Seriously? OMG! WTF?

TV cop Jesse L. Martin became a real-life crime victim after returning to his hometown to shoot a film. The "Law & Order" star was eating breakfast in a restaurant Monday – signing autographs and even offering career advice to the cook, a would-be stand-up comic – when someone broke into a sport utility vehicle and stole his luggage, video iPod and dozens of autographed photos. Martin flew back to New York City a few hours later with only the clothes on his back and his wallet. A graduate of the Buffalo Academy for Visual and Performing Arts, Martin plays Detective Ed Green on the NBC series. He was in Buffalo to shoot an independent film, "Buffalo Bushido." "He’s lived in New York City for 20 years and has never been robbed or a victim of theft," the film’s director, Peter McGennis, said. "He comes back here and in two days he gets fleeced."

Jam!

He sounds like a good guy and that sucks that that happened to him. 

NBC will return the Emmy Award-nominated "Scrubs" and move freshman comedy "30 Rock" to Thursday nights beginning November 30 to form a new two-hour 8-10 p.m. (ET) comedy block with "My Name Is Earl" and "The Office." The change will follow a special super-sized night of comedy two weeks earlier on Thursday, November 16, with three 40-minute episodes of "My Name Is Earl," "The Office" and "30 Rock." The announcements were made by Kevin Reilly, President, NBC Entertainment. "We are excited about the prospect of two-hours of top-notch comedy on Thursday nights, which includes the return of ‘Scrubs,’" said Reilly. "We will stay on-brand with the best comedy block on television, which will position us for the future on the night." Beginning November 30, NBC’s Thursday-night lineup will be "My Name Is Earl" (8-8:30 p.m. ET); "The Office" (8:30-9 p.m. ET); "Scrubs" (9-9:30 p.m. ET); and "30 Rock" (9:30-10 p.m. ET). "ER" will continue at 10-11 p.m. (ET).

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And they will still get crappy ratings, there is no way they can compete against CBS and ABC on Thursdays. Plus none of those comedies have proven themselves, Earl is tired, The Office has never done well, 30 Rock is not funny and why was Scrubs renewed? Seriously just because Reilly likes something does not mean it should be on the air….3 words…Friday Night Lights!

Pop star turned reality star turned film star, Jessica Simpson will be appearing in an episode of the Aaron Sorkin series, ‘Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip’ this November. ‘Studio 60’ is a drama series on NBC that centers on the production of a sketch comedy show similar to ‘Saturday Night Live’. Simpson will not be the first musical guest star on the show within a show. In previous episodes, Three Six Mafia and Sting have appeared. Simpson’s appearance on the show will come just in time for sweeps week, according to TV.com. The show could definitely use the ratings boost. The ratings dropped over thirty percent after the season premiere in mid-September. Live and Style Magazine stated that the part for Simpson was written especially for her. What the part entails other than playing the role of “musical guest” in the episode being produced remains to be seen. It’s too bad they aren’t having Ashlee Simpson on the show, we could see what it might look like behind the scenes when the wrong song is cued up and the musical guest gets exposed for lip synching.

TV Blend

Are they trying to get viewers or lose viewers by having her guest star? 

NBC will air Madonna: The Confessions Tour – Live From London after all – but without the scene in which Madonna sings "Live to Tell" while suspended from a giant cross, a rep for the network confirms to PEOPLE. The decision was made in collaboration with Madonna, who is an executive producer of the special, the NBC spokesperson said. Last month, the New York Daily News reported that the crucifixion scene, which has sparked outrage among religious leaders in the U.S. and in Europe, might cause NBC to scrap the planned special. "NBC is awaiting delivery of the special," a network rep told the Daily News at the time. "Once we see it in its entirety, we’ll make a final decision." Madonna has defended the crucifixion scene as part of her appeal to audiences to donate to AIDS charities. "I don’t think Jesus would be mad at me and the message I’m trying to send," she told the Daily News in May. The two-hour concert special will air on Nov. 22 at 8 p.m. ET.

People (Thanks Michael)

I saw the concert and seriously there is nothing wrong with what she does on the cross. I am just not feeling the love for NBC today.

On the NBC of the near future, there wouldn’t be a place for Friends, Little House on the Prairie or The Cosby Show . Not at 8 p.m. anyway. The network will stop producing comedies and dramas for the 8-9 p.m. hour, instead filling the time slot with cheaper game-show and reality fare, NBC Universal Television Group CEO Jeff Zucker told the Wall Street Journal Thursday. The mandate is part of "NBC 2.0," framed by the network home of The Office as a "wide-ranging strategic initiative to assure future growth." Translation: 700 jobs and $750 million in spending to be cut by the end of 2008. "Success in our business means quickly adjusting to and anticipating change," NBC Universal chairman and CEO Bob Wright said Thursday in a resolutely upbeat network announcement. "This initiative is designed to help us exploit technology and focus our resources, as we continue our transformation into a digital media company for the 21st century." For NBC viewers, the 21st century will mean seeing more and more shows like Deal or No Deal and The Biggest Loser , and slightly fewer familiar faces on local and network new broadcasts, as some of the planned workforce cuts are expected to come from the ranks of on-air reporters. The 8 p.m. initiative, meanwhile, marks a significant turning point in network history, but not so much in present NBC operations. Currently, NBC airs comedies and dramas in 8-9 p.m. hour on only three of its seven nights. Of those, not one of the comedies is a bona-fide Nielsen hit, and the lone drama, Friday Night Lights , is a critically respected Nielsen flop. Make that, a critically respected, expensive Nielsen flop. Per stats reported by the Wall Street Journal , Friday Night Lights costs $2.6 million per episode, compared to only $1.1 million for an hour’s worth of Deal or No Deal . In weaning itself off comedies and dramas at 8 p.m., NBC is following ABC, which more quietly has thrown in the towel on scripted shows in the once-revered "family hour." Ugly Betty is the only ABC comedy or drama to air at 8 p.m. this fall; the rest of the week, the network makes due with real-life tales of wife swapping, celebrity dancing, home building and college football. (It’s also been airing Grey’s Anatomy reruns on Fridays at 8 p.m.) In a way, NBC’s pullback from the 8 p.m. series is return to its roots. In the 1940s and 1950s, the era of the variety show, it rarely scheduled dramas or comedies in the hour.

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Seriously? OMG! WTF? This is the supidiest TV idea since The WB and UPN merger.  There is a reason why I only watch three hours a week of their primetime programming…because it sucks.

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