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https://www.cnn.com/2018/05/10/entertainment/brooklyn-nine-nine-canceled/index.html
The most painful time of year for TV fans has claimed a major victim.

Fox's "Brooklyn Nine-Nine" has been canceled by the network as it clears room on its schedule for a crop of new shows for the fall TV season (and Thursday night football).

"The Mick" and Will Forte's "The Last Man on Earth" have also been canceled.

Fox is set to announce its new fall lineup next week as part of its annual Upfronts presentation to advertisers in New York City.

"Brooklyn Nine-Nine's" demise is being particularly mourned by viewers, who hailed the comedy for its diverse cast, which included characters from the LGBTQ community.

Co-creator Dan Goor acknowledged the loss on Twitter, thanking people for an "incredible outpouring of support."
"#brooklyn99 fans are the best fans in the world. It means the world to me and everyone else who works on the show," he wrote.

"Brooklyn Nine-Nine" starred Andy Samberg and Andre Braugher and aired for five seasons.

Terry Crews, Melissa Fumero, Stephanie Beatriz, Joe Lo Truglio and Chelsea Peretti rounded out the cast.

In its time on air, the series also earned a fair amount of awards attention. It received the Golden Globe for best comedy series in 2014, and Samberg earned the statue for best actor in a comedy the same year. Braugher also earned three Emmy nominations for his work on the show.

Following the comedy's cancellation, fans -- including some famous ones -- took to Twitter to lament.

"RENEW BROOKLYN NINE NINE," wrote Lin-Manuel Miranda. "I ONLY WATCH LIKE 4 THINGS. THIS IS ONE OF THE THINGS #RenewB99."

Late-night host Seth Meyers added: "News on @Brooklyn99FOX and @LastManFOX is a double gut punch. Two great shows with hilarious writing and terrific ensembles."

"Brooklyn Nine-Nine" still has two episodes to air as part of its current season. The now series finale will air May 20.
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neural said:
Lol Terry Crews wasn't straight-laced at all in the show (he's my favorite though), you must be thinking of Andre Braugher, who played the police captain.
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you're right, after googling him.

Derp Potato said:
I just want Futurama to come back.

That's it. Nothing more.
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It did, and under Comedy Central they wrote a hard-end to it. Read the Bongo™ comics my dude
 
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Elwood P. Dowd said:
Never watched it, never would watch it. But the things people get upset about is always amusing. Am following this since somehow salt is always better when it is over literally nothing.

It was one of the lowest rated shows in Fox's lineup, though I guess you could argue streaming and Hulu rebroadcasts made up for the difference.

Hopefully that Tim Allen show gets slotted in its spot, and actually gets ratings. Then we can witness a second salt outbreak from these people. edit: Not that I would watch that one, either.

edit: Call me Nostradamus. First or second hit when I googled "Tim Allen" to see if that cancelled show was coming back.

Is Tim Allen to Blame for Fox’s Comedy Bloodbath? - Vanity Fair, archived
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It'll be interesting whether Disney-ABC or Comcast's (NBCU) white knight bid is successful acquiring most of Fox. The broadcast TV network isn't part of the deal, but production could.

Derp Potato said:
I just want Futurama to come back.

That's it. Nothing more.
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Again?
 
CWCchange said:
It'll be interesting whether Disney-ABC or Comcast's (NBCU) white knight bid is successful acquiring most of Fox. The broadcast TV network isn't part of the deal, but production could.


Again?
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Yes again. For the 3rd/4th time.

Sure the series finale set it up to where you can just watch it all on repeat, but it's not good enough. I want moar.
 
Derp Potato said:
Yes again. For the 3rd/4th time.

Sure the series finale set it up to where you can just watch it all on repeat, but it's not good enough. I want moar.
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The Comedy Central era of Futurama was mostly bad and it got a proper finale.

As for The Mick being cancelled, hopefully it frees up Kaitlin Olson for more Always Sunny.
 
I've seen speculation in the wrasslin onlines that this may be part of an effort to make room for an imminent deal to move WWE programming from NBC/Uni to Fox, iirc including Raw on Fox and Smackdown on one of the sports channels or something.
 
Jewelsmakerguy said:
Are they that cheap to produce/popular and profitable not to get canceled at this point?
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Yes, because you can outsource a huge portion of the production to other countries (the sources say India, but ime it's been usually East Asia [think SK/China/JP]). In fact, really the most you need to do in the US is pre-production, VA, and storyboarding/main frames. And then once it comes back just reviewing it for errors and then boom done. Super cheap, especially considering the various art styles of many cartoons.
Not every cartoon show does this to that level of outsourcing, of course, but many of them do it to nearly that point from what I know.
http://www.rediff.com/money/2005/mar/16spec1.htm
https://money.howstuffworks.com/outsourcing4.htm
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Outsourcing_of_animation
And then all you need is US views to justify it continuing to be made.
 
XYZpdq said:
I've seen speculation in the wrasslin onlines that this may be part of an effort to make room for an imminent deal to move WWE programming from NBC/Uni to Fox, iirc including Raw on Fox and Smackdown on one of the sports channels or something.
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Yeah it looks imminent this will be the case.

Not fussed about Brooklyn getting cancelled, it certainly wasn't great but it was inoffensive background noise. Was a fan of Last man on earth despite its major flaws but the writing was on the wall and I may have been the only viewer.
 
spiritofamermaid said:
Yes, because you can outsource a huge portion of the production to other countries (the sources say India, but ime it's been usually East Asia [think SK/China/JP]). In fact, really the most you need to do in the US is pre-production, VA, and storyboarding/main frames. And then once it comes back just reviewing it for errors and then boom done. Super cheap, especially considering the various art styles of many cartoons.
Not every cartoon show does this to that level of outsourcing, of course, but many of them do it to nearly that point from what I know.
http://www.rediff.com/money/2005/mar/16spec1.htm
https://money.howstuffworks.com/outsourcing4.htm
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Outsourcing_of_animation
And then all you need is US views to justify it continuing to be made.
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Outsourcing of animation to India is more for shitty CGI. Traditional animation is South Korea and Vietnam, and previously France, Japan, and Taiwan.
 
Prussian Blue said:
Yeah it looks imminent this will be the case.

Not fussed about Brooklyn getting cancelled, it certainly wasn't great but it was inoffensive background noise. Was a fan of Last man on earth despite its major flaws but the writing was on the wall and I may have been the only viewer.
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No, I was the other one.

It was a bit too off the wall to survive long (this may be a false impression, but US comedies don’t really do ‘weird’) but I enjoyed it. I also enjoyed B99.

Hopefully the casts and writers pick up work soon.
 
XYZpdq said:
I've seen speculation in the wrasslin onlines that this may be part of an effort to make room for an imminent deal to move WWE programming from NBC/Uni to Fox, iirc including Raw on Fox and Smackdown on one of the sports channels or something.
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I heard this too back when Disney bought Fox. Not for wrestling specifically, but just Fox in general wanting to pivot into more sports and news broadcasts. Nine nine was actually one of the predicted shows to be cancelled during the buyout, since Disney wasn't at all interested in picking up shows produced by Fox Studios, since they already have ABC studios. Shows that had already been renewed for another season were in the clear. The only one I specifically remember being mentioned was the Orville. And all the animated stuff is safe (at least as far as I remember) because that's a different area entirely.

Nine-nine was, IMO, a solid example of a perfectly average sitcom. I remember the first season being a bit lackluster, but I think it was alright after that. You're not missing much if you've never seen it, but if you need some new background noise it's worth throwing on.
 
Baldur's Gait said:
Remember when Family Guy made fun of this years ago when it listed the absurdly large number of shows that were cancelled between its own cancellation and revival?

https://youtube.com/watch?v=0oMTmtN7lHI
Funny that absolutely nothing's changed in the past 14 years.
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And why I stopped watching TV altogether.

spiritofamermaid said:
Yes, because you can outsource a huge portion of the production to other countries (the sources say India, but ime it's been usually East Asia [think SK/China/JP]). In fact, really the most you need to do in the US is pre-production, VA, and storyboarding/main frames. And then once it comes back just reviewing it for errors and then boom done. Super cheap, especially considering the various art styles of many cartoons.
Not every cartoon show does this to that level of outsourcing, of course, but many of them do it to nearly that point from what I know.
http://www.rediff.com/money/2005/mar/16spec1.htm
https://money.howstuffworks.com/outsourcing4.htm
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Outsourcing_of_animation
And then all you need is US views to justify it continuing to be made.
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It's such a fine line!

CWCchange said:
Outsourcing of animation to India is more for shitty CGI. Traditional animation is South Korea and Vietnam, and previously France, Japan, and Taiwan.
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Interesting they're not going to Taiwan anymore (I miss the likes of James Wang and his Cuckoo's Nest). They have pushed onto the mainland these days. Reminded back in the 70's, Hanna-Barbera was getting work sent down to Australia to several studios to do, including one they set up with an Aussie partner for a while. Someone who praised this influx of animation work down under was the so-called "Walt Disney of Australia" Eric Porter, really only known for producing Australia's first animated feature in the early 70's (Marco Polo Junior vs. The Red Dragon) though for most of us, two rather terrible cartoons featuring a wombat named Bimbo. In an interview he gave in '76, he was proud of Australia getting the work from Hollywood simply due to not having to deal with a language barrier, but of course we seen that wasn't a deterrent.
https://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-215101401/listen

Male said:
I'm glad Fox Network at least gave Brooklyn Nine Nine enough of a chance for it to last five seasons, that's more than what they give for 70% of their other shows.
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It's enough for syndication if anyone wants it.
 
NBC has renewed the series.

A day after Fox cancelled Brooklyn Nine-Nine, the praised cop comedy series has been picked up by NBC for a 13-episode sixth season.

NBC, whose sister studio Universal TV produces the Andy Samberg-starring series, was one of the potential homes for the comedy after its cancellation. NBC also was among the broadcast networks that bid for the Brooklyn Nine-Nine pitch from creators Mike Schur and Dan Goor when it hit the marketplace before the project landed at Fox in a very competitive situation

“Ever since we sold this show to Fox I’ve regretted letting it get away, and it’s high time it came back to its rightful home,” said Robert Greenblatt, Chairman, NBC Entertainment. “Mike Schur, Dan Goor, and Andy Samberg grew up on NBC and we’re all thrilled that one of the smartest, funniest, and best cast comedies in a long time will take its place in our comedy line-up. I speak for everyone at NBC, here’s to the Nine-Nine!”

Created by the Parks and Recreation duo of Dan Goor and Michael Schur, Brooklyn Nine-Nine centers on Peralta (Golden Globe winner Samberg), a screwball who happens to be a real good cop. His captain in the NYPD’s 99th Precinct is Raymond Holt, a seen-it-all and emotion-challenged captain played by Braugher, who scored three consecutive Emmy noms for Supporting Actor from 2014-2016. Terry Crews, Melissa Fumero, Joe Lo Truglio, Stephanie Beatriz, Chelsea Peretti, Joel McKinnon Miller and Dirk Blocker also star.

Brooklyn Nine-Nine, which was Fox’s highest-rated live-action comedy series this season among adults 18-49, is produced by Universal Television, Fremulon, Dr. Goor Productions and 3 Arts. Goor and Schur executive produce alongside David Miner and Luke Del Tredici.

NBC is not the first broadcast network that has come to the rescue of a series produced by a sister studio. In a similar way, ABC and CBS picked up ABC Studios-produced Scrubs and CBS Studios-produced Medium, respectively, after their cancellations by NBC. Like them, Brooklyn Nine-Nine, has off-network/SVOD deals that make prolonging their run profitable for the parent company of the the producing studio and its sibling network that is taking in the cancelled show.

NBC’s pickup of Brooklyn Nine-Nine brings the number of Schur series on the network to three — he also has The Good Place, which was renewed for a third season and the newly picked up comedy Abby’s.
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http://deadline.com/2018/05/brooklyn-nine-nine-saved-picked-by-nbc-1202389168/

Come back to this thread next year when NBC cancels the show.
 
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