‘V’ renewed!
They couldn’t kill it even with their ham handed breaks in scheduling, unecessary reshoots, reviews from Obots feeling defensive, and changing the guy at the top. Amazing it survived the attacks by its own network.
Good news for Chuck and V fans! NBC has ordered a fourth season of Chuck and ABC has picked up V for a second season, The Hollywood Reporter’s LiveFeed.com reported. Both series are expected to get 13-episode orders…
Oh yeah they picked up ‘Chuck’ again too.
Update: V kicks ratings axx! 13.9 million watch premiere; NY Times ‘brutally slams V’; Chicago Tribune today “V Aims at Obamamania”; Executive Producer of V fired: replaced by former Chuck producer..
Above the post update on premiere ratings from SciFiWire:
V became the highest rated sci-fi premiere of the new fall TV season after 13.9 million people watched the pilot episode last night, according to preliminary ratings. That number is still subject to some change, but it looks likely that this will be the biggest show to debut at 8 p.m. since another ABC sci-fi series, Lost….
Second Update below
Update at end of post
‘V’ production takes 2 week ‘creative hiatus’…
Oh I hope all is well in V land. IIRC they were doing re editing and re shoots of the pilot after it was screened at SDCC 09, but now they are on a two week hiatus so they seem to think they have an issue someplace….our previous posts on V here and here
Extended Pilot preview courtesy of KryptonSiteNetwork
…Joseph Adalian at The Wrap reports:
ABC’s buzz-heavy new fall drama “V” is taking a two-week creative hiatus.
Warner Bros. TV has decided to temporarily shut down production on the alien invasion series, with filming scheduled to halt next Wednesday, a studio rep confirmed exclusively to TheWrap. Because “V” doesn’t premiere until Nov. 3, the move won’t impact scheduling of the series or ABC’s ability to air the six episodes it’s planning for the fourth quarter.
The studio wouldn’t discuss the specific reasons behind the move, saying only that the shutdown was designed to boost “V” in the long-term.
WBTV wants to “take advantage of our November premiere to maximize creative opportunities and deliver the audience the best show possible,” a Warners spokesperson said.
People familiar with the decision indicated the hiatus was put in place so that writers would have time to beef up future scripts and bring them in line with the quality of the pilot, which has been getting good buzz from bloggers and critics since a successful screening at Comic-Con last month.
I loved the original ‘V’ …
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