The wartime universe has arrived! On Season 1, Episode 8 of the Stuart Fails to Save the Universe Official Podcast, Joshua Malina joins Felicia Day and Wil Wheaton to reveal how Big Bang Theory’s President Siebert became the spectacularly unhelpful Captain Siebert.
Then art director Walter Eckert gives fans behind-the-scenes access to the making of war-torn Pasadena, the centaur universe, and a reinvented comic book shop built to feel familiar while finally showing all four walls.
✅ How a fan post and one shameless message to Bill Prady landed Joshua Malina a role in SFTSTU
✅ Why Captain Siebert gives his doomed clients only “35%” during the firing-squad tribunal
✅ Joshua explains the huge creative difference between his early and final seasons on The Big Bang Theory
✅ The unbelievable true story of Joshua saving Aaron Sorkin’s life at a Broadway bowling night
✅ Walter reveals how the team destroyed Pasadena, designed the centaurs, and rebuilt the comic book shop in about a month
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YouTube Chapter List:
0:00 — Intro
1:37 — Joshua Malina joins Felicia and Wil
4:03 — Captain Siebert’s disastrous courtroom defense
6:07 — Joshua Malina on acting without overthinking
12:15 — West Wing precision and saving Aaron Sorkin’s life
15:27 — Returning to the stage and bringing that focus to television
16:42 — Celebrity Poker Showdown and Hollywood poker nights
18:34 — Joshua Malina chooses his ideal multiverse
20:30 — Art director Walter Eckert joins the show
22:48 — Building believable worlds across the multiverse
23:44 — Creating the centaur universe
24:36 — Designing war-torn Pasadena and the tribunal
27:24 — The magic universe, practical sets, and visual effects
31:02 — Transforming the comic book shop into the Wizard’s Sleeve
40:07 — Outro
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Josh’s character wasn’t exactly Tom Cruise from A few good men! Lol!
JM has no sense of humour. A few years ago he posted a picture that was a stereotypical grandfather dress and when I pointed it out to him he blocked me
I love Stuart Fails, the episodes are far too short. Penny as a JAG executioner fits.
SAME HERE! TO EFFING SHORT! Give us a half hour an episode at least! The last two weeks have only been around 15 min long! Love the show… Hate the length! Stuart’s junk is probably longer than this show!
Can you work on?
Hawaiian Language Movies and or Music.
Thank you.
WHY IS THIS OVER 3 TIMES LONGER THAN THE SHOW EPISODE ITSELF! THESE SHOWS ARE WAY TOO SHORT! 15 to 18 min long the last 2 weeks! TOTAL B/S!
All comments about the podcast being an hour long are probably bots, since it’s only 42 minutes.
Will never miss a chance to say he was on Star Trek to all his guests and he keep talking about his scene in the magic Multiverse lol