Behold, the Epic Saga of How Brooklyn Nine-Nine Was Cancelled and Then Resurrected
If you've been on Twitter lately, it probably seems like Brooklyn Nine-Nine is the only TV show in 2018. Literally everyone is tweeting their excitement about the series being picked up for a sixth season.
But the show's future wasn't supposed to be this bright. The comedy, which centers around the...adventures? hijinks? escapades? of a Brooklyn police precinct was beloved by fans who gravitated to any and all of its ingredients: a diverse cast with strong doses of LGBTQ+ representation, a heaping helping of humor, and, like most comedies these days, a boldness to comment on social issues.
Alas, it was cancelled on Thursday by Fox, and a once-quiet cult following went into an overdrive panic, creating viral hashtags like #ByeBye99 and #Renew99 to beg someone—anyone!—to pick it back up again. Below, please enjoy the saga of Brooklyn Nine-Nine's death and resurrection, told with extreme emotion by fans' tweets. It's a heartwarming reminder that sometimes good things do happen, even in 2018.
On Thursday, Fox announced that the show was cancelled.
Grieving fans began the #Renew99 hashtags, and turned out to Twitter in an outpouring of grief (and shade).
Many pointed out that in terms of representation, it was a rare bird in the TV landscape.
"#brooklyn99 is consistently funny, tackles current issues in complex, nuanced ways, has a cast that is MOSTLY people of color, has fully fleshed out characters, and one of the best coming out storylines in modern TV. It’s one of the few shows where I saw myself. #renew99," one person wrote.
"You can’t talk about this show without talking about its cast. White leads were outnumbered. Two black men. Two Latina leads. Two queer mains. None of them stereotypes, all of them wonderful. A show that enthusiastically embraced kindness and was funny as HELL," tweeted another.
"Brooklyn Nine Nine, Lucifer, and The Mick showed that Latinos are more than stereotypes. We are detectives, scientists, proud members of the LGBTQ community, funny as hell (especially the females!) and even directors," echoed someone else.
People embraced the "anger" stage of grieving.
Even Luke Skywalker was crying.
People outright begged, making extremely valid points.
As the hours wore on, fans moved into the "bargaining" stage.
The show was bargaining too: Rumor had it it was looking for a home elsewhere, but Netflix and Hulu had both passed (Hulu, remember, picked up The Mindy Project after Fox canceled it). Netflix had reportedly passed because of a rights issue with Hulu. Rights, schmights, am I right?
But then, in the late hours of Friday night, news broke that NBC had listened to the Interwebz. They had picked it up for 13 more episodes.
Everyone freaked out.
One user pointed out an uncanny plot parallel.
The cast and crew of the show went wild.
Behold, the power of Twitter.
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