Staff Blog
It’s Always Sunny shoots World Series episode at Citizens Bank Park
As you probably already know, The Gang is back in Philly where they belong.
This past Friday, the cast and crew of It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia made their way down to Citizens Bank Park to film an episode based on a certain fresh-in-our-psyches historic event. When I asked creator, producer and star Rob McElhenney for some scoop on the FX hit's fifth season, he shared a brief description of the episode: "The episode we are filming right now is a flashback to when The Gang got tickets to the World Series."
Phillies fans already tailgating for Friday's game against the Boston Red Sox were invited to participate as extras in several scenes. Some of the antics I witnessed on-set included someone delivering a blow to Dennis' head, an interaction with the Philly Phrenetic (yes, Phrenetic), and an appearance by the one and only Green Man. In response to a question about the show's popularity, McElhenney attributed much of the show's more recent success to DVD sales as well as the show's presence on Hulu. FX has already reported that the five lead IASIP cast members have been secured for another two seasons, so rest assured that we have several years of severely crooked exploitation ahead of us.
Sure, watching the devious antics on It's Always Sunny often leaves us in awe of the The Gang's shocking disregard for good taste. So in an altruistic effort to reassure Clog readers that the show's characters are wholly fictitious, I asked Charlie Day if he sees any of himself in his wildcard character Charlie.
His reply? "I am my character 100 percent."
