Ep switch and more

Azhria Lilu

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'ALIAS" has fumbled its big, mega-hyped post-Super Bowl episode starring Ethan Hawke.
Instead, another episode, "Phase One," starring "Blade Runner" baddie Rutger Hauer, will now air after the Super Bowl around 10:15 p.m. on Jan. 26.

A spokeswoman for Touchstone Television, which produces "Alias" for ABC, said show creator J.J. Abrams was behind the last-minute switch - because he felt the episode that's being substituted "was stronger."

"J.J. prefers it this way," she said, adding that ABC will announce shortly an air date for the Hawke episode.

ABC announced the change yesterday - via a two-line mention in its daily press release.

In "Phase One," Sydney and Jack (Victor Garber) are confronted by the new director of SD-6, who's played by Hauer. The new director replaces the missing Sloane (Ron Rifkin) - whose motives and whereabouts are unknown.

In Hawke's episode, he will portray CIA agent Lennox, whose identity is called into question by Sydney (Jennifer Garner) and dad Jack (Victor Garber) after Lennox's "deep cover" mission is blown.
- NYPost.com

Plus, an article with an interview with Victor Garber about Alias ratings, and the post-superbowl episode.

Jennifer Garner voted Sexiest Woman

The top ten on E!'s rank:

The top ten is as follows:

1. JENNIFER GARNER

2. HALLE BERRY

3. JENNIFER LOPEZ

4. ANNA KOURNIKOVA

5. CAMERON DIAZ

6. ALYSSA MILANO

7. SALMA HAYEK

8. DIANE LANE

9. FAITH HILL

10. NAOMI WATTS

Yay!

Sounder

Carl Lumbly (Dixon on Alias) will be in Sounder, airing this Sunday at 7 on ABC right before Alias. [more info]

Have a great day!
 
A spokeswoman for Touchstone Television, which produces "Alias" for ABC, said show creator J.J. Abrams was behind the last-minute switch - because he felt the episode that's being substituted "was stronger."
So was Double Agent really the episode that was planned to air? How could they continue The Getaway then?



Garber also says that future episodes will be somewhat more self-contained, as opposed to the cliffhanger-a-week form of the show's first season.
No cliffhanger? They give Alias more suspense, and that oughttta make the Superbowl viewers come back for more.
 
I, too, am a little worried about the push to make Alias "more accessible," but then, JJ Abrams continues to insist that he refuses to "dumb the show down." So I'm hoping that all those continuing threads continue weaving in and out.

Meanwhile, I expect that the Superbowl episode is written to fit in-between, or that they've rewritten/reshot scenes to make them fit.
 
this doesn't make any since to me. arn't the episodes shot in chronological order? how can he just through in another episode? :thinking:
 
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