New Episodes - 2 for 1

• Aug 1, 2007 12:01 AM ET
• by Reid Scott

Hope everybody liked Monday's episodes!

The thing that's been so great about this last round of nine episodes has hands down been the writing. So many people have mentioned that they thought the writing in the last two episodes was great. I absolutely agree. The writers this year found a whole new gear and really started to open up the characters. The dialog has gotten crisper, the jokes are funnier and at times more subtle (which I really dig), and the relationships between the characters keeps getting clearer and clearer.

The second of the two episodes that aired Monday was called "Off Day", i.e. P.J.'s bombing on the Turk Vardell Show. Funny side note: it was written by Brendan Smith who is a close friend of the show's creator (Betsy Thomas) and who also happens to be the guy my character is based on. There's something for the trivia section. It's been a running gag on the set that whenever the real Brendan and I are hanging out just talking or something, someone always walks by and calls out "Brandos!" And if you're wondering... it never seems to get old.

So now that we're back on the air I'm really looking forward to blogging with everybody. I'm kind of new to the whole blog thing so please, if you've got questions or comments I'd love to here 'em.

And now, like both Brendans would do at 5 o'clock on a Tuesday, I'm gonna go grab a beer...