Geeks: 2, Television:1

This past weekend, both Dollhouse and Chuck were saved from cancellation. It would be hard to deny that both of these shows were saved by the intense support of their loyal fans. Whether it was hardcore letter writing campaigns, or buying a Subway footlong, it worked in favor of the fans. So far the only drawback appears to be a reduced budget and staff for Chuck which, if the writing and acting wasn’t as fun and strong as it is, would be like telling Michael Bay to direct Transformers without the explosions. Also Chuck’s season order has been reduced from the standard 20-22 episodes to only 13.  While more episodes would be awesome, I would assume that the show could be picked up for more if the season does well.  Which means that there might be some intense promotion going on between now and whenever the show returns. I wouldn’t be surprised if Comic-Con would play heavily into this. Dollhouse will continue to run on Friday nights.  I’m not sure if that’s actually a good thing.

Sadly, while Dollhouse was saved from going the way of Firefly, it’s partner in Friday night television, Terminator: The Sarah Conner Chronicles is no more.  This means that it’s cliffhanger ending will not be resolved, which sucks. Who knows, maybe last minute changes or high dvd sales may help. Finally,  in a surprising turn of events,  Scrubs has been renewed for a ninth season despite the fact that the show ended last week with a finale as perfect as you could want. However, the show didn’t shut down the hospital when JD left so there are still some interesting characters to work with. This hopefully means that Jimmy the Overly Touchy Orderly may get more screen time.

Via Entertainment Weekly