V: A Bright New Day
Air Date: November 17 at 8:00 on ABC
AS 100 DIPLOMATIC VISAS ARE BEING ISSUED TO THE NEW VISITORS — ANNA AS THE 1ST — ERICA STARTS TRACKING A DEATH THREAT WHILE PAIRED WITH A V OFFICER, ON ABC’S “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. Meanwhile Erica has started tracking a death threat while paired with a V officer, as she actually has to protect …read more

The first quarter of the new TV season is coming to a close. With their biggest episodes running this month for sweeps, we can now look forward to weeks of reruns for the rest of 09.
But before they go, here’s a quick look at where I stand with the current crop of futuristic, non-realistic, ghostly, ghastly, makes-you-wonder, shows on TV.
V: The Series

We’re only a few episodes in but I’m into V for the long haul (which means waiting until Spring of 2010 for the second half of the season.) I’m enjoying the pace of the reveals, I like the characters …read more

V: There Is No Normal Anymore
Air Date:  November 10 (8:00-9:00 p.m., ET), on ABC

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.
(ABC/BOB D’AMICO)

ABC.com is about to unwrap a nifty new online feature that will allow you to create and share your own commentary on ABC shows.
It all begins on November 7 with the first episode of V.
From the look of the graphic, it’s only written commentary, pop-up video style (I was hoping for audio). It appears that once you start typing in the box, the video pauses so you don’t have to hurry to finish your thought.
When they launch this Saturday, V: The Pilot will go live with feature commentary from “V” executive producers Scott Peters and Steve Pearlman.
If you want to …read more

Did you watch V last night? If so, you weren’t alone. 13.9 million people tuned in thanks to an aggressive marketing campaign giving ABC an almost win for the night – CBS beat them, but only by a little thanks to NCIS.
This was actually the third time I’d seen the pilot and it still held up well. The characters are diverse and there’s someone everyone can relate to. Anna is the queen of all, and the special effects were stunning in spots. Best of all, they got right into it, giving us plenty of action and a few startling revelations …read more

Tonight is the premiere of the new ABC reboot of V! You can click here to read my early review. And remember, they’re only airing four episodes in November and then the show will be on hiatus until after the Olympics this spring.
V: Pilot
Air date: November 3 at 8:00 on ABC.
An image of Anna (Morena Baccarin), the leader of the V’s, is projected worldwide as she speaks about everyone joining together and no longer being divided by country or separated by fear. She wants us all to unite, and is counting on a very important component of human nature — …read more

Let’s start the week with a beautiful new promo shot of Morena Baccarin from the ABC series V. Morena, who many of you know from her role on Firefly (and Still Life for you Jensen Ackles fans), is playing the head “visitor” Anna.
V premieres on November 3 on ABC. It will have a limited run then return with new episodes in the spring, after the Olympics.

V – ABC’s “V” stars Morena Baccarin as Anna. (ABC/BOB D’AMICO)

It started off looking like a good season for scifi on TV, but already the major networks are starting to get cold feet. The most recent news involves the NBC series Day One.  The series, about survival after a global catastrophe, has been cut down to miniseries size, says Variety.
Originally, the series was expected to run 13 episodes beginning right after the winter Olympics. Now NBC has changed the order, asking for a four hour miniseries which means some major reworking needs to be done on the plot. With two hours already in the can, the producers and writers are …read more

Comic Con.
I’m tempted to stop typing right now. But Kripke is in his hot tub yelling, “I don’t hear typing!” so I guess I better keep at it.
My first day at Comic Con was a little less hectic than usual since I decided to stay in a hotel for the night. I even took one of those pedicabs to the convention center and it was a nice, relaxing way to start the day.
My first stop was the exhibit hall and incredibly, I could actually see the floor! There must have been some major panels going on upstairs because I had …read more

With the rare exceptions such as Star Trek and The Day the Earth Stood Still, scifi TV shows and movies have taught us that all aliens have one purpose – to take over the Earth. But now The Visitors have arrived and they want to be our friends. They want to share their advanced technology with us. They want to give us the cure for cancer and all they want in return is a little water.
Yeah, right.
Stock the bomb shelters and get those bullshit detectors out of storage because come January 2010, The Visitors will have landed. It’s …read more