Tuesday May 29, 2007 7:45 pm
The End of Super Sizing
Okay, so NBC fired chief programming executive Kevin Reilly to bring in some new blood. The first order of business with the new regime? Getting rid of NBC’s signature “super-sized” episodes. Man, I love those—any time I can get a little bit extra of one of my favorite Thursday night comedies is good for me. Not so anymore, as it apparently isn’t a very effective gimmick these days—in the era of DVRs, these devices are confused by the quirky scheduling. NBC’s head of scheduling said, “It was a good idea when we started it. It was very novel. But it’s just not a good idea to have shows starting at 9:23 p.m. I don’t think anyone here thinks, at this point, super-sizing often is good for the shows. We’re going to do our best to not have to do it next year.” That said, they will still honor the plan for five hour long episodes of The Office. Well, at least we have that.
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