Hey Bruce,

What's the status on the last few episodes of the last seasons? I'm curious to see how it turns out.

Episode 9 is done and will hopefully be turned in sometime tonight.

Episode 10 is about 75% done. It needs a dialogue wash and to have Act 3 revised.

Episodes 11 & 12 have yet to be finished but they are being written.

Episode 13 is done but needs to have a subplot changed.

Episodes 14 & 15 are being written.

Episode 16 (the last one) has some material written down but is still in the early stages of development.

Basically we're halfway done with the last season. I must admit one reason it's taking such a long time to get them all out is because my reluctance to say goodbye to these characters.

Just sent in the the newest episode...




It was written by myself and George "Fempiror Chronicles" Willson.

Other updates include:

-"HouseBoy" creator Daniel Kreiner has come in and has written 2 episodes.

-Following "Blackout! Part 2" we're doing an episode called "Secret Origins" which will show how The Gang came to be.

-After the "Blackout!" episodes there will be 5 episodes left: "Secret Origins", "Love Of My Life", "Time Stands Still", "Into That Good Night" and "Ain't That Peculiar (Series Finale")

-Stacy will return on a recurring basis.

-I can't say how but Chris will be making an appearance in some form before the series ends.

-Along with Chris, numerous other characters from the past will be showing up in our final installments.  

-We're going to see Reicther in a new light with "Time Stands Still."

-A Wedding will happen.

-Mortality, Change, and Family are major themes in the last 5 episodes.

That's all for now.

It's been about two months since the last update so I thought I catch everyone up to speed.

-Episode 11 is up and running so check it out.
-Episode 12 is being written and is close to being finished, same goes for 13, 14, 15.
-Episode 13 will reveal the origin of The Gang. How they became friends and how they became The Gang.
-Episode 14 & 15 will be our Prom two-parter. I think these two episodes are some of our best stuff we've ever done.
-Episode 16 is done with the exception of one or two touch-ups. Mortality is the focus and features some of the most dramatic stuff we've ever done.

The Last Episode is being written as well and I can only tell you a few things:
-Shooting for about a 90 minute episode so that's about equal for four 22 minute episodes. So technically it's episodes 17, 18, 19, & 20 all in one.
-The episode is titled "Ain't That Peculiar" after our theme song.
-The Libertines' song "Don't Look Back Into The Sun" will play an important role in the episode's final moments.
-There are one or two scenes that mirror scenes from our pilot episode, "Things Fall Apart."
-Stacy, Kirk, Joseph, Principal (now superintendent) Stevens, Richard,  and Tom Lawrence all appear. Family members of The Gang will also be present (i.e., Reicther’s father, Brian’s mother).
-Lots of inside jokes about the series itself.
-Mr. Parker delivers a memorable graduation speech.

Just read episode 13, and I have to say, The Lunchroom really is going out on a high. Season 5 is definitely the best season by far. Well done, Bruce.

Thank you for the kind words sir. Hopefully I can finish the remaining episodes quicker then usual.

And there's definitely no chance of a season 6?  

With all the guys going off and starting their own seperate lives, there's a variety of ideas for giving one of the characters a spin-off. Any thoughts on that?

playa -

Sadly, there is no chance at all of a 6th Season. This is is just the end of The Lunchroom. And yes while I agree that with everyone separating that opens us up to a million different potential spin-off ideas I just don't think any of them would work. Mainly because of where the character actually end up at the end of the last episode.

Update/Upcoming Info


**Episode 14 is done and is currently going through a last minute rewrite. Should be sent into Don by Sat. or Sun. It will conclude the prom storyline but (hopefully) not in the way you expect. Also expect to get to see a different side of Reicther.

**Episode 15 -75% done. This should be done by the end of the month. I know i've said that before but I really mean it this time. I'm on a serious mission to end The Lunchroom before Christmas 2009. Lots of big events happening in this one not to mention that there will a great deal of set-up for the series finale.

**Episode 16 (The Last Episode) - More of a movie then an episode. My wish is have to completed sometime during the holidays so around November/Decemeber. Graduation is the main plot point that drives this episode while separation anxiety is a major theme. Not every character will get a "happy" ending.

It's been far to long for an update.  Apologizes for that. I've been doing freelance work for the last year or so that's keep me busy.

Just finished second draft of the last episode. Going through now to do one last rewrite before posting. Again sorry for the numerous delays.

Can we expect the final episode any time in 2011?

Yes. It will be posted later this summer.

I apologize for the delay. Shortly after Episode 15 was posted, I was given the opportunity of doing some freelance writing work. So since last summer, I've been writing a feature length screenplay for a small production company that's been eating away all of my writing time.

I promise, the final episode WILL be posted. I'm not going to give up with just 1 episode left.

By the sounds of things on this thread, you've been writing episode 16 since 2008, so I'm sure its gonna be worth the wait. I thought the delay might have had something to do with you not wantign to say goodbye to this show. You could always do a Christmas special now and then?

I've only been writing episode 16 since the fall of 2010. It's been in outline form since 2008.

The delay has been mostly about other outside work but I will admit, a part of is hesitant to say goodbye. I have been writing about these characters since 2004 so it's a bit strange to live without them.

So when the day finally comes that you post the final episode and it's offically the end, what's next? A spin-off, a new sitcom? Or a different genre, perhaps?

I'll probably take a stab at feature length scripts. While I loved doing a virtual series, I don't know if I have enough free time anymore to do another one.