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Brian Damage · 03-23-2009, 11:42 PM

Andy Richter Controls The Universe is finally being released on DVD, and it will include five episodes that never aired. Can you tease one of them?
There’s one where Paget Brewster, who played my boss, and I volunteer at a prison. Not really to help anyone -- just to be competitive with each other. We end up [teaching] some prisoners creative writing, and the results of their writing -- it’s a lot of stuff about murder and cocaine. We tell them to really express themselves, and I have a line where I read his poem and I go, “Boy, you really do love cocaine!”

How would you imagine a Universe movie?
I always joked about this with [series creator] Victor Fresco: Andy Richter the character would finally have to come to terms with the fact that he was a s---ty writer. He had all these aspirations of being a writer, but all that he was truly good at was daydreaming. It’s not a very upbeat ending, but I think he’ll find out he has a knack for...I don’t know, maybe he’ll become a sushi chef or something.

What’s the legacy of Universe, a comedy tragically cut down before its time?
I would say it’s somewhere between Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman and That Girl. [Pause] I don’t really know what that means, but if you don’t tell them I don’t know what I mean, it’s going to really seem profound.

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Adamantium · 03-24-2009, 10:43 PM

I got the DVD!!!

I went to five different stores looking for it. The last store (where I found it) was way out there. We had to drive a long ways to get there but it was worth it. I HAD to own the DVD today!

I haven't watched the show in so long, that it's fresh to me, watching the episodes again. I'm watching them in Production order this time. So I'll see them in the order in which they were intended.

Adamantium · 04-18-2016, 03:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Adamantium

I got the DVD!!!

I went to five different stores looking for it. The last store (where I found it) was way out there. We had to drive a long ways to get there but it was worth it. I HAD to own the DVD today!

I haven't watched the show in so long, that it's fresh to me, watching the episodes again. I'm watching them in Production order this time. So I'll see them in the order in which they were intended.

Wow, I don't remember that. I believe it because it seems like there are some titles I just can't find in the stores where I live. I wonder where I ended up getting my copy of Andy Richter Controls the Universe at. Since there's only 19 episodes, I don't re-watch this show alot. But every now and then I'll take out the DVD and view this wonderful series. It's always a combination of pure joy and sadness. Joy because it's such a funny show (to me) and sadness because it was cut way too short. The show ended in 2003 and I'm still bitter about its cancellation.

MathUser · 07-11-2016, 04:17 AM

I saw the Conan o brien episode and I was hooked. Such a funny series. I was starting to watch them but Universal HD stopped running them. They probably finished the run or something.

03-23-2009, 11:42 PM	#1
Brian Damage I'm Rich Bitch Forum Icon Join Date: Feb 03, 2002 Location: What Ain't No Country I Ever Heard Of...They Speak English in What? Posts: 63,108	Andy Richter talks about his failed sitcom Andy Richter Controls The Universe is finally being released on DVD, and it will include five episodes that never aired. Can you tease one of them? There’s one where Paget Brewster, who played my boss, and I volunteer at a prison. Not really to help anyone -- just to be competitive with each other. We end up [teaching] some prisoners creative writing, and the results of their writing -- it’s a lot of stuff about murder and cocaine. We tell them to really express themselves, and I have a line where I read his poem and I go, “Boy, you really do love cocaine!” How would you imagine a Universe movie? I always joked about this with [series creator] Victor Fresco: Andy Richter the character would finally have to come to terms with the fact that he was a s---ty writer. He had all these aspirations of being a writer, but all that he was truly good at was daydreaming. It’s not a very upbeat ending, but I think he’ll find out he has a knack for...I don’t know, maybe he’ll become a sushi chef or something. What’s the legacy of Universe, a comedy tragically cut down before its time? I would say it’s somewhere between Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman and That Girl. [Pause] I don’t really know what that means, but if you don’t tell them I don’t know what I mean, it’s going to really seem profound. http://hollywoodinsider.ew.com/2009/...ichter-ta.html
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03-24-2009, 10:43 PM	#2
Adamantium TVAdam No More Forum Veteran Join Date: Sep 11, 2002 Location: Springfield, Ohio Posts: 7,820	I got the DVD!!! I went to five different stores looking for it. The last store (where I found it) was way out there. We had to drive a long ways to get there but it was worth it. I HAD to own the DVD today! I haven't watched the show in so long, that it's fresh to me, watching the episodes again. I'm watching them in Production order this time. So I'll see them in the order in which they were intended.

07-11-2016, 04:17 AM	#4
MathUser Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Jul 11, 2016 Posts: 53	I saw the Conan o brien episode and I was hooked. Such a funny series. I was starting to watch them but Universal HD stopped running them. They probably finished the run or something.