Tomorrow night, FX will re-air the Wilfred Season 1 finale at 10/9c, followed by a special second season preview episode at 10:30/9:30c. Earlier this week, I had the great opportunity to participate in a press conference call with Elijah Wood, who plays Ryan on the show. In the series, Ryan is a depressed lawyer who, for some reason, sees his neighbor’s dog, Wilfred, as an adult man in a dog suit. The two of them hang out—often while smoking pot—and Wilfred always seems to talk Ryan into some scheme that could get him in trouble.
Elijah was such a friendly and genuine guy—and certainly different from Ryan. You could really sense his joy and excitement for his work on the series.
Jump with me to see what he had to say in response to my questions, followed by some other highlights from the call. Continue reading