The Long-Delayed NBC Show "Love Bites" Set to Premiere June 2nd - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

JamesG · 04-29-2011, 06:56 PM

"Love Bites" Will Find a Way Onto NBC’s Summer Schedule
4/29/11

After many delays, NBC is finally giving "Love Bites" a chance.

Vulture has learned that the long-delayed rom-com anthology series, which stars "Ugly Betty" alum Becki Newton, will begin a nine-week summer run on the network Thursday, June 2 at 10 p.m.

That's the time slot NBC had planned for the show when it was first announced a year ago next month — though at the time, they said it would be debuting in September 2010; a series of behind-the-scenes production changes, plus some cold feet on the part of now-departed NBC leadership, prompted the show to be pulled from the schedule before it ever premiered.

While it's nice that the new NBC team is giving "Love" a chance, the odds of the series making it to a second season are long.

For one thing, Newton has already been cast in another pilot for CBS. And if new NBC chief Bob Greenblatt completely believed in "Love", he likely would've found a way to launch it during the regular season.

Still, NBC is at least giving the show a fair shot to find an audience, placing it on its Thursday comedy block ("30 Rock" will shift back to 8:30 p.m. for the summer).

The network will also have plenty of on-air firepower with which to promote "Love", between the red-hot "The Voice" and returning summer champ "America's Got Talent".

Perhaps NBC will get lucky with "Love" after all.

http://nymag.com/daily/entertainment...on_to_nbc.html

Pavan · 04-29-2011, 07:12 PM

It's a burn-off. No chance for anything out of it.

Couch Potato 05 · 06-15-2011, 07:03 PM

I watched the 1st few episodes & I don't see it lasting. I might as well stop watching it now.

04-29-2011, 06:56 PM	#1
JamesG Freakshow Moderator Forum Icon Join Date: Feb 01, 2008 Location: Brooklyn, NY Posts: 57,262	The Long-Delayed NBC Show "Love Bites" Set to Premiere June 2nd *"Love Bites" Will Find a Way Onto NBC’s Summer Schedule* 4/29/11 After many delays, NBC is finally giving "Love Bites" a chance. Vulture has learned that the long-delayed rom-com anthology series, which stars "Ugly Betty" alum Becki Newton, will begin a nine-week summer run on the network Thursday, June 2 at 10 p.m. That's the time slot NBC had planned for the show when it was first announced a year ago next month — though at the time, they said it would be debuting in September 2010; a series of behind-the-scenes production changes, plus some cold feet on the part of now-departed NBC leadership, prompted the show to be pulled from the schedule before it ever premiered. While it's nice that the new NBC team is giving "Love" a chance, the odds of the series making it to a second season are long. For one thing, Newton has already been cast in another pilot for CBS. And if new NBC chief Bob Greenblatt completely believed in "Love", he likely would've found a way to launch it during the regular season. Still, NBC is at least giving the show a fair shot to find an audience, placing it on its Thursday comedy block ("30 Rock" will shift back to 8:30 p.m. for the summer). The network will also have plenty of on-air firepower with which to promote "Love", between the red-hot "The Voice" and returning summer champ "America's Got Talent". Perhaps NBC will get lucky with "Love" after all. http://nymag.com/daily/entertainment...on_to_nbc.html Attached Images

04-29-2011, 07:12 PM	#2
Pavan SO News/Reviews Director Administrator Forum Superstar Join Date: Feb 17, 2000 Location: Linden, NJ (Where Hal Linden got his last name from!) Posts: 26,822	It's a burn-off. No chance for anything out of it.
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06-15-2011, 07:03 PM	#3
Couch Potato 05 Night Owl! Frequent Poster Join Date: Jul 31, 2005 Location: California Posts: 392	I watched the 1st few episodes & I don't see it lasting. I might as well stop watching it now.