Quarterlife premieres next month
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- December
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Quarterlife has gotten its broadcast premiere date.
Starting Feb. 18, the series developed for the Internet will debut at 9 p.m., replacing one of 6,000 weekly airings of Deal or No Deal.
I’ve written about the series before, here and here. From the creators of My So-Called Life and thirtysomething, Quarterlife is a drama about twentysomethings. It has an eight episode run, from the 36 eight-minute episodes created for online. More episodes could come, because the show is written for the Internet, not for broadcast, and NBC airs it only after all the eps have run online. Could this be the new paradigm?
The Hollywood Reporter said, joy of joys, Quarterlife will debut after the premiere of another new reality series, Baby Borrowers.
What’s that? Glad you asked. Or frightened, depending on your point of view. From the NBC site:
Baby Borrowers is a unique social experiment that takes five teenage couples on a rollercoaster ride of adult responsibility, allowing them to experience parenting firsthand. Desperate to have their own life and family, our lovebirds are thrown in at the deep end. They’re given real houses and real responsibilities  the most important of which is to look after children from a range of age groups. They’ll begin with an infant, followed by a toddler, pre-teen, young teenager, and lastly a senior citizen. In the end, will these couples be able to cope with the pressure of parenthood or will they break?
Writer’s strike, please end soon!
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