 However, the 1988 Writers Guild of America Strike had officially taken hold by the time of network upfronts in May, and "A Fine Romance", along with all other scripted network shows, was affected.Although still featured in ABC's official fall preview reel as airing on Sundays in the fall, the series was soon announced to be on midseason status by the time the fall schedule was released, due to the strike delaying production.To fill the Sunday slot in the fall, ABC commissioned the revival of "", one of many inexpensive programming alternatives the network was using to fill time during the strike.