10 Hyped TV Moments That Never Happened

10. Bruce Willis' Cameo - Brooklyn Nine-Nine

Even the most casual Brooklyn Nine-Nine viewer will know that protagonist Jake Peralta (Andy Samberg) is the world's biggest fan of the Die Hard franchise, enough that he even ended up naming his son "McClane" in honour of the series' protagonist John McClane, played of course by Bruce Willis.

For years, fans campaigned for Willis to have a cameo on the show which would see him cross paths with Jake, and given Willis' willingness to send-up his most iconic character - even playing a Lego version of him in The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part - it seemed like it might actually happen.

Though creator Dan Goor did indeed attempt to get Willis on the show, it sadly never came to pass by the time Brooklyn wrapped up its eight-season run in 2021, possibly due to Willis' declining health in recent years. 

All the same, once the show concluded, Goor revealed a favoured idea for Willis' cameo - for the A-lister to make a visit to the precinct while the entire Nine-Nine is out on a case, meaning Jake hilariously misses out on meeting his hero.