It wasn’t hard to notice last night that there was a connection between the three comedy projects that had been expected to get pickups but didn’t — pilots Cristela and Fresh Off the Boat and series Last Man Standing. All three hail from 20th Century Fox TV. I hear the three are part of a negotiation between ABC and the studio that somewhat echoes last year’s four-series negotiation between Sony TV and NBC that included pilots The Blacklist, Welcome to the Family and Night Shift and returning Community. I hear the issue is a request from the network for a license fee reduction on Last Man Standing. I hear the network had made the same request last year after Last Man‘s first season in the lower-trafficked Friday 8 PM slot in what was supposed to be a one-time thing. I hear the studio agreed and Last Mad was renewed for a third season. Further squeezing the license fee for the show may be problematic for the studio as star Tim Allen commands a six-figure per-episode pay check. On the other hand, sibling Twentieth TV had been shopping Last Man for a syndication sale, so getting a fourth season is important to the studio. The standoff impacts 20th TV’s hot comedy prospects Cristela and Fresh Off the Boat, which have become a part of the negotiations.
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So in the end it could go either way
ReplyDeleteI believe it will be renewed.
ReplyDeleteWhere's that damn cancellation bear when you actually want him.
ReplyDeleteI hope it does get renew. It was 15 years ago, in May 1999, that Home Improvement ended after 8 seasons. Tim quit Tool Time and Jill was offered a job in Indiana.
ReplyDeleteCome on ABC. Bring in the best show on network TV.
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