Smitten Lowell, plus 'iZombie' co-creator interview with comments about Lowell/Bradley.
As Lowell in iZombie episode 5, 'Flight of the Living Dead. 2015.
Newsarama recently interviewed iZombie co-creator, Diane Ruggiero-Wright.
She had this to say about Lowell and Bradley (excerpts below cut).
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Nrama: Before we go to far, I hope the PR people let you know I have a bone to pick with you -
Ruggiero-Wright: Oh no! They didn’t! What did I do?
Nrama: I was #TeamLowell, dammit! And then you just blew him away! I’m very sad!
Ruggiero-Wright: It was all Rob Thomas! I told him that I was going to do that in the press, tell him it was his idea, and I fought hard against it.
I have to say, we knew from the beginning we knew that was what we wanted to do. But then we cast Bradley James, and…imagine a world where we cast someone else as that character. [snip...] But then they were just so great together, and the characters had such chemistry, and you were just rooting for both of them. Halfway through the second episode with them, I was watching the dailies with them and thought, “Oh my God, the audience is just going to hate us. What are we going to do?” But by the third episode, I thought, “This is great! They’re going to hate us! It’s going to be so compelling!” So I’m sorry, but it did make for good TV…!
Nrama: I know! And, look, he’s obviously doing all right, he’s the Anti-Christ on A&E’s Damien now, that’s obviously a pay bump from being a zombie…
Ruggiero-Wright: [laughs] That’s like the next evolution.
Nrama: I shouldn’t kvetch. But that temporary GBF sequence was the sweetest thing! I felt ‘shipper pangs, and I do not like to go there! [snip...]
Ruggiero-Wright: There’s something about the Lowell character, he was just so perfect without being annoying. He was so normal. I’m sorry, but it worked out great. [snip...] And again, I feel so sorry about Lowell. Blame Rob Thomas!
Newsarama recently interviewed iZombie co-creator, Diane Ruggiero-Wright.
She had this to say about Lowell and Bradley (excerpts below cut).
.
Nrama: Before we go to far, I hope the PR people let you know I have a bone to pick with you -
Ruggiero-Wright: Oh no! They didn’t! What did I do?
Nrama: I was #TeamLowell, dammit! And then you just blew him away! I’m very sad!
Ruggiero-Wright: It was all Rob Thomas! I told him that I was going to do that in the press, tell him it was his idea, and I fought hard against it.
I have to say, we knew from the beginning we knew that was what we wanted to do. But then we cast Bradley James, and…imagine a world where we cast someone else as that character. [snip...] But then they were just so great together, and the characters had such chemistry, and you were just rooting for both of them. Halfway through the second episode with them, I was watching the dailies with them and thought, “Oh my God, the audience is just going to hate us. What are we going to do?” But by the third episode, I thought, “This is great! They’re going to hate us! It’s going to be so compelling!” So I’m sorry, but it did make for good TV…!
Nrama: I know! And, look, he’s obviously doing all right, he’s the Anti-Christ on A&E’s Damien now, that’s obviously a pay bump from being a zombie…
Ruggiero-Wright: [laughs] That’s like the next evolution.
Nrama: I shouldn’t kvetch. But that temporary GBF sequence was the sweetest thing! I felt ‘shipper pangs, and I do not like to go there! [snip...]
Ruggiero-Wright: There’s something about the Lowell character, he was just so perfect without being annoying. He was so normal. I’m sorry, but it worked out great. [snip...] And again, I feel so sorry about Lowell. Blame Rob Thomas!