When asked why that is, Danson hearkens it back to his days onCheers.
Even then, he says, he loved to do anything “drama that has some humor.”
His character on that show, Sam Malone, was a recovering alcoholic and commitment phobe.
Ted Danson on ‘A Man on the Inside’.Colleen E. Hayes/Netflix
“So there was sadness there,” he says of the sitcom.
Did he have to convince you at all?
TED DANSON:Oh, dear Lord, no.
Ted Danson and D’Arcy Carden as Michael and Janet in ‘The Good Place’.Colleen Hayes/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty
And they sent it to me and Mary [Steenburgen, Danson’s wife] and I watched it.
I couldn’t wait to work with them again.
And then there’s a period in life when we stop telling that to ourselves.
Look, here I am in my 70s, and I’m still going.
It is a good message to younger people too.
Life doesn’t end until it ends, and we should be celebratory from birth to death.
Life is not just that younger part.
Yes, it hurts and there’s grief and sadness and loss, but keep going.
Would you ever do what Charles does go undercover as a mole in a retirement community?
I’m the worst person in the world to venture to keep a secret.
I just don’t know.
I would make the world’s worst spy, for sure.
When did you know she’d be making an appearance and how did that all come together?
I think I knew about it a week or two before or something.
So yeah, I was aware of it.
We’re all groupies of Mike Schur.
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I love that her scene with you just feels like a warm hug.
D’Arcy Carden is a warm hug.
The finale episode certainly leaves room open for a season 2.
Have there been any discussions on that front?
Oh, everyone involved would love to do a second season.
That’s kind of up to Netflix, so fingers crossed it does.
There’s no shortage of stories to tell.
So yes, to answer your question, but we’re jumping the gun.
People have to watch it first.
If you could throw out some ideas for season 2, what would they be?
I know that Mike has millions of ideas.
All episodes ofA Man on the Insideseason 1 are available now on Netflix.
