NBC Prolongs the Agony

[sdelmonte]

So you have heard that NBC was announcing its fall schedule today, two weeks ahead of the other networks. Well, they did. Sort of.

They announced the new shows we'll be offered, including two medical dramas, a TV show based on the old film Parenthood (didn't we already have that in the 90s?) and a weird SF show called "Day One," wherein something goes Really Wrong with the Earth, and the survivors have to figure out what. (I'll say this for NBC - at least they really do want to find a SF show that people will watch.)

But they haven't decided what to do with several older shows. Including Chuck and Life. So fans of those shows - and I am among fans of the latter - are left hanging again, for at least another couple of weeks.

I should be glad that this wasn't an instant cancellation. It implies there's hope. But this does seem cruel.

ETA: Life is over after all. Alas, alas. At least the show got to have a great finale that wrapped up just enough to give us some closure. But I will miss Crews and Reese a lot.

Comments

[buongiornodaisy.livejournal.com]

a weird SF show called "Day One," wherein something goes Really Wrong with the Earth, and the survivors have to figure out what.

THE FROZEN DONKEY WHEEL HAS BEEN KNOCKED OF ITS AXIS duh

[sdelmonte]

All joking aside, this is going to the next show that Wants to Be Lost. ABC is planning one, as well, something called Fast Forward.

But there is only one Lost. All others are shameless imitators.

[buongiornodaisy.livejournal.com]

But ABC's Lost wanna be at least has someone who's actually from Lost!

[sdelmonte]

The creators of Day One (Jeph Loeb and Jesse Alexander) worked on Lost early on before moving to Heroes (and being scapegoats this season for that show's total lack of good). That almost counts.

[buongiornodaisy.livejournal.com]

RE: Life: yikes!

[sdelmonte]

OK, no more prolonged agony. But no more Life either. Sigh.

[buongiornodaisy.livejournal.com]

Unfortunately there'll be no word on Chuck until the 19th.

[sdelmonte]

I never got into Chuck, but I want to see it stay just because the friends I know who watch it are very devoted.

[mabfan.livejournal.com]

It's a nicely done show. I will be disappointed if it is not renewed.

[mabfan.livejournal.com]

Fast Forward is based on Rob Sawyer's excellent novel. (A novel is defined as excellent if my name is in the acknowledgments.)

[sdelmonte]

It is far too soon to predict whether a TV show that hasn't even been officially picked up will be any good. But good source material will help.

Will wait to read the book, though.

[agonistes]

I suspect that part of the reason they moved it back is that their executive director in charge of dramatic programming literally dropped dead a few days ago.

[sdelmonte]

I saw that. And that is of course a very good reason to not get things done.

I am just a little perplexed as to how things work at NBC if are having such difficulties making decisions. Of course, I am perplexed as to how they can renew Heroes or put Jay Leno on at 10 pm every night. But I still live in the past, where the networks offered things like Life a lot more.

[silveraspen]

I'm going to miss Life. A lot.