Trudeau extends 'Doonesbury' sabbatical to finish work on new TV series 'Alpha House'

That's the problem with remodeling. In trying to build his own Alpha House, Garry Trudeau says he has hit an immovable wall. The "Doonesbury" cartoonist has been on sabbatical this summer as he readies his Washington-based TV series, "Alpha House," one of the inaugural projects for Amazon Studios. That has meant a season of "Doonesbury Flashbacks" -- a.k.a. reruns -- on the comics page, with the comic strip's return originally slated for Labor Day.