Here, the married writers share the pop culture that has shaped their work.
The sight gags, the puns, the chaos.
I loved all of it.
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2.The Dick Van Dyke Show
Carl Reiners classic sitcom gave Robert an overriding sense of television, he says.
Steven Bochco
Watching the late producersHill Street Blueswas the most valuable thing Michelle did in college.
I thought that was incredibly good and strong advice.
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The real world is what can be frustrating and spur wanting to do something about it.
For her, writingThe Good Fightis an emotional reaction to whats going on in the world.
It borders on group therapy in the writers room.
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David Lynch
The Kings surrealist sensibilities can be traced back to the 74-year-old auteur.
[He] is the one who connects us to our dreams, says Robert.
Its ghastly to compare ourselves in any way to [him].
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All were saying is that its inspired a bit.
“At a certain point the logic of a procedural can’t explain the supernatural.
What we like about that is youre living in a reality that people can’t understand an unfamiliar thing.
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Its a land of a CBS procedural.
Its a way to takeover peoples familiar reality and attempt to explode from inside.
The Good Fightreturns with new episodes Thursday, April 30 on CBS All Access.
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