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NEWS POSTED 8 DECEMBER, 2009.
The ratings are in now that the VPN Fall has tallied up its premiere demographics, and it looks like the fans really tuned in to see what happened with Cordelia Chase, and the "Fang Gang" as Fabulous Cordy and Angel tied at the top of the mark, ranking the best of the fall. Following behind is the second season of Faith the Vampire Slayer, which still stands strong with its high ratings, bringing in 9.5 million viewers. Unlike the other jossverse shows, Connor brought in 7.0 million viewers, which is an amazing amount. Hopefully, the season will raise higher marks if it wishes to stay up with its other shows. To get the word out, Matthew James' Connor airs Wednesday nights at 10/9c on the VPN.

NEWS POSTED 8 DECEMBER, 2009.
It has been revealed that Faith the Vampire Slayer star Felicia Day will return this week as the butt kicking slayer Vi, returning as a series regular, slated to be in the majority of season two's episodes. When questioned on her sudden disappearance since the season premiere she had told VPNews that, and I quote, "The writers were just trying to find the right story, and the right time before slotting me back into the show fulltime. Now that the time has presented itself, Vi will get her chance to shine."

The month of December kicks off with exciting news. And luckily I've been able to scrape off as much gossip on the topic as possible and have uncovered some amazing news. It looks like two of the most favourited characters in television history will be returning next year to the VPN, with their own shows. That's right! Allison Mack and Kristin Kreuk will be showing off their new series Monday nights on the VPN, airing back to back; turning the night into something legendary. And of course, with this new info, we've also discovered that this will push X-Men Legends into a later time, airing at 10/9c.


Trinity
Smallville's Lana Lang comes to a town in New York called Odyssey to begin her destiny as a hero of the people. She makes new friends and also meets up with some old ones in the midst of her journey. They will work together as a team of heroes to battle a brilliant and deadly scientist named Dr. Amanda Waller, who has been hired by Lex Luthor to do exactly one thing, eliminate his former wife, Lana Lang. In order to do just that, Dr. Waller organizes a team of meteor infected assassins codename: The Elite, to destroy Lana and her new team. The series cast consists of Kristin Kruek, Paul Wesley, Anna Paquin, Jamie Bamber and Sam Jones III reprising his role of Pete Ross.

Watchtower
Having faked her own death to escape the Department of Domestic Security, a large government organization bent on keeping the biggest secret of all, Chloe Sullivan (Allison Mack) managed to keep off the radar for three months; having started a new life in Gotham. Her new job, working for Perry White (Michael McKean), as a reporter for Gotham Daily leads her down a dark path that opens up the very roots of evil that grow in this dark city; and having saved a runaway teenage, Helena Bertineli (Kayla Ewell), she soon discovers that Gotham needs a hero; a guardian. A Watchtower. And when Oliver Queen (Justin Hartley) shows up, informing her of Dr. Emil Hamilton's (Alessandro Juliani) return, all hell breaks loose. With his plans of building a lethal army of superpowered humans, Chloe finds herself in the thick of it; engaging in a war she is not fit to fight. With the help of her friends, can she take down the DDS and one of the most gifted minds of this world? Or will she crumble to her demise, and be remembered for nothing more than a legends' sidekick? Christian Bale also stars as Bruce Wayne.

It has been revealed that the Network has purchased a 12 episode season for each shows; but as I dig deeper into this news, I discovered that something is going on behind the scenes for a possible TV Movie. Whether or not this is a rumor or a major spoiler, I do not know, but its something to look forward to. When I caught up with the forum's executives, they spoke very fondly of their two new shows. "They go so well together, and its a perfect time to establish these two characters furthermore and develop them to such a degree that they were first brought out for," they began, "I see a good future for these amazing shows."

In other news, I'm glad to say that Faith the Vampire Slayer will be returning back on schedule with its sixth episode "Secret". And in two more weeks Angel's last season will be back on track. Though there were some breaks throughout its course, the mid season finale will still be followed with a break that will have the shows returning to complete their season in Late March, or an early April. More news will be revealed.

On the topic of new shows being picked up, we asked Network Executives, Chris Davis, and Jack Malone, which shows do they see/want in the Fall of 2010. And they had this to say:

Chris: The network is turning towards more original, fresh ideas, and although the shows we have now are very much original, I'm talking in a different sense, like "new". So, I'd have to say I've had my eyes on Watchdogs, which looks very refreshing. I can't wait to see what will be done with this. I'm also intrigued by the pitch Special Projects Department, that seems pretty darn cool too. One of the more compelling continuations of the network would have to be Megan's charmed, but we're still awaiting a pilot.

Jack: At the moment, Watchdogs is at the top of my list. I'm still trying to find the time to read the pilot, although I love the concept and am really excited to see if this can become a huge hit on this network. Another I see a definate possibility of coming to the network would have to be the continuation of Charmed. The others on there are still good, although with Bludhaven, I think we all have mixed feelings on it, and whether now is the right time or not, and I think the Protectors. I think Brian is great at coming up with a series' concept. But its all based on the pilot with his stuff. I can see it airing on the VPN, based on the pitch, but like I said, the pilot is everything.

My name is Trish Morgan, and I hope you have a good night.

VPtoday: So, I guess I'll start with the question everyone wants to know. Angel is finishing with its sixth season on the Virtual-Productions Network, concluding the entire saga, am I right?

Malone: Yep.

VPtoday: And what the fans are dying to know is, pretty much, what happens to the characters? What happens to Team Angel? Any news you can give us about that?

Malone: From the get-go I knew that this season [season six] would have a lot of blowouts. A lot of dramatic episodes, and a lot of goodbyes from longtime members, and well, not so-longtime members of the Team. Which meant, there were going to be a lot of deaths; which is what I'm trying to say. Now when I started, I was uncertain this would be the final season - but it was up until I realized I'm doing a season where Wolfram & Hart is finally taking some action and doing what we've been waiting for, for a long time -- which is to take on Angel and co. Which meant, it had to be it. For five seasons Angel was fighting them, or at least a part of them, they're lackeys, etc, and now with them actually being embodied into three separate parts to take on Angel, it only felt necessary to make this the final year.

VPtoday: Anything on the characters, though? Anything we can see happening with Angel and your other continuation on Buffy, or your spin off with Faith?

Malone: Well, nothing will be happening with Angel and the continuation of Buffy the Vampire Slayer. But I can say, that even with Faith only just entering its second season, the third year is already going under some production, and the producers and I are planning out a third season. What we've got planned, is for the character of Wesley (Alexis Denisof) [from Angel] and Kate (Elisabeth Rohm) [from Angel] to come onto year three. That said, things change, but we've got great things planned for these characters, and whether or not Faith will be here for a third year, which fingers cross it is, that's what you can see.

VPtoday: On the topic of Faith, what can we expect with the upcoming episodes?

Malone: This Saturday, Faith returns. We've had a two week break so I can get back on the Angel show for a while; I feel it is absoluteley necessary to stop everything sometimes and go over the Angel episodes to make sure everything is the way it should be. It is the final season so it has to be perfect for the fans. Anyways, this Saturday, it looks as though Faith will be getting her own little fan. Someone who looks up to her, so to speak. But she's only interested in the evil side of her, and soon, wants to live Faith's life better, in a much more evil sense. So, a lot of stuff happens in that episode. I tried to re-put the "seeking redemption" storyline back in there, just as a "This is where I was at the start of my life, well look at me now!" kind of deal. And then we've got some interesting lineup of episodes. We have a huge episodes based around Anthony, Faith's watcher. A lot of secrets are revealed about him and his plans. Umm ... and pretty much a suspenseful lead up to the mid-finale from there, on this whole "you're baby will bring about the end of the world" stuff.

VPtoday: Sounds like its going to be a hell of a season this year. God knows the ratings prove it.

Malone: [laughs] Yeah. Can't believe the good reception its been getting. Hopefully the ratings stick.

VPtoday: I'm sure they will. Anything new with the schedule? Any changes?

Malone: Well, there's no Angel for another two weeks. It will be returning on the 28th of October, following the events of "Bloodlust" which was episode seven of the season. It ended pretty cliffhanger-y. And when it returns, it will be airing its last 4-5 episodes to end its mid-season run. As for Faith, it will be returning this week, with episode 5 "Just like Me". I don't think there'll be any more delays. Angel is going great now. And so I hope everything goes well.

VPtoday: Now, before you go, any spicy spoilers on the upcoming continuation of Buffy?

Malone: I'm all ears for any questions...

VPtoday: Okay, we have a few. For starters, how many seasons have you got planned? Will it be similar to Angel, with just a wrap up season, or are you going for something a little longer?

Malone: Well, Buffy has always been the greater story, to me, at least. There's a lot more you can do with her. Now that she's in her old town, Hemery, and discovered her duty as a slayer has only just begun, I can see the series pushing through to its twelfth year; although I don't know how long the higher powers over at the network see it lasting. But, at the moment, no season is being proceeded as thought it were its last.

VPtoday: Twelve seasons? Wow. That'd be great! What about any episode news? Spoilers? Titles? Anything?

Malone: [laughs] Yes. I can share some things on the subject of the episodes. Anyanka will be returning this season, to wreak all hell on the gang. Whether or not its just a one-episode thing, I can't reveal as of now. There will be a somewhat, Alice in Wonderland, styled episode. No its not called Buffy in Wonderland, I'm not that cheesy. But it will have the same sort of plot to [Alice in Wonderland], though with its own Buffy the Vampire Slayer twist. The characters of the gang will be iconic members of the novel. I have Ripper finally showing up. A great story on Dawn, this year. She's not just the complain-y teenage sister of Buffy's, she really steps into her own shoes. Andrew will be returning. And we'll have new characters, such as Rachel, and James Erickson; the slayer's new love puppet [not literally].

VPtoday: Well its been a great chat. I hope these spoilers have gotten more people drawn into the shows. I see you're starting you're own shows lately, in saying, you're original creations, and was wondering if it has been difficult to keep them all going?

Malone: It has been quite hard, actually. A part of me wants to drop the jossverse shows, but a part of me doesn't; I think I have a wide range of different stories to do with the characters of the buffy universe, and think it would be quite foolish not to tell them. As for my original shows, I've been working on them as equally hard as I have been with Buffy, Angel and Faith. So I hope I can get a few fans for them too. [laughs].

VPtoday: Thanks for coming. I'm glad we could chat for as long as we have.

Malone: Its been my pleasure!