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NEW
- 02/06/2018 -
KEN JOHNSON publically announces that Desilu Studios
is on board to bring "V" to the big
screen!
"We are delighted to team up with Desilu to bring the timeless -- and timely --
story of resistance against tyranny into the 21st Century," Johnson said. "V
will be the first of a cinematic trilogy which will tell the full epic tale in
the manner I always envisioned."
"Desilu was revolutionary in its time and as the saying goes, everything old is
new again," said maverick businessman Charles B. Hensley
who acquired the Desilu brand with a vision of reimagining Desilu into a global
entertainment and commercial empire. Hensley continued, "Coming from the
consumer products space, it makes sense for the company's trajectory and
shareholders to focus on film and television properties with high merchandising
and licensing potential such as V The Movie Franchise." "Identifying and driving
valuable allied profit centers, maximizing income potential for each property is
our ideal content model," added Michael Mann,
Exec VP Business Development.
The highly sought-after project was brought to Desilu by development
executive Sean Stone. "V is a multi-billion dollar film franchise and
merchandising juggernaut," said Desilu Exec VP Steven Posen, adding, "we
couldn't be more excited and honored to bring this film to the millions
of devoted fans worldwide."
"It's no small irony that the new Desilu will be building on the sci-fi
tradition with 'V', considering Desilu was the original studio responsible for
Star Trek!" added Stone.
About:
Desilu Studios, Inc. is a Delaware
corporation engaged in film, television, merchandising, content streaming, theme
parks and cinemas.
Message from KEN JOHNSON:
Perspective...
From Kenny to the fans and devoted friends of V...
The
announcement above is a very important and extremely positive
development toward achieving our goal of making
V The Movie
and the two sequels based upon my novel
V The Second
Generation.
Desilu has entered into a contract with our company, Victory
Pictures, which grants them an Exclusive Option on the motion picture
rights to
V The Movie
and the opportunity to present it to their investors. Desilu
hopes to have the full funding in place within the next few months.
Once that financing is complete we will be able to announce when
actual production of the movie will commence. In the meantime we are
indeed delighted to be involved with the great team at Desilu -- who are
as
enthusiastic and eager as we are to make a movie that we
can all be proud of.
Keep checking back here to learn about our
progress and...
"Go
tell your friends!"
NEW
- 02/06/2018 - Sad news... our beloved
MICKEY JONES, who played Ham Tyler's
sidekick, Chris, has entered hospice. Here is a message from his dear
friend, Michael (not Ironside): "I spoke with Mickey's wife, Phyllis,
today. She gave me an update on Mickey. He had made the decision to go
into Hospice (God Bless that
organization) and is continuing on this mortal "Ride". I am Happy to
report that predictions of his imminent departure (like so many
predictions) were premature. He can currently say "rumors of my demise
have been greatly exaggerated". He is currently off all medication. The
end may be near but he is resting peacefully. I am planning to see him
either today or tomorrow."
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 21-22! MORENA willalso be at
CHICAGO COMIC CON
AUGUST 11-12-13-14, 2011 !
NEW -
3/28/2011 -
Jane Badler was interviewed on Saturday, March 26 at 2:00 PM PST via NDB Media
on
BlogTalkRadio.com. Also, JANE has a
newsletter you can sign up for right on her website at
http://www.janebadler.com !
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NEW -
3/28/2011
Anyone recognize this 1980's
"V" Actress?
She's our very own Starchild, Elizabeth Maxwell! Jennifer Cooke!
Born September 19,
1964
Cooke has
retired from acting, but is active in the
Urantia
Brotherhood/Fellowship. She has been married to
Celestial Seasonings
co-founder
Mo Siegel
since 1989.
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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 -
3/11/2011 - From EW -
'V': The Fifth Column is single-handedly destroying the
world
NEW -
3/09/2011 - Heard from
KEN JOHNSON! I asked him the following two questions and he
responded! Thanks, KJ!
IR:
When your new "V" movie is greenlit,
how does it work regarding hiring a music composer? Would you be in charge of
that or someone else?
KJ: Me.
IR:
Who decides the main location for filming? Does it depend on which cities
are giving tax breaks at the time?
KJ:
Me and my producing team.
Yes, combined with the correct look
for the picture, plus local crew availability and and a few other factors.
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.
==================================
Variety's TV Morning Report
03/09/11
==================================
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
-
TV Guide
NEW
-
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
-
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
-
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 - JANE BADLER's first music video
has been released!
Four Corners To My Bed. From Jane: "I
had so much fun making the video to Four Corners to my Bed. Hope you like!!"
Meanwhile, David Barron did a radio interview with Jane. See it
HERE!
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
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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
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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
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2/15/2011 - Sign this petition to get S3!!
http://www.petitionspot.com/petitions/vseason3/
NEW
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2/15/2011 - Just got a shout out from "V"
background actor
HERBERT
SOMMERFELD! "ilana -- Hope things are going well with
you."
NEW
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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
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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
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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
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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
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NEW
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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 ! |
MARIN MAY's
New Haircut
2/12/2011
The Straight Look |
NEW
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2/13/2011
|
The Natural Curly Look |
MARIN MAY TIDBITS
*
Remembers that
FAYE GRANT
kept popping breath mints during the mouth-to-mouth resuscitation scene.
* Easily cries when asked about love. (she's probably crying just
reading this line.)
* Has a gorgeous son named Zach & a dog named Charlie.
* Recently moved to a different neighborhood so ilana couldn't stalk
her. That lasted all of 30 seconds.
* Worked as a waitress in her younger years.
* Likes Jazz, Blues, Bluegrass & Classical music
* Is a health food freak
* Is into charity organizations
* Doesn't currently identify with any one particular religion
* Is getting a kick out of this Poll & List. Now she's chuckling.
* Has kissed males & females and has a TV sister who's kissed reptiles
* Likes to hike
* Will email ilana immediately after reading this
COMING SOON:-
IN DEPTH & EMOTIONALLY DISTURBING INTERVIEW WITH MARIN MAY &
ILANA.
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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!
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NEW
-
1/28/2011
JANE BADLER and
fans at the "V" premiere in Madrid, Spain
(Thanks David
Garcia!)
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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%).
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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.
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NEW
-
1/12/2011
LOGAN HUFFMAN
was photographed by
Mitchell Nguyen McCormack for the January issue of August Man Malaysia.
Styling Ashley Phan-Weston.
PS Logan's hometown nickname is "Logie."
Cute!
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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.
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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 !
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FAYE GRANT
(right) gets a visit from "V" Fan Tammie Ekkelboom (left) on 12/12/10 at
Faye's play in Calif!
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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 !!"
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Variety's TV Morning Report
01/05/11
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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
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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!)
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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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12/30/10 - Heard from
KEN OLANDT
(Nigel, V:TS)! He's doing well and says hi!
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NEVA PATTERSON -
our beloved Eleanor.
(February 10, 1920 – December 14, 2010)
NEW
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12/17/10 - On a sad note,
NEVA PATTERSON, who played
Mike Donovan's mom, Eleanor Dupres, has passed away at the age of 90. She
died on Tuesday, Dec. 14, 2010, in her home in the Brentwood section of Los
Angeles due to complications from a broken hip. (Thanks Darrell.)
Our heartfelt wishes to Neva's family.
She is survived by a daughter, son, 6 grandchildren and 2
great-grandchildren. |
LA Times and Associated Press reports:
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Neva Patterson, who played
Cary Grant's fiancee in the 1957 classic "An Affair to Remember," has died.
She was 90.
Her daughter, Megan Lee, tells the Los Angeles Times that Patterson died Tuesday
at her home in the Brentwood area of Los Angeles. She suffered complications
from a broken hip.
Patterson already was a Broadway veteran when she was cast to play Lois for the
Cary Grant movie. She originated the role of Helen Sherman in the 1952 Broadway
play "The Seven Year Itch."
Her career in movies and TV ran from the 1940s to the 1990s and included more
than 100 appearances. Her roles in the 1980s mini-series "V'' and "V: The Final
Battle" won her a continuing fan base.
Fan mail and unexpected visitors continued to show up at her door, family said.
Last month, five "V' fans from France brought gifts and a request for her
autograph.
In addition to her daughter, Megan Lee of Los Angeles, Patterson is survived by
her son, Filippo Quaretti-Lee of Florida, six grandchildren and two
great-grandchildren.
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
NEW
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12/14/10 - Listen to
ALICE BADLER
's
Radio Interview with
Christine Marie and Julie
about Alice's book "100 Frogs!" Buy the book at
http://www.alicebadler.com !
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12/14/10
Artist/Designer Dave Hanson has done it again! He has these
beautifully crafted Skyfigher Ornaments available!
To purchase, email him direct at
morrris99@cox.net and mention
my name! ilana |
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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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12/14/10
ROBERT ENGLUND
at a convention in Sweden with fan Jan Viinikainen November 2010. |
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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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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11/25/10 - How funny is it that TWO
of our "V" actresses, FAYE GRANT and RHONDA ALDRICH (V:TS "Wildcats") are
playing the same role in a play called The Autumn Garden at The Antaeus Company
Theater
5114 Lankershim Boulevard, North Hollywood, CA, 91601 · 818.506.5436.
Play closes Dec. 19. FAYE plays in The Idealists version and RHONDA in The
Dreamers version, so if you go, be sure to get tickets for the show featuring
Faye OR Rhonda! It's one or the other!
FAYE GRANT at the first rehearsal of
play The Autumn Garden
09/15/2010 |
RRHONDA
ALDRICH (Ellen Baker in V:TS
"Wildcats") & KURTWOOD SMITH |
KURTWOOD SMITH & RHONDA
ALDRICH
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First rehearsal
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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. |
NEW
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11/18/10 - We all know the story
about how FAYE GRANT worked with KEN JOHNSON before "V" and how Faye told Ken
she wanted to work on "V" no matter what, even if she had to sweep the floors.
So I asked KJ if Faye and the others he previously worked with had to audition
for "V." KJ responded
"She did not audition for V. I knew she'd be excellent, told NBC I
wanted her, and they said fine. Most all of the other actors read for
their parts or I saw film on them and hired them from that."
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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! Will post the link when I have it. 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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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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NEW
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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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11/10/10
JANE BADLER,
CHRISTOPHER SHYER
(Marcus,)
and
ALICE BADLER
at Quintels
in Vancouver on 11/09/10.
Below is a picture of
the video store in Vancouver across the street from the hotel the "V"
actors are staying in. |
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11/09/10
Season 2
Promo Poster!
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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
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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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10/28/10 -
ALICE
BADLER's
book is coming to Amazon's Kindle! But you don't have to wait!
You can purchase it now at
http://www.warriorkitten.com !
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10/28/10
Would you like
to be one of the lucky people
to own this LIMITED EDITION AUTOGRAPHED PIC of JANE BADLER?
There are
only 100 copies available personally signed by Jane!
Cost is
$39.95 + shipping.
Contact Alice
Badler directly at
alice@alicebadler.com
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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.
JANE BADLER,
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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!
Thanks
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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
NEW
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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
-
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
-
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!
NEW
-
09/17/10 - ROCKWiRED RADiO PROFiLES
PRESENTS: SCiENCE FiCTiON ViXEN JANE BADLER AND HER FORTHCOMiNG RELEASE 'TEARS
AGAiN.' LiSTEN TO THE
EXCLUSiVE iNTERViEW WiTH JANE BADLER HERE!!!
NEW
-
09/17/10 -
GRETA BLACKBURN
(Lorraine) has a Fitcamp coming up! Everyone needs to check this out NOW!
Go HERE.
|
NEW
-
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
!
|
NEW
-
09/12/10 -
FAYE GRANT is back in the game! Not in "V," but in a play
called The Autumn Garden! The show runs from October 23, 2010 -
December 19, 2010, so if you're in the LA area, now's your chance to see our
girl! I've seen FAYE in several theater shows and let me say, she is
amazing. Antaeus Company at Deaf West Theatre , 5112 Lankershim
Blvd., North Hollywood, CA 91601. Tickets by phone: 818-506-5436 .
More info
HERE. On a side note,
ELIZABETH MITCHELL
was interviewed and said she'd love to see FAYE play her older sister in "V."
Go
HERE to read about it. (Thanks Brian and
Tamie!) If you're going to se the play, please email me at
lizard.lady@mindpulse.com
!
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
-
09/10/10 -
SARAH DOUGLAS (Cmdr. Pamela) has graciously
given us an exclusive interview! Your fan questions have been answered!
I'd like to personally thank fan
Eli
and
Steven Bayman
(Sarah's right hand man) for making this come true. Thank you, guys!
Read the INTERVIEW HERE!
|
NEW
-
09/10/10
MARC
SINGER at DragonCon 2010 with fan Heather Wilson-Hanna.
Atlanta, GA
Read
Heather's blow by blow with Marc
HERE.
|
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 - Just got some more fantastic tidbits
from KEN JOHNSON!
"Kristine
Walsh was a close friend of my daughter Juliet (for whom Faye's
character was named). Donovan was Michael for my younger son.
The Maxwell family was for my wife's sister and her family. Ruby
was my grandmother.
Many of the characters in VTSG have special significance,
too...but that's a story for later. It's very rewarding
that the original miniseries has
become so iconic and continues to engage and intrigue audiences
around the world. V - The Movie will
hopefully continue -- and enlarge upon -- that tradition.
Best... Kenny"
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
-
09/08/10 -
MARIN MAY'S (Katie
Maxwell) 33rd Birthday tomorrow 9/9 !
Pic from her first
helicopter ride on August 30, 2010. You can see the runway in the
reflection of Marin's sunglasses. She's clearly on her way to the
mountain camp. |
Marin having late night snack with son
Zachary. What a cutie! (Zach, that is) |
NEW
-
09/07/10 - Interview with
SARAH DOUGLAS
coming up! Email me your questions for her to
lizard.lady@mindpulse.com ! Do
NOT email them to me on FB or Twitter. I'm sure you all know
SARAH played
Cmdr. Pamela.
But the rest of you might remember her from Superman :) WE LOVE
SARAH!
NEW
-
09/07/10 -
ALICE
BADLER has just released a tell-all book about herself. It's
gripping and we also get to see some inside information about Alice. Juicy
stuff. Compassionate and emotional, ALICE's book 100 FROGS really digs
into some things about Alice's personal life... read it front to back in 24
hours or less.
GO. NOW. HERE.
NEW
-
09/07/10 -
ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY lists Robin Maxwell's
twins' birth as one of the 20 most memorable Movie/TV Births ever. (Thanks
Joseph!)
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!)
|
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.
|
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
-
08/15/10 - 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 - Our Creator, KENNETH JOHNSON, gives
Ilana and the fans more insight to "V."
IR: What similarities and differences will
there be with V The Film vs. V: The Second
Generation novel?
KJ:
V-- The Movie is based upon my original
miniseries, updated and brought into the 21st
Century. VTSG is a sequel that takes place two
decades later.
IR:
What year did you write the original V: The
Second Generation novel?
KJ:
The novel was published in 2008 based on the
VTSG sequel miniseries I had written for NBC
about two years earlier.
IR:
There are lots of emotional moments in V: TSG
the novel, as well as in all of your TV series.
Did you grow up sensitive to people's emotions
or did you learn how to write like that by trial
and error?
KJ:
I have always been drawn in by the emotional
structure and the characters in any story, novel
or movie. Exploration of the human character and
relationships are what I have always enjoyed and
focused on. I think that's why my work in
speculative fiction has always attracted as many
females as males -- highly unusual for sci-fi
projects.
IR:
When writing a script or a novel, do you jot
ideas down first and then turn them into
something or do you just sit in front of the
computer and
write from beginning to end?
KJ:
I conceptualize, do a tremendous amount of
detailed research which sparks unexpected ideas,
then spend a lot of time letting my imagination
go wherever it will making notes in a stream of
consciousness way, then begin to organize the
many ideas into a dramatic structure, then craft
an outline which gets reworked and refined many
times...only then do I begin to write the
fully realized story or screenplay.
IR:
Will you add a character named Ilana into your V
film?
KJ:
Now why would I do that????
IR:
What are your thoughts on ABC's "V" bringing
back one or some of the original V actors?
KJ:
Always nice to see my friends working, but it
seems like it might be pretty incongruous and
confusing.
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
-
07/19/10 - 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
Can you guess
who this "V" actress is? She was in V:TFB and the first ep of V:TS.
Email me your
guesses at
lizard.lady@mindpulse.com
! |
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
-
07/07/10 -
JANE BADLER was
interviewed on Australian Radio! She talks
about her upcoming CD as well as other things
any fan would be interested in hearing!
Listen to it
HERE.
Also, you can view JANE's "Neighbours" (the
Australian/UK soap opera) in Yahoo Group "WeLoveV"
by Paul.
NEW
-
07/07/10 -
FAYE GRANT
received a phone call from
KEN JOHNSON a
few months ago. Let's continue to make
KJ's "V" Film happen! Would be great to
see the original cast back together!
FAYE and husband,
STEPHEN COLLINS, support the Christopher
& Dana Reeve Foundation. You can, too, by
clicking
HERE.
NEW
-
07/07/10 - The Comic-Con 2010 schedule will be
posted soon! The "V" PANEL will be on
Saturday, July 24th! For those of you
attending, you'll need to start standing in line
outside the PANEL DOOR at like 5am. Don't
be shut out! There are strict fire codes
and only a certain amount of people are allowed
in!
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
-
06/22/10
MARIN MAY (Katie Maxwell V:TFB) looks great all grown up!
I think she should play
Katie, the Resistance Fighter, in KJ's sequel. After all, her
parents were both killed, her sister turned into a woman in hiding ...
perfect for a young girl seeking revenge on the Visitors!
MARIN would also be great on
ABC's "V" as a new character! Look at that face! |
|
|
NEW
-
06/22/10 -
JANE BADLER'S
appearance on the English soap "Neighbors" began
today! Character name: Diana. Ha!
See the clip
HERE.
(Thanks Dave and TheVisitorsVids!)
Meanwhile,
A dance band Crystal
Castles have sampled Jane Badler on a track
called Magic Spells. It's the line from V:TFB
where she says to Pamela while shooting her
"Don't worry dear Pamela, I'll do my scientific
best to command your fleet". It sounds so funny
and cool! Further evidence of how V has seeped
into pop culture. Check out the link here:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1lwuFEz_ydo
(Thanks Donal!)
|
NEW
-
06/22/10 - Model man
Dave Hanson
has done it again!
"Just
thought I would show you the Studio Scale model I built of a Visitor
Squad ship. I used a resin cast of the front and rear parts, and I
scratch built the middle sections. Enjoy!"
Here's entire build
thread over the replica prop forum,
here's the link, with pictures and all
from start to finish. |
|
|
JANE BADLER from
her latest photo shoot on June 12/2010.
Tssssssssssss!
|
NEW -
06/15/10
JANE BADLER
as Diana Marshall in "Neighbors."
Pic courtesy of Holy Soap |
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 -
06/11/10 - Lots of new
FANART pouring
in! Check it out!
NEW -
06/10/10 - Our "V" friend, Elias Cameron, has
entered a "design me a T-shirt" contest for
SARAH DOUGLAS
(Pamela in V:TFB.) Go
HERE to vote
for Elias' design! Just post a comment
under it!
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 - Our "V" fan friends have a fantastic
Facebook site called V (The Visitors) ! I
posted some pics from that page on here under
FAN
ART & PHOTOS, but check out the page
to see what it's all about! Over 30,600 people
"Like" the page already!
HERE.
NEW -
06/04/10 - Heard from
KEN JOHNSON
with some cool news! KJ has been
considering "the
attributes and possibilities of 3-D for well
over a year. V is a project that would likely be
enhanced by the extra dimension and at this
point I am leaning in the direction of filming
it that way."
|
Pic taken 06/02/2010 of KJ with a
Tanker. That shirt KJ is wearing is 22 years old. We all
love the #22 !! (if you do NOT know why V fans love #22,
email
me for an explanation. You will hit yourself in the
head.) FROM KEN JOHNSON:
"I was dubbing Short Circuit 2 at Warners and one lunch time I
took a walk around the back lot and came across them (the V ships.)
Universal would have put them on the tour, but Warners just kept
shuffling them around junk yards and finally tossed them without telling
me." |
|
The "V" Graveyard |
NEW -
06/04/10 - Massively updated
FAN ART & PHOTOS
! If you have something you want
posted, please email me the link to the pic!
NEW -
06/04/10 - Woah. I am finally BACK after
running around like mad into the city with the
hatchlings, aka hybrids, the past few weeks.
You can see baby Anna's commercial which ran
during "The View" on ABC
HERE. (she's
the one with the curls.)
Thank you, everyone, for emailing me, FB's me
and following me on Twitter! (lizardladynj) So
much stuff to post, so keep reading!
NEW -
06/04/10 - Our "V" fan-friend, Kathi Graveson,
passed away on May 26th, 2010 due to surgery
complications. We hung out with her in LA
at V Con 2000 and she watched V:TO and V:TFB a
few days before surgery to hold her over. She
also pre-ordered ABC V hoping it would arrive to
keep her company during her recovery.
Kathi was such a wonderful person and had a
heart the size of the universe. She was
always helping people (a nurse!) and gave
everyone more than her 100%. I am blessed
to have known her. She will be truly missed.
The funeral is
Friday, June 11th at St. Francis de Sales at
4268 LIME ST.
RIVERSIDE,
California, followed by burial and reception.
KEN JOHNSON has
sent me a personal note regarding Kathi:
"I was sorry to hear about our friend
Kathi. Please send my sympathies to her family."
NEW -
06/04/10 - From
KEN JOHNSON's
website:
A personal note
from Kenny...
I know it's difficult and frustrating for the
many great fans of V to keep hearing how we're
working hard to get the financing in order --
while it all seems to be taking forever.
Believe me, I sympathize. No one wants to be on
the set of V more than I do. But the world
economy is in the worst place it's been for
years and $50 million is a very large amount for
an "independent" film -- even for one with such
a potent, fondly remembered, international Brand
Name like V.
Please have faith that my excellent team and I
are making the most strenuous efforts. We have
dedicated countless hours, weeks and months to
conversations with potential investors. It’s a
delicate, time consuming process to weed out
truth from fiction about their ability to
actually provide the funding we need. But we are
determined to make it happen.
The situation is
promising, but I don’t engage in hype. I believe
in being straight with people -- particularly
the loyal fans of V. The moment that a solid
deal is in place our friends everywhere will
immediately be given the word on this site.
Meanwhile, please hold good thoughts.
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 - I have received a TON of emails
from people who want
JANE BADLER
on ABC's V! The fans have also been
very creative in making photos, setting up
Facebook sites, etc. Check out the
stuff below. I WILL BE SENDING SCOTT
ROSENBAUM the emails from everyone
requestion Jane back. If you want to
be added, please send your email to me at
lizard.lady@mindpulse.com
with subject JANE BACK ON V.
You can join
/ read these pages geared toward getting
JANE BADLER back on "V."
The V Files
- Troy is a huge "V" supporter! Great
website!
Bring Jane Badler
Back!
Help get Jane Badler
on ABC's V!
(Thanks
Patrick!)
NEW -
06/04/10 - Hung out with
JANE BADLER's
mom,
Enid, and
baby KJ
June 1, 2010!
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 -
06/04/10 - Were you around in 1983 to watch "V"
on NBC? Check out the original
Opening Title and Bumpers!
I still get the chills from the music!!
(Thanks Traves!)
NEW -
06/04/10 - Anna uses a Kindle to take over the
world! And it needs a battery charge!
See link
HERE. (Thanks
Jolene's Trailer Park!)
NEW -
05/21/10 - Heard from
JANE BADLER!
"My album is pretty much mixed.
It's pretty unusual. I am very proud of it
and hope people like it. My music site
will sell music and photos. It Is a music
website. I am planning my launch in Sept
or Oct. It will be a big leap for me as I
am getting a director and producer involved with
10 musicians on stage. Still trying to figure
put name of album."
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 -
05/12/10 - Fan Evie Wright has a "V" RPG (role
playing game) site
HERE!
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!
NEW -
05/10/10 - "Fruition" Pics! See more pics
HERE.
Air Date 05/11/2010.
|
NEW -
05/05/10
JANE
BADLER sent me this exclusive pic of her
holding up the "V" fingers! Sent from
her iPhone direct from Australia!
NOTE:
Today is her mom, Enid's, birthday!
Thank
you, Jane! We love you forever! |
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
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Morena is nominated in a very competitive category!
Vote for MORENA! Logo is encouraging
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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" supporters and comedy/horror
movie producers David and Scott Hillenbrand
of Hill & Brand
Entertainment have their movie "Transylmania" being released on
DVD and Blu-Ray on Tues 4/26! These guys drove around LA for me to snap a
picture
of the "V" Promo at a bus stop! I will never forget it! BUY THE TRANSYLMANIA DVD by clicking on the Amazon thing on the left!
|
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 - Heard from
KEN JOHNSON! Check out this Q&A I did
with him this morning!
IR:
At what point did Warner Brothers obtain the rights to "V" for television? Was
it in your original contract or did they negotiate that later on?
KJ:
I
wrote the original mini while under contract to WB, so they own the TV rights.
IR:
When
your "V" Film gets the funding and starts production, how does it work regarding
you being hands-on? Example: You'll be listed as Creator but will you also
want to direct the project? If so, are there people "above" who can take your
direction and totally change it for the final product leaving you with no say in
the matter?
KJ:
No
one is above me, I will have creative control of the picture and will produce
and direct from the screenplay I have already written.
IR:
If ABC's "V" is cancelled, are you still going to pursue funding for your "V"
Film?
KJ:
The
TV series success or failure has no impact on the movie plans.
IR:
Once the "V" Film has funding, who decides where the main studio is going to be?
(ie Vancouver, LA, NY, etc.?)
KJ:
I
will, in concert with the producers I'm working with already.
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 -
DAVID PACKER (Daniel Bernstein) just checked
in! He's doing well in sunny California while we, in his home state of NJ,
are still wearing light jackets in the morning!
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.
SEE THE REST OF THE "FRUITION" 5/11/10 PICS
HERE!
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 - Follow me on Twitter, peepz! LizardLadyNJ
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." (could
that be a red dust plug?)
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.
SEE ALL OF
"HEARTS AND MINDS"
PHOTOS HERE!
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 packet for the April 20th show
"We Can't Win." Read it HERE.
NEW -
04/06/10 - Remember to watch "Pound of Flesh" tonight at 10pm ET!
NEW -
04/06/10 - Fan Paul has created some "V" Ringtones for your phone!
If you're interested, please email him at
psfraser@btinternet.com .
Great job, Paul!
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 -
04/05/10 - JANE BADLER finished answering the
rest of YOUR questions!
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
SEE THE REST OF THE PHOTOS HERE!
NEW -
04/02/10 - KEN JOHNSON will be a Master Class of
Producing & Directing
for Filmed Television and Theatrical
Features: Life in the Trenches
in
in L.A. for the The New York Film
Academy on April 24, May 1 & 8, 2010. All "V" fans are welcome!
It's
being presented
for NYFA
master
students but a few non-NYFA students may be allowed to audit. (Thanks Traves!)
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
NEW -
03/31/10 - Ilana conducted an intense interview with
JANE BADLER using YOUR questions! JANE answers
the fans about sex and religion!
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 - ABC has released PRESS RELEASES
for episodes "Pound of Flesh" (4/6) and "John May" (4/13).
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 -
03/29/10 - A bunch of you keep harassing me to see pics of my kids.
I do appreciate the interest, so here they are!
Baby KJ - Age 4
(Named after KJ of course!)
"What color is my blood?" |
TTyler - Age 2
(Named after Ham Tyler)
"Whatta Ham!" |
Anna - Age 2
(take a wild guess)
"Anna-tude" |
|
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
MARIN MAY
gives a shout out to the "V" fans!
If anyone
wants an autographed pic of Marin, email me at
lizard.lady@mindpulse.com
.
Look what a
beautiful woman Katie Maxwell turned out to be! |
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 -
03/25/10 - Got a note from KEN JOHNSON!
"Hi. Just
back from Europe where I met with a couple of potential financiers for
the V movie. I'll keep you posted.
Best... K."
NEW -
03/25/10 - I have some pics of JANE BADLER
from
Vice
that have NOT been released! Also I have the ones that have been
released. Click HERE to see them!
Here's a sneak preview.
Photographer: Stephanie
Bailly |
Photographer: Stephanie
Bailly |
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 -
03/23/10 - I will be conducting a very
DEEP
interview with JANE BADLER. All
questions to her will be anonymous through me. Send me your
questions for
JANE
to lizard.lady@mindpulse.com
. Can be about love, mental health, sex, religion ... she will only
answer the ones she feels comfortable answering. GET TO IT.
NEW -
03/23/10 - JANE BADLER is playing "Diana!!"
Not in "V", but in the Australian hit soap "Neighbours."
The soap is very popular in the UK as well. She plays a really bad girl. How funny that her character's name
in "Neighbors" is Diana and in "Under the Red Moon" her name was "Anna?"
Go JANE! Meanwhile, check out the amazing photos of
JANE
just released on
Vice! (Thanks for the Vice link Charles!)
|
NEW -
03/23/10 - Logan practices
forging his 'mother's' signature to get on the ship.
Photo by A. Fester. |
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 -
03/10/10 - Ed Gross has posted
excerpts from a pair of Australian interviews with Scott Wolf and Morena
Baccarin on his new site at
Earthsmightiest!
It's a
place that allows people to create their own sub-site on any pop culture
subject they want. You all know Ed from
VisitorsAmongUs.com !
NEW -
03/02/10 - The Trailer for
JANE BADLER's
"Coming Soon" movie
NEEDLE has
been released! See it
HERE.
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 -
02/26/10 -
KEN JOHNSON
next to a "V" Billboard in 1983. KEN told me the following:
|
KEN JOHNSON to
ilana 02/26/2010:"I conceived the concept
of putting up posters and billboards all over the country
three weeks before the original V aired. They were crafted
like the
German propaganda posters that covered
Europe
during WW2 touting the Visitors as our friends and making no
mention of the coming miniseries or network.
Then two weeks before the show aired, literally
overnight, a big red V (for Victory -- which the letter V
has always symbolized) was painted like graffiti across all
of the billboards -- like the Resistance did in WW2. Still
with no mention of what was going on.
Then on the final week before we aired, we added the
little banner on the upper left corner revealing when and
where the battle would begin. That is the final billboard
which I'm standing beside.
Steve Sohmer, NBC's head of advertising, did a
brilliant job in executing my concept.
My idea for titling the show V literally came from
seeing so many posters like that during my research. As
Leonardo Cimino says as he spray-paints a V in the
original, "You understand? For Victory!"
...Which has always been the one and only correct
meaning."
|
NEW -
02/26/10 - Exclusive photos of
JANE BADLER
and
ALICE BADLER
taken during the taping of
The Jace Hall Show
in Sept 2009. Photos copyright
Beth Ashby.
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 -
02/18/10 - Got a note from JANE BADLER.
She has not heard anything from WB or ABC yet.
NEW -
02/17/10 - Never before seen pics of JANE BADLER
at her HOME in Australia! These were taken at her husband Stephen's 50th
birthday party. JANE had this dress custom made just for the event.
How sexy is Jane Badler?! In the rear of the dress is a purple bow which
matches the purple curtains in Jane's home.
JANE BADLER & friend FIONA |
JANE BADLER & husband STEPHEN |
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."
NEW -
02/16/10 - New Photos have emerged! |
|
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 - 02/08/10 - What in
the universe could DAVID PACKER and Ilana talk about
for 2 hours?? Find out when I post about today's amazing phone call!
Coming Soon!
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 - On Monday
Feb. 15, 2010, Monday Feb 15th, 2010 on
SYFY & SYFY HD V Day two V minis and eps 16-19 of 84-85 V TS US. See the
schedule
HERE. (Thanks Joseph!)
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 - 02/04/10 - Heard from
KEN JOHNSON! He's doing well and continuing
to move forward with his plans for the movie. Let's cross our claws!
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 - 02/02/10 - In 2009,
ABC aired "V" promos at The Prudential Center (NJ Devil's Hockey Stadium!) Check
it out at
ABC's V
Campaign
NEW - 02/02/10 -
Logan
Huffman Shares "V" Secrets from YoungHollywood,com
NEW - 01/26/10 - The "V"
Music CD's now come with a new cover! Check them out
HERE. (Thanks Patrick!)
NEW - 01/22/10 - The "V"
actors are trickling back into Vancouver for the start-up!
NEW - 01/22/10 - Heard from
KEN JOHNSON! He has spoken with
FAYE GRANT, MARC SINGER
and
ROBERT ENGLUND. All
said they would be interested in being in KJ's "V" film. Yay!
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 - 01/15/10 - Hey
Everyone! Yesterday on 1/14/10 I had another lovely East Coast United States lunch with
JANE BADLER, ALICE BADLER
and
ENID! But this time,
there was a surprise for me!
JANE's SON, Sammy
and his girlfriend of 2 years,
Millie, were also in
attendance! And then yet another surprise!
ALICE's DAUGHTER, Leigh,
arrived!
To see the VIDEO
I took of JANE
wishing Patrick G. a Happy Birthday, go to my Facebook page!
Jane autographed some of her Temptation CD's for me, so if you missed out the
first time, now's your chance! Not that many, as you can see from the pic
below, so first come first served! They're $20/each + shipping ($5 USA,
$10 overseas.) Email me at
lizardladynj@yahoo.com if interested.
Jane finally got her iPhone and she let me play with it. She has a heavy,
red hard shell case on it.
Meanwhile, on Jan. 12th, one of my WB spies told me they thought they saw
JANE
walking on the WB lot into the writer's area where new showrunner
Scott Rosenbaum
has an office. When I asked Jane, she zipped her lips. Does this
mean we may see Diana in the ABC "V" Series?! My sources tell me nothing
is confirmed.
Jane Badler Signs Autographs, Alice behind Jane |
Alice Badler, Enid Badler, Ilana |
Jane Badler, Enid & Alice |
Millie, Sammy (Jane's 18yo son,) Leigh
(Alice's daughter) |
Millie, Sammy (Jane's 18yo
son,) Leigh (Alice's daughter) |
Millie, Sammy (Jane's 18yo son,) Leigh
(Alice's daughter) |
Alice Badler, Enid & Ilana |
Alice Badler & Enid |
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 -
TRANSYLMANIA's
Directors, Scott & David Hillenbrand,
have continued to be major "V" supporters. Let's support them back!
Transylmania The Movie opens Nationwide on Dec. 4th! Please
go to
http://www.hollywood.com/movies and vote for Transylmania as the movie you
want to see this weekend? They are currently #1! Let's keep it that
way! - ilana
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 - Heard from
JANE BADLER! She's working on a horror movie
called "The Needle" also starring Calvin Klein model Travis Fimmel.
Jane will be back on set December 3rd, shooting in Australia! You can see
two of Jane's upcoming album songs from her nightclub act:
Wrong People and
Snow Carnival Queen.
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 - 11/25/09 -
Check out an original "V"
comic book story called "The Summit" over at
www.visitorsamongus.com.
It's written by John T. Caliber and drawn by Pat Carbajal. Drawings are
amazing!
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 - 11/23/09 - Last ep of
2009 for ABC's "V" airs tomorrow at 8pm EST! Promising a cliffhanger for
the return in March. But BIGGER news is that ABC will be making up its mind if
"V" will be renewed!
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NEW - 11/23/09 - Baby KJ
was sick alllll last week so that's why I haven't been able to logon for
updates. I will catch up with everything on here next week.
Meanwhile, just got back
from chilling with
JANE BADLER'S
people, Alice and mom Enid. Had a great time, as usual!
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NEW - 11/23/09 -
MARIN MAY (Katie Maxwell "V:TO") and
JANICE WHITBY
(Fembot Katy "The Bionic Woman) sent me this pic of them enjoying the
Boston MegaFest convention this past weekend! Aren't they
beauties?! Pic
11/22/09 |
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.
Time |
Net |
Show |
18-49 Rating |
18-49 Share |
Viewers Live+SD (million) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
8:00 |
CBS |
NCIS |
3.9 |
11 |
19.635 |
|
ABC |
V |
2.9 |
8 |
8.997 |
|
NBC |
Merry Madagascar (special) |
2.9 |
8 |
8.960 |
|
FOX |
So You Think You Can Dance |
2.5 |
7 |
6.446 |
|
CW |
90210 |
1.1 |
3 |
2.148 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
8:30 |
CBS |
NCIS |
4.3 |
11 |
20.841 |
|
NBC |
The Biggest Loser |
3.6 |
10 |
9.641 |
|
ABC |
V |
3.3 |
9 |
9.514 |
|
FOX |
So You Think You Can Dance |
2.6 |
7 |
6.626 |
|
CW |
90210 |
1.1 |
3 |
2.123 |
NEW - 11/18/09 -
MARIN MAY (Katie from KJ's "V") will be appearing
with
JANICE WHITBY
(Fembot Katy from "The Bionic Woman") at
Boston Super MegaFest
Nov. 21 - 22! Say hi for me if you go! ilana
NEW - 11/17/09 -
ABC's 'V' -
New Anna - 'Dancing With The Stars' - Promo (Thanks magicially)
NEW - 11/17/09 - More great
ABC's "V" videos! (Coming soon!)
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."
|
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!
|
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.
|
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!)
|
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!)
|
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! |
|
|
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.
|
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 1984!
NEW -
10/25/09 - Heard from
KEN OLANDT (Lydia's brother, Nigel, in V:TS.)
He sends his regards!
NEW -
10/23/09 - ABC has posted a
9:31 Minute Video of the
PILOT!
Watch it
HERE! |
|
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 -
10/18/09 - SyFy Channel in the USA is planning to air the original
"V" from Nov. 1 - Nov. 3rd! (Thanks Dennis!)
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!)
|
NEW -
10/13/09 How
beautiful is this new poster, just released?!
Check out Anna's eye!!!!!
Thoughts? |
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NEW -
10/13/09
Fantastic article with JANE BADLER in Post-Gazette.com
(Pittsburgh, PA) by Rob Owen
Read it
HERE.
Picture by Alice Badler taken in
NYC Sept. 2009 |
|
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!!! |
|
|
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!)
NEW -
10/12/09 - I just conducted a brief interview with
KEN JOHNSON! He keeps us in the loop
with character development for V:TSG!
IR - We know in V:TO and V:TFB, you based some character names after
people in your life. Did you do the same with V: The Second Generation?
KJ
-
Nathan, Emma, Aiden & Ruby are my grandchildren. Katya is for Katie my
daughter.
IR - What made you decide to make The Leader female?
KJ
-
I decided it was much fresher and more interesting to have a female
dictator -- and you know how fond I am of strong female characters.
IR - It appears that the character of Ruby (from V:TO) is very important
to you, since you named a character after her in V:TSG. If this is
true, what is the importance? Or is it that the fans are just delving
too deep into something that's not there?
KJ
- I wanted Julie to have named little Ruby for brave old Ruby who was
killed 20 years earlier. That woman was named Ruby in the 1983
miniseries because that was my Grandmother's name.
IR - Add anything here you want regarding anything you want the fans to
know.
KJ - I'm
leaving
this Friday through 11/1 to present my filmmaking master class at the
Higher School of Economics
at State University
Moscow, which I'm told is the
Harvard
of
Russia. I'll also be presenting a screen writing class there and
at The Cinemotion Group, Moscow. Details are at www.kennethjohnson.us
. Any fan who is in Moscow is welcome to come say hello. And
here's a giggle...
NEW -
10/12/09 - CONVENTION UPDATE: Morena Baccarin and Alan Tudyk will be
at
Creation's Firefly/Serenity Salute in Los Angeles on November 21-22,
2009. (Thanks Sue!)
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!
|
|
NEW -
10/12/09 Logan
Huffman, Laura Vandervoort, Scott Wolf, Elizabeth Mitchell, Joel Gretsch,
Morena Baccarin, Morris Chestnut, and Lourdes Benedicto. |
|
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)
|
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 -
10/05/09 -
Because
I'm so excited about the upcoming November 3rd, I'm giving out a DOUBLE DISCOUNT
at
http://www.BurntlogGifts.com
! From NOW until NOV. 3, at checkout, enter coupon code "ilanaV" (heh) for a 20%
discount on anything over $25
USD! I cannot ship overseas, my friends, so if you must order something, please
email me directly and we'll figure something out. Happy Shopping! OMZon this is
too exciting!
NEW -
10/02/09 - ABC's new "V" Promo has arrived!
"We Will Be Victorious!"
NEW -
10/01/09 - EW has ranked "V" as #9 in the Greatest
Sci-Fi TV Shows of all time!
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 -
09/29/09 - Just got word that KEN JOHNSON
has been invited by
The New York Film Academy to teach a two-week
program at the Russian Federation's Higher School of Economics, Moscow State
University! The HSE is internationally recognized as "the Harvard of Russia."
More details with dates on
KJ's Site!
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 -
09/19/09 - Heard from
MARC SINGER! He's
just getting back from a family vacation and is enjoying life!
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 -
09/16/09 - JANE BADLER'S Black Night Meditations Radio Interview has
been posted
HERE! (Thanks, Michele!)
NEW -
09/14/09 - "V" is written up in the September 18th issue of
Entertainment Weekly!
NEW -
09/11/09 - Lunch with JANE BADLER! Check
out the story and pics!
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 -
09/05/09 - Had a lovely phone encounter this evening!
MARIN MAY called to say hi and then surprised me
by putting Bionic Woman and Six Million Dollar Man Fembot
JANICE WHITBY on the phone! Janice played Oscar Goldman's
original red-head
Fembot, Katy! I asked Janice one of my lifelong questions: "Was
the Fembot mask heavy?" and Janice responded, "It wasn't heavy but it was
hard to see." I also asked her if that was her or a stunt double that
kicked Jaime Sommers butt and Janice told me it was a very lovely stunt double.
Thank you, Marin, for bringing one of my childhood memories back to life!
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 -
08/31/09 -
Visitors Among Us
has created a new free
"V" Fan Community
where members will be given their own pages post blogs, photos, music
and more! Be sure to check it out! There are also a bunch of
great interviews and lots of information!
NEW -
08/30/09 - JANE
BADLER is having her radio debut - YAY! This is a
radio station in New
Hampshire called Black Night Meditations. They do all sorts of
interesting music. There will be an entire hour devoted to Jane and
her music on Sept. 11th 7-8 p,m. EST. They will play her music and she
will be doing a phone interview with them as well. The radio station
has live-stream via the internet and so anyone from around the world can
listen live. They will also be posting the interview online for people to
listen to at a later time.
"We are a radio station broadcasting on 106.1
FM (NH, USA), but we stream live online. So anyone with the internet can
listen to our station live, and thus the interview. Our conversation will be
live on-air, and I will record it. I'll post the recording online for anyone
to listen to or download to their computer. The link to the various options
to listen live online is:
http://mail.wscafm.org/_/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2&Itemid=5
I will send you the link to the podcasted interview once I post it."
(Thanks,
ALICE,
you sweet hot thing you!)
NEW -
08/29/09 -
TANOTHER 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 -
08/26/09 - Follow me on
Twitter, my little
lizards! You too, Crivets. #LizardLadyNJ.
NEW -
08/21/09 - Heard from JANE BADLER re: the post
about her and KJ: "Yes, well he is totally right as this series has nothing to
do with him or his wishes. He has is own separate projects that he is
working on and hopefully will come to fruition. I am so appreciative of
everyone and all their faith in me and I am sure with or without me the new
series will be great and should be given a chance on its own merits. See
you soon sweet ilana xx"
NEW -
08/20/09 - Heard from KEN JOHNSON!
Someone posted on Facebook that fans of Jane Badler should write in to Ken
Johnson about "V." KJ's response:
Dear Craig...
Thanks for alerting me to
the fact that a fan of V is
recommending to others that they
should send me ideas for new
episodes of V, ideally to be
incorporated into the upcoming ABC
series.
While I certainly appreciate
people having enthusiasm for V, I
have already responded to many fans
explaining that beyond having a
"Created by..." credit since I wrote
the original 1983 miniseries, I am
not involved in any way with the "reimagined"
series, nor am I seeking any
additional ideas for my own planned
motion picture of V.
I've also explained to
several V friends that I am
prohibited by my attorneys from
reading any unsolicited creative
material that is sent to me in any
form -- e-mail or otherwise. Anyone
who has ideas they want to share
should send them to ABC, Warners TV,
or the series producers directly.
Please post this on Facebook
and encourage others to pass the
word.
Many thanks.
Kenny
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NEW -
08/17/09 -
Visitors Among Us received Episode #2 details!
NEW -
08/13/09 - Ilana interviews JANE BADLER!
Thanks, Jane!
NEW -
08/12/09 - JANE BADLER in talks to have a
cameo in ABC's "V!" Read it
HERE. (Thanks Mike!)
|
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 -
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 -
07/30/09 - See the 10 minute Comic Con 2009 "V" Screening Panel
HERE!
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 -
07/29/09 - 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!
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
|
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
|
Elizabeth Mitchell
2009 Comic Con International - Day 3
Photo by © Albert L. Ortega / PR Photos
July 25, 2009, AceShowBiz
Chelsea Lauren/Getty Images
|
Morena
Baccarin
2009 Comic Con International - Day 3
Photo by © Albert L. Ortega / PR Photos
July 25, 2009, AceShowBiz |
|
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 |
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."
|
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 - Ilana's at her great aunt's funeral on Long Island so can't
do major updates till Monday, 7/26. She'll be posting Comic Con articles,
etc. so stay tuned!
NEW -
07/24/09 - According to TV Guide and Entertainment Weekly, the "V" Pilot
has been pushed up to Nov. 2009 for airplay, with the rest of the series to air
starting January 2010.
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 - Happy Birthday, FAYE GRANT! (Juliet
Parrish.)
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 -
06/26/09 - Site Visitors
Among Us has moved to
V-TheSeries.com . Be sure to visit!
NEW -
06/23/09 - Just heard from
ANDREW DILLON, the director
of the Pilot called "Resistance" starring JANE BADLER:
"Hi Lizard Lady, My name is Andrew Dillon - the Director of Resistance. I wanted
to confirm that Resistance will premiere at Comic Con next month and Producer
Gary Kurtz will be our guest speaker at the event. I look forward to working
with Jane again! Best, Andrew Dillon." Great news, Andrew! Thanks for the
update!
NEW -
6/19/09 - A beautiful remake with just 2 guitars of Joe Harnell's The Incredible
Hulk "The Lonely Man" theme song is available for download from
Amazon!
NEW -
06/19/09 - Heard from JANE BADLER! There have been
recent reports that a pilot Jane did called "Resistance" will not make it to
air. Jane spoke to the creator of the show, Andrew Dillon, who is very
much fighting to get "Resistance" in the go ahead phase. It's
supposedly set to be shown at ComicCon San Diego. Meanwhile, Jane
will be shooting a short film in July that is part of Istanbul Bienale in the
Australian desert. She's also working on her second album with well known
producer.
NEW - 06/18/09 - New picture
of JUNE CHADWICK from June 2009!
NEW -
06/11/09 - ELIZABETH MITCHELL was on Jimmy Kimmel Live this evening and she
mentioned "V!!!" (Thanks Patrick.)
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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 -
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?!
NEW -
05/26/09 - Ed from
Visitors Among Us has posted his
first "V"-Cast,
a combination audio/video podcast, if you will, looking at the world of "V". In
the first one, Ed provides some overview thoughts on "V", present an NBC promo
for the original, the new ABC promo and an audio excerpt from his interview with
Laura Vandervoort regarding "V".
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 -
05/25/09 - Heard from KEN JOHNSON regarding rumors
on V:TMP: "Though we have considerable interest in V The Movie, we do not yet
have a greenlight. Talks are ongoing. Believe nothing until you see
it posted on my site."
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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Alan Tudyk &
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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 -
05/15/09 - EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW with KEN JOHNSON!
Ilana sent KJ interview questions and KJ sent her back a surprise VOICE file
with the answers! How cool is that?! Read the questions
HERE and listen to the audio file
HERE.
NEW -
05/14/09 - I added Actor/Character Bios to the ABC
"V" Pilot Page.
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 -
05/11/09 - Had a fantastic lunch in NYC with JOE
HARNELL's wife, ALICE HARNELL and her son, Derek, over the weekend!
Alice also invited baby KJ, Tyler and Anna and my parents! What a day!
Read all about it and see the pics HERE!
NEW -
05/11/09 - Heh. Edward Gross is starting a "V" - parody-based comic strip
called "G." Check it out
HERE.
NEW -
05/08/09 - If you're looking for a "V" Uniform of your own, check out
CapAmerca's ebay store! Tell him ilana sentcha'!
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 -
05/07/09 -
COMING NEXT WEEK: Exclusive AUDIO INTERVIEW
with KEN JOHNSON ! Get ready to hear some
personal stuff about KJ as well as some interesting facts about "V!"
NEW -
05/07/09 - ilana's meeting up with "V:TO"'s music composer
JOE HARNELL'S wife, ALICE HARNELL, on Saturday!
Watch for the story and pics!
NEW -
05/06/09 - KEN JOHNSON dropped me a line to let me
know he had elbow surgery so it's hard for him to type! If you've recently
written to him and have not heard a response, give the man some time to heal.
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!
NEW -
05/02/09 - EXCLUSIVE Interview to ilana with our beautiful
JUNE CHADWICK (Commander Lydia!) (Thanks, June!)
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 -
04/21/09 - Added new picture of KEN OLANDT and ilana from the Chiller
Convention!
NEW -
04/18/09 - Heard from JANE BADLER! "All is great
here. Just did a demo for second album. I think it will be really good. We have
a really exciting American music producer on board so all good. xx Jane."
NEW -
04/17/09 - Ilana and baby KJ meet up with KEN OLANDT
(Lydia's brother, Nigel) at Chiller in NJ!
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 -
04/14/09 -
MARIN MAY
called me today to say hi! Marin put the biggest smile on my face!
Thanks, Marin!
NEW -
04/14/09 -
Video of FAYE GRANT and husband Stephen Collins talk about Going Green.
(Thanks Elisabeth!)
NEW -
04/08/09 - ABC "V" is mentioned in the April 3, 2009 edition of Entertainment
Weekly on page 58!
NEW -
04/08/09 - KEN JOHNSON responds to the question
I asked him about sharing any changes or cut-outs in V:TSG The Novel.
"Hi Girl... There
have been no changes in the VTSG miniseries screenplay. I did create new
and longer scenes for the novel. When VTSG moves forward (hopefully as a feature
sequel or sequels to the remake of the original mini we're trying to get funded)
then those new scenes will be incorporated into the screenplay. Meanwhile, all
the new material is in the novel. xxx K"
NEW -
04/08/09 - KEN JOHNSON interview in the
LA Times from 12/12/08.
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 -
04/01/09 - "V" is mentioned in today's newspaper USA TODAY! (Thanks Patrick!)
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!
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 -
03/18/09 - THE 'V' ALPHABET appears to be used in the Trailer for the new Wii
game The Conduit. See the Trailer
HERE and post your thoughts about this on my
Message Board!
KEN JOHNSON told me that the "V" alphabet is owned by Warner Brothers. Thanks, J. Antonio Morcillo A!)
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 - Diana is in the new TV Guide, she's on page 61 as one of the TV Guide
employees' favorite villian! (Thanks, Ross!)
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 -
03/06/09 - Ilana's baby, Anna, will be on tv tonight (Friday 3/6) on NBC at 9pm
EST on "Friday Night Lights."
She's in the VERY LAST SCENE so I would start watching about 45 mins into the
show.
Her scene begins with a NYC Yellow Taxi cab. A guy in a wheelcheer gets out and
wheels himself to the house. Mom & baby Anna are there at the door and Mom hands
Anna to wheelchair guy. Anna's in BLUE as she plays a boy.
NEW -
03/05/09 - KEN JOHNSON just sent me this!
"My producers and I are continuing our intense efforts to get a
feature financed independently so I can make the movie which does
offer a rebirth of my original V, with the storylines and characters
intact and brought up to live and breathe in the 21st Century -- a
movie that also sets the stage for the movie sequel: The Second
Generation.
xxx Kenny"
NEW -
03/05/09 - KEN JOHNSON just sent me this!
"My producers and I are continuing our intense efforts to get a
feature financed independently so I can make the movie which does
offer a rebirth of my original V, with the storylines and characters
intact and brought up to live and breathe in the 21st Century -- a
movie that also sets the stage for the movie sequel: The Second
Generation.
xxx Kenny"
NEW -
03/05/09 - ORIGINAL V SHIP CONCEPT ART by Chuck Davis created
OVER ONE WEEKEND!!! See the link
HERE. (this is the pdf, rotate it in
adobe 90 degrees clockwise for best view) (Thanks Colin!)
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 -
02/25/09 -
Variety Magazine posted on their 2/19/09 online version and 2/24/09 paper
version that the "V" Pilot is on the grid! (Thanks, Patrick!)
NEW -
02/25/09 - According to
The Ausiello Files VIDEO, actress Famke Jensen passed up the role as "Anna"
in the new "V" Pilot. (Thanks, Michael S. !)
NEW -
02/05/09 - I've dedicated a PAGE to the new "V"
Series. Please go there for all updates!
(PLEASE NOTE: ILANA'S TWINS ARE NAMED ANNA & TYLER. [Tyler, of course, is named
after Ham Tyler, baby KJ is named after Ken Johnson, and now baby Anna is the
new Diana!!!] Thank you, Zon!)
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 -
02/03/09 - New pics of JANE BADLER &
JUNE CHADWICK.
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 -
10/19/08 - KEN JOHNSON's interview with STARLOG Issue 369 just hit the stands!
It's not about "V," but the mag mentions it as one of Ken's credits.
NEW -
10/13/08 - KEN JOHNSON speaks regarding the new "V!" Interview by E!
Online. See it
HERE.
NEW -
10/12/08 - JANE BADLER will be singing LIVE with the band SIR On November 15,
2008 at The Vanguard , 42 King Street, Newtown, Australia! Dinner & Show!
Doors open at 7pm. Visit
www.moshtix.com.au
for more details. If you are
local to this event, be sure to go! Jane is quite personable and a
fantastic singer! It will be a lovely evening out!
NEW -
10/11/08 - My email has been flooded with this question: "Why does KJ want to do
a motion picture instead of a TV show/miniseries?" The answer is: Warner
Brothers owns the TV rights. KJ owns the motion picture rights.
NEW -
10/11/08 -
TV GUIDE article.
NEW -
10/11/08 - For those of you
NOT
in favor of the new proposed ABC "V," you can express your displeasure to the
following people:
Peter Roth
President, WBTV
4000 Warner Blvd.
Burbank, CA 91522
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Jason Hall
4000 Warner Blvd.
Burbank, CA 91522
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Anne Sweeney
President, ABC
500 S. Buena Vista St.
Burbank, CA 91521
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NEW -
10/11/08 - Jason Hall, the gamer-guy who is tapped for the ABC "V" work(s/ed)
for Monolith Productions, Inc. which is owned by Warner Brothers. Funny,
since WB also owns the rights to "V." - ilana
NEW -
10/11/08 - I heard from KEN JOHNSON. We are to stay tuned.l
NEW -
10/11/08 - A weblog about Jason Hall producing the new "V" mini-series. Click
HERE.
NEW -
10/10/08 - UNEXPECTED NEW "V" SHAKEUP. ACCORDING TO 'VARIETY,' KEN JOHNSON
WILL NOT BE INVOLVED IN THE NEW "V" WHICH IS SET TO AIR ON ABC.
READ FULL ARTICLE HERE.
According to KJ's website: "Update
10/9/08 -- You may hear reports that Warner Bros TV is attempting to “reimagine”
V as a television series. This is relatively old news. Last fall their new
concept, which Kenny in not involved with, was passed on by all four
networks. Though ABC is again considering the possibility of developing a TV
pilot project, this does not in any way 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 movie
while protecting the quality, integrity and substance that made his original V
such a critically acclaimed, international landmark.
More soon. Ignore all other rumors -- the real deal will always be announced
here as soon as possible."
(Thanks Charles M and Charles R.)
NEW -
09/11/08 - Faye is going to be in Kate Hudson's new movie, out this month,
called My Best Friend's Girl. She plays Kate's mother. Click
HERE to see the latest PHOTO of Faye and her husband,
Stephen Collins. (Thanks, Janine!)
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NEW -
09/9/08 - Pre-order V:TO the novel, coming out October 28, 2008!
Click the link on the left!! |
NEW -
09/4/08 - Heard from JANE BADLER! "How are you Ilana? How are the kids
and life? All great here. Everyone's well and some exciting things
are coming up. Doing a great gig in December at the Spiegeltent and in
April I may be performing in Glasgow at the arches. Just finalizing all the
details. Just shot a pilot for a new sci fi series called Resistance so all
great. Resistance is about a group of 5 teenagers who were born with
supernatural powers, each one different. They have been sent away to a
school for the gifted to hide the fact that they are actually fighting
supernatural evil forces. Alas, I do not play the sexy femme fatale but
the mother of the American teenager. Lots of love, Jane"
NEW -
09/3/08 - JANE BADLER (as Diana) was voted the 15th hottest sci-fi chick out of
50! See link
HERE.
NEW -
08/21/08 - News from KENNETH JOHNSON's website: "Kenny,
along with several noted producers and financiers are working diligently to get
V before the cameras as a theatrical motion picture we can all be proud of.
Ignore all other rumors -- the real deal will be announced here as soon as
possible."
NEW -
08/08/08 - Hollywood
glamour icon and cult actress JANE BADLER returns to the
MIFF FESTIVAL LOUNGE on SATURDAY 9TH AUGUST to perform tracks from her
critically acclaimed new release THE DEVIL HAS MY DOUBLE.
Performing on stage with Melbourne band SIR, the pairing
promises to be an evening of fame, sex and solitude, set to a sweeping
soundtrack of cold soul and passionate synthetics. SATURDAY 9TH AUGUST, MIFF
FESTIVAL LOUNGE
FORUM THEATRE, CNR FLINDERS & RUSSELL ST, MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA. 10.30PM FREE
ENTRY
NEW -
08/08/08 - A writer got a hold of KJ's OLD re-written script for V:TO (before WB
changed their minds to V:TSG). Read about it
HERE! (Thanks John!)
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NEW -
7/20/08 - Pre-Order the re-release of "V" The Original Miniseries due
out October 28, 2008 by clickling on the picture left of this box!
You'll note that now it says written by Kenneth Johnson AND A.C.
Crispin! (Thanks Patrick!)
KEN JOHNSON wrote me saying,
"The re-released
book does not contain any material from The Final Battle, merely that
drawn from my original four hour. My contribution is a new epilogue that
rounds out the original story and introduces one of the heroines of VTSG
-- at a young age. xxx K"
Tell everyone to come to my
site and pre-order this book! It might bring us one step closer to
WB giving us a new "V"!
Meanwhile, from KJ's
site: "Update
7/17/08 -- Kenny, along with several noted producers, financiers and the
powerhouse Endeavor Agency, are working diligently to get V before the
cameras as a theatrical motion picture we can all be proud of. Ignore
all other rumors -- the real deal will be announced here as soon as
possible." |
NEW -
7/17/08 - Andrew Prine's wife, Heather, surprised me
with a phone call today! Read the story HERE.
NEW -
7/17/08 - LOTS of updates today! Check my Updates
page to see them all!
NEW -
6/14/08 - Juan from Madrid, Spain, shared this
incredible video
of what happened when V the DVD was released in Spain. The video is the
"goings-on" in Madrid-Callao Square / Gran Via.)
NEW -
6/14/08 - Terry tells me that Tom Martino is a fantastic guy to purchase a
replica of the Visitors' Mask! Tom's
DWN Productions has
sculptures, etc., so check it out! Take a
look at the finished product. Still needs some work to be an exact
replica (the eyes are wrong and the mask itself looks more like a Sleestack from
Land of the Lost than a Visitor,) but not bad if you MUST have a mask.
NEW -
5/30/08 - JANE BADLER makes a rare in-store appearance at MINOTAUR on Friday 6th
June, 5.30 - 7.30pm, to promote her new album of original songwriting, THE DEVIL
HAS MY DOUBLE. Giveaways up for grabs, and Jane will also sign your own "V"
memorabilia. Minotaur, 121 Elizabeth St, Melbourne. Album launch is on Saturday
14th June at The Toff in Town. ilana just received a new batch of
autographed CDs from Jane but due to the pre-orders there are only a few left!
So if you want one, email me for
purchasing instructions with JANE BADLER CD in the subject line.
NEW -
5/29/08 - As of right now, there are no plans to have V:TSG released in
different languages.
NEW -
5/29/08 -
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette V:TSG Book Review by Rob Owen.
NEW -
5/29/08 - KEN JOHNSON will be signing V:TSG The Novel
at the Los
Angeles Convention Center on Sunday, June 1 from 9:30-10:30. (Thanks
Joseph!)
NEW -
4/28/08 - JOE HARNELL's "Bionic Woman" music is now available on CD! Visit
JOE HARNELL's site and
order it NOW! I already received mine in record time, and let me tell
you... it's amazing. Brings back very happy memories!
NEW -
4/23/08 - Woah! So much JANE BADLER news!
Saw Jane in NYC yesterday and she gave me her new CD which isn't being released
until June! Not only that, she gave me 9 extras to sell and AUTOGRAPHED
them all right in front of me! This is your only chance to get this
exclusive Limited Autographed CD, complete with Glossy Booklet of pictures of
Jane and words to the songs! Email me at
lizard.lady@mindpulse.com with
subject 'JANE BADLER CD' if you want one! Price for the autographed ones
are $30 + shipping ($5 in USA, $8 overseas.) Click
HERE for the story and pics!! - ilana
NEW -
4/23/08 - On 4/15/08 I heard from KEN JOHNSON: "I'll
update you about getting V before the cameras as soon as I have something more
concrete. Things are moving along, however."
NEW -
4/23/08 - Heard from the lovely MARIN MAY yesterday
as I was meeting up with Jane! Marin's baby boy, Zach,alrady has 5 teeth.
Ouch!!
NEW -
4/23/08 - Read and send in your reviews on V:TSG The Novel! Click
HERE
NEW -
4/23/08 - Links regarding the possible Theatrical Release of "V"!
From Gustavo:
http://bigpicture.fancast.com/2008/04/news_v_the_movie.html
From Alcove:
http://io9.com/378520/closer-than-ever-to-a-v-movie-and-new-series
From John:
http://www.thedeadbolt.com/news/104336/vmovies_news.php
NEW -2/3/08
- Heard from JANE BADLER ! "Hi Ilana It has
been a crazy time. I am starring in an amazing play called the Mercy Seat by
Neil Labutte Done in new york city a few years ago with Sigourney Weaver
and Susan Sarandon in LA post Sept 11 in NYC. Open in a week so all is a real
whirlwind. Finished my album last week and I will send you a copy in a
month. Will post some songs on Myspace which i have been neglecting a bit.
xxx Jane"
NEW -2/3/08
- Don't forget to get V:TSG The Novel on February 5, 2008!
NEW -1/4/08
- KEN JOHNSON will be signing V:TSG The Novel at
LA Comic
Book & SciFi Convention on 2/17/08! (Thanks Brian K!)
NEW -12/6/07
- Heard from KEN JOHNSON: V: The Second Generation
the Novel should be out on 2/5/08! Get ready people! Place your
order HERE. V: The Second Generation
NEW -12/3/07
- From KEN JOHNSON: "Warners
and Tor are actually closing in on finalizing the novel contract. I'm hoping for
good news within a week or so."
NEW -11/13/07
- Hi Everyone! I have been sick as a dog (still sick -- with the pregnancy
of the twins, not allowed to take meds.) So please bear with me regarding
posting the fun story about Jane and Alice Badler's luncheon! However,
HERE are the pics!!!
NEW -11/13/07
- ALICE BADLER will be on Law & Order tonight on NBC, 10pm EST! She's an
extra, so make sure you don't blink! "I am sure that you will not even be
able to see me in it. But I am sitting in the spectator's box and there is once
scene where Det. Stabler falls and the female Det. catches him (in the court
room) and I think I am walking out of the court room behind them when that all
occurs."
NEW -10/31/07
- Today Brian Tosko and I are in New York City with JANE
BADLER and Alice!! Stay tuned for the
story and pics to be posted hopefully by Thurs/Fri!! - ilana
NEW -10/30/07-
Be the first to see a clip of JANE BADLER's latest movie which just finished
shooting in Australia last week! Click
HERE to get to
the website for
Under a Red Moon! Also, JANE just posted some of her new songs on her
MySpace page!
NEW -10/30/07
- Heard from MARIN MAY two days ago! Baby Zach
is doing quite well and growing like a champ!
NEW -10/26/07
- V mentioned on TV last nite/this morning. Obviously he can't tell the
difference between a hamster and a guinea pig:
"The Craig Fergenson show (talk show that comes on after Letterman) CBS - -he
was giving his monologue then sat down at his desk and some how the word "V"
came up. He went off on a thing about the TV show "V" where they eat hamsters
and they are aliens and he was acting it out like stuffing his face with
"hamsters." Around 1:53am EST" (Thanks Mom!)
NEW -10/24/07
- NEW LETTER WRITING CAMPAIGN to start on 10/26/07! You may remember that
V:TS began on Oct. 26, 1985. In two days, the new V:TSG campaign to SciFi
Channel will begin! Click HERE for
info and get ready to write in! (Thanks, Patrick!)
NEW -10/23/07
- FAKE KEN JOHNSON
MYSPACE PAGE ALERT! This is
NOT
KJ's page:
www.myspace.com/kennethjohnson_42 .
DO NOT ASK TO BE
A FRIEND ON HERE, nor think it's real. (Thanks, Elias!)
Hi Kenny, Sorry for the intrusion but I just had to know, is
this really you on MySpace?
All the best, Elias.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
Dear Elias...
Thanks for the heads-up. The answer is NO
-- I did not create that address nor do I know who did. I have requested
that MySpace remove it immediately. While it's
flattering that someone would want to do it, I cannot have anyone
pretending to be me answering questions or communicating in my behalf.
Thanks again for the tip.
Best...Kenny
NEW -10/8/07
- ilana met BRUCE DAVISON (John Langley in V:TS)
at Chiller Con this past weekend! See story and picture!
NEW -10/8/07
- Added my meeting with DUNCAN REGEHR! (Charles
in V:TS)
NEW -10/3/07
- V:TSG THE NOVEL has been DELAYED AGAIN. The new release date is
12/05/2007 - 12/07/2007. (Thanks Patrick!)
NEW -10/1/07
- JANE BADLER news. Found out I'll be seeing her on 10/23/07 so if any of
you want to write her a fan note, get it to me by 10/22! Address it like
this: Jane Badler, c/o ilana, PO Box 8113, Somerville, NJ 08876, USA.
NEW -
9/21/07 -
FAYE GRANT & hub Stephen Collins favorite foundation
has been added to the
BurntlogGifts.com Charity donation program! Click
HERE for more info.
NEW -
9/21/07 -
ALICE BADLER can be seen on two upcoming TV Shows!
NEW -
9/10/07 -
JOE HARNELL (in loving memory) and his amazing
wife, Alice, have joined the
BurntlogGifts.com
Charity donation program! Click
HERE to donate
through BurntlogGifts.com to the
Joe & Alice Harnell
Scholarship Fund (music)!
NEW -
9/10/07 -
BurntlogGifts.com ,
in association with KEN JOHNSON, will donate a % of
$ to one of KEN's FAVORITE CHARITIES,
Doctors Without
Borders. You, as the buyer, will receive a 5% discount by purchasing
an item(s) for yourself, friends or family. This is perfect timing for the
upcoming Holiday Season! There are over 3000 products!
YOU MUST TYPE IN COUPON CODE "kenjohnson"
at CHECKOUT in order for your discount and for the charity donation to apply.
If you have any questions, please email
ilana with subject "ILANA -
CHARITY"
NEW -
9/10/07 - ilana
and BurntlogGifts.com
have set up Donations to our V's favorite Charities! Click
HERE for more information and for future, there is now
a CHARITY link on the left menu!
NEW -
9/7/07 - ROBERT
ENGLUND talks about "V" at this past weekend's
London Film
and Comic Con . (Thanks Steve!)
NEW -
9/3/07 - Cmdr.
Ilana with the new V: The Second Generation novel due out early November
2007!
Click
HERE to see different views of the Novel!
|
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V:TSG NOVEL BY CLICKING BELOW. You can also order other Amazon
stuff while you're there, such as the V DVD's, or even Electronics or
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NEW -
9/3/07 - Ilana
is preggers with Twins! A boy and a girl. The girl will be named
Robin and the boy Maxwell. Hahahaha! <thud>. Really. The boy
will be Tyler (as if you have to ask why) and not sure about the girl yet.
NEW -
9/2/07 -
JANE BADLER will *not* be attending the charity
convention in Amsterdam due to some conflicts. Here's what she wrote me:
"Hi Ilana. Yes [the film] is shooting right near me for one month so it is
sooooo perfect. The name of the film is Intervention and I play the role of Anna
opposite Richard Norton who plays my husband. It is a gritty drama and here's
hoping it makes it to the cinemas. Won't be going to
Amsterdam as it is too
hard with my filming schedule. xxxxx"
NEW -
8/31/07 -
JANE BADLER has the lead role in a feature film which
just started production! It's working title is "Intervention" and she
stars opposite Richard Norton.
NEW -
8/28/07 - New
Release of JOE HARNELL's music! THE INCREDIBLE HULK
Episodic Collection featuring full original soundtrack recordings for various
episodes of the series scored by Mr. Harnell. Go to
Joeharnell.com to see everything!
NEW -
8/28/07 -
KEN JOHNSON'S reply regarding V:TSG The Novel being
delayed: "Just a technical glitch at the publisher. No big deal. xxx
Kenny."
NEW -
8/28/07 - Heard
from GRETA BLACKBURN! "Hey Ilana! I
have a small update: I now have a myspace page--just like Jane, I see! (www.myspace.com/gretablackburn)
It is primitive at this point but I would love to hear from folks! Please
spread the word! I will add to it soon but for now it is a basic up
and running propostion. Please tell people to check back in a few weeks as well
as it will be updated with NEWS! I will be featured on VH-1 within a few
weeks on 'The Fabulous Life Of..' series on "What Hollywood's over 40 celebs do
to stay sexy and get young men!" (COUGARS!) I will have an airdate soon!
Keep me posted! Thanks! Greta B."
NEW -
8/27/07 - The
release date for V:TSG The Novel has been postponed from 10/2/07 until an
estimated date of
11/07/2007 - 11/09/2007. I'm waiting to hear from KEN JOHNSON regarding
the delay. Will post when I have news. (thanks Patrick!)
NEW -
8/23/07 - As of
Tuesday, August 21, 2007, V: The Original Miniseries, V: The Final Battle, and
V: The Series are available for download on itunes. Each episode of the series
costs $1.99, while each part of the miniseries cost $4.99. (thanks Chris, Dan &
Gary!)
NEW -
8/08/07 -
Updated MARIN MAY's page with EXCLUSIVE HOME PICTURES
of Marin and son Zachary!
NEW -
7/10/07 - JANE
BADLER'S Official MySpace page is up and running! So get your butts over
there!
http://www.myspace.com/janebadler
NEW -
7/10 /07 - Tamie
has put up the most incredible "V" blog! Check it out at
http://vfanblog.blogspot.com/ !
NEW -
7/1/07 - Heard
from KEN JOHNSON regarding Bionicon2 which took place this past weekend in L.A.!
"The
reading was splendid. Gary Graham and Michele Scarabelli from Alien Nation came
to help me and they were wonderful. The audience applause went on and on and
on."
NEW -
6/29/07
- ILANA'S NEW GIFT WEBSITE
IS UP AND RUNNING! THERE'S A 10% DISCOUNT FOR ALL "V"
FANS SO READ THIS CAREFULLY!! Logon to
http://www.BurntlogGifts.com and
place your order. At checkout, type in the SECRET COUPON CODE "ilanav"
(that's a "V" at the end.) This promotion is for "V" people only, however,
feel free to pass along the secret code to your friends and family -- shhhh
okay?! NOW GO!
http://www.BurntlogGifts.com
NEW -
6/18/07
- KEN JOHNSON told me who came
up with the Red Dust idea: KJ,
Diane Frolov, Peggy Goldman, Craig
Buck and my daughter, Juliet (who the character of Juliet Parrish was named
after.) This stemmed from a question from fan Julian.
NEW -
6/18/07
- Heard from GRETA BLACKBURN! (Lorraine.)
She is working on a sci-fi project and will give us more details when she has
them.
NEW -
6/2/07
- KEN JOHNSON
will
read excerpts from his forthcoming novel V:TSG at
Bionicon 2 on Sunday
July 1, 2007!
NEW -
5/25/07 -
New pics of MARIN MAY's baby boy!
NEW -
5/05/2007 - "V"
is in the May 11, 2007 issue of Entertainment Weekly, paper and
online version! (Thanks Mike!)
NEW -
5/05/2007 -
Check out JANE BADLER in a
COMMERCIAL
FROM 1980! (Thanks Troi Tribble!) And here's another one of Jane's
commercials:
EPT (Thanks Cmdr. Brian!)
NEW -
4/182007 - Never
before seen picture of JANE BADLER and her family!
Includes a handwritten note to ilana!
NEW -
4/182007 - Thank
you note from MARIN MAY to ilana!
NEW -
4/82007 -
ILANA'S MySPACE
page! If you have a MSP and want to be "my friend," please be sure you
mention "V" in the request or I will think you're a stalker and delete you :)
Also, for anything "V", I do NOT check MySpace messages. If you want to
contact me, my email address is
lizard.lady@mindpulse.com .
NEW -
4/82007 -
JANE BADLER may be coming to NYC late
Sept/early October 2007! Nothing is set in stone, but she is trying to
schedule a date to sing. So keep this in mind in case things work
out! I'll post news as time gets closer.
NEW -
4/82007 - New
picture of MARIN MAY's baby added!
NEW -
3/27/2007 -
KEN JOHNSON just informed me that
Amazon is taking pre-orders for
V: The Second Generation (Hardcover)!
NEW -
3/27/2007 - iI
wrote to TOR BOOKS on 3/21/2007 and they responded on 3/27/07 with:
"Thank you for your interest in Tor Books. Unfortunately, Tor does not
have the resources to answer consumer email directly. If you are looking
for news about our books and authors, please visit our News and Author
Events & Appearances pages. Letters to our authors and other inquiries
may be sent c/o Tor Books,
175 5th Ave, NY NY 10010. Thank you."
NEW -
3/21/2007 -
Pictures and Info on MARIN MAY's
newborn baby, Zachary! (which happens to be one of my fave names, and
since I don't have a son, my puppy's name is Zachary!)
NEW -
2/19/2007 - "V"
The Second Generation T-Shirts are NOW
available!
NEW -
2/19/2007 - Heard
from
KEN JOHNSON regarding the new "V"
Novel!
"V
novel: likely October. xxx Kenny."
NEW -
2/18/2007 - ilana
and baby KJ met Duncan Regehr "Charles" yesterday at a convention! Pic and
details coming soon!
NEW -
2/19/2007 - "V"
The Second Generation T-Shirts are NOW
available!
NEW -
2/19/2007 - Heard
from
KEN JOHNSON regarding the new "V"
Novel!
"V
novel: likely October. xxx Kenny."
NEW -
2/18/2007 - ilana
and baby KJ met Duncan Regehr "Charles" yesterday at a convention!
Pic and details coming soon!
NEW -
2/6/2007 - "V"
The Second Generation T-Shirts will be available soon! I've
already received a bunch of pre-orders so if you want to be one of the
first to have this amazing shirt, email me NOW at
lizard.lady@mindpulse.com
! You can take a look at the shirt
!
NEW -
2/6/2007 - Duncan
Regehr "Charles" will be appearing at
Monster Mania in Cherry Hill, NJ on Feb 16-18, 2007!
NEW -
1/25/2007 - Learn
how to PERSUADE
others like
Diana
does. Sounds expensive but it's SO worth it! For anyone
looking to learn Leadership Qualities and lead a better, more
fullfilling life! Click
HERE . (PS Cmdr. ilana bought Passion, Profit, Power!
NEW -
1/20/2007 -
MARIN MAY (Katie Maxwell) is PREGNANT!
Baby boy is due February 23, 2007! See the
PICS HERE!
NEW -
1/7/2007 - ilana
and Baby KJ meet legendary SYBIL DANNING
(Mary Kruger.)
NEW -
1/7/2007 - KEN
JOHNSON is aware of the new Bionic Woman "movie" but is not involved
with it.
NEW -
10/25/06 - From
Kenny's website:
Though the final contracts have
yet to be signed between Warners and Tor Publications, the deal for the novel of
The Second
Generation is
now in place.Kenny has delivered the manuscript to Tor. The plan is for novel to
be published in hardcover in mid-2007.
NEW -
10/02/06 - From
KEN JOHNSON to ilana: "Hi...
Warners is taking forever to
get the domestic license deal closed on the novel, but it will happen
within the month. Warner Home Video is working diligently to help find
the necessary $19 million funding for the mini-series. Hopefully in this
lifetime. Keep the faith. Kenny."
NEW -
8/05/06 - You can
now order the
Bionicon 1
DVD's which feature talks and fun by Ken Johnson, Marc Singer
and Denny Miller! This is the convention ilana attended in Tampa,
Fla!
NEW -
7/29/06 - Link to
V:TSG NOVEL TEASER on KJ's site!!
NEW -
7/29/06 -
I myself am 'biased'
when it comes to 'V' as well. If anyone would like to send me a letter
expressing their interest for a 'V' convention....I would greatly
appreciate it. This would help me to work with the powers that be that
doing a 'V' convention is worth it! I have set up a Yahoo account
strictly for this
briwilson79@yahoo.com
or anyone can mail me a letter of interest for 'V' at
Creation Entertainment
Attn: Brian Wilson
217 S. Kenwood St.
Glendale, CA 91205
I'm interested in seeing how many people are interested in a 'V'
convention.
NEW -
3/30/06 - Heard from
KEN JOHNSON !
"Some promising developments,
though, in a couple of areas, but nothing I can talk about yet. KJ
is adorable. xxx Kenny"
NEW -
3/30/06 - Heard from
JANE BADLER ! She's doing a show in
Australia
called the Sex
Kittens with all the
music of the sex kittens of the 50's. Also, she'll be at the CONVENTION
in Australia on April 8th so check my
Conventions page for the details. She's also trying to get to a
convention with Marc Singer in Sept in England and/or Sweden!
NEW -
3/13/06 - Heard from
KEN JOHNSON:regarding if there's any news: "Some
hopeful signs but nothing I can talk about yet. xxx Kenny
NEW -
2/5/06 - Heard from
KEN JOHNSON: "Nothing yet. And I'm
still pursuing some other options, but can't talk about them yet. xxx
Kenny"
NEW -
2/5/06 - Pics of
JANE BADLER from the Australian Tennis Tour!
NEW -
1/14/06 - Special thanks to JANE BADLER
and ALICE HARNELL (Joe Harnell's beloved wife) for the wonderful gifts
for baby KJ!
NEW -
1/10/06 -
JANE BADLER will be appearing at a convention in Australia!
Read about it HERE ! Robert
Englund will be attending a convention in Florida at the end of January!
NEW -
12/24/05 -
MARIN MAY sent Kylee Jean (KJ) the most fantastic "birth" gift!
Thank you for the bouncer, Marin! Her note read: "Dearest
Ilana and Baby KJ, May this bouncer bring you both hours of fun and
peace! Congratulations on your new journey and Happy Hanukah!
Love, Marin."
NEW -
12/24/05 - Heard from
KEN JOHNSON:regarding his website:
Dear Ilana...
I decided the
photos -- particularly of the prep and rehearsal -- had been
languising on my shelf for too long. It was cathartic and
invigorating to go through them all and see so many dear friends,
several of whom are gone, but many of whom haven't changed a bit
from those glory days. It brought warmth to my heart and a flurry of
smiles to my face.
I also called
several of them just to catch back up. And they all want to be
involved if I can ever get V moving forward again.
Best to you for
Christmas and the New Year.
xxx Kenny"
NEW -
12/7/05 - KEN
JOHNSON'S Official Website! (thanks, Joseph!)
NEW -
11/26/05 - JANE
BADLER is doing a PLAY in Australia! It's called
'Archy &
Mehitabel' which is the first musical comedy legend MEL BROOKS
was a collaborator on (he co-wrote the book). It opens this Monday
(28th of November) and runs until Wednesday the 30th. It's a short
season, and Jane is doing tremendous work. Previous people who have
played the role are Carol Channing, Eartha Kitt, and Chita Rivera, and
Jane has stepped up to the plate
magnificantly. - Thanks Aaron!
NEW -
11/26/05 - From
JANE BADLER herself regarding ilana's Starchild: "Oh
my god She is soooo gorgeous Congratulations Will send you a baby
gift."
NEW -
11/09/05 - FREEDOM NETWORK: Cmdr.
Ilana had her hatchling! A baby girl named Kylee Jean (named after
Ken Johnson aka "KJ".) Picture
HERE. Heard from
KEN JOHNSON: "Congratulations!
Kiss her for me. xxx Kenny."
Babies R Us
Registry.
NEW -
10/02/05 - News From
KEN!
"Hi...
ABC is "seriously considering"
the remake version and NBC may be reconsidering.
All that and sixty cents...
xxx Kenny"
NEW -
08/23/05 - News from our Zon
KEN JOHNSON:
"Hi Ilana...
In case I haven't told
you, I'm recording tomorrow a director commentary for the upcoming
DVD release of my Alien Nation pilot-movie.
Fox Home Video will also
be releasing all the series episodes as part of a set (which was
only available previously via Columbia House by subscription.)
Naturally we're hoping
that our Alien Nation movies will follow.
xxx K"
NEW -
08/4/05 - This just in from
KEN JOHNSON:
"The latest on the V situation is this:
NBC has again stalled out. Partly because they were "worried that there
was suddenly too much episodic sci-fi coming on this fall." Somehow they
don't compute that V wouldn't be on until next year, wouldn't be
constrained by the limited budget of an episodic, is a huge Brand Name
with an enormous fan base, and will be around long after the new entries
have probably faded away.
And if any of the new entries are at
all successful, gee, doesn't that indicate a public appetite for such
shows? Warners and I can't fathom NBC's thinking, although part of it
likely has to do with their calamitous descent to Number Four and the
loss of a billion dollars in ad revenue.
It's ironic, because NBC was at the
bottom of the barrel when I did V originally. Brandon Tartikoff told me
V was one of the key programming triumphs that helped turn the network
around.
Ah, Hollywood.
The good news is that although NBC has
relegated it to a back burner for now, we have strong interest from at
least one other network, and there's even some interest in doing the
sequel as a feature.
Continue to have patience and hold good
thoughts.
xxx Kenny"
NEW -
08/3/05 -
Jolene Sugarbaker
alerted us to a website stating that V: The
Remake is no longer. Click
HERE.
In response to ilana's inquiry regarding this,
KEN JOHNSON responded:
NBC is still stalled, but there has been no formal announcement one way
or the other. We have been and are exploring other options." Let's
hope for the best!
WRITE IN TO THE ADDRESS listed in the above V:TSG Campaign!!
Join me
at CKMS 100.3 - FM this Friday, July 22nd from 3:20-5:00 p.m
(EASTERN TIME).
Click on the link to hear the live webcast of the show (Friday's at
3:20pm). http://www.ckmsfm.ca
NEW -
07/14/05 -
Joe Harnell passed away Thursday, July 14th
2005
of heart failure in Sherman Oaks,CA. Services will be private. A
memorial celebration will be announced at a later date. Contributions
may be made in Joe's name to "USC Thornton School of Music, Los Angeles,
CA."
From our
Creator Ken Johnson: "A good
friend, a great talent whose music will live on.
"
NEW -
06/13/05 - Beloved "V"
actor LANE SMITH
passed away this morning at the age of 69 from ALS, also known as
Lou Gherig's disease.
A message from his family states:
"Hi
and thanks for your concern and good wishes and prayers.
We are sorry to
tell you that my Uncle Lane Smith died earlier today, a blessed relief
from his ALS. Thank you so much for your support.
From the Family of
Lane Smith" |
Thanks to
Officially5150 and Jessica F. for the news. Read about it on
CNN (thanks Theresa!)
NEW -
06/05/05 - KEN JOHNSON
alerted me that there is no latest news as of yet.
"Soon, I hope."
NEW -
05/27/05 - Thought i would let you know
that Andrew Prine has a new TV/cable show. Watch
for Starz Encore's The Western Channel's new series, Conversations with Andrew
Prine. Future guests include Eli Wallach, Mark Rydell, Patrick Wayne, Hal
Needham, Stella Stevens, Ann Jackson, Earl Holiman, Dick Van Patten and Steve
Kanaly with more to follow. Thanks Dave - The Fifth Column
http://users.sisna.com/davstock
NEW -
05/15/05 - JOE
HARNELL ("V" Music Composer) hasn't been feeling too well
lately. For anyone who wants to send him a Get Well Card, I will be
mailing out a package to him on June 1, so be sure to get me your emails to him
OR cards by May 31! Joe Harnell, c/o ilana, PO Box 8113, Somerville, NJ
08876, USA.
NEW -
05/15/05 - NEVER
BEFORE SEEN PICTURES OF JANE BADLER! Exclusive to Brian
Tosko's Jane Badler Society!
NEW - 04/25/05
- Heard from KEN
JOHNSON! "Hiya...
Because I know you (and one or two others) care... Today I delivered to NBC the
First Draft Screenplay for the four-hour remake of V. Hold good thoughts.
xxx Kenny."
NEW - 04/15/05
- Heard from KEN JOHNSON!
"Hi...
Today NBC gave me the
go-ahead-to-script for the 4-hour V remake, based on my new story.
Hopefully they'll like the
finished screenplay.
Hopefully Warners will then be
able to make an appropriate deal for production.
Only then, hopefully, might I
actually be able to say Action.
And in a perfect world it will get
high enough ratings to warrant a sequel. Hmmm. Wonder where I can find one?
Best... Kenny"
NEW -
04/12/05 - On today's Jeopardy where they
are featuring Jeopardy's best, one of the answers described an 80s sci-fi
show with human-eating reptiles. Of course, the question is "What is
V?" (Thanks, Jaime!)
NEW -
04/07/05 Heard
from KEN JOHNSON! I can't believe how DUMB NBC is!!! "Hi...knew
you'd appreciate this note I just got from NBC about the V remake:
"Do the aliens really
need to arrive in all those big spaceships?
Because it'll look like you
ripped off Independence Day." xxx
Kenny
NEW -
04/04/05 - Brian Tosko and Ilana Rapp
hung out with JANE BADLER all day in NYC today! Story to follow as
soon as Ilana recoops!!! Click pics below to expand them!
NEW -
02/17/05 - KEN JOHNSON
told me: "Hi...I'm still awaiting NBC's response to my remake
treatment. xxx K"
NEW - 01/30/05
- KEN
JOHNSON in response to the fans!!!
"Thanks for the enthusiastic
notes. Too early to predict if the project will ever even go to production,
but I'm glad everyone has such good thoughts.
xxx Kenny"
NEW - 01/29/05
- Heard from JANE BADLER ! "I am
doing a show called 'Shakin the Blues.' A one woman show about 4
women who lived in the 20's and were famous torch singers. I am doing 2 weeks at
a little theatre called the Butterfly Club." Australians!
Australians! Get your butt to see Jane! March 3-20, 2005. More
information can be found HERE.
(thanks for the web addy Marc!)
NEW -
01/29/05 - Heard from KEN JOHNSON!
Hi Ilana...
Okay, so you know that my original
plan was to do a sequel that would pick up the story 20 years later. NBC
bought it, I wrote it, and after 18 months of going around and around, they
thought it would be cool to first do a remake of the original.
Not my favorite idea, and after
four more months of discussion and negotiation, I finally closed a deal with
NBC yesterday to create a treatment for a remake.
I've fashioned a story which
I'll deliver shortly that maintains
the integrity and thematic essence of my original themes and characters
while updating it to address current lifestyles and issues facing society
today.
The
World War Two references have been replaced by much more recent incidents
from the dark side of humanity. This has allowed me to sustain the
underlying power of historic resonance that made the original so
compelling and so well-received by critics and audiences alike.
Could
that lead to the sequel being done as a follow up? ....Gee, I sure hope
so. Stay tuned.
Thanks
for caring.
Kenny"
NEW -
12/20/04 - JANE
BADLER's niece, LEIGH,
just made all the fans a special picture! Scroll to the very bottom after
clicking HERE!
NEW -
12/08/04 - I just
received JANE BADLER's new DEMO CD "Temptation" from her club
act! If you're interested in a copy of the CD, it's $10 + shipping. Email
me for details!
NEW -
12/05/04 - Scheduled for a convention in the UK March 25-27, 2005! JANE BADLER, MARC SINGER, KEN
JOHNSON! I just heard from
KEN and JANE and they are CONFIRMED!.
Meanwhile, go to STARFURY NECRONOMICAN to see the details! (thanks
Stephen!)
NEW
- 11/27/04
- Heard from KEN JOHNSON! "Warners biz
affairs and NBC are still haggling. There's also some feature interest.
Hopefully before we're all dead. xxx Kenny." Ha! KJ cracks me
up!
NEW
- 11/27/04
- Heard from JANE BADLER! "Hi Ilana!
I went in the studio for one day. It was only a demo of 6 tunes but it was so
much fun. Have you ever done it. I will send you off my Demo in a couple of days
with the poster from my last show. They have asked me to come back in Jan with
the same show so that's good. I sent the demo off to the Adelaide Cabaret
Festival hoping to get accepted for next year. We shall see. Planning to come to
New York in March Can't Wait. Hope all is well with you and you are doing lots
of fun things. x Jane"
NEW - 10/23/04
- JANE BADLER's performance at Dizzy's was a
smashing success! "V" fan Scotty and wife were lucky enough to
meet Jane! Read all about it!
NEW - 10/20/04
- Marc
Singer interview! (thanks James Biemer!)
NEW
- 10/10/04 - Take the
"V: The Remake"
Actor/Actress POLL!
NEW
- 10/10/04 - Heard from JANE
BADLER! "Hi Ilana. Wow I know you have
heard the news. Getting ready for my show at Dizzys. Looking a a new one
woman cabaret show and auditioning for Menopause the musical EEEKS. Talk
soon. Jane."
NEW - 10/09/04
- What
do you think of NBC asking Ken to remake V:TO?
Post your thoughts on the MESSAGE
BOARD!
NEW - 10/09/04
- Did you miss the Atlanta DragonCon this
year 2004? Erik went and was able to tape the panel with Marc Singer and
Richard Herd! You can order a VHS copy for $11 American
(domestic postage included, more for Canada and overseas) from Erik -- contact
him at mzaius@hotmail.com and be sure to
tell him Cmdr. ilana sentcha'!
NEW - 10/07/04
- Click here to see what NBC told Ken!
NEW - 10/06/04
- "V"
the two minis will be appearing on SPACE
on Oct. 11, 2004. (Thanks Joseph!)
NEW - 10/06/04
- Michael Ironside appeared as Lois Lane's father on last weeks SMALLVILLE.
It may turn into a recurring role, so keep watching! (Thanks Brian
Olson!) "It's
definitely a recurring role. Lois is scheduled to be in 13 episodes this
season. He's appeared in 2 of the 3 thus far and they've begun to expand
on his character and the loss of her mom/his wife several years ago."
(Thanks Mike Johnson!)
NEW
- 10/04/04 - MARIN
MAY called and sang me Happy Birthday!
NEW - 10/03/04
- *HUGE* "V"
ARTICLE in the brand new magazine called CFQ
Issue #1. Bring your $$$
-- this one costs $12.99. (Thanks, Cmdr. Brian!) Also watch out for
another "V"
article coming out in "Dreamwatch"
magazine! (Thanks Ken Johnson!)
NEW
- 09/22/04 - Guess who's
in NYC and invited me to lunch on Friday 9/24/04?! JOE
HARNELL, music composer for "V"
and the Bionic Woman, Incredible Hulk, etc! If you want to write him a fan
letter, send it to me ASAP
via e-mail by Thursday evening 9/23 with the SUBJECT
IN CAPS as JOE HARNELL.
NEW
- 09/22/04 - My Coollist
"V" subscription list got deleted due to a Coollist mistake, so I
can't send out mass messages. Argh! Hopefully they'll fix it soon but
you'll have to resubscribe. So check my website more often for news instead of
relying on Coollist. Thanks! ilana
NEW
- 09/17/04 - Heard
from KEN JOHNSON! "Hi. An
important conversation may occur next week. I'll keep you posted.
xxx Kenny"
NEW
- 09/05/04 - September
5, 2004 TV Guide
- Letters - How can you say that Diana from V,
a show no one remembers, is more of a legend than Fox Mulder? Or that Uncle
Martin of My Favorite Martian, a series that lasted only a few seasons, is more
of a legend than Doctor Who? -Dave Chambers, Clayton, Del. (thanks Jaime!)
NEW - 08/31/04
- "V"
is on the first season DVD's of "ER!" You may recall that Michael
Ironside (Ham Tyler) was on that show. According to Roberta Martins,
in the "Outakes" section there's the scene of a birth, and the actors
do a prank using a lizard baby from V, just to amuse the rest of the crew.
Thanks, Roberta!
NEW - 08/17/04
- Heard from JANE BADLER! "Hi Ilana!
So what's new in my life. I have a new show I am working on which will be on Oct
21 at a jazz club called Dizzys. Lots of new material of course dealing with me
favorite subject love, lust and betrayal. Been doing lots of corporate gigs.
Studying piano and jazz singing and Yoga. I am doing a new photo shoot in two
weeks so I will have some new pics for you. Thanks for all. Lots of love
to all my fans who still remember me and here's hoping I am back."
NEW - 08/16/04
- Heard from KEN JOHNSON! "Ilana...We're
still weighing options. xxx K"
NEW - 08/16/04
- Read JANE BADLER's interview
with TV Guide Online! (Thanks, John!)
NEW - 08/15/04
- "V"
is mentioned twice in the latest Starlog Magazine! (the one with Aliens vs.
Predator on the cover). (Thank Patrick!)
NEW - 07/28/04
- Read the article "V: The Second Generation Dead or Marketing Ploy?"
at Kiss My Heart !
NEW - 07/27/04
- Heard from KEN JOHNSON!
"Did you hear that the
new DVD of the V Series Episodes which was released TODAY is already Number 9 on the
Amazon Best Seller List?"
GO US!!!!
NEW - 07/27/04
- "V" is mentioned in the new week's TV Guide! (Thanks Patrick and
Hope!).
Also, pick up today's Washington Post newspaper for a mention! (Thanks Brian!)
NEW - 07/25/04
- New Pics of JANE BADLER from her singing
stint at The Kitten Club in Australia!
NEW - 07/24/04
- Warner
Brothers' "V" DVD Site is now LIVE! (Thanks, Ben!)
NEW - 07/23/04
- Heard from JANE BADLER! "What a
shame I was very disappointed as I felt very hopeful. Kenny has informed me that
it is far from dead as he has other exciting options that he is persuing. So we
shall see. Will keep you informed. Hope you got the pic I sent you. Jane"
NEW - 07/23/04
- Who is JEFF GASPIN?
- The man who stated "I just don't think it was different enough from the
original, frankly," Jeff Gaspin, NBC's mini-series and movies chief,
recently told The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. "It wasn't as innovative as the
original. It felt like a good sequel if we'd done it immediately after (the
original), but in the 20 years that other space operas have come and gone, it
doesn't feel as fresh as it did 20 years ago." regarding KJ's new
"V" script. Read about JEFF at these links: High
Flyer, High
Beam, MultiChannel
News, Broadcasting
& Cable . WRITE
TO JEFF GASPIN @ 3000 West Alameda Ave, Burbank, CA 91523.
(Thanks David H!)
NEW - 07/15/04
- Heard from KEN JOHNSON re:
V:TSG in trouble!
NEW - 07/14/04
- V:TSG IN TROUBLE??!
Read it HERE.
I'm waiting for Ken Johnson to fill me in on the scoop. Will post it when
I hear.
NEW - 07/14/04
- The ABC Soaps in Depth (July 20 -- so you should still be able to get it if
you want) has a pic of Jane as Diana on page 106 -- the All-Star Scrapbook page.
(Thanks Theresa!)
NEW - 07/14/04
- Pics of FAYE GRANT and daughter Katie in a
story written by Faye's husband, Stephen Collins. Click HERE
. (Thanks Elisabeth!)
NEW - 07/05/04
- V STEAKHOUSE opens
in NYC! Click HERE to read about it!
NEW - 06/18/04
- V: The Second Generation
is mentioned in the Life section of today's USA TODAY newspaper! Thanks AJ!
Jeff W mentiones his mom heard "V" talked about on a radio spot in
Charlotte, NC! Possibly 107.9.
NEW - 06/10/04
- "V"
is mentioned in the latest issue of JANE Magazine! Hugh Jackman talks
about it in an interview.
June/July 2004 issue, page 54. V's
also mentioned in the June 8th 2004 Soap Opera Digest! Thanks Theresa!!
NEW - 05/06/04
- "I happened upon a "V" clue in the TV Guide Crossword in the
May 9-15, 2004, TV Guide. 49 down is Tyler on V. We know, of course,
that the answer is Ham. It's cool how V is very much alive in TV Guide's
crossword puzzles!" - Jaime Boler
NEW - 05/03/04
- Heard from JANE BADLER! I will send you
some great pics I have just had taken for a new show. I will send poster of new
show, I am headlining a big night for Breast Cancer and I will be singing with a
20 piece orchestra. Eeks! All those romantic songs from the 30's and 40's.
Thats on May22. So things are busy.
NEW - 05/01/04
- Heard from KEN JOHNSON! "Ilana...
NBC's reaction to the new four-hour draft has been fairly positive, I'm told.
They are thinking of perhaps involving the Sci-Fi Channel to help defray costs,
but are prohibited from talking to them until the NBC/Universal merger closes,
hopefully in early May."
NEW - 04/14/04
- "V:The Series"
comes to DVD! July 27th is the day you can get your DVD
package of V: The Complete Series, featuring all 19-episodes of the
original television series V for the first time ever in a 3-disc DVD
collector's set. The list price is $39.98. See details HERE.
(Thanks Chris!)
NEW - 03/26/04
- Heard from KEN JOHNSON! Too long to post
here, click on the KJ link.
NEW - 03/21/04
- Heard from JANE BADLER! "Still waiting
on V. I think they are working out last script things and then Budget. So it is
getting closer."
NEW - 03/9/04
- Heard from KEN JOHNSON! "I wanted to
let you know that the Special 200th Episode of JAG which I directed will air
this Friday on CBS, at 9:00 Eastern and Pacific Time. It is very un-Jaggy, and
an homage to the romantic comedies of the '40's. I hope you enjoy it. xxx
Kenny"
NEW - 03/8/04
- Transcript
of the WB chat regarding the release of V:TS on DVD!
NEW - 03/2/04
- Heard from KEN JOHNSON! "Hi...
NBC this week has given me the go-ahead to enlarge the script to four
hours. I'll be delivering the new screenplay within a fortnight. Hold good
thoughts... xxx Kenny"
NEW - 01/29/04
- Heard from BLAIR TEFKIN! She's doing a
play in Hollywood, CA from February 6 - March 13, 2004. We all know
you need to meet Blair! (if you haven't already). She is SO
incredible! Try to make it! She'll be happy to talk to you /
sign autographs after the show!!! Click HERE
to read the details.
NEW - 01/29/04
- Heard from JOE HARNELL! His
Counterpoint book interview is being re-aired! THE SHOW AIRS ON
CHANNEL 57 AND 104 IN MANHATTAN, NYC on February 19 at 7:30pm.
NEW - 01/17/04
- Added FANS' I MET page! If you had the
pleasure of meeting the stars of "V" or anyone who worked on the
show, please email me your
story to be posted!!
NEW - 01/17/04
- In October 2003, a TV poll held in the UK, 'V'
came out as the 52nd scariest Film/TV series ever made! Click HERE
to see the poll. Thanks Jose and Robbie!
NEW - 01/01/04
- Heard from KEN JOHNSON! On 12/29/03
he told me, regarding rumors on an earlier production date of V:TSG:
"Dear IIana...There is no truth to the rumor. I delivered my first
draft screenplay to NBC in October and it still awaits any movement at all
on their part. I'm hoping that in the New Year the glacier will begin to
move...but even then, it will be verrrrrrrry slowly. All our faithful
would be better served to just tuck their hopes away under their pillows
for several months and wait until they hear from me. Best to you for
2004.Kenny"
NEW - 11/27/03
- JANE BADLER did an online interview in
July! Click HERE
to read it. Thanks Shane!
NEW - 11/25/03
- MARC SINGER in NYC at a convention! Go
to Convention page.
NEW - 11/12/03
- Special thanks to freeway1 for sending these links? IMDB's Salute to
Classic TV! Click HERE
and HERE.
NEW - 11/06/03
- MARIN MAY (Katie Maxwell) fans!
Marin (what a sweetheart!) just called and invited me to hang out with her
on Thurs. Nov. 13! So, for anyone who wants to send her fan mail,
send it to me ASAP at: Marin May, c/o ilana, PO Box 8113, Somerville, NJ
08876 USA. Get it to me by Wed. 11/12! I'll write up my meeting with
Marin and the Chiller Theatre convention details (see 11/3) when I get
back from Calif!
NEW - 11/06/03
- If you want a VHS NTSC copy of the footage I took of MARC
SINGER, ANDREW PRINE and SYBIL DANNING signing
autographs at Chiller Theatre, please email me at lizard.lady@mindpulse.com
and I'll get you the ordering info. Easier that way.
NEW - 11/03/03
- Major news from KEN
JOHNSON!! Not
very encouraging so keep up the Campaign letters! Click HERE
for KJ. Also, stay tuned for the highlights and pictures of this
past weekend's Chiller Theatre where I met up with MARC
SINGER, ANDREW PRINE and SYBIL DANNING!
NEW - 10/24/03
- Trailer Trash Jolene
Sugarbaker made this incredible 'V'IDEO
SHORT regarding V:TSG!
Click HERE to view. Thanks,
Jolene!
NEW - 10/23/03
- MARC SINGER, ANDREW
PRINE, SYBIL DANNING will be in NJ at Chiller
Theater Convention Halloween Weekend! Go to the CONVENTIONS
page for more details!
NEW - 10/22/03
- New page added for CONVENTIONS!
If you know of a "V" related person who will be at a convention,
please email the details to ilana
!
NEW - 10/22/03
- JANE BADLER alert! I
heard from JANE!
She sent an update on what she's busy with. Click HERE
to read bout it! Meanwhile, I have a
package going out to Jane with fan mail on Nov.
16th. Anyone who wants
their letter to be in that package, get it in to me right away at: Jane
Badler, c/o ilana, PO Box 8113, Somerville, NJ 08876 USA
NEW - 10/21/03
- GRETA BLACKBURN (Lorraine) sent
us an update on her life! See how you can meet her!
NEW - 10/17/03
- Heard from KEN JOHNSON! "I
have this week delivered the first draft screenplay to NBC and await their
notes. Best... Kenny"
NEW - 10/16/03
- "V" is going to be mentioned on VH1's I LOVE THE 80s STRIKES
BACK to air on
Tues. 10/21! Read about it HERE!
(Thanks Joseph!)
NEW - 10/14/03
- IT'S ABOUT TO
BEGIN - V:
THE SECOND GENERATION CAMPAIGN!
NEW - 9/23/03
- This just in from KEN JOHNSON:
"Dear Ilana...NBC has approved my story and sent me on to screenplay.
They move at a glacial pace, but nonetheless they are proceeding. No
production date in mind yet, though. Best... Kenny"
NEW - 9/18/03
- "While watching coverage of the sudden death of beloved comedian
John Ritter, I came across an A&E Biography of him. Appearing
six times or so was Jenny Sullivan (the reporter in both "V"
miniseries). Sullivan knew Ritter since he was young, and Ritter
appeared in one of Sullivan's plays. Sullivan was listed only as
playwright under her name, with no mention of her acting career. The
documentary was older, having been filmed prior to Ritter's death.
It might be repeated again since this is timely right now, you can check
out: www.aande.com " - Irene
Carmen (thanks!)
NEW - 9/18/03
- Tim from Canada was kind enough to inform me that "V" is being
shown on Canadian TV starting 9/7/03! Click the LINK
for more info. Thanks, Tim!
NEW - 5/30/03
- Heard from KEN JOHNSON!!!!
"Dear Ilana... TV Guide will break the story about the project being
in development in their June 14 issue. BUT -- There is absolutely no
shooting date planned at this time. I have only just delivered the first
story treatment to Warners and NBC. They must approve it, I must write the
screenplay, go through as many drafts as they want, determine what the
budget will be, have NBC order it to production, and Warners elect to pay
the necessary cost in concert with NBC. Many many many many many
many many bridges yet to cross. Best... Kenny
NEW - 4/9/03
- JANE BADLER sent me some new pics of
her from her birthday! Also, I have her new music available from Dizzy's
in Australia! Price is $10 + $4 shipping.
NEW - 4/4/03
- Heard from JANE BADLER! "Hi
Ilana I just got news that NBC and Warners have closed a deal to do
another V. Now all we need is a great script from Kenny that they approve.
So rally the troops and let all know to make a fuss. Lots of love,
Jane."
NEW - 4/3/03
- Heard from Kenny J today!
"Still trying to get the deal made. Check back in a few weeks.
Best... K"
NEW - 2/19/03
- "Dear Ilana, Just wanted to give you an update if you want to
include it on your website. I am revving up to do a one woman show
with music this spring called "In The Land of the Giants". Would
love the "V"
fans to know about it. The venue and dates are still up in the air,
but my website www.blairtefkin.com
will be updated in the next several weeks and I will let you know the
details as soon as I do. I'm shooting for April if all goes well. Thanks.
Hope you're well. Blair Tefkin."
NEW - 2/17/03
- Added new pics of FAYE GRANT!
NEW - 2/16/03
- KEN JOHNSON wrote ilana -- "Still
just working out a deal with NBC and Warners -- which should take another
few weeks, then I'll have to write it, then they'll have to decide if they
want to go to production. Many bridges to cross. Hold your
excitement. K." FYI ppl, Jane Badler, Marc Singer and Faye
Grant have been signed on to do the new "V!"
- ilana
NEW - 2/16/03
- GRETA BLACKBURN contacted ilana
with news! "I am on Fox Sports Net all month hosting The Ms.
Fitness World competitions. Was on all last month for Ms. Fitness USA.
Co-starred on first episode of "Dragnet". Working on a reality
show I am producing and hosting in Rarotonga that will shoot in April.
Please spread the word to all to watch "I'm A Celebrity, Get Me Outta
Here" and vote for my good friend Robin Leach. Viewers call in to
keep their favorite celebs on the show- which shoots in the Australian
Outback and Robin is a terrific guy! So get out the word! Thanks! More
later! GB."
NEW - 2/9/03
- Heard from JANE BADLER! "I will send you a pic of me at my new
years celebration for my birthday. Pretty exciting about V. Here's hoping
it happens. Love Jane"
NEW - 1/30/03
- KEN JOHNSON wrote ilana -- "Still
trying to put a deal together with NBC and Warners. Way too early for
details. xxoo Kenny"
NEW - 1/14/03
- Jaime Boler sent the contact name from Ken
Johnson regarding who to write to to get "V"
back on the air! Especially now that they're in talks. Mr. Stephen
Bulka, NBC, 3000 W. Alameda Ave., Burbank, CA 91523. Make it good, people!
Send more than one letter a week if you can!
NEW - 12/28/02
- See MARC SINGER in his first NJ
convention
appearance on Friday - Sunday Jan. 3-5, 2003. See the details HERE.
I'll be there on Saturday. If you go, find me!
NEW - 12/06/02
- KEN
JOHNSON has
news about a possible new
"V"! Shannon
T. Nutt from DVD Empire recently spoke to Ken, and Ken emailed me to
confirm the possibility! From
Ken: "Nothing yet, but NBC and ABC still have it under consideration.
Best to you for the holidays."
NEW
- JANE BADLER will
be performing her nightclub act on 12/19/02 at Dizzy's
in Australia! Thank's Joseph (it's the 19th not the 12th).
NEW - JOE
HARNELL's
latest concert is Dec. 5th! See details HERE.
NEW - Ilana
hung out with MARIN MAY on her first
trip to NYC!
NEW
- 09/08/02 - Exclusive Interview with GRETA
BLACKBURN (Lorraine V:TFB)
NEW
- 09/02/02 - Jane Badler's Miss
New Hampshire and Music Man pics from 1973 and '1975!
NEW
-
08/28/02
-
Check out the amazing "V"
Flash screen Jayson
made me!! Thanks Jayson! I love you!
NEW
-
08/16/02 -
Save Faye's show State of Grace! Sign the Petition to renew! http://www.parentstv.org/actionalert/081402.asp
(thanks Theresa!)
NEW
- 08/6/02 - Send me your Reviews
of
V:TFB DVD!
Read G. Noel Gross' review (Review God) HERE.
Read another review here
(thanks Shane!). Read our viewers' reviews here.
NEW
- 07/02/02 - Ilana gets into ALICE BADLER'S BED
and sees her secret tattoo.
NEW
- 06/13/02
- "V"
fan, Francoise, gets extra part on Faye's State
of Grace!
NEW
- 06/06/02 - FAYE GRANT 1/2 owns a Furniture
Decorating retail store. Find out more here!
NEW
- 05/23/02 - Read what Ken Johnson and Joe
Harnell have to say about their work in The Incredible Hulk TV series!
Click HERE.
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.