He and the bases soldiers engage in comic hijinx, but theyre never making fun of the Army.
I know were supposed to be funny but were also supposed to be soldiers, Leary said.
Were all dressed that way.
Even if were just in the hair and makeup trailer, generally were in our uniforms.
Its a constant reminder.
Leary said detail is so important to him, he insists on acoutrements the audience will never see.
The audience will never see it but my character would have it with him every day.
In that respect,Going Dutchreminded Leary of his firefighter dramaRescue Me.
He and his co-stars played firemen, and couldnt just fake it.
That show we had real firefighters on set.
Theres jet planes, cargo planes, tanks, Leary said.
Its usually a vast pretty flat area thats pretty windy because theres not buildings around.
And theres real soldiers advising you.
Off in the distance theyre really drilling for something.
You feel really intimidated.
They had to shut it down because there was some prostitution and other things being sold on the base.
So they shut it down.
The base that this is based on now has a bunch of barbed wire and fencing.
They built a new base four miles away that now has the same problems.
Going Dutchconcluded its first season onFoxin March and streams on Hulu.
Check out the panel video above.
