As American McGee told us in a recent interview, what sparked his interest in producing the title was a fear-mongering government billboard overlooking an L.A. freeway. McGee tells us, "…By using humor to illustrate the absurdity of the real threats, it is my hope that Bad Day L.A. will provide a cathartic release from those fears that we're now bombarded with on a daily basis." Although those fears can occasionally be proved true, they are exception, and not the seeming rule that McGee believes we're being beaten over the head with.