One of TV’s wackiest and most innovative spinoffs recently debuted, and Stuart Fails to Save the Universe didn’t fail to win over most critics with its apocalypse-dodging multiversal adventures. Centering on former comic book shop staffer Kevin Sussman’s comic shop-owning Stuart — a comparison point that still blows Sussman’s mind — the new show shed the live audience for its zany (and more R-rated) storytelling, and the differences certainly don’t stop there.
As explained by Sussman and co-stars John Ross Bowie and Brian Posehn, the streaming series (available via HBO Max subscription) was a bit more of a physical endeavor for the actors, who were not at all accustomed to such kinetic acting during the Big Bang Theory’s run. Speaking with Etalk in an interview clip shared to Instagram, Bowie addressed how Stuart quickly set itself apart from the flagship sitcom, saying:
