Benders on IFC is latest from Rescue Me, Maron, Sex duo! VIDEO INTERVIEW - Mr. Media Interviews by B

Today's Guests: Jim Serpico and Tom Sellitti, creators and writers of Benders on IFC as well as being executive producers of "Rescue Me," "Sex&Drugs&Rock&Roll," "Maron," "Sirens" and "Canterbury's Law."

INTERVIEW Jim Serpico, Tom Sellitti, TV... by andelman 

Watch this exclusive Mr. Media interview with JIM SERPICO and TOM SELLITTI by clicking on the video player above! 

Mr. Media is recorded live before a studio audience full of foul-mouthed reprobates whose bad habits, substance addictions, marital woes and social indiscretions appear endless… in the NEW new media capital of the world… St. Petersburg, Florida!

If you liked the amateur hockey, lockerroom and post-game bar moments found on the Denis Leary FX dramedy “Rescue Me,” you’re gonna love the new IFC comedy “Benders.”

You might say it’s the former show without the drama.

Oh, wait. I just did.
TOM SELLITTI podcast excerpt: "All of the characters on 'Benders' are narcissists in their own way. We wanted Karen Rosenberg to be one of the guys when she's with the guys. We didn't want her to be the voice of nagging."
You can LISTEN to this interview with JIM SERPICO and TOM SELLITTI, co-creators of BENDERS and executive producers of RESCUE ME, SEX&DRUGS&ROCK&ROLL and MARON, by clicking the audio player above!

Whereas “Rescue Me” pinballed from broad comedy to exceedingly intimate human drama, “Benders” keeps the sarcasm, crudeness and lesson-free tone without any of the heaviness. It has elements of “It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia,” “Married,” “You’re the Worst,” “The League” and even “Archer.” If you like those shows – and, in my household, we do – give “Benders” a try.

While the cast is barely familiar from other shows, the creative team calling the shots and diagramming the plays is among TV’s best.
JIM SERPICO podcast excerpt: "'Rescue Me' was a post-9/11 story that was grounded and, at the end of the day, Denis Leary created a likable as