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BLT · 07-25-2003, 10:46 AM

Hey! 'Joey' acts up with NBC spinoff

The baton has been passed. After nearly 18 months of on-again, off-again talks, NBC announced Thursday a 22-episode order for a "Friends" spinoff from Warner Bros. Television revolving around Matt LeBlanc's Joey Tribbiani character (HR 7/21). The series is set to debut in fall 2004 in the 8 p.m. Thursday slot that has long been home to "Friends," which is set to wrap its 10-season run in May. Scott Silveri and Shana Goldberg-Meehan, two young scribes who have grown up as writer-producers on "Friends" during the past seven seasons, have been tapped to pen the pilot for "Joey" and executive produce the series along with director/executive producer Kevin Bright. (Cynthia Littleton)

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Also CBS's 75th Anniversary Special will air in November (2nd?).

The Dick Van Dyke Reunion and an Andy Griffith Retrospective with Andy Griffith, Don Knotts & Ron Howard will also air on CBS this Fall.

dawsongirl · 07-25-2003, 05:12 PM

At least they didn't give Chandler and Monica their own show.

*PinkLady* · 07-25-2003, 11:46 PM

I don't really expect "Joey" to last; it won't be the same without the other Friends.

James · 07-26-2003, 02:07 AM

At least it's now safe to say Friends will NOT last longer than Happy Days!

07-25-2003, 10:46 AM	#1
BLT Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Mar 06, 2003 Posts: 496	tv tidbits--7/25/03 Hey! 'Joey' acts up with NBC spinoff The baton has been passed. After nearly 18 months of on-again, off-again talks, NBC announced Thursday a 22-episode order for a "Friends" spinoff from Warner Bros. Television revolving around Matt LeBlanc's Joey Tribbiani character (HR 7/21). The series is set to debut in fall 2004 in the 8 p.m. Thursday slot that has long been home to "Friends," which is set to wrap its 10-season run in May. Scott Silveri and Shana Goldberg-Meehan, two young scribes who have grown up as writer-producers on "Friends" during the past seven seasons, have been tapped to pen the pilot for "Joey" and executive produce the series along with director/executive producer Kevin Bright. (Cynthia Littleton) ------------------------------------ Also CBS's 75th Anniversary Special will air in November (2nd?). The Dick Van Dyke Reunion and an Andy Griffith Retrospective with Andy Griffith, Don Knotts & Ron Howard will also air on CBS this Fall.
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07-25-2003, 05:12 PM	#2
dawsongirl Member Forum Icon Join Date: Jan 04, 2001 Posts: 53,140	At least they didn't give Chandler and Monica their own show.

07-25-2003, 11:46 PM	#3
PinkLady Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Jun 04, 2002 Posts: 7,457	I don't really expect "Joey" to last; it won't be the same without the other Friends.

07-26-2003, 02:07 AM	#4
James Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Jan 07, 2001 Location: Dayton, Ohio, USA Posts: 6,370	At least it's now safe to say Friends will NOT last longer than Happy Days!