If writers strike, HEROES will end early
It sounded too good to be true when it was announced last spring.
When it renewed breakout drama HEROES, the network ordered an extra-large portion of the drama for the 2007-08 season, asking for 24 regular-season episodes, and a six-episode miniseries called HEROES: ORIGINS, which would focus one six potential new heroes, one of whom would be added to the regular cast in the third season. That made a total of 30 hours of NBC’s most highly-rated drama.
Now, it looks like the network may be fortunate to produce 10 hours of HEROES this season. The network has already put plans on hiatus for HEROES: ORIGINS, and now has announced plans to shelve the series entirely until next fall, if the WGA goes through with the announced writers strike.
If a strike is averted, the show could still move forward this season as planned; however, at the moment I’m writing this, no deal has been announced, and it’s midnight on the east coast.
The final episode of HEROES this season, if the strike happens, would air on NBC on December 3. Stinks, doesn’t it? Not exactly the kind of thing that inspires folks to go out and buy designer inspired jewelry, is it?
