Ding Dong, the Strike is Dead!!!

Okay, that was incredibly cheesy!

But good news, yesterday the WGA agreed to the new offer and formally ended the strike. Most writers should be back at work within the next week or two, if not the next day. So what does this mean for the current TV season? Surprisingly, there are gonna be some new episodes before the end of the season. I'm pretty damn happy about that as I long ago resigned myself to no new television until fall '08, or worse, winter '09. But happily, I have been proven wrong. I got the 411 from E!Online, where they have a listing of pretty much all the shows that have been on hiatus due to the strike, and if/when they will be back on the air. Here's some of the ones I know we care about:

Friday Night Lights: Technically, NBC hasn't actually agreed to another season, and FNL is currently in limbo. Most likely it won't be back until next season, but exec producer Jason Katims has said that everyone would like to get back to work and that they have a lot of ideas on how they were planning to finish out this season, if they get the chance.

The Office: Yippie-Kai-Yay, Mother Fucker, they are expected to get back to work pronto and have 6-10 new episodes this season. YAY!!!

How I Met Your Mother: Currently still on the bubble, CBS hasn't formally renewed the show and it is in danger of being canceled, though word isn't out on whether the show will be able to complete the current season. But it they do, they could whip out 8 more.

Heroes: I think it's being shelved until next fall. Apparently, the storylines aren't worked out to a place where they could get any kind of flow going this season, so they may just wait and relaunch in the fall, when there's time to tell a complete arc.

Grey's Anatomy: Likely to complete 3 or 4 episodes to close out the season. But, very important, JOSHUA JACKSON (that's Pacey Witter, to all you who should know) is going to be appearing on some of them. Thank you god! (His planned guest-spot was originally announced pre-strike, and I wasn't sure if it would still happen after, but apparently it will!!!)

Lost: Probably will get 2-3 more episodes out, in addition to the 8 that had already been completed.

24: Because it needs to be in told in 24 consecutive segments, don't expect this back until winter '09.

Gossip Girl: YAY! YAY! YAY! I know none of you probably watch this one, but this was my new guilty pleasure of the season! And, because the CW loves it, it is expected back for up to 9 new episodes! Yay! We get to see Blair obliterate all the people who screwed her over in the last episode! It's gonna be a takedown of epic proportions!

Any shows you wanna know about that I didn't mention? Just check here.