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After The Strike, When Will Your Favorite Shows Return ??

By fred | February 11, 2008

Pushing Daisies

Executive producer Bryan Fuller said : “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.”

Reaper

Still 3 episodes completed remaining. Expected to shoot 5 or 6 additional episodes to air in April/May.

Samantha Who?

Executive Producer Don Todd Says: “I’m returning from Montana now, so it all seems like another world to me. But by tomorrow, I’m sure it’ll be like I never left. Samantha Who? is definitely going back into production, but until the strike is over we won’t know how many episodes ABC will want. We have three unaired, and I suspect we’ll have another three or four new ones. I haven’t read the deal yet (no cell reception/Internet in the Montana cabin), but I trust that it will do. I know that if the writers’ spouses were in charge, we would have been out of the house months ago.”

It seems that Samantha Who? might be the only new series an ABC to return this season, much like Gossip Girl on The CW.

Scrubs

4 completed episodes remaining. Four (or more) could be added, but you need to help to get NBC to air them!

Smallville

4 completed episodes remaining. Expected to shoot 4 to 6 additional episodes to air in April/May.

Supernatural

2 completed episodes remaining. After that, Erik Kripke, executive producer, said : “I would say we can probably get three, maybe four episodes in the can. I think three is the safe number to say probably. So, I hope so… I just hope. Obviously we all love the show and want to get back to work!”

They might get to shoot 4 or 5 more episodes to air in April/May.

Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles

5 completed episodes remaining. Uncertain after that.

The Big Bang Theory

Should get 5 to 7 additional episodes to air in April/May.

The Office

One script ready, should get 5 to 10 new episodes done to air in April/May.

Ugly Betty

Executive producer Silvio Horta thinks he can wrap four more episodes to air in April/May. Adjustments from the original plan will have to be made, since the season would be shortened from 23 to 17 episodes, and he had mapped out a 23-episode arc. “We would definitely need to change storylines. I know where we’re going to end up, but there’s going to have to be some major readjustment to get there.“

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