Bell caught the attention of television writer Jane Espenson when she discovered his pointed dissection of Carrie Prejean 's public response to a question of marriage equality , during the 2009 Miss USA pageant . Speaking to '' Out '' in August 2012 , Espenson said , " I was curious – who was this person who had at his age accumulated writing skills that had taken me 20 years ? " A friendship developed between themn eventually resulting in creating the newlywed sitcom '' Husbands '' . The first season of '' Husbands '' was shot in August 2011 , and premiered to critical praise , including '' The New Yorker '' s first ever review of an online series , in which Bell was hailed as " the standout , a confident flibbertigibbet who regards himself as a modern Blanche DuBois "
2009 Miss USA pageant
Miss USA 2009
Brad Bell (producer)