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Checking in with "Scrubs." No news on next season yet. (Buddy TV)
He’s not fucking Jimmy Kimmel, but he does like him. (Boston Globe)
Oops she’s in negotiations to do it again. Britney might return to "How I Met Your Mother." (Televisionista)
Date set for AFTRA talks, anyway. (Deadline Hollywood Daily)
Slate on Ben Silverman’s "infront" announcement. (Slate)

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Checking in with "Scrubs." No news on next season yet. (Buddy TV)
He’s not fucking Jimmy Kimmel, but he does like him. (Boston Globe)
Oops she’s in negotiations to do it again. Britney might return to "How I Met Your Mother." (Televisionista)
Date set for AFTRA talks, anyway. (Deadline Hollywood Daily)
Slate on Ben Silverman’s "infront" announcement. (Slate)

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Had I been paying attention and known that NBC was going to be having their faux Upfronts today I might have stayed a bit closer to my computer. But alas I am a wee bit behind in sharing the big news from the Peacock today. But there is news (and not just that […]
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Was it funny or just nasty that the producers of CBS’ "How I Met Your Mother" cast Britney Spears as a minor-league psycho in her guest spot last night? There weren’t any actual jokes about her being psychologically disturbed, but her character - a receptionist named Abby - had the overbright smile and oblivious persona of a cult member or celebrity stalker.  ("Young Frankenstein" fans, are you thinking what I’m thinking? That the character was… Abby Normal?) A minor kindness by protagonist Ted (Josh Radnor) led her to believe that they were soulmates, and the last shot of the episode was him sprinting down the sidewalk away from her pursuit.
Abby was reality-challenged, an odd choice of role for Spears, who
recently spent time on a mental ward in real life after an involuntary
commitment by her family. The singer’s performance was sitcom-passable, as other critics said this morning, but hardly nuanced or […]

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 Was it funny or just nasty that the producers of CBS’ "How I Met Your Mother" cast Britney Spears as a minor-league psycho in her guest spot last night? There weren’t any actual jokes about her being psychologically disturbed, but her character - a receptionist named Abby - had the overbright smile and oblivious persona of a cult member or celebrity stalker.  ("Young Frankenstein" fans, are you thinking what I’m thinking? That the character was… Abby Normal?) A minor kindness by protagonist Ted (Josh Radnor) led her to believe that they were soulmates, and the last shot of the episode was him sprinting down the sidewalk away from her pursuit.
Abby was reality-challenged, an odd choice of role for Spears, who
recently spent time on a mental ward in real life after an involuntary
commitment by her family. The singer’s performance was sitcom-passable, as other critics in print and online said this morning, […]

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The Hollywood Reporter says that negotiations are underway to move NBC staple SCRUBS to ABC next season. The long suffering much much applauded comedy was supposed to end air its series finale this year but that may not be the case now.  Details are still being worked out but sources say that ABC is looking […]
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NBC has announced the post-writers-strike fate of its shows. One press release unveiled premiere dates for series returning this spring. The other revealed that "Heroes," "Chuck" and "Life" will all return - but not till next fall, when they’ll be beneficiaries of "major re-launch campaigns."
Unlike CBS, the network wasn’t telling how many post-strike episodes of the spring series will be produced - with "Scrubs," in its final season, the big question mark there. Sez NBC:
"My Name Is Earl" (Thursdays, 8-8:30 p.m. ET), will return with a one-hour episode on Thursday, April 3; the Emmy Award-winning "30 Rock" (Thursdays, 8:30-9 p.m. ET) will begin on Thursday, April 10; likewise, the Emmy-winning "The Office" (Thursdays, 9-9:30 p.m. ET) also resumes with new episodes on Thursday, April 10; and "Scrubs" (Thursdays, 9:30-10 p.m. ET) will come back with original episodes beginning Thursday, April 10.
"ER" (Thursdays, 10-11 p.m. ET) also will come back on […]

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Bill Lawrence is one of the funniest, realest guys in the sitcom factory. Zach Braff is funny and still seems pleased with himself after "Garden State" (dude, that was like 20 years ago, get over it). And they both know they have a loyal audience for the planned final season of "Scrubs." So the impression they gave at press tour this summer is they’re going to pretty much say what they want. And now Lawrence is at it again.
With an end to the writers strike apparently in the works, Lawrence is already publicly lobbying NBC head cheese Ben Silverman to give "Scrubs" a four- or five-episode farewell tour (seven more episodes were planned pre-strike), rather than wrap things up with a voiceover pasted onto whatever half-assed ending is now in the can. I hope he gets what he wants - "Scurbs" fans deserve it - but I hope he asked […]

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Rainn Wilson, aka the amazing Dwight Schrute of "The Office," has found at least one thing to do during the writers strike. Our friends at GMMR report he’ll host the Independent Spirit Awards on Feb. 23. Along with the SAG Awards, the Indies - while not as prestigious as the Dundies - have been granted a waiver from the Writers Guild, so the show can go on as usual.
Meanwhile the Hollywood Reporter tells us what recurring "Office" player David Denman, aka Pam’s ex-fiancee Roy, will be doing when the strike ends: He’ll be starring in the NBC pilot "Saint of Circumstance," about a guy whose mid-life crisis leads him to quit his boring, ahem, office job and become a night-shift paramedic. BONUS: "Scrubs" star Zach Braff and his writer brother Adam are putting the show together, or will be post-strike.
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We’re about to enter Week 5 of the WGA strike so Ducky and I give you the rundown on how many original episodes are left for most shows. We then discuss this season’s plot points thus far as well as whether or not each show is living up to our expectations.
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