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Televisionary (Free subscription) | 1 hour ago
Looking to discuss last night's episode of ABC's alien invasion drama V? Head over to the Los Angeles Times/Show Tracker site to read my take on the series' second episode ("There Is No Normal Anymore") in a piece entitled "V: Upsetting the Apple Cart." Lots to discuss including some very intention shout-outs to creator Scott Peters' last series, The 4400, new reveals involving...
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Sacramento Bee (Free subscription) | 11/07/2009
Two people were shot Friday night in the Foothill Farms area after resisting a robbery attempt, Sacramento County Sheriff's officials said. Both are expected to survive, department spokesman Sgt. Tim Curran said. Curran said shortly before 7 p.m., the victims were hanging out with a group of friends in the parking lot of an apartment complex in the 4400 block of Oakhollow Way. Three men - two wearing...
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West Seattle Blog... (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
We’re on our way to the “fire in single-family residence” call in the 4400 block of 45th SW (map). 7:05 AM: Per the scanner, the fire’s been “knocked down,” and firefighters are checking to make sure it didn’t spread. 7:10 AM: Firefighters have confirmed the fire’s tapped. Some of the units are pulling out.
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Opinionated Catholic (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
We are the Resistance!!! I hate I missed this. I don't know how it slipped my mind. Have to find it online. Live the Trinity has a interesting link here from the Chicago Tribune. See The president is a totalitarian space lizard here to eat us? I was reading this review and this line is classic A handful of dissidents hold out against the rapturous reception given the V's. Some are simply uneasy, such...
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The Comic Book Catacombs (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
Last night the ABC network began airing its troubled reimagining of the classic 1983 television mini-series " V ", with a mere four episode run during the crucial November sweeps period. Reports that the planned 13 episode initial order had been dramatically scaled back may have fueled the mindset that this effort was doomed from the outset. Paired against hit shows "NCIS" and "The...
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Staring At Empty Pages (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
As I said yesterday, when I was a child I would watch anything to do with science fiction. I don’t now, but, well, I still lean in that direction. I watch very little major-network television, and don’t really want to get hooked on a new series, but if it’s science fiction, I’m more likely to give it a try. In that vein, I tuned in last night to the pilot of a new series on...
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The Freedom Fighter's Journal (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
Imagine this. At a time of political turmoil, a charismatic, telegenic new leader arrives virtually out of nowhere. He offers a message of hope and reconciliation based on compromise and promises to marshal technology for a better future that will include universal health care. The news media swoons in admiration -- one simpering anchorman even shouts at a reporter who asks a tough question: "Why...
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/Film (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
If you had issues with the V series premiere tonight, there is a chance that the series could get better as the season goes on, especially now that we've learned that Chuck showrunner Scott Rosenbaum will be taking over the show as executive producer/showrunner. The fledgling series is no stranger to creative struggles. Original showrunner Jeff Bell (Angel, Alias) was replaced in the summer by Scott...
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CinemaSpy (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
ABC's reboot of Kenneth Johnson's '80s miniseries V (which originally aired on NBC) debuted last night, and for the most part, it was pretty entertaining. In less than an hour, writer/exec producer Scott Peters ( The 4400 ) sets up the gambit—visitors from another planet who come to Earth in search of natural resources, promising peace and prosperity, and quickly polarize humanity into those...
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Music Is The Heart Of Our Soul (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
V is an science-fiction television series which is a remake of the 1983 miniseries V created by Kenneth Johnson. The new series is executive produced by The 4400 creator Scott Peters, Jace Hall, Steve Pearlman, and Jeffrey Bel. There are 4 episodes of V which will air in November 2009, and the series will resume in March 2010 after the 2010 Winter Olympics to complete the 13 episode series. The show...
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The Homicide Report (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009
Melody Ross, a 16-year-old Cambodian teen, was shot and killed Friday, Oct. 30, in the 4400 block of East 10th Street in Long Beach as she left Wilson High School's homecoming football game, authorities said. The following is an excerpt...
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SCI FI Wire (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009
There's been a big shakeup at ABC's V , which debuts tonight: Scott Peters, who has been the guy running the show for last several months, has been replaced by Scott Rosenbaum, a former executive producer of NBC's Chuck . Peters ( The 4400 ) has been the guy shepherding the reboot project, which stars his 4400 alumnus Joel Gretsch and even shoots at the same studio in Vancouver, Canada, where 4400...
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ComicMix (Free subscription) | 11/02/2009
His road has led from TAKEN and THE 4400 , now Joel Gretsch is a part of the cast of ABC's V remake. Joel shares what appealed to him about yet another science fiction based role, plus Elizabeth Mitchell gives us the scoop on parts of the original series that will be included in the new version. Meanwhile, Michael Jackson's concert film gives an almost 10% boost to the box office and FAMILY GUY finally...
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DCist (Free subscription) | 10/30/2009
D.C. Police say they are investigating two fatal shootings that happened overnight in Northeast. The first shooting occurred at about 12:30 a.m. in the 1100 block of 48th Street NE, where officers responding to the sound of gunshots found an unconscious adult male lying in an alley and suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. The victim, who has been identified as 20-year-old Deuante Ray of the 1100...
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welldone | 10/17/2009
The 4400mAh li-ion Replacement Dell Latitude 110L Battery meets or exceeds original manufacturer specifications for Dell Latitude 110L Batteries . http://www.shopbatteries.co.uk/laptop-batteries/dell-latitude-110l.htm
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mohpq | 09/22/2009
Created and written by Scott Peters and René Echevarria, The 4400, was premiered on July 11, 2004 on the USA Network. The series got canceled after four successful seasons. In the beginning of the show, we saw that a comet like object released approximately 4400 people on the Highland Beach, near Mount Rainier, Washington. All these people had been disappearing since 1946 from different places and
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fredmkln | 09/21/2009
Starting life as an X-Files-inspired mini-series, The 4400 transformed into a super powered soap with some strong episodes and a cracking storyline when it went into full production.