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Posted Tue, 07/29/2008 - 21:18 — The MiddlemanMonday means the start of a new week, a brand-new episode of "The Middleman," and yet another chance for you, the viewers, to be part of an upcoming JAVI-CAST! You know, our exclusive vlog where 'MM' creator and executive producer Javier Grillo-Marxuach answers your questions.
So, if you want to join in the JAVI-CAST, comment, comment, comment!
But you gotta be quick about it: He's filming WEDNESDAY. Now, tell us what you want to know.
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So, when can we expect to see an "MMM"? A.k.a a "Middleman marathon"? I still have yet to get the pilot episode on my DVR =/... Also, exactly how far does the line of Middlemen go back? 50 years? 100 years? Or are we looking at a 500 A.D. sort of thing?
What happened to the guy wendy met in the mucho men episode?And when will lacy find out what wendy's job really is?I think it would be cool if one of the bad guys kidnapped lacy(so she can find out)oh and thx so much for the awesome show.
The best thing about Comic-Con was being able to yell out "Art Crawl!" while Natalie was being introduced during Saturday's TV Guide panel, and to have her respond by raising her fist into the air. Thanks, Natalie! And now, questions for Javi: 1) While I thoroughly enjoyed Ida's Faye Dunaway, Chinatown joke, it's kind of got me thinking. Is the new Ida her sister...her daughter...her sister...her daughter?; 2) Since MM's name is the same as his father's, can we refer to him as "Junior?"; and 3) Given Javi's love for the Tom Baker-era Doctor Who, I'm curious about the cabinets in the Middleman HQ. You can drop a severed Interrodroid head into a cabinet and hear a subtle telltale dropping sound effect, but you don't quite hear the same sound if you stick a duck into a cabinet. So, does the Middleman HQ have a few magic cabinets that are larger on the inside than they appear from the outside?
Some people dream in black-and-white,
And others dream in color.
But when I see you in my sleep,
My dreams are sweet-and-sour.
Dude what I want to know now after the latest episode is will Wendy and The middleman have feelings because Forget Lacey I want Middle man and Wendy together as I am sure so many other people do and at the end it looked as though Wendy was not happy that sexy boss man was dancing with Lacey.
Okay, since I just logged in to ask one of the same questions that someone else just did, (will Lacey ever truly find out what Wendy's new job is) I'm going to use this time to post some answers in case any of you other users check back on this and or if Javi is too busy to answer these. (YOU ROCK JAVI) Please don't think I'm trying to be a know it all, I'm only trying to help. One: What happened to Tyler? (The guy in the Lucha Libre episode) Answer: He's gonna come back in next week's episode, the Ectoplasmic Panhellenic Investigation (Pretty sure that's the title. Either way it's episode #8). How I know this: I was on Wikipedia and found some external links to the Middleman and went to TV.com. While there, I got a little blurb about each future episode. The Catch: Tyler mistakes Lacey for Wendy. Also, while looking at the guest stars for future episodes, I saw the guy who plays Tyler in... one or two more... I think. In one of the Javi Casts he mentions how the video monitoring system will really come into play in episode #9 when one of Wendy's relationships comes to a head... I have a theory Tyler might turn out to be a bad guy and the Middleman spies on them... Probably not, but that's my guess. Two: Exactly how far does the line of Middlemen go back? Answer: Javi says there have been Middlemen all throughout history. I think I even heard him mention there was like a caveman one or something... that's not carved in stone or anything, so... yeah. How I know this: He either answers it in a Javi Cast or it's on a video on Youtube entitled Who is the Middleman? Three: Not to shoot down everyone's hopes and dreams here, but from all of the Javi Casts I think he's made it VERY clear that Wendy and MM won't get together. I was disappointed too, so don't hate me. I think at the end of #7 Wendy just felt bad for Lacey, I don't think it had anything to do with jealousy. Again, people, don't hate me, feel free to doubt me, I'm just (a fan of) the Middleman. P.S.: If there were any spelling errors in this post I'm sorry. I try to eradicate all of them while I type, but it's 1:32 in the morning and I'm tired.
Javi,
Could you shed some light on whether or not ABC will or has already picked up the show for a second season?
I love the podcasts of the table readings, they are just as good as the episodes in some respects. With the many references and catchy dialog, its good to hear the show without the onscreen action taking up part of my brain. During the reads when narrating, at the beginning of each new scene, you always say "Chiron" or "Kiron", what is that?
I've been hearing rumors that The Middleman is not going to have a second season. PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE do not cut out the show!!! It's the only show I watch and if you do that, I'll be really sad!!! Just thinking of it makes me really down. PLEASE hear me out! Please DON'T terminate the show!
About that Wendy/MM thing, it makes me sad that Javi Casts said it would not happen. That's really sad. They're really fun together! I still get my hopes upp though.
Still, PLEASE let the show STAY! You need to give it some time! Ending it would be like shattering me into billions of pieces!
...Okay, I think of another question to ask and someone's already asked that one, too. So... *dejectedly walks away from computer*
6 Minutes later...
Hey, Javi, so judging from each aired episode, I'm getting the feeling you like to pick a referencing theme to stick with that corresponds in some way to that episode. Like the Manakoid Teleportation Conundrum and Back to the Future movies. On a side note, I'm not savvy enough pick up on a lot of the references, but I look them all up later then impress my friends... But my overall question is this: Do you and your fabulous team of writers just sit in a room and brainstorm all of the possible references you can include in an episode? Or are they (the references) something you've had planned out in your mind for ages on end and you tell your writers, the episode must contain this, this, and this. Love the show, keep it up. Middleman rocks.
Just have one comment, Noser looks good in a tux!
Figuring the Middleman was 17 and a Senior in high school when Fred got hurt during the football game makes him 35, Matt Keeslar's age, or 36. From what he said about the difference in his and Lacey's age in The Cursed Tuba Contingency that makes her 25 or 26, correct? Is Wendy the same age?
Javi, could you expand upon the "red ball situations?" It seems to imply that there is a color-coded threat-assessment scheme, with me somehow picturing a lottery number machine loaded with ping-pong balls, but I digress... If there are color-coded threats, what other colors are there besides red?
Some people dream in black-and-white,
And others dream in color.
But when I see you in my sleep,
My dreams are sweet-and-sour.
I love Wendy and MM's relationship and I can understand it too. I've got almost the same thing with a guy and I wouldn't want it any other way. I'm apprehensive about what happens when Wendy takes over MM's post and he retires. What'll happen to them? Will he forget about her, will O2STK wipe his memory? Will Wendy lose all her friends??
SPOON!!
Javi, sometime in the future can you honestly say you can expect there to be a DVD collection of The Middleman? Sorry if the question has already been asked, but I'm a very curious little Middlefan who needs to know these sorts of things. =)
Art Crawl! ... If Lacey and MM end up together and get married, would MM be able to tell her the truth of what they do? Would Lacey then become a Middle Apprentice of some sort? ... What does Lacey want to be when she grows up? Is she going to be an activist performance artist forever? ... Will Noser, Wendy and Lacey always live in the illegal sublet, or will they begin to make their own way in the world? ... Are there alternate timelines where other characters are Middlemen? Like Lacey in one parallel universe, and Noser in another, and Sensei Ping in another, and Ida in another?
Logging in for the final time before Javi Cast #7 to emphasize the fact that everyone wants to know what the deal is with the second season. You and your team have done an awesome thing by bringing the simpler times back and throwing in just the right amount of modern stuff. Example: Although the new Batman movies are kick butt, non-stop action and explosions, the originals were classics. It's that kind of humor that gets me. I would hate to only see Wendy and the Middleman in 12 episodes. They are WAY too entertaining and talented to be limited to that. Incidentally, what did Natalie and Matt (or anyone else) think when they heard that the show was in question? Because to be completely honest it shocked the pants off of me, and if I'm lyin' I'm dyin'.
I noticed in a few episodes back that Lacey was sporting a Kickflip (phone), is someone on the Middleman staff a Helion? or is it just a random prop you guys happen to have?
In "The Cursed Tuba Contingency" we saw the MM and Lacey try a relationship only to end in tears on both sides. But it looks as if Noser may be carrying a tiny torch for Lacey as well. Is that something we'll see explored in the rest of the season? Is it possible she'll find true love with the undisputed master of "Stump the Band"?
Why do you want Lacey and mm to be together? it should be Wendy and mm and Lacey and noser so why isnt it like that?
Now that the Middleman and Wendy have a new Ida, does that mean this new model from O2STK has a working chameleon circuit and has actually *chosen* to retain the sunny personality and glorious visage of the always fantabulous Emmy-award-winning Mary Pat Gleason?
P.S. ART CRAWL!
I only ask this question because I've seen this happen on many shows, because I know that you've made it quite clear that Wendy and MM will not be together. (Or will they?) Anways, will there ever be a time where Wendy and MM will have to pretend to be dating/ married/ or something in that area for something work-related? If not, could there be after you answer the first question? <3
what are the odds that some time in the future we could get a cameo apperance from your not quite as attractive doppleganger DJ Dan lapinsky! I think his conspiracy theorizing and witty banter about all things supernatural would be perfect for a scene or episode of the middleman.
what job does noser have on the show?