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Rob McElhenney Wants to Give the ‘Fallout’ Show An ‘Always Sunny’ Spin

Rob McElhenney Wants to Give the ‘Fallout’ Show An ‘Always Sunny’ Spin

Alyson Lewis
April 27, 2024

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Hero ‘Seinfeld’ Fan Finally Releases Script From Banned Episode ‘The Bet’

Thirty-three years ago, the Seinfeld cast and crew collectively abruptly abandoned an unusually dark episode about gun ownership mid-production. Now, thanks to a brave Seinfeld fan who uncovered the long-lost script of “The Bet,” anyone could take a shot at it.

Legendary Seinfeld writer Larry Charles never shied away from finding the humor in uncomfortable subject matter. Along with Mark Jaffe, Charles was responsible for creating “The Limo,” which placed Jerry and George smack-dab in the middle of a white supremacist organization. Charles made a mental patient commit suicide on the roof of George’s car in “The Bris.” And, in the unfinished Season Two episode“The Bet,” Charles attempted to put a Seinfeld spin on the hot-button issue of gun ownership by writing an entire storyline out of Elaine’s decision to exercise her Second Amendment rights with the same level of care and responsibility that she had when wielding her corporate card when she temporarily took over the J. Peterman Catalog.

Rob McElhenney Wants to Give the ‘Fallout’ Show An ‘It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia’ Spin

The Wasteland changes you — possibly from Dayman to Nightman, depending on how the “blanket” scene turns out.

Right now, the post-apocalyptic, retro-futuristic TV adaptation of the Fallout video game series is one of the most talked-about shows on streaming. Amazon Prime Video has already secured a second season of the project, which was launched by a collaboration of Portlandia, The Office and Silicon Valley producer Graham Wagner and Captain Marvel writer Geneva Robertson-Dworet. With so much sitcom DNA involved in the making of Fallout, it’s no surprise that one of the strengths of the series is its delightfully dark humor, which caught the attention of an expert on the genre who also has plenty of experience going for gasps.