Have The Event‘s obituaries been written too soon? Could there yet be life in global conspiracy thriller? Leading man Jason Ritter offers a shard of light to the show’s fans.
At a recent entertainment bash, Ritter told TV Line that the show could yet return:
“I’m waiting to get a phone call either way. [Producers] Nick Wauters and Steve Stark are still talking to people and trying to get it done. Every cast member I’ve talked too is interested. And I personally would love to at least finish that story up.”
It’s no secret that the show’s producers tried to get the project on another network, with both Syfy and Netflix mentioned as possible suitors. However, nothing concrete has materialized and it’s been so long without any positive word that it seemed as though no news was bad news. And with good reason, Ritter himself already has a new job and other irons in the fire.
Whether he’d still be available if the season 2 call actually manifests is another matter. Personally, I’d be very surprised if we see the show again on any network. But stranger things have happened, and it’s perhaps some encouragement to the show’s fans who believe it deserves another chance.
Of course, if we hear anything we’ll be sure to let you know.
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My hold family have been waiting for the return of The Event now we are being told that there will be no show why the hell did you start if you were not going to continue, I would hope that there will be a change of mind and continue the program and put it on DVD.
Thank You
Simmons Family
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I am so disappointed because everytime i get addicted to a show they cancelled it. The Event is such a great show , it is fill of alot of excitement..what
would not make them want to continue with a show like that. SMH!!!!
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Sophia You used my words exactly I am tired of people the Powers that Be messing with my TV The Event was the first show I watched on reg TV in 20 plus years it was the best written and most exciting show on TV Bring it back pronto this will make me happy……
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What do we have to do to get season 2? You can’t just leave us hanging. Get us hooked and then cut us off? Thats terrible. Please bring it back!
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OMG, NBC sucks. They keep cancelling all of the good shows and keep running the same stupid repeats. And it is repeats that are years old. The cant seem to hold onto anything new. Bring the Event back. It might of lost some viewers cause it was during the summer months where people did do alot of traveling. I did, but i also DVR’ed it. Well i will be one less viewer for NBC period.
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Send it to FOX!
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Just watched all 22 episodes on Netflix. It was AWESOME.
I pay top dollar for netflix, and if they could get Season 2 there (along with 3, 4) as well as other similar STORYLINE like series, I am glad to keep paying $35 a month.
This would be a big draw for subscribers – perhaps at the $9 or $20 levels, you don’t get “series” streamed to you (requiring you to upgrade)…but if you are paying more you get these kind of shows. this could boost Netflix’s revs/profits so as to get these kinds of shows
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I’d pay extra for Netflix entirely just for this show. Best ever series IMO.
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ID ACTUALLY SUBSCRIBE TO NETFLIX IF THEY BROUGHT SEASON 2,3,4 AND OTHER LIKE PROGRAMS. RIGHT NOW IM IN THE 30DAY FREE TRIAL OF NETFLIX AND PROBABLY WONT SUBSCRIBE BECAUSE OF LACK OF STUFF LIKE THE EVENT. I JUST WATCHED ALL 22 EPISODES IN 2 DAYS. IM VERY DISAPPOINTED THAT OT HAS BEEN CANCELLED. PLEASE NETFLIX GO OUT THERE AND MAKE THIS HAPPEN.THERE ARE MANY PEOPLE WHO FEEL EXACTLY AS I DO
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Bring back The Event!!! Work out a deal with SyFy channel. It should do very well on there.
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NBC only has Law and order svu and Grimm worth watching. The Event was perhaps too adult for the childlike brains of the network executives to follow. I liked the show and I hope it gets picked up for at least another season and hopefuly more. TV is being flooded with stupid sitcoms and reality shows that appeal to the braindead. I wish the execs would wake up and give us more shows like the Event.
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I agree with you about Grimm. Great show
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The Event was awesome! Caught my attention from the beginning. To end it where the did is pure and simple bull ka ka. At a minimum let’s do a short mini series to wrap it up but don’t leave us hanging!!
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After Lost, the only series I’ve been interested to watch is The Event. Please NBC, reconsider and INVEST on this production. With so many crap on TV actually, is becoming extremely rare find something well written and intelligent. I’m sure you won’t regret.
Regards from Brazil.
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Yeah for christ sakes u have a million sitcoms and reality crap on, then when u actually put something on worth watching u cancel it, wtf? NBC sucks!
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Everyone I know watches it. Maybe the polling is messed up. The concept is pretty fresh and the acting is quality. Beats hell out of The River, Terra Nova, Heroes (4 seasons), Sanctuary, Once Upon.., Grimm, Falling Skies. Someone bring it back!
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I just had the opportunity to watch series 1 on Netflix and I find it is a nice change from all the other crap on TV that is being offered to the public in the last few years. How many more reality shows and corny sitcoms do we have to suffer through to get a good quality thriller like The Event? The actors are believable and so is the story line. I think a miniseries is a great idea to at least finish the story! Cliffhangers are great, but they need to have an ending!
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Apparently, and again, NBC really does not care about its viewers, only about ratings and the advertisement revenue it brings. This is why more and more people get turned of by commercial stations such as NBC. On Public Television this would never happen, there the viewers are players and not pawns.
So good bye NBC, I had enough! Is that profanity if I say it out loud? NBC you suck! You give a poop about viewers, you are disorganized, you are a sad station!
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Yes, Netflix should pick THE EVENT UP. The actors were great, even though I think the script could have made “them” outwardly a little different from the Earth humans, after all they were millions of years further evolved. I think all the actors deserve applause for their work on this, well done! And we all want to see the rest! Netflix has recently put out its own series, bought from Norway, Lilyhammer, very funny and a nice insight into Norway culture. It does not always have to be Hollywood. – But this one “The EVENT” would be a great story for Netflix to expand upon, improve the script and bring us the second part, with the same actors please, they are good, and believable.
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For at least 20 Minutes i have watched with my wife the Last Episode of this great Series. It was thrilling from the First to the Last Second. Sadly we read that there is not a sequel available. We hope the greedy management will change their mind.
Best wishes from Germany to all fans!
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Please bring this show back. Best show on television.
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I was shocked to find out that the event had been canceled. Especially after the shock of the sudden end of the another great show, Flashforward.
Surfing the net trying to find out how this could have happened , i stumbled upon the viewer stats of the show . Even though i read that the show got a huge promo , it seems that right from the first episode , people stopped watching it . They lost interest in it ? … who knows . I just cant explain it . Two great shows , propably the very best sci – fi / adventure of the past 10 years, cancelled after just one season , due to low ratings ? ..Well it seems , and let me apologise to fans of the show from the US , but the majority of Americans , are obviously too stupid to understand it or , cant be bothered to use their brains to piece things together . It would propably explain why shows like the closer – CSI – NCIS – the Mentalist , keep going(i admit i watch them too in order to pass the time , but every episode is identical) . People just like to get everything explained to them like little children at the end of each episode. I mean , for the shows mentioned before , EVERY episode concludes the same way . We get everything explained to us by either the cops or the bad guy. Heaven forbid having an episode that makes the viewer have to think about it and come to his own conclusions . Both Flashforward and The event in Europe rated Extremely high in viewer stats. Does that make Europeans smarter ? NO … After all the Very best in any genre comes from the US and Canadian writers and directors. . So WTF is wrong with the networks and subsiquently the american viewers who unfortunatelly get to decide the fate of any show? The writers and directors would propably be able to sell the show off to an EU network. Personally i think should go for the EU market even if it means cutting back on the buget of the special effects. After all both with Flashforward , and The event . The story is the killer part
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I will never watch a new series at NBC. Nor any other program. That´s what they deserve. NBC really sucks.
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I SWEAR imma like protest NBC lol they always cancel the shows i like omg
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This show was great. Really wish we could get this back. I seriously cant stand cable either. Its all the same reality shit on every channel and with the most annoying people to match lol. WAKE up NBC
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BRING BACK THE EVENT PLZ AND MORE SERIES LIKE LIE TO ME, RESCUE ME, DAMAGES
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The TV shows that I enjoyed, Stargate Universe, V, Caprica, and The Event, got cancelled meanwhile reality brainlessness flourishes on air and cable television. The situation is very frustrating because television broadcasting is becoming obsolete. We want to watch what/when we want with minimal commercials and it needs to be good because our time is valuable. Everyone I know has cancelled cable and switched over to hulu/netflix for just about everything; antennas are used to follow local news and are no longer a viable source of good entertainment. As you may have noticed, everything on TV is moving away from quality and turning into cheap trash. Unfortunately cable TV seems to be developing similar habits; stargate universe was cancelled because they realized that with SGU cancelled, SG viewers will be forced to watch the replacement budget scify TV show which maximizes profits for the network. I think that it all started to snowball downhill with reality TV because real drunken morons are cheaper than real actors but maybe there is no correlation here or there. Currently Netflix has a good opportunity to invest in the continuation of these great TV shows and obtain exclusive rights. Viewers did not enjoy these series on cable/air because they are not willing to rearrange their lives around broadcasting schedules; however, the shows will prove to be far more successful on a platform that allows viewers to watch the series in order anytime. Entertainment pioneers will realize that quality is looking for a new home and producing this quality entertainment will prove to be an advantage in the long run.
Has anyone noticed the great ratings that reality TV shows get on Netflix? Not me and I hope that nobody else REALLY wants to waste time watching cheap trash.
Get these shows running again and put them on Netflix because that’s where I watch TV.
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Please for the love of god bring this show back. we all need more, its the only good show out there in my eyes. BRING BACK THE EVENT NOW!
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Please NBC pick up THE EVENT its a good show and it would do great on Syfy!!! I just watched the whole season and it was really good!!!
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It appears the majority rulin I in favor of continuing the Event! I am in aggrenent that NBC should me band and Netflix take the project. I would be willing to pay more for great programs.
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Sorry for spelling errors…. iPhone auto correct – oh well
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I don’t watch much TV, but there have been a few shows that I would loyally tune in to every week…And each one got cancelled. (The Event was one of those.) I’ve learned my lesson: I will never again become interested in any TV series. The disappointment of cancellation is not worth it. I’ve got better things to do.
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had already returned to the screen EVENT?
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