It's finally official- the writer's strike ended just a couple hours ago! The rumors have been flying for a few days, but nothing was definite until tonight. What a relief that "real" TV will be coming back after 3 months of utter wasteland. SNL will be the first show back, om February 23rd. Most sitcoms will take 4-6 weeks to get back, and most dramas will take about 8 weeks. Here's how many episodes to expect from some popular shows, according to TVGuide.com:
24
Season 7 likely postponed until January '09.
30 Rock
Expected to shoot 5 to 10 new episodes to air in April/May.
Back to You
Two pre-strike episodes remain. Future TBD.
Desperate Housewives
Expected to shoot 4 to 7 new episodes to air in April/May.
Family Guy
7 episodes are almost done and ready to be finalized. No word on how many more.
House
Expected to shoot 4 to 6 new episodes to air in April/May.
Lost
Six pre-strike episodes remain. Five additional episodes could air this season.
My Name Is Earl
Expected to shoot 8 to 10 new episodes to air in April/May.
The Office
Expected to shoot 6 new episodes to air in April/May.
Scrubs
Four pre-strike episodes remain. Four additional episodes will likely be shot.
Very exciting! April feels far away, but there is now a light at the end of the abyss.
3 comments:
Yay! Finally, we can watch some really TV instead of this reality crap they've been trying to replace good, quality shows like Lost and 24 with. If I have to watch that stupid lie detector game show with you one more time I might have to bludgeon myself with the remote control
This does NOT mean that the reality tv isn't here to stay - I envision that these new reality tv shows that they came up with while these idiots were on strike will continue forever... They're also not going to be writing anything good anyway...
I didn't even notice these shows were gone. The only one of the shows you listed that I watch is The Office, which seems to be in the process of jumping the shark anyways. HBO is the only place for quality shows (watch The Wire and Flight of the Conchords BK!!). I think those shows that were able to show new episodes during the strike (Lost most notably) will reap the benefits compared those that went into forced hibernation.
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