ABC missed a big opportunity canceling the Sue Heck Middle spinoff — here’s why

Sue Heck (Eden Shear), or Sue Sue Heck if we go by her ridiculous full name, was one of the best characters in The deviceAnd I’m so disappointed we never got her spinoff series. The overlooked middle child of the Heck family and the only girl, Sue Heck is a hilarious character in The device And one of the most loved. Optimistic and sunny to a fault, Sue is often let down by those around her, but her ability to bounce back from any fault has always been as funny to me as it is inspiring.

I’m never disappointed when Sue appears on screen, and she’s not a one-note character either. Sue had many struggles and was also well aware of how indifferent even her own family often treated her. Sue was in some ways the perfect avatar for The device. Sandwiched between juggernaut shows like Modern family, The officeAnd 30 stone, The device Was his own middle child, lost in the era of incredible television comedies Despite its many virtues. The fact that a Sue spinoff was canceled perfectly captures the forgotten quality of the show and the character.

Sue Heck was TV’s most lovable underdog and ABC missed a big opportunity when they canceled her spinoff

The pilot for Su Su in the City was filmed and submitted to ABC

It may come as a surprise, but there have been concrete plans for a Sue Heck spinoff and once you hear how far along it was in production, you’ll be annoyed. Share revealed that the team behind The device Filmed a full pilot and her would-be costar, Brock Ciarlelli, said (via ScreenRant),

“It was a really good show.”

The show was set to take place three years after the end of The deviceMit Sue has graduated from college. She would just start working in a failing hotel in Chicago as she got her bearings as a young adult. According to Sher and Ciarlelli, the network and The device Producers are all for the spinoff. A job title has even been revealed: Su Su in the City. however, ABC carried the show After seeing the pilot in November 2018.

The network never gave a reason for not picking up the show, and Sher was blindsided, saying,

“We filmed it, and it was pretty devastating when it didn’t work. We were all … pretty shocked, to be honest.”

Now I’m as bothered as anyone that we didn’t get Sue Heck trying to cheer up the bored and uninspired staff of a Chicago hotel, but I can’t help but see the strange irony of how well the real-life story fits The character, Sue Heck. Of course, the ambitious and optimistic Sue, who is constantly thwarted, would have her spinoff canceled. This could be the plot of a Sue-centric episode.

Schadenfreude for this character in particular, It is lame that ABC passed on Su Su in the City. The device ran for 9 seasons and was a major part of the network’s programming block. I guess you don’t owe anything in show business, but I think by this point, shear and The device Has earned a little more respect and loyalty than a quick cancellation.

TV optimists like Sue Heck are huge right now – just look at Ted Lasso

Su Su in the City would be very popular in this television landscape

And how well would Su Su in the City Working in the current TV landscape? Ted Lasso, Abbott Elementary, The good site, Bob’s Burgers? What do they all have in common? They are all incredibly optimistic! Sue Heck can be picked up and dropped off at any of these shows. These are some of the most popular series running and Ted Lasso And Abbott Elementary In particular, they cleaned up at the Emmys and other award ceremonies. Like Sue Heck in The deviceI refuse to believe that she wouldn’t be successful if she got her own show right now.