# Brooklyn 99 - Season 8 discussion **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** tv-shows-scripted\ **Created:** [August 13, 2021, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brooklyn-99-season-8-discussion/948621 "2021-08-13T18:18:12Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 19\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![ZipperJJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zipperjj/32/211_2.png) [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2021, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brooklyn-99-season-8-discussion/948621/1 "2021-08-13T18:18:12Z")
Two new episodes premiered last night, looks like they will be on 2 episodes at a time all season. I loved it! They hit hard on police racism, didn’t hit us over the head with “new mom in a job” stuff but also didn’t leave it out, and had Remote Hitchcock (presumably because the actor didn’t want to be on set during a pandemic?) I thought both the episodes were hilarious, fast and poignant at the same time. Everyone was at the top of their game! Honestly, this is one of those shows that I have never not liked an episode. And I’m telling you, that was Scully’s book. ---
**Author:** ![BippityBoppityBoo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bippityboppityboo/32/5745_2.png) [@BippityBoppityBoo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BippityBoppityBoo)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2021, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brooklyn-99-season-8-discussion/948621/2 "2021-08-13T20:57:24Z")
Where did you stream it from? ---
**Author:** ![ZipperJJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zipperjj/32/211_2.png) [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2021, 12:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brooklyn-99-season-8-discussion/948621/3 "2021-08-14T00:03:49Z")
I use torrents so tv just comes to me. But it was on NBC Thursday night and looks like it’s on Peacock now. ---
**Author:** ![BippityBoppityBoo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bippityboppityboo/32/5745_2.png) [@BippityBoppityBoo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BippityBoppityBoo)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2021, 12:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brooklyn-99-season-8-discussion/948621/4 "2021-08-14T00:06:31Z")
> [@ZipperJJ](#): > > NBC Thursday night and looks like it’s on Peacock now. Than you. I’ve streamed all that I could on Hulu or Netflix and am excited that I can get more. It’s a nice, safe dopamine hit, every episode. Gifted ensemble cast who look like they are having fun. ---
**Author:** ![aktep](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f0a364/32.png) [@aktep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aktep)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2021, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brooklyn-99-season-8-discussion/948621/5 "2021-08-15T15:51:10Z")
Hulu also has the new episodes from season 8. It wasn’t obvious to me since the show has been in hiatus so long that Hulu removed all my viewing progress and didn’t show me the new episode alert. ---
**Author:** ![BippityBoppityBoo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bippityboppityboo/32/5745_2.png) [@BippityBoppityBoo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BippityBoppityBoo)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2021, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brooklyn-99-season-8-discussion/948621/6 "2021-08-15T16:17:22Z")
Ahh, that makes sense. Thank you for alerting me. ---
**Author:** ![Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/intergalactic_gladiator/32/112_2.png) [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Intergalactic_Gladiator)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2021, 1:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brooklyn-99-season-8-discussion/948621/7 "2021-08-16T13:58:16Z")
We saw it on Hulu as well. I didn’t even realize that they were making new episodes until I saw a headline from the Slate or something. I am a bit surprised that they came back but the two eps were great. ---
**Author:** ![Folacin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/folacin/32/3195_2.png) [@Folacin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Folacin)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2021, 1:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brooklyn-99-season-8-discussion/948621/8 "2021-09-20T13:38:11Z")
I liked the finale, decent wrap-up. ---
**Author:** ![ZipperJJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zipperjj/32/211_2.png) [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2021, 1:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brooklyn-99-season-8-discussion/948621/9 "2021-09-20T13:49:56Z")
They definitely did a good job doing a show with a lot of callbacks without doing a clip show. And it wasn’t overly sappy. I love this show and I’m really going to miss it! It was a real shame that they only did 8 episodes over 4 weeks. It went by SO fast. I have a hard time getting my friends into this show. Everyone I asked said they “just couldn’t get into it.” I know Andy Samberg could be a turn-off if you’re just familiar with his SNL stuff and didn’t like his SNL performance (I was hesitant myself) but he really did an excellent job. I don’t know why you wouldn’t tune in just to see Andre Braugher in a comedic role, tbh. But then my friends weren’t familiar with his previous roles either (except my brother was a big fan of _Homicide_ but he STILL wouldn’t watch _B99_!) Jo Lo Truglio, Terry Crewes, Chelsea Paretti, “the guys who played Hitchcock and Scully”… legends. We came to know Stephanie Beatriz and Melissa Fumero, who knocked it out of the park. Maybe this will become a “cult hit.” IMHO there is not one bad episode. It’s miles better than, say, _The Big Bang Theory_. Not even in the same boat as far as comedy goes. Anyway, I’ll miss it. ---
**Author:** ![Joey\_P](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/919ad9/32.png) [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2021, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brooklyn-99-season-8-discussion/948621/10 "2021-09-20T14:36:49Z")
> [@ZipperJJ](#): > > I have a hard time getting my friends into this show. Everyone I asked said they “just couldn’t get into it.” I know Andy Samberg could be a turn-off if you’re just familiar with his SNL stuff and didn’t like his SNL performance (I was hesitant myself) but he really did an excellent job Andy Samberg kept me from watching it for quite a while just like Chris Elliot kept me from watching Schitt’s Creek until the series was half over. In those cases, what usually ends up drawing me in is catching a blooper reel or “Best of [character/season/etc]” on youtube. You might recommend to friends, if they have hangups with an actor or just don’t want to start a show, that they watch a couple of youtube videos about it. It’s usually easier to digest that way and can draw someone in with the better parts of the show. ---
**Author:** ![AlsoNamedBort](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alsonamedbort/32/3213_2.png) [@AlsoNamedBort](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AlsoNamedBort)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2021, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brooklyn-99-season-8-discussion/948621/11 "2021-09-20T15:10:16Z")
> [@ZipperJJ](#): > > I have a hard time getting my friends into this show. Everyone I asked said they “just couldn’t get into it.” I know Andy Samberg could be a turn-off if you’re just familiar with his SNL stuff and didn’t like his SNL performance (I was hesitant myself) but he really did an excellent job. The show wasn’t that great when it first started. Jake was mostly annoying and Charles was a creepy one-note character. It seems like all Michael Schur shows start slow and really get good once a relationship happens between the lead and another main character (Leslie and Ben, Eleanor and Chidi, Jake and Amy). ---
**Author:** ![Andy\_L](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c67d28/32.png) [@Andy\_L](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Andy_L)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2021, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brooklyn-99-season-8-discussion/948621/12 "2021-09-20T15:14:14Z")
Yeah. I was so glad when Boyle became less of a creep. Note that Hitchcock is played by Dan Blocker’s son (“Hoss” on Bonanza - you can see the resemblance of course). ---
**Author:** ![Odesio](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/odesio/32/20003_2.png) [@Odesio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Odesio)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2021, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brooklyn-99-season-8-discussion/948621/13 "2021-09-20T15:32:56Z")
> [@aktep](#): > > Hulu also has the new episodes from season 8. It wasn’t obvious to me since the show has been in hiatus so long that Hulu removed all my viewing progress and didn’t show me the new episode alert. Yeah, I didn’t know it was back until I hear someone else talking about it. Usually when a new season I’m following pops up Hulu is good about telling me. I enjoyed the last season though it went by so quickly. They wrapped up the series in a way that felt natural and not at all forced and I appreciated that. Things changed and life simply went on. ---
**Author:** ![Fair\_Rarity](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fair_rarity/32/153_2.png) [@Fair\_Rarity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fair_Rarity)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2021, 11:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brooklyn-99-season-8-discussion/948621/14 "2021-09-20T23:30:25Z")
I thought it was a good finale and I don’t like a lot of finales. So many shows just phone it in their last season. I’m sad it’s over but 8 years with a resurrection were a gift ---
**Author:** ![Pavelb1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/439d5e/32.png) [@Pavelb1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pavelb1)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2021, 6:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brooklyn-99-season-8-discussion/948621/15 "2021-09-21T06:16:33Z")
Also was in Prince of Darkness and played Moose on some old Archie show. ---
**Author:** ![Folacin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/folacin/32/3195_2.png) [@Folacin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Folacin)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2021, 11:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brooklyn-99-season-8-discussion/948621/16 "2021-09-21T11:26:14Z")
And he was a Black Sheep squadron member. ---
**Author:** ![rocking\_chair](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rocking_chair/32/2918_2.png) [@rocking\_chair](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rocking_chair)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2021, 12:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brooklyn-99-season-8-discussion/948621/17 "2021-09-21T12:58:40Z")
best show ever. great wrap up and jake being a stay at home dad is great. although i do see him working with rosa here and there. ---
**Author:** ![Odesio](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/odesio/32/20003_2.png) [@Odesio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Odesio)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2021, 1:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brooklyn-99-season-8-discussion/948621/18 "2021-09-21T13:00:12Z")
> [@Fair\_Rarity](#): > > I thought it was a good finale and I don’t like a lot of finales. So many shows just phone it in their last season. I’m sad it’s over but 8 years with a resurrection were a gift I kind of feel like they had two resurrections. I honestly wasn’t sure they were going to come back for a final season because of the pandemic. ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2021, 1:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brooklyn-99-season-8-discussion/948621/19 "2021-09-21T13:38:59Z")
What I’ve read is that after several of the episodes for this last season were written, they realized that they needed to start over as they couldn’t ignore the George Floyd murder, BLM and police misconduct. So four episodes were discarded in June of last year. That’s one reason this last season was delayed so long.