Bridget Carpenter blogs ‘The Rabbit Hole’
Spoiler alert: This post contains details from11.22.63episode The Rabbit Hole.
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Who better to break down the adventures of Jake Epping than the woman behind it all?
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Bridget Carpenter, the showrunner of Hulus11.22.63, is writing weekly blogs exclusively for EW.
To me, that makes the phrase fair game.
So hello, Constant Viewer.
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Thats who you are to me (I hope) Constant Viewers of11.22.63on Hulu.
Why has making this series brought me so much joy?
For starters: Stephen King.
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I never in a million years expected to meet Stephen King.
Who meets an icon?
Well, Constant Viewer, I met him.
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There are other reasons that this series was a dream.
Maybe youve heard of him?
Just trust me when I tell you that you have a LOT to look forward to.
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There are days and months and years that have led me to typing these words to you right now.
(Hi, guys!)
Just sitting next to David on set made me feel calm.
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And Davids photography sings.
During the many months writing and filming this, we all found ourselves re-inspired and motivated by Kings story.
Stephen read every script, watched every cut.
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God bless him, he made the whole thing so goddamn much fun.
I think that day it wasA History of Palo Alto.
(It was a different book every day.)
He would sit and read up until the moment he heard the word Action!
This clown doesnt have anything to do with the series, nor does it appear in the show.
It seemed like Stephen King was speaking to me through this clown.
I mean, come on.
Oh, before I forget, lets talk about the cockroaches.
I mean I dont want to but we kind of have to.
I didnt take any photos on the day we shot with the roaches.
I hate cockroaches more than I can possibly express.
I hate how they look, I hate the word, I hate writing it.
But, Constant Viewer, the cockroaches are there because they scare the living s out of ME.
Theyre not even in the book!
But it did stop him from coming any closer.
Then he revealed that he was not, in fact, actually holding any cockroaches, only pretending.
So he and the crew had a nice ha ha ha on me.
What else, Constant Viewer, what else?
We had an experienced, tough, grizzled film crew.
Every last grip, every best boy would hold their breath until the scene ended.
I saw the head of the electric department turn to a P.A.
after we cut, shaking his head in awe.
Wow, he muttered.
Such is the power of Chris Coopers presence.
It will you, too, Constant Viewer, just wait.
I loved this Diner, designed by Carol Spier.
It is, bar none, my favorite set that I have ever been on.
I wish I could live there.
Rabbit hole and all.
And youve listened to the Main Titles theme, have you not?
That music was composed by J.J. Abrams.
In his spare time.
(Sometimes I kind of hate that guy.)
While were talking about the main titles, watch them CAREFULLY from week to week.
The keen-eyed Constant Viewer will note that the main titles … well, they may change.
Just like the Past.
Like Al tells Jake, if you really f with the Past, the Past fs with you.
Here we are, Constant Viewer.
Together for the moment.
I hope you enjoyed the first episode.
We have so much more to talk about!
Until next week …
Bridget
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