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"The patient is not dead," Wolf said in a statement on Tuesday. "It is in a medically induced coma, and we are hoping for a cure."
Wolf told The New York Times he was seeking other offers for the show; a two-hour "Law & Order" TV movie was possible.
Nationwide, an appeal to save the show has drawn more than 17,000 people to the Facebook group "Save Law & Order!"
New York City says the series generated $79 million in business a season, or about $1.5 billion over the life of the show, which Mayor Michael Bloomberg praised for shooting on location and promoting New York's "depth and versatility."
Dick Wolf, creator and producer of the series, issued a statement when NBC made the announcement last week.
“Never complain, never explain.”
But his tone on Monday was more hopeful.
"The patient is not dead," he said in another statement. "It is in a medically-induced coma, and we are hoping for a cure."
At least one “Law & Order” spinoff will stay in New York: NBC said on Friday that it had renewed “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit” for another season.
The USA cable channel, which shows another spinoff, “Criminal Intent,” has not yet decided to order more episodes.
“It began filming in the city at a time when few series did, and it helped pave the way for the more than 150 television shows based here today,” Mr. Bloomberg said.
A total of 456 “Law & Order” episodes have been produced since the series had its premiere in 1990. Spotting the cast and crew filming on the city streets is almost a rite of passage for New Yorkers.
According to Finke's report, TNT — which runs "Law & Order" repeats almost on loop — is show creator Dick Wolf's intended home for the show's record-breaking 21st season.
Finke reports that Wolf described the "Law & Order" flagship as "in a medically induced coma, waiting for a life-saving medicine."
The deal would hinge on whether the show's producers, NBC Universal Media Studios, can broker a deal over license fees with TNT (the network that took "Southland" off NBC's hands, as well) and whether Wolf, who reportedly makes $350,000 per episode, would be willing to accept less from TNT.
Mr. Wolf was known to be negotiating as hard as he could to try to persuade NBC to extend the show for another year. On Monday, he said he was not giving up, but he did not specify where he was hoping to place the series.
Mr. Wolf did say that another plan – one that would have wrapped up the flagship “Law & Order” with a two-hour movie on NBC – was delayed until he exhausts every other opportunity to keep the show going as a weekly series.
Wolf told The New York Times he was seeking other offers for the show; a two-hour "Law & Order" TV movie was possible.
Nationwide, an appeal to save the show has drawn more than 17,000 people to the Facebook group "Save Law & Order!"
New York City says the series generated $79 million in business a season, or about $1.5 billion over the life of the show, which Mayor Michael Bloomberg praised for shooting on location and promoting New York's "depth and versatility."
Dick Wolf, creator and producer of the series, issued a statement when NBC made the announcement last week.“Never complain, never explain.”
But his tone on Monday was more hopeful.
"The patient is not dead," he said in another statement. "It is in a medically-induced coma, and we are hoping for a cure."
At least one “Law & Order” spinoff will stay in New York: NBC said on Friday that it had renewed “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit” for another season.
The USA cable channel, which shows another spinoff, “Criminal Intent,” has not yet decided to order more episodes.
“It began filming in the city at a time when few series did, and it helped pave the way for the more than 150 television shows based here today,” Mr. Bloomberg said.
A total of 456 “Law & Order” episodes have been produced since the series had its premiere in 1990. Spotting the cast and crew filming on the city streets is almost a rite of passage for New Yorkers.
According to Finke's report, TNT — which runs "Law & Order" repeats almost on loop — is show creator Dick Wolf's intended home for the show's record-breaking 21st season.
Finke reports that Wolf described the "Law & Order" flagship as "in a medically induced coma, waiting for a life-saving medicine."
The deal would hinge on whether the show's producers, NBC Universal Media Studios, can broker a deal over license fees with TNT (the network that took "Southland" off NBC's hands, as well) and whether Wolf, who reportedly makes $350,000 per episode, would be willing to accept less from TNT.
Mr. Wolf was known to be negotiating as hard as he could to try to persuade NBC to extend the show for another year. On Monday, he said he was not giving up, but he did not specify where he was hoping to place the series.
Mr. Wolf did say that another plan – one that would have wrapped up the flagship “Law & Order” with a two-hour movie on NBC – was delayed until he exhausts every other opportunity to keep the show going as a weekly series.
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