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ABC and NBC in "Scrubs" scrap - Yahoo! News
Veteran comedy "Scrubs" is caught in a tug-of-war between NBC and ABC. ABC is in negotiations to pick up 18 episodes of the series from Disney corporate sibling ABC Studios, which has produced the comedy for NBC since 2001.
It would appear Scrubs will get an extra year to due to the writers strike.
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LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Veteran comedy "Scrubs" is caught in a tug-of-war between NBC and ABC. ABC is in negotiations to pick up 18 episodes of the series from Disney corporate sibling ABC Studios, which has produced the comedy for NBC since 2001.
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NBC brass are said to have been caught off guard when the Hollywood Reporter broke the story earlier on Thursday.
A network insider said NBC is still in "first negotiation period" -- a period of exclusive negotiations -- with ABC Studios and hasn't given the studio official consent to take the series elsewhere.
ABC Studios chose not to respond.
Given the history between NBC and ABC Studios, which have been at odds over the quirky medical comedy since it premiered in 2001, industry observers are preparing for an ugly battle over a series considered to be on its final lap.
A broadcast series switching networks, though often discussed during contract renewals, is a rare event. Recent network jumpers include "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" (the WB Network to UPN) and "JAG" (NBC to CBS).
The Hollywood writers strike cut short NBC's 18-episode final-season order for the Zach Braff medical series to 12 episodes. Sources said the network has been reluctant to order additional episodes for the fall, citing the fact that it already has fresh episodes in the can. NBC reportedly floated various endgame scenarios to producers, including ordering one final episode or producing the remaining episodes direct to
DVD.
Details of the ABC deal are still being hammered out as contracts for most cast members and writers have not been picked up beyond the current season.
After struggling in recent years to launch a hit comedy, ABC scored this season with the Christina Applegate freshman "Samantha Who?" The "Scrubs" pickup will give ABC another half-hour title with a built-in audience. It also makes financial sense for Disney.
It has been a rocky ride for "Scrubs." NBC repeatedly has shifted the critically praised but modestly rated show around its schedule. For the past two seasons, NBC also waited until the eleventh hour to pick it up with partial season orders.
Most recently, "Scrubs" has aired as part of NBC's Thursday night lineup along with "The Office," "My Name Is Earl" and "30 Rock," where the medical comedy often was the lowest-rated of the bunch.
NBC has five original episodes left of "Scrubs," which the network plans to air starting April 10.
Reuters/Hollywood Reporter
I should have posted this when it came out since Warren Ellis rocks! I loved Transmetropolitan (and have the complete series in Trade form in storage). However, I figured I would wait for a few issue to be released before I endorse it. Well, a few issues have been released and I endorse it!
Get it here. Or get it RSSed from here.
Sexual predators do not pose as teens - The INQUIRER
Research by the US Crimes Against Children Research Centre at the University of New Hampshire indicates that your average sexual offender is fairly honest about their intentions.
Many child victims believe that they are in love with the predator.
The study also shows that Facebook or MySpace do not appear to expose teens to greater risks.
According to American Psychologist, centre spokesperson Janis Wolak said that Internet safety information suggests that sex offenders are targeting very young children and using violence and deception against their victims.
However there is no evidence to suggest that this is happening. Most cases seem to arise from risky online interactions such as chatting online about sex to strangers.
This has already been stated a few times. None of the data available paint the pictures that law enforcement and policy makers paint.
The internet is a dangerous place but the danger is entirely different then the scare mongers describe. The dangers are the same as real life. Young people not understanding sex and relationships being used and taken advantage of by older people.
Rep. Tom Lantos Dies - News Story - KNTV | San Francisco
Congressman Tom Lantos of California has died. Lantos was the only Holocaust survivor ever to serve in Congress. His spokeswoman says he died early Monday morning.
Lynne Weill said that Lantos, 80, passed away at the Bethesda Naval Medical Center in suburban Maryland.
I found this song on theSixtyOne:
It immediately reminded me of my daughter Katie. Both the lyrics and the title - given that we called her Jelly Bean in utero before we knew her gender and name. That and she loves jellybeans (or BEANZ!!!! as she calls them).
Super Mario Brothers is one of the games that my wife and I play on my Wii.
Via Lauging Squid
