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The first 13.....
Posted: Fri Oct 17, 2008 9:25 pm
by Faithful Car KRO
Ok, I'm slightly confused on something.
We do we find out if those first 13 episodes are a guarentee? Or do we just go week by wee with the ratings for every episode.
And to futhur add to my rambling questions...
Do we know how many episodes they've finished?
Re: The first 13.....
Posted: Fri Oct 17, 2008 9:58 pm
by neps
The thirteen episodes are for scripts, production and airing of those episodes. However, if the ratings fail to deliver - NBC has the right to cancel at any time. The 4 scripts are in addition to the 13 scripts that have already been writen - requested by NBC to basically see where the series will go if they get the "back 9"
They are currently filming the 11th episode right now and casting for the 13th.
Additionally - the issue people have to understand is, they are 7 episodes ahead filming anything we're seeing on TV. This means any comments based on our feedback, market testing or the like will not be seen on the air for several months. So it's one thing to go endlessly until we are blue in the face about nitpicking - but its gonna be sometime before you can see that they are listening.
VFX seems to be more liquid - and I've heard that the episode gets delivered two days before air - so stuff with regards to that we will see sooner.
Re: The first 13.....
Posted: Fri Oct 17, 2008 10:24 pm
by Faithful Car KRO
neps wrote:The thirteen episodes are for scripts, production and airing of those episodes. However, if the ratings fail to deliver - NBC has the right to cancel at any time. The 4 scripts are in addition to the 13 scripts that have already been writen - requested by NBC to basically see where the series will go if they get the "back 9"
They are currently filming the 11th episode right now and casting for the 13th.
Additionally - the issue people have to understand is, they are 7 episodes ahead filming anything we're seeing on TV. This means any comments based on our feedback, market testing or the like will not be seen on the air for several months. So it's one thing to go endlessly until we are blue in the face about nitpicking - but its gonna be sometime before you can see that they are listening.
VFX seems to be more liquid - and I've heard that the episode gets delivered two days before air - so stuff with regards to that we will see sooner.
Thanks very much. You got my questions and things i was thinking but too lazy to type out.

Re: The first 13.....
Posted: Sat Oct 18, 2008 10:03 am
by pheonix_knight
neps wrote:
Additionally - the issue people have to understand is, they are 7 episodes ahead filming anything we're seeing on TV. This means any comments based on our feedback, market testing or the like will not be seen on the air for several months. So it's one thing to go endlessly until we are blue in the face about nitpicking - but its gonna be sometime before you can see that they are listening.
VFX seems to be more liquid - and I've heard that the episode gets delivered two days before air - so stuff with regards to that we will see sooner.
With regards to the timescales mentioned there, dya think the crew will be checking out this board in between seasons if this show delivers the goods for NBC?