Neither one of us works cheap, first of all.

Thats the bottom line.

Secondly, hes under contract and Ill be free for the first time ever.

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So we dont even own the name of our own show.

So its very hard to see how this would all come together.

Because Im contracted with Sirius and Mike isnt.

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Mike is going to be free to do what he wants to do in December.

I dont think hes thinking too much about that right now.

Hes still got part of the summer here.

Hes off a lot.

The biggest surprise of this is that women are loving the film, Forer says.

Theyre saying, You dont understand, this isnt a sports film this is a love story.

This is a relationship story.

And we relate to that and its delightful to see.'

That proximity, according to Russo, has their three-decade relationship on an upswing.

See, right now, youve got a perfect blend here, Russo says.

You have a reunion, everybody wants to talk about reunions.

And you have a 30 for 30.

You have a three-pronged attack with me and Mike here, 9 years after we worked with each other.

I think that has brought us back closer together again.

I do think there is a connection there.

I think it has been rekindled in the last 15 months.

So I dont have any doubt in my mind that if we were on, we would be successful.

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