NBC Releases Fall/Winter Schedule
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It’s good news, bad news on the LA Times entertainment blog this morning. First, the NBC schedule for next season was released and Friday Night Lights is coming back for 13 episodes! Woohoo! Being a huge fan of Scrubs, I’m used to the stress of wondering if the show is coming back and only getting a partial season.
The bad news is that we’re getting screwed out of 6 Scrubs eps because of the strike. Apparently, the scripts weren’t done and NBC won’t pay to shoot the episodes. The final NBC ep does have me excited because I can’t wait to see what they’ve done with The Princess Bride, one of my all time favorite movies. The Wizard of Oz episode last season was fantastic. The persistent “will ABC pick it up” rumor is in full swing (Disney produces the show) but NBC is not falling for it again this season and I’m not holding my breath. I’ll be pleasantly surprised, but I’m pretty sure that everyone’s contracts are up after this season (Zach Braff’s especially) and it will be an uphill climb. While they have moved the focus from Braff’s character this season, I don’t think the show goes on without him in some way.
Chuck is also coming back and The Office is getting a spin-off (surely a sign of death if I’ve ever seen one). This season of The Office just hasn’t brought the funny and the spin-off will probably suck. There’s only so many ideas that plausibly work with the show and they’ve already gone off the deep end a couple of times. I’m afraid they’ll keep going farther and farther until I just stop TiVoing the show altogether. Lipstick Jungle is coming back, which will make my wife happy.
The entire schedule is available at the LA Times website.