For me, the best part about the TCA tour isn’t learning about the new shows; it’s being reminded about existing shows that I just haven’t had the time or opportunity to check out. In the case of “Head Case,” I swear I thought I’d watched the first episode and hadn’t been very impressed, but when they showed us a clip reel from Season 1 before the panel for the upcoming second season, it was pretty damned funny. Maybe the series found its feet really quickly…? Well, whatever the case, I’m clearly going to need to re-investigate the show.
“Head Case” is yet another comedy that’s completely unscripted – seriously, there are so many on the air these days that I’m wondering if we’ll ever have another writer’s strike – but Alexandra Wentworth is damned proud of that fact. “We call upon talent and they show up on our set, they have no idea what they’re going to be saying or doing, we have no idea what we’re going to be doing with them, and it’s a process that seems to work really well for us,” she said.
The show revolves around Wentworth’s character, Dr. Elizabeth Goode, a Los Angeles psychiatrist who treats celebrities; the premise lends itself to guest stars, of course, and “Head Case” takes full advantage of the opportunity at every turn. Season 1 featured appearances by…wait, let me take a deep breath first…Jason Priestley, Ione Skye, Andy Dick, Shelby Lynne, Traci Lords, Tom Sizemore, Ralph Macchio, Liz Phair, Dana Ashbrook, Jonathan Silverman, Sean Hayes, and Alanis Morissette. Season 2, meanwhile, will offer up the following guest stars: Jeff Goldblum, Richard Kind, Lea Thompson, Nicole Sullivan, Ahmet Zappa, David Allan Grier, Stephen Root, Christopher Lloyd, Monica Potter, Trudie Styler, Cindy Margolis, and…Jerry Seinfeld?!?
