It is At all times Sunny in Philadelphia co-creator and star Glenn Howerton reveals if a fan-favorite episode will ever get a sequel. The long-running sitcom debuted on FX in 2005, and It is At all times Sunny in Philadelphia season 17 will premiere on July 9.
Because the present has made sequels to earlier episodes, together with season 9, episode 9, “The Gang Makes Deadly Weapon 6,” viewers have been curious if a musical episode will get a follow-up episode.
In an interview with ScreenRant at an occasion on the Paley Middle for the twentieth anniversary of the present and premiere of season 17, Howerton was requested if there’ll ever be a sequel to season 4, episode 13, “The Nightman Cometh.” He reveals that it has been mentioned many instances, however “nothing has fairly caught.” He says that the inventive group hopes to make one sometime.
We have talked about it many instances. It simply hasn’t occurred but. I believe we have all floated out concepts over time as to what it might be, however nothing has fairly caught but. I want to do it. I believe we’d all love to do some kind of a follow-up to The Nightman Cometh sooner or later; it simply hasn’t occurred but. However the need is there.
What This Means For It is At all times Sunny In Philadelphia
The Episode Stays Extremely Fashionable
“The Nightman Cometh” is likely one of the finest episodes of It is At all times Sunny in Philadelphia. The premise is that Charlie (Charlie Day) writes a musical that the gang is straight away suspicious of, as they do not perceive why anybody would do such a factor. On the finish of the episode, Charlie reveals that it was an elaborate plan to suggest to The Waitress (Mary Elizabeth Ellis), who turns him down.
The episode proved to be so widespread that the musical grew to become a stage present that your entire forged carried out, which was included on the season 4 DVD. The episode aired in November 2008 and was the It is At all times Sunny in Philadelphia season finale.
Whereas followers might hope for Charlie to write down one other musical, the episode itself is a semi-sequel. Within the earlier season, Charlie writes the closing variety of the musical with Dennis (Howerton) as he huffs spray paint. The duo later performs the music at Paddy’s Pub, solely to be booed by the gang.
Our Take On A Sequel To The Nightman Cometh
It Would Be Laborious To Recapture The Identical Magic
Whereas it could be disappointing {that a} sequel to “The Nightman Cometh” has by no means been written, it is constructive that the creators of the collection wish to guarantee that it might be a worthwhile episode. The 2008 outing is chaotic, charming, and humorous. Charlie’s earnestness about writing a musical and the way weird it in the end is makes the episode memorable.
It is good to know that the writers nonetheless wish to make a sequel over 15 years later, however it could be tough for it to have the identical affect. Charlie’s songwriting has come up quite a few instances within the collection, and it is all the time a welcome return, however “The Nightman Cometh” was lightning in a bottle. If It is At all times Sunny in Philadelphia does do one other musical, hopefully will probably be well worth the wait.
It is At all times Sunny in Philadelphia
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- Launch Date
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August 4, 2005
- Showrunner
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Rob McElhenney
- Administrators
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Matt Shakman, Fred Savage, Daniel Attias, Randall Einhorn, Richie Eager, Todd Biermann
- Writers
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Rob McElhenney, Glenn Howerton, Charlie Day, David Hornsby
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Charlie Day
Charlie Kelly
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Glenn Howerton
Dennis Reynolds