"Happy Guys" - web series
During the second episode of the popular web series, Happy Guys, Mark (played by Arthur Oganesyan) must take birth control pills to appease his girlfriend. During filming of the episode, Arthur had to be an emotional wreck, crying, and acting hormonal.
Much to Arthur’s embarrassment, his mother stopped by while they were filming a very emotional scene. “It was the last thing I wanted my mom to see me doing," he confessed, “She did that ‘okay’ thing and then I hung my head the rest of the day.”
Much to Arthur’s embarrassment, his mother stopped by while they were filming a very emotional scene. “It was the last thing I wanted my mom to see me doing," he confessed, “She did that ‘okay’ thing and then I hung my head the rest of the day.”
Woodbury University alum, Arthur Oganesyan, graduated in 2015 with a Bachelor’s Degree in Filmmaking. His love for It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia inspired him to create something similar. In fact, the show reflects his sense of humor perfectly. Arthur wears multiple hats on the series. He is the writer, producer, actor, director, editor. Happy Guys is a two man series starring Arthur and his school friend, Jivan Najarian. The two thought of the idea six months ago and quickly wrote the scripts, one after another. According to Arthur, “We met for a beer, had an idea, six months later we’re working on the second season.”
“You’re the only one who can keep yourself on track and it’s easy to say, 'You know what? I’ll take today and tomorrow off. I’ll get back to it later.'"
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Arthur enjoys writing more than everything else. It is the most creative and difficult part, he adds, “We’ll sit down for hours and if we see something on TV, we’ll make a joke out of it or think: How we can stretch that out for a 5-10 minute episode?” As much fun as Arthur is having playing the role as Mark, he doesn’t see himself as an actor.
People often tell Arthur he's hilarious, but he doesn’t see himself that way. Arthur could never be one character for the rest of his life. “It’s hard...I feel like I can’t be one person, I feel like one day I can be a Korean guy for a few hours then I'll be someone else.” He plays crazy characters throughout the day, including "Bridget", a white girl who loves Starbucks. Mark is the extreme version of Arthur in real life. “My life is very interesting,” Arthur adds. For inspiration, Arthur draws stories from reality. He shared one of the storylines out of the 13 episodes they had planned. They wrote the script but could not find an actor to fill the role. It was based on a true story that happened to Jivan. Tim is sorting through the mail, and as he is walking to the living room, he finds a stranger watching Jeopardy on Tim’s couch at 3:00pm on a Tuesday. Eventually, we find out it’s one of Tim’s friend’s friends. |
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There is discussion about filming the episode in the future. According to Arthur, Happy Guys is written and structured for something viewers would see on Comedy Central or MTV, versus popular YouTube videos on gaming tutorials. His advice to aspiring actors?
“If you feel like you are taking things a little too far, you’re probably not taking it far enough."
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”The third episode with the plumber is the most memorable episode for Arthur. "Flemming Erik Carlson, the plumber, was crazy in a fun way that compliments the show and the style,'" Arthur admits, “He took over the room.” Most of the footage could not be used, Arthur explained, as it was hard for everyone to keep a straight face during filming.
Since season one aired, Arthur has been spotted by fans around the city. “There have been times I’m eating at a bar and people come up and say, 'Hilarious!' and 'Keep up the good work!'” He describes it as a weird feeling for people to approach him. |
With the fan base quickly growing, Arthur shares some spoiler alerts for season two: “The first time around was a feeler to see which way we want to go. In the second episode, the plumber is terminally ill and dies....It’s a really emotionally-driven episode, completely different from what we’ve done. There are uncomfortable situations and twists at the end. I feel like it's going to be an episode out of General Hospital or something. I’m hoping the audience will understand what we are doing because it is completely off the wall from what we’ve done.”
"There were a lot of times we toned it down and people said it was not enough. Don’t second guess yourself. Sure, you’re going to upset some people but you can’t always worry about hurting someone’s feelings because that’s just ridiculous."
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