WBD.TYM%OFFICE-2@sri-unix.UUCP (06/15/83)
>From the mouth of syndicated television critic (Gary Deeb) comes:
"V," the extremely popular SF miniseries that scored big for NBC last month,
will be a major feature of the Peacock Network's 1983-84 prime-time program
schedule.
This column has learned exclusively that NBC plans to telecast no less than 4
two-hour sequels to "V" starting late in the fall. The follow-ups will be
aired in November, December, January and February -- with the original 4 hour
"V" presentation probably to be repeated just before the sequels hit the air.
As previously reported, the high production costs -- more than twice that of
the average program -- prevented NBC from adapting "V" into a weekly one-hour
series for fall. But institution of the 4 monthly sequels seems a good bet
to recapture most of the audience that gravitated toward the original.