The cake is a lie. We should have known.
Remember when the Internet got all excited about a potential Happy Endings comeback? Well, it was one big April Fools prank. Series creator David Caspe confirmed to Entertainment Weekly that the countdown clock teasing “a new day” was actually set up by a former Happy Endings writer or assistant without his knowledge as a simple gag. A gag that would take the ‘Net by storm and excite fans of the short-lived cult NBC sitcom. Caspe elaborated to EW:
“It took on a life of its own to the point that actually there was some interest in finding a place to do a few more episodes or an hourlong special. So then I couldn’t comment because I wasn’t allowed to say anything yet. But as we hit April 1, nothing has really panned out, and I don’t want to keep people hanging on, so I have to say something. Happy Endings remains cancelled for now. Hopefully one day we’ll be able to do an hourlong or a couple stand-alone episodes, and I’ve talked to the cast about even just doing a five-minute cold open. I want to apologize to anyone who is annoyed. It was just a writers’ room bit that kind of got away from them. I realized that this could piss off a lot of fans, and our hardcore fans and critics are all we’ve ever had…. But I also have to say that it was really awesome to see how much love there was for the show. We didn’t really think anyone was watching anymore. It was great to see that someone was.”
Perhaps the rather cruel joke was worth going through after all! Now that Caspe and co. sense the strength and furor of the series’ fanbase, maybe they can use this to pull the Happy team back for an actual reunion at some point.
“The cast wants to do it and the writers want to do it,” Caspe said. “It wouldn’t shock me if we did something. Never say never because something may pan out in the future.”
“Happy…April Fools’ Day! Sorry! All for fun. Caspe & Co had nothing to do with it. Thanks for being so hyper-passionate about the show.” That’s the tweet that was fired out on the first of the month from the Happy Endings writers Twitter account that started it all. Here’s to hoping our collective hyper-passion will indeed bring back our beloved comedy soon.
[Via EW]