But he says DirecTV is in talks with a well-known director for a dark dramedy.

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Not even Ruehl and Worth can make the result more than situation dramedy.

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Come fall, the network will roll out musical dramedy Glee, which it premiered with a single post-Idol sneak peak episode this past spring.

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In addition to critical praise, the scripted dramedy has been busy generating ancillary revenue from multiple streams, including iTunes, albums, concert tickets and DVD sales.

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As for the move to bring Chuck, an hour-long dramedy from The OC's Josh Schwartz, to Monday nights, he said that the discussion was being had before he left.

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Rather than churn out family comedies in the vein of the popular Modern Family or attempt to clone the musical dramedy Glee, the networks are approaching the fall season with their hopes pinned on series more akin to Flash Forward and Friends in style.

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Or perhaps a dramedy.

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The problems were compounded in the 2007--08 season, when Moonves tried to step out of the Murder, She Wrote mode with such shows as Swingtown (a racy look at 1970s suburban spouse-swapping), Viva Laughlin (an adapted musical dramedy about gambling) and Kid Nation (a Lord of the Flies-style reality series).

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