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Tumblr broke the bad news over the weekend that Adam Senn has confirmed that he will NOT be returning to HTF s4. I am surprisingly upset by this news, given my reservations about what a season four might hold for Jude, Zero, and Zude.

I will be joining the ranks of people not watching the show, even if Jude is on because I can’t imagine how they’d write Jude without Zero while still keeping Zude. And if they decide to give Jude another love interest, I’m not here for that.

This does seem to add credence to my speculation that the renewed show will focus on new characters, possibly a new generation, because everyone got closure in the summer special, and Ahsha and Derek moved to Miama, so they’d have to undo that . . . and I’m not interested in watching that. (Unless we see Jude’s son or daughter running the Devils, which I highly doubt.)

If you need to vent, please feel free to do so in comments.

Any reasons for Adam's absence?

Date: 2017-08-08 02:26 pm (UTC)
From: (Anonymous)
I am just as devastated with the news. HTF without Zero is literally Zero for me. Used to skip everything else to just see Zude's relationship progress. So, what are the reasons for the season without Zero? Also, given Jude's past, can't think of having another guy with him. This feels horrible after such a long wait.

-UJ

Re: Any reasons for Adam's absence?

Date: 2017-08-10 12:06 am (UTC)
From: [personal profile] duraffinity
I'm inclined to believe that it might actually be scheduling issues (or maybe money, since I did see him saying in a live chat that they were "still negotiating" a couple weeks ago). He also says he has projects going on in November and December, one of them being a new tv series. He filmed the pilot back in the Spring, I think. Maybe a network actually picked it up? He may not be well-known, but he's definitely been busy.



Edited Date: 2017-08-10 03:08 pm (UTC)

Date: 2017-08-10 12:10 am (UTC)
From: [personal profile] duraffinity
I'm starting to wonder if maybe Adam isn't the only one not coming back. Even he said "as far as he knew" Brent wasn't going to be in much of it anyway.
They announced a casting call for the new season a couple months ago, too. I wonder how many new people there will be? I'm wary that it'll end up like 'Scrubs' season 9 - so many new people that it might as well be a different show.

Edited Date: 2017-08-10 12:11 am (UTC)

Just spitballing here...

Date: 2017-08-15 09:04 pm (UTC)
From: [personal profile] duraffinity
After a short convo on tumblr, I have a theory of what they might do to "write out" Zude.

At the end of season three, Jelena was reluctantly stuck with Zero as a player since she couldn't trade him and Derek left. So, what if season 4 takes place just far enough in the future, that Jelena would have had the chance again to trade him, -off-screen? The so-called "flashbacks" with Jude, could have taken place chronologically somewhere between season 3 and 4, possibly of Jude resigning and/or saying goodbye to Lionel (and making sure she's ok) before he goes off to be with Zero.
For us it would be a bittersweet goodbye to Zude, but it could give them *another* Happily-ever-after!

IF this or something in this vein is done, I know I would watch at least this one episode of the show.

Re: Just spitballing here...

Date: 2017-09-20 05:00 am (UTC)
From: (Anonymous)
Has it been mentioned if season 4 is set immediately after the events of season 3, or could there be a longer time gap?

I feel Zero and Jude would fight for Zero to stay if someone tried to push him out, but what if it's their choice? What if enough time has passed since season 3 and Zero's had time to accomplish (at least most of) his professional goals. Could you see him just choosing to retire after his contract is up instead of renegotiating a new one? Jude could still work for the Devils and Zero could be mentioned ("Zero? He's at home with the babies..." ;) ). Sort of like they did with Olivia at the beginning of season two. She was there, but not in any scenes.

Then again, maybe Zude just wants to get as far away from Oscar as possible...

Date: 2017-09-20 02:15 pm (UTC)
From: [personal profile] duraffinity
No mention of how much time will pass between the two seasons. I'm going to assume it's not immediately after, but could be months or years or something. Might be easier for the writers that way.

What you suggest is possible, of course. I was just also going off the the notion that Jude wasn't going to be in much of the season either. (A rumor started by Adam, btw.)

Who knows what they will do. I just hope they don't end the Zude story with something bad. They already had such great closure in the summer special.

Date: 2017-09-20 08:10 pm (UTC)
From: (Anonymous)
Agreed. As much as I love reading fanfic I really want the characters to stay happy and together in canon too.

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