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"I hate having to spring this whole last-minute round of changes on you, but you have to understand that the studio is going through some financial difficulties. Oh, no, don't worry—your contract is ironclad. You're getting paid exactly what we promised.
Your character, the adorable girl-next-door, stays exactly the same. We're not touching that.
Now then, I'm afraid the budget just doesn't stretch to four socially awkward nerds anymore. After a number of meetings, we've come to the conclusion that one should be enough. Frankly, even two would have been a luxury.
We're also going to have to simplify the sets a little. The apartments, the university, the coffee shop... all of that adds up fast. We've run the numbers and we believe this guy's basement can comfortably carry the narrative for the foreseeable future.
Anyway, I don't want to bore you with every cut we're going to have to make to keep the show alive. Suffice it to say that, due to a combination of budgetary concerns and copyright issues, we've even had to get rid of the laugh track.
That said, I genuinely think you're going to love the solution we've come up with to replace it. 🤪"