""It was someone pretending to be from Google," he told an audience that had gathered to celebrate the Emmy-winning show's 10th anniversary at New York Comic Con. "I told him, 'Dude, you've got the wrong person to do this to.'" Still, Esmail couldn't resist playing along with the obvious scam. "I was very curious," he remarked to his fellow panelists - and the show's stars - and Christian Slater when they asked him why he didn't just hang up."
""We went back and forth for awhile, and finally I asked him, 'What are you trying to get out of this?' The dude finally dropped the act and said: 'I just want to see [cast members] Carly Chaikin and Joey Badass get a spin-off. Can you do that?'" "I thought it was a random hack," Esmail marveled as waves of laughter swept over the audience at that unexpected plot twist. "It turned out he was a fan!""
Esmail answered an unknown call that initially sounded like a Google scam but revealed a fan requesting a Carly Chaikin and Joey Badass spin-off. That anecdote exemplifies the committed fandom Mr. Robot cultivated during its four-season run on USA Network. Launched in summer 2015, the series told a timely story about the high-tech age using distinctive visual and narrative techniques. Christian Slater described the show as ahead of its time. A New York Comic Con panel featuring Esmail, Rami Malek and Slater was recorded for an upcoming podcast. Esmail also recalled growing up fascinated by computers and the impact of Fight Club's 1999 premiere.
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