Post by Ryan P.Post by KT3000ABC has announced their fall schedule
http://tv.zap2it.com/tveditorial/tve_main/1,1002,802|95249|1|,00.html
and Sorbo's pilot is conspicuous by its absence. That's too bad. I was rooting
for it. It sounded more promising than most of this season's sitcom pilot crop
plus IMO would have been a good fit paired either with _According to Jim_ or
_Hope and Faith_.
But _Jake in Progress_ got picked up and _Boston Legal_ has a 27 episode
season on tap so all is ok with the ABC world.
From what I read yesterday, Jake in Progress was lucky it got renewed.
Apparantly its ratings are not that good... I have yet to actually SEE
an episode.
It's great. The renewal was quite surprising based on just ratings but then
_Jake in Progress_ was up against CBS and NBC's blockbuster Thursday lineups.
Even a dismal third place can be considered successful there, a point FOX has
refused to condede with the cancelations of _Tru Calling_.
But _JIP's_ non future had been considered such a certainty that several of
the players were alreasy moving on. Wendie Malick was attached to _Modern
Men_, a new WB pickup which will now have to recast. Julie Bowen, _JIP's_
"Butterfly" is joining _Boston Legal_ next season. No word on how that will
resolve but being the same network she might be able to do both. And John
Stamos is rumored to have been in the midst of negogiations to join _ER_, but
that could just be PR wrangling.
Post by Ryan P.Bostal Legal is great though, so I like that 27 episode season idea...
It's restitution for being robbed of five eps this season when _Grey's
Anatomy_ absconded with the timeslot.
Did you catch James Spader on _Conan_ last Friday? Hilarious. The five eps are
already filmed including one featuring Alan and Denny *spooning*. Spader's
description was hilarious. Shatner has a "fine venison" smell. LOL
There's a possibility though that portions of the five eps will be reshot to
set up the departure of Monica Potter and Rhona Mitra from the cast. Combined
with the earlier departure of Lake Bell the entire original female cast is now
out.
Post by Ryan P.I may actually remember to watch up to 5 eps this year!
"_Boston Legal_, Tuesdays, 10pm ABC!"