Posted on 02/28/2018 1:51:01 PM PST by EdnaMode
Jeff Franklin is out as showrunner of Netflix’s “Fuller House” and Warner Bros. TV has declined to renew its overall deal with the TV veteran.
According to multiple sources, the studio’s decision comes after it has received complaints about Franklin’s behavior in the writers’ room and on the set of the series, which is a sequel to the family-friendly “TGIF” sitcom “Full House” that was a staple of ABC’s schedule in the 1980s and ’90s.
“We are not renewing Jeff Franklin’s production deal and he will no longer be working on ‘Fuller House,'” Warner Bros. TV said in a statement. Stanton Larry Stein, a lawyer for Franklin, declined to comment for this story.
In a statement on Wednesday, a Netflix spokesperson said, “‘Fuller House’ will return for a fourth season, as planned. We hope to go into production in the next few months.”
Franklin has been accused of being verbally abusive to staffers and making inappropriate statements in the writers’ room, including making sexually charged comments about his personal relationships and sex life. Franklin has not been accused of directly sexually harassing or engaging in physical misconduct with any staffers.
According to a source, “Fuller House” staffers also complained about Franklin’s habit of bringing women he dated to the set and sometimes giving them bit parts in the series.
According to a source, Warner Bros. TV executives received an anonymous letter more than two years ago with detailed allegations about Franklin’s behavior with “Fuller House” writers and other staffers. Studio executives were warned that Franklin “was a walking lawsuit waiting to happen.” It’s not clear if Warner Bros. investigated the situation at that time. More recently, it’s understood that the studio did initiate a probe after receiving numerous complaints about Franklin’s behavior.
“Fuller House” was renewed in January for a fourth season.
The hollyweirdos have sure become self righteous all of a sudden.
What the heck is a “showrunner”?
Thanks. I was thinking maybe it was the guy who ran to Starbucks to get coffee for the director and the actors...
I didn’t know, myself, although I’ve seen the word here and there over the last couple of years.
One of the comments on the Variety website is telling. Those sexually-charged comments in the writer’s room must have been something, because that’s the place where everyone shares their most perverted/disgusting/amazing/erotic experiences, for yuks and grins.
I’m sure Franklin is a bit peeved about getting fired, but he has a net worth of roughly $180 million, thanks to syndication deals for the original “Full House.” If that show had a similar run today, he’d be a billionaire.
For me, the show ended after the pilot episode when they had the cute little boy do Trump-bashing humor.
I didn’t even watch it when I read those reports. I did like the original show and planned to watch until then.
Chuck Lorre is an example who created a funny show then he turned his show over to another and they ruined Big Bang Theory and turned it into Friends.
The talking props finally have some leverage and they are using it.
I like comeuppance but the whole metoo thing is contrived, its after voluntary coitus regret for virtually all of them.
They wish they turned it into Friends.
Penny has her “headlights” on just like Jennifer Aniston : )
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.