7:57 Scoop! It’s the news American Dreams fans have been dying to hear: The alternate ending series creator Jonathan Prince shot but never aired will finally see the light of day this summer, per NBC chief Jeff Zucker. “Thank you for reminding me about that,” Zucker tells me. “I’m going to make some phone calls about that tomorrow. It’s gonna happen.”
Different "Dreams."
By Gail Shister Philadelphia Inquirer Columnist
American Dreams lives!
NBC will rerun the season finale of the canceled Philly-set drama - this time with an alternative ending - sometime this summer, says NBC Universal TV boss Jeff Zucker.
"I think we owe it to our fans, no matter how small that base was. We owe it to [executive producer] Jonathan Prince, who did a terrific job for three years. And I love the show."
When the cast began production on Dreams' March 30 cliffhanger in late February, NBC asked Prince to shoot a second ending that would tie up the story lines. NBC chose to air the cliffhanger.
The 12-minute alternative ending takes place in '69, three years after viewers saw Meg Pryor (Brittany Snow) defy her father by riding off to California with her draft-dodger boyfriend on his motorcycle. Meg returns home and faces her family.
got this from the Ask Ausiello column over at tvguide.com:
Question: Now that you got the Spike movie underway, how are things progressing with the American Dreams additional episode? — Rachel
Ausiello: Sadly, it appears to be DOA. But knowing what a huge fan Jeff Zucker was of this show, I have no doubt he tried his best. That said, I'm trying to get him on the phone so he can explain what the frick happened, but so far no luck.
