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justanothercinemaniac:

99 Reasons @foxtv​ should Renew Brooklyn Nine Nine

1. It’s the funniest show currently on television
2. It’s won 2 Golden Globes
3. It’s won 2 Emmys and was nominated for an additional 5
4. Andy Samberg as Jake Peralta
5. “I do my job. And I do it right.”
6. With staples like “New Girl” ending and the impending Disney buyout, it’s good to have something consistent like “Brooklyn Nine Nine” on your station.
7. The Halloween Heists
8. The ensemble cast has amazing chemistry
9. It has well handled romantic relationships
10. It’s been nominated for 5 GLAAD media awards
11. Lin Manuel Miranda watches it
12. If you cancel the show, it’ll probably go down as one of the best comedies cancelled too soon.
13. It’s such a fun and positive show in an otherwise dark time
14. Rosa’s coming out arc this season was amazing
15. Stephanie Beatriz thought she wouldn’t get cast after Melissa Fumero was because what show has TWO Latina characters in its main cast? (This one)
16. The guest stars are all great
17. Jake & Amy (aka: Peraltiago)
18. Stephanie Beatriz as Rosa Diaz
19. Cheddar
20. There’s something for everyone to like
21. “How dare you detective Diaz I am your superior officer!”
22. Honestly it’s the only show I watch on Fox
23. Jake still hasn’t met enough people from Die Hard
24. “Could you please sing the opening to ‘I Want It That Way?’”
25. Multiple types of female characters
26. Female friendships
27. Incredible LGBTQIA+ representation
28. "You just called Captain Holt dad. You said, ‘thanks dad.’”
29. It has tackled such issues as police corruption & racial profiling
30. It made it to the final round of Hulu’s TV Tournament and lost to “Gravity Falls” which isn’t even on the air anymore so it has no competition from that.
31. “BONE!”
32. Captain Ray Holt is perhaps the most nuanced gay man on television.
33. Title of your sextape
34. Terrible Amazing undercover disguises
35. That slowmo thing they do
36. It’s my favorite show. Cancelling it would be mean. 😦
37. The show handles social justice well
38. “Moo Moo”
39. It just started airing reruns on TBS. More episodes = more syndication money.
40. The Jake/Boyle Bromance
41. The Pontiac Bandit
42. Terry Crews as Sgt. Jeffords
43. There’s a depth and emotional honesty in its characters
44. The will-they-or-won’t-they couple getting together doesn’t ruin the flow of the show
45. I have read countless articles titled “Why You Should Watch Brooklyn Nine Nine” just to come up with 99 ideas for this list
46. Gina Rodriguez is probably gonna play Rosa’s girlfriend
47. Adrian Pimento
48. Holt’s ridiculously poor attempts to pretend to be straight
49. It’s time for Gina’s opinion
50. "What happens in my bedroom detective is none of your business.”
51. "Hitchcock just drank his own fish.”/“Nooooooooooo!”
52. Jake Peralta punching a homophobic jerk in season 1
53. "THE FULL BULLPEN!”
54. The fact that a ton of these have been quotes
55. All of Holt’s insults for Wuntch
56. "Cool motive. Still murder.”
57. Melissa Fumero as Amy Santiago
58. “Oh honey, we’re well into October.”
59. Amy Santiago is Wonder Woman in a wedding dress
60. The fact that both my parents (who don’t even watch the show) responded to news of its cancellation with, “WHAAAAT!?”
61. Sean Astin watches the show
62. Joe Lo Truglio as Charles Boyle
63. We’d get to see more of Rosa Diaz undercover
64. Platonic friendships take precedence over relationship drama
65. The live ratings, live + same day ratings, and live + 3 days ratings are sure to go up for the next new episodes now that it’s over
66. You won’t find better fans for a show
67. “The Box”
68. Mark Hamill likes the show
69. It filled the hole left in our hearts by “Parks and Recreation”
70. It’s the best show Fox currently has
71. Less than 12 hours later there have been so many headlines which read something like, “NOOO! FOX cancels Brooklyn Nine Nine”
72. Chelsea Peretti as Gina Linetti
73. Every one-liner that comes out of Chelsea Peretti’s mouth
74. It subverts the "angry black man” trope
75. Boyle & Rosa don’t get together but they’re amazing friends (aka: it also subverts the “nice guy gets the girl” trope)
76. We’d get to see Amy & Jake’s first year as a married couple
77. There’s nothing else quite like “Brooklyn Nine Nine” on the air
78. “Game Night”
79. We’ve only met one of Jake’s ½ siblings once
80. Chance the Rapper likes the show
81. All the diversity I’ve mentioned is only the tip of the iceberg
82. “Do you mean woke?”/ “I did mean ‘woke,’ but it’s grammatically incoherent.” 
83. “Can You Guess Whether Captain Holt Said It Or Not?” is an actual quiz
84. Hulu, TBS, NBC and Netflix are already looking into picking it up, showing it has worth.
85. It’s endlessly rewatchable
86. "What’re you gonna do? Annoy him into talking?”
87. This outpouring of support shows there is clearly an audience for the show
88. It deserves at least one last season where they KNOW it’s the last season
89. Andre Braugher as Cpt. Raymond Holt
90. As I write this, #RenewB99 is trending on social media
91. "bOOOOOooooOOOOnNNnnnNNNeE!?”
92. NBCU is fighting for the show like few other production companies would
93. Because it’s just that good that it deserves to be renewed
94. There are still so many stories left to tell
95. Joel McKinnon Miller & Dirk Blocker as Scully & Hitchcock
96. “Show Me Going”
97. We’d get to see more of Gina as a mom
98. This season might end on a cliffhanger. Don’t end this show on a cliffhanger.
99. There are probably 99 more reasons to renew the show.