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Writers Strike Breathes New Life Into Scrubs

Posted Mar 24, 08 11:58 CDT in Business,  Arts & Living 

(Newser) – The Writers Guild strike not only didn't deliver the death blow to Scrubs—it may have resurrected the veteran sitcom, according to the Hollywood Reporter. Production restarted today on the show, which NBC had already decided not to renew beyond a handful of episodes left over from before the job action. In stepped ABC, which owns the studio that produces the show, and a deal is near for an eighth season.

ABC has an agreement with producer ABC Studios for an 18-episode season, but it still must tie up some loose ends with NBC. Scrubs and ER benefited from the strike even as Las Vegas and Girlfriends were going down the tubes, Variety reports. And "bubble" shows such as Friday Night Lights and Pushing Daisies are benefiting from the second look the halt in the production pipeline made possible.

Sources Hollywood Reporter, Variety

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(L to R) Actors Sarah Chalke, Zach Braff, and Donald Faison poses for a publicity photo for the television show 'Scrubs.'   (Getty Images)
On The Set Of "Scrubs" with actor John C. McGinley.   (Getty Images)
Actors John C. McGinley and Zach Braff work on the set of 'Scrubs' at the old North Hollywood Medical Center.   (Getty Images)
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