Beyond the Marquee was on-hand at last Fall’s Disney XD press-junket for “TRON Uprising” where we certainly got our fill about Renegade Programs and Light-cycles. After the digital dust settled, we shifted gears and chatted with the Disney XD star about some of his roles off the Grid, including his character of Ryan Newman on “Wilfred”, FX’s original comedy, based on the critically- acclaimed Australian series. If you’ve never seen an episode, essentially it’s the story of Ryan, a young man struggling to make his way in the world until he forms a unique friendship with ‘Wilfred,’ his neighbor’s canine pet. Everyone else sees Wilfred as just a dog, but Ryan sees a crude and somewhat surly, yet irrepressibly brave and honest Australian bloke in a cheap dog suit. While leading him through a series of comedic and existential adventures, Wilfred the dog shows Ryan the man how to overcome his fears and joyfully embrace the unpredictability and insanity of the world around him. Check out the Season 3 premiere of “Wilfred” Tonight and new episodes every Thursday at 10pm on FX.

The world sees a dog, he sees…Wilfred