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The performers of the ABC show The Rookie, which is a total winner with the audience, favored the public by revealing a hilarious video of them dancing during the filming breaks and thus cheering up the fans for the upcoming season. Among the actresses, Lisseth Chavez posted a video in which she, together with the rest of the cast, Richard T. Jones in the lead, danced rather surprisingly being smooth and sharing the fact that the show will be back on January 6.
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“These moves” was how Lisseth Chavez described the dancing in the video and went on, “The new season of @therookieabc is coming this Tuesday, January 6 on ABC and will be available on Hulu! #TheRookie.” The video captured a very jubilant and slightly struggling dancing between Chavez and the one playing Sergeant Grey, Richard T. Jones. A voice is heard saying, “Do you remember your choreography we did at the police ball?” and Jones answers, “I do. And wow, come on. I’ve been waiting to use this again.” The outcome of this is a very amusing and well-coordinated situation that reveals the usually serious cops on TV to be having a lighter side.
The video served as a teaser of the new season, it shifted the focus from crime-solving to cast friendship. The very next moment it released a flood of reactions that were both enthusiastic and funny from the show’s loyal fans. The comments area turned into a collage of praise, requests, and teasing demands.
The replies indicated one main issue as their theme, that is, the users wanting to know about the cast members who are absent from the current season. “No Eric or Melissa in this one = chenford bloopers next?🤭,” was the comment of one viewer who was very much open for outtakes that featured the characters played by Eric Winter and Melissa O’Neil, the duo popularly termed as ‘Chenford’. Another comment was similar to the first one, “Where are Eric bloopers? We want Eric bloopers.” This clearly reflects the audience’s growing appetite for more of the whole cast’s off-screen camaraderie.
The Rookie’s official account joined the fun and jokingly commented on Jones’s dancing that “The hips don’t lie 😂.” This sort of interaction opened a new avenue where the fans could come up with their suggestions, one of them being, “@therookieabc Please take it in an episode,” and another saying, “@therookieabc We need a special musical chapter💃🏻🕺🏻🎶.” The fans’ continuous longing for a musical episode shows that there are quite a number of them who would very much like the cast to showcase their talents through the storyline of the show.
On the other hand, some netizens reacted with “The moment was pure fun.” A fan said, “Oh, this must be one of the best shooting locations,” implying the good mood that the video is spreading. Another fan jokingly asked, “Get me but this time make it groovy?🤷🏻♀️”. The new season was made more thrilling through comments like, “I cannot wait until January 6th. This is my all-time favorite show!” and simple countdowns such as “one month and one day left!🔥🔥🔥”.
However, there was a section of comments that was not so celebratory. Besides the international viewers who could not help but ask if the show would be available in their countries, the video turned into a point of reference for them. One viewer wrote, “When will season 7 be available in India,” and another who wrote in Portuguese said, “Quando teremos nova temporada? Aqui no Brasil.” which translates to “When will we have a new season? Here in Brazil.” This not only points to the global appeal of the series but also the sometimes frustratingly slow distribution delays.
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In the end, the video is a paradigm of modern shows’ promotional strategy. It is no more a choice to adopt either dramatic stills or obscure clues. What is presented is an upfront and delightful view of the happening process, reminding the audience why they are emotionally attached to the characters and thus to the actors as well. Richard T. Jones’s playful interaction and dancing along with the whole fun of Lisseth Chavez have done more in terms of captivating the audience and generating excitement than a traditional trailer could do. It is a sign that often the core of a long-lived series is the chemistry of the actors and this particular group has it in abundance. The premier of the new season’s first episode will be on January 6 on ABC.