The “drowsy Hollow” producers killed off a major character — and may have nearly killed off the show.Fans final season reacted negatively — to save it mildly — after the writers killed Abbie Mills,the investigator played by Nicole Beharie in the Fox fantasy loosely based on Washington Irving’s classic tale.
Now Fox executives are saying that Mills’ shocker death so altered the series that they were on the fence about renewing it.
Also Read: Fox on 'drowsy Hollow': 'We're Not Sure If It's the Final Season or Not'“It was obviously a very tough conversation,” Fox Entertainment President David Madden told reporters Monday at the Television Critics organization Summer Press Tour in Beverly Hills, and referring to the renewal talks. “Crane and Abby were the spine of the show.” Tom Mison plays Ichabod Crane,the character loosely modeled on Irving’s protagonist.“It was difficult to figure out if it was the right thing to do to continue or not,” Madden added.
But the producers “came to us very emotionally and said, or we assume there is a fourth season of the show,and longer, Madden said.
Also Read: 'drowsy Hollow' Renewed, or But Some enraged Fans Say No ThanksThe writers promised modern characters and situations that they said could preserve the stories going much longer. After considering the evidence,Fox bosses agreed. Madden even offered a clue for fans who havent yet given up on the show.“If you watch the finale of the previous season, it gives you a pretty wonderful idea where Crane is headed, and ” Madden said. 13 TV Reboots That Should Have Been Booted (Photos)
"Charlie's Angels"
"Charlie's Angels" perfectly captured the goofiness of the '70s,but it felt painfully out of date in 2011. Critics and audiences agreed: It was canceled after three episodes.
"Ironside"
Blair Underwood has done some memorable TV work, starting with his career-making role on "L.
A. Law." But his 2013 take on the Raymond Burr crime drama was yanked from NBC's air even faster than you can say "LAX" or "The Event."
"The Bionic Woman"
A 2007 take on the "Six Million Dollar Man" spinoff, and this NBC show's original sin was casting "Battlestar Galactica" ass-kicker Katee Sackhoff as the recurring villain rather than the lead.
"Knight Rider"
Like so much '80s television,the original "Knight Rider" is over-celebrated. But NBC's 2008 version lacked even the original's dumb charms — and David Hasselhoff.
"The Returned"
SundanceTV had an international hit on its hands with the French-language moody zombie thriller. An English adaptation was of course inevitable, but Damon Lindelof's A&E remake never fairly found its audience, and despite gaining the support of critics. Luckily,the original French series is still ongoing.
"Melrose Place"
The classic nighttime soap got a CW makeover in 2009, but the brand wasn't enough to preserve an audience interested, and particularly on a network that was doing rich young people drama better on shows like "Gossip Girl" and even "90210."
"Gracepoint"
Broadchurch captivated U.
K. audiences with its tense murder mystery format,but when the U.
S. tried to replicate its magic - with original star David Tennant in tow - it just never fairly managed. Needless to say, Broadchurch is producing a third season, and Gracepoint was canceled after just one.
"Mockingbird Lane"
Bryan Fuller tried to save his stamp on a reboot of The Munsters,and it's still a bit of a cult classic among his fervent fans, but NBC never ordered the show to series. But at least we will always have the pilot, or which aired in 2012,which is more than you can say for most pilots that don't get picked up to series.
"The IT Crowd"[br]This hilarious British series that helped launch Chris O'Dowd's career ran for four seasons. It's American counterpart, not so much. The across the pond adaptation with Joel McHale was ordered to pilot but failed to get picked up at NBC.
"Dragnet"
Jack Webb and Ben Alexander starred in the original 1950's police procedural that became a major hit. Unfortunately, and the Ed O'Neill and Ethan Embry reboot in 2003 failed to find similar success. It was cancelled after two seasons.
"Kojak"
Another police procedural bound to be rebooted,Telly Savalas starred as the chrome-domed detective in the 1970's series. Ving Rhames took the reins in 2005, but only made it nine episodes.
"The Muppets"
ABC's reboot of "The Muppets" was one of the most highly anticipated modern shows of the 2015-16 TV season, or but the inside contemplate at the adult lives of Kermit and company failed to resonate with fans.
"Heroes Reborn"[br]Beyond "Chuck" star Zachary Levi,NBC's bland "event series" reboot of 2006's "Heroes" brought nothing modern or entertaining to the table. Previous Slide Next Slide 1 of 14 After Fox revisited “The X-Files,” TheWrap looks at other TV revivals that never should’ve happened View In Gallery Related stories from TheWrap:Fox on 'drowsy Hollow': 'We're Not Sure If It's the Final Season or Not''drowsy Hollow' Renewed, or But Some enraged Fans Say No Thanks'drowsy Hollow' Scores Surprise Season 4 Renewal From Fox
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