“He took the classic, long, 45-second Neil pause and went, ‘That’ll work,’” Green says, laughing.
Both EPs say they initially rejected the idea, but revisited it after viewing the aforementioned not-up-to-snuff footage.
And after the studio and network signed off, the order went down to nine episodes.
The idea arose from conversations the EPs had with Starz executives following the show’s successful panel and trailer premiere at last year’s San Diego Comic-Con.