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Short Cuts: NBC Downsizes Laughs, TNT and TBS Upload Dramas and More
The Peacock plans to discontinue its supersized sitcoms. According to TVWeek.com, the net believes that starting shows at odd intervals like 9:23 pm was frustrating viewers, not to mention confusing TiVos.... TNT and TBS will stream all of their original summer series online, says BroadCastingCable.com. Existing hits The Closer and My Boys and newbies Heartland and Saving Grace will be available the day after they're broadcast.... Literary agent Tony Cowell — aka Simon's spotlight-starved sibling — will be the head judge of Bestseller, an American Idol-like reality competition for aspiring scribes airing on British TV.... Comedy Central is developing a new slew of controversial comedies, including the bank-robbing laffer Held Up, the Arab stand-up showcase The Watch List and David Alan Grier's Chocolate News. (We miss you, Dave Chappelle!) — Reporting by Raven Snook
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May 29, 2007 4:39 PM
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Much like McDonald's Super Size meals, super size TV shows just aren't good for you. Plus I'm always curious what they do with these super size eps once they hit syndication. So much gets edited out as it is with regular 22 minute eps.
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May 29, 2007 6:13 PM
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Good for NBC. See - change can be a good thing.
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May 29, 2007 11:57 PM
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Yippee! Can't wait for the TNT shows to start up this summer!
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May 30, 2007 8:41 AM
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