But the show ended with a "batalla de los soneros" anyway, with a cast of Mr. D'Leon, Ismael Miranda, Domingo Quiñones and José Alberto "El Canario" improvising over vamps about one another, about New York and about salsa history.

The cast improvised through the performance, and Ms. Tolin and Mr. Chamberlain received a standing ovation.

In April and May 1971, Rivette shot over 30 hours of 16mm footage as his cast improvised a story involving conspiracy theories and theatrical rehearsals.

The episode, as with the four subsequent episodes, demonstrated a writing style known as "retroscripting," in which the cast completely improvised their lines.

According to Edgar Ramirez, who portrays Ciro Redondo, the cast "were improvising a lot" while making The Argentine, and he describes the project as a "very contemplative movie", shot chronologically.

The main cast arrive and improvise the plot of the show on the spot: a beautiful Indian courtesan has her kingdom invaded by an "evil maharaja".

Fengler and the cast then improvised the dialogue.

It is shot in black-and-white and presented as a 1950s television broadcast, with the cast partially improvising their responses to interviewer Clete Roberts's questions.

The first five episodes of the season demonstrated a writing style known as "retroscripting," consisting of the cast completely improvising the storyline and animation being produced afterword.