.
With “New Girl”, it was just free for all, loose, improvising every scene. I definitely miss doing that.
Are there any talks of a “New Girl” reunion?
There have been talks about it. I’m not sure how serious those talks were. It is such a fun thing to do for us as performers, but the writing was so great, I’m not sure how easy it was for Liz Meriwether and her squad to create it. I feel they had fun in the writers’ room, but I’m assuming it was also a tough job because I feel like every episode was on point. It takes brilliant writers and a lot of hard work to accomplish that.
And so, it’s easy for me as a cast member to say, “Oh, yeah, I would love to do another,” because I just get to play and perform, but someone’s got to create that atmosphere.
Listen, I would totally be down. Hell, someone write a spinoff. If you’re reading this article, write a Winston spinoff! I am totally down to do it.
https://variety.com/2024/tv/news/lamorne-morris-fargo-season-5-episode-9-new-girl-spinoff-1235862084/
by Caroline Brew
Jan. 9, 2024
Do you miss Winston? How do you think he’s doing now?
I do. The way I got to perform when I was playing Winston was a dream come true. I find it incredibly enjoyable. Right now, “New Girl” has a new audience where it feels like it’s just as big now as it was when we first debuted.
I would say Season 3 is where I found my stride of like, “Oh my God, this is what I like to do, this style of performance, this character, these choices that are very left of center.” I thoroughly missed that style of performance and silliness and the whimsical nature of it all.
And not to say I don’t enjoy things like “Fargo” or some other projects and movies I’ve done, but “Fargo” you have to be a certain type of invested, and there’s a stillness to it. There’s this gravitas to the stakes that even in your downtime, I’m keeping myself on edge.
With “New Girl”, it was just free for all, loose, improvising every scene. I definitely miss doing that.
Are there any talks of a “New Girl” reunion?
There have been talks about it. I’m not sure how serious those talks were. It is such a fun thing to do for us as performers, but the writing was so great, I’m not sure how easy it was for Liz Meriwether and her squad to create it. I feel they had fun in the writers’ room, but I’m assuming it was also a tough job because I feel like every episode was on point. It takes brilliant writers and a lot of hard work to accomplish that.
And so, it’s easy for me as a cast member to say, “Oh, yeah, I would love to do another,” because I just get to play and perform, but someone’s got to create that atmosphere.
Listen, I would totally be down. Hell, someone write a spinoff. If you’re reading this article, write a Winston spinoff! I am totally down to do it.
https://variety.com/2024/tv/news/lamorne-morris-fargo-season-5-episode-9-new-girl-spinoff-1235862084/