Day One

[Geekyfanboy]

Here's a new Drama that's going to be on NBC this Spring (midseason). Sounds like a cool show.



Day One
(Drama, Mondays 9pm - Spring)
From executive producer/writer Jesse Alexander ("Heroes," "Lost," "Alias") and director Alex Graves ("Fringe," "Journeyman"), "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, 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") -- strives to rebuild society as they unravel the mysteries of what happened and face their uncertain future.

The group, all residents of one apartment building in suburban Van Nuys, Calif., embarks on a quest for survival and discovers that hope is found in small victories -- and heroes are born every day.

[Jen]

Sounds interesting. :)

[Dangelus]

Looking forward to checking this one out.

[Feathers]

This is a scenario I always find quite disturbing. It will be interesting to see what they make of it.

[X]

I'll give it a shot. Texas should be fine in this new world order, it's what we're raised for. All that hunting, fishing, cooking, and learning to sew and live off the land would finally be useful!

[Geekyfanboy]

This is kind of spoilery.. guess I'll put everything in a spoiler tag..

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Looks like NBC's Day One will have more in common with ABC's upcoming V than with CBS' lamented Jericho in the post-apocalyptic drama derby. (Massive spoilers ahead!)

NBC President of Prime Time Entertainment Angela Bromstad spilled more details about the show in a group interview following her press conference today in Pasadena, Calif., as part of the Television Critics Association's summer press tour, and she gave up a big piece of the show's premise: It's about an aliens.

"It's an alien invasion," Bromstad said. "Not just a disaster. It's an alien invasion." That appears to confirm impressions left by a grainy trailer for the show that was leaked online.

Earlier, Bromstad had said the show might be of limited duration and tell a contained story, but she declined to be more specific about how many episodes that first, and possibly only, season will contain.

"We're still determining that," Bromstad said. "We're getting scripts in next week. We have three additional scripts coming in, so we're still talking to [series creator] Jesse [Alexander] about what our programming needs are and creative needs."

Bromstad is encouraged by the amount of genre programming on other networks. "I think it's a very rich area now," she said. "Before Lost came on, there wasn't really that much out there before Lost and Heroes. Now we've got Lost, Heroes, FlashForward, V, in addition to great stuff on Syfy. It's just a really fertile, rich area to channel right now."

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[Geekyfanboy]

Sounds more like this is going to be a mini series rather then a full blown tv series.

NBC's upcoming post-apocalyptic series Day One isn't due until 2010, but network executives are already suggesting it may be short-lived.

"We've always looked at Day One as a big event for us and not necessarily a show that would be an ongoing, returning show for a second season," NBC president of prime time entertainment Angela Bromstad said in a press conference today in Pasadena, Calif., as part of the Television Critics Association summer press tour. "It would depend on its success. Just by nature of the genre, they always then get a little narrow, and whether or not we can sustain it on the air ..."

Jesse Alexander's new series begins on the first day after a disaster, when a Los Angeles community sets out to rebuild.

CBS' Jericho, another serialized post-apocalyptic show, did not last more than a season and a half.

Still, NBC executives say they want to expand the network's genre programming. "Heroes was really so successful for us, and it's a genre we cannot ignore," Bromstad said. "It does tend to be a little more of a narrow genre."

[Rico]

Trailer:

Day One : first trailer

[Geekyfanboy]

Wow.. that looks amazing.. makes me want to see it more and sad that it's going to have a limited run.

[SPOCKFAN]

I have not heard anything about this show. Looks really cool

[Feathers]

I firmly believe that some things deserve a limited run. If that's what they're designed for and what they'll do well then give them the chance. Stringing things out to a full season (or two or three) just because you can does a disservice to everyone (and the show itself).

[Rico]

I agree Mike.  Not everything needs multiple seasons to tell the story.  I kind of like the idea of a one season show.  More than a mini-series and less than a full, multi-year series.  As long as they get the chance to tell the story well and finish it.

[moyer777]

That looks really good.  Can't wait.  Anyone know the date of it airing?

[wraith1701]

I'm always down for a good [spoiler] alien invasion [/spoiler] show.  Looking forward to it.