On high of being a devoted dad, a health buff, and a yogurt fanatic, Brooklyn Nine-Nine‘s Terry Jeffords is a nerd. He will get that from actor Terry Crews, who advised TV Information that his love of Star Wars helped encourage a memorable storyline for his character.
Revisiting a few of Terry Jeffords’ funniest scenes as a part of TV Information’s 100 Best Shows ranking, Crews stated he noticed his personal nerdy facet mirrored in his character in Season 4’s “Skyfire Cycle.” The episode finds the lieutenant (then a sergeant) investigating loss of life threats towards one among his heroes, fantasy creator D.C. Parlov (Fred Melamed). Parlov’s books are a play on Game of Thrones, however Crews stated he channeled his “obsession” with Star Wars to faucet into Terry’s fanboy facet — and he is fairly certain the writers did the identical.
“One factor in regards to the writers of our present is that they steal from our lives,” stated Crews. He pointed to the way in which he geeked out when he met Star Wars star Mark Hamill for the primary time on the Oscars. (Hamill additionally occurs to be an enormous Brooklyn 9-9 fan whom Crews credit for enjoying a significant position in saving the present when it was canceled by Fox and revived at NBC.)
“It was a complete Skyfire Cycle second,” Crews laughed. He advised the story of his assembly with the Star Wars actor throughout the Brooklyn 9-9 set, which he believes gave the writers some concepts. “I believe they actually stole that have and actually constructed on what that was,” he stated.
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One of many funniest issues about Terry’s introduction to Parlov is how small he tries to make himself once they meet, which the actor stated was impressed by his son, then Four years previous. Meekness could not be farther from what Crews channeled in one other scene he watched: Terry and Holt’s (Andre Braugher) dance to Salt-N-Pepa’s “Push It” within the Season 7 finale. Whereas Crews was comfy busting a transfer (“I might do Dancing with the Stars, but it surely’s simply not honest”), to him the fantastic thing about the scene is Braugher’s willingness to do the identical.
“We practiced collectively,” Crews stated of Braugher. “He actually gave every thing he had, and I used to be in awe. … And he is like that nonstop. Day-after-day he involves work, he is there to make every thing higher.”
Take a look at the video above for Crews’ tackle extra of Terry’s finest moments — together with a Heist victory so candy that even an allergic response could not damage it.
Brooklyn 9-9 is offered to stream on Hulu.
