Quarterlife

Sweeping changes for February TV

source: Kansas City Star

 MO Last year it was the unnecessary writers’ strike, brought on by corporate greed, that resulted in reality shows like “Big Brother” and walking-dead shows like “Welcome to the Captain” and “Quarterlife” being parked in the spaces reserved for first-run ...

Published Sat, Feb 7

I Am A Child Of Television: One Word Describing NBC’s Schedule ...

source: I Am A Child Of Television

Because of the Writers Strike Bionic Woman aired all of the episodes shot. On the other hand Quarterlife aired once, and according to Wikipedia it was "the worst in-season performance in the 10 p.m. hour by an NBC show in at least 17 ...

Published Wed, Nov 19

Internet Evolution - Mathew Ingram - TV & the Internet: Get Better ...

source: Internet Evolution

On the content side, the Hollywood writers' strike produced a wave of Web shows developed by people such as Joss Whedon, the creator of the hit show Buffy the Vampire Slayer (who created a Web show called Dr. Horrible) and Quarterlife, ...

Published Tue, Nov 4

One and Done: TV executives aren't hesitant to pull the plug

source: Winston-Salem Journal

 NC - And Fox had already produced six episodes of the series. Ben Silverman, a co-chairman of NBC Entertainment who pulled the plug on Quarterlife last winter, ...

Published Tue, Sep 23

Bad Today, Gone Tomorrow

source: New York Times

 United States - And Fox had already produced six episodes of the series. Ben Silverman, the co-chairman of NBC Entertainment who pulled the plug on “Quarterlife” last ...

Published Sat, Sep 20

Truemors :: ‘Quarterlife’ Dead on Arrival at NBC

source: Truemors

Yikes. “It never should have been a network show,” co-creator Marshall Herskovitz said the morning after his bomb fell. Give NBC credit for looking to the Web for some experimental programming as the writers strike dragged on. ...

Published Thu, Aug 7

NBC's Silverman: "Quarterlife" My Biggest Disappointment Of The Year

source: Silicon Alley Insider

Yet! NBC Entertainment co-chairman Ben Silverman says his biggest disappointment in his first year on the job was--who knew?--the fate of Quarterlife, which was pulled after one episode and then sent Bravo as a Sunday morning fill-in. Silverman tells TV Week that his attempt to repurpo...

Published Mon, Jul 21

NBC’s Silverman: “Quarterlife” My Biggest Disappointment Of The Year

source: Aware 11

NBC is in fourth-place in the ratings. The network is praying series like "Heroes" return well in the fall after a nine-month hiatus imposed by the writers strike. Talks with the actors are at an impasse over digital revenues, ...

Published Mon, Jul 21