The Event is an emotional, high-octane conspiracy thriller that follows Sean Walker (Jason Ritter), an everyman who investigates the mysterious disappearance of his would-be fiancée, Leila (Sarah Roemer), and unwittingly begins to expose the biggest cover-up in U.S. history. Sean's quest sends ripples through the lives of an eclectic band of strangers, including newly elected U.S. President Elias Martinez (Blair Underwood); Sophia Maguire (Laura Innes), who is the leader of a mysterious group of possible extraterrestrial detainees; and Leila’s shadowy father (Scott Patterson). Their futures are on a collision course in a global conspiracy that could ultimately change the fate of mankind.
While The Event was in real danger of being canceled just weeks ago, NBC, the network behind the series, made a surprising commitment to keep the show -- promising to keep it up and running by ordering the rest of season's hour-long installments. With the Monday, November 29th episode marking the end of the first half of the Season One in the US. [17th Dec on Channel 4 / UK]
The Event is slated to return on February 28 [US], with 12 consecutive new episodes (including one episode that will allow viewers to catch-up on all the action, conspiracies and plot twists that occurred before the November 29 Mid-Season finale.). Most importantly, the three-month hiatus will allow The Event to avoid going against such ratings-draining competition such as Monday Night Football and it will give the series' writers a chance to fine tune some of the more murkier aspects of the various story-lines.
While loyal fans of The Event may find the three months nearly unbearable, Ritter thinks it's a move that will benefit the series and give The Event better-than-average chances of returning for a second season next fall. “I feel like it's a necessary break, especially for the writers and for NBC to be able to air the final 12 episodes of the Season One, all in a row," he confesses. "So it's sort of that thing where it's a longer wait, but the payoff will be all the better for it. It's great for us, because they're going to do a whole re-launching. Obviously, it's something that they thought a lot about and they know that it's a dangerous time for shows like this. I knew that they were deciding whether or not to take shorter, multiple breaks, but they decided to just go for one big one to really give the audience what they wanted once we started back up. So once we start back up, there's no stopping us until the very end."
ON A SCALE OF ONE TO TEN OF AMERICAN TELEVISION DRAMA SERIES FOR ADULTS [MY GUIDE TO THE BEST AND WORST]
DAMAGES - 8
THE WIRE - 8
DEXTER - 8
BREAKING BAD - 8
THE SOPRANOS - 8
LOST - 7
THE WEST WING - 7
SIX FEET UNDER - 7
GREY'S ANATOMY - 7
THE WALKING DEAD - 6 [early days / may rise]
ROME - 5
MEDIUM - 5
CSI:NY/MIAMI - 5
DEADWOOD - 5
PRISON BREAK - 5
WEEDS - 5
THE EVENT - 4
HUNG - 3
ROSWELL - 2
BIONIC WOMAN - 1
BAYWATCH - 1
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