OK, you owners of the Video Tape Recorder, I'm putting you
on alert. NBC is 'super-sizing' some of its Thursday night shows during May sweeps. This, of course, will be putting
your VCRs into a state of apoplexy.
On May 11th Will & Grace and the season finales of My Name is Earl and The Office will expand to 40-minutes apiece in a ratings-grabbing scheme that hasn't been seen on Thursday nights since Friends was on the air. The belief is, by adding an additional ten minutes to each show, viewers are less likely to surf to other networks.
This will be the next-to-last episode of Will & Grace and will feature a bit of baby drama for the two main characters. On Earl, the main character (Jason Lee) will encounter some problems as he tries to cross off the number one item on the list. The finale of The Office, written by star Steve Carell, will feature a charity casino night.
In a related story, ER will be ten minutes shorter that evening to see if anyone really notices. Heh. Heh.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
4-24-2006 @ 8:58AM
John said...
I saw the preview for the new episode and I almost fainted from laughter Dwight is wearing his sheriff deputy uniform and says " _____ was in mexico when he was 5, he is a potential drug mule" sorry i forget the guys name, the gay latino guy lol
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4-24-2006 @ 9:02AM
John said...
I saw the preview for the new episode and I almost fainted from
laughter Dwight is wearing his sheriff deputy uniform and says "
Oscar was in mexico when he was 5, he is a potential drug mule" lol
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4-24-2006 @ 10:10AM
Noah said...
I was hoping for Pam's wedding in the finale.
Casino night for the finale?
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4-24-2006 @ 10:40AM
Porchland said...
I guess you "super-size" when you don't have enough shows that people actually want to watch.
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4-25-2006 @ 2:11PM
Olyvia said...
I LOVE the office, and i think it is so funny. cant wait till the season finnale. but doe shtat meen after that they will al be repeats?
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4-25-2006 @ 2:21PM
John said...
who uses video tapes anymore?
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4-25-2006 @ 2:43PM
Emily said...
the office is definatly
the funniest show i hvae ever seen
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4-25-2006 @ 5:00PM
Paige said...
Okay, so yeah everyone listen to this anouncement that I have: THE OFFICE FREAKING ROCKS! It does, and there is no denying that. Hopefully they won't end the show after the same amount of seasons BBC had to offer, and will expand the life of the fantastice show. 40 minutes, this is like a dream some true.
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4-25-2006 @ 5:09PM
A said...
I will certainly notice that ER will be shorter!
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4-25-2006 @ 5:49PM
Vanessa said...
I absolutely LOVE The Office and Earl! I wish they were hour long shows. Maybe next season??
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4-25-2006 @ 6:08PM
Lindsay said...
I ABSOLUTELY LOVE ER. That is my favorite show. Whats with the Re-Runs?!
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4-25-2006 @ 6:10PM
M said...
My name is earl is awesome, im glad 10 more minutes are being added ^^
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4-25-2006 @ 6:18PM
Lucretia Higgins said...
Hope NBC expands Earl into an hour. Can't get enough. And, hello to the Crab Man.
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4-25-2006 @ 7:03PM
Steve Carell said...
It's gonna be a good one tonight. Hope you all enjoy! BWHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAH!!!!!!!!!!!
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