Tale
A grieving therapist begins telling his clients exactly what he thinks
Ignoring his training and ethics, he finds himself making big changes in people’s lives—including his own. The cast of “Shrinking” share their biggest defining moments from Season 1, and reveal who the best Harrison Ford impersonator is. When Brett Goldstein, Jason Segel, and Bill Lawrence were asked how they got Harrison Ford on the show, Segel said that Goldstein originally wanted a “Harrison Ford type,” and intended to interview people who looked like Ford.
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Segel told Goldstein that they should at least pitch the project to Ford first, thinking that he would reject it outright, but at least other people would hear that Harrison Ford was featured in the project, which piqued the interest of other famous actors. Ultimately, Goldstein talked to Ford and convinced him to take the role. Goldstein still doesn’t understand what he did to convince him, but he was still very happy.
It’s pure, simple fun
Concisely written, great one-liners, enough pathos to keep it from turning into a middle-class Big Bang Theory, a pleasure to watch. Yes, real therapists wouldn’t behave this way, but anyone with functioning brain cells would know that, so reviews from that perspective are simply negative to lower the rating. Are any of the characters stereotypes?
Finally, who knew Harrison Ford was such a great comedic actor?
Yes, but I’m not offended and it shouldn’t be interpreted that way, FYI, I worked with a gay man who was exactly the stereotype portrayed here. The real success comes from combining the seriousness of therapy and grief with the pain of growing up at different ages, stages, and walks of life and making it really funny. A complete revelation and this show is worth watching for that alone.