ONTD Original: With Roseanne cancelled, here are five revival ideas ABC can replace it with
With Roseanne rightfully cancelled and off the air, the Twitterverse and several other outlets have come forward to give the ABC Network some revival ideas and suggestions to fill the spot left vacant by the show's recent cancellation. Here are five TV shows (mainly former ABC shows) that I've compiled thanks to social media. These are the shows that most people have been quite vocal about reviving long before and after the news about Roseanne's cancellation went public.
Enlisted aired on FOX in 2014 for one season. The show is about three brothers enlisted in the Army and living together on the base. Now the show did not run on ABC, but show runner Kevin Biege tweeted the network offering to hire the entire Roseanne crew to work on a Enlisted revival: “Dear Channing Dungey, Since there's going to be a hole in your schedule next year can we bring back Enlisted? @MikeRoyce and me and the gang can put together a season very quickly! Also we can just hire the entire crew of that show that just went away! Love, Me” Bless.
Happy Endings aired on ABC from 2011 to 2013 for three seasons and follows six best friends living in Chicago. No message from creator David Caspe to ABC here. But to be fair, he's been very vocal about it on several ocassions and just earlier this month. Everyone else on Twitter took the opportunity to let ABC know that they want this revival for the 34,930,352th time.
Pushing Dasies aired on ABC from 2007 to 2009. A comedy drama that follows Ned with an ability to bring people back to life with a single touch. The day Roseanna was cancelled, show creator Bryan Fuller tweeted, “Not to be opportunistic, but if you're itching to fill that Roseanne slot with another former @ABCNetwork Show...” Several others on social media were very vocal about bringing back this show.
Selfie aired on ABC in 2014 for one season and is based on the musical My Fair Lady. A story with a modern twist and gone too soon from our airwaves, we will never truly know what could have been. Another non-tweet from the creators, but plenty of online supporters.
Don't Trust the Bitch in Apt 23 aired on ABC from 2012 to 2013 for two seasons. The show about two unexpected roommates who build a friendship also features James Van Der Beek as a parody of himself. No messages from the creator to ABC, but again, plenty of online support. Just maybe.
Show creators tweet ABC:
NOT TO BE OPPORTUNISTIC, BUT IF YOU'RE ITCHING TO FILL THAT #ROSEANNE SLOT WITH ANOTHER FORMER @ABCNetwork SHOW... pic.twitter.com/UXYm5j6adx
- Bryan Fuller (@BryanFuller) May 29, 2018
Dear Channing Dungey,
Since there's going to be a hole in your schedule next year can we bring back Enlisted? @MikeRoyce and me and the gang can put together a season very quickly! Also we can just hire the entire crew of that show that just went away!
Love,
Me
- kevinbiegel (@kbiegel) May 29, 2018
Everyone else:
This is a great idea, @ABCNetwork, there are still lots of #Enlisted fans & it would be great to replace hate with wholesome. We miss these guys! pic.twitter.com/GbhWQbER9E
- Maumee Mom (@MaumeeMom) May 29, 2018
Hey @ABCNetwork, since you like clearly now have an open time slot, how about you go ahead and bring back #HappyEndings. That’s the show I want and deserve. It’s been 5 years, call it a reboot. @HappyElishas @wayansjr @adampally @elizacoupe @ZachKnighton @caseyrosewilson pic.twitter.com/mK9Bcm709B
- Stephanie
(@stephblackmon) May 29, 2018
Hey @ABCNetwork you should reboot #PushingDaisies I mean come on, look at this face! pic.twitter.com/U3hDKz2EwA
- emily grimm (@mirgylime) May 29, 2018
@ABCNetwork Please feel free to replace Roseanne with the Season 2 of #SelfieABC so I can finally forgive you pic.twitter.com/DkE3j9hjVK
- ◾◾Luli◾◾ (@late_bloomer77) May 30, 2018
Hi @ABCNetwork please continue to do justice by replacing Roseanne with a revival of Don't Trust The B in Apartment 23 k thx pic.twitter.com/6492Vn1HEb
- M@ (@mateobreen) May 29, 2018
...and several others. But you get the idea. Or you know, new original content can be created too. But we know that will most likely end up cancelled too and Hollywood is running out of ideas anyways so. Bring back a show with a built in fanbase tbh.
sending letters and selfies to ABC pleading our case like...
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