{"id":14838,"date":"2025-08-06T02:39:55","date_gmt":"2025-08-05T19:39:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/loudhdtv.com\/?p=14838"},"modified":"2025-08-06T02:39:55","modified_gmt":"2025-08-05T19:39:55","slug":"seth-rogen-on-platonic-season-2-mental-health-the-power-of-real-friendship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/loudhdtv.com\/?p=14838","title":{"rendered":"Seth Rogen on \u2018Platonic\u2019 Season 2, Mental Health &#038; the Power of Real Friendship"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Seth Rogan is back as \u2018Will\u2019 for the second season of the hit Apple TV+ comedy, Platonic, but while his on-screen relationship with Rose Byrne\u2019s character, \u2018Sylvia\u2019 provides plenty of laughs, there\u2019s a serious mental health element within the plot as well. Sitting down with M&amp;F, Rogan explains why meaningful connections and working hard not to isolate ourselves are essential for a longer, happier life \u2014even if that includes sharing a beer or two with friends.<\/p>\n<p>Primarily known for his comedy, Rogan has taken on his his fair share of action scenes during a career that includes playing The Green Hornet and <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Sethrogen\/status\/1026522710040604672\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">performing most of his own stunts in <em>Pineapple Express<\/em><\/a><em>,<\/em> but rather than hire a personal trainer or martial expert for his role as Will in Platonic, Rogan instead learned from a bona fide brewmaster in order to play a divorced beermaker who co-runs a bar with his buddies and seeks a more fulfilling companionship with his best gal pal. \u201cIt\u2019s very complicated,\u201d Rogan tells M&amp;F of developing the perfect bewski. \u201cFar outside my grasp. I could probably shoot a gun better,\u201d he jokes.<\/p>\n<p>Seth Rogan has learned that physical health requires balance Now 43, this television and movie star has been around the Hollywood fitness fads for more than 25 years, but he\u2019s come to the conclusion that taking care of his health requires a balanced approach rather than an unsustainable lifestyle. \u201cI don\u2019t eat a lot of sugar in general,\u201d shares the star. \u201cI think that, for me, (it\u2019s) something that I mostly just find makes me gain weight the fastest, if I find myself eating dessert a lot. But yeah, I think everything in moderation. The older I get, the more I realize I have to generally eat healthy so I can eat unhealthy every once in a while, and not derail my entire life as a result of it.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2>\u2018Platonic\u2019 Season 2 Highlights the Health Benefits of Real Friendships<\/h2>\n<p><em>Platonic,<\/em> Season 2, continues the evolving relationship between Will and Sylvia, two best friends from their youth, who are reunited as complicated adults. In the show, Will is recovering from a divorce while Sylvia is feeling stranded as a stay-at-home mom. Rather than tease romance however, it is camaraderie that they both crave.<\/p>\n<p>Loneliness is rarely the basis for comedy, and yet some of the moments that these characters share, and the platonic chemistry on display between Rogan and Byrne as they go from one hapless adventure to another, reminds us that human beings are truly social creatures. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.who.int\/news\/item\/30-06-2025-social-connection-linked-to-improved-heath-and-reduced-risk-of-early-death\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The World Health Organization states<\/a> that social connections are linked to \u201cimproved health and reduced risk of early death\u201d and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nia.nih.gov\/news\/loneliness-linked-dementia-risk-large-scale-analysis\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">studies also show<\/a> that lonely people are significantly more likely to suffer with dementia, and from an earlier age too.<\/p>\n<p>Reducing the suffering associated with dementia is a subject that is very close to Seth Rogan\u2019s heart. <a href=\"https:\/\/wearehfc.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">He co-founded the Hilarity for Charity<\/a> initiative with wife, Lauren, to care for families impacted by Alzheimer\u2019s disease and to help fund bean health research and education. Rogan is very much aware of the link between a lack of meaningful connections and negative mental health outcomes.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEspecially in today\u2019s world with technology, it\u2019s very easy to isolate yourself and it\u2019s very easy to feel like you\u2019re having kind of meaningful connections with people that literally might not even be real people,\u201d says the star. \u201cSomeone was just telling us that someone they know is essentially in a relationship with like an AI chat bot, and they just sit in their apartment, like chatting with an AI bot all day. And I think here\u2019s a lot of, like, surrogates for connections out there these days, that are maybe easier in some ways than actually leaving the house and hanging out with people and talking to people, but I think ultimately yes, it\u2019s much better for you to be around actual people and to actually converse with people and to go out in the world and do things.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He adds: \u201cI think it is aspirational, in some ways, even as dysfunctional as Will and Sylvia\u2019s friendship is, they really do a lot of stuff together, and they leave a very active, engaged life together, you know? And, I think to me, there\u2019s something very fun and exciting about it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Rogan advocates pushing yourself outside of your comfort zone, just like Will has, to reap the benefits of making those meaningful connections. \u201cI\u2019m lucky, because my lifestyle keeps me out of the house a lot. It keeps me doing a lot of things,\u201d he acknowledges. \u201cBut I see people who very easily can fall into the pattern of just like never doing anything. And it\u2019s really easy to fall into that. So, I think you\u2019ve got to purposely pull yourself out of it, or gravity will pull you into it, you know?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In <em>Platonic,<\/em> social situations often revolve around a few beers, so what type of beer would Rogan reach for in real life? \u201cI don\u2019t like IPAs. Period. End of Story,\u201d he reveals to <em>M&amp;F<\/em> in a shocking contrast to his character that would have his brewmaster seeking new connections of his own. \u201cI think I prefer a lager,\u201d he explains. \u201cI don\u2019t need any crazy flavors in my beer,\u201d adds the comedian, noting that he\u2019s not a fan of overly complicated concoctions. Instead, \u201ca nice golden larger,\u201d is something that Seth Rogan would enjoy with friends\u2026 in moderation, of course.<\/p>\n<p>The 10-episode second season of <em>Platonic<\/em> premieres globally on <a href=\"https:\/\/tv.apple.com\/us\/show\/platonic\/umc.cmc.y7bc18x7co813l8i2tlsyb4l?itsct=atvp_brand_omd&amp;itscg=MC_20000&amp;mttn3pid=Google+AdWords&amp;mttnagencyid=a5e&amp;mttncc=US&amp;mttnsiteid=143238&amp;mttnsubad=OUS20191054_1-665277682686-c&amp;mttnsubkw=143678479170_aud-1187638638435%3Akwd-2045211978204_bcUkSeJy_&amp;mttnsubplmnt=_adext_\">Apple TV+<\/a> on Wednesday, Aug. 6, 2025, with the first two episodes, followed by a new episode weekly until Oct. 1.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.muscleandfitness.com\/athletes-celebrities\/interviews\/seth-rogen-on-platonic-season-2-mental-health-the-power-of-real-friendship\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Seth Rogan is back as \u2018Will\u2019 for the second season of the hit Apple TV+ comedy, Platonic, but while his on-screen relationship with Rose Byrne\u2019s character, \u2018Sylvia\u2019 provides plenty of laughs, there\u2019s a serious mental health element within the plot as well. 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