Thursday, October 26, 2006 - 1:53 PM
So since every TV/movie website out there is usually a constant stream of headlines on not-that-major news, I'm usually not in the interest of letting you know about every little thing that's going on. (Especially since that would take me forever and I write this in my spare time. Or when I'm procrastinating at work.) But I found a couple of tidbits that will probably interest you folks:
-Lost has locked in its schedule. ABC will be giving the show a lengthy hiatus after the sixth episode of season three so that upon its return, it can be aired rerun-free through the end of the season. It's in response to complaints (and a small decline in ratings) during last season that the reruns killed the show's momentum. The sixth episode will air on November 8th, and the show will return on February 7th. Almost exactly three months. ABC will fill the hiatus with the series premiere of Day Break, which explains why we've seen so many commercials for it during Lost.
(The show's creators have said that with the schedule in mind, they developed the current six-episode block to have its own little arc, with a cliffhanger at the end of the sixth. So with four down, expect the next two episodes to be particularly exciting. And for all the supergeeks out there, you'll be excited to know that Firefly's Nathan Fillion will guest star in one of them.)
-NBC is reinstating its Thursday comedy block. My Name is Earl and The Office are still at 8 and 8:30, while Scrubs will return with its sixth season at 9 and 30 Rock will be moved to 9:30.
In my opinion, this is good news for everybody. This is widely considered to be Scrubs' last season, so putting it up against the #1 and #2 shows in America (Grey's Anatomy and CSI) shouldn't make much of a difference. And putting The Office and Scrubs back to back is just plain nice considering how good both shows are. (Earl ain't bad either.) The only curious part to this is 30 Rock, which has been getting terrible ratings on Wednesdays at 8. My guess is that they know anything in the time slot is going to get clobbered, and are essentially sending it there to die slowly (which is still better than 20 Good Years, which is almost certainly never coming back).
But take a step back from all the time slot competition and ratings and stuff and you'll realize...in terms of quality, it's a solid night of television. Which is nice. Thanks, NBC.
-Lost has locked in its schedule. ABC will be giving the show a lengthy hiatus after the sixth episode of season three so that upon its return, it can be aired rerun-free through the end of the season. It's in response to complaints (and a small decline in ratings) during last season that the reruns killed the show's momentum. The sixth episode will air on November 8th, and the show will return on February 7th. Almost exactly three months. ABC will fill the hiatus with the series premiere of Day Break, which explains why we've seen so many commercials for it during Lost.
(The show's creators have said that with the schedule in mind, they developed the current six-episode block to have its own little arc, with a cliffhanger at the end of the sixth. So with four down, expect the next two episodes to be particularly exciting. And for all the supergeeks out there, you'll be excited to know that Firefly's Nathan Fillion will guest star in one of them.)
-NBC is reinstating its Thursday comedy block. My Name is Earl and The Office are still at 8 and 8:30, while Scrubs will return with its sixth season at 9 and 30 Rock will be moved to 9:30.
In my opinion, this is good news for everybody. This is widely considered to be Scrubs' last season, so putting it up against the #1 and #2 shows in America (Grey's Anatomy and CSI) shouldn't make much of a difference. And putting The Office and Scrubs back to back is just plain nice considering how good both shows are. (Earl ain't bad either.) The only curious part to this is 30 Rock, which has been getting terrible ratings on Wednesdays at 8. My guess is that they know anything in the time slot is going to get clobbered, and are essentially sending it there to die slowly (which is still better than 20 Good Years, which is almost certainly never coming back).
But take a step back from all the time slot competition and ratings and stuff and you'll realize...in terms of quality, it's a solid night of television. Which is nice. Thanks, NBC.
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