About
the Book:
Bob Odenkirk
and David Cross have
been involved with some of the best television projects ever:
Breaking Bad,
Arrested Development,
and of course Mr. Show.
The dynamic duo, the
co-creators of the highly influential, Emmy-nominated HBO sketch
comedy show Mr. Show, have
teamed up for this collection of never-before-seen scripts,
storyboards and unaired sketches that Hollywood couldn't find
the gumption to green-light. Simply put… Hollywood Said No!
The book, which they wrote
with Brian Posehn,
takes you behind the scenes of the show, the movie that wasn't, and
much more.
When
the comedy program Mr.
Show with Bob and David,
also known as Mr. Show,
came on the air in 1995, there was nothing like it. It
was full of dark, subversive and riotously funny sketches tied
together with bizarre and brilliant segues reminiscent of Monty
Python's Flying Circus. Its influence on American comedy was
enormous, and some of the regulars on Mr.
Show have gone on to
huge careers. Sarah Silverman and Jack Black, for instance, or Tom
Kenney, who you might know as Spongebob Squarepants.
Since Mr. Show closed
up shop, Bob Odenkirk and David Cross have gone on to
find fame elsewhere with many projects – acting in fun, successful,
movies and TV shows, directing things, and complaining about stuff
that didn't turn out well to anyone who would listen, and even alone,
in silence, inside their own heads.
Hollywood Said No!
Orphaned Film Scripts, Bastard Scenes, and Abandoned Darlings from
the Creators of Mr. Show reveals the full-length,
never-before-seen scripts for Bob and David Make a Movie
(fleshed out with brand-new storyboards by acclaimed artist Mike
Mitchell) and Hooray For America!: a satirical power-house
indictment of all that you hold dear.
And there's more! Hollywood
Said No! includes a section of "constructive" notes
written by a "studio executive," a bonus section of
orphaned sketch ideas from the Mr. Show days and beyond (with
contributions from co-star and
co-writer Brian Posehn). Bob Odenkirk
and David Cross also provide a section of reminiscences
to add context and back story on what went right and what went wrong.
For the first time ever, take a peek at the scripts that didn't get
the green light from Hollywood and ponder a world we can only dream
about… and beyond!
What
people say:
"By
finally releasing these long overdue screenplays to the public Cross,
Odenkirk and Poeshn have shown that in the end it's not really up to
Hollywood executives or critics to judge the scripts. Hollywood
Said No is a treasured tome for devotees, who for a brief
moment can recapture the magic of Mr. Show. Hollywood can
say no all it wants, but the fans say yes." — New
York Daily News
"Mr.
Show has a larger following now than it did in 1995, and the next
best thing to new episodes is the book Hollywood
Said No!,
which includes two film scripts the duo wrote."
— Rolling Stone
About the Author:
Robert
John Odenkirk is an American actor, comedian, writer, director,
and producer. He is best known for his role as smooth-talking lawyer
Saul Goodman/Jimmy McGill on the AMC crime drama series Breaking
Bad and its spin-off Better Call Saul, and for the HBO
sketch comedy series Mr. Show with Bob and David, which he
co-created and starred in with fellow comic and friend David
Cross.
David
Cross is an American stand-up comedian, actor, director, and
writer. He is known primarily for his stand-up performances, the HBO
sketch comedy series Mr. Show, and his role as Tobias Fünke
in the sitcom Arrested Development.
Brian
Edmund Posehn is an American actor, voice actor, musician,
writer, and stand-up comedian. He known for his recurring roles on
Seinfeld, The Big Bang Theory, New Girl, and The
Sarah Silverman Program, and was a writer and performer on HBO's
Mr. Show.