The Event

Is SyFy about to save The Event and Locke & Key?

The rumor-mill is a churning and word is SyFy might be picking up canceled series “The Event”, along with non-pickup “Locke & Key”. Word is SyFy may be looking at picking up “The Event” in mini-series form, to continue the story and give fans some closure. “The Event” creator Nick Wauters has been fueling the...
By Angela Share

The Event series finale review

That’s the end of NBC’s “The Event”, unless the rumors are true and it gets picked up by another network, it certainly ended set-up for another season. Needless to say this post will cover ‘events’ in “The Event”. I didn’t like the finale, not because it lacked in the acting department, but because it was...
By Angela Share

Channel 7 Australia airs The Event and The Cape at 1am

If you live in Australia and you’re a TV fan, you’re probably used to the Aussie networks screwing you over. Australian fans of “The Event” and “The Cape” are no different, with big pre-air marketing, only for both shows to hit reshuffle hell and then disappear. Now viewers will see episodes burn off at 1am,...
By Angela Share

Virginia Madsen joins The Event

This is great news, I love Madsen, so it will be great to see her in one of my favourite new shows. Madsen will play a Harvard-educated US senator from Alaska, one Catherine Lewis. Here’s hoping “The Event” can avoid the obvious Palin comparisons, though given the characters Harvard background, she’ll be smart and savvy,...
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Relaunch for The Event in January?

NBC are hoping to build the audience for The Event by relaunching it in January. Ratings for the show keep falling, which is totally bizarre, given some of the shows with stable ratings are way worse. Guess you can never count on someones taste can you. When the series hits its mid season break after...
By Angela Share

The Event S01E07 thoughts – I Know Who You Are

The Event is back and we finally got a few answers, wow that makes a change doesn’t it? Okay this next bit features spoilers for the episode “I Know Who You Are” so you know the drill. First up I’m still loving The Event, even though I know a lot of people have dropped off,...
By Angela Share

The Event episode 6 Loyalty – thoughts

  Who else is still watching The Event? A few of my friends have dropped away, which is a shame, but I am still enjoying the series. Needless to say this next bit will have spoilers for the episode “Loyalty”, so if you haven’t seen it, well, you know the score. The Event is staying...
By Angela Share

NBC gives full season orders to Outsourced, The Event and Law & Order: LA

Good news for Outsourced, The Event and Law & Order: Los Angeles with NBC giving the trio a full season order. The President of Primetime Entertainment, NBC and Universal Media Studios Angela Bromstad stated: “We are pleased with the quality of The Event, Law & Order: Los Angeles and Outsourced, and feel they are an...
By Angela Share

The Event wrap-up episode 3

I am loving The Event, it’s managed to cast off the FlashForward / Lost lovechild label and become something more. This weeks episode was no different, we got some answers and a few new questions. Expect spoilers for this next bit. So the episode opens in a motel room and Sean Walker appears to be...
By Angela Share

The Event loses 2.2 million in the ratings

Oh say it isn’t so, The Event lost over two million viewers for its second episode. I guess people don’t all have my three episode rule, a shame given the second episode was actually more captivating than the first. The Event only managed to pull in around 9 million. To put that in perspective Hawaii...
By Angela Share

Snarkerati’s picks of upcoming shows to watch

  Just a little heads up as to some of the shows set to start back up for the new season. Stick these in your diary folks because some of these are just around the corner. First up we’ve got NBC’s big hitter The Event, that’s set to hit US screens September 20, definitely one...
By Angela Share

NBC’s The Event snags Clifton Collins

Actor Clifton Collins looks set to stir things up for the President in NBC’s upcoming show The Event. Collins will play the character of Thomas in the show and he’ll go up against Blair Underwood’s president in the series. Collins has previously appeared as Ayel in the 2009 Star Trek film as well as TV...
By Angela Share

The Event promo trailer from NBC

If you haven’t seen the promo for NBCs killer Fall show “The Event” I’ve popped it below for you and I implore you to at least check it out. The cast on this one looks pretty great, with the rather wonderful Laura Innes, the handsome Blair Underwood and not forgetting Jason Ritter who seems to...
By Angela Share