I think we typically, as Northerners, stereotype what the South is in so many negative ways. We kind of forget all the beautiful things that they contribute to make this country a country.
I think taking design out of the studio and really having a relationship with the people that you`re making it for really convinced me of how powerful a thing design is. It`s not just an aesthetic decoration.
I had the idea for the show like a year and a half, two years ago. And it was all about the things that I didn`t like about TV. I was trying to create a positive solution for it. And it actually worked.