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NY TimesBy Brian Stelter
Fox said yesterday that under its revised schedule, the Sunday night animated comedies “all will continue with original episodes” in the spring.
But one of those comedies, “Family Guy,” may move forward without the involvement of its creator, Seth MacFarlane. “The show’s final produced episode — at least with his involvement — is set to air this Sunday,” Variety reports. “He hinted his relationship with producer 20th Century Fox Television could suffer if the studio uses other talent to finish remaining episodes.”
Mr. MacFarlane and the creators of other hit television shows joined forces “to picket the headquarters of the Walt Disney Company as the strike by television and film writers entered its third day,” Edward Wyatt of The New York Times.
Actor Robin Williams, left, marches in the picket line with others during the fourth day of a strike by television and film writers, Thursday Nov. 8, 2007 at the Time Warner Center in New York. (Tina Fineberg/AP)
Meanwhile, other programs, including “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit” on NBC, were wrapping up production as producers ran out of fresh scripts, according to today’s New York Times. And the cast and crew of “Desperate Housewives” on ABC were expected to stop filming by tomorrow, a studio spokeswoman said.
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