Strike watch: If it ends now, will your favorite show be back this season?
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I can’t tell you how many times during the writers strike I clicked on Michael Ausiello’s strike chart over at TVGuide.com to see how many original episodes of my favorite shows were remaining.
The countdown made the writers strike more real each week as first The Office hit zero before Thanksgiving and then even 30 Rock aired a random final episode in January. Well, with the end of the strike apparently imminent, Mike’s got our backs again.
It’s largely speculation combined with stated network plans for various shows. But it looks like a pretty good set of estimates.
I won’t copy the entire list here but I will point out that I’ll be sitting pretty come spring when it comes to the two funniest shows on TV. Both The Office and 30 Rock will shoot between five and 10 new episodes and air them during April and May, according to Ausiello.
Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles has five pre-strike produced episodes remaining right now, and there is no word what’s to come after that. There’s no word yet on Heroes either, though Ausiello wrote recently that it was likely to stay on hiatus until fall due to the serialized nature of the show.
As for the rest of the list, see for yourself. Be warned, though: fans of Chuck, Pushing Daisies and Moonlight will not be happy.
AP Photo/Gary He: Tina Fey and Seth Meyers picket outside NBC headquarters in New York Nov. 5.
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I'm hearing from some in Hollywood that there is a lot of anger among the WGA rank and file about the tentative deal and there will be some harsh exchanges at the union meetings tonight in LA. This 'deal' may not necessarily be a done deal.