Tonight (November 29) NBC’s freshman series “The Event” will wrap up the first part of its debut season before disappearing for a winter hiatus. The network already gave the show a full season, a mercy it was granted by the skin of its teeth. The ratings aren’t amazing and the storylines have been heavily criticized for being too much like “Lost,” “24,” and”FlashForward” all rolled into one. People say absence makes the heart grow fonder, but in the case of television sometimes it can makes you grow apart.

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Today, NBC announced their plan to continue with the sci-fi series “The Event,” the spin-off “Law & Order: Los Angeles,” and the new international comedy, “Outsourced.” Following their decision to pick up 9 more episodes of “Chuck,” they have ordered a full season of the three shows.

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What is “The Event”? We have no idea and the majority of the stars of the NBC series don’t either. It’s a new sci-fi, conspiracy thriller that many hope will fill the void that “Lost” left behind. It stars plenty of familiar faces and is led by a young actor named Jason Ritter. He recently spoke to Zap2it about what he does and doesn’t know about “the event” and revealed how the writers are keeping him on his toes!

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Have you seen those terribly dramatic ads on NBC promoting their new show, “The Event“? You know the ones that feature Jason Ritter looking confused and Sarah Roemer appearing hopeless and lost? There’s a method to the network’s promotional madness and according to them (regardless of their flighty commercials) this show will deliver. *Fingers crossed.*

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