NBC has turned to an online drama series to help fill its early 2008 schedule.

The network has confirmed plans to turn the 36 eight minute episodes of Quarterlife, which follows the story of a young woman who reveals the secrets of her friends on her vlog, into six hour-long stories. The series is currently being shown on MySpace TV.

The show is fairly strike proof as its production firm, Quarterlife Inc, is not a member of the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers, with whom the Writers Guild of America is currently in dispute.

It is written by Marshall Herskovitz and Edward Zwick.

"Ed and Marshall are well-respected TV veterans that repeatedly have demonstrated a creative voice that resonates with a wide audience," NBC entertainment co-chairman Ben Silverman told The Hollywood Reporter. "Quarterlife is yet another show that evokes their renowned storytelling skills and but is based on an innovative, new business model."