'What We Do in the Shadows' Boss on How a Show About Bickering Vampires Is Like Any Sitcom

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Despite feuds with witches and werewolves, bungled attempts at world domination and ongoing threats from vampire slayers, 'What We Do in the Shadows' is just like any other TV comedy

From left: Mark Proksch, Harvey Guillén and Kayvan Novak in 'What We Do in the Shadows.'

I think the main drive to the second season [began] at the end of the first season. We painted ourselves into a corner with the revelation that Guillermo was a vampire slayer. When we did that, we were like, "Yeah, we'll figure out the rest later." A lot of season two was making sure we followed through with that story. And then it became a really fun story that turned Harvey Guillén into an action hero.

Yeah, that was a disappointment. I think if there was a best ensemble category, we definitely would have been in the running. It's one of the things I'm proud of about the show: It really is an ensemble. The first season, Nadja [Natasia Demetriou] had two sort of longer arcs, and in season two Guillermo had bigger arcs, but it still is an ensemble. It's not likeThis is the first show you've worked on that blends comedy with another genre element.

You really expanded the supernatural world in season two. Were there any monsters or creatures you were excited about?

 

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