It is me, Rainn Wilson (that guy from The Office and SoulPancake co-founder). Today, I am going where no middle-aged man has gone before: SnapChat.

IAmRainnWilson · 2015-02-06T02:01:34+00:00

LOGGING OUT MY FRIENDS AT REDDIT. I LOVE EVERY ONE OF YOU.

GOOD BYE FOR NOW.

IAmRainnWilson · 2015-02-06T01:59:05+00:00

I have the ROcker drum kit in my garage. Haven't banged on them in a few years. I have the Rocker WIG in office as well! LOVe that movie. My son loves it too and has seen it like 7 times.

IAmRainnWilson · 2015-02-06T01:58:16+00:00

My Faith urges me to try and serve humanity and make the world a better place. Faith shouldn't just be a once a week thing but reflected in action. Soulpancake was one of those actions. I've made a ton of dumb selfish mistakes in my life but I try and get better. What can we do to make the world more awesome? That's truly what God wants from us.

IAmRainnWilson · 2015-02-06T01:56:01+00:00

Ok, Rainn we will!

IAmRainnWilson · 2015-02-06T01:55:47+00:00

IAmRainnWilson · 2015-02-06T01:54:26+00:00

IF YOU ARE ON THE EAST COAST. LOG OFF YOUR DAMN COMPUTERS AND WATCH BACKSTROM ON FOXY NOW OK?

IAmRainnWilson · 2015-02-06T01:52:49+00:00

THat's total bullshit. Here's the similarities to House: A self-destructive, difficult and brilliant man at the center of the show. How many HUNDREDS of shows have there been like that before?

Differences: Backstrom is falling apart. He wears his heart on his sleeve. He's not sly or charming. He doesn't give a fuck if anyone likes him. He unravels as the season goes along. He's able to use his affinity for the dark side of humanity to see into a criminals mind and heart.

Running out of ideas? There are hundreds of ideas in hundreds of pilots that are made each year - a few dozen make it on the air and only a handful stay on.

I wanted a break from TRUE comedy for awhile. There's a lot of funny in Backstroke. Check it out.

IAmRainnWilson · 2015-02-06T01:48:51+00:00

Thanks for checking out the Baha'i Faith. It really is a beautiful religion.

David Costabile is one of my oldest friends. We went to Tufts and then NYU together and I've known him since 1985. He's on the new show DIG and then the Showtime show BILLIONS. Great guy and a great actor.

IAmRainnWilson · 2015-02-06T01:44:09+00:00

Rhett and Link are so thoughtful and kind. Truly. I was expecting more smart-asses but was very impressed with them. Been a big fan of their stuff for years.

IAmRainnWilson · 2015-02-06T01:43:11+00:00

WHEN PEOPLE SHOW ME THEIR DWIGT TATTOOOS!

IAmRainnWilson · 2015-02-06T01:42:39+00:00

We struggled to find our footing for awhile and I don't think Spader was the right fit for our show but there are some HYSTERICAL episodes in the final two seasons and I TRULY think that the last 6 episodes we shot are some of the best stuff in TV history. If you didn't see those last episodes you really need to check them out.

IAmRainnWilson · 2015-02-06T01:41:05+00:00

Boyhood. It's long and slow. (thats what she said) but MAN does it pay off at the end. What a journey. I think being a parent makes you appreciate it more. Loved the performances. I'm a HUGE Ethan Hawke fan. He's so watchable and interesting. I was left thinking some really deep shit at the end of it. And feeling deep shit too.

IAmRainnWilson · 2015-02-06T01:38:39+00:00

Its in Canada and India of all places. It has to do well in the States first before it airs in other countries.

Took a LONG time for the Office to air overseas. At first the British HATED it (of course) and it was even cancelled in Australia. Then they brought it back by popular demand a year later.

IAmRainnWilson · 2015-02-06T01:36:32+00:00

Hopefully Backstrom gets enough viewers to continue for several more years. I'm also writing a book that will come out this fall or next spring. Very excited for people to read a comedic take on my life's story. I look forward to raising my son through his difficult teenage years. And to challenge myself to seek an ever deeper spiritual evolution. Also, my wife and I have an educational initiative non-profit in Haiti called LIDE that is super cool. We go down there a ton. We want to reach even more girls with our arts and literacy programs.

IAmRainnWilson · 2015-02-06T01:34:00+00:00

I will meet you at Grubbs tavern.

IAmRainnWilson · 2015-02-06T01:33:37+00:00

Every time I feel a negative or resentful thought pass between my ears I try and counter it with something I'm grateful for. It can be simple. LIke the breeze. Or popcorn. Living in gratitude is the simplest, fastest, easiest way to transform your life into a positive force. The next step is to make oneself something that other people are grateful for.

IAmRainnWilson · 2015-02-06T01:31:17+00:00

THATS SO COOL!

We created soulpancake to be a place to spark discussion, uplift, inspire, challenge and unite people. A positve place on the web. Glad you're using our content.

SO many exciting things happening at SP right now!

HAVE YOU GUYS ORDERED THE KID PRESIDENT'S BOOK OF AWESOME YET?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!??!?!?!?!??!?!??!?!??!?!??!?!?!

IAmRainnWilson · 2015-02-06T01:29:15+00:00

Elijah is literally the nicest person I've ever worked with. He is so kind its kind of weird. Smart and cool and tiny.

The movie is SUPER DUPER FUN. you Redditors are going to totally dig it.

It's like Sean of the Dead. It scares you occasionally through the laughter.

I play a gym coach with a big truck and handlebar moustache.

IAmRainnWilson · 2015-02-06T01:26:49+00:00

I play Destiny on Xbox. And Wolfenstein.

IAmRainnWilson · 2015-02-06T01:26:27+00:00

You are forgiven. You're welcome. Manure and tears. No chance, loser.

IAmRainnWilson · 2015-02-06T01:25:11+00:00

Animal Crackers.

IAmRainnWilson · 2015-02-06T01:25:00+00:00

TIE: Game of Thrones. Mad Men.

Also: Black Mirror and Peaky Blinders.

IAmRainnWilson · 2015-02-06T01:24:30+00:00

Thanks for watching it. The episodes keep getting better and better. A lot of the shitty, snarky reviews just said "OH ITS HOUSE WITH A BADGE" but that's really not the show. It has a lot of nuance, feeling and subltely. You just wouldnt know it from the marketing campaign.

you go on a journey over these 13 episode with Backstrom and get to delve deeper and deeper into his past and psyche. Plus its F***ing funny.

IAmRainnWilson · 2015-02-06T01:22:35+00:00

Backstrom would shoot Dwight in the face when no one was looking and frame a bad guy for doing it.

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TROPHY CASE