Melissa Fumero Opens Up About Grosse Pointe Garden Society's Cancellation: ‘I'll Forever Be Proud of What We Made'
Melissa Fumero is mourning the cancellation of Grosse Pointe Garden Society after the dramedy was axed by NBC after just one season. The actress took time on Saturday to say goodbye to her character via Instagram.
'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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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 after NBC opted to relocate the series following its first three episodes; it switched from Sundays at 10/9c to Fridays at 8 pm.
The dramedy, which hailed from Jenna Bans (Desperate Housewives, Scandal, Good Girls) and Bill Krebs (No Tomorrow, Good Girls), followed four suburban gardeners: Birdie (played by Brooklyn 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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