Geeks and fruit lovers rejoice, NBC just announced that it is ordering an extra nine episodes of two of its new series: Chuck and Life. What that means is that both series will have a complete first season of 22 episodes each!About 8 million viewers tune in weekly to watch geek-turned-secret-agent Chuck Bartowski solve crimes with his two handlers and to witness Detective Crews solve cases after sering time in prison for a crime he didn't commit.
"Both shows are hitting their stride creatively, have developed loyal audiences and offer unlimited potential to grow throughout the season," said Ben Silverman, Co-Chairman of NBC Entertainment and Universal Media Studios, when he made the announcement today. Being a fan of Chuck and having enjoyed a few episodes of Life, I can't help but jump up and down by this news. Of course, some NBC viewers will not join me in the celebration since NBC didn't announce that Bionic Woman was also getting a complete season...
Chuck airs on Mondays and Life airs on Wednesdays on NBC.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)
11-27-2007 @ 7:57AM
fred said...
I'm so happy that Life got picked up !!
Best new series this season IMO, I love it!
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11-27-2007 @ 8:05AM
Ken Shane said...
Sadly, it also appears that Journeyman will not be extended to a full season.
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11-27-2007 @ 8:11AM
Joe said...
I'm hoping it comes down to Journeyman vs. Bionic Woman. And it's fairly obvious who will win that battle. I'll give you a clue. It's the good show!
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11-28-2007 @ 1:38PM
sitruc said...
So which is it?
11-27-2007 @ 8:14AM
jaerisk said...
Bionic Woman should be taken out back and shot, die slow Jaime, die slow!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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11-27-2007 @ 8:31AM
Mary said...
Good to see Life getting a full season. I just found out that Damian Lewis is a Brit doing an American accent. And a great one at that.
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11-27-2007 @ 8:35AM
Ras Thavas said...
Fantastic news. Life is my favorite new drama show.
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11-27-2007 @ 8:55AM
Scruffy said...
To #5, do yourself a favor and rent "Band of Brothers", if you like Lewis.
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11-27-2007 @ 8:59AM
sirona7 said...
Truly good news for Lifers and fans of Chuck. Thanks to NBC for giving these wonderful shows a chance to develop and grow into their potentials.
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11-27-2007 @ 9:25AM
RanMas said...
Hooray for CHUCK! It is definitely one of the best new shows.
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11-27-2007 @ 9:25AM
Ryan said...
I'll probably try to catch Life on reruns since I gave up on it after the second episode. But yay great news for Chuck! Woo!
And if it IS between Journeyman and Bionic Woman (more realistically it's BOTH of them), then definitely Journeyman.
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11-27-2007 @ 9:27AM
Christopher said...
Yay!!!
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11-27-2007 @ 10:14AM
kel said...
Glad to see that Chuck is going a full season. It's a good diversion, kinda like Reaper.
Life is that good? I've never watched it. The commercials make it seem like it's NBC's answer to House.
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11-27-2007 @ 10:36AM
JeffL said...
Glad to see these picked up, but, umm, who exactly is going to write these episodes?
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11-27-2007 @ 10:37AM
Matt said...
Great news. These are the only two new NBC shows I give a damn about, so I'm very happy to see both of them renewed. I had an interest in Bionic Woman, but they slowly lost me to the point where I unsubscribed from it on my DVR.
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11-27-2007 @ 10:43AM
Rich said...
But what about the strike? I thought, as the strike continues, the chance for any series to get 22 epsiodes this year is slim.
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11-27-2007 @ 10:48AM
Will said...
It looks like I'll have to give Life another chance. I'm happy for Chuck.
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11-27-2007 @ 11:04AM
Aberdeen said...
Yeah, ditch Bionic Woman and bring back Journeyman! Journeyman, Life, and Chuck are the best new shows of the fall - too bad NBC doesn't have enough brains to figure that out.
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11-27-2007 @ 11:09AM
keithnl said...
Anyone notice how House/Hugh Laurie and Crews/Damian Lewis, both lauded for there flawless American accents, appear to speak with some sort of lisp or slight speech impediment, which they don't seem to have in there normal British speaking voices?
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11-27-2007 @ 11:24AM
PB said...
Ah, so glad about this! I love Life and Chuck. Now if they'll just cancel Bionic Woman, NBC will have done the right thing. :-)
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