One of the creators of Amazon’s “A League of Their Own” has attempted to blame the show’s premature demise on what he believes to be the political persecution of gays, arguing that the cancellation after just one season is the latest indignity to befall “queer” people in this country.
Abbi Jacobson, the star and showrunner of A League of Their Own, is calling Amazon “cowardly” for canceling the show’s abbreviated second season and blaming the Hollywood writer’s strike.
Amazon Studios has canceled “A League of Their Own” after just one season, making it the latest “queer” series to flop with audiences.
Amazon Prime Video’s new streaming series, A League of Their Own — based on the 1992 baseball film — will be a “coming out” story filled with multiple LGBTQ narratives, including the return of original star Rosie O’Donnell as the owner of a gay bar.
The 1992 baseball movie “A League of Their Own” is getting a social justice reboot courtesy of Amazon, which said the new TV series will take a “deeper look at race and sexuality.”
TV icon, actress, producer, and director, Penny Marshall, died Monday night at 75. But throughout her momentous life, the Lavern & Shirley star had an enduring love of baseball.
