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Madness · 10-04-2002, 04:16 PM

What do you all think NBC Thursday night will look like next year when(hopefully it does happen) Friends leaves the picture? Who do you think will fill the 8pm position? I see Frasier coming back to Thursday nights to give it a boost and maybe Just Shoot Me and Scrubs anchoring Tuesday nights.

TJL · 10-04-2002, 04:53 PM

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Originally posted by Madness
I see Frasier coming back to Thursday nights to give it a boost and maybe Just Shoot Me and Scrubs anchoring Tuesday nights.

I don't think they'll pull Frasier away from Tuesday. Frasier fought hard to establish itself there after being bounced from Thursday, so I don't think they'll move. If Scrubs keeps up with their ratings and rep, maybe they might move to 8...

As for Just Shoot Me, I wouldn't let them anchor a toy boat in my bathtub.

They're done after this season.

GoldenFamilyTies · 10-04-2002, 04:58 PM

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Originally posted by Madness
What do you all think NBC Thursday night will look like next year when(hopefully it does happen) Friends leaves the picture? Who do you think will fill the 8pm position? I see Frasier coming back to Thursday nights to give it a boost and maybe Just Shoot Me and Scrubs anchoring Tuesday nights.

NBC is making a new show called "Coupling" which is pretty much a copy-off Friends. I don't know if it will be in the 8 PM slot, though. Friends might have a 10th Season, but that is highly unlikely.

Brian Damage · 10-04-2002, 05:06 PM

If NBC ponies up the money, I can almost guarantee a 10th season. Just Shoot Me isn't just the name of the sitcom, the show is also begging for it.

Madness · 10-04-2002, 05:15 PM

Ouch...I'm gonna guess there's not too many Just Shoot Me fans here!hehe

Brian Damage · 10-04-2002, 05:39 PM

I actually liked Just Shoot Me, but I think it has worn out its welcome.

dlemond · 10-04-2002, 05:47 PM

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Originally posted by briandamage
I actually liked Just Shoot Me, but I think it has worn out its welcome.

Oh, I agree. I used to like the show and I watch it in syndication. But ever since I saw that Christmas episode with Ray Liotta as himself, mugging up the scenery (look, Ray Liotta is crazy in real life!), I knew they were grasping.

This year is the end for them.

Central Perk · 10-04-2002, 06:47 PM

Maybe if there was a Joey Spinoff that could be moved to the Thursday Night 8pm timeslot..or maybe even Will & Grace will move to the 8pm timeslot...they'll think of something...

Sitcomwriter · 10-04-2002, 07:45 PM

My Prediction:
8:00-Coupling (NEW SERIES! NBC already has plans for it to replace Friends.It'll premiere in March of this year I think)
8:30-Scrubs
9:00-Will and Grace
9:30-New Series (Good Morning Miami moves to Tuesdays replacing the cancelled "Just Shoot Me"!)
10:00-ER (Final Season)

GoldenFamilyTies · 10-04-2002, 10:52 PM

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Originally posted by Dr. Frasier Crane
Maybe if there was a Joey Spinoff that could be moved to the Thursday Night 8pm timeslot..or maybe even Will & Grace will move to the 8pm timeslot...they'll think of something...

The Joey spin-off is not happening... it would also be very very bad, in my opinion.

dlemond · 10-04-2002, 11:35 PM

Basically NBC Thursday is screwed without Friends.

Unless they move Fraiser.

Two new shows won't do.

And Scrubs is too new to be an anchor, so all you have left is Will and Grace- which better improve on last years' decline.

NBC is in a heap of trouble and I wouldn't be surprised if they bucked up huge (I mean more than these marginal talents are getting already) and milked Friends for another year.

Besides, the Friends actors' careers outside the series is nothing to bank on (or brag about)- yet 20+ million a year is.

Will and Grace Fanatic · 10-05-2002, 12:05 AM

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Originally posted by Dr. Frasier Crane
Maybe if there was a Joey Spinoff that could be moved to the Thursday Night 8pm timeslot..or maybe even Will & Grace will move to the 8pm timeslot...they'll think of something...

I doubt they'll put Will and Grace on at 8pm. They can't get away with as much as they do if the put them on at 8pm. Plus Will and Grace is the only show so far to do very well against CSI. That was a major reason Just Shoot Me was moved from Thursday to Tuesday. I'm sure NBC will come up with great new shows that will win their timeslots. Everyone thought when Cheers and The Cosby Show left that NBC was going to go through a Thursday night power struggle and then they thought the same thing when Seinfeld left. But then Friends came along and helped out. If NBC gets Coupling a big hit in the UK and a Joey spin-off their ratings could do very well. I think what NBC should do is change mustsee tv to Monday night and destroy CBS's monday line up.

dlemond · 10-05-2002, 12:51 AM

You have to understand, without a veteran lead-in, there is no way Thursday will work for NBC.

They set themselves up, because Friends did not originate there.

Madness · 10-05-2002, 01:07 AM

But didn't Friends debut in 1994 Thursdays at 8:30pm?

dlemond · 10-05-2002, 01:26 AM

Friends did not originate at 8:00 pm.

They moved there in an attempt to establish a stronghold, which they did.

I remember grumble that it may have been a mistake to put them there.

Oh well, no problem with that.

10-04-2002, 04:16 PM	#1
Madness I call it the rocket Senior Member Join Date: May 03, 2000 Posts: 2,047	NBC Next year What do you all think NBC Thursday night will look like next year when(hopefully it does happen) Friends leaves the picture? Who do you think will fill the 8pm position? I see Frasier coming back to Thursday nights to give it a boost and maybe Just Shoot Me and Scrubs anchoring Tuesday nights.

10-04-2002, 05:06 PM	#4
Brian Damage I'm Rich Bitch Forum Icon Join Date: Feb 03, 2002 Location: What Ain't No Country I Ever Heard Of...They Speak English in What? Posts: 63,108	If NBC ponies up the money, I can almost guarantee a 10th season. Just Shoot Me isn't just the name of the sitcom, the show is also begging for it.
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10-04-2002, 05:15 PM	#5
Madness I call it the rocket Senior Member Join Date: May 03, 2000 Posts: 2,047	Ouch...I'm gonna guess there's not too many Just Shoot Me fans here!hehe

10-04-2002, 05:39 PM	#6
Brian Damage I'm Rich Bitch Forum Icon Join Date: Feb 03, 2002 Location: What Ain't No Country I Ever Heard Of...They Speak English in What? Posts: 63,108	I actually liked Just Shoot Me, but I think it has worn out its welcome.

10-04-2002, 06:47 PM	#8
Central Perk ~~~~~ Forum 4000 Club Member Join Date: Jan 10, 2002 Posts: 4,553	Maybe if there was a Joey Spinoff that could be moved to the Thursday Night 8pm timeslot..or maybe even Will & Grace will move to the 8pm timeslot...they'll think of something...

10-04-2002, 07:45 PM	#9
Sitcomwriter Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Feb 27, 2001 Posts: 7,354	My Prediction: 8:00-Coupling (NEW SERIES! NBC already has plans for it to replace Friends.It'll premiere in March of this year I think) 8:30-Scrubs 9:00-Will and Grace 9:30-New Series (Good Morning Miami moves to Tuesdays replacing the cancelled "Just Shoot Me"!) 10:00-ER (Final Season)

10-04-2002, 11:35 PM	#11
dlemond Hey, I know you. Moderator Forum Veteran Join Date: Dec 03, 2001 Location: New Jersey Posts: 6,752	Basically NBC Thursday is screwed without Friends. Unless they move Fraiser. Two new shows won't do. And Scrubs is too new to be an anchor, so all you have left is Will and Grace- which better improve on last years' decline. NBC is in a heap of trouble and I wouldn't be surprised if they bucked up huge (I mean more than these marginal talents are getting already) and milked Friends for another year. Besides, the Friends actors' careers outside the series is nothing to bank on (or brag about)- yet 20+ million a year is.

10-05-2002, 12:51 AM	#13
dlemond Hey, I know you. Moderator Forum Veteran Join Date: Dec 03, 2001 Location: New Jersey Posts: 6,752	You have to understand, without a veteran lead-in, there is no way Thursday will work for NBC. They set themselves up, because Friends did not originate there.

10-05-2002, 01:07 AM	#14
Madness I call it the rocket Senior Member Join Date: May 03, 2000 Posts: 2,047	But didn't Friends debut in 1994 Thursdays at 8:30pm?

10-05-2002, 01:26 AM	#15
dlemond Hey, I know you. Moderator Forum Veteran Join Date: Dec 03, 2001 Location: New Jersey Posts: 6,752	Friends did not originate at 8:00 pm. They moved there in an attempt to establish a stronghold, which they did. I remember grumble that it may have been a mistake to put them there. Oh well, no problem with that.