Brooklyn Nine-Nine Season 8 is now in the works, but Terry Crews revealed four of its episodes would be overhauled. Amid the Black Lives Matter protests across the country, people within the show reportedly had "somber talks and deep conversations" about it.
Terry Crews revealed that Brooklyn Nine-Nine team decided to remove the said four episodes. With the emerging issue of police brutality and racism today, they wanted to use this chance to create something "truly groundbreaking."
In an interview with Access Daily, the 51-year-old star revealed that will all the issues happening today, he is hoping that they could make something innovative in the show this year. As they now see an opportunity to do something unprecedented, they plan to use it in the "best way possible."
The comedian then revealed they threw the four episodes they made, although he didn't disclose the reason behind it. He just said that they had to start over again, but he had no idea which direction they would go in.
Brooklyn Nine-Nine has been known for featuring real-life issues in the past. It even tackles societal problems, like Raymond Holt's (Andre Braugher) struggles for being a Black and gay cop. Terry Crews himself's character as Terry Jeffords experienced being racially profiled by another officer when he did not bring his badge with him.
The show also has its own bad cops, who they try to go against, like other corrupt NYPD officers and those who do not do their job well. The series attempts to show the goodness of the police officers, whether black or white.
Anyhow, with Terry Crews' revelations, it looks like Brooklyn Nine-Nine will be different from its previous seasons. Hence, it may unlikely return as the same show it has always been, E! News noted.
Television shows' themes have been put into question in regard to the current protests about police brutality and systematic racism. Indiewire reported that the police shows Cops and Live P.D. were already canceled earlier this month, while Little Britain was removed from streaming platforms.
Anyhow, Brooklyn Nine-Nine has been continuously receiving praise for its "unrelenting positivity." The Indiewire's Ben Travers commended the show's first two episodes of Season 6 for having the "joyful spirit" that other sitcoms lack.
Although it aims to make people laugh, it still manages to provide a "bit of a pep talk." In his review, Travers added that viewers need to see Brooklyn Nine-Nine's "persistence so that they could emulate it themselves."
