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A grieving therapist begins telling his clients exactly what he thinks
Ignoring his training and ethics, he finds himself making huge changes in people’s lives, including his own. The cast of “Shrinking” share their best character-defining moments in season one and reveal who has the best Harrison Ford impression.
Eventually, Goldstein talked to Ford and convinced him to play the part
When Brett Goldstein, Jason Segel and Bill Lawrence were asked how they convinced Harrison Ford to be on the show, Segel said Goldstein originally wanted a “Harrison Ford type” and would audition people who looked like Ford. Segel told Goldstein they should have at least introduced him to Ford first, thinking he would have turned it down immediately, but at least other people would hear that Harrison Ford was brought in, which would have piqued the interest of other famous actors.
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Goldstein still doesn’t understand what he did to convince him, but he was elated nonetheless. I’ve watched the first two episodes and found them compelling.
I also respect the way it’s presented: he’s not doing something other therapists should do, and that’s pretty clear
Part of the reason is that I found there to be something real about a therapist who needs therapy and wants to break through to his patients to unexpectedly overcome his issues. He hasn’t gotten into the silly situations of other shows like Loot, but it’s still early in the series and I’ll continue to watch it.
The show isn’t for everyone
That said, I like the depth of the characters who don’t feel like caricatures; they’re people I’m interested in getting to know.
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