'Happy Endings' Season 4, Canceled 2013 [PHOTOS]: Alex, Dave & Penny Love Triangle? Brad & Jane's Baby? What Could Have Happened

In a recent interview with TVLine,  "Happy Endings" creator David Caspe and executive producer Jonathan Groff revealed that USA was very close to picking up the recently canceled comedy. This news is, of course, bittersweet because the show was not renewed for a fourth season, leaving fans distraught over the loss of the comedy. In more bittersweet news, Caspe and Groff shared some of their ideas for the never-to-be-seen fourth season of the show!

First of all, USA was close to renewing the show? What went wrong?

Caspe said, "It was as close as it could come without happening," with Groff added, "I think USA, to their credit, really wants to be in the business of making original programming. It sounded like it would have been hard for them to do everything they wanted to do in terms of development." 

Well, we can't dwell on the past so let's dwell on what could have been!

Groff had this to say about season four:

"I really would like to have seen where Penny ends up and what happens with Dave and Alex. Do they ever get back together? They seem like they're right for each other. And to see Elisha Cuthbert, who is so funny and was sort of undiscovered to us before as a really talented comedienne, to get to see [Alex] out dating really for the first time with someone other than Dave would have been a lot of fun. Brad and Jane talking about starting a family or new jobs, things like that. I'm bummed about not getting to tell those stories more."

When asked specifically about exploring the possible romance of Dave and Penny, creator Caspe replied:

"We knew we couldn't do Dave and Penny until we got Dave and Alex sorted out. At the end of Season 3, they got the break-up that they really needed to have, which is one with an even playing field and nobody having left anyone at the altar. We wanted to have them break up in an amicable way so we could go back to telling Dave's dating stories in a way that was more serious, or Alex dating and what that would mean for the group in a way that was more even-handed. Would Penny have been part of that? Maybe. I think we would have needed to regroup because Penny and Alex are so close and that relationship is so important and they've known each other their whole lives. [It's similar to] the way it was tricky for Barney and Robin to hook up on How I Met Your Mother. It didn't come without some degree of difficulty for Ted and Barney's relationship. We would have had to handle that. And maybe we would have, I'm not sure."

So there you have it! All that might have been!

What fans of "Happy Endings" will surely miss are the jokes. the show was known for its quick-fire one-liners and insluts, which made it one of the most quotable shows on television. Recently, writer Jason Berger shared some of the jokes that were not used on the show. Check them out right here:

I found a packet of Happy Endings joke room jokes. Gonna tweet a few: pic.twitter.com/04IGrUv9MD

— Jason Berger (@jayberger) June 27, 2013

One more HE joke. One for the ages: pic.twitter.com/eP2qzZ2lHE — Jason Berger (@jayberger) June 29, 2013

Last one for now. A few more Penny/helmet alts: pic.twitter.com/1tD59mazeF

— Jason Berger (@jayberger) June 28, 2013