Little by little, television production is getting back to normal. Well, as normal as it can be during the coronavirus pandemic.
On Friday, the cast, including Mariska Hargitay and the producers of Law & Order: SVU, had their first table reason for the season. It was unlike any other they had ever done in 21 years because they did it on Zoom. However, their 22nd season is unlike any other one in television history.
Today, they went back to filming, and everyone looks different than they did six months ago. That is because they are all wearing masks. Another change is that they have to get tested every day. Not fun. But at least they are working.
Hopefully, they will all stay Corona-, so that we can get new episodes sooner rather than later.
NBC is the first network to announce when some of our favorite scripted shows will be back. However, we will have to wait until October 22nd for the first one to premiere. That honor goes to Superstore, where we will say goodbye to America Ferrera. Then in November, we will get This Is Us, One Chicago, Law & Order: SVU, and The Blacklist.
We will have to wait until 2021 for Brooklyn Nine-Nine, Good Girls, Making It, Manifest, New Amsterdam, and Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist. Plus, new series Kenan, Law & Order: Organized Crime, Mr. Mayor, That’s My Jam, Small Fortune, True Story, Who Do You Think You Are? and Young Rock.
OCTOBER
“Connecting …” (Thursday, 10/1, 8:30-9 p.m.)
“Ellen’s Game of Games” (Tuesday, 10/6, 8-10 p.m., then shifting to 9-10 p.m. on 10/13)
“The Voice” (Monday, 10/19, 8-10 p.m., Tuesday, 10/20, 8-10 p.m. then switches to 8-9 p.m. on 10/27)
“Superstore” (Thursday, 10/22, 8-8:30 p.m.)
NOVEMBER
“This Is Us” (Tuesday, 11/10, 9-11 p.m.; returns to 9-10 p.m. on 11/17)
“Chicago Med” (Wednesday, 11/11, 8-9 p.m.)
“Chicago Fire” (Wednesday, 11/11, 9-10 p.m.)
“Chicago P.D.” (Wednesday, 11/11, 10-11 p.m.)
“Law & Order: SVU” (Thursday, 11/12, 9-10 p.m.)
“The Blacklist” (Friday, 11/13, 8-9 p.m.)
While television scripted shows in Canada and Los Angeles are back filming, it has taken a little longer for NYC shows to be given the go-ahead. That is because the city was hit very hard by the COVID-19. New York based Law & Order: SVU sadly suffered the loss of one of their crew members, Josh Wallwork, to coronavirus back in March.
Yesterday, Ice T revealed that he got the first script for season 22, and said that he is expecting to go back to work in mid-September. As excited as he is about it, he added, “Should be interesting with all the new safety protocols.”
It will also be interesting to see if they will be filming inside more this season as compared to the past. SVU defintely used the city as its backdrop in almost every episode. I hope they can still do it because NYC desperately needs the money to make up for all of its lossese of Broadway and tourism.
When I was a kid, I used to look forward to going to Burger King so that I could get one of those paper crowns. It made me feel like a princess. Heck, I would wear one now if they gave it to me.
I am not the only one who feels that way. Taylor Kinney is driving on his motorcycle from Chicago to Pennsyltucky, and he stopped at the Home of the Whopper to get something to eat. On the way out, he proudly showed off his BK crown. The Chicago Fire star might be 38, but he is not too old to feel like a kid!
Personally, Burger King should make him their mascot! He is so hot, he could flame broil their hamburgers just by walking by them.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yL2mTwQJeJg
Starting at 8p tonight, NBC is airing the final episodes for the season of the One Chicago shows. All of these shows had their seasons cut short because of Coronavirus. Therefore, they are not true season finales.
Chicago Med starts the night off with two cops from New Orleans investigating Dr. Marcel (Dominic Rains) for a murder in his old haunt. Natalie (Torrey DeVito) is convinced he didn’t do it. Will she be able to prove it, or did he really kill someone?
A man comes in with a needle in his heart, and he won’t let the doctors remove it. Dr. Charles (Oliver Platt) is called in to do a psych evaluation on the man. What will he find out about this patient?
Finally, Dr. Choi (Brian Tee) goes out into the field to help out with a shooting victim inside a hostage situation. When the hostage-taker won’t come out, he goes in. Now, he is also being held against his will as he tries to save a little boy’s life.
When April (Yaya DaCosta) finds out what happened, she rushes to the scene to find out what is happening with her brand new ex. Will she get their too late to tell him how she really feels about him?
You have to tune in to find out because I am not going to tell you.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QvKQ6wlpREQ
Then at 9p on Chicago Fire, they are called to put out a fire at a storage facility. When they get there, they realize that it is a chemical fire. The crew goes inside to put it out. While they are in, there is an explosion. When the smoke clears we find out at least one of the firefighters is severally injured.
Now, the uninjured firefighters make it their mission to shut this place down. How far will they go? You know our guys will go to great lengths when they want something to happen.
While they are dealing with all of that, someone is planning on leaving Firehouse 51? Who is leaving and where are they going?
You don’t want to miss a single second of this episode because it is the last one for the foreseeable future.
