2008 Woodie Awards
After The Strike: A Recap Of Spring TV Shows Where They Left Off
Natalie Abreu
Issue date: 4/15/08 Section: Focus
With the writers' strike now a thing of the past, writers of your favorite television shows have quickly put pen to paper to get television shows back on track to finish their seasons. After filming and editing, new episodes have slowly-but-surely streamed back into TV sets and right back into the minds of dedicated viewers. And it seems that the writers have infused most television shows with some pretty interesting to come.
"30 Rock"
Returning last Thursday with the first of five new episodes, this NBC comedy left viewers off with Liz trying to buy an apartment, Kenneth's addiction to caffeine and the split between Jack and Cici.
Life won't imitate art in "30 Rock"'s show-within-a-show with the writer's strike not being mentioned within the plot. But plenty will still go on with Jack and rival Devon vying to become the successor to CEO Don Geiss. Devon's wedding to Geiss' daughter Kathy is also imminent. Although the wedding probably won't be seen; Devon's bachelor party will.
Liz reconnects with two exes and has a pregnancy scare, sure to make viewers wonder "whose maybe baby is it?"
"Bones"
Returning April 14, this FOX show has six episodes to go. Viewers were left wondering what would happen after Booth and Brennan made out, even if it was just a dare.
New episodes will include storylines such as Booth and Brennan looking after a baby, Brennan singing and Brennan's murderous father on trial. There will also be a quicker ID on the medieval serial killer Gormogon.
"CSI"
Television's no. 1 drama returned on April 3, with six new episodes left in its season run. Pre-strike episodes left viewers hanging on plotlines such as Sara leaving her job and Grissom and Warwick hunting down a mobster turned club owner after a stripper ends up dead.
New episodes will include plotlines such as the murder of a sitcom diva, the murder of a grand jury witness and new insights into why Sara left as well as where Sara and Grissom are in their relationship.
"30 Rock"
Returning last Thursday with the first of five new episodes, this NBC comedy left viewers off with Liz trying to buy an apartment, Kenneth's addiction to caffeine and the split between Jack and Cici.
Life won't imitate art in "30 Rock"'s show-within-a-show with the writer's strike not being mentioned within the plot. But plenty will still go on with Jack and rival Devon vying to become the successor to CEO Don Geiss. Devon's wedding to Geiss' daughter Kathy is also imminent. Although the wedding probably won't be seen; Devon's bachelor party will.
Liz reconnects with two exes and has a pregnancy scare, sure to make viewers wonder "whose maybe baby is it?"
"Bones"
Returning April 14, this FOX show has six episodes to go. Viewers were left wondering what would happen after Booth and Brennan made out, even if it was just a dare.
New episodes will include storylines such as Booth and Brennan looking after a baby, Brennan singing and Brennan's murderous father on trial. There will also be a quicker ID on the medieval serial killer Gormogon.
"CSI"
Television's no. 1 drama returned on April 3, with six new episodes left in its season run. Pre-strike episodes left viewers hanging on plotlines such as Sara leaving her job and Grissom and Warwick hunting down a mobster turned club owner after a stripper ends up dead.
New episodes will include plotlines such as the murder of a sitcom diva, the murder of a grand jury witness and new insights into why Sara left as well as where Sara and Grissom are in their relationship.
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