Can you believe it’s been 57 years? Yes, “I dream of Jeannie” premiered in 1965. With a light and fun plot, the series presented us in the leading roles to Barbara Eden (who these days lives far from the public eye) and Larry Hagman (died 2012 from addiction-related cancer).
There is no doubt that both actors gave us iconic moments, but not even the good memories that viewers experienced prevented them from canceling the show with the arrival of the fifth season.
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Not even his agent told him.
By 1970, Hagman He was returning to the United States, after a short trip through South America. Upon his arrival at the studios where it was produced “I dream of Jeannie”, the door guard was confused when the actor wanted to enter his dressing room.
Believe it or not, it was at that moment that the artist learned that the program had been canceled. To his surprise, not even his agent told him that the title was off the air. “Now that’s Hollywood,” he said in an interview with EMMY TV Legends.
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Why was the “I Dream of Jeannie” series cancelled?
Yes ok “I dream of Jeannie” (as it was titled in English) had good ratings for most of its time on the small screen, the last chapters were proving that the public is not open to receiving certain changes.
As you remember, after some time developing a certain closeness between jennie Y Anthony Nelson, the plot led the narrative to an imminent union between the two. This was the beginning of the end for the series.
“I knew once we got married it wouldn’t workHagman said. In this way, the wedding scene was the trigger that fired the cancellation bullet for “I Dream of Jeannie.”
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