Review Fix Exclusive: Chris Baker Talks ‘Baker Daily’

Review Fix chats with Chris Baker, who discusses his new original series “Baker Daily.” Discussing the inspiration behind the show and how he’d like it to be remembered by audiences, Baker lets us know exactly what makes the show special.

The first full season of Baker Daily is now live and streaming on Vimeo! www.bakerdaily.com

Review Fix: What was the inspiration for the show?

Chris Baker: I go through phases around elections or big political issues where I watch cable news every single day and over the summer was one of those times. Despite the anchors’ and guests’ consummate professionalism, I kept noticing how many uncomfortable moments there were. These small moments when someone would get a fact wrong or stare down the barrel of the lens only to find out they needed to be looking at a different camera. These little things that had nothing to do with the news really made me laugh. That’s how it started.

Review Fix: What TV shows are you most influenced by?

Baker: I’ve memorized nearly every episode of Friends and Seinfeld so those are pretty ingrained. I probably watched both of them every night growing up so a lot of my comedic sensibility has stemmed from those shows. Over the years I’ve also drawn lots of inspiration from Veep and 30 Rock as well.

Review Fix: How do you want the show to affect people?

Baker: Honestly I just want people to laugh. The episodes aren’t long and the stories are simple because it’s all about the laugh for me. If someone else is laughing at the same things that I find funny, then it’s a win for the show.

Review Fix: Who do you think will enjoy it the most?

Baker: I’ve gotten messages from very different people saying they love it so I hope everyone! And my parents. They love it when I pretend to snort cocaine on screen.

Review Fix: Bottom line, why should someone watch the show?

Baker: Because it’s funny and well made. I wouldn’t put my name on something I wasn’t deeply proud of.

Review Fix: What are your goals for the show?

Baker: To find a real journey for this character. He’s got some fatal flaws and there are so many situations I could put him in so I’m excited to take him places.

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About Patrick Hickey Jr. 14262 Articles
Patrick Hickey Jr. is a full-time Assistant Professor of Communication & Performing Arts and Director of the Journalism program at Kingsborough Community College and is the chairman of the City University of New York Journalism Council. He is the Founder and Editor-In-Chief of ReviewFix.com. He's also a former News Editor at NBC Local Integrated Media and National Video Games Writer at Examiner.com where his work was mentioned in National Ad campaigns by Disney, Nintendo and EA Sports. Hickey was also the Editor-In-Chief of two College Newspapers before he received his BA in Journalism from Brooklyn College. Hickey's work has been published in The New York Daily News, The New York Times, Complex, The Hockey Writers, Yahoo!, Broadway World, Examiner, NYSportScene Magazine, ProHockeyNews.com, GothamBaseball.com, The Syracuse Post-Standard, Scout.com and the official sites of the Brooklyn Aces and New York Islanders. His first book, The Minds Behind the Games: Interviews With Cult And Classic Video Game Developers was released in April 2018 and is chock full of interviews with legendary developers. His second book in the series, The Minds Behind Adventures Games, was released in December 2019. His third book, The Minds Behind Sports Games, was released in September 2020. His fourth book, The Minds Behind Shooter Games, was released in March 2021. The Minds Behind Sega Genesis Games and The Minds Behind PlayStation Games were released in 2022 and The Minds Behind PlayStation 2 was published in January 2023. Hickey is also a contracted comic book writer, currently penning his original series, "Condrey," as well as "The Job," "Brooklyn Bleeds" "Dem Gulls" and "KROOM" for Legacy Comix, where he serves as founder, owner and Editor-in-Chief. Hickey Jr. is also a voice actor, having starred in the 2018 indie hit and 2019 Switch, PS4 and Xbox One release, The Padre (also serving as English language Story Editor), from Shotgun With Glitters. The sequel, The Padre: One Shell Straight to Hell was released in February 2021- Hickey also served as a Story Editor and Lead Voiceover performer. He has also done narration and trailers for several other titles including The Kaiju Offensive, Relentless Rex and Roniu’s Tale. Hickey is also the lead voiceover performer on Mega Cat Studios’ upcoming title WrestleQuest, responsible for nearly 90 characters in the game, as well as Skybound's Renfield: Bring Your Own Blood, where he voices both Dracula and Renfield, as well as several other characters. He also stars in Ziggurat Interactive’s World Championship Boxing Manager 2, where he performs the VO of nearly every male character in the game. He also worked on the Atari VCS’s BPM Boy.

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