Extant - CBS [** Spoilers **]

JP Liz V1

JP Liz V1 wrote: »

Goran Visnjic has been cast in CBS upcoming sci-fi drama Extant.
Visnjic (ER) will play star Halle Berry’s husband John Watts on the show in a series-regular role. Also, Michael O’Neill (The West Wing, 24) has been cast as a former astronaut who now is the director of the privatized space program.
The serialized drama Extant is described as “a mystery thriller about a female astronaut trying to reconnect with her family when she returns after a year in outer space. Her experiences lead to events that ultimately will change the course of human history.”
The series launches Wednesday, July 2.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PcmB-BoY1j0

Sounds like a mix of AI and The Astronaut's Wife

mafaa

Extant Season 2 Plans Reveal Evolving Global Threat

squonk

mafaa wrote: »

Extant Season 2 Plans Reveal Evolving Global Threat

Isn't it a bit presumptuous to speak about Season 2 before Season 1 has even aired? Mind you it's nice to know they're planning ahead!

somesoldiers

yeah til it gets dumped after 1 season for poor ratings

mafaa

Extant Finds UK Home On Amazon Prime, Episodes Will Air One Day After US

Extant will premiere in the UK exclusively on Amazon Prime Instant Video, it has been confirmed

Per THR, the Halle Berry sci-fi series will debut on the streaming video service on July 10, the day after the show’s US premiere on CBS

expectationlost

aliens and robot children?

mafaa

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YuNUextGOIE

squonk

mafaa wrote: »

Extant Finds UK Home On Amazon Prime, Episodes Will Air One Day After US

More of this! TV shows need to be broadcast next day over here. Thanks to the internet it's not enoguh to wait 3 months to see a show that has already aired stateside now. Spoilers will kill the show for you long before the 3 months are out.

Doing this would sound the deathknell for streaming/torrenting too as there's less of an impetus to do it and I'd also imagine overseas popularity would legitimately be taken into account when assessing a show's impact. Hopefully then less shows we love will bite the dust as a result!

mafaa

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QjLIpBMxPh0

mafaa

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xRziY8Zabfc

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aISofy1H1Wo

youngblood

Thought this might have aired as reviews are up....

mafaa

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qtc2z3XBWZQ

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P56Wmh94RV4

mafaa

youngblood wrote: »

Thought this might have aired as reviews are up....

likely to be previews, it only premieres 9 July as per post #2

Agent Coulson

Really enjoyed the pilot lots of room for this to grow into an excellent show.

iguana

Molly's doctor keeping quiet about her pregnancy was too much of a suspension of disbelief for me. She is an employee of the Space Agency, not just Molly's friendly GP. She would understand that the implications of Molly's pregnancy far, far outweigh their friendship and Molly and John's marriage. No way would she keep quiet about it.

Full_Circle_81

Just watched the pilot. I might give the second episode a go, but it bored the socks off me. I'm REALLY hoping that Grace Gummer gets more to do as it goes on. Their sons "situation" was interesting, but I often found their reactions towards his behaviour to be slightly confusing.
I'm afraid that the "mystery" in the tag-line is going to drag on forever.

Rob30888

I enjoyed the second episode far more than the pilot. There's huge potential but I just wish the show would move at a slightly quicker pace. At least it doesn't have to be padded out over 22 episodes!

mafaa

'Extant' and 'Criminal Minds' swap timeslots on CBS

CBS is moving its series "Extant" to a later time on Wednesday nights, following a couple weeks of falling ratings.

The sci-fi drama starring Halle Berry will air at 10 p.m. ET/PT starting July 30. The show is switching places with reruns of "Criminal Minds," which had been airing at 10.

The timeslot swap comes in the face of a ratings drop for "Extant." After debuting to same-day ratings of 9.6 million viewers and a 1.6 rating in adults 18-49, the most recent episode on July 23 fell to 6.4 million viewers and a 1.1 in the demographic

red dave

Is anyone watching this? I watched the first episode and thought is was OK but very slow and dragged out.

mafaa

Extant Finale Moved To September 17 – Season 2 Hopes Extinguished?

youngblood

Far too slow, would be much better if they just did it as a complete mini series and left it at that.

red dave

youngblood wrote: »

Far too slow, would be much better if they just did it as a complete mini series and left it at that.

That's a shame, from the adverts building up I was pretty excited about it. I would go as far as saying I was dissapointed with the start. Sure maybe do a binge at end of season if I hear it picks up pace a bit or a satisfactory end of season.

mafaa

Extant To Air Back-To-Back Episodes On August 20 & 27

JohnK

I'd agree that some of the earlier episodes were much too slow but I'm actually really enjoying it now; chances are a second season is unlikely at this stage but at least they're preparing for that with this season's finale ( http://seriable.com/extant-finale-cancellation-season-2/ ) so we shouldn't be left hanging.

youngblood

Anyone watching this?
Slow but im still kinda interested

red dave

youngblood wrote: »

Anyone watching this?
Slow but im still kinda interested

I'm waiting for it to finish and do a binge. Found the first episode very slow so wouldn't have the patience for it weekly.

JohnK

Yeah I'm still watching and enjoying it.

How Soon Is Now

Gone down hill so quick and as it stands right now its become awful. Molly is such a bloody annoying character.

''My baby My baby'' shut ****ing up its an Alien!! Also the robot killer who just happens to have a robot arm ffs :pac:

MargeS

Jeez, how bad was this! The finale....dire!
I doubt it gets renewed.

squonk

I just finished the episode where they find out the Japanese guy's MO and Oden deactivates robot Bratley. It seems to have dippe din quality or something. I was much more excited about it early on. A sign for me is when I just leave a show at the bottom of the pile and don't get back to it for a few weeks. That happened here. Not sure how far off the Finale I am but it's starting to look a little pointless. I too don't get the whole "My baby" thing. It's very obviously an alien and Molly's whole "It's just a bit scared" thing doesn't really wash given it's actions to date. I kind of lost interest in the show once it went down that road. Meryl Streep Jr. is laregely why I'm watching at this point.

red dave

Would this be a waste of time to watch. Was the finale that disappointing really?

JohnK

I wouldn't say it'd be a waste of time - I found it enjoyable enough - but its not going to be a contender for best show of the season.

kearneybobs

There have been 2/3 episodes where it has been pretty good but for the most part it's been pretty average, bordering on almost terrible at times.

Mr E

Just caught up on the last 2 episodes. The finale was OK but the ending was weak - too many loose ends.

showrunner wrote:

this season has a big, satisfying finale, tried to leave it all on the floor in case it's only season. Big plans if not.

My ass.

squonk

I think they were hoping for a season 2 and largely wrote the finale that way but were also hedging and wrapped it up to a certain point but left enough to go on for a second season.

I thought the finale was a bit stronger than the other episodes but it was all just a little bit too little too late. I like the premise of the show. I just wish it was executed better. Having Ethan magically reappear Matrix style was just not necessary really. Molly became really tiresome with the whole "Don't hurt Alien baby" thing. It's patently obvious the little shít isn't scared and has his own agenda. Ethan shouldn't have told him to run.

JohnK

Yeah I'd agree with a few of those points alright and if Ethan had stayed dead it would have had a stronger/darker ending which I think would have impressed more people - they could have always built another Ethan for season 2 if it came to it. Also, I don't think Ethan telling the alien kid to run is really that surprising since Molly kept on about how the alien was her child and she had to protect him so Ethan was essentially telling his "brother" to get to safety knowing that his mother had wanted him protected all along. In saying that however I do think Molly harping on about the alien being her baby was quite stupid.

Marje

This will be shown on Syfy in January, 2015.

JP Liz V1

http://tvline.com/2014/12/23/extant-season-2-cast-changes-halle-berry-goran-visnjic/#more-575188


^ Cast changes for Season 2

youngblood

Im not sure this needed a renewal!

bnt

Extant is starting on SyFy channel, Tues 20th 9PM.

(You know - for those of us who don't need to download a show the day after it's shown in the USA. )

somesoldiers

youngblood wrote: »

Im not sure this needed a renewal!

I agree, I stuck with it til the end but won't be going back

JP Liz V1

Jeffrey Dean Morgan joins as a bounty hunter

jonski

I have just finished this and really enjoyed it , it was a nice departure from the usual ' wait until season 3 or 4 before you finally get a clue as to whats going on and why ' . Nice fast paced sci-fi .

Mc Love

Not sure on the renewal either but I enjoyed it and could have just been a mini series

mafaa

Extant season 2 to premiere on Amazon Prime Instant Video on July 2, 2015


Season 2 Promo Teaser – First Look


Extant Season 3 Odds Enhanced With Extended Amazon Prime Instant Deal

mafaa

'Extant' Team Promises More Action, Sex in Rebooted Season 2

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YszYkqfprys

mafaa

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X0iZeV5Lsc4

mafaa

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n-m__yC_3yI

Mr E

Strong start to the season.

TerrorFirmer

Mr E wrote: »

Strong start to the season.

Very strong opening - that first episode was quite probably the strongest episode in the entire affair to date. I did enjoy the first season, but had a feeling throughout that it might be cancelled, and was pleasantly surprised to hear it was renewed. That first episode very much did that renewal justice.

Looking forward to the next one.

squonk

I'm late to the Season 2 party this year and only caught the first episode last night. Like the previous poster said, very strong. I was quite surprised by some of the direction changes

Molly's husband being killed

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Harry Dean Stanton is a great addition to the show. I finally feel like I've something to scratch that "Almost Human" itch I've had since it was cancelled. They're not quite the same show at all of course but I'm liking the cop angle this season. Last season was very tech and space driven. The show came across as quite 'clean' or sterile or somethinhg. Now it looks like more of a real world scenario set in the near future and hands are getting a bit dirty. I like the direction. I hope things continue this way!