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V: THE
NEW SERIES
This is the page
to go to for all the up-to-date information on ABC's
V: The New Series.
NEW -
4/06/2011 -
Pics from WonderCon2011. (Thanks popculturegeek.com &
Ed Gross!)
NEW -
4/06/2011 - So far I have the following
information CONFIRMED.
SCOTT WOLF
IS on Hold.
LAURA VANDERVOORT
is still UNDER CONTRACT if S3 is a go.
MARC SINGER
and
JANE BADLER
have NOT been placed on hold.
I'm still waiting for confirmation or denial from the other "living" characters.
PLEASE NOTE: A very wise person told me that just because the actors are
"on hold" and/or still "under contractual obligations," it should NOT be taken
as a positive OR negative sign that "V" is likely to have a third season.
In other words, do not let this news get your hopes up, even though as fans, we
always hope for the best!
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NEW -
4/06/2011
PRE-ORDER ABC's "V" Season 2 on
Blu-Ray!
Click on the amazon link to order! |
NEW -
4/06/2011 -
V FANS: I have a task
for you all. If you could, PLEASE send in a photo of yourself making the ''Peace
sign'' (Which also stands for V) Upload them on Project Alice's wall. All photos
will be used to make a slideshow video & nothing else. This is to show some more
support & our love for the show. So please tell any other family or friends to
join as well. (Group or Single photos would be great) (Thanks Brady! Words
by John May Lives On!)
NEW -
4/06/2011 - Some
ELIZABETH MITCHELL
articles from WonderCon 2011:
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NEW -
4/05/2011
Sticker on the bottom left says:
"Season 2 Coming this Fall"
YAY!!! (Thanks Brady!) |
NEW -
4/04/2011 - I have it on good authority that
WB has put the actors on hold! That means they must save dates to work on
"V" if "V" is picked up! I am trying to CONFIRM.
NEW -
4/04/2011 -
WARNER BROTHERS
gave PROJECT ALICE a shout-out from the podium at WonderCon 2011!!
Read the scoop! Find out what
SCOTT ROSENBAUM
and the others said in San Fran over the weekend!
WonderCon 2011: The scoop on what V Season 3 would be … if
there is a Season 3
WonderCon 2011: V producer would
bring back other 1980s V stars
NEW -
4/04/2011 - Commentator
Richard Steven Hack at TVBTN has
posted news from WonderCon! (Thanks Patrick!)
NEW -
4/04/2011 -
JANE BADLER interviewed in Australia's
Q
Magazine!
NEW -
4/04/2011 - Link for
PROJECT ALICE post on TVBTN by Patrick G!
NEW -
3/30/2011 -
THE
PROJECT ALICE VIDEO HAS LAUNCHED! WATCH 3/4
TIMES AS NOT TO MISS ANYTHING! TELL EVERYONE! Masterminded by Eli Cameron
& acted by Andrea Smith (John May Lives On!) Best Boy: Brady!
NEW -
3/28/2011 - Heard from
KEN JOHNSON! "The game plan has always been to get 'V The
Movie' made and then...assuming it's successful as we hope it will be...follow
it up with 'The Second Generation.' And yes, I have more than enough
material for two sequels. xxx K"
NEW -
3/28/2011 -
THE PROJECT ALICE VIDEO
launches in 48 hours! Let the countdown begin! Be sure to watch 3 or
4 times to take it all in! Tell your friends! Visit
PROJECT ALICE on FB and on Twitter #ProjectAlice
! You will be blown away!
NEW -
3/28/2011 -
MORENA BACCARIN
joins the Wizard World Comic Con Tour!
Morena
Baccarin is next scheduled to appear at
Big Apple Comic Con
‘Spring Edition’ at the Penn Plaza Pavilion May 22.
NEW -
3/28/2011 - Fantastic $$$ breakdown from a "V" fan as to why ABC should
renew "V!" Read below (Thanks Patrick!)
As posted on
TVByTheNumbers by
Terryjackson1nyc:
NEW -
3/24/2011 - Variety has an article including ABC's struggle with "V" on
the bubble! Read it
HERE.
NEW -
3/23/2011 - Heard from
A.C. CRISPIN! You all
remember her as one of THE best authors of the original "V" novels! A.C.
(aka Ann) has joined
PROJECT ALICE! Who's with me on having
A.C. Crispin write more "V" novels if we can get a publisher to buy the rights?!
Here's our conversation:
ILANA:
"Ann,
what a wonderful inspiration to have you join us on Project Alice! My mom
let me stay home from school so I could read the original "V" novel -- I didn't
move for 24 hours. Mom had to bring me breakfast, lunch and dinner!"
A.C. CRISPIN:
"Wow, ilana, you sure had a nice mom! My mom made me go
to school unless I had a fever, or was barfing. ;-)"
NEW -
3/23/2011 -
ELIZABETH MITCHELL, MARC SINGER & SCOTT ROSENBAUM
will be at
WonderCon 2011 in San Francisco, CA on April
1-3! On Sunday, April 3,ffrom
2:30-3:15 in the Esplanade Ballroom,
there will be a "V" Special Video Presentation with Liz, Marc and Scott.
Who's going?!
NEW -
3/23/2011 -
JOEL GRETSCH
(Father Jack) will be appearing at
DragonCon
Atlanta Sept 2-5!
Click
HERE to see more
"V" CONVENTION APPEARANCES!
NEW -
3/23/2011 - "V
star Morena Baccarin has claimed that she is optimistic about the show's chances
of renewal." Full article
HERE.
NEW -
3/22/2011 - Just got off phone with
PAUL LEE's assistant!
She confirmed that Paul (Head of ABC Programming) IS receiving our SAVE V emails
and thanks us for our feedback! Continue to email Paul at
paul.lee@abc.com
and well as get your traditional snail mail letters into the 2 WB execs listed
above!!
NEW -
3/16/2011 -
PROJECT ALICE
has commenced! We only have a short time to mail these SNAIL MAIL letters
to WB Execs Bruce Rosenblum & Peter Roth. JOIN ME in our quest to renew
"V" -- whether it's on ABC, the CW, SyFy, etc. You will need to send Bruce
and Pete separate letters! Each one should express your excitement and
love for "V" and you
MUST mention your letters are part of PROJECT ALICE.
Mail your letters the minute you read this so all the letters arrive within the
same timeframe!
Warner Brothers
4000 Warner Blvd.
Building 2, Room 215
Burbank, CA 91522
ATTN: Mr. Bruce Rosenblum
President, Warner Bros. Television Group |
Warner Brothers
4000 Warner Blvd.
Building 140, Room 229
Burbank, CA 91522
ATTN: Mr. Peter Roth
President, Warner Bros. Television
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NEW -
3/16/2011 - Quick
Take for Tuesday, March 15, 2011, (Fast Affiliate Live + Same Day Ratings)
Season Finale of ABC’s “V” is No. 1 in its
Time Slot in Men 18-49, Drawing its Biggest Audience in 4 Weeks and Highest Men
18-49 Number Since January
“V” (9:00‐10:00 p.m.) The 2nd season finale of ABC’s “V” posted
gains over the prior week in all key Adult and Men demos, attracting the show’s
largest overall audience (5.3 million) and its highest Men 18‐34 (1.2/4) and Men
25-54 (2.4/6) numbers in 4 weeks – since 2/15/11. Further, “V” matched its
highest rating in Men 18‐49 (2.0/6) since mid‐January – since 1/18/11. The ABC
drama ranked No. 1 in the 9 o’clock hour in Men 18-49 (tie), standing as the No.
2 TV show on Tuesday (tie).
NEW -
3/16/2011 - JOIN ME IN
PROJECT ALICE
TO GET 'V' RENEWED FOR A 3rd SEASON. WARNER BROTHERS'
BRUCE ROSENBLUM
&
PETER ROTH
ARE THE TWO PEOPLE WHO MAKE THE DECISION ON WHETHER TO SAVE THE SHOW, MOVE IT TO
THE CW, SYFY, ETC...
The name "Alice" means Truth. In the vein of Project
Aries with the humans wanting to expose the truth, plus the inside joke that
Alice is Jane's sister, it's the perfect name for our CAMPAIGN!
I will be
posting BRUCE's and PETER's contact information soon. My friends -- we
have a serious job here!!!
NEW -
3/16/2011- According to TVbytheNumbers: "The
V season (series?)
finale edged up a tenth of a point (6%) vs. last week to a 1.8 adults 18-49
rating."
Show / Network / Rating / Share /
Viewers
1 Glee (FOX) 4.0/13 10.8
2 The Biggest Loser (NBC)
2.7/8 8.0
3 Raising Hope (FOX) 2.5/7 6.3
4 NCIS (CBS) 2.2/7 12.5
4 NCIS: Los Angeles (CBS) 2.2/6 12.5
6 V (ABC) 1.9/5 5.3
7 Eva Luna (UNI) 1.7/5 4.5
7 Triunfo Del Amor (UNI) 1.7/5 4.3
9 America's Next Great Restaurant (NBC) 1.6/5 4.0
9 Traffic Light (FOX) 1.6/5 3.9
Data provided by Nielsen
NEW -
3/15/2011 - Heard from
SCOTT ROSENBAUM! "Thank
you from the bottom of my heart for your support." PEOPLE -- PLEASE
CONTINUE TO HOUND ABC AND WB for a 3rd season! Write to ABC's head of
programming at
paul.lee@abc.com
!
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NEW -
3/15/2011
"Now that's how you kill your mother."
Anna to Lisa.
(see the tail ?! ) |
Had an AMAZING time with
ALICE
BADLER &
BRIAN TOSKO
(president of the Jane Badler Society) for the finale of "V!" A fantastic
episode filled with surprises even more than the surprises that were leaked!
Alice thought it would be cute if she took pics of our reactions during the
show. See pics below!
Right after
the show ended, Brian and I got to speak to
JANE BADLER! Jane told me that during her
death scene, she was suspended partway into the air by a crane. Once the
crane needed to go higher, there was a stunt double, and it was also a stunt
double when Diana was being thrown to the ground. What a fantastic death!!
Brian Tosko & Ilana in
the "V" Sweatshirts ... a gift from JANE BADLER! These sweatshirts were
only offered to cast and crew. Thank, Jane!! |
Brian & Alice seconds
before the "V" Finale began. Alice is wearing JANE BADLER's "V"
Zipper Hoodie that Jane wore on set! |
NEW -
3/15/2011 -
GUESS THE DEATH SCENE
Guess the Death |
Guess the Death |
Guess the Death |
NEW -
3/15/2011 -
MEET JANE BADLER : There's a strong possibility
Jane can appear at DragonCon in Atlanta Labor Day weekend 2011. Jane's never
been and is a much bigger star/draw than MANY of the celebs usually attending
DragonCon. PLEASE go to the DragonCon website or call their office to urge them
to invite her to their show this year and make all of...
our dreams come true.
www.dragoncon.org
NEW -
3/11/2011 -
KEN JOHNSON
responds to the Mothership debate! Please see the article written below
from Patrick J. Gillease on 3/09/2011 which sparked fan Andy to share his ideas.
SEE KJ's RESPONSE AT THE BOTTOM of this post.
ANDY:
There's a wrong assumption in the article that assumes that the landing
bays are in the circular indentation. They're actually spaced outside
of there on the underside of the mothership. There are two landing
bays, one above the other spaced inbetween the ships lasers. Have a
look at the following image and you'll see where they are. The
indentation is the gravity drive. When we see the landing bays being
used, they correspond to the landing bays highlighted in the
picture. There are 26 landing bays on the original.
PATRICK:
I believe Andy is incorrect. Nobody ever said the areas he pointed to
are landing bays. First he says there are only 2, then he says 26. Even
his own argument is inconsistent. Plus the landing bays ARE in the
circular area. We saw this in the original miniseries.
What I think REALLY is going on here is that KJ first depicted the
smaller ships coming out of the ring. And I suspect he would say all the
landing bays were encircled in there. But by the time he left TFB, they
made an actual filming model, which I own, and some design elements were
changed and/or enhanced when all they had were matte paintings for the
MS in the original.
In the end, Andy and I may BOTH be right. I would ask KJ and see what he
says? We clearly saw a shuttle coming out of the ring in the original
mini, so were ALL the landing bays in that ring - at least in HIS
original?! KEN
JOHNSON:
We were working so fast and loose when we created the original designs
-- literally over a weekend -- I don't think we ever stopped to
analyze exactly where all the landing bays would be. There was never any
"master blueprint" created such as one can find for Star Trek's
Enterprise or The
Titanic, etc..--
The first shuttle that appears does emerge from the inside center,
however when it returns from the U.N. roof the camera pans it up to
a bay entry point that appears to be on the outside perimeter,
otherwise we'd see the "inner circle" bending off toward the left
side of the frame.
Basically, we were working very impressionistically.
K
NEW -
3/11/2011 -
MORENA BACCARIN
Interview on io9!
"I studied lizard sex videos on YouTube to prepare to play Anna."
NEW -
3/11/2011 -
MORENA BACCARIN
Interview with theTVaddict!
Of course, theTVaddict spelled Marc Singer "Mark." Let's see how long it
takes them to fix it.
NEW -
3/11/2011 -
LAURA VANDERVOORT
(Lisa) is in the March 7-13, 2011 TV Guide on p. 2.ays, "I watch a lot of the
TLC network, like Say Yes to the Dress. When you want to turn your
mind off and just relax, it's fun. And I'm a girl. It's great to see
these women try on dresses and hear their love stories.
NEW -
3/09/2011 -
Here
are some cool insights from my former partner in the 1980's "Quad V" fan
club, Supreme Commander Patrick Gillease. He was commenting to me about
how one of "V's" most prominent features compares between the two
series, specifically the Motherships. Read on.....
In both versions of "V," the signature moment is in the
beginning of each saga when the Motherships appear in our skies
and take position over their target cities. Of course this was
most influential in the original 1983 mini-series because it was
the first time we had seen it. It was also riveting in the ABC
version, but by then, the impact was less since it had already
been done before, and the movie "Independence Day" ripped off
"V" with their entire premise years afterwards.
The original Motherships were classic in their simplistic and
streamlined design: a traditional, perfectly round saucer, aimed
after humanity's typical view of what a UFO looks like, only
much grander in scale at three miles wide for each. What an
imposing presence these 50 ships took on as they flew in from
space and hovered over our global cities.
ABC's "V" design team decided they wanted to contemporize the
Motherships and make them a little more specific, rather than
just aping the original saucer design. At first, this annoyed me
as a fan, but I quickly grew to appreciate the new Motherships
when I read an article about their design cues, which many of
you may not know. Each Mothership is fashioned from the head of
Earth's Cobra snake since the Visitors are reptiles themselves.
The design team rightfully thought that making them look like a
genuine reptile would more accurately represent what the V's
would design and fly in.
From there, the difference between the 2 Mothership designs is
more pragmatic. The original Motherships had multiple landing
bays, but all of them were congregated in the central circular
opening in the underbelly of the ship. This made them all
simultaneously vulnerable to an enemy attack. A single
Mothership could conceivably have it's entire fleet of
skyfighters and shuttles immobilized if an enemy attacked the
Landing Bay ring. As such, it was a very bad design. Only the
simple, circular nature of the original Motherships wins out in
the attack comparison, because nobody could determine where the
front and back of the ships were.
With ABC's Motherships, the front of each ship is the Cobra's
"face", with its "eyes" slanting upwards from the "mouth" of
windows on the Bridge. The stern of each ship is another row of
windows in the wide-flanked rear, thus making these Motherships
more vulnerable to an enemy attack since their bow and stern can
be easily detected. Where they have their overall edge is
in their underbellies, with not one, but SIX landing bay
circles, five of which surround the main opening in the center.
Now, an enemy would have to attack multiple openings to try and
take out the landing bays and their fighters - something
unlikely to happen. Of course, that's assuming that the ABC
Motherships even have skyfighters, since after 2 seasons, we
have sadly yet to see a single one?!
A final comparison can be made with ABC's stealth capabilities
for its Motherships, which was something lacking in the original
NBC versions. It has been divulged that these new Motherships
have the capacity to "cloak" themselves into invisibility, a-la
"Star Trek." This was seen in last night's terrific episode when
Sid showed Hobbes and Jack the numerous blue energy signatures
being given off by the 538 cloaked Motherships hovering in
Earth's atmosphere, waiting to attack. This is a far-superior
design over the original Motherships and a lethal feature for an
enemy.
In the end, both Mothership designs have their pros and cons,
but I must give the clear winning edge to the new ABC version. A
classic is always a classic, but just as they redesigned the "Battlestar
Galactica" for the new incarnation of that epic sci-fi show to
more accurately reflect a streamlined and improved design for
functioning performance, I would say the same has been done with
"V" and its Motherships. Now, all we can do is hope that we get
to see more of the Motherships in a third season of "V," be it
on ABC, The CW, SyFy Channel, or some other venue. Cross your
lizard claws !!
NEW -
3/09/2011 - Please sign the
PETITION for a 3rd Season of "V"
NEW -
3/09/2011 - This is possibly a
sneak peak at the finale's closing song.
It may be played during Project Aries. I have
NOT confirmed this.
NEW -
3/09/2011 - ABC announces
TV shows cancelations and renewals on MAY 17,
2011! (Thanks Patrick!)
NEW -
3/09/2011 - Very clever
"V" Fan Parody by Eli !
NEW -
3/09/2011 -
V - Episode 2.10 - Mother's Day - Promo -
No Subtitles
NEW -
3/09/2011 -
V - 2.10 'Mother's Day' - Promo #1 -
With Subtitles
NEW -
3/09/2011 -
SCOTT WOLF
(Chad Decker) Interview.
Click HERE!
NEW -
3/09/2011 - Fascinating
numbers from
TVBTN (Thanks Patrick!)
Season One:
V (Series premiere) (11/3/09): 5.2 rating/14.30 million viewers
V (11/10/09): 3.8 rating/10.70 million viewers
V (11/17/09): 3.1 rating/9.26 million viewers
V (11/24/09): 3.1 rating/9.20 million viewers
**4 month hiatus**
V (3/30/10): 2.8 rating/7.03 million viewers
V (4/6/10): 2.4 rating/6.02 million viewers
V (4/13/10): 2.2 rating/5.61 million viewers
V (4/20/10): 2.2 rating/5.81 million viewers
V (4/27/10): 1.9 rating/4.87 million viewers
V (5/4/10): 2.1 rating/5.37 million viewers
V (5/11/10): 2.3 rating/5.69 million viewers
V (Season finale) (5/18/10): 2.1 rating/5.46 million viewers
Season Two:
V (Season premiere) (1/4/11): 2.1 rating/6.59 million viewers
V (1/11/11): 1.9 rating/5.77 million viewers
V (1/18/11): 2.0 rating/5.70 million viewers
**week off**
V (2/1/11): 1.7 rating/5.29 million viewers
V (2/8/11): 1.8 rating/5.40 million viewers
V (2/15/11): 1.9 rating/5.43 million viewers
V (2/22/11): 1.9 rating/5.14 million viewers
V (3/1/11): 1.8 rating/5.04 million viewers
V (3/8/11): 1.7 rating/4.94 million viewers
V (season/series? finale)(3/15/11): ??
Comparable Season Averages:
2009-2010 V season average: 2.77
2009-2010 V season average (post-hiatus): 2.25
2010-2011 V season average (to date): 1.87
NEW -
3/09/2011 - Even though last night's "V" was
an incredible episode,
V was down 6% to a 1.7 adults 18-49 rating tying its
series low for a regular original episode.
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Variety's TV Morning Report
03/09/11
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Show / Network / Rating / Share / Viewers
1 Glee (FOX) 4.6/14 12.0
2 The Biggest Loser (NBC)
2.9/8 8.1
3 Raising Hope (FOX) 2.8/8 6.8
4 NCIS: Los Angeles (CBS) 2.6/7 13.4
5 NCIS (CBS) 2.3/7 13.4
6 V (ABC) 1.7/5 4.9
7 Eva Luna (UNI) 1.7/5 4.6
8 Triunfo del Amor (UNI) 1.5/4 4.1
9 Traffic Light (FOX) 1.5/4 3.8
10
The Good Wife (CBS) 1.3/4 8.3
Data provided by Nielsen
NEW -
3/09/2011 -
ELIZABETH MITCHELL
& (who appears to be)
CHARLES MESURE
holding hands at a NYC landmark called
Serendipity 3. (Thanks Dani!)
NEW -
3/09/2011 -
DAVID RICHMOND-PECK
(Georgie) and his wife, Kelly-Ruth Mercier, just adopted a beautiful baby girl
named Piper Rose! A huge congratulations from all the "V" fans, David and
Kelly!
NEW -
3/09/2011 -
GRETA BLACKBURN's (Lorraine)
birthday was yesterday. Next year marks THE BIG BIRTHDAY! Greta
likes to have a healthy, good time, so I'm expecting her to throw a huge bash
next year! GRETA is the co-author of the new book
The Immortality Edge
(Dec. 2010). Check it out!
From GRETA: "To
all who sent me birthday regards, I am humbled by your attention and support. I
can't thank ALL of you enough and wish there were enough hours in the day to
reply to each and everyone of you with a LONG, heartfelt thanks but hopefully
this will suffice ! THANK YOU!!!"
NEW -
3/09/2011 - MARCH 15, 2011 is the last
episode of S2 of "V" with guest star
MARC SINGER ("Beastmaster" and some other scifi
show from the 80s... what was it called? It was about lizards from outer
space.) Plus
JANE BADLER
in a homage to V:TS -- wearing a white dress! Can't wait!
V: Mother's Day -- SEASON FINALE (3/15)
ANNA IS FOCUSED ON LISA BREEDING WITH TYLER FOR THE Vs' EVOLUTION, WHILE DIANA
AND THE FIFTH COLUMN LOOK TO END ANNA'S CONTROL, ON THE SEASON FINALE OF ABC'S
"V." Marc Singer Guest Stars
"Mother's Day" - Anna is focused on having Lisa breed with Tyler to ensure the
evolution of the Visitors, while Erica and Diana enlist Lisa to stage a coup
against Anna and remove her from power before humanity is destroyed. Erica and
the Fifth Column join Lisa in the attempted coup, which has devastating results,
on the shocking Season Two finale of "V," TUESDAY, MARCH 15 (9:00-10:01 p.m.,
ET) on ABC. Also in the episode, Marc Singer, who played freedom fighter Mike
Donovan on the original "V" series, will guest star as Lars Tremont, a member of
a top secret organization of high-ranking military and government leaders from
around the globe who have long suspected that the Visitors are very much not
here in peace.
"V" stars Elizabeth Mitchell as Erica Evans, Morris Chestnut as Ryan Nichols,
Joel Gretsch as Father Jack, Charles Mesure as Kyle Hobbes, Logan Huffman as
Tyler Evans, Laura Vandervoort as Lisa, with Morena Baccarin as Anna and Scott
Wolf as Chad Decker.
Guest stars include Jane Badler as Diana, Marc Singer as Lars Tremont, Roark
Critchlow as A.D. Paul Kendrick, Jay Karnes as Chris Bolling, Mark Hildreth as
Joshua, Christopher Shyer as Marcus, Martin Cummins as Thomas.
"Mother's Day" was written by Scott Rosenbaum & Gregg Hurwitz and directed by
Bryan Spicer.
"V" is broadcast in 720 Progressive (720P), ABC's selected HDTV format, with 5.1
channel surround sound. This program carries a TV-14,S,V parental guideline.
For more information on "V," please visit ABC.com and become a fan of the show
on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/V. You can also follow "V" on Twitter: @V_ABC.
NEW -
2/22/2011 -
Keck's Exclusives:
V's Finale Bloodbath
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TV Guide
NEW
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2/22/2011 -
V: Devil in a Blue Dress (3/8)
ANNA IS ABOUT TO POWER UP EARTH'S
FIRST BLUE ENERGY REACTOR -- IS IT GOOD OR BAD FOR HUMANS? -- AND DIANA TELLS
LISA TO FULFILL HER DESTINY, ON ABC'S "V"
"Devil in a Blue Dress" - Anna is
about to pull the switch on the planet's first Blue Energy reactor, but Sid
realizes that the size of the reactor is much too large for just the various
Concordia sites - the Fifth Column needs to figure out what Anna is really up
to. And Diana tells Lisa she must act against Anna now, fulfill her destiny and
save humans from annihilation, on "V," TUESDAY, MARCH 8 (9:00-10:01 p.m., ET) on
ABC.
"V" stars Elizabeth Mitchell as Erica Evans, Morris Chestnut as Ryan Nichols,
Joel Gretsch as Father Jack, Charles Mesure as Kyle Hobbes, Logan Huffman as
Tyler Evans, Laura Vandervoort as Lisa, with Morena Baccarin as Anna and Scott
Wolf as Chad Decker.
Guest stars include Jane Badler as Diana, Roark Critchlow as A.D. Paul Kendrick,
Mark Hildreth as Joshua, Ona Grauer as Kerry Eltoff, Christopher Shyer as
Marcus, Bret Harrison as Dr. Sidney Miller, Martin Cummins as Thomas.
"Devil in a Blue Dress" was written by Hans Tobeason and directed by Ralph
Hemecker.
NEW
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2/22/2011-
V: Uneasy Lies the Head (3/1)
ERICA TAKES CHARGE OF THE GLOBAL FIFTH COLUMN,
AND ANNA MOVES CLOSER TO HER GOAL OF DESTROYING HUMANITY, ON ABC'S "V"
"Uneasy Lies the Head" -- Erica, now
officially in charge of the global Fifth Column, leads them in a high risk
attack against Anna. Anna meanwhile, growing closer in her plan to destroy
humanity, finds a major obstacle in a certain Live Aboard candidate; and Ryan
sneaks back onto the Mothership to try and rescue his daughter, on "V," TUESDAY,
MARCH 1 (9:00-10:01 p.m., ET) on ABC.
"V" stars Elizabeth Mitchell as Erica Evans, Morris Chestnut as Ryan Nichols,
Joel Gretsch as Father Jack, Charles Mesure as Kyle Hobbes, Logan Huffman as
Tyler Evans, Laura Vandervoort as Lisa, with Morena Baccarin as Anna and Scott
Wolf as Chad Decker.
Guest stars include Jane Badler as Diana, Mark Hildreth as Joshua, Ona Grauer as
Kerry Eltoff, Christopher Shyer as Marcus, Bret Harrison as Dr. Sidney Miller,
Martin Cummins as Thomas.
"Uneasy Lies the Head" was written by Cameron Litvack & Gregg Hurwitz and
directed by Jeff Woolnough.
NEW
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2/21/2011 -
TV By The Numbers does a cool "V" analysis.
(Thanks Patrick!)
NEW
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2/21/2011 -
Canada's upcoming Constellation Awards - VOTE FOR "V"! Let's bombard them!
Click
HERE. (Thanks Sue!)
NEW
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2/21/2011 - "V" compared to "Fringe?"
I don't THINK so! A recent
article at AfterEllen written by Heather Hogan states "If
V starts making you doze, you can replace it with
Fringe."
Let's get two things clear: I'm sure you can all agree with me, especially
after last week's episode, that "V" doesn't make you fall asleep. And as
much as I hear how great "Fringe" is, it can NOT be compared to our show.
On a happy note, we all love AfterEllen and Heather Hogan, as well as everyone
else who contributes to the AfterEllen site. Because of AfterEllen &
AfterElton, we have become more aware of gay/lesbian/bi/trans issues in
entertainment!
NEW
-
2/15/2011 - I n
the city with the kids for Fashion Week. Will post the overnight ratings on my
Facebook page when they come in! Will update this site when back home.
NEW
-
2/15/2011 - Heard from
LUCAS WOLF (Samuel.)
He's doing great and is sorry his character of Samuel never made it to Season 2,
but is happy that he was a part of "V!"
NEW
-
2/15/2011 - Sign this petition to get S3!!
http://www.petitionspot.com/petitions/vseason3/
NEW
-
2/15/2011 - Just got a shout out from "V"
background actor
HERBERT
SOMMERFELD! "ilana -- Hope things are going well with
you."
NEW
-
2/15/2011 - (Thanks Patrick!)
Top Sci-Fi Genre Shows, Feb. 6 -- this week.
(previous week) show name, rating/share [Audience Loyalty Index rating -
(percentage of audience returning week after week)]
|
1. (1) |
V (ABC) |
3.2/5 |
[86.5] |
|
2. (-) |
No Ordinary Family (ABC) |
3.1/5 |
[70.2] |
|
2. (1) |
Chuck (NBC) |
3.1/5 |
[88.8] |
|
4. (3) |
The Cape (NBC) |
2.7/4 |
[86.8] |
|
5. (4) |
Fringe (Fox) |
2.2/4 |
[91.7] |
|
6. (5) |
Vampire Diaries (CW) |
1.7/3 |
[92.9] |
|
7. (6) |
Smallville (CW) |
1.4/2 |
[88.0] |
|
8. (7) |
Supernatural (CW) |
1.1/2 |
[81.9] |
NEW
-
2/15/2011 - Article about
V from a
Catholic perspective.
Catholics, Nazis, and Rat-Eating Aliens: A Look at the
TV Series "V"
(Thanks Dan!)
NEW
-
2/15/2011 -
JANE BADLER sings in a "V" Parody on
El Hormiguero - El musical de V . YOU
MUST WATCH THIS! IT'S TOO FUNNY!
Someone
please translate to English for me! Watch the
FULL INTERVIEW HERE! (Thanks Joseph,
Jeremy & Marga!)
NEW
-
2/15/2011 -
Everyone remember to write to ABC's Head of Programming
PAUL LEE! We want
Season 3! We want Season 3! Make it SHORT and SWEET, nothing
more than 3 lines of email. Go go go!
paul.lee@abc.com
NEW
-
2/21/2011 - "V" compared to "Fringe?"
I don't THINK so! A recent
article at AfterEllen written by Heather Hogan states "If
V starts making you doze, you can replace it with
Fringe."
Let's get two things clear: I'm sure you can all agree with me, especially
after last week's episode, that "V" doesn't make you fall asleep. And as
much as I hear how great "Fringe" is, it can NOT be compared to our show.
On a happy note, we all love AfterEllen and Heather Hogan, as well as everyone
else who contributes to the AfterEllen site. Because of AfterEllen &
AfterElton, we have become more aware of gay/lesbian/bi/trans issues in
entertainment!
NEW
-
2/15/2011 - I n
the city with the kids for Fashion Week. Will post the overnight ratings on my
Facebook page when they come in! Will update this site when back home.
NEW
-
2/15/2011 - Heard from
LUCAS WOLF (Samuel.)
He's doing great and is sorry his character of Samuel never made it to Season 2,
but is happy that he was a part of "V!"
NEW
-
2/15/2011 - Sign this petition to get S3!!
http://www.petitionspot.com/petitions/vseason3/
NEW
-
2/15/2011 - Just got a shout out from "V"
background actor
HERBERT
SOMMERFELD! "ilana -- Hope things are going well with
you."
NEW
-
2/15/2011 - (Thanks Patrick!)
Top Sci-Fi Genre Shows, Feb. 6 -- this week.
(previous week) show name, rating/share [Audience Loyalty Index rating -
(percentage of audience returning week after week)]
|
1. (1) |
V (ABC) |
3.2/5 |
[86.5] |
|
2. (-) |
No Ordinary Family (ABC) |
3.1/5 |
[70.2] |
|
2. (1) |
Chuck (NBC) |
3.1/5 |
[88.8] |
|
4. (3) |
The Cape (NBC) |
2.7/4 |
[86.8] |
|
5. (4) |
Fringe (Fox) |
2.2/4 |
[91.7] |
|
6. (5) |
Vampire Diaries (CW) |
1.7/3 |
[92.9] |
|
7. (6) |
Smallville (CW) |
1.4/2 |
[88.0] |
|
8. (7) |
Supernatural (CW) |
1.1/2 |
[81.9] |
NEW
-
2/15/2011 - Article about
V from a
Catholic perspective.
Catholics, Nazis, and Rat-Eating Aliens: A Look at the
TV Series "V"
(Thanks Dan!)
NEW
-
2/15/2011 -
JANE BADLER sings in a "V" Parody on
El Hormiguero - El musical de V . YOU
MUST WATCH THIS! IT'S TOO FUNNY!
Someone
please translate to English for me! Watch the
FULL INTERVIEW HERE! (Thanks Joseph,
Jeremy & Marga!)
NEW
-
2/15/2011 -
Everyone remember to write to ABC's Head of Programming
PAUL LEE! We want
Season 3! We want Season 3! Make it SHORT and SWEET, nothing
more than 3 lines of email. Go go go!
paul.lee@abc.com
|
 |
NEW
-
2/15/2011
Avec Jane Badler à TF1, le 31 janvier
2011
JANE BADLER
w fan ALLAN COLPAERT
Even this new "V" fan knows how to
hold up proper "V" fingers! Eerie red background color -- perfect!
Read a
REVIEW of JANE's new music CD "Tears
Again!" Visit JANE'S site at
http://www.janebadler.com ! |
NEW
-
2/11/2011 - February 15th's episode is
titled "Siege." Anna wants to wipe out the Fifth Column with Ryan's help.
Father Travis asks Jack to leave the church. Lisa meets her grandmother
for the first time.
NEW
-
2/09/2011 -
MORENA BACCARIN
on "Jimmy Kimmel Live" last night! She's so funny! See the video
PART 1 HERE and
PART 2 HERE.
NEW
-
2/09/2011 -
JANE BADLER was not edited out of last night's
show. It was the only episode she wasn't written into.
NEW
-
2/09/2011
==================================
Variety's TV Morning Report
02/09/11
==================================
Show / Network / Rating / Share / Viewers
1 Glee (FOX) 4.5/12 11.5
2 NCIS (CBS) 4.2/12 20.3
3
NCIS: Los Angeles (CBS) 3.5/9 17.1
4 The Biggest Loser (NBC)
3.0/8 8.4
5 Raising Hope (FOX) 2.8/8 6.8
6
The Good Wife (CBS) 2.2/6 11.8
7 Parenthood (NBC)
1.9/5 5.2
7 Traffic Light (FOX) 1.9/5 4.6
9 V (ABC) 1.8/5 5.4
10 Triunfo del Amor (UNI) 1.7/5 4.4
Data provided by Nielsen
NEW
-
2/09/2011 -
'V'
to end on cliffhanger? Article by Morgan Jeffery, TV Reporter
"The season season of V will end on a cliffhanger, reports suggest.
According to Entertainment Weekly, the show's writing team have decided
to leave several story arcs unresolved, despite the show's middling ratings.
The most recent episode of the sci-fi drama attracted 5.7m viewers, considerably
down on the 14.3m that watched the series premiere in late 2009 but only
slightly below the 5.83m that watched the first season finale in May.
ABC is expected to monitor ratings for the remainder of the second season before
deciding on the show's future. The network will likely make a final decision in
May.
Executive producer Steve Pearlman previously
insisted that a third season of V is still a possibility, while
series star Elizabeth Mitchell (Erica Evans)
stated that the upcoming season finale is "not a wrap-up" for the show."
NEW
-
2/09/2011 -
SLIDESHOW of
Charles Mesure and Elizabeth Mitchell in 'Uneasy Lies the Head' episode of V
NEW
-
2/09/2011 -
INTERVIEW with
SCOTT ROSENBAUM's
assistant,
AMY BAACK
by The Bitter Script Reader.
NEW
-
2/02/2011 - Not looking so good this
week...down 15%, a series low, according to TV By the Numbers.
==================================
Variety's TV Morning Report
02/02/11
==================================
Show / Network / Rating / Share / Viewers
1 NCIS (CBS) 4.6/12 22.7
2 NCIS: Los Angeles (CBS) 3.8/9 17.8
3
The Biggest Loser (NBC)
3.3/8 9.2
4 The Good Wife (CBS) 2.2/6 12.1
4 Parenthood (NBC) 2.2/6
6.2
6 Million Dollar Money Drop (FOX) 1.8/4 5.1
7 V (ABC) 1.7/4 5.2
7
Glee (FOX) 1.7/4 4.9
7 Triunfo del Amor (UNI) 1.7/4 4.3
10 Eva Luna (UNI) 1.6/4 4.3
Data provided by Nielsen
NEW
-
2/02/2011 -
"V: Should Tyler just die already?" Let
me know your thoughts about this article on my
Message Board!
|
 |
NEW
-
1/28/2011
JANE BADLER and
fans at the "V" premiere in Madrid, Spain
(Thanks David
Garcia!)
|
 |
JANE BADLER & Miguel at the Madrid
Premiere. |
NEW
-
1/24/2011 -
V: Concordia (2/8)
|
ANNA SECRETLY
HAS AN INVADING FLEET OF BREEDING VESSELS, WHILE ELI COHN TRIES TO
CONVINCE THE FIFTH COLUMN IT'S TIME TO ASSASSINATE ANNA, ON ABC'S
"V" |
"Concordia" -- Anna uses her newest gift to mankind, "Concordia," as a
cover to hide an invading fleet of breeding vessels that will be used to
ensure the perpetuation of Visitors for future generations. Meanwhile,
Eli Cohn (guest star Oded Fehr) tries to convince Erica and the Fifth
Column that the "Concordia" gala is the perfect time to assassinate
Anna, on "V," TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 8 (9:00-10:01 p.m., ET) on ABC.
"V" stars Elizabeth Mitchell as Erica Evans, Morris Chestnut as Ryan
Nichols, Joel Gretsch as Father Jack, Charles Mesure as Kyle Hobbes,
Logan Huffman as Tyler Evans, Laura Vandervoort as Lisa, with Morena
Baccarin as Anna and Scott Wolf as Chad Decker.
Guest stars include Oded Fehr as Eli Cohn, Jay Karnes as Chris Bolling,
Nicholas Lea as Joe Evans, Roark Critchlow as A.D. Paul Kendrick,
Christopher Shyer as Marcus.
"Concordia" was written by David Rambo and directed by Jesse Warn.
"V" is broadcast in 720 Progressive (720P), ABC's selected HDTV format,
with 5.1 channel surround sound. This program carries a TV-14,V parental
guideline.
For more information on "V," please visit ABC.com and become a fan of
the show on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/V. You can also follow "V"
on Twitter: @V_ABC |
JANE BADLER in Melbourne Airport Lounge
waiting to board for Madrid. Jan 24, 2011 |
NEW
-
1/24/2011
JANE BADLER on the plane. "See you soon,
Madrid!" |
NEW
-
1/23/2011 -
JANE BADLER will be visiting
MADRID, SPAIN
and
FRANCE
for the "V" Premiere!
MADRID INFO: Thursday, January 27, 2011 -
Kinepolis Theatre, Jane arrives at
21:00, Stage Appearance 21:45. Jane will say a few words to introduce the Public
Screening of V2 first episodes.
If you or someone you know are going, please get me pics! You will be
credited. Thanks! - ilana
NEW
-
1/19/2011 - RATINGS ARE IN! Up 5% from
last week.
1 NCIS (CBS) 4.1/11 21.0
2
NCIS: Los Angeles (CBS) 3.3/9 17.3
3 The Biggest Loser (NBC)
2.9/8 8.2
4 The Good Wife (CBS) 2.1/6 11.3
5
Parenthood (NBC) 2.1/6 5.6
6 V (ABC) 2.0/5 5.7
7
Million Dollar Money Drop (FOX) 1.9/5 5.3
8 No Ordinary Family (ABC) 1.8/5 5.7
9 Triunfo del Amor (UNI) 1.6/4 4.1
10 Eva Luna (UNI) 1.5/4 4.0
Data provided by Nielsen
NEW
-
1/19/2011 -
PRESS RELEASE - PRESS RELEASE -
ENTERTAINMENT ABC OVERNIGHT RATINGS (FOR 1/18)
ABC Scores its Best Tuesday in 6 Weeks with Young
Adults, Almost Doubling the Net's Year-Ago Performance
ABC's "No Ordinary Family" Builds Week to Week in Viewers and Young Adults
Posting a Season High in Men 18-34, ABC's "V" is No. 1 at 9pm
Tuesday Night (8:00-11:00 p.m.)
With its lineup of 2 dramas and a special edition of "20/20," ABC attracted its
second-largest audience and equaled its highest Adult 18-49 number in 6 weeks -
since 12/7/10. The Net continued to deliver substantial year-to-year gains on
the evening, soaring over the year-ago night (1/19/10) by 3.0 million viewers
(5.8 million vs. 2.8 million) and by 89% in Adults 18-49 (1.7/5 vs. 0.9/3).
"No Ordinary Family" (8:00-9:00 p.m.)
At 8:00 p.m., ABC's "No Ordinary Family" was up by 8% in Total Viewers (5.7
million) and by 20% among Adults 18-49 (1.8/5) week to week. In addition, "No
Ordinary Family" registered sizeable year-to-year improvement for ABC in the
hour, up by 3.6 million viewers (5.7 million vs. 2.1 million) and by 157% in
Adults 18-49 (1.8/5 vs. 0.7/2) from the year-ago night.
"V" (9:00-10:00 p.m.)
Building on its lead-in among Adults 18-49 (+11%), ABC's "V" posted gains over
the previous week among young adults against original competition on CBS ("NCIS:
Los Angeles"), NBC ("The Biggest Loser: Couples") and Fox ("Million Dollar Money
Drop"). "V" improved the 9 o'clock hour by impressive margins in Total Viewers
(+90% - 5.7 million vs. 3.0 million) and Adults 18-49 (+67% - 2.0/5 vs. 1.2/3)
over the same night last year.
* The ABC drama posted a season-high in Men 18-34 (1.5/5) and beat out its
broadcast rivals to rank No. 1 (tie) at 9:00 p.m.
"20/20" (10:00-11:00 p.m.)
A special edition of ABC's "20/20" at 10:00 p.m., featuring Capt. Mark Kelly in
his first television interview since the shootings in Tucson, generated the
Net's best time period numbers in 6 weeks in Total Viewers (6.2 million), Adults
18-49 (1.3/4) and Adults 25-54 (1.9/5) - since 12/7/10. The "20/20" special
boosted its time slot by wide margins from the year-ago night by 84% in Total
Viewers, by 44% in Adults 18-49 and by 58% in Adults 25-54.
A note about increasing DVR penetration and year-to-year rating comparisons:
Year-to-year rating comparisons based on the Live + Same Day data stream are
distorted by the level of DVR penetration in the Nielsen sample, which has
jumped up to 39% currently, from 35% at the same point in 2010. More viewers are
watching shows on their own timetables, which may not be reflected in the
overnight next day numbers. The only truly valid year-to-year comparison would
be one based on the Live + 7 Day metric, once those stats are released by
Nielsen.
Source: The Nielsen Company (Fast Affiliate, Live + Same Day Ratings), 1/18/11
NEW
-
1/19/2011 - ABC Primetime
Ratings Report For the week of January 10, 2011
Building on its lead-in among viewers (+9%) and young adults
(+27%) against CBS’ original “NCIS: Los Angeles” and the second hour of NBC’s
2-hour “The Biggest Loser: Couples,” ABC’s “V”defeated Fox’s “Million Dollar
Money Drop” in Total Viewers (5.8 million vs. 5.1 million) and Adults 18-49
(1.9/5 vs. 1.8/5). Despite increased competition in the hour this week from a
first-run airing of CBS’ “NCIS: Los Angeles,” ABC’s “V” showed strong retention
of its week-ago season opener in Total Viewers (88%) and Adults 18-49 (90%).
 |
NEW
-
1/19/2011
JANE BADLER in
Melbourne, Australia on 1/17/2011.
Photo Credit
the Australian Herald Sun |
 |
ENID BADLER (Jane and Alice's mom)
and Ilana hang out for lunch on 1/19/2011.
Doesn't Enid look gorgeous?! |
NEW
-
1/18/2011 - Sneak Peeks!
V
- 2.03 - Laid Bare - Sneak Peek #01
V - 2.03 - Laid Bare - Sneak Peek #02
V - 2.03 - Laid Bare - Sneak Peek #03
V - 2.03 - Laid Bare - Sneak Peek #04
V - 2.03 - Laid Bare - Sneak Peek #05
V - 2.03 - Laid Bare - Sneak Peek #06
NEW
-
1/18/2011 -
V: Unholy Alliance (2/1)
THREE OF
TYLER'S PEACE AMBASSADOR FRIENDS ARE FOUND DEAD, CHAD AND ANNA ARE AT
THE VATICAN, AND ERICA GETS A NEW PARTNER, ON ABC'S "V"
Jay Karnes ("The Shield") and Oded Fehr ("Sleeper Cell") Guest Star |
"Unholy Alliance" - After the radical faction of the Fifth Column
murders three Peace Ambassadors, Erica goes on a mission to hunt down
their leader, Eli Cohn, a former Mossad agent. Meanwhile, as Jack and
other priests around the globe begin to speak out against the Visitors,
Anna heads to the Vatican in an effort to convince the leaders of
organized religion that the Visitors truly are "of peace," on "V,"
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 1 (9:00-10:01 p.m., ET) on ABC. Also in the episode,
Jay Karnes guest stars as Chris Bolling, an FBI agent now assigned to
work with Erica; while Oded Fehr will play Eli Cohn, the leader of a
much more radical group opposed to the Visitors.
"V" stars Elizabeth Mitchell as Erica Evans, Morris Chestnut as Ryan
Nichols, Joel Gretsch as Father Jack, Charles Mesure as Kyle Hobbes,
Logan Huffman as Tyler Evans, Laura Vandervoort as Lisa, with Morena
Baccarin as Anna and Scott Wolf as Chad Decker.
Guest stars include Jane Badler as Diana, Jay Karnes as Chris Bolling,
Oded Fehr as Eli Cohn, Roark Critchlow as A.D. Paul Kendrick,
Christopher Shyer as Marcus, Scott Hylands as Father Travis.
"Unholy Alliance" was written by Rockne S. O'Bannon and directed by Dean
White.
"V" is broadcast in 720 Progressive (720P), ABC's selected HDTV format,
with 5.1 channel surround sound. This program carries a TV-14,V parental
guideline. |
NEW
-
1/18/2011 -
UNHOLY ALLIANCE PRESS PICS & ABC stars and
executive producers arrived at the 2011 Winter Press Tour "Off the Map"
Midseason Mixer at The Langham Huntington in Pasadena, California & LAID BARE
PRESS PICS
NEW
-
1/13/2011 - In response to the gazillion
messages I received as to why ABC is not posting Season 2 on their website like
they did Season 1, Warner Brothers owns the show. ABC is only allowed to air on
the network.
NEW
-
1/12/2011
==================================
Variety's TV Morning Report
01/12/11
==================================
Show / Network / Rating / Share / Viewers
1 NCIS (CBS) 4.5/12 21.9
2 NCIS: Los Angeles (CBS) 3.7/9 18
3
The Biggest Loser (NBC)
3.2/8 8.6
4 The Good Wife (CBS) 2.3/6 12.2
5 Parenthood (NBC) 2.2/6
5.6
6 V (ABC) 1.9/5 5.7
7 Million Dollar Money Drop (FOX) 1.8/5 5.1
8
Glee (FOX) 1.7/4 4.6
9 No Ordinary Family (ABC) 1.5/4 5.4
10 Detroit 1-8-7 (ABC) 1.1/3 5.2
Data provided by Nielsen
NEW
-
1/12/2011 - When
ELIZABETH MITCHELL
was asked on a video interview why you should watch "V," she said because it's
fun and there are lots of beautiful men and women. Nothing about the
storyline! Check it out
HERE.
NEW
-
1/11/2011 - ERICA FIGHTS FOR
HER LIFE AFTER SHE DISCOVERS HER PARTNER IS A VISITOR, ANNA ORDERS RYAN TO FIND
MALIK, WHO HAS GONE MISSING, AND LISA'S BODY BEGINS TO CHANGE, ON ABC'S "V" -
V: Laid Bare (1/18)
"Laid Bare" - Erica learns her partner, Malik, is a Visitor and must fight for
her life - literally - to stop Anna from finding out she's Fifth Column.
Meanwhile, Anna learns that Malik is missing and orders Ryan to find her, while
Lisa realizes her body is beginning to change, causing her to become more and
more like her mother, on "V," TUESDAY, JANUARY 18 (9:00-10:00 p.m., ET) on ABC.
"V" stars Elizabeth Mitchell as Erica Evans, Morris Chestnut as Ryan Nichols,
Joel Gretsch as Father Jack, Charles Mesure as Kyle Hobbes, Logan Huffman as
Tyler Evans, Laura Vandervoort as Lisa, with Morena Baccarin as Anna and Scott
Wolf as Chad Decker.
Guest stars include Jane Badler as Diana, Bret Harrison as Dr. Sidney Miller,
Roark Critchlow as A.D. Paul Kendrick, Rekha Sharma as Agent Malik, Mark
Hildreth as Joshua, Christopher Shyer as Marcus.
"Laid Bare" was written by Gwendolyn M. Parker and directed by David Barrett.
"V" is broadcast in 720 Progressive (720P), ABC's selected HDTV format, with 5.1
channel surround sound. This program carries a TV-14,V parental guideline.
For more information on "V," please visit ABC.com and become a fan of the show
on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/V. You can also follow "V" on Twitter: @V_ABC.
NEW
-
1/11/2011 - VIDEO - Mother Diana and
Daughter Anna reunite
HERE! (Thanks Traves!)
NEW
-
1/11/2011 -
JANE BADLER has made a Fan Page on Facebook!
Like it
HERE!
NEW
-
1/11/2011 -
ANNA AND DIANA ARE FACE TO FACE FOR THE FIRST
TIME IN 15 YEARS, WHILE ERICA SEEKS TO FIND IF THE V'S DID SOMETHING TO HER WHEN
PREGNANT WITH TYLER, ON ABC'S "V"
"Serpent's Tooth"
- Anna and Diana square off in the dark bowels of the Mothership - Diana
has been down there for 15 years and not had a single glimpse of Anna.
Meanwhile, Erica has Tyler's blood analyzed, and learns the V's did
something sinister to her when she was pregnant with him, on "V,"
TUESDAY, JANUARY 11 (9:00-10:00 p.m., ET) on ABC.
"V" stars Elizabeth Mitchell as Erica Evans, Morris Chestnut as Ryan
Nichols, Joel Gretsch as Father Jack, Charles Mesure as Kyle Hobbes,
Logan Huffman as Tyler Evans, Laura Vandervoort as Lisa, with Morena
Baccarin as Anna and Scott Wolf as Chad Decker.
Guest stars include Jane Badler as Diana, Bret Harrison as Dr. Sidney
Miller, Roark Critchlow as A.D. Paul Kendrick, Rekha Sharma as Agent
Malik, Mark Hildreth as Joshua, Christopher Shyer as Marcus.
"Serpent's Tooth" was written by Gregg Hurwitz and directed by Steve
Shill.
"V" is broadcast in 720 Progressive (720P), ABC's selected HDTV format,
with 5.1 channel surround sound. This program carries a TV-14,S,V
parental guideline.
For more information on "V," please visit ABC.com and become a fan of
the show on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/V. You can also follow
"V" on Twitter: @V_ABC.
|
NEW
-
1/11/2011 -
TVbyTheNumbers has placed "V" status as "Likely
to be Canceled." (Thanks Patrick.) Do you want "V" renewed?! Write to
the Head of Programming Paul Lee at paul.lee@abc.com !
|
 |
NEW
-
1/11/2011
FAYE GRANT
(right) gets a visit from "V" Fan Tammie Ekkelboom (left) on 12/12/10 at
Faye's play in Calif!
More pics and
the full story coming soon! |
NEW
-
1/11/2011 - From fan PATRICK GILLEASE - "I
am rewatching the pilot right now to see what else (if anything) ABC cut out
Saturday night besides the ear cutting scene. They must have gotten
complaints from viewers that this scene was too gorey for the 8pm hour. But,
it was actually MULTIPLE scenes that kept flashing back and forth during
Anna's interview with Chad that got cut. Her interview was longer in the
pilot and things she said to Chad were also cut, and so was Georgie's
explanation about what the V's are and why they're here. This whole sequence
got cut from probably 5 minutes down to just 1 or 2. They removed a LOT
here, but everything else seems intact. Odd that they would cut the most
revealing part of the pilot episode in reruns!?!?!
I also just caught a significant filming error. As Georgie was ambushing
Ryan outside the glass building where Ryan works to try and convert him back
to The Resistance, a Vancouver tower was reflecting in the glass of the
building in the background. This tower looks like the Seattle Space Needle.
Yet, this is supposed to be NYC, where no circular observation towers like
this exist. Major OOPS !!"
NEW
-
1/05/2011 - Ratings are IN!
==================================
Variety's TV Morning Report
01/05/11
==================================
Show / Network / Rating / Share / Viewers
1
The Biggest Loser (NBC)
3.3/9 8.7
2 Live to Dance (CBS) 2.4/6 10.2
3 Parenthood (NBC) 2.3/6 6
4 V (ABC) 2.1/5 6.5
5 No Ordinary Family (ABC) 1.9/5 6.7
6 NCIS (CBS) 1.7/5 10.2
7
Glee (FOX) 1.7/5 4.7
8 Triunfo del Amor (UNI) 1.7/4 4.5
9 Eva Luna (UNI) 1.5/4 4
10 Million Dollar Money Drop (FOX) 1.3/3 3.7
Data provided by Nielsen
|
 |
NEW
-
1/04/2011
ABC/WB released
the New Visitors Pic in USA TODAY!
Ant-like...dinosaur-like... you tell me.
Looks like
one of KJ's Zedti...
(Thanks
Patrick!)
|
NEW
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12/30/10 -
"V" Season 2 Podcast #1 - Spoiler Alert!
(Thanks, Dave!)
NEW
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12/30/10 -
JANE BADLER did an interview yesterday with
Hollywood Access!
JANE
and
ELIZABETH MITCHELL
were invited to Spain by Warner Brother's Spain on January 27, 2011. Stay
tuned for more details! No word if Elizabeth is going.
NEW -
12/30/10 - The paper version of the
Winter Preview TV GUIDE Jan. 3-9, 2011 has a full page picture / interview with
JANE BADLER & MORENA BACCARIN on page 50! (Thanks Patrick!)
NEW
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12/17/10 -
JANE BADLER was asked to attend the "V" premier
in Spain on January 27th by the Spanish network! Looks like Jane will be
attending, so more info as it becomes available! Also, as you know, JANE's
music website has launched at
http://www.janebadler.com and her music video
is almost done! Her new CD is available now with limited
autographed photos so head on over!
NEW
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12/14/10 - I received a personal
message from
JACE HALL!
"Hello Ilana!
Hope you are well. Thanks for all the hard work that you do to support "V"
! you do a great job and I know everyone appreciates it! Stay strong and
look forward to Jan. 4th!! :) "
NEW
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12/14/10 -
V: The New Series Season One The Recap + Trailer S2
(Thanks
TheVFiles!)
V: The New Series Episode 2.01 " They Lied!" Promo #5
V: The New Series Episode 2.01 " Waiting For The End "
Promo #6
V: The New Series Episode 2.01 " They Return!! " Promo #7
V: The New Series Episode 2.01 " They Lied!! " Promo #8
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NEW
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12/14/10 - Season 2 first 4 episode
names:
Episode 2.01
- ”Red Rain”
Episode 2.02
- ”Serpent’s Tooth”
Episode 2.03
- ”Laid Bear”
Episode 2.04
- ”Unholy Alliance”
Pictured LEFT:
V S2 Press Kit!
(Thanks
TheVFiles!)
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NEW
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12/14/10 - More Promo Pics!
Red Rain Season 2 Episode 1 photos. (Thanks John May Lives!)
V - "Red Rain" - "V" will make its highly-anticipated Season Two premiere,
TUESDAY, JANUARY 4 (9:00-10:00 p.m., ET) on ABC. The Season Two opener, "Red
Rain," continues the action from last season's finale when Anna unleashed Red
Sky on the planet. With the world on the brink of war and chaos all around, is
there anyone who can stand up to Anna? Meanwhile, Ryan has been kept in
isolation on the mothership, away from his hybrid baby so that Anna can
experiment on her; Chad, seeking redemption for being used by Anna, now wants to
fight with the Fifth Column; and Erica goes on a journey to find a scientist who
can give her the answers to what Red Sky is, and where she learns the horrifying
secret of what the V's are doing on our planet. (ABC/JEFF PETRY) MORRIS
CHESTNUT, CHARLES MESURE, ELIZABETH MITCHELL, BRET HARRISON
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Anna's Tail |
Poor V never saw it coming |
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NEW
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12/08/10 -
JANE BADLER'S official website has launched!
Go to
http://www.janebadler.com !
NEW
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12/03/10 - "V" Season 1 premiered in
France on Dec. 1, 2010. According to fan Audrey V, "The
1st episode of V had unbelievable ratings!! 37% of the people watching TV
were watching V!" See the article in French,
HERE! (Thanks Audrey!)
NEW
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12/03/10 - ABC will be re-running 3
episodes from Season 1 on January 1, 2011 from 8pm-11pm! (Thanks Charles!)
NEW
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12/03/10 - SEASON 2 CAST PHOTOS!
(Thanks John May Lives!) (ABC/BOB D'AMICO)
QUESTION:
In the below pics, all of the Vs have a RED BACKGROUND and all of the
humans have a BLUE BACKGROUND. My question is, why does Father Jack have a
RED background????
NEW
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12/01/10 - Heard from
MARC SINGER ! He's
agreed to let me interview him for the site! Please send your questions
into me at
lizardladynj@yahoo.com with Subject: MARC SINGER. Marc is
finishing up a movie with Woody Harrelson and will be heading to Vancouver next
week for "V" publicity! Go Marc!
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NEW
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11/25/10
See the tail?
Chilling!
(Thanks Edward!) |
NEW
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11/25/10 -
TVGuide
Keck's Exclusives: Original V Star
MARC
SINGER Returns to ABC's V!
NEW
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11/23/10 -
V Season 2 Promo 4 90 Seconds.
Introduction of DIANA!
NEW
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11/23/10 -
V Season 2 Promo 3
NEW
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11/19/10 -
V Season 2 Promo #2 (Thanks MartinDonovan!)
NEW
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11/18/10 - JACE HALL & MORRIS
CHESTNUT on set. |
JACE HALL & LAURA VANDERVOORT |
JACE HALL, ELIZABETH MITCHELL, LOGAN HUFFMAN |
JACE HALL & ELIZABETH MITCHELL by the heaters. |
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NEW
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11/18/10
TV Guide has been great in
keeping the world informed!
(Thanks Marga!) |
NEW
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11/18/10 - Episode 9 begins filming
on Monday Nov. 22, 2010!
NEW
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11/18/10 - Vala the Great has
interviewed
CHRIS SHYER
(Marcus)
as guest host/V expert on NDB Media
for two hours! Vala also runs the best "V"
Role Playing Game (RPG,) so check it out
HERE!
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NEW
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11/16/10
JACE HALL &
JANE
BADLER dining in Vancouver.
They both look so thrilled!
BELOW:
JANE
BADLER,
TODD ROY
(Producer of Jace Hall Show),
ALICE BADLER. I don't think they had enough drinks. |
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JANE BADLER & CHARLES MESURE (Hobbs)
discussing "V" |
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11/15/10
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Notice the "V" Script on the table!!
Japanese dinner with JANE, CHARLES, ALICE |
DIANA & CHARLES. (ahhh
couldn't resist that one!) |
MORRIS CHESTNUT, JOEL GRETSCH, SCOTT WOLF |
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11/12/10 -
V: The New Series Episode 2.01 " Red Rain " Promo #1
(Thanks TheVisitorsVids!)
NEW
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11/12/10 -
Exclusive Pics!
LAURA VANDERVOORT & JANE BADLER Green
Screen |
MORRIS CHESTNUT & JANE
BADLER on set |
LAURA VANDERVOORT & JANE BADLER on the
monitor |
Somehow, the cast escaped to see a
play called Morning Glory at the Vancouver Theatre |
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NEW
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11/10/10
JANE BADLER,
CHRISTOPHER SHYER
(Marcus,)
and
ALICE BADLER
at Quintels
in Vancouver on 11/09/10.
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11/09/10
Season 2
Promo Poster!
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NEW
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11/02/10 - STATUE OF LIBERTY ON BEST
BUY's EXCLUSIVE STEEL BOX DVD set! There's the regular DVD set you can get
from Walmart, Amazon, etc. But Best Buy has the EXCLUSIVE STEEL BOX "V"
DVD Season 1 set! (Thanks Patrick!) Collect all four!
V: Complete
First Season (Best Buy Exclusive)
DVD SKU: 1085359
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V: Complete First
Season (Best Buy Exclusive) Blu-Ray
SKU: 1085395 |
V: The Complete
First Season
[2 Discs/Blu-ray]
Widescreen Dubbed Subtitle AC3] |
V: The Complete First
Season |
NEW
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11/02/10 - The cast has seen the
first episode of Season 2! From
JANE BADLER: "Just
saw the first episode of the new season. It is awesome. Really good. I think
it will do really well. Morena is great as Anna."
NEW
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11/02/10 - The cast and crew are
working on Episode 8!
NEW
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10/28/10 - Woo! I've been MIA
the past few days so busy with STUFF. So here are the latest updates!
Enjoy!
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NEW
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10/28/10
JANE BADLER in
her 2nd Dress Costume for ABC's "V!"
Sooooooooooo
stunning! |
NEW
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10/28/10 -
JANE BADLER,
MORENA BACCARIN & LAURA VANDERVOORT
are in the Nov. 1-7, 2010 TV Guide Magazine on page 15.
NEW
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10/28/10 -
VIDEO
'V' in downtown Vancouver Oct 24, 2010 season 2 (Thanks Charles!)
NEW
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10/28/10 - Watch COMIC CON 2010 the
"V" Panel
HERE! Thanks Marga & Brad!
NEW
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10/28/10 -
Coming Nov. 2, 2010!
PRE-ORDER ABC's "V" Season 1 now on DVD and Blu-Ray!
Click
HERE
to order!
NEW
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10/28/10 -
JANE BADLER
& ALICE
BADLER in the first ever
BADLER SISTERS INTERVIEW conducted by Vala the
Great for Wormhole Riders. Also check out JANE's new movie
NEEDLE here! This is a very intimate and
fantastic Skype Interview!
NEW
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10/28/10 - VIDEO
The Ladies of "V" - LAURA VANDERVOORT (Thanks
Paul!)
NEW
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10/28/10 - VIDEO
The Ladies of "V" - MORENA BACCARIN (Thanks
Paul!)
NEW
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10/21/10 - Wrap date for S2 of "V" is
December 8, 2010.
"I hear the order of ABC's sophomore sci-fi drama V is being reduced
from 13 to 10 episodes. ABC last week announced that V will return
January 4 and will air in Dancing with the Stars' result show slot at 9
PM on Tuesdays, following fellow sci-fi drama No Ordinary Family. That
gives V a 12-episode window until the spring season premiere of
Dancing on March 29, but I hear the period is expected to include 2
preemptions, leading to V's order getting trimmed. Since the series is
still filming, V producers will adjust the storyline for a proper
season ending."
NEW
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10/15/10 -
SEASON TWO OF “V” WILL PREMIERE JANUARY 4, 2011, ON ABC!
“V,” the thrilling drama series about
the world’s first alien encounter that captivated
viewers last season, will make its
highly-anticipated season premiere on TUESDAY, JANUARY 4
(9:00-10:00 p.m., ET) on ABC.
Simultaneously appearing over every
major city in the world, the Visitors (or V’s) arrived
offering us the wonders of their technology and
promoting peace. While the world quickly embraced the
V's as saviors, an FBI Counter Terrorist Agent, and
others making up the resistance group called The Fifth
Column, quickly discovered that the Visitors are not who
they said they were. Will humanity stop being fooled and realize the Visitors true
intentions before it becomes too late and they take over
Earth?
"V," which received an Emmy Award
nomination for Outstanding Special Visual Effects For a
Series, stood as television's No. 1 new drama during the
09-10 TV season in the key Adult 18-49 sales
demographic, delivering substantial year-to-year
improvement in both of its Tuesday time periods (8:00
p.m. and 10:00 p.m.). “V” finished No. 1 in both time
periods among key Men (M18-34/M18-49).
Season Two will feature more character and lizard
reveals, more details about the V’s mythology, while
along the way featuring even more action and more plot
twists. Viewers can expect a roller coaster ride week to
week.
“V” stars Elizabeth Mitchell as Erica
Evans, Morris Chestnut as Ryan Nichols, Joel Gretsch as
Father Jack, Charles Mesure as Kyle Hobbes, Logan
Huffman as Tyler Evans, Laura Vandervoort as Lisa, with
Morena Baccarin as Anna and Scott Wolf as Chad Decker.
New recurring stars for this season include Jane Badler
as Diana, Oded Fehr as Eli Cohn, Jay Karnes as Chris
Bolling and Bret Harrison as Dr. Sidney Miller.
“V” is produced by HDFilms in
association with Warner Bros. Television. The executive
producers are Scott Rosenbaum, Steve Pearlman and Jace
Hall.
NEW
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10/15/10 - See
JANE BADLER,
MORENA BACCARIN
and
LAURA VANDERVOORT's
Access Hollywood video
HERE! (Thanks Brian!)
NEW
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10/13/10 -
Vote for JANE BADLER as
best Music Artist of the Month! We all know she
IS, so get to it!! Poll closes Friday, Oct. 29th!
Vote
HERE!
NEW
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10/12/10 - More CCNY 2010 Pics
uploaded!
NEW
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10/11/10 - CHECK OUT THE
CCNY 2010 STORY
and massive picture collection
HERE!
NEW
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10/05/10 - Lunch with
JANE BADLER,
ALICE
BADLER & their mom,
ENID!
What a wonderful birthday gift! I haven't slept in
days, knowing I'd be eating with the Badler Ladies. So
my eyes were all red and puffy. JANE turned on her
"mother" mode and told me she wants me to get some sleep
tonight! But of course, I can't... not with this
excitement, so I said I would sleep TOMORROW night.
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Yes, JANE is in NY preparing
for Comic Con! Jane started out the
morning with a Starbucks double shot coffee with
hardly any milk. Talk about a pick me up!
For lunch she had a salad and water. I
ordered just a tiny fruit salad and JANE said I
must eat more... "Go get a salad!" So I
did. Then Jane disappeared and came back
to the table and said, "I got you some hard
boiled eggs." SO SWEET looking after my
health!
ENID settled in with a Tuna Fish salad and
offered me half, but I don't eat fish or
seafood. Not because I don't like the
taste, but because when I was a kid, I had 2
goldfish and so I have a mental block from
eating fish.
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Then ALICE
came in with this beautiful bouquet of birthday
balloons for me! Thank you, Alice! What a
huge smile you put on my face!! xoxo
Over lunch,
JANE and ALICE were bickering about how amazing
ALICE (who can't take a compliment) looked.
You can't tell from the pics, but ALICE was
wearing an amazing ruffle white shirt. The
contrast with the white shirt and her black
jacket was stunning!
JANE was
wearing jeans, black boots and a delicate,
absolutely amazing necklace.
ENID, of
course, looked fabulous, as always.
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Enid
doesn't use her computer, so this was the first
time she was seeing the prints that
Paul Fraser
was kind enough to send. I don't know who
the artist is, but he/she is just brilliant!
(In pics below)
That's my
Sharpie marker I bought yesterday just for this
occasion. It mysteriously disappeared
(which means JANE has it.)
JANE did not
reveal ONE SINGLE THING about this season, but
she did tell me that the writers have gone over
the top and all out, and that this season is
going to be amazing!
I CAN'T
WAIT!
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Alice, Ilana, Jane
October 5, 2010 |
NEW
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10/04/10 - Some more production images getting into Episode 2. CHECK
OUT THE NEW UNIFORMS!
(Thanks
SirianVisitors.com!)
NEW
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10/02/10
- JANE
BADLER just got signed for the entire Season
Two!
NEW
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09/30/10 - Set photos from
09/29/10! (Thanks John May Lives!)
NEW
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09/29/10 - Something funny
happened today. CCNY finally officially announced what
we already knew about CCNY, so here it is!
BURBANK, Calif. (September 29, 2010)
— Warner Bros. Television (WBTV) and Warner Bros.
Animation (WBA) are teaming up to take Manhattan, with
six series from the Studio — WBTV’s Nikita, V and The
Vampire Diaries, along with WBA’s MAD as well as the
upcoming Young Justice and Green Lantern: The Animated
Series — headed to New York Comic Con 2010.
Selected stars and producers from
these programs will be on-hand for panel sessions, media
appearances and autograph signings at the East Coast’s
biggest and most exciting popular culture convention
from Friday, October 8–Sunday, October 10.
Highlights include:
Three generations of V queens — series stars Morena
Baccarin and Laura Vandervoort, and guest star Jane
Badler (Diana on the original V) — discuss their epic
power struggle over the future of humanity in the
forthcoming season two.
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 9
5:15–6:15 p.m. V Special Video
Presentation and Cast/Producer Q&A — In the first season
of V, the Visitors arrived. In the second, coming in
November to ABC, three generations of V queens — played
by Morena Baccarin (Firefly), Laura Vandervoort (Smallville)
and guest star Jane Badler (Diana on the original V) —
will engage in an epic power struggle over the future of
humanity. Join them and a V executive producer for a
panel that will feature Q&A as well as footage from the
new season. V is produced by HDFilms in association with
Warner Bros. Television. Become a fan of the series on
Facebook at www.facebook.com/V. IGN Theater/Special
Events Hall
6:30 – 7:30 p.m. V Signing in Room
1C05
EW
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09/29/10 -
JANE BADLER has
been signed for 9 episodes so far! She
also gets to do something pretty gross :)
NEW
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09/28/10 - MORENA BACCARIN eats a
Rat in "V!"
The Jacksonville Observer
Last season, “V” fans at Comic-Con and
elsewhere kept asking the show’s
stunning, sexy head alien, Morena
Baccarin, whether her Anna character was
going to eat a rat — something that
those bad folks from outer space have
been seen doing on the sci-fi cult
favorite. Now, with “V” production back
in full swing for a November return, the
Rio de Janeiro-born actress says, “It
turns out I am. It’s done in a very
different way than before. It’s pretty
gross. It was a long, hard day at work.”
Certainly this highly anticipated bit
was done via movie magic.
“A certain part of it was, but I
still had to handle a huge rat all day,”
she says.
Fortunately, Baccarin was still fresh
from her production hiatus when the rat
business went down. She spent much of
her time traveling to promote “V” in
Europe and in Latin America.
“I went back to Rio and to Sao Paulo.
I got to spend time with my family and
be there while the show was airing. To
be known in my homeland — it was
incredible,” she relates. The Brazilians
showed her “a reaction of pride. It was
the sweetest thing I ever experienced. I
did a talk show there that I grew up
watching. It was so surreal and
wonderful,” adds the beauty, whose
mother is Brazilian actress Vera Setta,
and whose father, Fernando Baccarin, is
in TV news.
She certainly had the chance to brush
up on her Portuguese. “I do speak it. I
don’t know about flawlessly. I don’t
speak it that often anymore,” she says.
Baccarin also enjoyed the European leg
of her promo trek. “In Barcelona and
other cities, suddenly there were locals
following me everywhere. We’re a No. 1
rated show in Europe.” She’s enjoying
the fan attention at this point. And
though the “V” troops lead a rather
insular existence while the series is in
production in Vancouver, she’s OK with
not having a big social life at this
stage of the game.
“You work so hard to achieve success
in your life and career. Now is the time
to just jump in, enjoy it and do great
work,” says Baccarin. Even if it
involves eating rats.
NEW
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09/24/10 -
JANE
BADLER, MORENA BACCARIN & LAURA
VANDERVOORT
will be at
COMIC CON NY on
Saturday, Oct. 9, 2010. There will be a "V"
Panel at 5:15pm followed by an autograph
signing. Look for me in my "V" Tshirt!
Woo!
Jay Karnes will
play a recurring
role in the
upcoming second
season of V.
TV Guide
reports that the
actor will
appear as FBI
agent Chris
Bolling in
multiple
episodes.
The character
will be assigned
to Erica Evans
(Elizabeth
Mitchell) as a
new partner and
will question
her divided
loyalties and
her dedication
to the Fifth
Column.
Karnes
previously
starred as
Detective Dutch
Wagenbach on FX
cop drama
The Shield
from 2002 to
2008. He has
also played
recurring roles
on Sons of
Anarchy and
Brothers &
Sisters.
His new role
will see him
reunited with
former
Shield
producer and
V
showrunner Scott
Rosenbaum.
NEW
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09/17/10 -
Resident Evil
Star Joins V.
IGN has the info
on some cool new
Fifth Column
casting news.
IGN has learned
an exciting bit
of casting news
for ABC's alien
invasion series,
V.
Known from the
blockbuster
Mummy and
Resident Evil
film franchises,
actor
Oded Fehr
is joining up as
part of the
Season 2
rebellion.
Fehr will play
Eli Cohn, a
leader in a new
radical Fifth
Column
resistance
movement whose
hard-line stance
against the
Visitors poses a
special new
challenge for
our core group
of rebels,
played by
Elizabeth
Mitchell
("Erica"),
Joel Gretsch
("Jack"),
Morris Chestnut
("Ryan")
and Charles
Mesure
("Hobbes").
[Please note on
screen in S1 of
"V," it's
spelled "Hobbs"
not "Hobbes."]
IGN had a chance
to speak to
Scott Rosenbaum,
executive
producer and
showrunner of
V, about
this new
character. "He
is ex-Mossad,
and one of the
interesting
things that
we're doing with
the show this
year is that
we're
introducing a
group of Fifth
Column which is
much more
radical than our
group,"
Rosenbaum told
us. "And
essentially they
have a much
different
philosophy than
our main team
does. Eli's
philosophy is,
'We need to
attack now,
strike now and
start this war
now,' rather
than wait."
Rosenbaum
explained that
our heroes,
because they're
so outnumbered,
are more of the
mind of waiting
for the perfect
opportunity to
strike and then
deliver a
knockout punch.
"Oded's
character Eli
actually knows a
lot more about
what the
Visitors are up
to than our team
does," he said.
"And what he's
learned is that
the longer we
wait to fight
the more we play
into Anna and
the Visitors'
hands, because
everything she's
doing is a
Trojan Horse.
The Blue Energy
is a gift, but
really it's just
to get us all
stuck on Blue
Energy so they
can turn it
off." Rosenbaum
said Erica will
have to decide
whether her team
can get along
and join up with
Eli to become
one united
front, or if
she'll have to
take him down
for being too
extreme in his
methods.
Apparently,
Erica and Eli
also share a
mysterious,
connecting,
secret. "Erica
does not want
collateral
damage, but over
the course of
the arc maybe
she'll come to
learn that he's
not much
different than
she is,"
Rosenbaum
revealed. "She's
also going to
find, and I
can't tell you
what it is, a
very shocking
reveal. The two
of them have
something in
common that she
never would have
guessed."
*** So, "V" fans
-- is Eli the
new "Elias?"
NEW
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09/17/10 - The "unofficial" official date for
the premiere of S2 of "V" is Tuesday November
9th! Unofficial meaning it hasn't been
"officially" announced. Also, next week we
should hear the "official" word on Comic Con NY!
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NEW
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09/13/10 - TV Guide has posted an Interview with
JANE BADLER! What do you think of this just-released pic of "Diana?"
Email me at
lizard.lady@mindpulse.com
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NEW
- 09/12/10 -
JANE BADLER
has safely arrived in Vancouver!
She starts filming Episode 3 on Tuesday.
She's also been asked to stay on for
Episode 4. Originally she was
asked to be on the first 2 episodes, so
they must be having fun with her
character! Lucky us!
NEW
- 09/08/10 -
While
word on the street is that
JANE BADLER and
possibly
Morena Baccarin and Laura Vandervoort
will be attending a COMIC CON NYC panel, Warner Brothers is
still in the confirmation process. Nonetheless, get your
tickets anyway because
SARAH DOUGLAS (Cmdr. Pamela) will
be there! CCNY is being held Oct 8-10 !
http://www.newyorkcomiccon.com/
NEW
- 09/08/10 -
MORENA BACCARIN's
DragonCon Video is UP in 7 parts!
Start with Part 2 to hear about "V!"
(Thanks
Jolene's Trailer
Park!)
NEW
- 09/07/10 - Don't forget to vote for "V"
for Spike TV's Scream Awards. They are nominated in the category for "Best TV
Show". Also Morena Baccarin is nominated for "Best Breakout Performance Female"
GO VOTE
NOW. (Thanks Charles!)
NEW
- 09/07/10 - This
VIDEO is of Erin Gray (Buck Rogers, Silver
Spoons) talking about DragonCon. Throughout the video they show the parade
of fans at DC. Towards the end of the video in the parade a Visitor
Shocktrooper squad makes an appearance! (Thanks Mike Allegretto!)
NEW
- 09/07/10 -
Some more production images getting into Episode 2. (Thanks
SirianVisitors.com!)
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NEW
- 09/03/10 - The official "V" Calendar has
arrived! How cool is that!
Click on the left
picture to order the Calendar!
Plus don't forget to
order V S1 DVD!
Click
HERE to order
the DVDs.
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NEW
- 09/03/10 - DragonCon attendees! Send me
your updates to
lizard.lady@mindpulse.com ! I know MORENA
let some delicious stuff slip out about Diana's uniform paying homage to the
original, but I prefer to post it first hand!
NEW
- 08/31/10 - Read the transcript of
ELIZABETH MITCHELL'S
audio interview with Ed Gross over at
http://www.visitorsamongus.ning.com !
NEW
- 08/31/10 - Heard from
LUCAS WOLF (Samuel!) He did a lot of travelling over
the summer break and had a great time. He says hi to all the "V"
fans!
NEW
- 08/31/10 - Heard from
DAVID PACKER!
He's doing well and says hi to everyone!
NEW
- 08/31/10 -
JANE BADLER
is on her way home, back to Australia, for 2 weeks! Two episodes have
already been filmed, which means, if she's going BACK to Vancouver, she'll be in
a third episode!
NEW
- 08/23/10 - Ed Gross of Visitors Among Us has
posted more Interviews! Ed is totally on a roll!
Elizabeth Mitchell
audio interview has been posted over at
http://www.earthsmightiest.com/fansites/visitorsamongus.
Executive producer
Steve Pearlman
audio interview has been posted over at the "V" community at
http://www.visitorsamongus.ning.com.
|
NEW
- 08/22/10 -
JANE
BADLER &
ALICE BADLER AT 'TOWN HALL RESTAURANT'
IN VANCOUVER. |
NEW
- 08/21/10
From
ALICE BADLER:
"I
had the most awesome day. I meet Morena, Elizabeth and Joel and all
three of them are so awesome. Beautiful physically and inside. What a
fabulous ensamble they put together for this cast. The energy on set is
easy and playful - just fabulous. And the crew could not do enough for
me. Everyone treated me so beautifully. I can't say enough about each
and every person I had the pleasure of meeting today."
ALICE loves the words on the
poster. |
ROSALINA,
JANE BADLER, ALICE BADLER
Dinner in Vancouver 8/21/2010 |
ALICE BADLER & JANE BADLER
Dinner in Vancouver 8/21/2010 |
 |
NEW
- 08/20/10
Solid Proof
"Diana" is on the Mothership!
JANE BADLER'S
ON-SET THRONE! |
NEW
- 08/20/10 -
REKHA SHARMA
and
MICHAEL TRUCCO
will be at
WizardWorld Con
in Chicago this weekend!
NEW
- 08/20/10 - Pics by
LOGAN HUFFMAN. Thanks
TheVFiles
and LOGAN!
|
JANE BADLER's "V" Trailer
|
LOGAN HUFFMAN and
his iPhone
after Haircut
|
LOGAN HUFFMAN and
his iPhone
before Haircut |
SCOTT ROSENBAUM
Tweets:
Aug. 14, 2010 -
In Vancouver. Wrapping 2nd day of Shooting
of Season 2 Premiere Episode of V. Just signed off on Jane Badler's
wardrobe. She looks great.
Aug. 9, 2010 -
V episodes 1 and 2 locked and loaded. We
start shooting end of the week. Heading up to Vancouver Wednesday.
JANE BADLER Tweets:
Aug. 18, 2010 -
First day on set Was fantastik Morena
wonderful actress.Everyone setting out to make a great show . Thrilled
to be here.
Aug. 15, 2010 -
Feel like I am climbing mount everest huge
challenge but like skiing it's all coming back to me
|
NEW
- 08/19/10 - I asked
KEN JOHNSON
which 3 characters from V:TO are his favorite.
His answer below, along with an update on the
movie funding!
FROM KJ :
"Which
of your children is your favorite? Impossible
question, sorry. Movie funding meetings last
week, this week and next. We are determined. xxx
K"
NEW
- 08/19/10 -
Visitors Among Us
at
Earth's Mightiest
has posted an audio interview with
Morena Baccarin!
The
Visitors Among Us community is where people can
join up and interact with each other. Ed
Gross has posted an interview with
Scott Rosenbaum
regarding season two over there, though people
will have to join to access it. That's over at
http://www.visitorsamongus.ning.com.
It's a good additional way to keep fans active
with each other.
NEW
- 08/18/10 -
TV Guide
V
Scoop: Does John May Live?
by Natalie Abrams
NEW
- 08/18/10 - First pics of JANE BADLER in
Vancouver! Drinks definitely needed after that long plane ride!
JANE BADLER & RSD in Vancouver Aug. 2010 |
Thanks RSD for the pics! |
ORDER IT HERE |
NEW
- 08/17/10 - Ed Gross, writer of The "V" Files,
has compiled entries from my Visitors Among Us blog
into an Amazon Kindle book called Blogging "V"
Volume I: 10/27/08-11/03/09.
BLOGGING “V”,
VOLUME I: 10/27/08-11/03/09
Now Available For the Amazon Kindle for only
$2.99
The worlds of “V”, both the new ABC version and
the original incarnation from the 1980s, come
together in the unofficial Blogging “V”
Volume I: 10/27/08-11/03/09, a 40,000
word compilation from the Visitors Among Us news
site. From the first rumblings of a new series
through the show's debut in November 2009, and
with retrospective entries focusing on the
original 1983 miniseries as well as its 1984
sequel and single-season TV show, this is a
comprehensive guide for all “V” fans.
Among those interviewed in these pages are
Morena Baccarin, Jane Badler, Elizabeth
Mitchell, Marc Singer, Kenneth Johnson, Scott
Rosenbaum, Laura Vandervoort, Robert Englund,
visual effects experts from both series, Scott
Wolf, June Chadwick, Morris Chestnut, Michael
Ironside and many more.
|
NEW
- 08/17/10 -
JANE BADLER INTERVIEW PART TWO
IR: On your long flight from Australia to
Vancouver, what was going through your head most
of the time? Did you watch any on-flight movies
or were you unable to concentrate?
JB: I was thinking, "What the hell have I
started?" All very surreal; out of the
comfort of my beautiful family plunged into the
unknown.
IR: Did you have an opportunity to meet any cast
members before your first day of filming, which
is 8/16/2010? If so, who did you meet?
Reactions?
JB: Yes I have met most of the cast
members. They are all very friendly and down to
earth.
IR: On the days you are NOT filming, what
are you planning on doing?
JB: Hmmm. Stiil figuring that one
out. It has been hard as I am a guest artist so
I don't have family or friends here. I'm
still uncertain as to how long I am here.
Trying to stay fit in body and mind. Seeing
films, learning lines and reading good books.
IR: Unlike the 1980's "V," the ABC "V"
does not have any physical "ships." It's
all green screen. Do you find it easy or
difficult to work with green
screen.
JB: Today is my first day with green
screen so I will have to let you know.
IR: What is your technique for memorizing your
lines? Do you read the entire script or just go
over your scenes?
JB: When I am new to a production I like
to learn lines well in advance so they are
second nature. I tend to learn section by
section and lots of repetition.
IR: During your "V" stay, will there be any
alotted time for you to return home to Australia
or will you be staying in the area the entire
time?
JB: No, I will be getting home as soon as I can
have some time off.
NEW
- 08/17/10 - V The Original Miniseries Novel in
KOREAN!
Click the thumbnails for the full view.
V BOOK
in KOREAN |
V BOOK in
KOREAN
|
NEW
- 08/16/10 - Ilana awarded
FIRST INTERVIEW with JANE BADLER
since Jane took on the role of "Diana" on ABC's
V! (Thanks, Jane!)
JANE BADLER INTERVIEW PART ONE
(From Jane: "OK Lizard Lady. Will answer
as best I can so early in the piece.")
IR: The fans are prepared that your ABC
"V" character, Diana, may NOT be the 1980s
Diana. How are you going to play the new
character differently from the original Diana?
JB: This Diana will, of course, be very
different from the old Diana as it has been a
long time. I am no longer the young woman who
first did V. I am older and wiser and have had
many life experiences. Hopefully I will
bring all that to the role. Of course there
will be a few surprises.
IR: As an actress, are you going to create
a backstory in your head for Diana, or is a
backstory provided by the "V" team to help
create your
character?
JB: Most of the back story has been
supplied to me by the writers. Thank
goodness as it is a very different show.
IR: What the fans loved most about the
1980s Diana is her cunning, wit, sexuality and
lack of human emotion. Are you going to be able
to use
sexuality in this new role even if not
required? In other words, is everyone going to
be your prey even if UNWRITTEN in the script?
JB: Hmmmm. At this point I have only seen
one script so I am afraid that is up to the
writers. I certainly hope so. It would be a
shame not to still have that part of my
personality.
IR: What was your very first reaction when
you received the inquiry to join "V?"
JB: My first reaction was pure elation and
excitement and then the reality set in...leaving
home and my family which is always hard. Also,
the task ahead feels a bit daunting.
IR: This comes at a perfect time with your
new CD about to debut. Are you planning an
American tour?
JB: Yes it does seem to be perfect timing
for the imminent release of my album. Although
all has had to be pushed back. I am afraid I
am not thinking of an American tour right now.
My only concern is doing justice to the new V
and in my role as Diana.
IR: The new CD deals with crying. It's a well
known fact that you cry easily ... even for
happy things. Was it emotional making the new CD
and if
so, what types of emotions did you experience
while working on the CD?
JB: The only emotion I felt making the
album was sheer joy at working with the
brilliant Producer Paul Grabowsky. All the
brilliant musicians he brought to the album and
singing the songs of Jesse Shepherd and of
course recording my very first song I have ever
written.
IR: Would you like to add anything else?
JB: I must finish up by thanking all of
the many fans who have been absolutely integral
in bringing me back to the small screen in
America. Your voice has been heard and I am
deeply touched and grateful. xx Jane
NEW
- 08/13/10 -
JANE BADLER has
safely arrived in Vancouver! She has a
special message for us: "Please thank
everyone for all their love and support. I am
very grateful and moved."
JANE starts filming on MONDAY 8/16/2010!
NEW
- 08/12/10 -
"V" Showrunner criticizes
first season (Thanks Patrick!)
Producer: 'V' Is Just Too
Complicated, Inconsistent
-
It's no secret that there were numerous
problems behind the scenes on ABC's "V." For a start, the
series lost its showrunner, Scott Peters, only four episodes
in and the overall arc of the story had to be realigned.
However, what may not be apparent is just
how directionless the series was after the upheaval and how
much work was needed to re-create "V" into a working
television series without stepping on the toes of the
original four-episode story.
"It was tough in the beginning," producer
Scott Rosenbaum told The Futon Critic. "I had to create the
mythology but then also back-track it so that it made sense
with what the first four episodes" had set up.
In the first batch of episodes, "V"
focused more on the arrival of the Visitors and their impact
on society, as well as placing them in locations where they
could influence the human race. Once the series returned
from its extended break for the final run of episodes, the
show focused more on the re-emergence of the Fifth Column
and hints toward a coming war for the Earth.
However, one thing in short supply was
answers on what the Visitors are really up to and why they
are so interested in tagging the human race.
"In a complicated show that needs a
mythology, you have to have ... answers," Rosenbaum said. "I
think the reason the show had some problems in the beginning
was because there weren't answers to the questions" being
posed.
How will that change in Season 2? Well,
Rosenbaum insists he now knows who these aliens are and
where they come from ... something that will change -- and
maybe even expand upon –- some of the original series.
"Going into Season 2, I spent a lot of
time completely solving the mythology [and working out]
where [the aliens] came from, where they'd been before Earth
[and] why they're at Earth," he said."They're a little
different than a typical alien. You're going to understand
what they are, how they were created and what they consist
of. They're not necessarily just lizards."
"V" is expected to return to ABC in
November. It stars Elizabeth Mitchell, Joel Gretsch, Scott
Wolf and Morena Baccarin.
NEW
- 08/11/10 - ABC"s Press Release:
BRET HARRISON JOINS CAST OF ABC'S "V" IN A
RECURRING ROLE
Actor Bret Harrison, best known for starring on
"Reaper," will join the cast of ABC's "V" in the
recurring role of Dr. Sidney Miller. In the
Season 2 premiere, the Fifth Column, led by
Erica Evans (Elizabeth Mitchell), seeks out Dr.
Miller, an evolutionary biologist who appears to
have information about the Red Sky which was
seen in last season's cliffhanger finale.
"V," which received an Emmy Award nomination for
Outstanding Special Visual Effects for a Series,
stood as television's No. 1 new drama during the
09-10 TV season in the key Adult 18-49 sales
demographic, delivering substantial year-to-year
improvement in both of its Tuesday time periods
(8:00 p.m. and 10:00 p.m.). "V" finished No. 1
in both time periods among key Men
(M18-34/M18-49).
The series stars Elizabeth Mitchell as Erica
Evans, Morris Chestnut as Ryan Nichols, Joel
Gretsch as Father Jack, Charles Mesure as Kyle
Hobbes, Logan Huffman as Tyler Evans, Laura
Vandervoort as Lisa, with Morena Baccarin as
Anna and Scott Wolf as Chad Decker.
NEW
- 08/06/10 - ABC's Press Release:
Actress Jane Badler, best known for her role on
the original "V" series, will join the cast of
ABC's "V" as a recurring guest star, playing
Diana, mother to Anna (Morena Baccarin), who is
now the leader of the Vs. Badler will make her
debut in the Season 2 premiere of the series.
"V," which received an Emmy Award nomination for
Outstanding Special Visual Effects for a Series,
stood as television's No. 1 new drama during the
09-10 TV season in the key Adult 18-49 sales
demographic, delivering substantial year-to-year
improvement in both of its Tuesday time periods
(8:00 p.m. and 10:00 p.m.). "V" finished No. 1
in both time periods among key Men
(M18-34/M18-49).
Season 2 will feature more character and lizard
reveals, more details about the Vs' mythology -
in which Badler will play an important role --
and more action and more plot twists. Viewers
can expect a roller coaster ride week to week.
"V" stars Elizabeth Mitchell as Erica Evans,
Morris Chestnut as Ryan Nichols, Joel Gretsch as
Father Jack, Charles Mesure as Kyle Hobbes,
Logan Huffman as Tyler Evans, Laura Vandervoort
as Lisa, with Morena Baccarin as Anna and Scott
Wolf as Chad Decker.
NEW
- 08/06/10 -
JANE
BADLER
has indeed been awarded the role of Diana,
Anna's mother! Please note that ABC's
Diana may be a totally different character than
the 1980s Diana! ABC's "V," afterall, is a
re-imagine, not a remake. YAY JANE!
According to
TVGuide.com, "When
V returns, we will learn that Anna (Morena
Baccarin)
is keeping her mother prisoner on the mother
ship in a never-before-seen section that has
been designed to look like the Visitors' home
planet. " Stay tuned for more details! And
by the way, WE LOVE YOU
SCOTT ROSENBAUM!
NEW
- 08/03/10 - Heard from
LUCAS WOLF
(Samuel!) Lucas would love to be a part of "V"
S2. He told me, "I'd love the chance to
jump back in there as Samuel to help drive the
story. He's been well established and positioned
in the project but it really is up to the
writers and producers at the end of the day.
It's hard to predict where they see each
character going. We'll all just have to wait and
see what the writers have in store for season
2."
NEW
- 08/03/10 - As extras on the DVD
you will find the Featurettes”The Visual FX of
V,” “The Actor's Journey” and ”An Alien in Human
Skin: The Makeup FX of V” on the release, along
with a Commentary Trackwith
Executive Producers Scott Rosenbaum and
Steve Pearlman.
NEW
- 08/02/10 - Hoping to hear something regarding
JANE BADLER's
possible return to "V."
NEW
- 08/02/10 - So far NINE "V" people are scheduled
to appear at
DragonCon,
being held in Atlanta, GA on Sept. 3-6, 2010.
The list is: Morena Baccarin (Anna,) Joel
Gretsch (Father Jack,) Laura Vandervoort (Lisa,)
Rekha Sharma (Sarita Malik FBI Agent,) Lexa Doig
(Dr. Leah Pearlman,) Marc Singer (Donovan,) A.C.
Crispin (original V novels,) Robert Greenberger
(ran the "V" Comic at DC Comics) and
Robert Duncan McNeil (Director
of ABC S1 last episosde.)
NEW
- 07/27/10 - ABC V's DVDs pushed back AGAIN to
Nov. 2nd, 2010. (Day before the original air
date of S1 which was Nov 3, 2009.) Read
the article at
TVShowsOnDVD.com
NEW
- 07/27/10 -
Part 1 and Part 2 interview from CBS from the
cast of V at Comic Con:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P-ezvatWaRY
(Thanks Jolene of Jolene's Trailer Park!)
NEW
- 07/27/10 - TV.com has their full review on Comic
Con San Diego 2010! Read it
HERE.
NEW
- 07/27/10 - ABC SHAKEUP BREAKING NEWS -
The Hollywood Reporter
In a tremendous executive shakeup, Steve McPherson is stepping
down as entertainment president at ABC, while ABC Family chief
Paul Lee is taking his place. McPherson has reached an
agreement to sever his deal with Disney, whose ABC entertainment
division he has run for six years. Last year he took control of
ABC Studios as well, a shakeup that resulted in the departure of
studio chief Mark Pedowitz.
“I want to thank the wonderful team of individuals who have
worked with me throughout my time [at ABC] and wish them nothing
but the best,” McPherson said in a statement. “I will be
announcing my future plans shortly which will include a new
entrepreneurial venture in the spirits business. While I will
continue with
my ongoing wine business, I’ll also reveal plans for my
involvement in a new media company.”
Insiders are citing Lee as McPherson’s replacement, though
ABC has yet to make an announcement.
Lee has been at ABC Family since 2004 and has helped reinvent
the network with original programming such as “Secret Life of
the American Teenager” and “Greek,” as well as branded events
like “25 Days of Christmas.”
Though McPherson was credited for ordering last season’s
breakout comedy hit “Modern Family” (which rival studio 20th
Century Fox TV produced) he’s had a modest track record in
recent years for finding successful shows. ABC routinely
develops more programs than any other major broadcaster, yet has
had difficulty following up on aging hits like “Grey’s Anatomy,”
“Lost” and “Desperate Housewives” — all of which McPherson
helped develop while president of Touchstone TV.
Last season, the network tied NBC in the ratings for third
place, averaging a 2.7 among adults 18-49.
“They haven’t really done anything major since ‘Housewives,’
‘Lost’ and ‘Grey’s,’ and none of those shows generate a lot of
money going into syndication,” said a rival executive. “There’s
a performance failure the last few years. They’ve covered up a
lot with ‘Grey’s’ and ‘Desperate Housewives’ and ‘Dancing with
the Stars.’ But it’s a very hollow schedule at this point. There
are no hits on the horizon. And while ‘Modern Family’ has done
well, it’s not like any of their other comedies that are close
to being hits. They spend money like drunken sailors—on talent,
on development. For what they’re spending, you’d expect bigger
results.”
Insiders also cited McPherson’s temperament. The executive is
said to have thorny relationships with other top executives,
particularly with Disney/ABC TV Group president Anne Sweeney.
“He just doesn’t play well with others,” noted one industry
insider.
Another former insider put it more harshly: “Why? Totally on
background? Because he’s f–king insane! The guy’s had one hit in
five years. I didn’t see Bob Iger living with it much longer.
And [Iger] hated his development. All of it.”
McPherson’s departure has been rumored for months, and even
the most consumer-focused of publications began to suspect
something was awry when the executive canceled the network’s
traditional upfront presentation press conference last May.
Since, McPherson has gone quiet, thought that’s hardly unusual
for the press-averse executive. Rumors began to intensify this
week after McPherson didn’t return to the office following a
vacation.
The move comes on the eve of the semi-annual Television
Critics Association’s press tour, which begins Wednesday with
CBS. On Sunday, ABC will have its executive session. Given that
the removal of an entertainment executive before the fall season
signals dissatisfaction with the upcoming slate, it will likely
be an awkward press tour for the network as it attempts to rally
media enthusiasm for McPherson’s final crop of ABC shows.
NEW
- 07/26/10 -
Old news, but here we go nonetheless: V Season 2
will be returning on ABC in November, 2010.
Everyone knows that December usually airs no new
episodes to
avoid the decreased holiday viewership. Right
after the holidays, the show should resume, if
we are lucky. The DVD release has also been
pushed back to November 2 to capitalize on being
closer to the airdate of Season 2.
NEW
- 07/26/10 - Some of the "V" Freebies at Comic Con
San Diego 2010! (Thanks Brian!)
NEW
- 07/24/10 - More pics from Comic Con San Diego
2010! Thank you!
NEW
- 07/24/10 -
NEWS FLASH NEWS FLASH
Direct from one of my friends at the Comic Con
panel comes this news:
The moderator asked if we will see any of the
original "V" actors and Scott Rosenbaum said
SOMETHING like "maybe Jane." (was hard to hear
my friend as he was whispering and lots of
background noise.
Then later in the panel, Scott was telling some
of the story and he let it SLIP ... "And
Diana..." and everyone on the panel said, "Who's
Diana??" (since most of them never saw the
original, they don't know who the character is.)
Scott also said, according to my friend, that
Anna's mother DIANA will be seen in the end of episode
1 on the homeworld and we will also receive an explanation of Red Sky.
NEW
- 07/23/10 - First pics from Comic Con 2010 have
arrived! (Thank you, You Know Who You
Are!)
Tv Guide magazine Hot List Panel July
23, 2010 5pm PST
Elizabeth Mitchell, Morris Chestnut, Morena Baccarin, Chi McBride from
"Human Target" |
Elizabeth Mitchell & Morris
Chestnut |
Morris Chestnut & Morena
Baccarin |
Elizabeth Mitchell & Morena
Baccarin |
NEW
- 07/22/10 - Casting News! The search for
Anna's MOTHER. Read the TVGuide.com
article
HERE. (Thanks
Joseph!)
Jul 22, 2010 12:15 PM ET
by
William Keck
NEW
- 07/20/10 - "V" starts filming on August 12th!
(my little birdie tells me. I'm waiting
for confirmation.)
NEW -
07/20/10
- Pre-Order ABC's "V" Season 1 now on DVD and Blu-Ray!
Click on the links below! Let's get those order numbers up!
NEW
- 07/19/10 - The Comic Con San Diego Schedule is
COMPLETE! Check it out
HERE.
Be sure to visit the
WARNER BROTHERS BOOTH
for GOODIES!
Friday July 23
ELIZABETH MITCHELL -
4:00-5:00 Entertainment Weekly
presents...Women Who Kick Ass: A New Generation
of Heroines
MORENA BACCARIN, MORRIS CHESTNUT, ELIZABETH
MITCHELL - 6:30-7:30 TV Guide Magazine:
The 2010 Hot List
Saturday July 24
2:30-3:15 V Screening and Q&A— The cast
and creative team behind this thrilling drama
series about the world's first alien encounter
make their return to Comic-Con. Actors Elizabeth
Mitchell (Lost), Morris Chestnut (Boyz
n the Hood), Joel Gretsch (The 4400),
Logan Huffman (America), Laura
Vandervoort (Smallville), Charles Mesure
(Xena: Warrior Princess), Morena Baccarin
(Firefly), and Scott Wolf (Go)
join executive producers Scott Rosenbaum (Chuck,
The Shield) and Steve Pearlman (Related)
for a Q&A session with fans and to screen a
special highlight reel from the show's first
season. From HDFilms in association with Warner
Bros. Television, V will return midseason
on ABC, and V: The Complete First Season
will be released on Blu-ray and DVD this fall.
Ballroom 20
NEW
- 07/08/10 - I heard through the the Fifth Column
that the
COMIC-CON "V" PANEL
will be held at 2:30pm on Saturday July 24th.
Having a badge does NOT guarantee access!
All event and program rooms have limited
capacity as set by the Fire Marshal. I suggest
you get in line at 5am if you want to see the
"V" Panel!
NEW
- 06/28/10 - Just a quick reminder the TV.com NOW
Awards, television's hottest new honor, is still
up and running! Morena Baccarin from V is
falling behind in the category: Best Performance
of a Non-Human Character. Oh no! Let's get your
readers to vote to keep V on top!
http://www.tv.com/tv-now-awards/
.
And while you're voting, go to our Fall Preview
Poll and see what TV fans are watching. Let them
know you're watching V!
http://www.tv.com/fall-preview/
NEW
- 06/22/10 - Heard from WB! Comic Con 2010
San Diego: V Screening and Q&A in Ballroom 20.
V series stars Elizabeth Mitchell (Lost), Morris
Chestnut (Boyz n the Hood), Joel Gretsch (The
4400), Logan Huffman (America), Laura
Vandervoort (Smallville), Charles Mesure (Xena:
Warrior Princess) with Morena Baccarin (Firefly)
and Scott Wolf (Go) will join executive
producers Scott Rosenbaum (Chuck, The Shield)
and Steve Pearlman (Related) for a Q&A session
with fans and to screen a special highlight reel
from the show’s first season. From HDFilms in
association with Warner Bros. Television, V will
return midseason on ABC, and V: The Complete
First Season will be released on Blu-ray™ and
DVD Fall 2010. Become a fan of V on Facebook at
www.facebook.com/V and follow the show on
Twitter at
www.twitter.com/VonABC.
Jace Lacob of TelevisionaryBlog.com will be the
moderator at Comic Con:
http://www.televisionaryblog.com/2010/06/san-diego-comic-con-2010-whos-in.html
NEW
- 06/22/10 - Heard from
SCOTT ROSENBAUM!
He made it quite clear to me that he knows how
bad the fans want
JANE BADLER
back. Let's see what surprises get cooked
up for us. Love the fact Scott took the
time to write! xo Scott! Looking
forward to S2! (and S3, S4...)
NEW -
06/12/10 -
COMIC CON
San Diego will be holding the
"V" PANEL
on
Saturday July 24th. While the time
is set, it cannot be revealed until Comic Con
posts its final schedule on their website the
second week of July.
NEW -
06/11/10 - According to
TVShowsOnDVD,
ABC
"V" DVDs will be out around Aug. 24, 2010!
(thanks to whoever sent this to me! I lost your
email, please send in your name so I
can post it! - and thanks Patrick!)
NEW -
06/10/10 - For those of you going to
Comic Con San Diego
(July 22 - 25) this year, you are in LUCK!
It has been announced
that a "V" Panel will be there! Keep
coming back for details as I know them.
Woo hoo! Are you going? Let me know!
lizard.lady@mindpulse.com
NEW -
06/10/10 -
V Cast interviewed at the
Apple Store in London June 2010
(Thanks Patrick!)
NEW -
06/10/10 -
Elizabeth Mitchell at the
50th Monte Carlo TV Festival 2010 (Thanks
magicially!)
NEW -
06/04/10 - ABC and Warner Brothers are working
on a list of potential "V" actors and execs to
bring to
Comic Con 2010
in San Diego this year. Nothing will be
finalized until mid-late June.
NEW -
06/04/10 - Some new
ABC "V" Oops'es!
(blunders, mistakes, etc.) If you have
any, please
email them to
me for posting!
NEW -
05/21/10 - Anna uses a Kindle! Check out
this
LINK! (Thanks,
Jolene of
Jolene's Trailer Park!)
NEW -
05/18/10 - Exclusive Interview with
LUCAS WOLF!
(Samuel.) Is Samuel a 5th column? Read it
HERE before
tonight's finale!
NEW -
05/18/10 - Television executives have announced
that
"V" may return as early as
November 2010. Nothing is
definite.
NEW -
05/18/10 -
Hollywood Insider
- (Thanks Patrick!)
“It was a
Sophie’s
Choice,”
McPherson said
about his
decision to
renew V and cancel
FlashForward.
“In the end, FlashForward
didn’t engage
audiences like
we hoped. For V,
I get more
anecdotal calls
and emails than
any other show
on the schedule.
A huge part of
rebuilding the
network is about
taking chances.
Some shows just
don’t work out.”
NEW -
05/18/10 -
IGN interviews ELIZABETH
MITCHELL. Lots of juice!
(Thanks Traves!)
NEW -
05/18/10 - ABC UNVEILS 2010-11 PRIMETIME
SCHEDULE. "V" will be a mid-season
replacement, most likely to air beginning
February 2011 but that could change.
MONDAY:
8:00 p.m. “Dancing with the Stars”
10:00 p.m.
“Castle”
TUESDAY:
8:00 p.m.
“No Ordinary Family”
9:00 p.m.
“Dancing with the Stars the Results Show”
10:00 p.m.
“Detroit 1-8-7”
WEDNESDAY:
8:00 p.m.
“The
Middle”
8:30 p.m.
“Better Together”
9:00 p.m.
“Modern Family”
9:30 p.m.
“Cougar Town”
10:00 p.m.
“The Whole Truth”
THURSDAY:
8:00 p.m.
“My Generation”
9:00 p.m.
“Grey’s Anatomy”
10:00 p.m.
“Private Practice”
FRIDAY:
8:00 p.m.
“Secret Millionaire”
9:00 p.m.
“Body of Proof”
10:00 p.m.
“20/20”
SATURDAY:
8:00 p.m.
“Saturday Night College Football”
SUNDAY:
7:00 p.m.
“America’s Funniest Home Videos”
8:00 p.m.
“Extreme Makeover: Home Edition”
9:00 p.m.
“Desperate Housewives”
10:00 p.m.
“Brothers & Sisters”
NEW -
05/14/10 - Who wants
JANE BADLER
back for S2 of "V?"!
Email me your
1-2 lines of why you want her back! I will be
sending the emails directly to
Scott Rosenbaum!
NEW -
05/14/10 -
LUCAS WOLF
(Samuel, Joshua's right hand man) has agreed to
an Interview with me! Stay tuned and be
sure to watch him in V's season finale "Red
Sky!"
NEW -
05/13/10 -
"V" HAS BEEN PICKED UP FOR 13 EPISODES 2010/2011
SEASON!!! WE DID IT!
From
Variety:
ABC
adds more pickups . Six
new series a go; "V" draws a second season,
ABC's fall TV plans are shaping up. By Michael
Schneider.
ABC's
fall TV plans are shaping up, as the Alphabet net
picked up six new series on Thursday -- and gave a
second-season order to "V."
New
series orders included the comedies "Mr. Sunshine,"
"Happy Endings" and "Better Together." Also on the
docket: Dramas "My Generation," "The Whole Truth"
and "Detroit 1-8-7."
Greenlights came in the wake of the net's "No
Ordinary Family" pickup on Wednesday. The Alphabet's
big comedy commitment also came a day after frosh
sensation "Modern Family" posted a series high in
the Nielsens.
ABC exhibited quite a
bit of studio balance in
its pickups, which
included two from Sony
Pictures TV and two from
Warner Bros. TV. The two
Sony laffers also have
an Alphabet pedigree:
Former ABC Entertainment
prexy Jamie Tarses is
behind both of them. As
for "V," the second
season order was
expected, to some degree
-- but cast even more
doubt on the fate of
fellow sci-fi entry "FlashForward,"
which isn't expected to
return.
"V" showrunner Scott
Rosenbaum confirmed the
pickup, thanking the
show's fans via Twitter.
From:
THR.com:
 NBC's
"Chuck" and
ABC's "V"
will get
renewed for
next season.
Both
Warner Bros.
shows were
on the
bubble for a
pickup due
to
borderline
ratings, but
sources say
the shows
will be back
next season
on their
respective
networks.
Though
modestly
rated,
"Chuck" has
been NBC's
steadiest
show on
Monday
nights after
"Heroes"
sank in the
Nielsens.
While ABC's
"V" was a
steady
performer on
Tuesdays
after "Lost"
since it
returned
from hiatus
and its most
recent
episode
climbed
slightly in
the numbers.
Both shows
are expected
to receive
13-episode
orders.
NBC's
"Heroes" and
ABC's other
sci-fi
freshman
drama "FlashForward"
continue to
be in
question,
however,
with the
former
possibly
receiving a
short-season
order and
the latter
very
unlikely to
return.
NEW -
05/13/10 - From TVGuide.com - V Renewed
for Second Season by
Kate Stanhope
NEW -
05/13/10 -
TVOvermind has
a great article about "V"s Renewel!
NEW -
05/13/10 - Woah. I had a great time at ABC
Studios NYC yesterday! Met a cool guy
named Tom in the hallways who is a major "V" fan
and told me he could talk about "V" for hours!
I didn't have the chance to tell him I could
talk about "V" infinitely ;)
NEW -
05/12/10 - New Videos! (Thanks Magicially!)
ABC's 'V' Ask the 'V'
Stars - A Behind The Scenes interview with
Lourdes Benedicto ('Valerie')
ABC's 'V' - Previously on
'V' - 1x11
NEW - 05/12/10
The highly anticipated season finale of
ABC’s V
airs next week May 18th! Get
ready for the action and watch last night’s
all new episode “Fruition” now on ABC.com!
When Lisa is attacked and badly injured,
Erica learns that her son is even more
involved with the Visitors than she
thought. Though Erica appears to have found
common ground with Anna as a concerned
mother, we know it is just an act – but does
Anna?
As these two mothers both agree they would
do anything to protect their children,
someone else is about to become a mother!
Valerie’s water broke and it looks like the
world is about to meet the first human/V
baby!
The excitement is coming to a head leading
into next week’s finale. Prepare yourself
by catching up on last night’s episode on
ABC.com!
Watch “Fruition”
in its
entirety on ABC.com!
http://abc.go.com/watch/v/240273/260710/fruition
NEW -
05/12/10 - From
THR.com
UPDATED:
ABC's
"V" --
on the
bubble
for a
renewal
and
approaching
the
finish
line for
the
season
--
climbed
in the
ratings
Tuesday
night.
"V"
(5.7
million
viewers,
2.3
adults
18-49
rating)
rose 10%
in the
rating.
Not a
large
bump,
yet
showing
any
uptick
at this
crucial
stage
could
help
seal a
second
season
pickup.
"V" is
already
favored
for a
renewal
over
fellow
ABC
freshman
sci-fi
drama "FlashForward,"
which
also
recently
improved,
but has
a lower
overall
ratings
base.
Lead-in
"Lost"
(10.3
million,
4.1) was
up a
tenth.
ABC's
"Dancing
With the
Stars"
(12.5
million,
2.5)
changed
course,
rising
4%.
"V" was
one of
several
shows to
demonstrate
improvement
last
night
despite
the NBA
playoffs
continuing
to draw
viewers
on
cable.
Fox
was in
the lead
with
"American
Idol"
(19.2
million,
6.8), up
9%, and
"Glee"
(11.6
million,
4.8),
down a
tenth.
Season
to date,
"Idol"
is off
9% from
last
year.
CBS
saw "NCIS:
(17.2
million,
3.9) and
"NCIS:
LA" (16
million,
3.3)
rebounding
strongly
from
last
week's
season
lows, up
25% and
18%,
respectively.
"The
Good
Wife"
(12.9
million,
2.4), up
7%, also
improved.
NBC
had
"Biggest
Loser"
(8.5
million,
3.4) and
"Parenthood"
(5.9
million,
2.6),
the
latter
winning
10 p.m.
CW had
"90210"
(1.5
million,
0.7) and
a
repeat.
NEW -
05/12/10 - From Variety:
Fox leads the
night as CBS
surges with 'NCIS'
As shows near
the end of their
seasons, ratings
are picking up,
including most
of the series on
Tuesday, where
every major net
gained week to
week. Fox led
the night in key
demos behind
"American Idol"
and "Glee," but
CBS moved up to
second as a
surging "NCIS"
lifted the
entire night.
According to
preliminary
nationals from
Nielsen,
performances by
this season's
final four
"American Idol"
contestants
lifted the show
to a dominant
victory in
Tuesday's
opening hour
(6.7/18 in
18-49, 18.7
million viewers
overall) up 8%
from the show's
below-par result
of the previous
week. It was
followed by
"Glee" (4.8/12
in 18-49, 11.7
million viewers
overall), which
was the night's
top scripted
program in all
under-50
categories and
was in line with
its recent
deliveries.
CBS saw "NCIS"
(3.8/10 in
18-49, 16.9
million viewers
overall) bounce
back from its
own
below-average
delivery of the
previous week,
building more
than 20% to rank
a solid second
in 18-49, 25-54
and total
viewers. That
growth helped
lead-out "NCIS:
Los Angeles"
(3.3/8 in 18-49,
15.9 million
viewers overall)
show nice gains
as well, and at
10, "The Good
Wife" (2.5/7 in
18-49, 12.9
million viewers
overall), was
neck and neck
with
"Parenthood" for
the lead in
18-49 while
winning by 2
shares in adults
25-54 (3.6/9).
Both "NCIS: Los
Angeles" and
"Good Wife" led
their timeslots
in total
viewers, and the
Eye edged out
Fox for the
night's lead in
overall
audience.
ABC is
expected to see
all three of its
shows edge up
vs. last week as
well, starting
with the
"Dancing With
the Stars"
results show
(2.5/7 in 18-49,
12.4 million
viewers
overall), which
remained fourth
in demos in its
crowded hour. At
9, "Lost"
(4.0/10 in
18-49, 10.2
million viewers
overall) should
rise a tick in
the nationals
for its best
numbers since
March, and "V"
improved its
renewal chances
by rising week
to week to a
competitive demo
finish at 10
o'clock (2.4/6
in 18-49, 6.0
million viewers
overall); even
if "V" dips a
tick in the
nationals to
2.3, as
expected, it
would be up 10%
week to week.
At NBC, "The
Biggest Loser"
(3.4/9 in 18-49,
8.4 million
viewers overall)
rose 6% week to
week to match
its best score
of the past
three months,
and "Parenthood"
(2.6/7 in 18-49,
5.9 million
viewers overall)
narrowly won the
10 o'clock hour
in demos and
edged up vs.
last week.
CW saw now
gains for its
struggling
sophomore drama
"90210" (0.7/2
in 18-49, 1.5
million viewers
overall).
|
1.
American Idol
|
FOX |
6.7 |
18 |
18.7 |
|
2.
Glee |
FOX |
4.8 |
12 |
11.7 |
|
3. Lost |
ABC |
4.0 |
10 |
10.2 |
|
4. NCIS |
CBS |
3.8 |
10 |
16.9 |
|
5.
The Biggest Loser |
NBC |
3.4 |
9 |
8.4 |
|
6.
NCIS: Los Angeles
|
CBS |
3.3 |
8 |
15.9 |
|
7. Parenthood
|
NBC |
2.6 |
7 |
5.9 |
|
8.
The Good Wife |
CBS |
2.5 |
7 |
12.9 |
|
9.
Dancing With the Stars
|
ABC |
2.5 |
7 |
12.4 |
|
10. V |
ABC |
2.4 |
6 |
6.0 |
NEW -
05/12/10 - The ratings from
TVByTheNumbers.com are in! Last night's
"V" was up 14% !
ABC’s night was up overall
as well, but not quite as
much as CBS’. Dancing With the Stars
increased 4% to a 2.5 adults
18-49 rating. Lost was even
with last week’s 4.0 rating.
And V
was up 14% to a 2.4 rating.
Could that save the show?
|
Time |
Net |
Show |
18-49 Rating |
18-49 Share |
Viewers
Live+SD (million) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
8:00 |
FOX |
American Idol |
6.2 |
18 |
17.825 |
|
|
CBS |
NCIS |
3.6 |
10 |
15.906 |
|
|
NBC |
The Biggest Loser |
3.0 |
8 |
7.377 |
|
|
ABC |
Dancing With The
Stars Results |
2.4 |
7 |
12.018 |
|
|
CW |
90210 |
0.7 |
2 |
1.586 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
8:30 |
FOX |
American Idol |
7.1 |
19 |
19.575 |
|
|
CBS |
NCIS |
4.0 |
11 |
17.952 |
|
|
NBC |
The Biggest Loser |
3.2 |
8 |
7.711 |
|
|
ABC |
Dancing With The
Stars Results |
2.6 |
7 |
12.790 |
|
|
CW |
90210 |
0.7 |
2 |
1.384 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
9:00 |
FOX |
Glee |
4.9 |
12 |
12.000 |
|
|
ABC |
Lost |
4.0 |
10 |
10.721 |
|
|
NBC |
The Biggest Loser |
3.6 |
9 |
9.062 |
|
|
CBS |
NCIS:LA |
3.3 |
8 |
16.070 |
|
|
CW |
Life Unexpected
(repeat) |
0.3 |
1 |
0.846 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
9:30 |
FOX |
Glee |
4.8 |
12 |
11.376 |
|
|
ABC |
Lost |
4.0 |
10 |
9.769 |
|
|
NBC |
The Biggest Loser |
3.7 |
9 |
9.516 |
|
|
CBS |
NCIS:LA |
3.3 |
8 |
15.777 |
|
|
CW |
Life Unexpected
(repeat) |
0.3 |
1 |
0.765 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
10:00 |
NBC |
Parenthood |
2.7 |
7 |
6.232 |
|
|
CBS |
The Good Wife |
2.6 |
7 |
13.178 |
|
|
ABC |
V (10:02 start) |
2.6 |
7 |
6.424 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
10:30 |
CBS |
The Good Wife |
2.4 |
7 |
12.700 |
|
|
NBC |
Parenthood |
2.4 |
7 |
5.648 |
|
|
ABC |
V |
2.2 |
6 |
5.538 |
NEW -
05/12/10 - More pics posted with "V" actor
HERBERT SOMMERFELD!
NEW -
05/12/10 - Mickey from
TVGuide.com's Mega Buzz
answers a question about Joshua!
Josh is a goner on
V, isn't
he? — Paula
MICKEY: Not so fast, Grim Reaper.
While there will be many casualties
before the end of the season, Josh is safe. "I
have an interesting thing that's going to happen
to Joshua," executive producer
Scott Rosenbaum
tell us. "He's definitely part of the future of
the show. That interesting relationship he has
with Lisa, in trying to turn her, works well for
us, so we're going to keep doing it."
NEW -
05/11/10 -
Ava Gacser,
freelance writer and former
television columnist and features writer for
several Gannett-owned daily newspapers in New
Jersey, has interviewed me on our show, "V!"
Check out the article
HERE!
For more info on Ava, please visit her
website and
follow her on
Twitter!
NEW -
05/11/10 - Heard from
KEN JOHNSON!
I asked him if he knew that Father Jack was
going to say "Let V stand for Victory!" in the
season finale. Here's what KENNY wrote
back: "I
know nothing at all about the show, sorry."
Meanwhile, on 5/9/10, KJ posted the following on
his website:
"Though Kenny
receives a "Created by" credit on the new,
reimagined, ABC V series because it is derived
from his original work, he is not involved with
the series. He wishes the latest new producers
well with the show, which does not affect
Kenny's ongoing efforts to remake his original
classic as a major motion picture. Kenny’s prime
desire is to bring big-screen production values
to the new V movie while carefully protecting
the timeless story, the characters, quality,
integrity and substance that make his original V
such a favorite of worldwide audiences and a
critically acclaimed, international landmark.
Efforts by Kenny and his producing partners to
make the right deal for the movie are proceeding
well and on a daily basis. Meetings are
currently ongoing." (Thanks Traves!)
NEW -
05/10/10 - "V" Series Season 1 Finale Episode
"Red Sky" - The episode opens with the V soldier
still on the hunt for Val, while for her part,
Val's water breaks and her baby with Ryan will
soon be born. Meanwhile Erica, tired of being on
the defensive, decides to go on the offensive
and gets herself and Tyler invited up to the
Mothership for a get-to-know-everyone-better
dinner. But she has more than food on her mind;
she's really there to find Anna's soldiers and
destroy them. And Chad, after Father Jack asks
him to help get a message on the ship to Joshua,
discovers the awful truth that Anna's been using
him, on the Season Finale of "V," TUESDAY, MAY
18 (10:02-11:00 p.m., ET) on ABC. (ABC/JEFF
PETRY) MORRIS CHESTNUT, LOURDES BENEDICTO
 
NEW -
05/10/10 - From TVGuide.com's Natalie Abrams:
It's the V Showdown
We've Been Waiting For: Anna Vs. Erica!
 |
EXCLUSIVE pic for my site! (Thanks
guys!)
"Break her legs." - Anna, May 4, 2010
Just who was that poor Visitor that
looked like a deer caught in headlights
during the May 4, 2010 episode?
None other than
HERB SOMMERFELD!
(middle.)
Who are the other Visitors in this pic?
They look so human in their street
clothes!
Left:
Ty Olsson
"Jeffrey", Middle:
Herb Sommerfeld,
Right:
Tyler McClendon
"Steven."
Want to see more pics of these handsome
gents?
GO HERE!
|
NEW -
05/10/10 -
DAVID RICHMOND-PECK is doing
Equipped with single-use
cameras, your favourite celebs have unleashed their point & shoot creativity to
support EXPOSED! DOXA’s second annual Celebrity Camera Auction. The only
stipulation they have been given is that one of the photos must convey their
identity in some way. The celebrities have sent the undeveloped cameras back to
DOXA to be auctioned off on eBay during the festival."
DAVID
took photos of many script notes made while creating Georgie on V.
Go check out the
auction on eBay and bid NOW!
NEW
-
05/10/10 - Latest Videos. (Thanks Magicially!)
ABC's 'V' 1x11 - Fruition - New Promo - Are the Visitors
safe? - Trailer #2
ABC's 'V' Ask the 'V' Stars - A Behind The Scenes
interview with Joel Gretsch ('Father Jack')
NEW -
05/06/10 - Latest Videos. (Thanks Magicially and
stvvideo!)
ABC's 'V' 1x11 - Fruition - New Promo - Trailer #1
V - Episode 1.11 - Fruition - Sneak Peek
- BLOOPER ALERT!
Anyone notice how in the Sneak Peek of
Fruition, Lisa's in red bra/panties when talking to Erica, but then 2
seconds later when Anna shows up, Lisa's wearing a blue shirt.
ABC's 'V' 1x10 - Hearts and Minds - New Promo -
Sneak Peek #04
NEW -
05/05/10 - Check out this wild
article from SWEDEN!
(Thanks Elisabeth!) Elisabeth sent me the
quick and dirty translation. If interested,
just
email me!
NEW -
05/05/10 - From
THR.com:
"American Idol" rakes in $8.1 million in ad
sales each half-hour it is on the air,
making it TV's biggest revenue generator,
according to the listmakers at Forbes
Magazine and data from Kantar Media.
Rounding out the top 5 is a tie between a
couple of ABC shows: "Grey's Anatomy" and
"V," each boasting $2.8 million per
half-hour.
NEW -
05/05/10 - From
Forbes.com
by Lacey Rose on
05.03.10.
From Fox juggernaut ''American Idol'' to
ABC disappointment ''V,'' a look at prime
time's biggest ad revenue generators.
With the exception of newcomer V,
our list is populated by long-running hits.
The reason: Unlike established programs,
which have the benefit of a viewer track
record, new shows trade on expectations, and
as Kantar Media Senior Vice President of
Research Jon Swallen explains, "Expectations
typically sell at a discount to proven
performance."
When it comes to new series,
media buyers are forced to
rely on differentiators like
night of the week (Thursday
nights, for instance, are
more desirable than Friday
nights, and are thus more
expensive), expected
demographic (shows that skew
younger tend to be more
attractive) and the
newcomer's lead-in show (or
shows, in the case of a
programming block like Fox's
Sunday-night animation
domination).
But in some cases,
advertiser enthusiasm and
viewer enthusiasm simply
don't match up.
Consider fifth-place
V, for which the former
trumped the latter.
Unfortunately for the
enthusiastic buyers who
collectively shelled out
$5.6 million per hour-long
telecast, the remake of a
popular 1980s miniseries
shed more than a third of
its audience over the course
of its truncated fall run,
from an impressive 14.3
million viewers on premiere
night to only 9.1 million
four weeks later. Ordinarily
that would lead to a pricing
correction for subsequent
in-season (or scatter
market) purchases, says
Swallen, "but since V
was a limited-run series, it
was insulated from potential
pricing adjustment."
Still more
upsetting
for
advertisers
and network
programmers
alike: Since
the series
returned in
mid-March,
it has
continued
its
spectacular
decline.
Despite its
plush
positioning
behind the
final season
of Lost
(No. 8 on
the list),
V
has lured an
audience
about a
third of its
original
size.
NEW -
05/05/10 - From
Variety:
And "V" (2.2/6 in 18-49, 5.6 million
viewers overall) was up week to week and
continues to perform perhaps well enough to
warrant a renewal. The show has been a big
gainer in DVR playback, on average gaining
eight tenths of a ratings point and 1.8
million total viewers from its originally
reported same-night numbers.
Preliminary 18-49 averages for the night:
Fox, 5.5/15; NBC, 3.0/8; ABC, 2.8/8; CBS,
2.8/8; CW, 0.5/2. In total viewers: Fox,
14.5 million; CBS, 14.0 million; ABC, 9.0
million; NBC, 7.5 million; CW, 1.3 million
NEW -
05/05/10 - Quick Take for Tuesday, May 4, 2010 -
(Fast Affiliate
Live + Same Day Ratings)
ABC is Up on Tuesday Year to Year for the 5th Time in 6
Weeks. “V” Jumps 16% Week to Week and Boosts the Hour for ABC by 38% in Adults
18-49. Over the Year-Ago Night, the Only Broadcast Show to Grow its Hour
Year to Year Tuesday
Night (8:00-11:00 p.m.) ABC’s Tuesday lineup of “DWTS the Results Show,” “Lost” and
“V” continued to deliver impressive year-to-year returns, as the Net was up over
the same night last year for the 5th time in 6 weeks. ABC’s numbers surged over
the same Tuesday a year ago (5/5/09), also a night of all-original programming,
by 1.2 million viewers (9.0 million vs. 7.8 million) and by 40% in Adults 18-49
(2.8/8 vs. 2.0/6).
“V-TUE” (10:00-11:00 p.m.)
Jumping by 16% among Adults 18-49 week to
week (2.2/6 vs.
1.9/5), “V” continued to greatly improve Tuesday’s 10 o’clock hour for ABC year
to year. Versus the year-ago night with original drama programming (1.6/4 –
“Cupid”), “V” boosted the
hour by 38% and once again made ABC the only net to grow in the 10:00 p.m. hour
year to year. CBS (-8%) and NBC (-30%) were both down in the hour from the
year-ago night.
•
“V” finished No. 1 against its CBS
and NBC drama competition in the hour
with Men 18-49
(2.2/7)
for the 6th straight week, topping
“The Good Wife” by 29% (1.7/5) and NBC’s
“Parenthood” by 29%
(1.7/5).
•
“V” DVR Update: On average in its 10
o’clock time slot, “V”
delivers big gains over its first reported
numbers through DVR playback, jumping by 1.8 million viewers and by an
additional 8-tenths of an Adult 18-49 rating point (+32%) from the initially reported Live +
Same Day Numbers to the Live + 7 Day DVR finals.
A note about increasing DVR penetration
and year-to-year rating comparisons:
Year-to-year
rating comparisons based on
the Live + Same Day data stream are distorted by the level of DVR penetration in
the Nielsen sample, which has jumped up to 36% currently, from 31% at the same
point in 2009. More viewers are watching shows on their own timetables, which
may not be reflected in the overnight next day numbers. The only truly valid
year-to-year comparison would be one based on the Live + 7 Day metric, once
those stats are released by Nielsen.
Source: The Nielsen Company (Fast Affiliate, Live + Same Day Ratings), 5/4/10.
NEW -
05/05/10 - V was up 16% from last week
to a 2.2 adults 18-49 rating - from
TV By the Numbers
|
Time |
Net |
Show |
18-49 Rating |
18-49 Share |
Viewers Live+SD (million) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 8:00 |
FOX |
American Idol |
5.6 |
18 |
16.022 |
|
CBS |
NCIS |
3.0 |
9 |
14.366 |
|
NBC |
The Biggest Loser |
2.6 |
8 |
7.298 |
|
ABC |
Dancing With The Stars
Results |
2.2 |
7 |
11.156 |
|
CW |
90210 |
0.7 |
2 |
1.654 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 8:30 |
FOX |
American Idol |
6.5 |
18 |
18.147 |
|
CBS |
NCIS |
3.2 |
9 |
15.302 |
|
NBC |
The Biggest Loser |
2.9 |
8 |
7.465 |
|
ABC |
Dancing With The Stars
Results |
2.7 |
7 |
12.680 |
|
CW |
90210 |
0.7 |
2 |
1.585 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 9:00 |
FOX |
Glee (~9:02 start) |
5.0 |
13 |
12.272 |
|
ABC |
Lost |
3.8 |
10 |
9.589 |
|
NBC |
The Biggest Loser |
3.5 |
9 |
9.090 |
|
CBS |
NCIS:LA |
2.9 |
8 |
14.177 |
|
CW |
Life Unexpected (repeat) |
0.4 |
1 |
1.127 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 9:30 |
FOX |
Glee (~9:02 start) |
4.9 |
12 |
11.500 |
|
ABC |
Lost |
3.9 |
10 |
9.418 |
|
NBC |
The Biggest Loser |
3.7 |
9 |
9.533 |
|
CBS |
NCIS:LA |
2.8 |
7 |
14.264 |
|
CW |
Life Unexpected (repeat) |
0.4 |
1 |
1.025 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 10:00 |
NBC |
Parenthood |
2.6 |
7 |
6.206 |
|
CBS |
The Good Wife |
2.4 |
7 |
13.126 |
|
ABC |
V (10:02 start) |
2.3 |
7 |
5.894 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 10:30 |
NBC |
Parenthood |
2.5 |
7 |
5.704 |
|
CBS |
The Good Wife |
2.3 |
7 |
12.744 |
|
ABC |
V |
2.0 |
6 |
5.276 |
NEW -
05/05/10 -
Did you catch last
night’s all new episode of V?
Last night tensions ran high as Chad confronted Father Jack. Things are
heating with the Visitors. Between Chad’s twisted relationship with the
Visitors and Anna, Valerie’s “unusual” pregnancy, and the continued
growth of both armies – the twists keep getting bigger!
Re-watch last night’s
episode in it’s entirely on ABC.com!
Watch last night’s episode “Hearts
and Minds” in its entirety on ABC.com!
http://abc.go.com/watch/v/240273/260013/hearts-and-minds
NEW -
05/05/10 -
LUCAS WOLF
(Samuel) sent me an
exclusive photo with commentary! Check it out
HERE.
NEW -
05/05/10 -
SCOTT ROSENBAUM
tells TVGuide.com's Editor, Mickey, "I think
V
needs more lizards, don't you? — Avi
MICKEY: Personally, yes. I love lizards! But the creators of
the V remake have been aiming for more action than sci-fi —
hence the shortage of all things green and scaly. Executive producer
Scott Rosenbaum says that won't change.
"You won't see the full-on what the Visitors look like underneath [until
early in] Season 2," he says. Yes, he said Season 2, and he said it with
confidence."
NEW -
05/05/10 -
DAVID RICHMOND-PECK has been nominated
for a
Leo Award for the category of
Best Guest Performance by a Male
in a Dramatic Series
V - It's Only The Beginning. Congrats,
David!
NEW -
05/05/10 -
According to a writer for the LA Times: ,
"V" is NOT on ABC's 2010 Fall Schedule.
Everyone at ABC is tightlipped until the big announcement on May 18.
Let's hope this writer is WRONG, or ABC switches things around at the
last minute. If not cancelled, then perhaps "V" is slated for a
mid-season schedule. (Thanks Patrick!)
NEW -
05/04/10 - New Videos! (Thanks Magicially)
ABC's 'V' Ask the 'V' Stars - A Behind The Scenes
interview with Logan Huffman ('Tyler Evans')
ABC's 'V' 1x10 - Hearts and Minds - New Promo -
You Can't Be Serious - Sneak Peek #01
ABC's 'V' - Previously on 'V' - 1x09
ABC's 'V' 1x10 - Hearts and Minds - New Promo - A
Deadly Attack - Trailer #2
ABC's 'V' 1x10 - Hearts and Minds - New Promo -
All New Tonight - Trailer #3
NEW -
05/04/10 - Garry Bushell
writes for one of the
most popular newspapers in the UK & seems to be into V. Check it
out
HERE. (Thanks Eli!)
NEW -
05/03/10 - Battle ahead for Erica and Anna - TVGuide.com
8 Things You Should Know About V's Final
Episodes - by Natalie Abrams
NEW -
05/03/10 - V: Red Sky --
SEASON FINALE (5/18)
|
VAL'S WATER
BREAKS -- HER BABY WITH RYAN WILL BE BORN -- ERICA WORKS ON A
PLAN TO DESTROY ANNA'S NEWLY CREATED SOLDIERS, AND CHAD FINDS
OUT THAT ANNA HAS BEEN USING HIM, ON THE SEASON FINALE OF ABC'S
"V" |
"Red Sky" - The episode opens with the V soldier still on the
hunt for Val, while for her part, Val's water breaks and her
baby with Ryan will soon be born. Meanwhile Erica, tired of
being on the defensive, decides to go on the offensive and gets
herself and Tyler invited up to the Mothership for a
get-to-know-everyone-better dinner. But she has more than food
on her mind; she's really there to find Anna's soldiers and
destroy them. And Chad, after Father Jack asks him to help get a
message on the ship to Joshua, discovers the awful truth that
Anna's been using him, on the Season Finale of "V," TUESDAY, MAY
18 (10:02-11:00 p.m., ET) on ABC.
"V" stars Elizabeth Mitchell as Erica Evans, Morris Chestnut as
Ryan Nichols, Joel Gretsch as Father Jack, Lourdes Benedicto as
Valerie, Logan Huffman as Tyler Evans, Laura Vandervoort as
Lisa, with Morena Baccarin as Anna and Scott Wolf as Chad
Decker.
Guest cast: Mark Hildreth as Joshua, Christopher Shyer as
Marcus, Charles Mesure as Kyle Hobbes, Lexa Doig as Dr.
Pearlman, Scott Hylands as Father Travis, Lucas Wolf as Samuel.
"Red Sky" was written by Scott Rosenbaum & Gregg Hurwitz and
directed by Robert Duncan McNeill.
"V" is broadcast in 720 Progressive (720P), ABC's selected HDTV
format, with 5.1 channel surround sound. A TV Parental guideline
will be assigned closer to airdate. |
NEW -
04/30/10 - CONVENTION UPDATE: MORENA BACCARIN, LEXA DOIG, JOEL GRETSCH,
ROBERT DUNCAN McNEIL (Director of ABC S1 last episosde,) LAURA
VANDERVOORT will all be appearing at
DRAGON CON in Atlanta, GA Sept 3-6,
2010! LAURA VANDERVOORT will be at
WIZARD WORLD CHICAGO COMIC CON being
held Aug 19-22, 2010!
NEW -
04/28/10 From ABC:
Quick Take for Tuesday,
April 27, 2010
(National Live + Same
Day Program Ratings)
“V” Finishes No. 1
Against its 10pm Drama Competition in Men 18-49 for the 5th Straight
Week, and is the Only Show to Grow its Slot Year to Year in Adults 18-49
“V-TUE” (10:00-11:00
p.m.)
“V” finished No. 1
against its CBS and NBC drama competition in the hour with Men 18-49
(1.9/5) for the 5th consecutive week, topping originals of “The
Good Wife” by 12% (1.7/5) and NBC’s “Parenthood” by 19% (1.6/5). In
addition “V” beat out CBS’ “The Good Wife” for the 6th straight week
among Adults 18-34.
·
Building
on its “Lost” lead-in by 6% among Adults 18-49, “V” continued to improve
Tuesday’s 10 o’clock hour for ABC, growing the slot by 19% over the
year-ago night with original drama programming (1.9/5 vs. 1.6/4 –
“Cupid”). In fact ABC was the only net to grow in the 10:00 p.m.
hour year to year, as CBS (-12%) and NBC (-38%) were both down from
the year-ago night.
A note about increasing
DVR penetration and year-to-year rating comparisons: Year-to-year rating
comparisons based on the Live + Same Day data stream are distorted by
the level of DVR penetration in the Nielsen sample, which has jumped up
to 36% currently, from 31% at the same point in 2009. More viewers are
watching shows on their own timetables, which may not be reflected in
the overnight next day numbers. The only truly valid year-to-year
comparison would be one based on the Live + 7 Day metric, once those
stats are released by Nielsen.Source: The Nielsen Company
NEW -
04/28/10 - MORENA
BACCARIN has been
nominated for a "Brink of Fame: Actor" NewNowNext Award from
MTV Networks' Logo channel.
The most unique awards show on TV, NewNowNext Awards (NNNA) is about
discovering today what will be trending next year. While other awards
honor those who have already made it, NNNA sets its sights on brink of
fame up-and-comers who are just beginning to be buzzed about.
Morena is nominated in a very competitive category!
Vote for MORENA! Logo is encouraging
voting on their website -
http://www.newnownext.com/vote
and voting is also available on Twitter and has proven to be VERY
successful thus far. Users can vote for Morena by including the
hashtag #actorMORENA
in any of their tweets. Vote for the best celebs, TV shows & movies
NEW -
04/28/10 - New Videos! (Thanks Magicially!)
'V'
1x10 - Hearts and Minds - New Promo - Trailer #1
ABC's 'V' 1x09 - Heretic's Fork - Tonight - New
Promo - Trailer #3
ABC's 'V' 1x09 - Heretic's Fork - New Promo -
Sneak Peek #05
ABC's 'V' 1x09 - Heretic's Fork - New Promo -
Sneak Peek #04
ABC's 'V' 1x09 - Heretic's Fork - New Promo -
Sneak Peek #03
ABC's 'V' 1x09 - Heretic's Fork - New Promo -
Sneak Peek #02
NEW -
04/28/10 -
From
Variety
| 1. American Idol
|
FOX |
6.6 |
19 |
18.8 |
| 2. Glee |
FOX |
5.3 |
14 |
12.6 |
| 3. NCIS |
CBS |
3.4 |
10 |
15.9 |
| 4. NCIS: Los
Angeles |
CBS |
3.2 |
8 |
15.5 |
| 5. The Biggest
Loser |
NBC |
2.8 |
7 |
7.5 |
| 6. Parenthood
|
NBC |
2.4 |
7 |
5.9 |
| 7. Dancing With
the Stars |
ABC |
2.3 |
7 |
12.2 |
| 8. The Good Wife |
CBS |
2.2 |
6 |
12.1 |
| 9. V |
ABC |
1.9 |
5 |
5.0 |
| 10. Lost |
ABC |
1.8 |
5 |
5.6 |
At ABC, the "Dancing With the Stars"
results show (2.3/7 in 18-49, 12.2 million
viewers overall) ran third in most
categories at 8 o'clock, and the net then
dropped from there with a repeat of "Lost"
(1.8/5 in 18-49, 5.6 million viewers
overall) heading into the show's final five
hours beginning next week. It was followed
by "V" (1.9/5 in 18-49, 5.0 million viewers
overall), which was lower without a stronger
lead-in -- but perhaps not as much as might
have been expected; it led its broadcast
rivals in men 18-49.
NEW -
04/28/10
In the last two
episodes of V, the
complicated relationship between reporter Chad Decker, played by
Scott Wolf, and leader of the Visitors Anna, played by Morena
Baccarin, has become even more controversial. After undergoing
treatment for a brain aneurysm aboard the Visitors’ ship and
offering to do some digging into the Fifth Column we were left
wondering – which side is Chad really on?
Ever wonder what
Scott Wolf thinks about his characters questionable motives? Check
out his brand new expert commentary on last week’s episode! Scott
offers a funny, informative, and candid look at the show, his
character, and more!
Watch “We Can’t Win” with special guest commentary from Scott Wolf!
http://abc.go.com/watch/commentary/v/240273/258834/sve_258834_0000000000000000_000/we-cant-win
Scott Wolf is an
acclaimed actor of stage and screen, beloved by audiences for his
performances in several landmark TV series. Perhaps best known as
"Bailey Salinger" on the award-winning drama
Party of Five, Wolf has
been a mainstay on television for more than a decade. On screen,
Wolf's diverse credits include
Emmett's Mark, Go
and White Squall.
Below are just a
few excerpts from Scott’s commentary:
“Yup...Chad's naked. Which means I'm naked, which is always a bit
weird. I've always thought it would be good to ask the crew to be
naked too, but I've never asked.”
“I never get tired of this shot. Reminds you right away what our
story is.”
Check out the rest of Scott’s commentary only
on ABC.com, then re-watch last night’s exciting episode “Heretic’s
Fork” here:
http://abc.go.com/watch/v/240273/259362/heretics-fork
NEW -
04/27/10 -
“V”:
Spring Ratings Say It’s Not Dead Yet - In a shocking
announcement, TV By the Numbers has REVERSED its assessment of "V's"
likely cancellation and put it back to the “in danger of cancellation”
category. See the numbers
HERE.
NEW -
04/27/10 - From Executive Producer Steve Pearlman: "April
23. We wrap production today on the first season of V. Heading back to
LA on Sunday. Lucky to have had this awesome opportunity to work on such
a great show with awesome cast and crew. Hoping and praying that we have
the opportunity to make more next year. Keep watching y'all!"
NEW -
04/27/10 - Latest Videos! (Thanks Magicially & Joan Morci!)
SPAIN'S TNT Commercials for "V" -
compiled by
Joan Morci
ABC's 'V' 1x09 - Heretic's Fork - A Visitor Baby -
New Promo - Trailer #2
ABC's 'V' - Previously on 'V' - 1x08
ABC's 'V' Ask the 'V' Stars - A Behind The Scenes
interview with Laura Vandervoort ('Lisa')
NEW -
04/26/10 - ABC announces their Fall Schedule on May 18th ...the same day
"V" S1's last episode is aired!
NEW -
04/26/10 - V's Lizard Baby Gets a Due Date — and a Tail -
by
Natalie Abrams for TV Guide.
NEW -
04/26/10 - "Frution" airing May 11, 2010, was written by John
Wirth & Natalie Chaidez and directed by Bryan Spicer. Guest Stars. See
the pics and episode information below at 4/21/10.
|
 |
NEW -
04/25/10 - Got a great pic and note from
DAVID RICHMOND-PECK!
"Hi Ilana - Hope you are fantastic! Here's a shot of me
(no shower, same clothes as yesterday, outside having coffee and
reading a script) - lol :) Taken with my beat up Macbook.
Keep up the awesome work. You rock!"
(Thanks DRP! We love ya no matter what you smell like!) |
NEW -
04/23/10 -
ROBERT DUNCAN McNEIL
is directing #111, season finale airing 5/18/10. You may remember
Robert (who's friends call him Robbie) from Star Trek: Voyager.
NEW -
04/23/10 -
There are approximately 200 special effect plates/shots in each episode of "V."
SFX by
Zoic Studios.
Click
HERE
to see some "V" action!
|
 |
NEW -
04/23/10 - Behind the scenes of "V." This stuff is
amazing!
Actors Morena Baccarin and Laura Vandervoort with an
unidentified boom operator on the greenscreen stage.
(Thanks IDesignYourEyes !) |
NEW -
04/23/10 -
Scott Rosenbaum explains how "V" uses Zoic Studio’s ZEUS system to pre-visualize
sets on the greenscreen stage. See the video
HERE. (Thanks IDesignYourEyes!)
NEW -
04/23/10 -
ABC’s ‘V’ Returns from Hiatus — Zoic Provides the VFX
. Check out this incredible article which discusses Visual FX such as Anna's
teeth and Ryan's reptilian eye.
(Thanks IDesignYourEyes!)
NEW -
04/23/10 - Latest Videos! (Thanks Magicially!)
ABC's 'V' 1x09 - Heretic's Fork - New Promo - Sneak Peek
#01
ABC's 'V' 1x09 - Heretic's Fork - New Promo - Trailer #1
NEW -
04/21/10 -
V - "Fruition" - After a violent attack on someone very close to Anna, she
delivers a message that the Vs don't feel safe and will be leaving; and Anna
also gives a list of possible Fifth Column members to Chad, hoping he'll
investigate to help in finding them. Meanwhile, Erica and the team try to track
down a scientist who may have created a weapon that the Visitors are afraid of,
on "V," TUESDAY, MAY 11 (10:00-11:00 p.m., ET), on ABC. (ABC/MICHAEL COURTNEY)
ELIZABETH MITCHELL
NEW -
04/21/10 - ABC's
Quick Take
for Tues April 20, 2010:
(Fast
Affiliate Live + Same Day Program Ratings)
Growing its Overall Audience Week to Week, “V” Finishes
No. 2 in the 10pm Hour in Adults 18-49, Improving its Slot by 53% for
ABC Year to Year Tuesday Night (8:00-11:00 p.m.) ABC’s Tuesday
lineup of “DWTS the Results Show,” “Lost” and “V,” continued to deliver
impressive year-to-year returns, as the Net was up over the same night
last year for the 4th week in a row. ABC’s numbers surged over the same
Tuesday a year ago (4/21/09), also a night of all-original programming,
by 1.5 million viewers (9.6 million vs. 8.1 million) and by 47% in
Adults 18-49 (2.8/8 vs. 1.9/5).
ABC’s “V” finished No. 2 in the 10 o’clock hour among
young Adults (AD18-34/AD18-49), while ranking No. 1 against its
NBC (“Parenthood”) and CBS (“The Good Wife”) drama competition for the
4th consecutive week across all key Men (M18-34/M18-49/M25-54). “V”
continued to greatly improve the time period year to year for ABC, over
original drama programming on the year-ago night, boosting the 10:00
p.m. hour by 53% in Adults 18-49 (2.3/7 vs. 1.5/4). “V” was up
week to week in Total Viewers (6.0 million vs. 5.6 million) and Adults
18-49 (2.3/7 vs. 2.2/6), drawing its largest overall audience since its
premiere in the time period. A note about increasing DVR penetration and
year-to-year rating comparisons: Year-to-year rating comparisons based
on the Live + Same Day data stream are distorted by the level of DVR
penetration in the Nielsen sample, which has jumped up to 36% currently,
from 31% at the same point in 2009. More viewers are watching shows on
their own timetables, which may not be reflected in the overnight next
day numbers. The only truly valid year-to-year comparison would be one
based on the Live + 7 Day metric, once those stats are released by
Nielsen. Source: Nielsen Media Research (Fast Affiliate, Live + Same Day
Ratings), 4/20/10.
NEW -
04/21/10 - From
THR.com :
ABC's "V" (6 million, 2.3) is on the bubble for a renewal, yet gave no
hints as to a trend. The alien invasion drama was up a tenth, but will
likely drop to match last week due to a couple minutes of "Lost"
overrun.
NEW -
04/21/10 - As stated in
Variety today:
ABC was down week to week with both the
"Dancing With the Stars" results show (2.4/7
in 18-49, 13.4 million viewers overall) and
"Lost" (3.7/9 in 18-49, 9.4 million viewers
overall), with the latter falling to third
in 18-49 during the 9 o'clock hour. And at
10, "V" (2.3/7 in 18-49, 6.0 million viewers
overall) was roughly flat vs. the previous
week.
| 1. American Idol
|
FOX |
6.7 |
20 |
19.1 |
| 2. Glee |
FOX |
5.3 |
14 |
13.5 |
| 3. Lost |
ABC |
3.7 |
9 |
9.4 |
| 4. The Biggest Loser |
NBC |
3.3 |
9 |
8.4 |
| 5. Parenthood |
NBC |
2.9 |
8 |
7.2 |
| 6. Dancing with the
Stars |
ABC |
2.4 |
7 |
13.4 |
| 7. V |
ABC |
2.3 |
7 |
6.0 |
| 8. NCIS: Los Angeles |
CBS |
2.0 |
5 |
10.2 |
| 9. NCIS |
CBS |
1.7 |
5 |
9.8 |
| 10. The Good Wife |
CBS |
1.4 |
4 |
7.7 |
NEW -
04/21/10 -
Did you catch last night’s all new episode
of V
“We Can’t Win?” The relationship between
Anna and Chad continued along its twisted
course, and how much longer will it be
before Valerie, Ryan’s pregnant fiancée,
finds out his true identity?
Watch “John May” with special guest
commentary from Morris Chestnut!
http://abc.go.com/watch/commentary/v/240273/258232/sve_258232_0000000000000000_000/john-may
Morris Chestnut first gained notoriety
with his power-house performance as
Ricky in
Boyz N
the Hood. He has been
captivating audiences and co-stars alike
ever since; just take a look at what
co-star Elizabeth Mitchell had to say “Ahhhh,
Morris Chestnut. My Mom just met him and
said "Oh, you're beautiful, we just love
you. We all agree he's the coolest
person we know.”
Below are just a few excerpts from
Morris’s commentary
“Enjoyed this scene. Allowed me to
revert to being a hardcore V.”
“One of those scenes you have to rely on
your imagination. Feels silly shooting
it with nothing there but somehow it
always works out.”
Check out the rest of Morris’ commentary
only on ABC.com, then re-watch last
night’s exciting episode “We Can’t Win”
here:
http://abc.go.com/watch/v/240273/258834/we-cant-win
NEW -
04/20/10 - Check out the new
ABC Podcast which shows the sets of
"V!"
NEW -
04/20/10 - Latest pics of
MORENA
BACCARIN walking about on 04/19/10. (Thanks magicially & Newsgab!)
NEW -
04/19/10 - Episode #11 is titled "Fruition" and the last episode of Season 1's "V" is titled "Red Sky."
NEW -
04/19/10 - V - "Hearts and Minds" - Erica, Ryan, Father Jack and
Hobbes learn Anna's sent a V shuttle filled with a deadly V tracker team
to find them, and must figure out how to stop the shuttle from landing.
Meanwhile, Anna gives Tyler his invitation to the Live Aboard Program,
and Chad confronts Father Jack on what he knows about The Fifth Column,
on "V," TUESDAY, MAY 4 (10:02-11:00 p.m., ET), on ABC.
NEW -
04/19/10 -
NEW -
04/19/10 -
USA TODAY
set up a
POLL where you can vote to save "V!"
Also, someone set up a
PETITION
to save "V." Get to it! (Thanks Patrick!)
NEW -
04/19/10 - Check out this
V site. Go to screencaps. There are
sceencaps for almost every ep and every scene in the series so far. They make
for great PC wallpapers. (Thanks Ed!)
NEW -
04/19/10 - The first episode of the new V series aired in the UK
on SKY 3 (channel 11 Freeview) on Saturday 17th April at 8pm BST. SKY 3 is
available on Freeview which makes the episode available to many more millions of
viewers in the UK than SyFy on cable/satellite does. (Thanks Jose!)
 |
NEW -
04/18/10 -
LUCAS WOLF (Samuel)
just sent me a shout out to all of you! ""Hey
V fans, long live the fifth column!, Thanks for all your
support!"
You can visit Lucas' newly setup fan page
HERE!
(Thanks Lucas!) |
NEW -
04/18/10 - Last episode of Season 1 "V" has been filmed.
NEW -
04/14/10 - Pre-Order ABC's "V" Season 1 now on DVD and Blu-Ray!
Click on the links below! Let's get those order numbers up!
NEW -
04/14/10 -
|
PRESS RELEASE -
ENTERTAINMENT - |
V: Heretic's Fork
(4/27) |
| LIVES
OF THE FIFTH COLUMN MEMBERS ARE IN DANGER, RYAN FINALLY REVEALS
HIS TRUE BEING TO VAL, AND CHAD BOARDS THE MOTHERSHIP TO HEAL
HIS ANEURYSM, ON ABC'S "V" |
| |
"Heretic's Fork" - Erica, Father Jack and Hobbes realize that
the Vs know names and addresses of The Fifth Column members and
must take drastic measures to protect them. Meanwhile, Ryan
finally reveals to Val that he's a Visitor, and Chad, with the
camera rolling for "Prime Focus," begins the process aboard the
Mothership's Medical Bay to have his aneurysm removed, on "V,"
TUESDAY, APRIL 27 (10:02-11:00 p.m., ET), on ABC.
"V" stars Elizabeth Mitchell as Erica Evans, Morris Chestnut as
Ryan Nichols, Joel Gretsch as Father Jack, Lourdes Benedicto as
Valerie, Logan Huffman as Tyler Evans, Laura Vandervoort as
Lisa, with Morena Baccarin as Anna and Scott Wolf as Chad
Decker.
Guest cast: Mark Hildreth as Joshua, Christopher Shyer as
Marcus, Charles Mesure as Kyle Hobbes, Rekha Sharma as Agent
Sarita Malik and Lexa Doig as Dr. Pearlman.
"Heretic's Fork" was written by John Wirth & Angela Russo Otstot
and directed by Fred Toye.
"V" is broadcast in 720 Progressive (720P), ABC's selected HDTV
format, with 5.1 channel surround sound. A TV Parental guideline
will be assigned closer to airdate. |
NEW -
04/14/10 - According to ABC, "Opposite Fox’s special “Glee”
overrun, ABC’s “V” finished No. 2 against its regular 10o’clock
competition among young Adults (AD18-34/AD18-49), while leading its NBC
(“Parenthood”) and CBS (“The Good Wife”) drama competition for the 3rd
consecutive week across all key Men (M18-34/M18-49/M25-54).
NEW -
04/14/10 - Ratings are in from
Variety!
| 1. American Idol |
FOX |
7.3 |
20 |
20.6 |
| 2. Glee |
FOX |
5.6 |
15 |
13.7 |
| 3. Lost |
ABC |
3.8 |
10 |
9.5 |
| 4. The Biggest Loser |
NBC |
3.3 |
9 |
8.3 |
| 5. Dancing With the Stars |
ABC |
2.7 |
8 |
13.4 |
| 6. Parenthood |
NBC |
2.5 |
7 |
6.4 |
| 7. V |
ABC |
2.3 |
6 |
5.9 |
| 8. NCIS |
CBS |
1.9 |
6 |
10.8 |
| 9. NCIS: Los Angeles |
CBS |
1.9 |
5 |
10.3 |
| 10. The Good Wife |
ABC |
1.4 |
4 |
7.9 |
|
|
|
NEW -
04/14/10 =
The Hollywood Reporter states "V"'s "John May" episode slipped to a
series low. "ABC's "Dancing With the Stars" results show
(13.4 million, 2.7) was up 8%, "Lost" (9.5 million, 3.8) was down a
notch and "V" (5.9 million, 2.3) slipped a tenth to a series low."
NEW -
04/14/10 - EW.com has posted their
"V" re-cap of "John May." WARNING: SPOILERS.
NEW -
04/14/10 -
Erica, Ryan, and Jack seek out the legendary leader John May in the
newest episode of V, which you can watch here:
.
NEW -
04/13/10 - Primetime Ratings Report for the week of April 5, 2010
(Based on National Live + Same Day Program Ratings)
in the 10pm Hour Opposite Original Dramas, “V” Finishes No. 2 in
Young Adults And No. 1 Across All Key Men, Greatly Improving its hour for ABC
Year to Year. With its
lineup of “DWTS the Results Show,” “Lost” and “V,” ABC ranked No. 2 for the 2nd
straight Tuesday to Fox’s 2-hour “Idol” among young Adults: AD18-34 (2.5/8) and
AD18-49 (3.0/8).
“V” (10:02-11:00
p.m.)
Opposite originals of
CBS’ “The Good Wife” and NBC’s “Parenthood,” ABC’s “V” landed at No. 2
in the 10 o’clock hour among young Adults (AD18-34/AD18-49), while
ranking No. 1 in its slot for the 2nd straight week across all key
Men (M18-34/M18-49/M25-54). “V” continued to deliver ABC’s
strongest series numbers in the hour this season among Adults 18-49.
“V” greatly improved
the time period year to year for ABC over original drama programming on
the year-ago night, jumping by 50% among Adults 18-49 (2.4/7 vs. 1.6/4 –
“Cupid”)
NEW -
04/10/10 - New Videos (Thanks TheVFiles!)
V:
The New Series Episode 1.07 " John May " Promo #2
V:
The New Series " Ask Ryan " Behind The Scenes
NEW -
04/10/10 - Itching to get your claws on the new "V" Ambassador Program
Jacket? Go
HERE! (Thanks
Dave!)
NEW -
04/07/10 - ABC has announced that the last episode of "V" Season 1 will
air May 18th.
NEW -
04/07/10
The Visitors and
the Resistance continued to prepare for war on last night’s all new
episode of V. Before
you re-watch last night’s episode “Pound of Flesh” on ABC.com, check
out last week’s episode “Welcome to the War” featuring very special
guest commentary from the Queen of the V’s herself – Morena Baccarin!
Watch
“Welcome to the War” with Morena Baccarin’s special guest commentary
here:
http://abc.go.com/watch/commentary/v/240273/256225/sve_256225_0000000000000000_000/welcome-to-the-war
No stranger to
sci-fi, Ms Baccarin is well known for her role on Joss Whedon’s
critically acclaimed series
Firefly, as well as its big-screen adaptation
Serenity. She offers
her own unique insights into the show, her character Anna, and the
excitement to come. Get her take on Anna’s face-off with Erica
(Elizabeth Mitchell), Anna’s creation of the V army and much more!
Here are a few
excerpts from Morena Baccarin’s commentary:
"It was
really funny to shoot this scene. Suddenly all the guys on the crew
were puffing up their chests and trying to grow taller. These guys
are huge!”
“Why is
that priest totally creeping me out?! You really get the feeling
that you can't trust anybody around here!”
Check
out her full commentary at ABC.com, then re-watch last night’s
episode “Pound of Flesh” here:
http://abc.go.com/watch/v/240273/257464/pound-of-flesh
Be sure to tune in
next Tuesday for an all new episode of
V at 10/9c on ABC!
NEW -
04/07/10 - From
Variety:
"American Idol" won Tuesday primetime for Fox
and ABC's "Lost" was the evening's most-watched
scripted show in the 18-49 demo, but the top
story of the night might be the 18-49 victory by
NBC's "Parenthood" at 10 p.m. over firstrun
episodes of CBS' "The Good Wife" and ABC's "V."
In the second episode since ending its hiatus,
"V" came in at 2.5/7, 6.0 million, dropping from
last week's 2.8/8, 7.2 million.
NEW -
04/07/10 -
EW.com posted their recap of last night's "V - Pound of Flesh."
NEW -
04/07/10 - The latest Videos! (Thanks
TheVFiles ! )
V:
The New Series Episode 1.07 " John May " Promo #1
V:
The New Series Episode 1.06 " Pound of Flesh " Sneak Peek Promo #6
V:
The New Series Episode 1.06 " Pound of Flesh " Sneak Peek Promo #5
V:
The New Series Episode 1.06 " Pound of Flesh " Sneak Peek Promo #4
V:
The New Series Episode 1.06 " Pound of Flesh " Sneak Peek Promo #3
V:
The New Series Episode 1.06 " Pound of Flesh " Sneak Peek Promo #2
Australian Promo - V: The New Series " Who's Side Are You On?"
V:
The New Series Episode 1.05 " Welcome To The War " Unaired Promo
V:
The New Series " Previously on Episode 1.05 " Promo
NEW -
04/06/10 - From TVGuide Online:
Who Will Be Joining the Fifth Column on V?
NEW -
04/06/10 - ABC has released the official description of April 20th's
show "We Can't Win."
CHAD AND
ANNA GO TO SWITZERLAND FOR THE U.N. ENERGY SUMMIT, ERICA LEARNS THAT THE
FIFTH COLUMN IS BEING INVESTIGATED,
AND VALERIE GOES ON THE RUN, UNABLE TO TRUST RYAN, ON ABC’S “V”
“We Can’t
Win” – Chad and Anna are in Geneva, Switzerland for the U.N. Energy
Summit, where Anna is going to present a gift of technology to the
world. Meanwhile, Erica learns that the V Task Force is investigating
The Fifth Column, and Valerie goes on the run, knowing something is
different about her baby and not sure she can trust Ryan, on “V,”
TUESDAY, APRIL 20 (10:02-11:00 p.m., ET), on ABC.
“V” stars Elizabeth Mitchell as Erica
Evans, Morris Chestnut as Ryan Nichols, Joel Gretsch as Father Jack,
Lourdes Benedicto as Valerie, Logan Huffman as Tyler Evans, Laura
Vandervoort as Lisa, with Morena Baccarin as Anna and Scott Wolf as Chad
Decker.
Guest cast: Mark Hildreth as Joshua,
Christopher Shyer as Marcus, Charles Mesure as Kyle Hobbes, Roark
Critchlow as A.D. Paul Kendrick, Rekha Sharma as Agent Sarita Malik,
Lexa Doig as Dr. Pearlman, Lucas Wolf as Samuel.
“We Can’t Win” was written by Christine Roum & Cameron Litvack and
directed by David Barrett.
"V” is broadcast in 720 Progressive (720P), ABC’s selected HDTV format,
with 5.1 channel surround sound. This program carries a TV-14,S,V
parental guideline.
NEW -
04/06/10 - Remember to watch "Pound of Flesh" tonight at 10pm ET!
NEW -
04/05/10 -
'V,' 'Heroes' among bubble shows, Status of several series still
uncertain as upfronts creep closer, The Hollywood Reporter by By James
Hibberd.
"On ABC, "FlashForward" and "V" had nearly even odds for a pickup during
their four-month hiatus. Now that they've returned, "FlashForward" is
considered highly unlikely to get a second season, as its ratings having
dropped below the 2.0 threshold in the key 18-49 adult demographic on
Thursday nights.
After its midseason premiere last week, "V" remains uncertain, but if
the sci-fi drama can maintain its current ratings level, the show's evil
reptiles will most likely invade ABC next season."
NEW -
04/05/10 -
LOGAN HUFFMAN
Coast to Coast AM Part 1
NEW -
04/04/10 - Ex-Trekkie (ST: Voyager's Tom Paris)
Robert Duncan McNeill has signed on to direct an episode of "V."
Robert's recently worked with showrunner
SCOTT ROSENBAUM on "Chuck."
NEW -
04/04/10 - NEW PROMO
Puts the Alien Sex Bite On Us (Thanks io9!)
NEW -
04/04/10 - "V" Fan Sue Maynard reports back from Wizard World's
Toronto Comic Con with DAVID
RICHMOND-PECK!
 |
DAVID RICHMOND-PECK
signs a "V" Poster at the March
2010 Wizard World's Toronto Comic Con!
Pics and story by Sue Maynard.
Click
HERE for more! |
NEW -
04/02/10 -
YouTube Interview with SCOTT ROSENBAUM. He announces they're almost
done with the season -- just 2 more episodes to go.
NEW -
04/02/10 - Just released promo pics of the April 20, 2010 episode!
See the latest pictures HERE!!
V - "We Can't Win" -
Chad and Anna are in Geneva, Switzerland for the U.N. Energy Summit,
where Anna is going to present a gift of technology to the world.
Meanwhile, Erica learns that the V Task Force is investigating The Fifth
Column, and Valerie goes on the run, knowing something is different
about her baby and not sure she can trust Ryan, on "V," TUESDAY, APRIL
20 (10:00-11:00 p.m., ET), on ABC. (ABC/JACK ROWAND) ERNESTO GRIFFITH,
MORENA BACCARIN, SCOTT WOLF, CHRISTOPHER SHYER
NEW -
03/31/10 -
Did
you miss V’s thrilling
return on Tuesday? Watch “Welcome to the War” it in its entirety on
ABC.com!
Go
HERE to watch "V!"
The action began
right off the bat when Erica (Elizabeth Mitchell) was attacked by a
Visitor in her own home, making her all the more committed to the
Resistance – and to protecting her son’s safety.
Ryan’s (Morris
Chestnut) concerns continued to grow over Val’s (Lourdes Benedict)
pregnancy, how much longer will he be able to hide his true
identity?
The Visitors army
is beginning to develop, and a notorious criminal Kyle Hobbes was
recruited for the Resistance. Will the Resistance be able to defeat
an army bred to kill? Can Hobbes be trusted?
NEW -
03/31/10 - Variety reports last night's ratings.
Fox tops Tuesday; ABC on rise .
Another expanded episode of "American Idol" carried Fox to victory on
Tuesday, while ABC had a pretty good night with its revamped lineup,
which included a solid but unspectacular return for sci-fi drama "V." At
ABC, the premiere of the "Dancing With the Stars" results show averaged
a 2.9/9 in 18-49 and 14.1 million viewers overall as it moved to the 8
o'clock time period for the first time — the program's best opening-week
results show numbers since the fall of 2008. It was followed by "Lost"
(projected 4.1/10, 10.1 million viewers overall from 9 to 10:02 p.m.),
which was a tad higher than its recent levels, and the midseason return
of "V" (projected 2.8/8 in 18-49, 7.1 million viewers overall from 10:02
to 11 p.m.), which won its hour in 18-49 and represented a nice
improvement in the hour over the low-rated rookie drama "The Forgotten."
| 1.
American Idol |
FOX |
7.6 |
21 |
21.5 |
| 2. Lost |
ABC |
4.1 |
10 |
10.1 |
| 3. Dancing With the Stars results |
ABC |
2.9 |
9 |
14.1 |
| 4. The Biggest
Loser |
NBC |
2.8 |
8 |
7.4 |
| 5. V |
ABC |
2.8 |
8 |
7.1 |
| 6. Parenthood |
NBC |
2.5 |
7 |
6.3 |
| 7. NCIS |
CBS |
2.1 |
6 |
10.7 |
| 8. NCIS: Los
Angeles |
CBS |
2.0 |
5 |
10.1 |
| 9. The Good Wife |
CBS |
1.4 |
4 |
8.1 |
| 10. 90210 |
CW |
0.7 |
2 |
1.5 |
NEW -
03/31/10 -
Interview
with JACE HALL, executive producer of the ABC series 'V' by Boston
TV Examiner
NEW -
03/31/10 - Videos!
V:
The New Series Episode 1.06 " Pound Of Flesh " Promo #1 (Thanks
TheVisitorsVids!)
V:
The New Series " AOL Interview With Cast
LOGAN HUFFMAN |
NEW -
03/31/10
What did you think about last night's episode?! Post your
thoughts on my
Message Board!
JESSE WHEELER &
LOGAN HUFFMAN
"Vancouver Adventure" Nov. 10, 2009 |
NEW -
03/30/10 - It has been
sneaked to me
that the episode AFTER "John May" is called "We Can't Win."
NEW -
03/30/10 - YouTube
has a front page "V" Video Ad today! (Thanks Jolene!)
NEW -
03/30/10 - PRESS RELEASES
|
PRESS RELEASE -
ENTERTAINMENT - |
V: Pound of Flesh (4/6) |
ANNA
INVITES HUMANS TO STAY ON THE SPACE SHIPS, RYAN IS CONCERNED
THAT VALERIE'S PREGNANCY IS GOING TOO FAST, AND TYLER LEARNS A
SECRET ABOUT ERICA, ON ABC'S "V"
|
"Pound of
Flesh" - Anna introduces her pilot program to invite select
groups of humans to stay on each of the 29 space ships, Ryan
must deal with the fact that Valerie's pregnancy is wildly
accelerated, Tyler learns a secret about his mom, and one of the
team makes a sacrifice to save Ryan, on "V," TUESDAY, APRIL 6
(10:02-11:00 p.m., ET), on ABC.
"V" stars Elizabeth Mitchell as Erica Evans, Morris Chestnut as
Ryan Nichols, Joel Gretsch as Father Jack, Lourdes Benedicto as
Valerie, Logan Huffman as Tyler Evans, Laura Vandervoort as
Lisa, with Morena Baccarin as Anna and Scott Wolf as Chad
Decker.
Guest cast: David Richmond-Peck as Georgie, Mark Hildreth as
Joshua, Christopher Shyer as Marcus, Charles Mesure as Kyle
Hobbes, Lexa Doig as Dr. Leah Pearlman, Nicholas Lea as Joe
Evans.
"Pound of Flesh" was written by Charles Murray & Natalie Chaidez
and directed by Dean White.
"V" is broadcast in 720 Progressive (720P), ABC's selected HDTV
format, with 5.1 channel surround sound. A TV Parental guideline
will be assigned closer to airdate. |
|
PRESS RELEASE -
ENTERTAINMENT - |
V: John May (4/13) |
ANNA
INVITES CHAD BACK ONTO THE MOTHERSHIP, TYLER CONFRONTS HIS MOM
ABOUT HIS PAST, PLUS A LOOK INTO RYAN'S LIFE 10 YEARS AGO, ON
ABC'S "V" |
"John May" - Erica, Ryan and Jack go on a harrowing mission to
find the legendary John May in order to rescue Georgie, Anna
brings Chad aboard the Mothership for a story on her Live Aboard
Program, and Tyler confronts his mom about his mysterious past,
on "V," TUESDAY, APRIL 13 (10:02-11:00 p.m., ET), on ABC.
"V" stars Elizabeth Mitchell as Erica Evans, Morris Chestnut as
Ryan Nichols, Joel Gretsch as Father Jack, Lourdes Benedicto as
Valerie, Logan Huffman as Tyler Evans, Laura Vandervoort as
Lisa, with Morena Baccarin as Anna and Scott Wolf as Chad
Decker.
Guest cast: Michael Trucco as John May, David Richmond-Peck as
Georgie, Mark Hildreth as Joshua, Christopher Shyer as Marcus,
Charles Mesure as Kyle Hobbes, Nicholas Lea as Joe Evans.
"John May" was written by Gregg Hurwitz and directed by Jonathan
Frakes.
"V" is broadcast in 720 Progressive (720P), ABC's selected HDTV
format, with 5.1 channel surround sound. A TV Parental guideline
will be assigned closer to airdate. |
NEW -
03/30/10 - More "V"ideos! (Thanks TheVisitorsVids and Magically!)
ABC "V" Returns
ABC's 'V' 1x05 - Welcome To The War - New Promo - Trailer
ABC's 'V' 1x05 - New Promo - They'll Destroy Us - Trailer #4
ABC's 'V' 1x05 - New Promo - Why are they here? - Trailer #5
ABC's 'V' 1x05 - Welcome To The War - New Promo - Sneak Peek #05
V:
The New Series Episode 1.05 "Welcome The War" Podcast - Official ABC
Podcast
Elizabeth Mitchell on Jimmy Kimmel Live Part I - Nov 5, 2009
Elizabeth Mitchell on Jimmy Kimmel Live Part 2
'V': Elizabeth Mitchell talks Erica Evans
NEW -
03/29/10 - Check out the HUGE "V" ads in Times Square, NYC! On
Sunday March 28, 2010, Baby KJ and I were in a cab and when I saw the ad
out the window, I almost passed out! There was also a MOVING ad
right next to it so I took some Video, which is posted on my FB page, so
if you're not on there, go go go! I was in such shock that I
accidentally said in the video that it was 2009 instead of 2010.
Sheesh!
NEW -
03/29/10 - Ed Gross has
posted part two of the
SCOTT ROSENBAUM
interview over at
www.earthsmightiest.com !!
Fantastic interview!
 |
NEW -
03/26/10 - ABC's "V" is invading Sweden starting April 1, 2010
on a channel called
Canal+
.
That's the capital city of
Stockholm!
(Thanks Tony!) |
NEW -
03/26/10 - LOGAN HUFFMAN and ELIZABETH MITCHELL below.
NEW -
03/25/10 - Note from LOGAN HUFFMAN: "Hi
Ilana, I just want you to know that this
site is a fraud and this is not my signature! Share this with as many
people as you can! Post it anywhere you want, let everyone know that
they sell FAKE autographs. inferisonline.com "
NEW -
03/24/10 - And now some more Promos and Commercials! (Thanks
TheVisitorsVids!)
V:
The New Series - Episode 1.05 " Welcome to the War " Sneak Peek #2
V:
The New Series - Episode 1.05 " Welcome to the War " Sneak Peek #1
V:
The New Series " Character Catch Up " Part 1
V:
The New Series " Character Catch Up " Part 2
V:
The New Series " It's Us Vs Them " Promo
The
Return of V
V:
The New Series " Ask Anna " Behind The Scenes
V: The New Series " LOST " Promo
NEW -
03/22/10 - Remember to watch "V:
The Arrival" on Tues March 23 at 10:06pm ET / 9:06 PT on ABC! A recap of
the first four episodes summarizes what has happened since the Vs
arrived.
NEW -
03/22/10 - Ed Gross has
posted the first part of an audio interview with
SCOTT ROSENBAUM
over at
www.earthsmightiest.com . Go check it
out now!
NEW -
03/22/10 - DAVID RICHMOND-PECK
(Georgie) will be at
Wizard World's Toronto Comic Con March 26-28, 2010. (Thanks Sue!)
NEW - 03/22/10 - Airlock Alpha reports
New
Twists May Lead To More 'V' (Thanks Patrick!)
NEW - 03/22/10 - Fan Sue Maynard has the pleasure
of attending a convention with guests
MORENA BACCARIN
and ALAN TUDYK! Here are the
highlights and the pics!
NEW -
03/22/10 - New Photos of the April 6th Episode!
NEW -
03/17/10 - Showrunner
SCOTT ROSENBAUM
interviews with the
LA TIMES and drops some Spoilers!
NEW -
03/17/10 - The new commercials!
V: The New Series 1.05 " Welcome To The War " Promo 1 and
V:
The New Series 1.05 " Welcome To The War " Promo #2 (Thanks
TheVisitorsVids!). Also watch the
RECAP of the first 4 episodes!
NEW -
03/17/10 - Watch the re-broadcast of
V: It's Only the Beginning (11/24/09)
AND V: A Bright New Day (OAD 11/17/09)
on Saturday, March 27, 2010 beginning 8pm ET.
NEW -
03/17/10 - The Cast in Vancouver! (Thanks Charles!)
NEW -
03/17/10 - Latest "V" Promo Pics. ABC's synopsis:
ERICA SUDDENLY HAS TO BATTLE FOR HER
LIFE, ANNA IS UPSET WITH CHAD AND RYAN IS CONCERNED ABOUT VAL'S
PREGNANCY,
AS THE RESISTANCE CONTINUES TO GROW ON THE RETURN OF ABC'S "V."
Series Will Air in New Timeslot, After "Lost"
In the last cliffhanger episode, several
key plot and character points were revealed: Erica had lost control over
Tyler, as she discovered he was now on the Mothership with Anna and Lisa
(Laura Vandervoort), and she also learned that Ryan was a Visitor;
Father Jack was stabbed by the Vs' security guard from the warehouse,
where evidence of experimenting on humans had been discovered; Valerie
(Lourdes Benedicto) revealed that she's pregnant by Ryan (a 1/2 alien
and 1/2 human baby); and Chad, while doing a report on the Vs' healing
center during which he had himself medically scanned, was told he has a
potentially fatal aneurysm in his brain - will he let the Vs cure him
and be indebted to them?
V - "Welcome to the War" - As the story continues, Erica finds her life
in danger when she's attacked at home; a dangerous new member is
recruited for the Resistance, as the Visitors shore up their defenses;
Anna wonders why Chad hasn't followed up on his diagnosed aneurysm; and
Ryan's concern grows over Val's "abnormal" pregnancy, on the riveting
return of "V," TUESDAY, MARCH 30 (10:00-11:00 p.m., ET.)
"V" stars Elizabeth Mitchell as Erica Evans, Morris Chestnut as Ryan
Nichols, Joel Gretsch as Father Jack, Lourdes Benedicto as Valerie,
Logan Huffman as Tyler Evans, Laura Vandervoort as Lisa, with Morena
Baccarin as Anna and Scott Wolf as Chad Decker.
Guest cast: Roark Critchlow as A.D. Paul Kendrick, Rekha Sharma as Agent
Sarita Malik, David Richmond-Peck as Georgie, Mark Hildreth as Joshua,
Christopher Shyer as Marcus, Charles Mesure as Kyle Hobbes, Lexa Doig as
Dr. Leah Pearlman.
"Welcome to the War" was written by Scott Rosenbaum and directed by Yves
Simoneau.
"V" is broadcast in 720 Progressive (720P), ABC's selected HDTV format,
with 5.1 channel surround sound. A TV Parental guideline will be
assigned closer to airdate.
NEW -
03/11/10 - TV Guide has confirmed that
"V: THE ARRIVAL,"
a
recap
of the first four episodes, will air around
10:06pm
after "Lost" on
MARCH 23.
Slated time: 54 minutes. Do not miss this!
NEW -
03/11/10 - See the NEW COMMERCIALS! "V:
The New Series "Embrace
Change " Promo + Behind The Scenes" and "V:
The New Series Channel NINE Promo "What A Wonderful World."
(Australian) (Thanks TheVisitorsVids!)
NEW -
03/10/10 - Current ABC "V" Title being filmed this week is called
"Heretic's Fork." Also,
JANE BADLER
has not yet been asked to return.
NEW -
03/02/10 - The SciFi Channel in the UK has announced that it
will begin screening the New Series of V on Tuesday 13th April at 10pm.
It will kick start the channels new image and rebranding to SyFy.
(Thanks Graham!)
NEW -
02/24/10 - Anna is a fan of "Lost." See this new
PROMO VIDEO that aired during 2/23/10's "Lost!"
NEW
- 02/24/10 - New Posters released! Very cool.
NEW -
02/23/10 -
V:
The New Series Promo #2 " They Return (Thanks TheVisitorsVids!)
NEW -
02/23/10 - VALERIE has the baby on the series cliffhanger! TVGuide
has the story. (Thanks Patrick!)
"V's
Birth Announcement" by William Keck
It was the seminal moment in the original V’s ’80s run — the
delivery of Robin’s lizard twins. Now ABC’s new
V,
returning March 30, will give birth to its own version.
The alien lizard is gestating in human Valerie (Lourdes Benedicto),
unaware that her baby daddy Ryan (Morris Chestnut) is a reptile.
According to newly instated exec producer Scott Rosenbaum, before the
series breaks for summer, fans will have an idea of what’s been born
“and an understanding of what could be coming.”
While Robin developed a green ring around her neck as her due date
neared, that won’t happen to Val. Rosenbaum is planning his own series
of creepy prenatal reveals: “The birth is going to be less interesting
than the stories beforehand. What happens when the baby kicks? Or when
Val gets her ultrasound?”
I can just hear the ob-gyn now: “Oh, look, it’s a boy. No, wait…that’s a
tail.”
NEW -
02/16/10 -
Star Trek's JONATHAN FRAKES to direct "V" episode!
by Anthony Pascale
(Thanks Dave!)
"TNG’s Riker, Jonathan Frakes is one of the Star Trek actors who
got on the job training as a director during his time with Trek,
which led to him directing two Trek feature films. Frakes
continues to direct for film and TV, and now comes news that he
will once again be directing aliens. Frakes is slated to direct
an upcoming episode of the ABC sci-fi remake V. More info below,
plus more on what The Beard has been doing lately. Frakes
directing V
According to
Spoiler TV, Frakes is directing episode 6 for V,
which went into production today. The episode called for the
casting of a new character "John May" who is a described as
"Very Rugged. Handsome. Leading man qualities with a
charismatic, strong presence. Resistance fighter. 30-35.
Potentially recurring. Guest star." The episode is slated to air
April 6th according
to IMDB. The
episode is being written by V co-executive producer
Charles Murray and Natalie Chaidez, a former exec producer on
Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles, who recently joined
V."
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NEW -
02/13/10 -
V Casts Michael Trucco as Fifth Column Leader - TVGuide.com by
Natalie Abrams. (Thanks Charles!)
"John May lives!
Battlestar Galactica's sexy Cylon Michael Trucco is heading to ABC's
alien-invasion series V
as the mysterious underground leader, TVGuide.com has learned exclusively.
So far, John May has been more an enigma on the series. He's been discussed
as the leader and founder of the Fifth Column, an underground group of rebel
Visitors that Ryan (Morris
Chestnut) and Erica (Elizabeth
Mitchell) have been attempting to resurrect.
Trucco, who is best known for his role on Battlestar, Final Five
Cylon Sam Anders, will appear in one episode slated to air April 13. Let's hope
we see much more of John May!"
NEW - 02/11/10 -
DAVID PACKER gave me the juice on the new and old "V"
as well as other enticing tidbits! Click HERE to
read it!
NEW - 02/09/10 - Heard from
KEN JOHNSON! He told me about the pivotal
moment in V:TO where Diana ate the guinea pig: " It
was a unquestionably a seminal moment in international
television..
And it was a guinea --
Somewhat freaked, but unharmed."
NEW - 02/11/10 -
DAVID
PACKER gave me the juice on the new and old "V" as well as other
enticing
tidbits! Click HERE to read it!
NEW - 02/05/10 -
JANE BADLER did an ep of The Jace Hall Show and it's
online NOW! S3: Episode 2.
NEW - 02/05/10 - Oh thank
you, my Secret Admirer, for this wonderful poster that came in the mail for me
today! Yes, I have white socks with pink trim. I'm stepping on the
poster because it keeps rolling up, but now you can also get an idea of the size
of this beast! THANKS!
NEW - 02/04/10 - TV Guide
reports 3 actors who are joining the cast of "V." (Thanks Charles!)
V Adds Three by William Keck
With the battle between the reptilian visitors and the human resistors set to
heat up this spring on V, the ABC
series has cast three actors in new roles I previously teased. They are:
UK actor Charles Mesure, who
played Archangel Michael on Xena, Warrior Princess and J.D. Pollack on
Crossing Jordan, will be recurring as mercenary Kyle Hobbes. Kyle is an
in-demand black ops expert who forms an unlikely alliance with the resistance
when he’s hired by Erica (Elizabeth Mitchell), Ryan (Morris Chestnut), Jack
(Joel Gretsch) and Georgie (David Richmond-Peck) to strengthen their fight
against the Vs.
Canadian actor Nicholas Lea (X-Files,
Andromeda, CSI, Men in Trees and Kyle XY's Tom Foss) will be playing
Erica's ex-husband who re-enters Erica and Tyler’s (Logan Huffman) lives at a
crucial point in a two-episode arc.
And Canadian actress Lexa Doig,
recognizable to sci-fi fans for her roles in Andromeda, The 4400 and
Stargate SG-1, has been cast as Dr. Leah Pearlman (not to be confused with
Cheers barmaid Rhea Perlman). Dr. Pearlman is an OB/GYN treating Valerie
Stevens (Lourdes Benedicto), who discovered she was pregnant in November’s
cliffhanger. Will Dr. P be the one to detect that Val's unborn baby's looking a
little green around the gills? And may have scales? And a tail....? We'll find
out this spring!
NEW - 02/03/10 - Check out
the new promo ABC aired during last night's "Lost!"
V 1x05 "5" NEW (2nd Feb ) promo (thanks online4utv1!)
NEW - 02/03/10 -
JANE BADLER has
confirmed
that she did indeed meet up with a studio exec on the WB (but we already knew
that from reading my site back on 1/14/10 - <wink!>
NEW - 02/02/10 - My on-set
source told me that the first batch of 2010 episodes are REALLY good.
Source also confirmed that everything is being shot in Vancouver, which means
those emails to "V" fans from a gmail account regarding casting in the tri-state
area are spam.
NEW - 02/02/10 - The new
"V" commercials started last week on ABC! One was spotted during Cougar
Town last week. Australia is also airing their own "V" commercials in
anticipation for the first episodes airing soon. Check out Australia's
promos!
V: The New
Series Promo #3 Channel Nine Australia ,
V: The New Series Promo #2 Channel Nine Australia ,
V: The New Series Promo #1 Channel Nine Australia ,
V: The New
Series "Sneak Peek" Channel Nine Australia . and in the USA
V: The New Series "Returns March 2010" Promo (thanks TheVisitorsVids!)
NEW - 01/22/10 - The "V"
actors are trickling back into Vancouver for the start-up!
NEW - 01/22/10 - Just heard
from JANE BADLER. She's in Paris so keep an eye
out for her!
NEW -
01/22/10 -
JACE HALL's Season 3.0 show
begins next week! Watch the
TRAILER which features
JANE BADLER, MORRIS CHESTNUT, LOGAN HUFFMAN
and LAURA VANDERVOORT!
Good luck with the show, Jace!
NEW - 12/31/09 - Spain's
Forta picks up "V!" Variety reports below. Read full article
HERE.
"MADRID -- Spain's regional pubcaster
association Forta has picked up ABC's alien
skein "V," one of the hottest TV fall
rookies. "V" will start to air in Spain next
year.
Forta has also taken Spanish free-to-air
rights on Jerry Bruckheimer drama "Miami
Medical" and CW series "The Vampire
Diaries."
The three acquisitions form part of a
long-term drama and movie volume deal with
Warner Bros. Intl. TV Distribution, which
Forta shares with Spanish nationwide
pubcaster RTVE.
Deal allows Forta and RTVE to alternate
in choosing a first option among new
productions handled by Warner. This year,
first choice went to Forta, which selected
the "V" remake."
NEW - 12/31/09 - Word is
that "V" Production (or pre-production) will start January 4th! Writers
John Wirth and Natalie Chaidez of Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles, have
joined the team. Happy Birthday JANE BADLER!
NEW - 12/09/09 - There have
been rumors floating around that ABC is only going to order 8 episodes instead
of 9 for the March 30th return. ABC just directly told me that it's too
soon to know this information.
NEW - 12/03/09 -
"V" Returns Tuesday, March 30, 2010 at 10pm after "Lost!" - Zap2It
 "FlashForward"
is taking a sizable winter break, and
"V" will be paired
with "Lost" in the
spring, ABC says.
The network announced Thursday night that "FlashForward" will go on hiatus until
March 4, which will give it a 12-episode run to end the season. "V," meanwhile,
will return on March 30, moving from 8 p.m. Tuesdays to 10 p.m. after "Lost."
In both cases, the return dates will put their respective shows' season finales
in the middle of May sweeps.
"FlashForward"
aired a trailer for the second half of the season at the end of Thursday's
episode, which was the show's 10th. The March 4 return date means that the
show's 19th episode should air April 29, 2010 -- the date to which the shows'
characters flashed when they blacked out in the pilot. That jibes with previous
comments from the show's creative team, who have said that April 29 wouldn't be
the season finale.
The most likely candidate to replace "FlashForward" in January and February is
probably the legal drama "The Deep End," which has a similar sensibility to
ABC's other Thursday shows, "Grey's Anatomy" and "Private Practice."
The move of "V" to 10 p.m. will keep it away from direct competition with FOX's
"American Idol." It also likely means that the "Dancing with the Stars" results
show will move from its previous 9 o'clock slot back to 8, where it will compete
with "Idol."
NEW - 12/01/09 - ABC's
PRESS RELEASE shows great numbers for "V"!
"WEEK No. 10:
During the week of November 23, 2009, a week spanning the final nights of the
November Sweep and the extended Thanksgiving holiday weekend, ABC ranked as the
2nd-most-watched network (9.1 million) to CBS and finished No. 1 with Women
18-49 (2.9/8-tie).
Tuesday
Hitting Tuesday season highs in Total Viewers (15.9 million) and Adults 18-49
(3.9/11), ABC finished No. 1 on the final Tuesday of the November Sweep in the
key young adult sales demographic.
"V" (8:00-9:01 p.m.)
ABC freshman "V" (9.3 million) finished as the second-most-watched TV show in
the 8 o'clock hour to CBS' top performer, "NCIS," outdrawing time-period veteran
NBC's "Biggest Loser" by 4% (8.9 million) and Fox's "So You Think You Can Dance"
by 55% (6.0 million).
* Based on Nielsen's first round of data for the new series, ABC's "V" is
showing enormous gains over its first-reported numbers through DVR playback,
picking up an average +2.4 million viewers and an additional +1.0 Adult 18-49
rating point from the Live + Same Day number to the Live + 7 Day DVR finals."
NEW - 11/25/09 The Ratings
are in! The Hollywood Reporter
That screeching sound you're hearing
is ABC's "V" hitting the brakes.
After two weeks of rapid ratings
drops, "V" has thankfully come to an
abrupt halt in a nick of time for
its fall finale. The fourth episode
of "V" drew 9.2 million viewers and
a 3.1 rating on Tuesday evening,
matching last week.
The network ran a promo at the
end of the episode saying "V" will
return in March, which concludes
speculation about whether the show
will return next year. ABC's
publicity department confirmed the
show is coming back, though noted a
specific date has not been set.
ABC's unusual roll out for "V"
included airing only four episodes
this fall, opting for a "wait and
see" approach before committing to
the production of the remainder the
season.
"V" helped ABC edge out CBS for the
win among the adult demo, with CBS
topping the night among total
viewers.
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Variety's TV Morning Report
11/25/09
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Show / Network / Rating / Share / Viewers
1. NCIS / CBS / 4.4 / 13 /
20.3 million
2.
Dancing With the Stars / ABC / 4.3 / 12 / 19.2 million
3. NCIS:
Los Angeles / CBS / 4.3 / 11 / 17.2 million
4.
The Biggest Loser /
NBC / 3.5 / 10 / 8.9 million
5. V / ABC / 3.1 / 9 / 9.2 million
6. The Good Wife / CBS / 2.8 / 8 / 12.5 million
7.
So You Think You Can Dance / FOX / 2.1 / 6 / 5.4 million
8. The Jay Leno Show / NBC
/ 1.9 / 5 / 4.9 million
9. 90210 / CW / 0.5 / 2 / 1.2 million
10. Melrose Place / CW /
0.4 / 1 / 0.8 million
NEW - 11/25/09 - Two
articles: Interesting insight about the
Bliss Grid and another on
Journalism Ethics in ABC's "V" by Daniel Durrant. (Thanks, Jolene! Visit
Jolene's Trailer Park
for some amazing amusement and great tips!)
NEW - 11/24/09 -
EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW
with Ilana with DAVID RICHMOND-PECK! (Georgie
Sutton) Thanks, David! Keep up the great work!
NEW -
11/24/09 - See the latest Videos! (Thanks thevisitorsvids
and magicially!)
V: The New
Series " It's Only The Beginning " Promo Trailer
V: The New
Series " Previously on 1.02 " Promo
V: The New
Series 1.03 " Go Forward " Sneak Peek #8 Promo
Elizabeth
Mitchell on 'The Bonnie Hunt Show' - November 19, 2009
ABC's 'V'
Set Visit - Extra Interview with Morena Baccarin & Scott Wolf
ABC's 'V' -
1x04 It's Only The Beginning - New Sneak Peek #6
ABC's 'V' -
1x04 It's Only The Beginning - New Sneak Peek #4
ABC's 'V' -
1x04 It's Only The Beginning - New Sneak Peek #2
ABC's
'V' 1x04 It's Only The Beginning - New Sneak Peek #1
ABC's 'V' - Summary of the first 3 episodes - New Trailer for 1x04
NEW - 11/18/09 -
UPDATED TV Ratings Tuesday: Melrose Place Gets Locklear Ratings Bump,
V Keeps Falling - by Bill Gorman
ABC’s V ratings continued to fall, down to a 3.1
adults 18-49 rating, down 16% more from last week.
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Time |
Net |
Show |
18-49 Rating |
18-49 Share |
Viewers Live+SD (million) |
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| 8:00 |
CBS |
NCIS |
3.9 |
11 |
19.635 |
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ABC |
V |
2.9 |
8 |
8.997 |
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NBC |
Merry Madagascar (special) |
2.9 |
8 |
8.960 |
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FOX |
So You Think You Can Dance |
2.5 |
7 |
6.446 |
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CW |
90210 |
1.1 |
3 |
2.148 |
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|
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| 8:30 |
CBS |
NCIS |
4.3 |
11 |
20.841 |
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NBC |
The Biggest Loser |
3.6 |
10 |
9.641 |
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ABC |
V |
3.3 |
9 |
9.514 |
|
FOX |
So You Think You Can Dance |
2.6 |
7 |
6.626 |
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CW |
90210 |
1.1 |
3 |
2.123 |
NEW - 11/17/09 -
ABC's 'V' -
New Anna - 'Dancing With The Stars' - Promo (Thanks magicially)
NEW - 11/16/09 -
DAVID
RICHMOND-PECK
(Georgie) is going into the studio on Wed to ADR (Additional
dialogue recording) on the fourth
episode of "V." From DRP: "When
sound gets messed up we sometimes have to redo lines etc.. in studio."
INTERVIEW with ilana COMING SOON!
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NEW - 11/13/09
LOGAN HUFFMAN
("Tyler" in ABC's "V") informed me that in this version of "V," the
handheld symbol is backwards.
Post your comments on my Message
Board!
PS Logan -- you're doing a great
job! Loved the look on your face after you saw Lisa's disappointment
with you in ep 2 when you punched the guy. Brilliant! |
NEW - 11/13/09 - See the
latest Videos! (Thanks thevisitorsvids!)
V: The New Series " They Will Not Control Us " Promo
V: The New
Series Official ABC Podcast with Scott Wolf
V: The New Series Set Visit Interview with Morena Baccarin & Scott Wolf
V: The New Series " Will rock you!" Promo
V: The New Series 1x02 " You're A Freakin' Priest " Sneak Peek Promo
V: The New Series 1x02 " How's Your Arm " Sneak Peek Promo
V: The New Series Interview with Morris Chestnut
NEW - 11/11/09 -
"'V'
ratings fall from the sky" - The Hollywood Reporter
After
last week's record-setting premiere,
ABC's "V" was destined to drop in
the ratings for episode two.
Driven by 1980s nostalgia and
plenty of marketing, viewer
curiosity ran high for the debut --
a pattern we've seen in recent years
for network remakes of "Knight
Rider," "90210" and "American
Gladiators." Tuesday night's
decline, therefore, was not exactly
surprising ... yet it was pretty
steep.
The second "V" hour was seen by
10.6 million viewers and drew a 3.7
preliminary rating among adults
18-49, down 29% from last week.
That's the largest fall from a
premiere we've seen for a scripted
show this season.
The rating is still a successful
number for a freshman drama. If "V"
can remain anywhere close to this
neighborhood, the show will be
fine.
The drop put "V" into second
place at 8 p.m., with CBS' "NCIS"
(20.2 million, 4.2) resuming control
of the time period. The swing is
similar to when ABC debuted "FlashForward"
against CBS' time-period champion
"Survivor" at 8 p.m. on Thursdays,
momentarily upsetting the balance,
before "Survivor" popped up again ("NCIS"
and "Survivor" -- they weeble and
they wobble but they don't fall
down).
CBS won the night, with "NCIS," "NCIS:
LA" (16.2 million, 3.7) and "Good
Wife" (12.9 million, 2.7) all on par
with last week. After "V,"
second-place ABC aired "Dancing With
the Stars" results show (15.5
million, 3.4), up 10% and featured
Susan Boyle as a guest, and includes
a minute of "V" overrun. At 10 p.m.,
a special, "In the Spotlight with
Robin Roberts: All Access Nashville"
(9.6 million, 2.4), improved 26% on
last week's performance of "The
Forgotten" in the slot.
NBC was close behind ABC with
"Biggest Loser" (9.6 million, 3.7)
perking up a bit this week. "The Jay
Leno Show" (5.7 million, 1.9) was
down a tenth, but continues to
deliver its highest rating on
Tuesdays despite increased
competition from ABC this week.
Fox's "So You Think You Can Dance"
(5.7 million, 2.3) fell 8%.
The CW has been so intent on
delivering contemporary
girls-texting-each-other soaps, yet
what's interesting this season is
that it's the network's genre-driven
shows -- new series "Vampire
Diaries" and ultra-veteran "Smallville"
-- that have been delivering the
most surprising numbers. Perhaps
next year, the CW should develop
fewer fashionable socialites and
more magic and mythology?
The CW's "90210" (2.2 million, 1.2) was up 20% and matched its season high ... yet "Melrose Place" (1.3 million, 0.7) matched its season low. Heather Locklear shows up on "Melrose" next week.
NEW - 11/11/09 - 'V' loses ratings battle to 'NCIS' - Variety By STUART LEVINE
Show / Network / Rating / Share / Viewers
1. NCIS / CBS / 4.2 / 11 / 20.1 million
2. NCIS: Los Angeles / CBS / 3.7 / 9 / 16.1 million
3. V / ABC / 3.7 / 10 / 10.5 million
4. The Biggest Loser / NBC / 3.7 / 9 / 9.5 million
5. Dancing With the Stars / ABC / 3.4 / 7 / 15.5 million
6. The Good Wife / CBS / 2.7 / 7 / 12.8 million
7. In the Spotlight of Robin Roberts / ABC / 2.4 / 7 / 9.5 million
8. So You Think You Can Dance / FOX / 2.3 / 6 / 5.7 million
9. The Jay Leno Show / NBC / 1.9 / 5 / 5.7 million
10. 90210 / CW / 1.2 / 3 / 2.2 million
CBS franchise edges out ABC's sci-fier
ABC's "V" took a substantial drop from its ballyhooed premiere a week ago, certainly enough of a fall to give CBS a win in the 18-49 demo race as "NCIS" and "NCIS: Los Angeles" were the highest-rated and most-watched shows of the night, respectively.
Warner Bros.' sci-fi drama "V" (3.7 rating/10 share in the 18-49 demo, 10.5 million viewers) fell 29% in the demo and lost nearly 4 million viewers. A second-week drop-off is certainly not unexpected and if the series holds up around these numbers for the rest of the season, it should be fine. Yet, the shedding was significant.
"NCIS" (4.2/11) attracted slightly more than 20 million viewers and was followed by spin-off "NCIS: Los Angeles" (3.7/9, 16.1m). Eye freshman drama "The Good Wife" (2.7/7, 12.8m) was strong enough to capture the 10 p.m. slot over ABC's "In the Spotlight" special (2.4/7, 9.5m) and NBC's "The Jay Leno Show" (1.9/5, 5.7m).
Peacock's two-hour "The Biggest Loser" (3.7/10, 9.5m) grew 6% from last week in the demo as viewers who ventured to "V" last Monday may have come back to the reality hit. For the sixth week in a row, the second hour of the show was strong enough to be No. 1 in 18-49 demo.
On the dancing front, Fox's "So You Think You Can Dance" (2.3/6, 5.7m) was overshadowed by the Alphabet's "Dancing With the Stars" results show (3.4/9, 15.5m).
Preliminary 18-49 averages for the night: CBS, 3.5/9; ABC, 3.2/8; NBC, 3.1/8; Fox, 2.3/6; Univision, 1.4/4; CW, 0.9/2.
In total viewers: CBS, 16.4 million; ABC, 11.8 million; NBC, 8.2 million; Fox, 5.4 million; Univision, 3.5 million; CW, 1.6 million
NEW - 11/09/09 - ABC has
released their official PRESS RELEASE for the
Nov. 24th Episode of "V" called
“It’s Only
the Beginning” .
" ERICA
LOOKS TO UNCOVER A BIOLOGICAL THREAT FROM THE VISITORS,
ANNA BEFRIENDS A
SPECIAL GUEST INSIDE THE MOTHERSHIP AND
CHAD DOES AN
INVESTIGATIVE REPORT ON THE V HEALING CENTERS,
ON THE NOVEMBER
CLIFFHANGER OF ABC’S “V”
"It’s Only the Beginning” -- Erica works with newly-formed allies to
uncover a biological threat they suspect the Visitors have been
plotting. Aboard the Mothership, Anna meets with a special guest while
managing the investigation into the murder of a V. And Chad does a
segment on the V Healing Centers, demonstrating their amazing medical
abilities, but then finds himself conflicted by some of his findings, on
the riveting cliffhanger of “V,” TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 24 (8:00-9:01 p.m.,
ET), on ABC. [Editors note: The series will return with new episodes in
March 2010.]
“V” stars Elizabeth Mitchell as Erica Evans, Morris Chestnut as Ryan
Nichols, Joel Gretsch as Father Jack, Lourdes Benedicto as Valerie,
Logan Huffman as Tyler Evans, Laura Vandervoort as Lisa, with Morena
Baccarin as Anna and Scott Wolf as Chad Decker.
Guest cast: Ryan Kennedy as David, Craig Fraser as Peter Combs,
Christopher Shyer as Marcus, David Richmond-Peck as Georgie, and Mark
Hildreth as Joshua.
“It’s Only the Beginning” was written by Cameron Litvack & Angela Russo
Otstot and directed by Yves Simoneau.
"V” is broadcast in 720 Progressive (720P), ABC’s selected HDTV format,
with 5.1 channel surround sound and Spanish subtitles via secondary
closed captioning. A TV Parental guideline will be assigned closer to
airdate."
NEW -
11/06/09 - "V" EPISODE 2 PROMO - "There
Is No Normal Anymore". ANOTHER VIDEO:
V - "You still don't understand humanity"
NEW - 11/06/09 - Tomorrow,
Saturday 11/07/09, watch
ABC
Social: Episode Commentary on the "V" Pilot! This is a NEW thing ABC
is trying out and "V" is the guinea pig! (hah!) ABC Social: Episode
Commentary is a new ABC Full Episode Player feature offering unique insight
directly from show experts and fans, creating a more informative and
entertaining viewing experience. Add your commentary this Saturday.
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So, what exactly is
ABC Social: Episode
Commentary?
Starting Saturday,
November 7th, ABC
Social: Episode
Commentary will
allow people to add
their own commentary
track to any ABC
episode available in
the ABC.com Full
Episode Player and
share with others.
Can anyone add
comments?
The short answer is
"yes." The long
answer is also "yes"
but with way more
details. That's why
we call it the long
answer. And here it
is: ABC show
experts; writers,
directors, costume
designers, and
others will be
offering their
unique insight into
episodes. ABC expert
commentary will be
added and released
with online episodes
for fans to view.
Pretty cool, right?
Well, there's more.
You, the fans, can
start your very own
episode commentary
at anytime. You can
share your newly
created episode
commentaries with
your friends who can
then add their own
observations and
knowledge to the
mix. Bet you can't
wait to hear what
some of your friends
have to say about
your favorite shows.
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NEW -
11/05/09 - Logan
Huffman & Jesse Wheeler
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NEW -
11/04/09
CONTROVERSIAL QUESTION HAS BEEN ANSWERED BY
KEN JOHNSON! Fan Greg wanted
clarification on what the red "V" stands for because of the
confusion in the ABC series with the Visitors being called "The
V's." KEN JOHNSON's response:
"V has absolutely no connection to the word Visitors.
V is and always has been the universal symbol of Resistance
against Tyranny.
I got idea for using V as the title for my original
miniseries from seeing
Winston Churchill holding up his two fingers as a V in the
darkest days of World
War II -- and from seeing so many
Nazi propaganda posters with a big red V slashed across them.
Leonardo Cimino even states it loud and clear in my original
as he says to some teenagers spraying graffiti, "No! -- If you are
going to do it, do it right! I'll show you!" -- He takes the boy's
hand and guides the spray paint onto a Visitor propaganda poster
into a big red V.
"You understand?" he says -- very loud and clear -- "For
Victory! -- Go tell your friends!"
Anyone who ever paid an ounce of attention to my original --
or to history -- certainly knows that.
Calling the Visitors "The V's" is pretty silly and not only
totally misses the entire point in an effort to sound pseudo-hip,
but denigrates the efforts of millions of Resistance fighters, many
of whom died heroically in their determination to win and preserve
freedom."
NEW -
11/04/09 -
From Variety: 'V' prevails in primetime ratings!
"Sci-fi show tops night over 'NCIS' franchise.
“V” got off to an out-of-this-world start Tuesday night for ABC
and put the Alphabet just a fraction behind CBS in the demo
race. Eye edged out a win with new episodes of its “NCIS”
franchise and freshman drama “The Good Wife.”
But execs at ABC are all smiles as sci-fi skein “V” drew a 5.0
rating and 13 share, with 13.9 million viewers tuning in, making
it the highest-rated series debut of the new season.
Reviews for the
Warner Bros. show were stellar and audiences clearly
checked in at 8 o’clock to see what the hype was all about. “V”
marked ABC’s strongest performance in the time period among
18-49 in three years and the highest rating for a Alphabet drama
in the time period since “Lost” in 2004."
Show / Network / Rating / Share / Viewers
1. V / ABC / 5.0 / 12 / 13.9 million
2. NCIS / CBS / 4.2 / 11 / 19.3 million
3. NCIS:
Los Angeles /
CBS / 3.5 / 9 / 15 million
4. The Biggest Loser
/ NBC / 3.4 / 9 / 9 million
5. Dancing With the Stars / ABC / 3.1 / 8 / 14.4 million
6.
The Good Wife / CBS / 2.7 / 8 / 12.2 million
7.
So You Think You Can Dance / FOX / 2.4 / 6 / 6 million
8. The Forgotten
/ ABC / 2.0 / 6 / 7.6 million
9. The Jay Leno
Show / NBC /
2.0 / 6 / 5.8 million
10. 90210 / CW / 1.1 / 3 / 2.0 million
NEW -
11/04/09 -
The Hollywood Reporter:
 They
came, they saw, they conquered
primetime.
ABC's "V" premiere was
Tuesday's highest-rated program
in the adult demo, cracking
usual leader CBS' drama-series
choke-hold on the evening.
"V" was seen by 13.9 million
viewers and had a 5.0
preliminary rating among adults
18-49.
That's the biggest scripted
series premiere rating for a
freshman show this fall.* And
particularly impressive for a
show that's self-starting ABC's
lineup (it's the highest-rated 8
p.m. drama series debut since
... ABC's "Lost," actually).
Compared to the "Shark Tank"
average in the time period, "V"
was up a rather dizzying 213%.
"V" bested tough competition
from "NCIS" (19.4 million, 4.2),
which nonetheless ranked as the
evening's most-watched show. The
alien invasion drama gained 4%
from its first half hour to its
second.
Critics were a bit all over the
map on "V", ranging from a
rave in USA Today to NY
Times
calling it slapdash and
formulaic to Hollywood Reporter
landing
somewhere in between. (Most
agreed, however, that the scene
below rocked).
Since
a dissatisfied ABC
changed showrunners on the
series after seeing the
first four episodes, it should
be interesting to see if "V" is
able to maintain its ratings
strength over the coming weeks.
If it does, ABC will bring back
the show starting with Episode 5
in March. ABC's other new sci-fi
drama, "FlashForward," also
launched strong in an 8 p.m.
slot, but has since softened in
the ratings amid some viewer
frustration and a showrunner
shakeup.
The 8 p.m. "V" surge put ABC
just a tenth of a point behind
CBS for the nightly win. "NCIS"
wasn't impacted much by "V,"
slouching 11% from its last
original airing two weeks ago. "NCIS:
Los Angeles" (15 million, 3.5)
was down 10%. "Good Wife" (12.2
million, 2.7) won 10 p.m. and
slipped a tenth. After "V,"
audiences didn't stick around to
boost ABC's "Dancing With the
Stars" (14.5 million, 3.1),
which was only up a tenth --
very different crowds. "The
Forgotten" (7.6 million, 2.0)
was also steady.
NBC's two-hour "Biggest
Loser" (9 million, 3.4) was down
16% to tie its season low,
though topped 9 p.m. "The Jay
Leno Show" (5.9 million, 2.0)
had a welcome rise from last
Tuesday -- up 11%. Fox's "So You
Think You Can Dance" (6.1
million, 2.4) slipped a tenth.
The CW's "90210" (2.1 million,
1.1) was on par while "Melrose
Place" (1.5 million, 0.8) gained
a bit.
* Might change in the
nationals if "V" slips --
"Cleveland Show" drew a 4.9 for
its premiere ..."
NEW -
11/04/09 -
"V" GETS A NEW SHOWRUNNER! Rosenbaum to lead 'V.'
"Just as viewers got
their first peek at new sci-fi drama "V" on
Tuesday, the show has undergone a change at
the top.
Scott Rosenbaum has been named showrunner-exec
producer of "V," replacing Scott Peters, who
will continue as an exec producer alongside
Jace Hall. Also out in the shuffle is exec
producer Jeff Bell, who has departed the
show.
As part of the change, Rosenbaum has
sealed a two-year, seven-figure overall deal
with Warner Bros. TV, the studio behind "V."
Change is the latest hiccup in the early
run of "V," which has scored rave reviews
but halted production after the show's
initial four episodes. Series, which bows
Tuesday night, returns in the spring with
the nine remaining segments of its initial
13-episode run.
Rosenbaum's credits include serving as an
exec producer on "The Shield" and "Chuck."
He's repped by UTA."
NEW -
11/04/09 -
Projecting Drudge's Conservative Bias Onto
'V' by
"The right-leaning Drudge Report of
course linked to Miami Herald TV critic
Glenn Garvin's review of the new ABC series
"V," which ran in the Chicago Tribune under
the headline
"'V' aims at Obamamania." But I'm afraid
the piece in question tells you a whole lot
more about the politics of Garvin than the
show's producers.
The
subject,
in fact,
came up
at the
TV
Critics
Assn.
tour
over the
summer.
For all
I know
Garvin
was the
 one
who asked
the
question
about
whether
the
producers
were
skewering
Obama by
including
references
to
"hope"
and "universal
healthcare"
within
the show
about
aliens
coming
to
Earth,
offering
the lure
of
fabulous
solutions
to our
problems.
According
to a
transcript,
though,
here's
what
executive
producer
Jeffrey
Bell
said at
the
time:
"Look,
there
are always
going to
be
people
who will
look for
agendas
in
everything.
This
show was
conceived
during
the Bush
administration.
It got
executed
in an
Obama
administration.
There
are
people
on
either
sides of
the
aisle
who can
find
things.
You can
say,'Yeah,
look how
stupid
these
people
are for
following
blindly
and
believing
everything
the
government
is
saying,'
and you
can have
people
who are
upset
about
that.
And you
can have
other
people
saying,'Look
at these
people
who are
promising
everything
at no
cost,
and
look,
they are
leading
them to
their
own
doom.'
And so,
for us,
both
sides
have
strengths
and
weaknesses.
... But
to try
to tie
it to
the
birthers
or
anything,
I find,
is kind
of, you
know,
ridiculous."
And
here's
what
exec
producer
Scott
Peters
said on
the same
topic:
"It's a
subjective
experience
to watch
a
television
show. I
think
that if
you are
bringing
something
to a
show and
watching
it,
looking
for
something
in it,
you can
find it
whether
you are
on one
side of
the
political
spectrum
or the
other.
The main
theme of
the show
is
dealing
with
blind
devotion,
and I
think
that you
can sort
of look
at that
in two
different
ways.
And, you
know,
people
will
bring to
it what
they
bring to
it, and
I think
it's our
job as
storytellers
to put
some
provocative
things
out
there
and
leave
things
open to
interpretation
to
really
bring an
audience
to it
and
really
be
compelled
by it."
Peters,
by the
way, was
just
replaced
by Scott
Rosenbaum as
the
program's
showrunner,
which continues
"V's"
unusually
tortured
path to
the
screen
--
especially
given
how
positive
many of
the
early
reviews
(mine
included)
have
been.
Still,
in terms
of the
show
being
some
kind of
screed
against
the
Obama
administration,
that
appears
to
be far
more
about
what
Garvin perhaps
wanted
to
see than
what's
actually
there.
In
other
words,
as Freud
might
say,
sometimes
a cigar
is just
a cigar.
And
sometimes
a
headline
is more
compelling
than
the insights
that go
with
it."
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NEW -
11/04/09
Well?! What
are your thoughts?? Post them on my
MESSAGE BOARD!
Viewer Mike told me that in the preview where they
show Anna's passport they list her gender as male. Here's the
screencap from
Jolene
Sugarbaker, the Trailer Park Queen!! |
NEW -
11/04/09 - TV.com has some
new "V" Content!
We Welcome Our V
Overlords. (Thanks Edlyn!)
NEW -
11/04/09 - Spent Nov. 3rd
"V" Day with JANE BADLER'S mom and sis, Enid & Alice! Surprise bonus:
Brian Tosko, President of the Jane Badler Society, was there, too! Pics
coming as soon as possible. Trying to get to all of your emails, txts and FB
messages!
 
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NEW -
11/02/09
Looks like the Canadian station that will
be carry V has decided to personalize some of the promo posters for it!
This is from downtown. It shows a Mother Ship coming in over the
lake with the Toronto skyline (complete with CN Tower) in the
background.
This one is from a bus shelter.
(Thanks Sue!) |
NEW -
11/02/09 - Ed Gross of
Visitors Among Us
has posted an exclusive interview with
Laura Vandervoort
over at
www.scifitvzone.com
NEW -
11/01/09 - Celebrating baby
KJ's birthday since I will be at an undisclosed location on Nov.
3rd! Baby KJ turns FOUR on 11/3/09!
NEW -
10/31/09 - Original creator
Kenny Johnson happy with remake, says
VARIETY. By
MICHAEL SCHNEIDER
"'V' voice revisits familiar turf.
Whether ABC's frosh
drama "V" succeeds or fails, Kenny Johnson
is just happy to see the show back on the
pop culture radar.
Johnson has technically nothing to do
with the new sci-fi drama, which bows this
week and comes from exec producers Scott
Peters, Jeffrey Bell, Steve Pearlman and
Jace Hall.
But as the creator of the original "V"
miniseries in 1983, Johnson knows interest
in the new "V" will also spur nostalgia for
his original. And Johnson, who didn't retain
TV rights to the title, still has big
feature plans for his own "V" remake.
"If the show succeeds, it gives us an
opportunity to go out with a one sheet that
says, 'You like the show, now see the
original classic reborn,' " Johnson says.
"And if the show doesn't do well, we can
always say, 'Here is the "V" you've been
waiting for.' "
"V" reps the latest franchise reborn from
a Kenneth Johnson Prods. creation. The
scribe has watched in recent years as many
of his old smallscreen creations have been
given new life, but without his involvement.
Johnson was behind several smallscreen
titles that remain iconic TV touchstones:
"The Bionic Woman," "The Incredible Hulk,"
"V" and "Alien Nation" (which Johnson
adapted from a previous feature).
"Someone pointed out to me that I was now
four for four," Johnson says. "It's
flattering, wonderful to know that things
I've created have staying power."
The first two
updates,
however, have so
far missed the
mark, while the
jury's still out
on the other
two.
"Bionic" was
given an
ill-fated NBC
makeover, while
"Hulk" turned
into two
lukewarm box
office features.
Syfy is plotting
another take on
"Alien Nation."
And then
there's "V,"
which bows Nov.
3 and will run
for four weeks
before
disappearing and
then returning
in the spring.
Among all his
original
programs,
Johnson says he
still receives
the most
attention for
"V."
"Of all the
emails I get,
'V' is head and
shoulders above
the rest," he
says. "So many
people tell me
they first saw
'V' when they
were 10 or 12
and they loved
the action, the
spaceships. Then
they saw it
again years
later, and
discovered that
there was so
much more going
on there than
they first
realized."
"V" wasn't
even originally
about aliens,
but revolved
around a fascist
takeover of the
United States.
When NBC's
Brandon
Tartikoff read
the first draft,
he told Johnson
he didn't think
viewers would
understand the
concept.
Hence the
decision to make
it about alien
visitors.
"What it was
really about was
power and people
in power," he
said. "It's
funny, when you
go back and look
at my original
'V' miniseries,
there are a lot
fewer special
effects than
people remember.
... My
frustration
originally was I
couldn't make it
look the way I
wanted it to
look. We didn't
have the money
or even the
tools."
People still
recall the
lizards and the
big spaceships
hovering over
the nation's
cities, and
those two
signatures also
play a role in
the updated "V."
That's why
Johnson grew
concerned when
his credit on
the revival went
to Writers'
Guild
arbitration.
Johnson
feared that he
was being
completely iced
out of the
revival, while
Warner Bros. TV
says there was a
misunderstanding
-- claiming the
plan was to
simply make sure
they identified
the legally
acceptable
credit for
Johnson (and
avoid a skirmish
down the road).
The Writers
Guild opted to
give Johnson a
"created by"
credit, and
everyone appears
to have moved
on.
"None of us
would be here
without Ken
Johnson, who did
the original 'V'
miniseries,
which was
obviously a
phenomenal
success," Peters
says. "So we owe
a lot to him. In
that vein, we
wanted to make
sure as we moved
forward that we
made sure that
we honored and
respected the
characters and
the themes that
that show
envisioned and
tried not to
step on those
and introduced
brand new
characters and
brand new themes
that would make
sense in a
post-9/11 world.
So it's really
an honor to be
able to take the
story forward.
We're hoping to
bring a whole
new set of fans
as well as the
folks who
watched it
originally."
Johnson may
still prove to
be a slight
nuisance for
Warner Bros. TV,
as he pushes
ahead with a
rival "V"
project for the
bigscreen.
"When I
discovered that
I controlled the
motion picture
rights to 'V,' I
suddenly had a
lot of new best
friends,"
Johnson says.
"All the major
studios, Fox,
Paramount, MGM,
Warners, wanted
to buy the
rights with a
whole lot of
money. They see
it as a $200
million tentpole
picture, and
want to bring
someone else to
direct. I took a
deep breath and
said no."
Since he's
watched his
smallscreen
creations take
new life without
his involvement,
Johnson isn't
interested in
letting "V" go.
"I got into
the business to
direct and do
what I do,"
Johnson says.
"So what we've
been endeavoring
to do is to set
up an
independent
production and
produce this
movie for $50
million. So I
can hang on to
the director
reins and make
sure it gets
done."
Johnson
dismisses
concerns that
viewers might be
confused over
two separate "V"
franchises at
the same time.
He notes that
"Star Trek" has
existed with
different worlds
on TV and in
film at the same
time -- ditto "Smallville"
on TV and
"Superman" on
the bigscreen.
"I certainly
wish Jace Hall
and Scott Peters
well on their
series," he
says. "They've
been respectful
of me and my
original work
and that's
rewarding in
itself."
But Johnson's
also eager to
revisit "V" the
way he wanted to
make it.
"There's a
sense that not
only do I know
the themes, but
it's also
because I've had
that one on one
connection with
the audience
over the years,"
he says. "I
really listened
to them and have
got a pretty
good sense of
how to make 'V'
work."
NEW -
10/31/09 - ABC's
descriptions of the FIRST FOUR EPISODES have been released!
“V” – “Pilot” -- With
huge spaceships simultaneously appearing over 29 major cities around the
world, the Visitors (or V's) promote a message of peace. Through their
generous offer to share advanced technology, the V's quickly build a
following that may actually hide a more malevolent agenda. The series
stars Elizabeth Mitchell as FBI Agent Erica Evans, Morris Chestnut as
Ryan Nichols, Joel Gretsch as Father Jack, Lourdes Benedicto as Valerie,
Logan Huffman as Tyler Evans, Laura Vandervoort as Lisa, with Morena
Baccarin as Anna, the leader of the V’s, and Scott Wolf as news anchor
Chad Decker.
SERIES PREMIERE,
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 3 (8:00-9:00 p.m. ET).
“V” – “There Is No Normal Anymore” -- Erica and Father Jack, having
quickly determined they’re both against the arrival of these Visitors,
suddenly find themselves being tracked by a “Seeker” from the V’s on
ABC’s “V,” TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 10 (8:00-9:00 p.m. ET). Meanwhile, Chad,
thinking he blew it for 80 million viewers with his exclusive first
interview with Anna, looks to pick himself up and becomes more
investigative in his next newscast; and Dale Maddox’s (Alan Tudyk) wife
and law enforcement begin questioning Erica if she knows where he is?
“V” -- “A Bright New
Day” -- Chad reports from the Peace Ambassador Center as 100 diplomatic
visas are being issued to the first wave of American Visitors, with Anna
getting the 1st, but not everyone agrees with the decision –
Erica has started tracking a death threat while paired with a V officer,
as she actually has to protect the V’s. Meanwhile, Ryan starts reaching
out to his old friends to build up opposition forces and help fight-off
the V’s, on ABC’s “V,” TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 17 (8:00-9:00 p.m., ET).
“V” – “It’s Only The
Beginning” -- Erica works with new formed allies to uncover a biological
threat they suspect the Visitors have been plotting, on ABC’s “V,”
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 24 (8:00-9:00 p.m., ET). Aboard the mothership, Anna
meets with a special guest, while managing the investigation into the
murder of a V. Chad does a segment on the V Healing Centers
demonstrating their amazing medical abilities, but then finds himself
conflicted by some of his findings.
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NEW -
10/30/09
Watch the
AUSTRALIAN "V" Promo, complete with an Aussie accented voiceover!
(Thanks Adrian!) |
NEW -
10/30/09 -
NEW PROMO "Five Days Left" aired during last night's
FlashForward! (Thanks Michele and TheVisitorVids!)
NEW -
10/29/09 - Heard from JANE
BADLER! "Just got cast in a horror film with Luke Wilson. Working title is
'Needle.' The guys from 'The Matrix' are doing special effects."
NEW -
10/29/09 - The
Visitor
Peace Ambassador Videos are now posted on ABC's site! (Thanks Mike!)
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NEW -
10/28/09
HUGE "V" article by our fave
guru, Ed Gross,
in UK's SciFiNow!
On stands now in the USA!
Ed Gross can also be seen
at
Visitors Among Us.
(Thanks, Tony!) |
NEW -
10/28/09 - Official "V"
MUSIC VIDEO with
NEW FOOTAGE
was released on EW's site by Michael Ausiello! Ausiello writes, "What
would a major multi-platform TV series launch be without a cool music video
tie-in? Lame, that’s what. Of course, one could argue that the following clip —
set to Muse’s new single, “Uprising” — is really just an extended promotional
spot with music. But music video sounds way sexier." (Thanks Tony!)
NEW -
10/28/09 - The Hollywood
Reporter says
"ABC scraps plans for 'V' skywriting campaign" (Thanks
Michele!)
"ABC
has scrapped its
ambitious plan
to cover the skies of major cities
with giant red "V"s to promote the
Nov. 3 debut of its alien invasion
drama.
The network was readying to
employ skywriters to promote the
show above 26 U.S. landmarks -- such
as the Statue of Liberty, Fenway
Park and Santa Monica Pier.
After
THR broke the marketing story,
Washington Post reporter Lisa de
Moraes
wrote a column
estimating the amount of pollution
the skywriting campaign would cause
(800 grams of lead, three tons of
CO2, etc), and noted ABC's parent
company Disney had recently promised
to cut its fuel emissions in half by
2012.
Giant red "V"s in the sky might have
also freaked a few people out.
An ABC spokesperson said network has
simply decided to spend its money in
other ways.
Since posting the first draft of
this update, fans have expressed
dismay that ABC is not going through
with the stunt which, at the very
least, was a clever idea that would
have garnered the show plenty of
attention."
NEW -
10/28/09 - Sci Fi Wire
reports
"We've got 6 secrets from the set of V for you"
(Thanks Mike!)
"We spent the day on the set of ABC's upcoming alien-invasion series
V and learned a few spoilers for the show's debut next week. We
also spoke with the show's stars and will be posting what they had to
say later this week, but first a few surprises.
♦Alan Tudyk (Firefly's Wash and Dollhouse's Alpha)
guest-stars in the pilot as the partner of FBI counter-terrorist agent
Erica Evans (Elizabeth Mitchell); we were told he will now be a
recurring character.
♦ The final fight scene in the pilot was reshot and re-edited and now
features a sci-fi element: A floating alien device called a "seeker."
There is also a machine gun wielded by a major character.
♦ Anyone who has seen the original miniseries on which the new show is
based knows that the "Visitors" are actually reptilian creatures
disguised as humans. Will we see a full reveal of the aliens in the
first four episodes? Producers won't say, but they told us that there
will be an off-screen "skinning" of an alien at some point in the
initial episodes.
♦ The mothership over New York will feature a mysterious room called a
"bliss chamber" designed for the alien Visitors. Its function is
unclear.
♦ The Visitors in the new show makes use of an alien alphabet that is
identical to the one used in Kenneth Johnson's original miniseries as an
homage to that show.
♦ The first four episodes of the show, which will air in November and
December before the show takes a hiatus until spring, will end with a
series of cliffhangers.
Executive producer Steve Pearlman, meanwhile, explained why ABC will air
only four episodes before taking a long break and return to air the
balance of the first season's 13 episodes in March.
"From the very beginning, there was going to be a break," Pearlman said
on the show's set in Vancouver, Canada. "We were planned originally to
be on starting in November, and then we were going to be off the air for
about six or seven weeks and then come back on the air in January. And I
think ... everybody kind of realized that that would put us up against
American Idol ... plus the Olympics."
To avoid competition from those two shows, ABC opted instead to keep the
show off the air until March. The show will play out in four-episode
chapters, Pearlman added. "These [first] four episodes now have been
designed very carefully [that this is] basically the first three weeks
of the Visitors being here. ... Episodes one, two and three following
the pilot, the story ... becomes much more about: There is no normal
anymore, which is the title of the [second] episode."
The fourth episode is slated to air on Nov. 24, Pearlman said. "There
are quite a few cliffhanger moments for many of our characters in that
episode, and things that hopefully will be big enough events and the
viewers will be hooked into these characters enough that the viewers
will want to come back and see what happens to them in March." V
kicks off on Nov. 3 at 8 p.m. ET/PT."
NEW -
10/28/09 -
“V’ has
been picked up by the “Nine Network” aka Channel 9 in Australia. Channel 9 is
one of the big 3 commercial broadcasters here. They are already airing promos
stating that V is “Coming Soon”. The promo ends with the ‘V’ symbol in front of
the Sydney Harbour Bridge. (Thanks
Adrian!)
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NEW -
10/27/09
"V" The Final Billboard
This is a 3-D Billboard in
NYC by the USS Intrepid! 46th & Hudson.
Thanks for the pics and
headline, Brian Tosko! |
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NEW -
10/27/09 - Ed Gross of
VisitorsAmongUs.com has just landed an EXCLUSIVE Interview
with Director
YVES
SIMONEAU!
NEW -
10/27/09 -
STEFAN ARNGRIM
(Roy) messaged me about the new "V!" "It's crippling" he
says! Hahah!
NEW -
10/27/09 - Just heard from
the actor who plays the College Boy who makes fun of "ID4" in
the Pilot! Dejan says, "Enjoy the series premiere, I've
seen the whole thing and it looks amazing."
NEW -
10/26/09 - ABC has
distributed the latest
PRESS RELEASE
for
EPISODE 2! Read it
HERE.
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NEW -
10/26/09
LOGAN HUFFMAN on Times Square,
NYC! |
NEW -
10/26/09 - The Oct. 30, 2009
issue of Entertainment Weekly has a full 2 page spread (below,)
including propaganda stickers! HOW COOL!! (Thanks Brian!)
NEW -
10/26/09 -
New "V" commercial with NEW FOOTAGE aired during last night's "Desperate
Houswives!" (Thanks theVisitorsVids!)
NEW -
10/26/09 - ELIZABETH
MITCHELL interviewed by About.com at the
2009 Spike
TV Scream Awards. (Thanks theVisitorsVids!)
NEW -
10/26/09 - The new issue of
Entertainment Weekly Magazine has a 2-page "V" Spread including "V" Stickers!
(Thanks Brian!)
NEW -
10/26/09 "V" The
Series premiered today in 1985!
NEW -
10/25/09 - Heard from
KEN OLANDT (Lydia's brother, Nigel, in V:TS.)
He sends his regards!
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NEW -
10/23/09 - ABC has posted a
9:31 Minute Video of the
PILOT!
Watch it
HERE! |
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NEW -
10/23/09 - The photos for
the second episode of "V"
called "There Is No Normal
Anymore," airing Nov. 10,
2009, have been released!
Caption:
V - "There Is No Normal
Anymore" -- Erica and Father
Jack, having quickly
determined they're both
against the arrival of the
Visitors, suddenly find
themselves being tracked by
a "Seeker" from the V's.
Meanwhile Chad, thinking he
blew it for 80 million
viewers with his exclusive
first interview with Anna,
looks to pick himself up and
so becomes more
investigative in his next
newscast; and Dale Maddox's
(Alan Tudyk) wife and law
enforcement begin
questioning Erica about his
whereabouts, on "V,"
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 10
(8:00-9:00 p.m., ET), on
ABC.
NEW -
10/22/09 - New
"Father Jack" Promo aired on ABC on 10/20 during the show "Castle."
(Thanks TheVisitorsVids!)
NEW -
10/21/09 - I took these pics
myself in New York City on 10/20/09! The "V" ad seemed to be PAINTED onto
the building located on 33rd & 8th Ave, right behind the NYC United States Post
Office and a block from Penn Station. I just happened to be on 6th Ave.
and I could see the "V" all the way from there -- that's how HUGE the ad is.
NEW -
10/20/09 - London's MCM Expo
To Screen Exclusive V Preview At Convention! (Thank you
Geek Syndicate!)
"London – 19 October 2009 – An
alien invasion awaits visitors to this month’s
London MCM Expo as the SCI FI channel unveils
the eagerly awaited 2009 re-imagining of
cult-classic V for the first time in the UK – a
week ahead of its US launch. The
highly-anticipated, visually stunning series
launches in the UK on the channel next year but
fans will be able to get an exclusive sneak peek
at the first ten minutes of the pilot episode,
which sees the Visitors – or Vs – arrive on
Earth to promote a message of peace.
Simultaneously appearing over every major
city in the world, the Vs soon build up a
devoted following as they offer to share
advanced technology. A handful of cynics,
however, believe the Vs may actually hide a more
malevolent agenda.
V stars Elizabeth Mitchell (Lost), Scott Wolf
(Party of Five), Morris Chestnut (Boyz in the
Hood), Joel Gretsch (The 4400), Lourdes
Benedicto (24), Logan Huffman (America), Laura
Vandervoort (Smallville) and Morena Baccarin
(Firefly).
“V is one of the most highly anticipated
series of the year – and we can’t think of a
better place to showcase it and whet fans’
appetites then at MCM Expo – where we know it’s
going to go down an absolute storm,” said SCI
FI’s James Newton, Head of Channels, Universal
Networks International.
“Like millions of other people I watched the
original V and can’t forget those jaw-dropping
moments which managed to chill a generation. Who
can’t forget the rat eating scene or the
lizard-tongued baby?
“Audiences will be left equally gripped by
this brand new series and anyone seeing our
exclusive preview at the convention will be on
tenterhooks until the full season launch on SCI
FI next year,” added James, who will be
introducing the preview and hosting panel
discussions across the weekend.
The V exclusive will be airing at 12.15pm on
Saturday 24th October and 1pm on Sunday 25th
October at MCM Expo, being held at ExCel in
London’s Docklands."
NEW -
10/20/09 - Seems as if ABC are going all out to promote the new 'V'
by having skywriters put a big 'V' over the skys of America on the
following days
V Skywriting dates and locations ( Subject to change due to weather
):Date / Time / Location
October 23 — 9:00 am Boston, MA October 23 — 9:00 am Minneapolis, MN
October 24 — 9:00 am San Francisco, CA October 24 — 9:00 am Seattle, WA
October 24 — 9:00 am Orlando, FL October 25 — 9:00 am Chicago, IL
October 25 — 12:00 pm Hollywood, CA October 25 — 9:30 am New York, NY
October 25 — 2:15 pm Philadelphia, PA October 26 — 12:00 pm Tempe, AZ
October 26 — 9:00 am Atlanta, GA October 27 — 12:00 pm Dallas, TX
October 28 — 4:15 pm Austin, TX October 28 — 9:00 am Las Vegas, NV
October 31 — 12:00 pm Hollywood, CA October 31 — 12:10 pm Hollywood, CA
October 31 — 12:20 pm Los Angeles, CA October 31 — 12:00 pm Santa
Monica, CA
October 31 — 9:00 am New York, NY October 31 — 9:15 am New York, NY
October 31 — 9:30 am New York, NY
October 31 New York, NY ( Throughout the morning )
November 3 — 12:00 pm Hollywood, CA November 3 — 12:10 pm Hollywood, CA
November 3 — 12:20 pm Los Angeles, CA November 3 — 12:00 pm Santa
Monica, CA
NEW -
10/19/09 -
Skywriters to create giant V's at 26 U.S. landmarks! "Sky's
the limit for ABC's 'V' push. ABC might not be able to simulate
spaceships hovering above cities as in the show's premiere episode, but
the network came up with the next best thing to promote the launch of
its alien-invasion drama "V."
Starting Friday, skywriters will create giant V's across the sky at 26
U.S. landmarks.
The network is mum on where and when the V's will strike, but such
places as the Statue of Liberty and the Capitol Records building are
under consideration. The skywriting will be done multiple times a day at
each site until the series launch at 8 p.m. Nov. 3. "V" is the
final new fall broadcast drama to debut. After four episodes, it goes on
hiatus until early next year." - Thanks James Hibberd!, The Hollywood
Reporter
NEW -
10/19/09 -
"V"
POSTERS
are showing up on the walls of New York City! (Thanks Brian Tosko!)
10/18/09 - New
"V" Promo featuring "Tyler & Lisa" has surfaced!
(Thanks TheKrot!)
NEW -
10/17/09 - A fourth "Anna" Promo was aired today! Check it out
HERE! (Thanks Llegaronparaquedarse!)
NEW -
10/14/09 - Watch Hulu's exclusive
Video Interview with Morena Baccarin and Scott Wolf! (Thanks Joseph!)
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NEW -
10/13/09 How
beautiful is this new poster, just released?!
Check out Anna's eye!!!!!
Thoughts? |
NEW -
10/13/09 - I was just alerted that a "V" Commercial is also seen
before the theatrical film "Zombieland" in Chicago! No billboards
yet. (Thanks Terry!)
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NEW -
10/13/09 - The "V" Billboards have made it to the East Coast!
BRIAN TOSKO
just reported seeing one in my favorite town, New York City! It's
at 42nd Street by the Lincoln Tunnel.
Brian also said he saw a "V"
Promo at Lowe's Theater in Manhattan right before the movie "Cloudy with
a Chance of Meatballs."
New York City Invasion!!! |
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NEW -
10/12/09 - My source at ABC has just confirmed that "V" is
back in production! Plus, read the latest
"V" Press Release!
NEW -
10/12/09 - Ed Gross, author of The "V" Files, has
conducted an exclusive
interview with
MORENA BACCARIN,
two separate audio parts of which have been posted in two places. Part
one (as well as a short second segment devoted to Firefly) can be found
over at
www.scifitvzone.com.
The second part is at the "V" community, located at
www.visitorsamongus.ning.com.
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NEW -
10/12/09 The Directors of
TRANSYLMANIA, a movie being released on Dec. 4, 2009, were kind
enough to send me the " V"
billboard on an LA Bus Shelter!
See the Trailer
HERE!
Thank you,
DAVID & SCOTT HILLENBRAND!
We look forward to seeing Transylmania!
I'd appreciate it if all the "V"
fans help support Transylmania by seeing the movie in theaters on Dec.
4th. Just like the Directors are supporting us! Thank you, "V"
Fans!
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NEW -
10/12/09 Logan
Huffman, Laura Vandervoort, Scott Wolf, Elizabeth Mitchell, Joel
Gretsch, Morena Baccarin, Morris Chestnut, and Lourdes Benedicto. |
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NEW -
10/10/09 One of the "V"
Billboards posted in Los Angeles.
Thanks JACE HALL! |
NEW -
10/08/09 - THREE COMMERCIALS aired during ABC's FlashForward.
See the
FIRST TWO and the
THIRD. (Thank you, TheVisitorsVids)
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NEW -
10/08/09
EXCLUSIVE Pics of JANE BADLER & ALICE BADLER coming soon!
For now, eat this one up!
Pic of the BADLER GIRLS with JACE HALL! They had dinner in
LA on 9/18/09. |
NEW -
10/07/09 - The actors have Episode 102 (episode 2) in their hands!
Shooting begins next week!
NEW -
10/05/09 - The following are Interviews with ISEB:
SCOTT WOLF,
MORENA BACCARIN,
ELIZABETH MITCHELL (Thanks Charles!)
NEW -
10/02/09 - ABC's new "V" Promo has arrived!
"We Will Be
Victorious!"
NEW -
09/30/09 - SciFi UK will be airing "V"! See the
article HERE and the
Promo HERE! (Thanks Michele, Mark and
Graham !)
NEW -
09/29/09 - Heard last night from my source at ABC. Source states:
"We're planning to air four episodes of 'V' in November (beginning 11/3)
and end with a cliffhanger, then return airing post Olympics. We always
intended to break the show up into “pods” to make it more of an event.
Steve McPherson talked about that at the Upfront press conference. 13
episodes still is the order. Shooting will resume in mid-October."
NEW -
09/26/09 - I just received confirmation from one of my sources at the
TOP that the EW posting is true.
NEW -
09/25/09 - ABC's "V" rollout split! EW has just exclusively been
given the news. ABC will be breaking "V" up. The first 4
episodes will air in November and the rest beginning in March 2010 after
the Olympics. From
The Hollywood Insider:
"An ABC
spokeswoman confirmed exclusively to EW
that V, the network’s much
anticipated reboot of the old NBC
miniseries, will air for a limited,
four-episode run in November and
then return to the schedule after the
Olympics in March. News of the
show’s unique rollout comes amid rampant
speculation that the Warner Bros. TV
drama was undergoing a serious overhaul
after news broke that it would
halt production for a two-week
hiatus. Now, an insider confirms, the
hiatus will extend for another four
weeks to prepare for the show’s
previously announced Nov. 3 debut. An
ABC spokeswoman says it was always the
network’s intent to the run the science
fiction drama in “pod” form to treat it
more like event programming." Reporting
by Lynette Rice and Michael Ausiello.
NEW -
09/25/09 - ABC's website has some GREAT new
"V" Promos with voice overs! VERY COOL!
NEW -
09/25/09 - Here's the link for the new
"V" Promo which aired during the premiere of "Flashforward." (Thanks
Tim!)
NEW -
09/25/09 - Watch for the new "V" article coming out in SciFi Magazine
written by Melissa Perenson!
NEW -
09/19/09 - Just heard from ALICE BADLER!
She and JANE BADLER had a wonderful 5-1/2 hour
dinner with JACE HALL last night!
Filming has resumed and they are on episode 2. The Pilot is still
scheduled to air on Nov. 3rd and the schedule is to have the second
episode air the week after, and so on. The scoop about the writing
is that the Pilot was SO GOOD, that the other episodes paled in
comparison. But things are now back on track! ABC and WB has
to do things their way for Season 1. If the fans want to see some
of the original actors in Season 2, the fans have to make sure there IS
a Season 2. Pics and more news coming in the next weeks, so keep
checking back!
NEW -
09/16/09 - Ed Gross of Visitors Among Us scored a fantastic interview
with "V"s Visual Effect Supervisor, ANDREW ORLOFF! You can see one
portion at
Visitors Among Us and another portion on Ed's
Community
Board. Go Ed!
NEW -
09/14/09 - "V" is written up in the September 18th issue of
Entertainment Weekly!
NEW -
09/10/09 -
JEFFREY BELL DEMOTED!
E!'s Michael Ausiello writes: " Officially,
Warner Bros. says it is taking “advantage of our November premiere to
maximize creative opportunities and deliver the audience the best show
possible.” Unofficially, I hear the studio wasn’t happy with the quality
and the timeliness of the scripts show-runner Jeff Bell was delivering,
so they bumped him to the No. 2 spot and put exec producer Scott Peters
in charge. Too bad. I like Jeff Bell."
NEW -
09/10/09 - Ed Gross of
Visitors Among
Us has landed interviews with MORENA BACCARIN and SCOTT WOLF!!
Morena's
Interview.
Scott's
Interview. Ed also informed me that
the
November issue of Geek Monthly magazine will feature his exclusive
interviews with
Elizabeth Mitchell, Morena Baccarin, Laura Vandervoort, Joel Gretsch,
Scott Wolf, Scott Peters and Jeffrey Bell.
Great
job, Ed! Thanks for keeping us informed!
NEW -
09/06/09 - ABC "V" has been voted best NEW show by AOL. See the
article
HERE. (Thanks Patrick!)
NEW -
09/06/09 - "V" is written up in the magazines: SciFi October 2009 and
SciFiNow (UK) Issue 30.
NEW -
09/05/09 - ABC "V" Composer, MARCO BELTRAMI,
was in the USC Film Scoring class when JOE
HARNELL was teaching there. Having worked with Joe and with Jerry
Goldsmith, it will be interesting to hear if he incorporates any of the
things he learned from his mentors. I cannot think of a better way to
honor JOE HARNELL's work.
NEW -
09/04/09 - "V" is on the cover of October 2009's SFX, Britain's major
magazine. Also in TV GUIDE and USA TODAY!
NEW -
09/02/09 - Just got word from one of my sources that ABC's "V" has not
yet resumed filming.
NEW -
09/01/09 - CONGRATULATIONS are in order for KEN
JOHNSON! I just checked in with KJ's office and they learned this
morning that
the WGA arbiters have concluded the
new pilot is indeed a remake. Now the WGA will resume the arbitration
-- which had previously been under way -- to determine the specific credits
on the pilot script. That's a separate, but far less important, issue.
I also received this note from KENNY:
"I was very touched by all the intensely supportive comments the fans
had posted. They help keep my enthusiasm up for closing a deal to
make "V The Movie."
NEW -
09/01/09 - It was announced in
Variety that ABC's "V" music composer is
Marco
Beltrami.
(Thanks Dave!)
NEW -
09/01/09 - ABC TV has added video interviews with the new "V" cast.
Go HERE
.
NEW -
08/29/09 -
ANOTHER OBSTACLE FOR "V."
(Please NOTE this is a totally
separate issue than the production shut down in Vancouver.)" One of my super reliable sources
has just informed me that the Writers Guild (WGA) is having a debate whether or
not ABC's "V" is a remake or not. According to my source, Warner Brothers
is now claiming that ABC's "V' is NOT a remake. In other words, WB has
retracted everything they've stated about a re-imagining of the original "V."
Why? Most likely it all boils down to money. If the ABC Pilot &
Series are ruled NOT a remake, KEN JOHNSON would be
denied the "Created By..." credit which he has had on all previous incarnations
of "V." If there is no "Created By..." credit, then no royalty payments
have to be made to the creator. WB has therefore forced the WGA to begin a
special "remake arbitration"
where three anonymous writers will be sent KJ's original screenplay and the new
pilot script to rule on whether the new one is or is not a remake.
Interesting how WB waited until after Comic Con to announce their new position.
Your THOUGHTS everyone?! Post them on my
Message Board.
All of the "V"'s read my site so your voice will be heard!
NEW -
08/27/09 -
Warner Bros. shut down ‘V’ - according to
VancouverFilm.net:
V is no longer for
Vancouver… Reports are coming in from
VancouverFilm that Warner Bros. have
temporarily shut down production on ABC’s remake
of V, placing it on a two week hiatus and
filming is set to finish at the end of this
month. The reason for the delay? Script issues.
Apparently Warner are unhappy with the quality
of the scripts, citing that they are not on a
par with the quality of the pilot.
V is a remake of
the 1984 NBC mini-series, starring Elizabeth
Mitchell (Lost), Scott Wolf (Party
of Five), Morena Baccarin (Firefly)
and Morris Chestnut. It is set to air this fall
on ABC. (Thanks Charles!)
NEW -
08/17/09 - Episode #2 details from
Visitors Among Us
& Spoiler TV:
Spoiler TV has reported some casting info about episode
two of "V". The first role discussed is that of Billy Hamil,
who is supposed to be between 19 and 21 years old. He's described as
"troubled. He lost his parents a few years ago and he is alone and
impressionable. He's trying to find his place in the world. He's been
having terrible dreams and is afraid they may come true... Guest star,
possible recurring arc." Given the description of the character, he
sounds like someone who could very easily fall under the influence of
the Visitor Lisa (Laura Vandervoort), whose job is to get
disenfranchised teens to become a part of the Vs' Peace Ambassador
program, which ultimately is designed to get those teens to turn against
their own kind in favor of the aliens.
The other character being cast is Teresa, described as being in her
early 30s, caucasian and "attractive, lovely and angelic." She is a
woman with "inner strength who befriends Billy." Sounds like a one-shot.
Episode two will be directed by Fred Toye, who over the past few years
has amassed a number of impressive genre credits. Among them are
Invasion, Alias, The 4400 (which was created by "V"
executive producer Scott Peters), Lost, Chuck, Ghost Whisperer,
the vampire P.I. series Moonlight, and Fringe.
Shooting of the episode is scheduled to take place between August 24th
and September 2nd in Vancouver.
NEW -
08/12/09 - JANE BADLER in talks to have a
cameo in ABC's "V!" Read it
HERE. (Thanks Mike!)
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NEW -
08/08/09 ABC
network's TCA event with the cast from 'V'
"V" debuts on November 3,
2009 at 8pm on ABC! |
NEW -
08/08/09 - "V" will debut on Tuesday, November 3, 2009 in the 8pm
timeslot! Ironically, this is also baby KJ's birthday! Also ironic
(or maybe not, only ilana knows...) that my twins are named Tyler and Anna!
NEW -
08/08/09 - Tweats from the TCAs:
Jeffrey
Bell: "We'd be morons of we didn't find a way in the series to pay homage" to
the original's rat-eating scene." (Um, Jeffrey -- any moron would know
that the scene you're talking about is with a GUINEA PIG, not a rat.)
Scott Peters: "Because
of awareness of original, it's not the big surprise everyone's going to gasp
over."
Scott Peters: "Owe original miniseries producer Ken
Johnson a lot. Didn't want to step on that vision."
NEW -
08/08/09 -
ABC
announces the premiere of the highly anticipated new series "V,"
on TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 3 (8:00-9:00 p.m., ET/PT). "V" is a
re-imagining of the 1980s miniseries about the world's first
encounter with an alien race. Simultaneously appearing over
every major city in the world, the Visitors (or V's) promote a
message of peace. Through their generous offer to share advanced
technology, the V's build a following that may actually hide a
more malevolent agenda, one that twists a very deep component of
human nature -- devotion.
While the world quickly becomes fascinated with the V's and
their link to wonders just beyond the reach of human
understanding, FBI Counter Terrorist Agent Erica Evans
(Elizabeth Mitchell) discovers a secret hidden beneath the skin
of every V - a secret that may threaten the lives of everyone
close to her. Yet for her teenage son, Tyler (Logan Huffman),
the V's are his ticket to something big and hopeful-a new chance
for mankind to unite in common goals. To Chad Decker (Scott
Wolf), a career-hungry news anchor, his exclusive interview with
Anna (Morena Baccarin), the leader of the V's, is crucial to his
dominating the airwaves. Also unsure about the Visitors is
Father Jack (Joel Gretsch), a priest questioning his faith in
the wake of the Visitors' arrival. Seeking answers outside the
church, Father Jack discovers there are other dissidents who
believe the Visitors are not who they say they are, including
Ryan Nichols (Morris Chestnut), who is faced with his own
life-altering decision when the V's show up. Never has there
been more at stake -- it truly is the dawning of a new day.
"V" also stars Lourdes Benedicto as Ryan's fiancée, Valerie,
and Laura Vandervoort as Lisa, an alluring Visitor who sets her
sights on Tyler.
"V" is produced by The Scott Peters Company and HDFilms in
association with Warner Bros. Television. Scott Peters ("The
4400," "The Outer Limits"), Jeffrey Bell ("Day Break," "Alias"),
Steve Pearlman ("Reunion," "Related") and Jace Hall ("F.E.A.R,"
"Condemned: Criminal Origins" video games) are executive
producers. The pilot was directed by Yves Simoneau ("Bury My
Heart at Wounded Knee," "The 4400"). |
NEW -
08/08/09 -
Wonderful article by Rob Owen, TV Editor, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
(Thanks Rob!)
NEW -
08/08/09 - ABC has posted their version of the "V" Press Tour from
Comic-Con 2009. See it
HERE.
NEW -
08/06/09 - "V" Cast Dinner being held tonight in Canada!
NEW -
08/03/09 - Posted a
nearly 15-minute long video interview with "V" showrunner Jeffrey Bell
from Comic-Con. It's over at
www.v-theseries.com!
NEW -
07/30/09 - See the 10 minute Comic Con 2009 "V" Screening Panel
HERE!
NEW -
07/29/09 - Audio Interview with
MORENA BACCARIN
by Ed Gross on
www.v-theseries.com.!
NEW -
07/28/09 -
NEW PAGE!! Reviews, Articles and
Stuff about ABC's "V" Pilot!
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Elizabeth Mitchell, Morena Baccarin,
Morris Chestnut, Scott Wolf, Joel Gretsch
2009 Comic Con International - Day 3
Photo by © Albert L. Ortega / PR Photos
July 25, 2009, AceShowBiz
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Jace Hall,
Elizabeth Mitchell, Morena Baccarin, Morris Chestnut, Scott
Wolf, Joel Gretsch, Jeffrey Bell
2009 Comic Con International - Day 3
Photo by © Albert L. Ortega / PR Photos
July 25, 2009, AceShowBiz
SEE THE VIDEO INTERVIEWS WITH MICHAEL AUSIELLO & JEFFREY BELL
& V CAST
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Elizabeth
Mitchell
2009 Comic Con International - Day 3
Photo by © Albert L. Ortega / PR Photos
July 25, 2009, AceShowBiz
Chelsea Lauren/Getty Images
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Morena
Baccarin
2009 Comic Con International - Day 3
Photo by © Albert L. Ortega / PR Photos
July 25, 2009, AceShowBiz |
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Comic Con 2009 - From Ed Gross -
7/27/09
"I posted a video interview with Elizabeth Mitchell
discussing "V" from Comic-Con over at
www.v-theseries.com.
In the days to come, I'll also have interviews with
Morena Baccarin, a bit from Joel Gretsch and long ones with
executive producer Jeffrey Bell and a dual interview with
executive producers Scott Peters and Jace Hall."
Elizabeth
Mitchell |
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Photos by Troy Benjamin. |
Comic Con 2009 - From Brian K -
7/26/09
"Just wanted to give you a few notes from Comic Con. I got to the
Ballroom where they were going to show the new V about an hour
early. Sadly, the line was so long that I got in about 15 minutes
after V had started.
For what I did see, it was actually pretty good. It was a lot
different, but I think once you see it you will agree that the last
3 minutes bring back the old V Feeling with the start of a
resistance building. The pacing overall was really quick, maybe too
quick as it didn’t leave much time for character development.
I’m eagerly looking forward to the series. The shot I sent you was
of the Warners V display which had a person giving V propaganda
flyers and buttons."
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NEW -
07/25/09 - ABC TV's website has posted a "fun" page to join The VIsitor
Peace Ambassador Program that "Tyler Evans" seems to get involved in.
Check it out
HERE. (Thanks Brian K!)
NEW -
07/24/09 - ELIZABETH MITCHELL and
MORENA BACARRIN
have both stated at Comic Con that they watched the original "V" with their
brothers. (ilana watched the original "V" with her brother and father, who's the
one who wanted to watch it in the first place!)
NEW -
07/24/09 - Just heard an update from
LOURDES BENEDICTO (Valerie
Stevens!) She will be attending the TCAs in Pasadena, CA
July 28-31, 2009 at the
Langham Huntiington
Hotel. The Television Critics
Association (TCA) Tours provide credentialed television writers and trade
reporters with a preview of upcoming high-quality, original cable programming
and an opportunity to speak with talent and network executives.
NEW -
07/23/09 - Edward Gross of
Visitors Among Us
screened the ABC Pilot last night at CCSD and wrote a great review!
See it
HERE.
NEW -
07/22/09 -
Early Buzz from Comic Con 2009 by Karla Peterson, Union-Tribune Staff
Writer. "V" mentioned!
NEW -
07/21/09 - "V" blurbs and pictures are in Entertaining Weekly July 24,
2009 and in TV Guide July 27 - Aug 9. (thanks Shawn!)
NEW -
07/20/09 -
EXCLUSIVE Interview to Ilana with
DAVID RICHMOND-PECK!
(George)
NEW -
07/20/09 -
Fantastic Review of ABC's "V"
Pilot Episode By Craig Byrne!
NEW -
07/17/09 - ADDITIONS ADDED TO Comic Con San Diego panel!
LOGAN HUFFMAN (Tyler Evans,)
LOURDES BENEDICTO (Valerie Stevens) and
LAURA VANDERVOORT (Lisa.)
NEW -
07/17/09 - Entertainment Weekly Gets Ready
For Comic Con '09. Entertainment Weekly’s three Comic-Con panels
will bring together some of the best and brightest creators in
television and movies to discuss the work that’s being done in their
respective fields. Footage from each of these panels will be available
by July 26 on EW.com. The first of these panels will be “Wonder Women:
Female Power Icons in Pop Culture,” moderated by Entertainment Weekly
editor-at-large Ben Svetkey. It will feature a discussion with Sigourney
Weaver (Avatar), Elizabeth Mitchell
(Lost, V), and Zoe Saldana (Avatar, Star Trek) about the actresses who
have redefined the rules, and the female characters who have shattered
the glass ceiling for all women. This panel will take place at 1:15 p.m.
on Thursday, July 23. In addition to these events, Entertainment
Weekly's second annual Comic-Con issue will be packed full of first
looks at highly anticipated movies such as Sherlock Holmes, District 9,
2012 and 9, as well as exclusives from upcoming TV shows including
Vampire Diaries, Flashforward, V and Stargate Universe. Plus: An
exclusive first look at the new Twilight graphic novel. Five thousand
complimentary copies of this special issue will be handed out to
Comic-Con visitors and fans who stop by the Marvel Studios booth
celebrating Iron Man 2. Guests at the Hard Rock Hotel San Diego and the
Hotel Solamar will also receive copies of EW's special Comic-Con 2009
issue. (Thanks Fanbolt!)
NEW -
07/16/09 - The new 'V' is featured in this months SCI FI NOW magazine.
It's a preview of the series giving a character breakdown for each of
the main players in the series. Availble in the UK and from
http://www.scifinow.co.uk/ (Thanks, Allan!)
NEW -
07/15/09 -
San Diego Comic-Con 2009 Saturday July 25, 2009
- 2:45-3:45 V Pilot Screening and Q&A-- Already one of the
most talked-about new series of the upcoming television season, catch a
special screening of the pilot episode of V, a re-imagining of
the groundbreaking miniseries, followed by a Q&A with stars Elizabeth
Mitchell (Lost), Morris Chestnut (The Cave), Joel Gretsch
(The 4400), Morena Baccarin (Firefly), and Scott Wolf (Go),
along with executive producers Scott Peters (The 4400), Jeffrey
Bell (Alias), Steve Pearlman (Related) and Jace Hall (Chadam).
From HDFilms in association with Warner Bros. Television, V will
premiere midseason on the ABC Television Network. Ballroom 20.
4:00-5:00 We Control The Vertical: Writing and Producing
For Television— Some of TV's most talented writers and show runners
discuss the writing and production of your favorite television shows,
past and present, and share amusing anecdotes from the television
trenches. Starring Dave Simkins (Warehouse 13, Blade: The TV Series,
Dresden Files), Javier Grillo-Marxuach (The Middleman, Day One),
Charles Murray (V,
Criminal Minds, Castle),
Sarah Watson (The Unknowns, Parenthood), Gabrielle Stanton (Vampire
Diaries, Moonlight), Steve Kriozere (NCIS, Dead & Deader, V.I.P.),
Steve Melching (The Clone Wars, The Batman), Matthew Federman (Human
Target, Jericho), and Ashley E. Miller (Fringe, Terminator: The
Sarah Connor Chronicles). Moderated by Mark A. Altman (Free
Enterprise, Castle). Room 8
Comic Con 2009 Friday July 24, 2009
- 6:15-7:15 TV Guide Magazine: Sci Fi Hot List— TV Guide
magazine takes an in-depth look at some of the most buzzed-about new and
returning TV series, featuring the hottest talent from in front of the
camera and behind the scenes. TV Guide executive editor Craig
Tomashoff moderates this panel that offers the inside scoop, along with
special surprises. Scheduled participants include Johnny Galecki (The
Big Bang Theory), Zachary Levi (Chuck), Jim Parsons (The
Big Bang Theory),
Scott Peters (executive producer, V),
Rebecca Romijn (Eastwick), Kevin Williamson (executive producer,
The Vampire Diaries),
Scott Wolf (V),
John Cho (Flash Forward), Marc Guggenheim (producer, Flash
Forward), Allison DuBois (the real person behind Medium), and
others. Ballroom 20
NEW -
07/08/09 - Exclusive Interview to ilana with ABC's "V" actor,
STEFAN ARNGRIM! ("Roy").
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NEW -
07/07/09
Watch with Kristin, E! Online Spoiler Chat July 6, 2009
Lou
in Scottsdale, Ariz.: What
are you hearing about ABC's
V?
"Forget about hearing.
We've seen the pilot, and on a scale of 1 to 10, we give it an
11. V is the best pilot we've seen in,
well, forever.
Elizabeth Mitchell
(Lost)
is amazing. Scott Wolf
(Party of Five) is adorable and
charming. And you simply won't be able to take your eyes off
Morena Baccarin
(Firefly). It goes above and beyond
expectations!"
(Thanks, Charles!) |
NEW -
07/05/09 - Heard from JANE BADLER! She has not
yet been asked to be in the new "V," which begins filming in Vancouver on August
12.
NEW -
07/05/09 - UK's
Digital Spy has a new article on ABC's "V." (Thanks Mark R!)
NEW -
06/11/09 - ELIZABETH MITCHELL was on
Jimmy Kimmel Live this evening and she mentioned "V!!!" (Thanks
Patrick.)
NEW -
06/09/09 - Comic Con
2009 San Diego will be showing the "V" Pilot at their TV Show Panel
on Saturday, July 25th at 2:45pm.
Let me know if you're going,
eh?!
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NEW -
06/09/09 - LAURA VANDERVOORT (Lisa) and the new "V" are mentioned in the new TV
GUIDE June 15-28, 2009.
(Thanks Shawn!)
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NEW -
06/04/09 - ABC's "V" has found its showrunner, Jeffrey Bell (producer type
person.) Read the article on
Visitors Among Us!
As reported by Variety.
NEW -
05/25/09 - The Hollywood Reporter says, 'Of the dozen series screened for
clients throughout the day, it was "V," a cross between "Invasion of the Body
Snatchers" and "Star Trek," that got the most upbeat comments from buyers,
several of who termed it "highly cinematic" and "full of interesting
characters."' To see the FULL article and more on "V," click
HERE
NEW -
05/20/09 -
Added FIVE NEW PHOTOS
released by ABC! (go to the end of the photos posted from 5/19/09)
NEW -
05/20/09 - Yet another
"V" VIDEO! This is the Pilot Preview, said to air on ABC in early 2010!
NEW -
05/20/09 - AfterEllen discusses
ELIZABETH MITCHELL in the new "V" and "Lost."
NEW -
05/20/09 - Watch the
"V" TRAILER!
It's spine-chilling! Got goosebumps! Good job, Jace!
NEW -
05/19/09 - Post your thoughts on ABC's "V" on my
Message
Board!
NEW -
05/19/09 - It's official! ABC has picked "V" up for a mid-season
replacement! Congrats to everyone involved! See the articles here:
VARIETY,
USA TODAY.
WATCH
THE ABC VIDEO CLIPS OF "V"
FROM THE
OFFICIAL ABC PRESS RELEASE: (Please note
Lourdes Benedicto's
character, Valerie's last name has been changed from Holt to Stevens.)
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Stephen McPherson, president,
ABC Entertainment Group, today outlined ABC’s plans for next season and unveiled
the network’s 2009-10 fall schedule before the advertising and media communities
at Lincoln Center’s Avery Fisher Hall.
New
fall and midseason series include
“Cougar Town,” “The Deep End,” “Eastwick,” “Flash Forward,”
“The
Forgotten,”
“Hank,” “Happy Town,” “The Middle,” “Modern Family,”
“Shark Tank” and “V.”
Joel Gretsch, Lourdes Benedicto,
Logan Huffman, Elizabeth Mitchell, Morena Baccarin, Scott Wolf, and Morris
Chestnut
READ THE ENTIRE ABC PRESS
RELEASE
HERE!
ABC's New "V" Logo |
The cast of "V" |
Elizabeth Mitchell as
Erica Evans |
Morena Baccarin as
Anna |
Logan Huffman
as
Tyler Evans |
Lourdes Benedicto as
Valerie Stevens |
Scott Wolf as Chad
Decker |
Morris Chestnut as
Ryan |
Joel Gretsch as
Father Jack Landry |
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Christopher Shyer
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Logan Huffman &
Laura Vandervoort |
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Alan Tudyk &
Elizabeth Mitchell |
Elizabeth Mitchell
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Alan Tudyk &
Elizabeth Mitchell |
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Elizabeth Mitchell |
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“V”
“V” is a re-imagining
of the 1980’s miniseries about the world’s first encounter with an alien
race in which the aliens call themselves The Visitors, and have a
seemingly friendly agenda that may or may not be a cover for something
more malevolent.
“V” stars Elizabeth
Mitchell as Erica Evans, Morris Chestnut as Ryan Nichols, Joel Gretsch
as Father Jack Landry, Lourdes Benedicto as Valerie Stevens, Logan
Huffman as Tyler Evans, Laura Vandervoort as Lisa, with Morena Baccarin
as Anna and Scott Wolf as Chad Decker.
The series is
produced by HDFilms in association with Warner Bros. Television. Scott
Peters is executive producer/writer and Steve Pearlman and Jace Hall are
executive producers. The pilot was directed and executive produced by
Yves Simoneau.
READ THE ENTIRE ABC
PRESS RELEASE
HERE!
NEW -
05/18/09 - Jace is going to try to work on getting
JANE BADLER into the series, even if just for a cameo. We will
know more in Sept/Oct.
NEW -
05/17/09 - One of my spies says "V" may get 12 episodes!
NEW -
05/17/09 - OMG. I just got word from one of the ABC "V" Actors
that
"V" HAS BEEN PICKED
UP! Official
word comes out on Tues, 5/19/09, so don't get too excited because things
can change up to the last second! But <insert hyperventalating
here>!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Please
note that the below article states "V" as a limited "event" series which
means possibly a mid-season replacement.
Also,
according to
Variety magazine on Friday, 5/15:
"ABC's latest drama greenlights are:
ABC Studios' murder mystery "Happy
Town"; 20th Century Fox TV's legal
ensembler "The Deep End," from
writer Dave Hemingson, (formerly
known as "Associates"); Jerry
Bruckheimer-produced amateur gumshoe
vehicle "The Forgotten"; movie redo
"Eastwick"; and "V," which will be
presented as a limited "event"
series. "Forgotten," "Eastwick" and
"V" hail from Warner Bros. TV."
NEW -
05/14/09 - Another
REVIEW of ABC's "V" Pilot. (Thanks, Troy!)
NEW -
05/13/09 - REVIEW of the new ABC "V" Pilot on
Ain't It Cool
News!
NEW -
05/13/09 - EXCLUSIVE Interview to ilana with JESSE
WHEELER! (ABC "V" Pilot's "Brandon.")
NEW -
05/08/09 - Nikki Finke's
Deadline Daily reports that "Sources are telling me that ABC had the "ballsiest"
development and one of the most expensive this pilot season, and the result is
that a lot of shows, including 5 comedies (Modern Family,
Cougartown, The Bridget Show, Romantically Challenged,
and The Law) and 4 dramas (Flash Forward, Happy Town,
Inside The Box, Eastwick, V, though the latter 2 Warner Bros
shows just came in), are looking good." (Thanks
Visitors Among Us!)
NEW -
05/08/09 - Visitors
Among Us reports a quote from ABC "V"s ALAN TUDYK. Check it out NOW!
NEW -
05/06/09 - Heard from
JACE's
assistant,
RHONDA! I asked her for
anything "V" and her response was, "Hey! We are busy focusing on making
the best pilot possible, and will be more free in about a week to address these
questions." We will wait with baited breath, Rhonda!
Unpacking
1980s "V" Uniforms |
On the way to
The Set of ABC "V" |
Walking
around WB's Lot |
Jace's Crew
holding up "V" fingers! |
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Jace and Joe
Flannigan (Stargate) |
NEW -
04/29/09 - Visitors
Among Us has posted quotes from a recent convention speech given by
Morena Baccarin!
("Anna")
NEW -
04/21/09 -
Hollywood Reporter says "Also hot on the drama side at ABC are "Happy Town,"
"Eastwick" and "Inside the Box," with "Limelight," "V" and the Dave Hemingson
project also looking good." in their April 19th issue. (Thanks, Charles!)
NEW -
04/16/09 - Heard from Rhonda at
JACE's
office! May 19th is the official day ABC announces their 2009 fall
schedule. HDFilms is still working on "V" (editing, etc.)
NEW -
04/16/09 - JESSE WHEELER is in ABC's "V" as Brandon, Tyler Evans' friend.
CHRISTOPHER SHYER plays Marcus. STEFAN AMGRIM plays Roy.
NEW -
04/14/09 - Ilana interviews
LOURDES BENEDICTO
(Valerie Holt)! AHHHHHHHHHHHHH!
NEW -
04/08/09 - ABC "V" is mentioned in the April 3, 2009 edition of Entertainment
Weekly on page 58!
NEW -
04/08/09 - ABC's "V" and
ELIZABETH MITCHELL is mentioned in the LA TImes! So are
SCOTT WOLF and
MORRIS CHESTNUT.
NEW -
04/06/09 - Interview with
LAURA VANDERVOORT ON "V" AND "INTO
THE BLUE 2" on the site
Visitors Among Us. Laura plays Visitor Lisa.
NEW -
03/31/09 - Why are the screenprints of the "V" on the chairs (see photos below)
printed backwards? Honest mistake at the printers or was it done on
purpose?
NEW -
03/31/09 - JACE HALL speaks to the fans. Posted on
Visitors Among Us. (Thanks Ed!)
"SOME
CLARITY FOR THE "V" COMMUNITY. The following
message was sent to Visitors Among Us by "V" executive producer Jace
Hall.
Greetings to all here.
I've had the opportunity to read some of the discussion on this site and
other sites in regards to the new “V” project that is being
worked on and I wanted to take a quick moment to clear a few things up
if possible.
We understand the various skepticism and the concerns being voiced here.
We know we are working with a well known and cherished property and I
can assure you that there is the highest regard for the material on
everyone's part.
We are all focused on delivering an EPIC pilot and hopefully series!
I am huge fan of the original 'V' and I know Ken Johnson
personally. So please know that whatever I do in regards to 'V'
I always do it knowing that I must look Kenny in the eye and own the
responsibility for it.
So believe me when I say that we care about this and that we want it to
be as satisfying as possible to as many people as it can be. We want it
to be meaningful to people and live up to the expectations that are out
there as well as our own.
The reason you are not getting a lot of information from me or Scott or
anyone else at this time, is simply because we are focused on the pilot,
and from the team's perspective it is not the appropriate moment for us
to be discussing the show's details and specifics. The pilot is not
done. It is being worked on. When we finish it and actually have a
complete work, it will make more sense to discuss what it is we have
produced.
When it is the right time, the information will flow. I promise you
that. As a guy from the video games industry, I am very used to a much
more open and early dialog with the community on a project so of course
it is very hard for me not to talk about the project right now as I am
very excited about it and there is a lot to say.
From what I can tell, most of the information that is out there is from
various industry leaks and a lot of it is inaccurate so that makes it
even harder to sit by and do nothing to correct it.
The quick "V"-logs up on www.v-thevisitors.com are just fun
micro moments that I am making available just to at least have SOMETHING
(however little and insignificant they might be) for now just to let you
know that the project is indeed moving forward and that things are
looking FANTASTIC(although I cant show you that stuff directly at this
time...)
With this "V" log stuff I am trying to slowly acclimatize the
"traditional studios and networks involved" to a more organic way to
allow “V” fans into what is going on - but I need to seriously
baby step the process in order to not cause issues.
I think the more the “V” fan supports this kind of activity
instead of discouraging it, may create more studio and network
flexibility to reveal more information over time. I need to show them
that spending time with you and communicating with you early is a
positive move.
Basically, I'm trying here. I know that what is being provided is
woefully insufficient at this time, but these are the rules that have
been established. Things will improve over time with your support should
you decide to lend it.
I understand that there are some of you who ONLY want a Ken J version of
"V" - I don't know how to address that other than to say Kenny
is working on getting a film made and hopefully he will be able to do so
under the terms that make sense for him. I certainly have told Kenny
that I support his effort.
As for the "amateur" comment I'm sorry you feel that way. I am a casual
person and I don't have any entitlement issues about my role as
Executive Producer. I feel honored to be part of the "V" team,
working with Scott and Steve and Yves, and Warner Bros and ABC. I feel
lucky and humble to be able to speak to the “V” fans here.
In any case, we really appreciate your patience, understanding and
support. Stay tuned on
www.v-thevisitors.com
as things evolve. Jace Hall."
NEW -
03/30/09 - Call time for the shooting of the ABC "V" pilot is 7am. Jace is
making video logs which can be found
HERE.
NEW -
03/29/09 - JACE HALL is on his way to Vancouver for the "V" shoot!
NEW -
03/27/09 - First pics of ABC-TV's new "V" Pilot, filming in Vancouver! (Thanks
my secret friend!)
NEW -
03/26/09 - Edward Gross of
Visitors Among
Us conducted a fantastic interview with
MORRIS CHESTNUT
(Ryan). Read it
HERE!
NEW -
03/26/09 -
LOGAN HUFFMAN
has been added to "V" as Tyler Evans, Erica Evan's son.
NEW -
03/25/09 - Heard from KEN JOHNSON!
"I have not read the ABC/Warners
script, so I can't comment on it and probably wouldn't anyway. As I've
said on my website... We are working on a daily basis -- as we have been for
over a year -- to secure the financing deal that will allow us to make V The
Movie the way I feel it should be made: to please fans of my original while also
inviting new audiences. All the best... Kenny"
NEW -
03/25/09 - Heard from
LOURDES BENEDICTO
(Valerie Holt) regarding some Interview questions I sent her!
"Dear Ilana, I received the email interview request, and I am happy to
answer the questions that you have sent. However, I have not yet started
shooting the pilot and I think that I can answer your questions better
once I've done so. I start shooting very soon. I will be sure to get
back to you as soon as I can. Thank you for your interest. Lourdes
Benedicto"
NEW -
03/25/09 - Heard from
ELIZABETH MITCHELL's
people. Elizabeth is simultaneously shooting "V" and "Lost" right
now and has opted not to do any Interviews because of her schedule.
NEW -
03/24/09 - Heard from Jace's assistant, Rhonda. She says they cannot
currently release the still shots for my website. - ilana.
NEW -
03/24/09 - According to The Hollywood Reporter, Lourdes Benedicto joins
the cast as Valerie Holt, the girlfriend of Ryan Nichols (Morris
Chestnut). In the pilot, Ryan is planning on proposing to Valerie, but
secrets from his past arise that could threaten their relationship.
NEW -
03/23/09 - ABC's "V" began filming last week in Vancouver. The first batch
of stills have already been taken!
NEW -
03/23/09 - According to
VisitorSite.net
, Laura Vandervoort & Alan Tudyk Join V.
"Aaaand
we have our first real scoop:
Laura Vandervoort, who played Kara/Supergirl for the
seventh season of
Smallville,
has been cast in V as "Lisa," a flirty, younger-looking
Visitor who is a guide aboard the Los Angeles mothership. Lisa
charms Tyler Evans and his friend Brandon "with ease."
But that's not
all! V will also be staging a mini-Firefly reunion
as Alan Tudyk, who played "Wash" on
Firefly and its follow-up movie Serenity, will be
joining Morena Baccarin on V. He
will be playing Erica Evans' FBI partner Dale Maddox.
In other news,
we have confirmed that Morris Chestnut will be playing the role
of Ryan, and Elizabeth Mitchell is indeed playing the role of
Erica Evans." (Thanks Charles and Michael S!)
NEW -
03/20/09 - ABC-TV's "Lost" star, Elizabeth Mitchell, has been cast in the new
Pilot, according to the
Ausiello Files. (Thanks Michael S, Charles and Tim!)
NEW -
03/19/09 - Rumor has it that David Richmond-Peck has been cast as George
in the new "V" Pilot. I have not been able to confirm this via any
major source publication (Variety, EW, THR, etc.)
NEW -
03/19/09 -
KEN JOHNSON's RE"V"LECTIONS as posted on Visitors Among Us.
NEW -
03/19/09 - Ed Gross
interviews JACE HALL!
NEW -
03/13/09 - According to
The Hollywood Reporter, Joel Gretsch has come aboard ABC's drama pilot "V,"
. On WBTV's "V," about an alien invasion, Gretsch ("The 4400") will play a
Catholic priest who sees a renaissance of faith after the Visitors arrive. He is
repped by APA and Mosaic. (Thanks Michael S!)
NEW -
03/12/09 - According to
VisitorSite.net
,
Joel Gretsch, who starred in The 4400 by
V writer/producer Scott Peters, will be playing a Catholic
priest, Father
Jack Lowery,
in the new V.
NEW -
03/09/09 - MORE CASTING NEWS for ABC's "V": Morena Baccarin will play a lead.
Baccarin will play Anna, the leader of the Visitors who is remarkably
knowledgeable about human culture and media manipulation. Read about it in
The Hollywood Reporter. (Thanks Michael S!)
NEW -
03/05/09 - "V" is mentioned in the new TV Guide, page 13, of the March 9-15th
edition. (Thanks Patrick!)
NEW -
03/05/09 - For those of you who are against the ABC-TV / Warner Brothers TV
Pilot re-imagine of "V," you can sign a petition
HERE.
NEW -
03/05/09 - For those of you who are against the ABC-TV / Warner Brothers TV
Pilot re-imagine of "V," you can sign a petition
HERE. Please read the following email I received from someone who
didn't sign their name.
YOU CAN SEE MY RESPONSES IN CAPS AND YELLOW. - ilana
EMAIL I
RECEIVED:
Ilana,
I wanted to bring to your attention a new online petition dedicated to
supporting Kenneth Johnson's vision of V and to lodge an ever expanding
reaction against the new incarnation.
Regardless of your unfortunate fawning over this new V project (as is
evidenced in some of your recent postings), within a mere few hours the
petition has already garnered a good amount of attention with many
signing up to show their anger with ABC's decision to steal Kenneth
Johnson's ideas and bring us something truly unrecognizable. A majority
of fans are beginning to rise up and are against anything that simply
calls itself "V", as I believe any true V fan should!
I do believe this is of relevance to KJ's ongoing attempts to bring his
fans the V they are demanding. It seems a growing anger is starting to
appear in forums around the net.
Although I am somewhat disappointed in what I am currently reading on
your site (as I can only IMAGINE is KJ's reaction as well) I do look
forward to you helping to spread the word of many, many V fans around
the world.
Here is the link and I encourage you to sign on.
http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/Help-Save-V/index.html"
ILANA'S
RESPONSE:
I'm also going to
post this email on my website so others can see it. I will leave
out your email address so you will remain anonymous..
It would be to your
best advantage to ASK before you speak, as you have no idea what my
views on the ABC Pilot of "V" are, do you? I have not posted my
views ANYWHERE, nor have I written about them to ANYONE.
Let's go through your
email. I'll respond in caps so it's easier to identify.
"Regardless of your
unfortunate fawning over this new V project"
NEWS IS NEWS. I
DELIVER THE NEWS. I FAWN OVER 'V' ITSELF, AS IT IS MY LOVE.
"ABC's decision to
steal Kenneth Johnson's ideas and bring us something truly
unrecognizable."
ABC DID NOT STEAL
ANYTHING. WARNER BROTHERS OWNS THE RIGHTS TO 'V' TELEVISION, AND KJ
OWNS THE RIGHTS TO 'V' THEATRICAL FILM. ABC IS JUST GOING TO AIR
THE PILOT.
"A majority of fans
are beginning to rise up and are against anything that simply calls
itself "V", as I believe any true V fan should!"
EACH INDIVIDUAL
SHOULD MAKE THEIR OWN DECISION ABOUT HOW THEY FEEL AND BELIEVE IN
WHAT THEY BELIEVE -- YOU SHOULD NOT JUDGE OTHERS AND YOU CERTAINLY
HAVE THE RIGHT TO EXPRESS YOUR OPINIONS. HOWEVER, YOUR OPINIONS ARE
NOT RIGHT OR WRONG, AND NEITHER IS ANYONE ELSE'S.
"I do believe this is
of relevance to KJ's ongoing attempts to bring his fans the V they
are demanding. It seems a growing anger is starting to appear in
forums around the net."
DIFFERENT FANS ARE
DEMANDING DIFFERENT THINGS AND IT WOULD BE GREAT IF ALL ASPECTS OF
THE DEMANDS COULD BE MET. IT'S BEEN 26 YEARS AND FINALLY SOMETHING
IS BREWING. IT TOOK THIS LONG JUST TO GET WB TO RECOGNIZE THAT THEY
SHOULD BRING BACK "V," SO WE HAVE TO TAKE BABY STEPS TO GET ALL OF
THE FANS' DEMANDS. HOPEFULLY THAT WILL BE SOONER THAN LATER.
I'VE SPOKEN DIRECTLY
TO KJ AND JUST BECAUSE WB IS MAKING THE NEW "V" PILOT DOESN'T MEAN
THE THEATRICAL VERSION VISION IS DEAD. BOTH CAN BE MADE, BUT
GETTING THE GREEN LIGHT IS THE HARD PART DUE TO FINANCING AND OTHER
BUSINESS RELATED ITEMS. IT IS A BUSINESS, AND THE FIRST GOAL OF ANY
BUSINESS IS TO MAKE MONEY.
HOPEFULLY, THE NEW
"V" PILOT WILL TURN INTO A SERIES AND WILL BE A SUCCESS BECAUSE THEN
WB WILL SEE THE VALUE OF MAKING THE THEATRICAL VERSION. SO YOU NOW
UNDERSTAND THAT KJ'S VISION/FILM HAS A BETTER CHANCE OF INVESTORS
STEPPING FORWARD IF THEY SEE HIGH RATINGS IN A TV SERIES.
"Although I am
somewhat disappointed in what I am currently reading on your site
(as I can only IMAGINE is KJ's reaction as well) I do look forward
to you helping to spread the word of many, many V fans around the
world."
YOU CANNOT IMAGINE
KJ'S REACTION, AND YOU SHOULDN'T IMAGINE IT. KJ IS A PROFESSIONAL
WHO EARNS HIS LIVING IN THE SHOW BUSINESS INDUSTRY. OF COURSE IT'S
A VERY BIG HIGH TO BE PRAISED, BUT IT ALL BOILS DOWN TO MONEY.
WHICH MEANS, WE NEED THE 'NEW' "V" TO BE A SUCCESS IN ORDER TO MOVE
ONTO A FILM. I HAVE POSTED THE PETITION ON MY SITE, AS, LIKE I
STATED ABOVE, I SPREAD THE NEWS. PRETA-NA-MA! ILANA
NEW -
03/04/09 - Rhonda was true to her word and contacted me with the
following: "Scott
WOLF is on board for CHAD, the hot, ambitious journalist.
We will be creating a constant
stream of V information soon, and you’ll be the first to know when to
get it."
NEW -
03/04/09 - I heard from Jace Hall's assistant, Rhonda, yesterday.
Rhonda is an absolute gem and was very nice to me on the phone!
She said she's going to contact me today regarding some "V" information,
so let's see what she's got! (I asked her for details on Scott Wolf's
character since there are conflicting reports.)
NEW -
03/04/09 -
The Hollywood Reporter has announced that Morris Chestnut is set as
a lead in the new "V" Pilot.
Chestnut will play the
woman's boyfriend, who has a dark secret -- he is a Visitor.
NEW -
03/03/09 - Sources say that Scott Wolf of "Party of Five" will be
joining the new "V" Pilot.
The Hollywood Reporter and
The Ausiello Files and
SciFiWire. (Thanks Michael S!)
NEW -
02/05/09 - According to Aint It Cool News. Apparently this went
out to casting personnel:
STORY LINE: The sky is full of ships --
enormous motherships from seemingly
benign, very attractive humanoid aliens
who just want to trade a lot of advanced
technology for a little water -- but
whatever you do, don't trust them...
[ERICA EVANS] 38 years old, a single
mother with one teenaged son, Erica is
with the FBI's Counter-Terrorism
Division, and is based in Los Angeles.
Currently on the trail of a sleeper cell
that has forged suspiciously accurate
documents with suspiciously WASPy names,
Erica finds her life interrupted when
alien motherships appear over 29 major
cities of the world. Assuaged when the
humanoid inhabitants appears to be
completely friendly, Erica shifts her
focus back to her job and her troubled
son and in so doing uncovers a shocking
and massive conspiracy...SERIES REGULAR
(1)
[FATHER JACK LOWERY] 30 years old, a
Catholic priest, Father Jack is the
assistant pastor at All Saints Church in
Los Angeles, a parish that has seen its
ranks of followers dwindle to almost
nothing. On the verge of being
reassigned, Father Jack sees a
renaissance of faith when the Visitors
arrive, as fallen-away Catholics return
to church in droves, initially fearful
of this brave new world. Unimpressed by
the surge of hope and devotion that
follows the arrival of the Visitors,
Father Jack fears that his parishioners
are relating to the aliens as
god-substitutes...SERIES REGULAR (1)
[CHAD DECKER] 28 years old, an Anderson
Cooper wannabe, he's a newscaster with
BBN, based in New York City. Amoral,
ambitious, and a little slippery, Chad
is intent on getting to the top of his
profession in a big hurry. The kind of
man who sleeps with the Vice President's
press secretary in order to gain entree,
Chad gets the Ultimate Source when he is
tapped by Anna to become her steady
outlet for information (propaganda)
about the Visitors. Too ambitious to
realize that he's going to become an
unpaid sycophant, Chad doesn't question
his good luck...SERIES REGULAR (3)
[TYLER EVANS] 16 years old, the son of
Erica Evans, Tyler is an uncool kid who
wants to be cool -- or maybe he just
wants to fit in, somewhere, anywhere.
Deep in a state of teen angst, Tyler
gets into trouble again and again,
trying to crash parties where he is
unwanted, and winding up in an ER. But
when the visitors arrive, and Tyler's
buddy Bryce scores some tickets to visit
the Los Angeles mothership, Tyler thinks
that the aliens just might fill the
empty hole in his life...SERIES REGULAR
(1)
[RYAN NICHOLS] 36 years old, Ryan is the
boyfriend of Valerie Holt, and he's
right on the verge of proposing
marriage. But Ryan has a deep secret
that he's kept from Valerie and from her
daughter Cassie...SERIES REGULAR (2)
[ANNA] 40 years old, Anna is the leader
of the Visitors, and she's not only
humanoid, she has flawless looks and a
gorgeous figure. A woman who presents
herself as a benevolent deity, with a
soft-spoken tone of voice that is warm
and soothing (but with a strangely
harmonic tone), Anna is the front person
for the aliens, and she's remarkably
knowledgeable -- about human culture,
human languages, and media manipulation.
Expert at wrapping pundits around her
little finger, she decides that
newscaster Chad Decker is the perfect
careerist to carry her message of peace
and prosperity to a wider world…SERIES
REGULAR (13)
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NEW -
02/04/09 - According to
IGN.com :
4400
Reunion for New Version of V. Director found for remake of 1980s
sci fi story. by Eric Goldman.
The
new version of
V at ABC is
turning into a
4400 reunion.
Scott Peters, the
creator of The 4400, has written the pilot and is executive
producing and now the Hollywood Reporter reveals
Yves Simoneau
is directing the pilot. Simoneau, whose credits include HBO's Bury My
Heart at Wounded Knee, directed Peters' pilot for The 4400.
No word as yet on any casting for this new version of the popular 1980s
miniseries, about an alien invasion. The new V's main character
will be a female Homeland Security agent.
NEW -
01/28/09 - ILANA INTERVIEWED KEN JOHNSON!
Click HERE to read it!
NEW -
01/26/09 - According to today's Hollywood Reporter, ABC is flashing the "V"
sign. The network has given a pilot order to a new take on NBC's 1980s
miniseries about an alien invasion.
Meanwhile, NBC's comedy pilot "Lost in the '80s," originally picked up as
director-contingent, has firmed up its order with the hire of "Confessions of a
Shopaholic" helmer P.J. Hogan.
Written on spec by Scott Peters, the new "V" will center on a female Homeland
Security agent. Peters is exec producing with HDFilms principal Jason Hall.
Two ABC pilots picked up so far this pilot season -- "V" and "The Witches of
Eastwick" -- are reimaginings of 1980s titles. Both are produced by Warner Bros.
TV.
"Lost in the '80s," from Sony TV and Tantamount, is considered an '80s version
of "The Wonder Years" and described as "Fast Times at Ridgemont High" meets "The
Ice Storm."
Bob Brush penned the script and is executive producing with Eric Tannenbaum, Kim
Tannenbaum and Mitch Hurwitz.
In addition to the upcoming "Shopaholic," CAA-repped Hogan directed the hit
romantic comedy "My Best Friend's Wedding."
ON KENNY'S
WEBSITE: "ABC
and Warners TV continue to develop a reimagined version of V for a possible
episodic TV series, with which Kenny is not involved. This does not affect
Kenny's ongoing efforts to remake his original classic as a major motion
picture.
Kenny’s prime desire is to bring big-screen production values to the new V movie
while carefully protecting the timeless story, the characters, quality,
integrity and substance that make his original V such a favorite of worldwide
audiences and a critically acclaimed, international landmark."
NEW -
01/09/09 - COMING SOON - EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH DAVID PACKER! (Daniel Bernstein)
NEW -
01/09/09 - FROM KEN JOHNSON TO ILANA: "WB is waiting word from ABC as to whether or not their pilot script will be allowed to go to film.
It'll likely be a month or so. At least three interested movie studios are waiting to see what happens with the ABC TV situation.
The WBTV/ABC Pilot would definitely not involve any of the cast who appeared in my original mini or TFB or the series."
NEW -
01/09/09 - MAJOR 'V' NEWS. I heard from one of my inside contacts yesterday. Name withheld, of course..., so I made
some phone calls to WB and spoke with 2 WB offices who are related to the making of the new "V. I was told by one office
that the employees are under a confidentiality contract that they cannot talk about new Pilots and/or shows. I asked
them to confirm the rumor I heard but they wouldn't/couldn't, so here's what I heard. The pilot was given the go-ahead
and we should know for SURE within the next 2-3 weeks.
Everyone, Jace Hall is the MAN in charge. I called his office a couple of months ago and while I couldn't get him directly, his assistant
was incredibly pleasant.
I made a bunch of phone calls to our favorite characters/actors directly, as well as to their agents, and none of them
have been contacted about being in the new pilot, which means there will be all new actors. If the pilot is picked up,
however, we may have a chance to see some of our fave characters, so if you'd like to see them, you should email Jace
so he has a list of the most popular actors. From past polls and everyone emailing me over the years, the faves are:
Jane Badler (by far,) then Robert Englund. After that is Michael Ironside, Marc Singer, June Chadwick and Faye Grant. Jace's email
is jace@hdfilms.com .
Meanwhile, I heard from KEN JOHNSON who said he had lunch with JANE BADLER yesterday. Yes, on a very hush hush, Jane
has been in LA this past week with sister Alice, so if you saw two look-alikes walking around LA, it was them! They had
lunch with JUNE CHADWICK and also Tao (Mission Impossible) and Jane also had a meeting with Jace Hall, as stated on one of
Jace's pages.
NEW -
10/10/08 - From IGN.com:
4400
Creator Adapting V For ABC
One of the coolest alien sagas from 80s TV set to return. by Matt Fowler
It's a dangerous thing to cherish things from one's childhood. When you
watch them again as an adult there's always the risk of that particular
TV show or movie simply "not holding up" to the way you remembered it.
Or to take this week's
South Park
for example, there's the risk of an updated version marring your
precious memories and scarring you for life.
I hold
V
close to my heart. It is indeed precious to me. Two miniseries and a
short-lived TV series told the story of Earth being visited upon by
scheming aliens. Aliens who appeared to be friendly and human, but were
actually horrid space lizards who came here to steal all our water and
store us as food. V had giant flying saucers hovering over
cities. Laser gun fights. Haunting music. Robert Englund. It was damn
near perfect.
ABC is currently developing a V reboot, written by the very
capable Scott Peters, creator and producer of The 4400. Hearing
this doesn't fill me with dread at all. This is not a continuation of
the original V story that original creator Kenneth Johnson had
been trying to get made for years, but a re-imagining of the entire hit
saga. Peters himself was not looking to head back into Sci-Fi so soon,
but he too cherished the original said that V was a "science
fiction icon and too good to pass up."
The hero of the original V was Donovan (Marc "Beasmaster"
Singer), a TV Journalist who uncovers the evil plot of the mysterious
galactic visitors. The allegories of the original will be updated a bit
to fit today's political climate. According to Variety, the show will
"focus on what happens when the masses have blind faith in their
leaders."
The new heroine will be Erica Evans, a "Homeland Security agent with an
aimless son who's got problems. When the aliens arrive, her son gloms on
to them - causing tension within the family." Although the new series
will still involve multiple characters and storylines, there's no word
as to whether it will feature the inter-species
lizard girl birth from the original. Alas, a dream is a wish your heart
makes.
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At an average of 1.9, any show without a skyrocketing budget should be able to make money. According to oft-cited numbers on TVBTN, V’s ad rates were $100,000 each this season. That’s probably about right, but I’ve read they were over $120k; I’m still going with that lower number as our starting point to do some math.
With about 19 minutes of commercials, ABC can air up to 38 30-second ads per episode (they may have run more, since every episode of V this season ran for 61 minutes, meaning another $200,000 can be made that I’m not counting). The shorter, 15 second ads cost more per second, running about $55-60K. If you don’t buy ad time in bulk, these prices can actually double, but, again, I’m assuming the lower, just so you can see how profitable V is at a minimum.
If half of V’s sellable time is filled by 30 seconds spots and the other half with 15 second ads, you’d have $1.9 million for the longer ones and $2.3 million for the shorter ones. Together, that means V is pulling in $4.2m/episode, more than double what it costs WB to produce them, if the oft-quoted $2m per episode cost is correct. If WB licenses V at 3 million per episode, WB would make a $1m profit for each 42 minute show it licenses to ABC. On the other side of the relationship, ABC would make $1.2 million, which means it is making more off of the show than WB and, therefore, the better end of the deal, as should be the case when you’re selling something meant to be resold. ABC, then, pulled in $12 million for V’s second season. And that is with the smaller figures used to make a point; that $12m/10 episode season could be up to 20% or so less than ABC actual profit.
By the time V aired this season, ABC’s new shows had all flopped (even the ones that were produced in-house). When V came along, its performance, by comparison and on its own wasn’t at all horrible, especially considering no ad money was spent on V after its third episode ran, sometime around the State of the Union. If anything, the only mistake ABC made with V was not having an 11th episode, which could have aired last week instead of that “best of the movies” special, which earned a 1.6 in V’s place, which was lower than V ever went (though, on the bright side, it probably cost nothing to make).
V has not bottomed out, as is clear by the fact that its high (2.1 for the season premiere) is only .2 above its average, (which was at 1.9, its average). Since V will be cheaper to produce next year (with fewer stars/regulars; also, the lion’s share of its effects were produced for the finale alone and are reused from episode to episode), WB might lower the licensing, but it shouldn’t have to, since ABC is making more than twice what it is paying for it.