Supernatural Scoop

The youth-oriented network may stay in flux, but The CW has announced planned return dates and episode counts for its series.

Supernatural: 4 episodes begin April 24. (1 more pre-strike episode airs February 21.)
Reaper: 5 episodes begin April 22. (3 more pre-strike episodes begin February 28.)
The Game: 9 episodes begin March 23.
Smallville: 6 episodes begin April 17.
Gossip Girl: 5 episodes begin April 21.
Everybody Hates Chris: Already had 22 completed episodes. Remaining 12 completed episodes begin March 2.
Aliens in America: 18 already completed. Remaining episodes will air March 2 to March 23, then April 27 to May 18.
One Tree Hill: …read more

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Michael Eisner. AP
Former Disney exec, Michael Eisner revealed in a CNBC interview, the other day. that the major studio execs and the WGA shook hands, last Friday, on a deal to end the strike. Saturday, 9 February, The contract will go before the WGA general assembly for final acceptance. When asked about the possibility that the assembly won’t accept the deal Eisner stated that acceptance was “inevitable.”
This, of course, is bittersweet news for fans of scripted television. Many shows will likely not have any more episodes written and produced, until Autumn 2008.
Go to CNBC to read more from Eisner on …read more

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Supernatural Episode 3.11 – Jus In Bello

If the networks and studios don’t work something out with the WGA –perhaps, even if they do- Thursday, January 17 could be the last episode for Supernatural Season Three.
Let’s hope for some reason, soon. There’s not a lot of time to complete the writing, and the production of even a couple more episodes of any of our favorite hour-long evening scripted television shows. If things don’t turn around soon, all the good ideas are going into Supernatural Season Four.
So, call your network exec friends, and tell them to follow David Letterman’s lead.
Of course, as …read more

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David Letterman rides. Maybe he could keep up with the Impala. No? Photo: James Devaney, WireImage.com.
Hooray for David Letterman! Though many scripted TV dramas and sitcoms may end the season in chaos, perpetual reruns, or replacement by reality tv, the deal struck between David Letterman’s Worldwide Pants and the WGA is a ray of hope in this strike-sick season. The agreement will hopefully lead to more smaller production companies making their own independent agreements with their writers. Key to this agreement with Worldwide Pants, of course, is the section detailing residual payments for content made available on advertising and subscription …read more

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