"You'll definitely pull more out of it," if you were a fan of the movies, DiGregorio tells E! News. "It is a big Ash journey this first season. It's a guy who's never learned anything in his life, who 30 years ago, called forth this evil, opened this book, basically ruined his life. He's never gone anywhere, he's never made any lasting relationships, no real friendships. I think if you know that about this character, that he's gone nowhere, and you know a little bit about the character in the past, it sort of makes you feel for him a little bit more."
At the start of the first episode, Ash looks like just about the most unlikely hero you've ever seen. Sure, he still looks like Bruce Campbell, but he also looks like Bruce Campbell as a convenience store stockboy. He's also, even amidst the insanity of everything going on around him, still very human.
"He's not Liam Neeson, running around like an ageless action hero," DiGregorio explains. "I love those movies, that's not who this character is. Even though he's larger than life and he's brash and he's selfish yet charismatic, he does have cracks. He's not immune to getting hurt. Yes, he may be a reluctant hero, but he is who he is. He's that age, and he gets tired, and he gets sad, and he gets betrayed by people."
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