>>> ALL RIGHT.
YOU KNOW THIS.
IF NEIL PATRICK HARRIS IS IN THE
HOUSE, FUN WILL ENSUE.
BUCKLE UP.
>> GET READY
THE EMMY WINNING AUTHOR, ACTOR,
DAD OF TWINS IS IN PEOPLE’S MOST
SEXIEST MAN ALIVE ISSUE.
>> BOOM.
HERE TO TELL US HOW LIFE IS ALL
FUN AND GAMES, NEIL.
WE DON’T KNOW WHERE TO START
SEXIEST MAN, FATHER OF TWINS
>> FIRST OF ALL, IT IS NOT, WE
WEREN’T ASKED TO BE, MY HUSBAND
AND I ARE IN THE ISSUE, BUT IT
HAS TO DO WITH OUR DOGS.
THEY WANTED A PICTURE OF US WITH
OUR DOGS
>> WHAT DOES IT SAY, YOU HAVE
THE SEXIEST DOGS ALIVE
>> I WAS UPSET ABOUT IT, BUT
LOOK AT US.
>> Y’ALL ARE HOT, I’M SORRY.
I WANT TO FRAME THAT
THAT’S A FINE PICTURE.
>> THOSE ARE OUR TWO LOVABLE --
>> WHERE ARE YOU, THAT ROOM IS
COOL BEHIND YOU.
OF COURSE IT IS.
>> THANK YOU
I’M IN OUR FARM UP HERE IN EAST
HAMPTON CALLED FUN HOUSE FARM.
THIS IS MY OFFICE IN THE ROOF,
LIKE THE ATTIC
COOL
>> THE WINDOW.
NOW LET ME GUESS, THE TWINS NOW
ARE IN SCHOOL AND THEY’RE IN THE
HOUSE SOMEWHERE DOING SOMETHING,
IS THAT HAPPENING?
>> RIGHT
KIDS ARE BOTH IN THEIR OWN
SCHOOL ROOMS, CONVERTED TWO
BEDROOMS INTO SCHOOL ROOMS FOR
THEM, THEY’RE REMOTE LEARNING,
BOTH IN FOURTH GRADE
THEY’RE TEN YEARS OLD.
JUST TURNED 10 IN OCTOBER.
DOUBLE DIGITS, DUDES
>> HOW IS THAT POSSIBLE.
>> ARE YOU THE HOME SCHOOL
TEACHER, ASSISTANT OR HOW DOES
THAT WORK?
>> YOU KNOW, THEY SPEND BECAUSE
OF ALL OF THE ISOLATION STUFF,
IT STARTED AT THE END OF LAST
SCHOOL YEAR WHICH WAS A LITTLE
CHAOTIC FOR THEM
I THINK THE SCHOOL SPENT THE
SUMMER FIGURING IT OUT
SO THE FIRST CHUNK OF SCHOOL FOR
THEM WAS GETTING FAMILIAR WITH
THE TECHNOLOGY OF IT ALL
SO THEY KNOW ZOOM AND SKYPE AND
FACETIME AND STUFF MORE THAN I
DO, A LOT OF WAYS TO SOLVE
THINGS WHEN THINGS GO WRONG.
YES.
YOU HAVE TO BE VERY PRESENT,
MORE THAN JUST HOW IS SCHOOL
YOU HAVE TO KNOW EXACTLY WHAT
THEY’RE WORKING ON, MAKE SURE
THEY’RE DOING ACTUAL HOMEWORK.
YOU HAVE TO BE A LITTLE MORE
INVOLVED
I DON’T THINK, THIS IS MY
FAVORITE PART, I LOVE KIDS THAT
ARE LEARNING THINGS.
I ALWAYS HAVE.
I LOVED BEING THE KIND OF PERSON
THAT SAYS YOU THINK THAT’S COOL,
CHECK OUT THIS COOL THING,
RIGHT?
I ALWAYS LOVED THAT.
SO THIS IS THE PRIME AGE FOR
THAT.
>> THE QUESTION IS ARE YOU
SMARTER, WHAT ARE THEY, THIRD
GRADER, FOURTH GRADER.
IT IS HARD TO DO THE MATH.
>> SHE’S RIGHT.
>> DO YOU KNOW HOW TO DO THAT?
>> IT IS A LITTLE TRICKY
I USED TO LEARN IT, I’M OLDER,
WE LEARNED THE WHOLE LINE THEM
UP, PUT THE PLUS, CARRY THE ONE.
NOW THEY USE NUMBER LINES AND
LARGER WAYS OFTHINKING ABOUT
MATH
IT IS EXCITING TO LEARN FROM
THEM AS WELL AS MAKE SURE
THEY’RE LEARNING
>> I RECOMMENDED A BOOK YOU
RECOMMENDED TO ME, YOU MAY NOT
REMEMBER IT, BUT YOU ARE SO WISE
WHEN IT COMES --
>> WHAT?
>> THE WHOLE BRAINCHILD.
>> YOU RECOMMENDED IT TO ME.
>> AND I RECOMMENDED IT TO HODA
WHO RECOMMENDED IT
I FEEL LIKE YOU ARE SO WISE WHEN
IT COMES TO PARENTING.
FOR ANY OF US THAT MAY BE HAVING
A LITTLE HARDER TIME HIDING IN
THE PANTRY AND OTHER THINGS LIKE
THAT, WHAT’S YOUR SECRET
>> WELL, THANK YOU
THAT’S A VERY SWEET THING TO
SAY.
I DON’T KNOW
I FEEL LIKE KIDS RIGHT NOW,
THERE’S SO MUCH AROUND THEM THAT
SEEMS LIKE IT IS CHAOTIC
TO THEM IT SEEMS LIKE THIS IS
NORMAL
RIGHT?
SO I FEEL LIKE THE REMOTE MASK
WEARING WORLD WE’RE IN, IF WE
PAUSE IT IN OUR FAMILY THAT IT
IS A BAD THING AND PROBLEM,
THEY’LL TAKE IT AS SUCH, BUT FOR
THEM THIS IS THE FOURTH GRADE
THEY KNOW.
THIS IS HOW THEY ARE EDUCATED.
RATHER THAN BE BUMMED OUT ABOUT
IT, IT IS IMPORTANT TO HONOR IT,
SAY THIS IS WHAT IT IS
IT IS COMPLICATED, UNIQUE.
LET’S BE HONEST.
IF KIDS ARE IN ACTUAL SCHOOL,
MONKEYING AROUND, NOT PAYING
ATTENTION, PASSING NOTES, IN
SOME WAYS IT IS ALMOST BETTER.
THEY’RE FOCUSED, HEADPHONES ON,
ABLE TO HAVE ONE ON ONE
INTERACTIONS WITH TEACHERS
SO I THINK WE TRY TO STEER THEM
TOWARDS POSITIVES THAT KEEP THEM
AS EFFECTED SO THEY DON’T SIT
THERE AND FEEL LIKE EVERYTHING
IS BAD
>> WE’RE COMING BACK
YOU HAVE A NEW PROJECT TO TALK
>>> WE ARE BACK WITH NEIL
PATRICK HARRIS WITH SOMETHING
YOU MAY WANT TO PUT UNDER THE
TREE.
>> A GAME HE CREATED CALLED BOX
ONE.
>> FROM THE TITLE, I AM ASSUMING
THIS IS A GAME FOR ONE PERSON?
>> THAT’S EXACTLY IT
I LOVE GAMES
LOVE PLAYING THEM.
LOVE ACQUIRING THEM.
MOST GAMES WHEN YOU GO TO THE
STORE, THE TARGET OR THE BOOK
SHOP ARE PARTY GAMES, GAMES FOR
TWO TO FOUR, APPLES TO APPLES OR
LIKE CHARADES, SCRABBLE.
YOU CAN’T PLAY SCRABBLE BY
YOURSELF
THERE’S SOMETHING MISSING,
THERE’S A GAME, A PARTY GAME,
BUT JUST FOR A SINGLE PERSON.
>> THIS IS PROBABLY THE MOST
2020 GAME OF ALL TIMES, IT IS
FOR ONE.
YOU ACTUALLY CAME UP WITH THIS
BEFORE THE PANDEMIC.
>> TRUE.
I WAS WITH SOME FRIENDS IN A
HOUSE UPSTATE IN UPSTATE NEW
YORK, THINKING ABOUT GAMES,
PLAYING GAMES.
I THOUGHT SOMETHING IS MISSING
IT IS TO BE PLAYED YOURSELF.
STARTS OFF AS SIMPLE QUESTIONS
AND EVOLVES.
IF YOU LIKE ESCAPE ROOM THINGS,
IF YOU LIKE IMMERSIVE THINGS, IF
YOU LIKE WHEN SOMETHING STARTS
OUT AND THEN BECOMES SOMETHING
ELSE, I WANT TO BE CRYPTIC
BECAUSE I REALLY DEEPLY BELIEVE,
I SPENT OVER TWO YEARS CREATING
THIS THING
I THINK IT IS A REALLY EXCITING
THING, AND ANYONE OVER THE AGE
OF 14, 15, BUT ADULTS.
IF YOU LIKE GAMES, IF YOU’RE IN
A GAMES AND THEORY MOOD, I THINK
BOX ONE WOULD BE UP YOUR ALLEY
FOR SURE.
>> WE HAVE SOMETHING NEW UNDER
THE TREE
WE NEED THAT
>> I HAVE SOME QUESTIONS
DO YOU WANT ME TO ASK SOME
QUESTIONS.
LIN-MANUEL MIRANDA PLAYED THIS
FOUNDING FATHER IN HIS HIT
BROADWAY SHOW.
>> HAMILTON.
>> THAT’S CORRECT.
HAMILTON IS ON WHICH U.S.
CURRENCY DOLLAR BILL
>> THE 50, THE 10.
THE 5.
>> THE 10.
GOOD
SO 10, MINUS 7 EQUALS 3.
THREE MUSKETEERS IS A CANDY SOLD
BY WHICH PLANETARY CANDY
COMPANY.
>> MARS!
>> MARS, CORRECT
MARS ALSO KNOWN AS THE BLANK
PLANET
>> IT IS RED.
>> CORRECT
RED IS THE COLOR OF THE GIANT
DOG IN THE CHILDREN’S BOOK
SERIES
>> CLIFFORD.
>> CLIFFORD IS CORRECT
>> YOU ARE SO SMART.
>> I AM NOT TRYING TO MAKE MONEY
ON THIS THING.
I AM SO PLEASED WITH THE CONTENT
AND WITH THE GAME PLAY, I WANT
PEOPLE TO PLAY IT SO THEY KNOW
WHERE MY BRAIN IS.
>> HERE WE GO.
CHECK THIS
BOX ONE, TODAY.COM/SHOP.