BOB Hearts Abishola star Billy Gardell was left heartbroken after his final day on set.
The actor reflected on spending more than a decade at the Warner Bros. studio.
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CBS announced in November that this current season of Bob Hearts Abishola would be its last.
The comedy stars Billy as Bob Wheeler, a middle-aged compression sock salesman from Detroit, Michigan, who has fallen in love with his cardiac nurse, Abishola, a Nigerian immigrant, played by Folake Olowofoyeku.
Season 5 premiered on February 12th and will end 13 episodes later on May 13th.
On Friday, Billy shared a poetic selfie from the Warner Bros lot. in Burbank, California, in front of a picturesque sunset while looking stoically into the camera.
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“My last night at Warner Bros, working for CBS,” he captioned the snap on X, formerly known as Twitter. “6 years on Mike & Molly, 5 years on Bob Loves Abishola. Thank you for an incredible, life-changing journey.”
THANK YOU FOR THE MEMORIES
In the comments section, it was the fans who thanked him.
“You did an incredible job. Furthermore, he treated people with respect and compassion,” one person tweeted. “Very well, sir. Very well indeed.”
“My heart broke to learn that this was Bob Hearts Abishola’s last season,” added another. “It’s such a wonderful cast that brought so many laughs to my house.
“Thank you for 5 years! I hope to see you soon on another channel doing what you do best!”
“I’m going to miss this show. It doesn’t feel like 5 years. I would have loved 5 more. Thanks for the fun!” one user shouted.
“It’s been so much fun, Billy! I’m sorry to see the end of Bob Hearts Abishola. It’s the ONLY network show I watch,” a fan shared.
CBS’ announcement of the show’s cancellation came as a shock to many – including series creator Chuck Lorre.
Bob Hearts Abishola and Young Sheldon were Chuck’s last shows still airing on CBS, after his other hits, including Two and a Half Men and The Big Bang Theory, came to an early end.
Now, both of these shows end next month, much to Chuck’s chagrin.
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Although the executive producer said he is “very grateful” for the show’s five-season run, he dismissed the network’s decision to cancel the show before it could finish telling all the stories it wanted to tell.
“The initial motivation for this [show] was a novel wrapped in a story of immigrants who make America great”, he revealed in an interview with The Hollywood ReporterTV’s Top 5 podcast.
“This extraordinary and courageous effort is made every year by millions of people who find their way in this country.”
“I don’t necessarily feel like we’re done, but that wasn’t my decision,” he admitted.
SERIAL IRREGULARS
However, the writing could have been decisive for the show’s fate, especially after most of its cast was reduced from series regulars to recurring roles.
Of the 13 main cast members, only two, Bob and Abishola, were designated as main characters last season.
Billy and Folake appear in every episode of season 5, while the rest of the cast were guaranteed five episodes.
This means they could appear in more, but not less than five.
In announcing the cuts, Deadline TV co-editor-in-chief Nellie Andreeva reported that the cast was notified of the changes before filming resumed.
“While lowering episodic guarantees – the number of episodic fees per season that each series regular character is entitled to – is becoming more common amid industry-wide belt-tightening, downgrading all but the two of the cast, leads to recurrence is the most dramatic movement to reduce talent costs. still,” Nellie wrote.
“Possible indication of things to come as linear ratings continue to fall and pressure from networks to reduce license fees continues to grow,” Nellie added.
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