Perfect writing, and embarrasing underwear
Mark Mason: The scripts of Malcolm in the Middle are always written to perfection! Is there a large writing team working on the show? Do the actors have much input too?
Christopher Masterson: We have roughly about 10 writers and they do such a good job that by the time the actors get the scripts they're almost 100%.
It's very rare that we have script changes. On most of the other shows I've worked on you normally get script changes up until the day you shoot. It's good working on this show because the scripts are perfect when we get them. We can give suggestions for input and sometimes they take them but usually there's not much room for improvement.
Tamasine Baldwin: Did you have similar experiences in your family growing up?
Christopher Masterson: Yeah I would say similar but more deluded. I think most of the situations you see on Malcolm are situations that you can imagine your own family being in only with less emphasis. We try and take realistic situations and bring them over the top.
Steve: Your stories in the show often seem to be strong enough for the Military School to be the basis of your own sit-com. Has this been suggested?
Christopher Masterson: No, it hasn't been suggested so far. I think that if it was, I don't know how interested I would be. When I watch the show, I love my own storyline but I can't imagine watching an entire thirty minutes in the military school.
Vicky Alexander: How would you feel if your father danced around in his underwear like in tonight's episode?
Christopher Masterson: Hopefully not turned on!
Louise M: Your character smokes in the show, do you smoke in real life?
Christopher Masterson: I do smoke in real life. I'm trying to cut down because I've started coughing.
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