As you all know TV Land (in general) has been in Dire Straights! No new shows of the shows you love, stupid reality shows, and dumber game shows. Now that the strike is OVER what carnage lies ahead of some of your beloved shows...will you get any new episodes.,..is your show coming back (a few are questionable)

Here's what I know...

Bionic Woman
No new episodes expected. Ever. Update: Show is not cancelled but is being looked at seriously!

Big Love
Expected to go into production on Season 3 in March. Airdate info is TBD.

Chuck
No new episodes until fall.


Dirty Sexy Money
No new episodes planned until fall; three remaining pre-strike episodes will undergo some tweaking and kick off fall run.


Friday Night Lights
No new episodes expected for this season. Future TBD.


Gossip Girl
Expected to shoot up to 9 new episodes to air in April/May/June.
Wow, do they film an episode per day?? They'll pretty much finish their season.

Heroes
TBD.
What are they determining? Whether the show is still any good?

Lost
Six pre-strike episodes remain. Six additional episodes could air this season.
Oh please please please please....Update:I am hearing rumors that they have been poised to get back to work the moment the strike is over. Not sure of we'll get 6 or 8 new ones.

The Office and 30 Rock
Expected to shoot 5 to 10 new episodes to air in April/May.


Pushing Daisies
No new episodes until fall.


Ugly Betty
Expected to shoot 4 or 5 new episodes to air in April/May.
This is good news, and they'll have a fuller season than most shows, too, I suspect.

Since it lasted three months, its going to take at least a good year for everything to get back on track and in order. I don't know what shows have been scrapped because of the strike or because of poor ratings but everything's fucked for this TV season.

UncleGrandpa said:

Not that I watched them...but Nothing on Carpoolers, Cane nor Cavemen.

ANd more..

DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES

Executive Producer Marc Cherry Says: At the SAG Awards, Marc told us: "I think maybe I could cram in seven episodes [before the end of the season]. It would take us about two weeks to get back into production. I'm chomping at the bit. The moment the starting pistol is fired, I'm off and running. I'm ready to go, I just need the okay [from the union]."

More like 6 than 7....


GOSSIP GIRL AND CHUCK


Executive Producer Josh Schwartz: "If the strike is over, then on behalf of Chuck and Gossip Girl we are all thrilled to get back to work. Both shows will be back for more episodes—when, I can't quite say, though Gossip Girl will most likely be on as soon as possible. Chuck may not be back until fall to relaunch with Heroes, or it may be back sooner, but both will be back!"


GREY'S ANATOMY

What We're Hearing: Grey's will go back into production this season and is expected to produce a handful of new episodes to air in April and May. And yes, Josh Jackson is expected to finally fulfill his guest-spot duties as Cristina's love interest. So, yes, there is a god.


HEROES (Updated)


What We're Hearing: It looks like Heroes won’t return until next season—but it could launch a little earlier than usual (late summer). Insiders tell us that Milo Ventimiglia just signed a movie (scheduling conflict), and moreover, executive producer Tim Kring is busy at work crafting a “series Bible.” Word is, he wants to map out exactly where the series is headed (for many seasons) before Heroes goes back into production. We hear from crew members that they’ve been told they aren’t expected back on set anytime before June.

--I think that is very wise as it was MORE than obvious that he hadn't. If you're gonna do "chapters" you need to know what the book looks like.


LOST

Executive Producer Damon Lindelof Says: "Indeed, it would appear that we are in the endgame of the strike. Personally, I couldn't be more psyched to be part of this union. Like any negotiation, some parts suck and some parts surpassed my wildest expectations for what we could accomplish, but most of all I'm left with a feeling of pride.

"As for Lost (pending the actual lifting of the strike, which we vote for on Tuesday), a game plan should begin to manifest by the end of the week. All I can say is that Carlton and I and the rest of the writers have every intention of making sure you guys get more episodes this season beyond the eight already completed. How many and how they will be aired is a conversation we'll be having with our bosses, but as soon as we've got a plan, we'll tell the fans first."

What We're Hearing: Lost's actors are on standby, and the show is expected to produce more episodes this season. Fingers crossed! The bigger question is who'll keep the golden Thursday at 9 p.m. time slot once those Seattle Grace docs also return...



PUSHING DAISIES

Executive Producer Bryan Fuller Says: "We're all thrilled the strike is coming to a close and we can drop the politics and get back to the creativity. Many of the shows are getting 'return to work' letters this week from their studios, but we won't be one of them. Previously, Warner Brothers said they wanted us to start writing the moment the WGA allowed us to go back to work so we could get a jump start and begin stockpiling scripts for season two. But I got the call on Friday that they didn't want us to go back to work until March, regardless of the strike outcome.

"That's not to say there won't be some informal meetings with the writing staff beforehand to discuss arcs for season two, but we're essentially on hold until March (at least in an official capacity). The first order of business will be to sit down with ABC to discuss their thoughts on the nine completed episodes from what I like to call our 'teaser season'—what they liked and what they didn't—and then we'll set about crafting season two and continuing the adventures of the Pie Maker and friends."

What We're Hearing: Hear that? It's the sound of die-hard fans around the nation chanting "We want Daisies! We miss Chuck and Ned!" So, it seems we'll get a lesson in patience while we wait for more eps of this show that is made of all kinds of awesome.

superspaceboy said:

The exception being CANE, I would venture a guess that the other two have been given the toilet flush, the strike just covered the smell.

yay go writers guild!!!


now we have to wait to see what the screen actors guild will do this summer.

Don't jump up and down yet. The rank and file of the WGA is scheduled to vote on the new deal tomorrow, and while the WGA presidents and negotiators are urging the rank and file members to vote for the new deal, some of the more militant WEA members who are posting on Deadline Hollywood Daily are saying that it screws them over worse than the previous deal and are telling people to reject the latest contract offer. Having said that, there are probably too many writers facing foreclosure, eviction, and bankruptcy to turn this offer down, so my guess is that they will approve the new contract and be back at work later this week.

Even if the writers approve the new deal and go back to work in two days, the only immediate benefit will be to Jay Leno, Conan O'Brien, Jimmy Kimmel, Jon Stewart, Stephen Colbert, and the Oscars, as they will have their writers back to write more professional skits and the Academy Awards will go off with the usual glitz and glamour. As for the primetime shows, the soonest we'll see any new shows will be the end of March or early April for the comedies and by May sweeps for the dramas. Even then, the only shows likely to be brought back are the hit shows like CSI, Grey's Anatomy, Desperate Housewives, Law and Order, and House. Shows like Heroes and Prison Break already have mini-season endings written in prior to the strike, so they may be better off waiting until the fall to come back. A lot of the new shows won't be back until the fall, and some of them won't return at all.

728huey said:

right

728huey said:

don't forget the looming ScreenActors contract renegoation

As long as Lost stays on the air, I'm all good

About time!

im pretty sure they have 8 episodes of lost done pre strike, but either way im happy to hear that they will be finishing season 4 sooner rather than later!

Does anybody know anything about Brothers and Sisters?

LiquidGold said:

they had a new episode on last night. it was good and a new one on next weekend.

purplesweat said:

The producers of "Lost"completed only eight episodes of its new season. 2 down, six remain.

Copycat said:

Yeah but it said like 6 times in the first post that they're getting back to work ASAP...

When does the Actors Strike Begin??!

I missed Ugly Betty!

purplesweat said:

I think we will get 5 more! Not sure what happens to the 48 episode thinking. Does this mean we get 3 less? God, I am suck a Lost geek...worrying about 3 less Lost episodes. I am savoring each one like it was my last!

lazycrockett said:

their contract expires in July.

LiquidGold said:

Brothers and Sisters will be getting new episodes

So they gave up nearly a full season for a for a tiny payout for internet broadcasts?

OnlyNDaUsa said:

It's better than no amount.

superspaceboy said:

They got.....lost.

superspaceboy said:

Yeah but my questions is: How much did the lose over the last three months and how long will it take to re=-coop that loss with the new deal?

Remember the NHL strike? They lost a full season and in the end, got a cut in pay.