Melissa Fumero Opens Up About Grosse Pointe Garden Society’s Cancellation: ‘I’ll Forever Be Proud of What We Made’
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“Oh, Birdie. You were one for the books,” she wrote. “You felt like an amalgamation of every role I’ve ever played. I’ll miss so many things about this job, but most of all I will miss the incredible group of humans it brought together. I won’t miss the shoes. It’s really hard to make a show. Even harder to keep it on air. I’ll forever be proud of what we made. Thanks for watching.”
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AdvertisementAdvertisement#«Rlekkr8lb2m7nfblbH1» iframe AdvertisementAdvertisement#«R15ekkr8lb2m7nfblbH1» iframeAnnaSophia Robb (who starred as high school teacher Alice), uploaded a cast photo to her Instagram Story and wrote, “Damn. I will miss our GPGS family. Grateful and proud of all that we made together.”
In a following slide with a video of the crew, Robb added, “We really did have the best crew. Thanks for making it a truly magnificent experience. It’s a blessing to do what you love, and an even bigger one to work with kind, talented and fun folks.”
On Friday, Ben Rappaport (who plays Brett) also commented on the show’s cancellation. “I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again. Showbiz ain’t for the faint of heart,” he wrote. “Our beloved Grosse Pointe Garden Society was canceled today. I’ll sure miss working with these (and all of our) amazing folks every day. This was a special one.”
Grosse Pointe Garden Society’s cancellation came afterNBC opted to relocate the seriesfollowing its first three episodes; it switched from Sundays at 10/9c to Fridays at 8 pm.
AdvertisementAdvertisement#«Rqekkr8lb2m7nfblbH1» iframe AdvertisementAdvertisement#«R1aekkr8lb2m7nfblbH1» iframeThe dramedy, which hailed from Jenna Bans (Desperate Housewives,Scandal,Good Girls) and Bill Krebs (No Tomorrow,Good Girls), followed four suburban gardeners: Birdie (played byBrooklyn Nine-Nine‘s Melissa Fumero), Catherine (Lessons in Chemistry‘s Aja Naomi King), Brett (For the People‘s Ben Rappaport) and Alice (The Carrie Diaries‘ AnnaSophia Robb). But the ragtag group of gardeners wasn’t just planting your garden-variety gardenias — they were also covering up a death.
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