CNN History of the Sitcom November 28, 2021 04:39:00
Show was so gay, yes. >> the fact that the show didnt continue must have been extremely traumatic and hard on her. >> ellen was driven out of the industry for a while after that episode. so there was a backlash. >> i think that threatened to put a chill on development of any more shows with gay characters. because you could always find an executive whod say, look what happened with "ellen."
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