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http://www.nytimes.com/2013/07/25/ar...?ref=arts&_r=0

Game of Thrones’ Writers Take On ‘It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia

The “Game of Thrones” creators first met Mr. McElhenney and his wife, Kaitlin Olson, another star of “It’s Always Sunny,” several months ago at a party in Los Angeles and confessed their love for the comedy. “Like all actors,” Mr. Benioff and Mr. Weiss said, “they respond well to worship.”

As it turned out, “Game of Thrones” is one of a few shows that Mr. McElhenney and Ms. Olson, who are parents of two young sons, still watch regularly. “Once those kids are in bed,” Ms. Olson said, “we get real grown up.”

When Mr. Weiss and Mr. Benioff hit upon an idea for “It’s Always Sunny” — a gloss on the novel and short story “Flowers for Algernon,” in which Mr. Day’s ne’er-do-well character is convinced that a scientific experiment is making him smarter — they suggested it to Mr. McElhenney.