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Day One - More on the Mini-Series Change

2009-10-02T14:52:00.001+01:00

NBC is cutting its order on midseason sci-fi thriller "Day One," opting to air the show as a four-hour event movie instead.
"Day One" will still bow following the net's coverage of the Winter Olympics but will no longer run as a 13-episode series, as originally planned.

Move is likely a cost-cutting measure, as NBC will be able to judge the performance of the "Day One" mini before deciding whether to proceed with a series.

Indeed, Peacock execs said "Day One" could still morph into a series for next season should the event perform well. Network compares the strategy to how sister cabler Sci Fi (now Syfy) launched "Battlestar Galactica," which was revived as a three-hour project before being redeveloped into a new series.

Move comes just days after ABC opted to launch its own sci-fi thriller, "V," as a four-hour event in November. But unlike with "Day One," the Alphabet hasn't cut "V's" order and still plans to air nine more segs in midseason.

Peacock execs said they've always looked at "Day One" as more of an event, hence the decision to launch it out of the post-Olympics fanfare.

Two hours of "Day One" have already been shot. Creator and exec producer Jesse Alexander is now prepping the second two hours to wrap up some storylines, while leaving a few loose threads open for a potential series.

"I've been in discussions with the network for some time about the best way to launch what I truly feel is an awesome television program," Alexander said.

Scribe added that he felt the post-Olympics slot would give the show "all the promotional power it needs for great success."

NBC is still mulling how to schedule the four-hour event -- but it's likely to be broken up into two two-hour segments airing the same week. The Vancouver Winter Olympics conclude on Sunday, Feb. 28, so conceivably part one of the "Day One" mini could air the next night, March 1.

Peacock will probably not want to run part one of "Day One" on the following Sunday, March 7, as that's Oscar night on rival ABC.

Alex Graves directed the "Day One" pilot. Drama revolves around the aftermath of a global catastrophe and how the residents of one apartment building in Van Nuys band together to survive and figure out what happened.

"Day One" stars Adam Campbell, Catherine Dent, Julie Gonzalo, David Lyons, Derek Mio, Carly Pope, Thekla Reuten and Addison Timlin. Universal Media Studios produces.

Source: Variety

NBC's Day One - Changed to a Mini-Series

2009-10-01T23:27:00.003+01:00

I for one am a little sad by this after seeing the very promising trailer for this.

The order for NBC's midseason drama series "Day One" has been reduced to the two-hour pilot plus two episodes.

The show, chronicling life on earth after a global catastrophe, will now air as a four-hour miniseries following NBC's coverage of the Winter Olympics.

NBC's scripted chief Angela Bromstad has repeatedly said that the network brass was envisioning "Day One" as "a big event."

After examining the promo budget associated with launching a 13-episode midseason series, NBC executives opted to run the drama as a miniseries, with creator Jesse Alexander said to be on board with the decision.

The network is still leaving the door open for "Day One" to continue as a series after the four-hour spring run, citing the success of "Battlestar Galactica" on sibling cable channel SyFy, which also originated as a miniseries.

"Day One," produced by UMS, stars Julie Gonzalo, David Lyons, Carly Pope, Adam Campbell, Thekla Reuten, Derek Mio, Addison Timlin and Catherine Dent.

The series was originally slated to air Mondays at 9 p.m.

Source: Hollywood Reporter

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2009-09-03T22:39:00.001+01:00

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Day One - Latest Spoilers Revealed During TCA

2009-08-06T07:54:00.001+01:00

Day One - Latest Spoilers Revealed During TCA

The mayhem visited upon Earth in the pilot of “Day One” is precipitated by invading aliens, NBC exec Angela Bromstad told those gathered for the network’s Wednesday TCA executive session.

I’ve read the “Day One” pilot scripted by series creator Jesse Alexander (“Alias,” “Lost,” “Heroes”) and have more details, nestled below in spoiler-cloaking invisotext.

Massive meteorite-like projectiles come crashing into the Earth from all around the planet. The projectiles then melt, reform and shoot out of the ground, beanstalk-like, to form bizarre towers twice the length of the tallest man-made skyscraper. A circuit-frying electro-magnetic pulse knocks out all electronics and communications, “War of the Worlds”-style.

The key to combating the aliens, strangely, may lie with the series’ main characters, all of them unknowing residents of a small Van Nuys, Calif., apartment complex. One’s a doctor (latter-day "Veronica Mars" vet Julie Gonzalo). Another’s a war vet just back from Iraq (latter-day "ER" vet David Lyons). Two more are the world's best-looking computer geeks ("24" vet Carly Pope and "Harper's Island" vet Adam Campbell). A reclusive resident of the complex named Lynne (she’s the bespectacled young woman seen at the end of the trailer below) appears to have been secretly manipulating her fellow tenants without their knowledge in anticipation of the threat. Some key dialogue:

TENANT: So you knew this was coming?

LYNNE: It’s all happened before.

Later we see Lynne talking to a non-tenant named Hugh, another fellow who seems to know too much. He tells Lynne she needs to cut and run.

HUGH: Your people haven’t been trained, Lynne. You won’t get them working together in time. (beat) We’ll try again. Somewhere else. But not here. It’s too late.

Some time ago we asked Alexander if Lynne would be revealed to be a time-traveler in episode two; he replied emphatically in the negative. (We also asked if, while Alexander was working on “Lost’s” first season, he knew that Hurley would be spending a good chunk of season five in 1977. His response: “Fuck no!” So somebody should someday ask Damon Lindelof and Carlton Cuse the same question!)

Source: AICN

Posted By: The ODI

Day One - One Season Only?

2009-08-05T18:02:00.001+01:00

At today's NBC TCA Event, the NBC said "We've always looked at DAY ONE as a big event for us...but not necessarily a show that would return for a second season."

Day One - Press Release

2009-07-09T10:38:00.002+01:00

Thanks to Phoenix for the heads up

Day One Press Release:
One-hour drama - In the aftermath of a global event that devastates the world's infrastructures, a small band of survivors strives to rebuild society and unravel the mysteries of why the event took place and what the future has in store. Told from the point of view of an eclectic group of neighbors in a Van Nuys, California apartment building, this journey of survival will show us that hope is found in the smallest of victories and heroes are born every day.

From executive producer/writer Jesse Alexander (Heroes, Lost, Alias) and director Alex Graves (Fringe) comes this epic adventure that starts on Day One.

Cast & Credits
Cast:
David Lyons - Sam
Julie Gonzalo - Kelly
Adam Campbell - Zach
Carly Pope - Bonnie
Thekla Reuten - Lynne
Derek Mio - Johnny
Addison J. Timlin - Hunter
Catherine Dent - Jennifer
April Grace - Max
Xander Berkeley - Clarke

Credits
Executive Producer/Writer
Jesse Alexander - Heroes, Lost, Alias

Director
Alex Graves - Fringe

Source: NBC

Day One - First Look Trailer

2009-07-08T23:15:00.000+01:00

Thanks to Marcin from showtv.pl for the updated video.

8 New Show RSS Feeds Added

2009-06-01T19:53:00.000+01:00

Day One - RSS feed
Warehouse 13 - RSS feed
Melrose Place - RSS feed
Vampire Diaries - RSS feed
The Philanthropist - RSS feed
Hawthorne - RSS feed
Dark Blue - RSS feed
Three Rivers - RSS feed

NBC - 2009-2010 Schedule

2009-05-19T16:33:00.001+01:00

MONDAY
8:00 PM: HEROES
9:00 PM: TRAUMA
10:00 PM: THE JAY LENO SHOW

TUESDAY
8:00 PM: THE BIGGEST LOSER
10:00 PM: THE JAY LENO SHOW

WEDNESDAY
8:00 PM: PARENTHOOD
9:00 PM: LAW & ORDER: SVU
10:00 PM: THE JAY LENO SHOW

THURSDAY
8:00 PM: SNL WEEKEND UPDATE THURSDAY
8:30 PM: PARKS AND RECREATION
9:00 PM: THE OFFICE
9:30 PM: COMMUNITY (moves to Thursdays 8-8:30 p.m. after multi-episode run 30 ROCK returns)
10:00 PM: THE JAY LENO SHOW

FRIDAY
8:00 PM: LAW & ORDER
9:00 PM: SOUTHLAND
10:00 PM: THE JAY LENO SHOW

SATURDAY
8:00 PM: DATELINE NBC
9:00 PM: TRAUMA (encore broadcast)
10:00 PM: LAW & ORDER: SVU (encore broadcast)

SUNDAY
7:00 PM: FOOTBALL NIGHT IN AMERICA
8:20 PM: NBC SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL

NBC MID-SEASON 2010 SCHEDULE
(2010 WINTER OLYMPICS preempt regularly scheduled programming from February 12-28, 2010)

MONDAY
8:00 PM: CHUCK
9:00 PM: DAY ONE
10:00 PM: THE JAY LENO SHOW

TUESDAY
8:00 PM: THE BIGGEST LOSER
9:30 PM: 100 QUESTIONS
10:00 PM: THE JAY LENO SHOW

WEDNESDAY
8:00 PM: MERCY
9:00 PM: LAW & ORDER: SVU
10:00 PM: THE JAY LENO SHOW

THURSDAY
8:00 PM: COMMUNITY
8:30 PM: PARKS AND RECREATION
9:00 PM: THE OFFICE
9:30 PM: 30 ROCK
10:00 PM: THE JAY LENO SHOW

FRIDAY
8:00 PM: LAW & ORDER
9:00 PM: SOUTHLAND
10:00 PM: THE JAY LENO SHOW

SATURDAY
8:00 PM: DATELINE NBC
9:00 PM: SOUTHLAND (encore broadcast)
10:00 PM: LAW & ORDER: SVU (encore broadcast)

SUNDAY
7:00 PM: DATELINE NBC
8:00 PM: THE MARRIAGE REF
9:00 PM: THE CELEBRITY APPRENTICE

NBC New Show Promos

2009-05-04T16:21:00.002+01:00

New Dramas:

Parenthood: A contemporary re-imagining of the blockbuster film, depicting the Braverman family -- four grown siblings sharing the headaches, heartaches and joy of being parents. Starring Peter Krause, Maura Tierney, Craig T. Nelson, Dax Shepard, Bonnie Bedelia, Monica Potter, Erika Christensen and Sarah Ramos. Ron Howard and Brian Grazer executive produce.

Video here: http://www.nbc.com/upcoming-shows/video/clips/preview/1094629/
Web site here: http://www.nbc.com/parenthood/

Trauma: Peter Berg (Friday Night Lights) executive produces "Trauma", a medical drama series that follows first-responder paramedics in the San Francisco Bay area. Stars Derek Luke ("Notorious"), Cliff Curtis ("10,000 B.C"), Anastasia Griffith ("Damages"), Aimee Garcia ("George Lopez"), Kevin Rankin ("Friday Night Lights") and Jamey Sheridan ("Law & Order: Criminal Intent").

Video here: http://www.nbc.com/upcoming-shows/video/clips/preview/1094570/
Web site here: http://www.nbc.com/trauma/

Mercy: A new medical drama with a unique point of view, portrays the lives of the staff at Mercy Hospital as seen through the eyes of those who know it best -- its nurses. Stars Taylor Schilling ("Dark Matter"), Jamie Lee Kirchner ("Rescue Me") and Michelle Trachtenberg ("Gossip Girl"). Joining writer/executive producers Liz Heldens (NBC’s "Friday Night Lights") and Gretchen Berg & Aaron Harberts ("Pushing Daisies," "Pepper Dennis") are executive producers Gail Berman and Lloyd Braun. Emmy Award winner Adam Bernstein (NBC’s "30 Rock," "Rescue Me") is the director.

Video here: http://www.nbc.com/upcoming-shows/video/clips/preview/1094574/
Web site here: http://www.nbc.com/trauma/

Day One:
Executive producer/writer Jesse Alexander ("Heroes," "Lost," "Alias,") "Day One" tells the story of life on earth following a global catastrophe that has devastated the world's infrastructures. Beginning with the immediate aftermath of the cataclysmic event, "Day One" follows an eclectic band of survivors -- played by Adam Campbell ("Date Movie"), Catherine Dent ("The Shield"), Julie Gonzalo ("Eli Stone"), David Lyons ("ER"), Derek Mio ("Greek"), Carly Pope ("24"), Thekla Reuten ("Sleeper Cell") and Addison Timlin ("Cashmere Mafia")

Unfortunately, no video is available yet for Day One.
Web site here: http://www.nbc.com/day-one/

New Comedies:

100 Questions:
Charlotte Payne (Sophie Winkleman, "Peep Show") is looking for love and has rejected multiple marriage proposals -- but she has yet to meet Mr. Right. When she joins a popular online dating site, she gets a little help from her dating counselor Ravi (Amir Talai, "The Ex List") – who requires her to take a 100-question compatibility test. The questions aren’t easy for Charlotte to answer, and each one requires her to recount a poignant and humorous time in her life with friends Leslie (Elizabeth Ho, "Women’s Murder Club"), Jill (Joy Suprano, NBC’s "Law & Order"), Mike (Christopher Moynihan "For Your Consideration") and Wayne (David Walton "Quarterlife"). James Burrows ("Will & Grace," "Friends,") directs, and Christopher Moynihan ("For Your Consideration") executive produces.

Video here: http://www.nbc.com/upcoming-shows/video/clips/preview/1094628/
Web site here: http://www.nbc.com/100-questions/

Community:
Directors Joe and Anthony Russo ("Arrested Development") bring us "Community," a comedy series about Greendale Community College, whose student body is made up of high-school losers, newly divorced housewives, and old people who want to keep their minds active. "Community" focuses on a study group lead by a lawyer whose degree has been revoked. Starring Joel McHale, ("The Soup"), comedy legend Chevy Chase, Gillian Jacobs ("The Book of Daniel"); Yvette Nicole Brown ("Rules of Engagement"); Danny Pudi ("Greek"); and Alison Brie ("Mad Men").

Video here: http://www.nbc.com/upcoming-shows/video/clips/preview/1094573/
Web site here: http://www.nbc.com/community/

Please let me know if you have any questions at all -- if you're looking for additional assets like photos for any of these shows, drop me a line and I'd be happy to help.

Source: NBC

Day One - Pilot - BTS

2009-05-04T15:57:00.000+01:00

NBC orders 'Day One'

2009-01-28T13:41:00.001Z

ABC is exploring the worlds of TV news, politics and genius 11-year-olds in its latest batch of drama pilots, while it's apocalypse now for NBC.

Peacock has greenlighted the post-apocalyptic drama pilot "Day One," from "Heroes" scribe Jesse Alexander.

The hourlong takes place following a catastrophic global event that destroys the world's infrastructure. Action centers on a small group of survivors.

Universal Media Studios is behind "Day One." Alexander's credits include "Alias" and "Lost."

The Alphabet net's "I, Claudia" centers on the world of a young prosecuting attorney who, viewers learn, will one day be a contender for the presidency.

In present-day "I, Claudia," however, lead character Claudia McIntire is more concerned about her love life than her career. John Scott Shepherd ("The Days") wrote and will exec produce "I, Claudia." Matt Gross is also an exec producer.

ABC has been infatuated with women presidents through the years: Geena Davis starred in "Commander in Chief," while Patty Duke played the president in short-lived 1980s Alphabet laffer "Hail to the Chief."

Also at ABC, "Grey's Anatomy" creator Shonda Rhimes is giving the TV news beat another try. Having twice attempted to develop a drama about war correspondents, Rhimes is now exec producer on "Inside the Box," set in a D.C. network news bureau.

Richard E. Robbins, a news producer whose background includes "Peter Jennings Reporting," wrote the script, which centers on a female news producer and her colleagues. Betsy Beers is also attached.

ABC additionally picked up an untitled pilot from Daniel Cerone ("Dexter"), about a Savannah police detective who discovers, after his father dies, that he has an 11-year-old brother with a genius IQ.

The detective winds up partnering with his young brother, who helps him solve crimes. Show is based on the Argentinian series "Brothers and Detectives." Cerone is exec producer.

"I, Claudia," "Inside the Box" and the Cerone drama all come from ABC Studios.

Source: Variety