His experience traversing the Vía de la Plata, and people watching in Plaza Mayor in nearby Salamanca, enabled him to conceptualize his vision of "Archer".
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This story first appeared in the May 23 issue of The Hollywood Reporter magazine. In 2008, after having yet another show canceled, I walked the 1,000-kilometer Via de la Plata, which runs from Seville in the south of Spain to Santiago de Compostela in the northwest. On the walk, I was to come up with a new show idea (to satisfy my slavering agents, Matt and Joel). But after 500 kilometers of rain, mud, broiling sun and barking dogs -- alternating daily between two sets of clothes and four socks -- I was an exhausted, bearded mess. So I took a much needed laundry/ blister/sanity break in Salamanca, where the main industry, turns out, is breathtakingly, heartbreakingly beautiful women. They are everywhere. So I sat on the Plaza Mayor for three days -- drinking either coffee or beer or gin, depending on the time of day -- surrounded by these Spanish women who seemed both unaware and completely aware of their beauty. Occasionally they would glance over -- and catch me gaping at them -- and just smile at me like, "I know, right?" And for three days, I couldn't even splutter "Buenos dias" to any of them -- not once. STORY: 'Archer': Why the FX Series Created Country-Superstar Character Cherlene And thus was Sterling Archer born -- he would've absolutely sauntered over to a table full of those women and sat down and ordered an entire case of cava or whatever. I should add that on my last day in Salamanca, a beautiful Spanish woman approached me. She said hello, we talked for a minute, and then she touched my sleeve and asked if I was allowed to wear synthetic fibers and zippers. When I said: "Yes, of course. Why?" she made the "beard" gesture with her hand -- referring to my unfortunately bushy and pumpkin-colored beard -- and asked, in the sexiest Spanish-accented English ever, "But are you not one of those, como se dice … Amish people? 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But there was something distracting him. Rather, it was someone — a beautiful woman writing quietly in her journal. At a loss for how to approach her, Reed immediately conjured someone who could. "Of course, a spy would have a perfect line," he said. The woman paid her bill and "took my hopes and dreams with her in an expensive handbag." But Reed came out on top. He had the inspiration for his new animated show: "Archer." Debuting on FX Network on Jan. 14, "Archer" is a send-up of the spy thriller world of James Bond and Jason Bourne. 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Before the creation of "Archer", Adam Reed worked on animated comedies with executive producer and longtime collaborator Matt Thompson. The pair became renowned for their work on a number of Adult Swim television projects, chiefly "Sealab 2021" and their follow-up "Frisky Dingo", which aired for several years. After the cancellation of "Frisky Dingo" in 2008, Reed took a vacation to Spain to brainstorm ideas for a new project.