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Huh. V premiers tonight, but it already has a new showrunner. http://bit.ly/3MOtpK 17 days ago |
New Showrunner For V
SFX —
... reviews in the States last night, but behind the scenes there have been dramas going on. Production on the show was halted after four episodes because the network, ABC, wasn’t happy with the direction it was going in, then its broadcast schedule was altered so that the first four episodes are being shown as a mini series this year, with the remaining nine episodes of the 13 originally commissioned due to air next year at some point. And now there’s a new man in charge. According to Variety former Chuck and The Shield executive producer Scott Rosenbaum has now been installed ...
V showrunner has already been replaced
TV Squad —
Despite only having one episode broadcast (the official TV Squad review is here) and four episodes in the can, V is already changing showrunners. They are trading one Scott for another. Rather than Scott Peters, the new guy calling the shots will be Scott Rosenbaum of Chuck and The Shield fame.
The switch is not a good sign. On the other hand, I watched the pilot and was underwhelmed. Among other problems, things moved too fast. Also, why do people cheer when aliens land on Earth and give a PSA? Wouldn't they more likely be running for their lives? The pilot would have worked better as a ...
Why Daily Variety is No Longer Relevant
A Writer's Life —
... that the new version of V not only won wide critical acclaim, but also did great in the ratings. In a brief, separate article, they report that the show shut down for a month, and that a new showrunner has been brought in. Those two articles create an interesting contrast...one Variety doesn't bother to explore because that might actually require the reporter do some work beyond retyping a press release. What's missing here is the context and detail that would make this a meaningful, interesting, and newsworthy story. What went wrong with V? Why did ...
