Rumors have been all over the net this past week about the CW series Girlfriends being canceled. We were waiting for some legit news to hit the net and here it is, an official statement from MARA BROCK AKIL creator of the series.
Mara Brock Akil, Creator/ Executive Producer of Girlfriends releases statement.
“Although it’s always difficult to say goodbye, I choose to focus my energy on the history that Girlfriends has made, the human stories that we told, the beautifully complex images that we projected and the blessings 172 episodes bestowed on us, both personally and professionally. I am immensely thankful to the amazingly talented cast, writers, directors, staff and crew for their endless dedication and hard work for eight seasons, to the network that always wanted us and the studio that always supported us, but mostly to the audience, especially African-American women, who took the time to tune into us every Monday night at nine to have a dialogue with us and who have been our partner in this journey. I am currently in talks with the studio and network on putting together a retrospective show which will honor and celebrate this landmark series, so please stay tuned.”
Hopefully they do a final episode or that would be messed up.
“FAT CHANCE” WINNER ON IDOL
One show that will probably always return is American Idol. After weeks of funny auditions airing, the final 24 were picked on the last episodes. One of the finalist include former “Fat Chance” winner and plus size model JoAnne Borgella.
Watch her her audition above and see if she has a chance at becoming the next Idol…
HUXTABLE KIDS ON OPRAH
Oprah went all out for her Cosby Kids reunion that aired on Tuesday. With the set built as the classic Huxtable house, the now grown-kids Raven-Symone, Keisha Knight Pulliam, Tempestt Bledsoe, Malcolm-Jamal Warner, and Sabrina Le Beauf stopped by to reminisce about being on the show.
Too bad Denise (Lisa Bonet) wasn’t there, but Bill did chime in via satellite. Watch a clip of the episode here or read up on it at Oprah.com
Please do not cancel Girlfriends
Lisa Bonet hates Bill…no shock she wasn’t there… And Countess only showed for attention, she was a bipolar brat on set…
i like girlfriends. hate it’s being cancelled.
oprah has some serious funds and fame. only she could have her set re-built to look like that. nice to see all of them doing well though. i just saw Malcolm Jamal Warner on an episode of “Dexter”. make that money!!!
Damn, why CW gotta do Girlfriends like that?? at least finish up this season and give the fans some closure. good grief!
Wow, that ‘Girlfriends’ news is pretty f—ed up. I haven’t watched in a while, but If I were a hardcore fan that would really dissapoint me.
raven looks pretty!
I saw that Oprah episode it was off the chain to see them sitting in the same set. A show like that was long over due!
yeah, #3..not being petty, but I bet you can see how posting after me is confusing…I’ll change my name
girlfriends hasent been the same there needs to be more drama and its not funny like it used to be but it shouldent be canceled ….raven is so much more beautiful than tempestt but every one is saying tempestt is more beautiful because she’s skinny
The show was good. I was glad to see that all of them are doing their thing and are positive intelligent adults. Keisha is a beautiful young woman. Uh Lisa Bonet wasn’t there because she had a baby not because she can’t stand Cosby. Uh yeah she had a baby go figure. Raven Simone is an absolutely another gorgeous young woman at 22yrs old she is doing the dern thing! She is a force to be reckoned with amongst young adults in the business. She definately has her business in order and is very focused
post updated, girlfriends is officially canceled *waves bye*
I used to be a Huge fan of Girlfriends but, the storylines started becoming a bit over the top for me…..I still watch it from time to time tho… Hate to see them go….dah well – I’ll catch the reruns.
that’s a shame about gf – i don’t watch, and don’t know anyone who does, so it’s not a shock, but it was a positive show at least…
is it just me or is this screen really cut off on the left side? that’s been happening a lot for some reason.
y they gotta go and cancel girlfriends… Joan aint even get married… yet u no how long i been waiting for that and then they go and cancel the series…come on that show was real good but i still miss Toni
I am so proud of all them especially Raven, she has grown up so nicely.
@13. My screen is the same way. It refreshing to see all the stars from the Cosbys arent all coked/whored out. Even if they are, they hide it very well ; )
Helluva statement…I love good ass professional writing…a retrospective’s a good idea.
Lisa Bonet, WTF…couldn’t even kick it Cosby style for an hour for O? I’m sure there’s SO much I don’t know about her history w/the show but dang…
#10
Lisa Bonet would not have been there if she hadn’t had a baby….she loathes Bill and couldn’t wait to get off the show… Why do you think they created “A Different World” if she was only going to stick around for a season? Her coming back to Cosby was more about continuity and big bucks than it was about loving what she was doing…She loathes him…lol
so raven simone is not preggars..who started that rumour
maybe she just wanted to branch out and do different things
she is not like the knowles girls babies and not smart
And, Lisa’s been all out shopping with that baby lol
Another one bites the dust! First ‘Soul Food’, now this!! I must say that I will miss ‘Girlfriends’…even though it never recovered after Toni left the show. Actually, the show was getting kinda wack. However, I think we’ll all miss seeing educated black women leading positive lives.
This was an awesome show…sad to see it go, but honestly after Tony left I stopped watching it. The writer’s strike has impact all great tv.
it’s weird how Joan went from the central character, having those asides like the Carrie character’s narration in Sex and the City, to just being one of the four… I started watching the show years after it had been on…I’ve seen maybe 20 episodes…and it was weird to see old reruns of Joan turning to the camera and the newer episodes at the same time… Everytime she’d do an aside I’d freak out… And, I have no idea why I’m breaking my posts up…
Countess? This ain’t The Parkers, I think you meant Tempestt. lol. Its sad when someone doesn’t go to a reunion sort of things because of grudges or things of that nature, I hate to see someone missing.
Did this already air, or will it be airing soon? If not, I’ll be waiting for the repeat.
I am saddend that GIRLFRIENDS has been canceled. I love that show, it was almost like the BLACK SEX IN THE CITY.
why does lisa loaths bill?
I loved looking at Ross’s booty but I stopped watching when they had Toni on her knees praying to God for her white man.
#13 and 16, mine too.
Yeah, the show hasn’t been the same since Toni left. Oh, how I’ll miss seeing all of the lovely clothes and shoes!! The winner from ‘Fat Chance’ is sooooo pretty to me!
Am I the only one who finds MARA BROCK AKIL to be one immensely articulate and intelligent woman? That response she gave was just beautiful. I love her. Cant wait to find out what she’s working on next. BET should scoop her up for some original sitcoms. But I think ABC or some of them will get to her first.
But The Cosby Kids are really inspirations. They are such a testament to higher education and the power of a degree. They are all very well spoken, intelligent, mannered people. And that Keisha Knight Pullman is too die for. Graduate of an HBCU and just stunning. Also got much love for my girl Raven. People can say what they want but that young lady is proud member of the Talented Tenth.
#28 Toni was not praying for a white man. in that episode she was thanking God that she found someone to love because she had given up on love, and she also said that Todd came in the package that she was not expecting but that she was grateful anyway. Get it right before you make a dumb comment…
girlfriend’s is getting cancelled? damn..i was having a good day until i heard this news. that sucks
Poor Girlfriends I knew it was coming You cant lose a main character Switch the set (moving Joan in wit Aaron and whatnot) Write some crappy shows and expect to keep the same momentum anywho ill reminesce with the re-runs
And I so love the Cosby liked Olivia better than Rudy but anywho I wish I’d known that episode was coming on I would have tuned in Hope they re run it And what is Lisa Bonet’s beef with the Cos?
Angel, some better clips of that Oprah show are:
http://tv.popcrunch.com/february-12-oprah-cosby-kids-reunion-video/
http://evilbeetgossip.film.com/2008/02/12/cosby-kids-reunion-on-oprah/
UGH! I’m so upset about Girlfriends. I modeled my LIFE after that show. lol I admired how they were black professional positive black women with a good friendship. Can’t believe they would take something as positive as that off the air w/o even giving it a proper farewell. That’s effed up. Even MARTIN had a proper farewell, and it didn’t even last as long.
Good to see the Cosby kids. Raven is my girl! I love That’s So Raven. Keisha is so cute. I’m so mad I missed this episode! I guess that’s what happens when you work 8:30-5:30 and don’t have TiVo in your life. haha
@32
It wasn’t a dumb comment. No matter how u chop it and analyze it, she was praying(talking) to God and thanking him for her white man. Go read a book and stop dissecting sitcoms. You must be 14.
PLEASE TELL ME THAT THIS ISN’T TRUE GIRLFRIENDS CANCELED IT CAN’T BE. GIVE AT LEAST ONE MORE SEASON PLEASE. I WOULD LOVE TO SEE JOAN GET MARRIED, TONI MAKE IT BACK FOR THE ENTIRE AND FINAL SEASON, MYA AND DARNEL ADOPT A CHILD AND LYN BECOME A VERY SUCCESSFUL ARTIST AND FIND LOVE AND HAPPINESS, WHILE WILLIAM AND MONICA BRING IN A BEAUTIFUL CHILD INTO THE WORLD. THERE IS SO MANY DOORS THAT HAVE TO BE CLOSED PLEASE NOT THIS NEXT SEASON. I’M SUCH A HUGE FAN. I LOVE GIRLFRIENDS.
Lisa Bonet needs to get over the fued that she has with Bill Cosby grow up and be a women. every reunion show that they have had she has not showed up. that shows a lot about her character.That’s such ashame.
I like the Cosby show, I really do. However, we shall not forget that the new Raven is not as nice as she appears…
I knew that this would happen. Girlfriends has just not been the same without Toni Childs. Then the story lines for this season were bad and Joan is once again man-less, seen it all before.
Ever since they let Toni go Girlfriends was never the same. It really has fallen off but everyting must come to an end. It is however dissapointing that they cannot have a series finale.
@40, continued.
They also should have given it a proper farewell instead of leaving us viewers in the dark. The show made history, it ties with “The Cosby Show” for the longest running African-American sitcom. If it would have lasted on more year, it would have beat their record.
New shows and yes, even a new lawsuit come with the territory of launching a new network.
Author Staci Robinson is suing The CW, its owners and some producers for $40 million for allegedly stealing the concept of her unpublished novel to create the sitcom “The Game,” according to The Hollywood Reporter.
The writer claims that in 2001, she had interviewed for a job as a writers assistant at Kelsey Grammer’s Gramnet Prods. when she gave a manuscript of her novel to “Game” executive producer Mara Brock Akil. The suit, filed Sept. 14, alleges that the series copies her premise and the characters in the book.
She names the CW and its owners, CBS and Warner Bros., Akil and Gramnet as defendants. Besides the hefty monetary damages, Robinson is seeking a temporary restraining order to keep the network from premiering the show on Sunday, Oct. 1.
Both the written and filmed versions center on a woman who is devoted to an NFL player, but wants to pursue her professional schooling. The show stars Tia Mowry as Melanie Barnett, who gives up Johns Hopkins Medical School in favor of a local school when her boyfriend Derwin Davis (Pooch Hall) is chosen as the new third-string wide receiver for the San Diego Sabers.
When did Girlfriends first air? I thought it was 1999 or so…that would mean 9 years of it…Cosby was around longer, right?
DANG ANOTHER BLACK SHOW CANCELLED!!!!!! I’M TIRED OF THIS STUFF BLACK PEOPLE NEED TO BE ENTERTAINED TOO!!!!! I CAN’T RELY ON BET CUZ THAT NETWORK AIN’T ALL THAT EITHER. I LOVE GIRLFRIENDS
That was cool how they made the Cosby show set over.
Sad to see girlfriends go but we all know sitcomes dont last forever, they all have expiration dates (black white spanish asian – whatever). It was a great show but I, too, stopped watching after Toni left.
Cosby kids are Fab. How cool Raven is making the most out of all combined huh? You go girl. And Rudy dont look like herself! Either too much make-up or she got work done.
@ #42
Having aired for 215 episodes, Family Matters is the second-longest running comedy with a predominantly African-American cast in the history of American television, surpassed only by The Jeffersons. [ source : wikipedia]
I ……I SAW that segment on like e or so,ethin i saw the cast ole dud eis cool that was on that show with that guy that was in … the animal or somthin but everyone looks nice keisha and raven
i like diana ross daughter style it is cute
what the heck is wrong w/ the comments i cant read any of em cuz they’re cutt off!!
Awwwwwwwww, I’m gonna miss da girls from ”Girlfriends”………………..I was definetly watchin da cosby on oprah, it was a nice reunion 4 me n 4 them.
All goods things must eventually come to an end…
I was so excited about the Oprah episode with the “Cosby Kids.” It is so lovely to see them all grown up, well educated, and very well spoken. Too bad they can’t be the images on TV that little kids look up to, instead of the coked out, slutbag, jailbait whores of the other persuasion that is slathered all across our screens and magazines!!
I have been a fan of Girlfriends since DAY 1. The females are all so relatable and there is a little bit of us all in every one of them. I am so sad to see them go, but the storylines did kind of seem like they had no direction. The icing on the cake would be if we could get a finale with Toni Childs making a return. Can we at least have closure?
i knew after Toni left the show Girlfriends would go DOWN HILL!
I couldn’t care less about Girlfriends… I’ll only be upset if they cancel The Game.
lol @ 56
girlfriends really has run it’s course. i enjoy the re-runs on bet better than these last few seasons. why does lisa bonet always exclude herself from the group. you know they need to have an a different world reunion, i’d really like that
girlfriends being cancelled does not surprise me. The show was mediocore, teetering on boring. The writing took a slow downward spiral beginning when darnell discovered mya was cheating on him.
I Love that show it is funny and my husband and I would watch it every week. I wish we could have a write in to keep it on the air. Does anyone have any ideas on how we can save it?
Thanks
Kelli