‘Why can’t it be Law & Order?’ Modern Family star Sofia Vergara says she’s ‘very sad’ the comedy can’t go on forever as the show airs final episode
Modern Family’s farewell episode has already aired in the United States and will air in Australia this week.
But it’s star, Sofia Vergara, 47, wishes the comedy could stay on air forever, she told The Daily Telegraph on Sunday.
‘Why can’t it be Law & Order? It was the dream job and if I could do it all again I would and I wouldn’t change anything.
More please: Modern Family’s farewell episode has already aired in the United States and will air in Australia this week. But it’s star, Sofia Vergara, 47, (pictured) wishes the comedy could stay on air forever, she told The Daily Telegraph on Sunday
‘Everything was perfect – the scripts, the cast, the writers… We became a family so it’s hard to say goodbye’ she said.
Sophia says that the cast found it very difficult to part ways and there were many tears behind the scenes.
‘It was bad. We were so upset – all of us. We are really going to miss each other. It’s not about the work, it’s the people.
She said: ‘Why can’t it be Law & Order? It was the dream job and if I could do it all again I would and I wouldn’t change anything.’ Pictured on Modern Family
Bittersweet: ‘Everything was perfect – the scripts, the cast, the writers… We became a family so it’s hard to say goodbye’ she said. Pictured on Modern Family
‘I’m never going to see them every day like I did. You lose contact in this business. I’m going to miss them. I already miss them!’ she said.
Modern Family had its highest ratings in three years as millions of fans gathered around their televisions to say goodbye to the Dunphy And Pritchett families.
The ABC sitcom’s series finale aired on Wednesday night in the USA, and it netted 7.43 million viewers according to Deadline.
Tough: Sophia says that the cast found it very difficult to part ways and there were many tears behind the scenes. Pictured on Modern Family
Perhaps most impressively, the episode jumped to a 1.6 rating in the adults 18-49 key demographic, which was the show’s highest since the September 2018 season 10 premiere.
The show is considered by many to be one of the best sitcoms ever, winning the Emmy Award for Outstanding Comedy Series for its first five seasons in a row.
The finale followed the entire Dunphy and Pritchett family as they all go their separate ways for the first time.
Sofia admitted: ‘It was bad. We were so upset – all of us. We are really going to miss each other. It’s not about the work, it’s the people.’ Pictured: The cast of Modern Family