LAW AND ORDER 2007-2008 IS THE FINAL SEASON
Next year will be the last year for the long running "Law & Order". The show has spawned 3 spin-offs and has given careers to many people. Lots of actors, directors and writers owe Dick Wolf a huge thank you. Now the show has had more cast changes than a soap opera however the actors who have left the show have never said a bad word about the show or its producer "Dick Wolf". That is a miracle. As everybody knows all shows do come to an end. "Law And Order" is no exception. So The 2007-2008 TV season will be the last year of the long running show. However fans of the drama will be in for a treat. There is going to be lots of 2 part episodes or the show will return in a 2hr movie format .
Now next year would not of even been possible had NBC had better ratings. However NBC has not introduced a NEW Hit Show in years. In fact even its talked about hit "Heroes" that show doesn't even crack the top 10. So NBC is going to renew "Law and Order" and the fans are going to love the final year. Here is what is being said:
The final season will return but have lots of returning past cast members.These episodes will reunite past stars with the latest cast members. Old cases with the bad guys who ended up in prison are now out on probation & now will cause new trouble with the NEW cast members.
The show has been on since 1990 and has lots of old characters that they can revisit. MOST past cast members have expressed interest in reprising their roles. The only exception is the late Jerry Orbach who passed away a few short years ago. Sounds like this will be an exciting final year. I'll be watching.
Here is a rumor of the season opener for 2007-2008
The opening episode of the 2007-2008 starts of with a bang. Its a fundraiser for former New York City Mayor Rudolph William Giuliani. All hell breaks loose. In fact at the event is 2 former DA of the fictional DA office which would be the returning Steven Hill & Diane Weist. Mike Logan the character is also to make a return in this episode as well (Chris Noth). Benjamin Bratt returns in this episode as well as a private investigator who is trying to figure out who the target was at the fundraiser.
The only thing that is not set is what night the show will air. On Fridays the shows ratings are only so-so. Another school of thought is that "Law and Order" may return as late as January.
If this happens Law and Order will air as 2 hr movies on Sundays. The reason for the January launch is because NBC airs football on Sunday Nights in the fall and they need something for Sundays when football is over.
NBC this year did great when on Sundays when they aired FOOTBALL however since FOOTBALL ended they have very low ratings on Sundays.
Donald Trump's show "The Apprentice" will not return next year. He will soon be fired from NBC. His show has tanked and NBC needs to find something that will find an audience after football season is over. This was also the same problem ABC had when Monday Night Football ended.
This is the main reason for NBC to be returning the Mystery Movie is that they can cast the "Mystery Movies" with big stars. If the "Mystery Movie" becomes a hit, it will be an event to wait for. FOX does this when it premieres "24" and "American Idol" in January. Because these shows premiere in January they become events that the TV audience is waiting for.
NBC also knows a well written parts can get "HUGE STARS". Keep in mind that the "Mystery Movie" was a huge hit in the 1970's. In case you don't know the "Mystery Movie"is a rotating Wheel of TV detective shows. The original three series featured were "Columbo", "McMillan and Wife" and "McCloud".
Having the all new Mystery movie format return in January would be a good idea for NBC. January is a month in which CBS and ABC air repeats of their TV SHOWS. Having New Shows
on Sundays will give NBC a competitive edge until the February Sweeps.
So maybe NBC might dust off "Columbo", and bring back Peter Falk and could do the same with Angela Landsbury and bring back "Murder She Wrote" for a few TV movies as well.
Both of these famous TV detectives would be a welcome return but I hope NBC might go with a few "Hart to Hart" or "Police Story" movies as well.
2 comments:
"In fact even its talked about hit "Heroes" that show doesn't even crack the top 10." Actually, it's made the top 10 at least twice )including the last new episode before hiatus).
And the Mystery Movie format was brought back in the late '80s by ABC, but it didn't stick - so what makes you think a revival would work now, Hallmark's take on it ("McBride," etc) notwithstanding?
"Heroes" may have had episodes in the top 10 however overall its not in the top 10.
ABC Mystery Movie aired on Mondays. It went up against the CBS MEGA HITS "Murphy Brown" amd "Designing Women". COlumbo did very well and was brought back for more movies later.
HAllmarks take on the Mystery format is not working because people might not be aware of those shows or the shows themselves are bad.
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