ASCENT RECAP AT TWOP
Click Here to read the full recap for Ascent

MORE NEWS FROM THE LOT

New Lot Gears Up
Mikael Salomon will direct a new TV miniseries based on Stephen King's Salem's Lot, which will begin production in Australia in April, Production Weekly reported. The 1975 novel tells the story of a Dracula-like vampire who slowly takes over a small New England town called Jerusalem's Lot.
The novel was previously adapted as a TV miniseries in 1979, starring David Soul.

NEW WALLPAPER

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TOUCH JOHNNY'S BRAIN

Have you ever wondered what Johnny's brain actually feels like? Yes,
we know, it sounds kind of gross, but we thought you might want to try
it anyway.

Touch Johnny's brain now at
Touch it ya know you want to!
Thanks to Roberta for the tip!
Also featured in this weeks newsletter

THIS WEEKS EPISODE

February 2
"The Outsider"
Johnny takes on a major corporation to prevent the mass marketing of a drug he foresees will cause terrible birth defects years down the line.
Writer: Teleplay by: Craig Silverstein Story by: Steven D. Binder and Craig Silverstein
Director: Michael Robison

On a side note, Steven D. Binder and Craig Silverstein, also both worked on the series, The Invisible Man

SPACECAST REAIRS BEHIND THE SCENES
Spacecast.com will re air their behind the scenes show on The Dead Zone.

3:15 AM
The Dead Zone - Behind the Scenes (PG) 2003
A SPACE Original production. Behind the scenes footage, interviews with the cast and crew and clips from SPACE's newest original series - The Dead Zone.

PARDON OUR APPEARANCE
We are currently switching servers..some of the links may be down temporarily.
Sorry for any problems this may cause.
The site should be back to normal by the weekend
Thanks for you patience!

DEAD ZONE FAN IN THE NEWS
Democrat and Chronicle runs a spotlight and in this weeks RIT wrestler Pat North gets to be in it.

This week, we profile Rochester Institute of Technology senior wrestler Pat North, who is 19-1 and ranked No. 1 in NCAA Division III at 165 pounds.
Age: 22.
Major: Computer science.
Hometown (high school): Niskayuna (Niskayuna High)
Must-see TV: The Dead Zone, 24, and The Simpsons.

OUTSIDER PREVIEW
Stop by USA Network and view the trailer to the upcoming episode The Outsider

THE RETURN OF SALEMS LOT?
For all of you King Fans!

Mikael Salomon will direct a new TV miniseries based on Stephen King's Salem's Lot, which will begin production in Australia in April, Production Weekly reported. The 1975 novel tells the story of a Dracula-like vampire who slowly takes over a small New England town called Jerusalem's Lot.
The novel was previously adapted as a TV miniseries in 1979, starring David Soul.

The original scared the heck out of me...I've been afraid to look out the window at night ever since!
info from Sci Fi News

CHRISTOPHER WALKEN IN THE NEWS

Academy Award winner Christopher Walken, most recently seen in DreamWorks' "Catch Me If You Can," has been named ShoWest 2003 Supporting Actor of the Year.Walken will accept his award at ShoWest's closing awards ceremony March 6 in Las Vegas.
Walken received the supporting actor Oscar for his role in 1978's "The Deer Hunter," following his career-making role in Woody Allen's "Annie Hall." Walken has appeared in more than 50 feature films. Some of the most high-profile are "The Dead Zone," "At Close Range" and "Pulp Fiction." His upcoming films include Barry Levinson's "Envy" and Martin Brest's "Gigli." Walken trained as a dancer at the Professional Children's School in Manhattan and appeared in numerous stage plays and musicals before hitting the big screen. He won awards for roles in such plays as "The Lion in Winter," "The Seagull" and "The Rose Tattoo.

This article appears in Irelandonline.com,The Irish Examiner

INFO ON DEAD ZONE GUEST STAR

David Julian Hirsh, best known for his role as Josh Adler in the Showtime Series Leap Years, will be guest starring in the up coming episode The Outsider.
For more info on David Julian Hirsh, click here
For more info on the up coming episode, visit our Spoilers page

CHAT WITH MICHAEL PILLER!!

CHAT EVENT! Don't miss your chance to chat with Dead Zone Executive Producer Michael Piller in the Dead Zone chat roomon Monday, February 3 at 7PM ET/4PM PT!

WE'VE GONE .COM
You can now get all the latest news from The Dead Zone at www.visionsofjohnny.com
Don't forget to update your bookmarks!

ABC BELIEVES IN"MIRACLES"
Looks like ABC wants in on the paranormal bandwagon. Miracles was recently advertised in my local theatre and I must admit I thought it was a movie and couldn't wait to see it. It premieres tonight on ABC at 10PM EST.

The pillowy title is a smokescreen: "Miracles" is even more of a hardcore trip into "X-Files" territory than NBC's little-seen 2000 skein "The Others," Pax's "Mysterious Ways" or USA's Stephen King adaptation "The Dead Zone." And this is the mass-appeal version: ABC execs originally planned to make the lead character a bona fide priest, ensuring unwanted attention based on last year's laundry list of controversies and scandals.

To read Yahoo's full article Click Here

DEAD ZONE GETS A MENTION IN THE KANSAS CITY STAR
The Kansas City Star mentions The Dead Zone in an article for those "less-football inclined"

There are those among us who are having second thoughts about watching the Super Bowl. After all, it will hurt to see the Raiders win because...they're the Raiders. And it will hurt to see Tampa Bay win because, if Warren Sapp and Keyshawn Johnson were unbearable before, imagine how they'll be with a Super Bowl ring

• USA will have "Dirty Dancing" on at kickoff time. From 7 p.m. it will repeat episodes of "The Dead Zone," starting with "Descent" and "Ascent" in that order.

They offer a list of all things anti-Super Bowl to watch
(I'd double check your local listings for the Marathons time as I think it's 8PM EST.)

MINI-MARATHON TONIGHT
Marathon includes the frist 3 episodes of the season!
Descent, Ascent and Valley of Shadows Marathon starts at 8PM so get those recorders taping!

Since we didn't want your loyalty to Johnny Smith to force you to miss
the Super Bowl, there won't be a new episode of "The Dead Zone" this
week. The next new episode, entitled "The Outsider," premieres on
Sunday, February 2 at 10PM/9C

JOHNNY'S SUPERBOWL PREDICTIONS

Speaking of the Super Bowl, Johnny's alter ego, Anthony Michael Hall,
predicts a victory for quarterback Brad Johnson and the Tampa Bay
Buccaneers. We would never advocate gambling, but if you believe he can see
the future...

NEW SCREENCAPS
Screencaps for The Siege are now available.

JOHN L ADAMS IN TV ZONE!
In the Winter Special Issue # 49 there is an interview with John L. Adams!

Anthony Michael Hall is the mystical psychic man Johnny Smith, awake after a 5-year coma, and who now has the uncanny ability to see into people’s futures.
And…
We spoke to John L Adams who plays Bruce Lewis, best friend to Johnny Smith and there to help this unusual man whenever he needs it.

Special Issue #49 • ships from Jan 23 2003
News-stand Price • UK £4.99 / US $9.99

SCHEDULE UPDATE

Scars
Sun Feb 16 10:00P USAE- USA Network
Mon Feb 17 12:00A USAE- USA Network
Mon Feb 17 08:00P USAE- USA Network
Thu Feb 20 11:30P USAE- USA Network
Fri Feb 21 07:00P SCIFI- Science Fiction
Sat Feb 22 10:00A USAE- USA Network

Misbegotten
60 minutes- (CC), N

Sun Feb 23 10:00P USAE- USA Network
Mon Feb 24 12:00A USAE- USA Network
Mon Feb 24 08:00P USAE- USA Network
Thu Feb 27 11:00P USAE- USA Network
Fri Feb 28 07:00P SCIFI- Science Fiction

CAN'T GET ENOUGH AMH?!
His TV schedule for Feb is now available click here to check it out!

LOOKS LIKE FOX SENSES A GOOD THING
Seems like Fox wants to jump on the Paranormal bandwagon and follow USA's lead by coming up with their own psychic shows.

Fox Orders Paranormal Pilots
Young women with special powers are at the heart of two drama pilots just ordered by Fox, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The first, an untitled project from 20th Century Fox Television and Original Television and executive producer/writer Jon Feldman and executive producer/director Rob Cohen, concerns a recent college graduate who discovers that she's able to save lives by changing the course of events, the trade paper reported. Cohen will direct the pilot.
The second pilot, from 20th and Regency Television and executive producer/director Todd Holland and executive producer/writer Bryan Fuller, is an untitled drama about a twentysomething woman who helps people using her power to communicate with animals, the trade paper reported. Holland will direct the pilot.

NICOLE DE BOER IN CULT TIMES
Cult Times February Issue #89 has an article on Nicole de Boer!

• You may remember her from such shows as Deepwater Black and Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, but now Nicole de Boer is causing an uproar on The Dead Zone…

Issue #89 • ships from Jan 23 2003
News-stand Price • UK £3.50 / US $6.99

GOT ART?
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TOP TEN TDZ EPISODES
According to GEOS here is a list of the top 10 Dead Zone Episodes
Top Ten Episodes
The ten The Dead Zone episodes with the highest mean score are:
1. 1 x 1 Wheel of Fortune 8.60
2. 1 x 13 Destiny 8.35
3. 1 x 2 What It Seems 8.16
4. 1 x 5 Unreasonable Doubt 8.16
5. 1 x 8 Netherworld 7.89
6. 1 x 3 Quality of Life 7.86
7. 1 x 10 Here There Be Monsters 7.80
8. 1 x 12 Shaman 7.68
9. 1 x 6 The House 7.60
10. 2 x 1 Valley of the Shadows 7.59

UPN PICKS UP NEW SERIES "NEWTON"
Sources at The Dead Zone Tv.Com have found out that Craig Silverstein the writer for the episodes Here There Be Monsters, Destiny and the up-coming episodes The Outsider and Scars will soon be writing for his own series called Newton for UPN. You may remember, that this was also the station that was origianally to be the home of The Dead Zone.

TWOP RECAPS
Descent's full recap is now available and the Ascent recaplet is up as well!

Johnny asks Walt if he hears anything. Walt doesn't. Johnny has another vision of a bunch of miners walking out of the mine, and one of them calls out, "Move along, Stengel." All of the miners give Johnny the gas face as they walk out. Johnny tells Walt, "This mine seems to know me by name." Walt echoes my sentiment by saying, "What the hell's that supposed to mean?" Johnny says he wishes he knew. Again with the mystery.

NEW PILLER AT THE USA!
Piller has a new Behind The Scenes up at USA's site. It's as usual a great read!
He talks about Ascent how Jack Nicholson was almost death and how his mother's having a near death expereince helped build this episode.
There are also spoilers for The Outsider so if you don't want to know, don't read, as well as some insite into Sarah and her characters development.
This is my favorite quote from the letter

The entire future of this television show could be determined by what my chiropractor's wife says.

DEAD ZONE A TREND SETTER?
Look's likeFox is thinking about starting some of it's new shows over the summer after seeing the recent success of USA's The Dead Zone.

RATING DIPS HIT 'ZONE', 'SHIELD'

Jan. 17, 2003

NEW YORK -- A pair of cable original dramas cooled off a week after heating up their season premieres. USA's "The Dead Zone" and FX's "The Shield" both saw their household rating drop by about one-fifth for the second episodes of their second seasons. Sunday's "Zone" received a 2.6 rating, down 19% from its debut week. Tuesday's "Shield" dropped 22% to a 2.8 rating. In the 18-49 demographic, "Zone" stayed almost flat week-to-week, notching a 2.1 rating; "Shield" dropped a full rating point to 2.3. MTV's "The Osbournes," which airs opposite the final 30 minutes of "Shield," also dropped, scoring a season-low 3.5 in its target 12-34 demo and a 3.0 household rating, down from 3.3 the previous week. Lead-in "The Real World" has outperformed "Osbournes" among viewers 12-34 in its last two airings, though "World" is slightly down in that demo from its performance last month. In other cable ratings news, TBS' "America's Prince: The John F. Kennedy Jr. Story" led all basic cable nets among viewers 18-49 (2.5 million viewers) and 25-54 (2.7 million) on Sunday. "Prince" pushed TBS to the top of the cable heap for the week in primetime for the 18-49 demo. A&E got encouraging ratings results from the Sunday premiere of "Benedict Arnold: A Question of Honor." The film notched a 2.5 household rating, making it the most-watched A&E original of the past 12 months. (Andrew Wallenstein)

DEAD ZONE IN XPOSE
Xpose's February Issue, # 76 has an interview with John L. Adams.
The mag has Charmed on the cover

• With the hit series returning, actor John L Adams wonders why his character Bruce Lewis has such a spiritual streak.

#2004: THE OUTSIDER
Premieres: Sunday, February 2, 10PM/9C
Logline: Johnny takes on a major pharmaceutical company when his visions reveal that a new drug will cause deadly effects in the years to come.

SCRIPTS AVAILABLE
The Act 1 script to The Outsider is now available at USA!

DEAD ZONE MINI MARATHON!

Have you missed any of the episodes so far from Season 2 of The Dead Zone? Now's your chance to get caught up! Don't miss encore presentations of all three episodes this Sunday, January 26, beginning with "Descent" at 8PM/7C, follwed by "Ascent" at 9PM/8C and "Valley of the Shadow" at 10PM/9C!

CANADA STARTS THE DEAD ZONE
Looks like someone at the Globe loved the 2 part premeire to the series. Outside The Box Compares the movie to the series and how 2 different actors manage to make the same character credible in different ways.

Space begins a TV adaptation
of King's The Dead Zone Tuesday at
9 p.m. (The New VR airs the shot-in-Vancouver series Wednesday at 10 p.m.)
Cronenberg, a master at measuring dread and loss, has been replaced by cheerful adven-turers, Michael and Shawn Piller, who last brought us Star Trek: Voyager.
So why, with different venues and artistic sensibilities at play, do both
the film and TV series work so well?

CHRISTOPHER WALKEN TO APPEAR ON SNL
Christopher Walken will be on Saturday Night Live on Feb 22.

NEW PICTURES AT USA
USA Network has the synopsis of Ascent up at their site. They also have new pictures from the episode.
After looking through, you realize that the pictures are from Descent, Ascent and the upcoming Misbegotten! So hurry on by and grab them before they're gone!
Thanks to Denise for the tip!

SCHEDULE UPDATE
Upcoming Episodes will be:
THE OUTSIDER
PRECIPITATE
SCARS
For more info on these episodes, see our Spoilers Page

WANT TO CHAT ABOUT ASCENT?
Visit our Message Board

THREE HOUR MARATHON!
Next week starting at 8PM on USA Network is a 3 hour marathon!
Looks to include :
Valley of Shadows
Descent
Ascent

TONIGHT'S EPISODE
Ascent! Don't forget to tune in for the exciting conclusion to last weeks episode!
Cast: Anthony Michael Hall, Nicole de Boer, Chris Bruno, John Adams, David Ogden Stiers.
Producer(s): Lloyd Segan, Shawn Piller.
Writer(s): Michael Piller.
Original Airdate: January 19, 2003.

YAHOO'S TV SCOOP MENTIONS TDZ

The Good: First off, watch for the season-two premiere of FX's Emmy winner The Shield (Tues., 10 p.m.), just as the DVD box set of season one hits stores (Fox Home Entertainment). And there's tons more quality tube coming your way: new Oz episodes on HBO (Sun., 9 p.m.); the second season of USA's terrific Dead Zone, starring Anthony Michael Hall (Sun., 10 p.m.); season three of Lifetime's The Division (Sun., 8 p.m.), with new castmember Dean Cain; and the WB's High School Reunion (Thurs., 8 p.m.), engaging coverage of real classmates coming together ten years after graduation (the Most Likely to Succeed hasn't necessarily, and the school bully comes off like the ass you always knew he was).

Click Here for the full article

DEAD ZONE COMES TO CANADA
Halifax Daily News has an article on upcoming shows.

Stephen King fans can rejoice. After a hugely successful run in the U.S. starting last June, the new series The Dead Zone is coming to town (premiering Tuesday on Space at 10 p.m.). In case you don’t remember the 1983 movie: a happy, engaged teacher (Anthony Michael Hall replaces Christopher Walken) emerges from a six-year coma to find his fiancee (Nicole deBoer) remarried and with a son. But even worse, he’s acquired the ability to foresee the future, which is not as much of a gift as you might think. The series was created by a writer-producer on the three TV Star Treks: TNG, DSN and Voyage.

CHRISTOPHER WALKEN FANS
Wonder what he's been up to..



He's recently been spotted in Kangaroo Jack as the mob boss/Step Father and also has another father role in Catch Me If You Can

NEW SPOILERS
Spoilers for Playing God are now available on our Spoilers page.

2 AVITARS/SCREENCAPS FOR ENEMY MIND
Here are 2 new Avatars...if you use avatars from the site, please give a link back.



Screencaps for Enemy Mind will be up by the end of the weekend.

SCI-FI STARTS THE DEAD ZONE
Hope everyone got to see Valley of Shadows again tonight on Sci Fi Channel!

SEE SOME OF CANADA'S BEHIND THE SCENES
Space cast.com has a bit of footage from their behind the scenes pre-show to The Dead Zone. The pre-show airs 8:30 PM EST on January 21 on Space the Imagination Station
There is also a link to win the DVD and for wallpapers.

NEW SPOILERS TOMORROW!!
New Spoilers for an upcoming episode Playing God will be up tomorrow!

HALL ALMOST MISSED THE ZONE?

Still, Hall very nearly missed out on the biggest role to come his way in a decade.
"Not to point any fingers, but my agent for some strange reason turned Piller down," said Hall. "It was only through Michael's persistence that I eventually got the script. And I loved it right away."

Click here for the full article
Thanks to Linda for the tip!

HALL'S HAPPY IN THE ZONE
Click here for the full article.
Mr. Hall's compares his new found fame to that of the character Johnny Smith he protrays on TDZ. There's a brief mention of Cabin Pressure which mentions a small spoiler (who's on board with him) but nothing that will give the show away.

Anthony Michael Hall has more than a few things in common with his character in The Dead Zone, a guy who is thrown into the media spotlight after finding himself with strange new powers.

Thanks to Lynda for the tip!

ANTHONY MICHAEL HALL ANSWERS YOUR EMAILS!
USA has once again posted Mr. Hall's response to some of the emails fans have sent him. Thanks to both USA Network and Mr. Hall for allowing fans the opportunity to get feed back from one of their favorite stars!
Hope they talk Ally Sheedy or Judd Nelson into doing an Episode!

VISIONS OF JOHNNY WELCOMES CANADIAN FANS!
The Dead Zone debuts on The New VI in Canada on Jan. 15 at 10 p.m. ET/PT. Making its Canadian premiere on CHUM Television across the country, the psychological thriller will also air on The New VR, The New RO, The New PL, The New WI and The New NX and on SPACE: The Imagination Station, Jan. 21 at 9 p.m. ET/PT.

VANCOUVER IS FLYING HIGH WITH THE DEAD ZONE
Globe News has an article on The USA coming to Canada for their filming industry. The top of their list is The Dead Zone and it's great succes. There are spoilers for Cabin Fever as well as location and scene info that is interesting to read!

In the cold bowels of Vancouver's Roller Land skating palace, the sawed-off body of a 737 is propped up on a bed of air bladders. The camera crew inside the craft zooms in on lead actor Anthony Michael Hall as the plane lurches through a pocket of simulated turbulence.
We are on the set of The Dead Zone, the hit Lions Gate TV series based on the Stephen King novel, which made its Canadian debut on CHUM Television stations this week.

Thanks to Linda for the GREAT Tip!
(sorry for the double news)

VANCOUVER IS FLYING HIGH WITH THE DEAD ZONE

UK INFO ON THE DEAD ZONE
Looks like the SCI-FI UK will begin season 2 of TDZ on 10th, at 9pm GMT. The first episode; Valley of the Shadows

CANADIAN DEAD ZONE NEWS
The Dead Zone debuts on The New VI in Canada on Jan. 15 at 10 pm ET/PT.
This show is zoned for cool paranormal activities

When The Dead Zone premiered in the U.S. in June, it became the highest-rated dramatic series to debut on basic cable, drawing more than 6.4 million viewers. (That is like 100,000 people showing up to your garage sale.)
The show, which started its second season in the U.S. this month, has already built a loyal following.

Speaking of writing, sometimes it helps to hire a fact-checker. In an attempt to modernize the story, several references are made to the cultural highlights that transpired while Johnny was out of it — Mark McGwire's home run record, the Clinton-Lewinsky affair, invention of Caller ID, the emergence of Shania Twain and the O.J. Simpson case.

But here's the problem: Those last three items happened before 1996. Somewhere Nostradamus is rolling his eyes.

Airing Tonight: The Dead Zone (Chum stations, 9 p.m.) is a new spinoff from the old movie that was, in turn, based on a good Stephen King novel. A guy almost dies and when he recovers finds that he can suddenly enter a mental zone in which he can know a person's fate just by touching them. That's the core of the plot. The guy with the dark, magic touch here is played by Anthony Michael Hall. It's not badly done, made in Canada and brimming with adolescent gloom. The title might also refer to how you'll feel if you're getting addicted to The Bachelorette,which airs at 8 p.m. on CITY-TV stations.

To read the full article click here.

SAD NEWS FOR KING FANS

Genre Producer Monash Dead

Veteran Hollywood writer and producer Paul Monash, who produced the original Carrie movie, as well as TV's Salem's Lot, died Jan. 14 after a brief illness at his Los Angeles home, the Reuters news service reported. He was 86.

Monash was a writer and producer of widely praised television films, pilots and series and was also a producer who scoured the bookstalls for projects that included such cinematic films as Kurt Vonnegut's Slaughterhouse-Five, Big Trouble in Little China and Stephen King's Carrie. Monash also wrote the TV miniseries Salem's Lot, based on a King novel, the wire service reported.

Born in New York's Harlem and raised in the Bronx, Monash said his goal at age 21 was "to write the American novel," but instead he rode the rails and lived as an expatriate in Paris. He eventually became a writer for television. In 2000, the Writers Guild of America gave him its Paddy Chayefsky Laurel Award for his lifetime achievement, the wire service reported.

DEAD ZONE COMES IN AT # 7
According to Zap2it.com the Ratings for the week ending 1/5 are as follows

RANK PROGRAM NAME NETWORK DAY RATING AUDIENCE
1 OUTBACK-BOWL L (FLORIDA/MICHIGAN) ESPN Wed 3.4 3,633,000
2 PEACH BOWL L (TENNESSEE/MARYLAND) ESPN Tue 3.3 3,489,000
3 SPONGEBOB NICK Sat 2.7 2,902,000
4 FAIRLY ODD PARENTS NICK Sat 2.7 2,889,000
5 TRADING SPACES TLC Sat 2.6 2,826,000
6 TBS PRIME MOVIE (PAYBACK) TBS Sun 2.6 2,812,000
7 DEAD ZONE, THE USA Sun 2.6 2,769,000
8 JIMMY NEUTRON NICK Sat 2.5 2,706,000
9 THE DIVISION LIF Sun 2.5 2,697,000
10 SPONGEBOB NICK Thu 2.4 2,578,000

ASCENT INFO
For more info see our Spoilers page
10:00 PM Channel 34 USA Sunday, 19
Ascent
60 min.
Conclusion. Critically injured during his efforts to rescue teenagers from a mine, Walt's survival depends upon Johnny's ability to restore him to consciousness. (VCR Plus+ 585987)
Cast: Anthony Michael Hall, Nicole de Boer, David Ogden Stiers, Chris Bruno, John L. Adams, Kristen Dalton
Category: Drama
Release Year: 2003
Additional Airings
Date Time Channel VCR Plus+
Monday, 20 12:00 AM 34 USA 710223
Monday, 20 8:00 PM 34 USA 575399
Thursday, 23 11:00 PM 34 USA 723507
Saturday, 25 10:00 AM 34 USA 716651

MORE ON MIDSEASON MAKEOVERS
Looks like SFGate.com has alot to say about all the new shows that started mid-season

The Sci-Fi Channel will try to build on the pull of "Taken" and get viewers to buy into a TV version of the cult movie hit "Tremors" in March. USA, coming off hits in "Monk" and "The Dead Zone" (and a Rudy Giuliani movie starring James Woods in March), has two future pilots in "Peacemaker" with Tom Berenger and "Thoughtcrimes" with Peter Horton.

NEW RIFF!!
There's a New Riff at USA and let me tell you it's hysterical. There are spoilers for Cabin Pressure so don't read if you don't want to know. They do promise a new way of filming for this episode that is going to knock our socks off!!
Can't wait to see it!

WANT TO DISCUSS TDZ?
Add your comments to The Dead Zone's Live Journal community

DEAD ZONE PRESENTATION PHOTO'S
Click Here to see "Shots from The Dead Zone Presentation with Anthony Michael Hall and Michael Piller "

B101 DELCARES ANTHONY MICHAEL HALL A HUNK!
Looks like B101 holds a weekly hunk not a hunk contest and week #8 has Mr. Hall as a definite HUNK!

Sasha raved about the new show The Dead Zone and what a hunk star Anthony Michael Hall is. Wes wonders if other ladies find the 80's brat pack super nerd a hunk in 2002. After all, we're talking about Rusty Griswold. Well, you backed Sasha and decided that Anthony Michael Hall wasn't back then, but is now definitely a HUNK!

NEW PHOTOS
Finally there are new publicity photos for TDZ!
Click here to view them.

DESCENT RECAPS UP!
Complete synopsis, Script and Photo Gallery are now up at USA Network
Stop by and check them out!

Also, Valley of Shadows complete recap is up at TWOP as well as the recaplet from Descent

MAN THAT WAS A GREAT EPISODE!
Love Descent? Want to talk about the episode? Visit our Messageboard and chat with us about the show!

UPDATE
Schedule page has been updated.

JOIN THE MAILING LIST
We update the news everyday, but if you want to know when there are new spoilers, new wallpapers or new links before it makes the from page, sign up for our Mailing List
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SEAN PATRICK FLANERY PAGE
Click Here to see a great biography and filmography as well as loads of pictures of TDZ's favorite bad man!

MORE GOOD THINGS SAID ABOUT ORIGINAL CABLE PROGRAMING

Cable will be put to the test again when USA's "Dead Zone" and FX's "Shield" return for their second seasons this month. At least a dozen other new cable series get their start in January as well on TNN, Lifetime, ABC Family, MTV, Sci Fi Channel, Showtime, the Disney Channel and even the Weather Channel.

To read the full article, Click Here

HIT SHOWS MEAN BIG ADVERTISING DOLLARS
Click here to read the full article about how hit shows help raise advertising dollars

You're going to see some deals come out that, as far as cable goes, are going to stand out from the pack," he said. "We're going to link the promotional side of ['Monk,' 'Dead Zone' and other USA and Sci-Fi shows] with the promotional side that Universal Pictures offers. We can reach into theaters; we can reach into [Universal] theme parks; we can reach into the checkout counter at certain stores and chains. We can do that while a lot of our competitors have to manufacture those assets. ... It's going to become the core asset for the advertiser."

THIS WEEK'S EPISODE: DESCENT
10:00 PM on USA
60 min.
Johnny's efforts to retrieve four teenagers from a collapsed mine shaft are complicated when recurring visions of his past force him to confront painful family issues. (VCR Plus+ 500034)

Cast: Anthony Michael Hall, Nicole de Boer, David Ogden Stiers, Chris Bruno, John L. Adams, Kristen Dalton
Category: Drama
Release Year: 2003

Additional Airings
Date Time Channel VCR Plus+
Monday, 13 12:00 AM 34 USA 795752
Monday, 13 8:00 PM 34 USA 618481
Thursday, 16 11:00 PM 34 USA 512413
Saturday, 18 10:00 AM 34 USA 913128
Friday, 24 7:00 PM 54 SCI-FI 8505417

RDM ENTERS THE DEAD ZONE!
According to his offical site, Robert Duncan McNeill.net

Robbie and the producers of The Dead Zone are finalizing the arrangements for Robbie's first directing assignment on the USA / SCIFI Network original series. Filming will likely commence in late March or April.

Where do we know Mr. McNeill from? He's done work on the WB's hits Everwood and Dawson's Creek as well as countless other shows that have been hits or are fast becoming them.
I can't wait to see which Episode he does!
Thanks to Anne for the tip!

THE STALKING ZONE?
In a great article on Zap2it.com Mr. Hall and Mr. Pillar both discuss season 2 and it's changes from season 1.
There's a breif summay of what happened between episodes:

Basically, what happened between the two seasons is Johnny sat in his basement and started doing research to come up with a plan to avert what he sees as the end of the world," says Shawn Piller. "He's got index cards: the past on the left, the present in the middle and the future on the right. He's got a picture of Armageddon in the future, with Greg Stillson right next to that. He's got pins and a piece of string tied to all of these."

As well as somethings that might force them to make changes

Of course, if ABC picks up Flanery's Western pilot, "Then Came Jones," that could cause problems in future seasons. "My biggest fear," Michael Piller says, "is that Sean Patrick Flanery's going to wind up the star of his own series. You will see that Stillson is the best villain since J.R. Ewing to come along on television. The scenes between him and Johnny in our first major Stillson show of the year, 'Scars,' are just electric."

Spoilers abound, so don't read if you don't want to know!

In second news on the same article.

CONGRATS TO THE DEAD ZONE FANSITE!
For getting a mention in the article!

CYBERSPATIAL ANOMALIES ... It's hard to beat USA Network's official site for "The Dead Zone," at www.usanetwork.com/series/thedeadzone/, with its episode and character info and regular updates from the producers. But there is a nice fan site at groups.msn.com/TheDeadZoneFanSite, featuring links, photos, fan fiction, quotes, trivia and more.

If you want to see more of the site Click Here
Way to go Brandi!

TV GUIDE TRANSCIPTS UP!
Click here to read the TV Guide Article. If you use this transcript on your own site. Please link back to mine.
Thanks!

NEW WALLPAPER!

Click the image for larger size. Click and Save Target As to or Save As Wallpaper to download
Thanks to Bordybee of A Corner of The Dead Zone Stop by for more great wallpapers

JOANNA KLEIN NAMED VICE PRESIDENT, SERIES TELEVISION, FOR LIONS GATE ENTERTAINMENT

Klein has been instrumental in the ongoing success of Lions Gate Television's biggest hit, THE DEAD ZONE, which anchors the USA Network line-up. THE DEAD ZONE, which set records for the highest-rated dramatic series premiere in basic cable history last year, picked up where it left off with a spectacular second season debut on Sunday as it became the most-watched second season premiere of an original dramatic series on basic cable.

To read the full press release click here

Sorry about that, the links below still work, just could get back in to edit them for some reason

TV GUIDE SCANS ARE IN!
I will transcribe the article and have it up tomorrow.


Click Link for larger picture

DO CRITICS COUNT?
Jack Myers.com seems to think they don't.
The article refers to many shows and the network's in general going back to making shows for the public and not to please the critics.
The Dead Zone is mentioned as a cable power house!

GOT NEWS?
Got news and you want to share? Drop me a line at ddcatwoman@yahoo.com. Credit will be given to the person that sends news and links to sites with news will be included.

NEW NEWS AT USA SITE
Click here to read an article from 1949 Bangor Daily News in regards to the mines that will be used in Decent. Clues to the upcoming episode may be hidden within.
Also, USA's offical site has a downloadable first act to Descent so if you can't wait to see what happens, stop by and check it out!

NEW SPOILERS!
New spoiler info: Dead Men Tell Tales looks like another great ep!
To read them see our spoilers page!

THE DEAD ZONE AS REALITY?
According to Zap2it.com Court TV will be coming out with a new reality show that Dead Zone fans just might be interested in seeing

Told from a detective's point of view, "Psychic Detectives" looks at crimes where a psychic was brought in to help locate missing persons or solve crimes. Stressing that everyone is psychic (or intuitive) to a certain degree, the show will teach the audiences some of the techniques used.
The show will star Andrea Thompson known for her roles on NYPD Blue and as the anchor on CNN's revamped Headline News
Psychic Detectives premieres Thursday, Feb. 27 at 10 p.m. ET on Court TV.

TICKET TO ESCAPE
The Tennessean has an article on Americans and fantasy themed movies and television. It's an interesting read and also provides a list of up coming fantasy movies!

Now cable is filled with fantasy as well, from the USA network's The Dead Zone and Showtime's Odyssey 5 to Taken, the SciFi channel's 20-hour, Steven Spielberg-produced miniseries.

CABLE THE ANSWER FOR '03'S VIEWING?
USA Today has an article on how Cable's original series could make televsion worth watching in 2003.

USA president Doug Herzog envisions more gains in 2003: "Why not? You've got Monk, The Shield, The Dead Zone all coming back. You're returning with some strength and then a lot of these networks are launching new shows. I think cable's got some real momentum."

DEAD ZONE HAS A SOLID PREMIERE
Zap2it.com has an article about The Dead Zone and The Shield's Premieres

On Sunday (Jan. 5), "The Dead Zone" returned to USA, drawing an audience of about 4.1 million. That's well below the 6.4 million who watched series debut last June, but nearly equal to the first season's average audience.

For what it's worth, "The Dead Zone" held the record for the most-watched second-season premiere in basic-cable history for all of two days, until "The Shield" surpassed it.

POSSIBLE GUEST STAR FOR TDZ?

Nov 3, 2002 - As of Monday Oct 28, David has been in Vancouver, shooting a guest starring role on USA Network's hit show The Dead Zone, playing the role of "Thomas Berke" and working along with Anthony Michael Hall in an episode entitled "The Outsider".

Info obtained from David Julian Hirsh news
Thanks to Lynda for the tip!

MORE DEAD ZONE IN CANADA INFO!
Space the Imagination Station will begin The Dead Zone on January 21st 2003 at 9pm EST!
Canadian Fans also get a treat with this little goodie!

The Dead Zone - Behind the Scenes (PG) 2002
A SPACE Original production. Behind the scenes footage, interviews with the cast and crew and clips from SPACE's newest original series - The Dead Zone.

Airing before the Premiere at 8:30!

UPDATE ON THE SHOOTING SCHEDULE
Looks like TDZ will be shooting up until Feb 21 03. I recently saw where they were filming into July? Maybe they will be on a spring break and July will start Season 3's 13 Episodes that Pillar talks about in his letter at he USA Site.

WIN A TRIP TO THE SET OF THE DEAD ZONE!!
Click Here For more information on how to enter!
Grand Prize

The Grand Prize consists of a trip for two (2) to Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada and shall include the following: two (2) round-trip coach airfares from Philadelphia to Vancouver; first-class hotel accommodations (check-in on Thursday, February 13th & check-out on Sunday, February 16th), ground transportation (to/from home/airport/hotel/Dead Zone set/return); visit to the Dead Zone set and lunch with members of the Dead Zone cast (including Anthony Michael Hall); Valentine’s Day romance options (breakfast in bed or horse-drawn carriage ride through Stanley Park); $500 spending money per couple; on-site activities (welcome dinner and departure cocktail party); Dead Zone promotional items, including t-shirt, mug, gloves, and mouse pad!

How exciting is this!!
Thanks a ton to Linda for the tip!

WHAT CHRISTOPHER WALKEN THINKS OF THE DEAD ZONE?

Christopher Walken: Self-Professed Oddball appears in Tv Guide On line
For those that do not already know, Mr. Walken played Johnny Smith in the original Stephen King Movie The Dead Zone in 1983.
He now plays Leonardo DiCaprio's father in Catch Me If You Can now in theatres
What does he think about TDZ as a series?

He was unaware that USA Network has parlayed his 1983 cult hit The Dead Zone into a weekly series, with Anthony Michael Hall succeeding him as the telepathic lead. "It's a continuing thing?" he asks. "What happens? I keep foreseeing things? What a nightmare!"

NEW LETTER FROM PILLER2
Click here to read it!
He tells how hard it was to bring Valley together and then explains the season run
There has been a little confusion about the length of our season. We've been told by USA all along that we would be doing 13 episode cycles. The additional nine scripts that they recently ordered will most likely be used to produce the next cycle which could begin next summer. All in all, we're doing 26 episodes this first year - as many as we did on each year of Star Trek.

New York, NY — January 7, 2003 — USA Network's second season premiere of the original series The Dead Zone set records on Sunday, January 5 (10-11 PM ET/PT). With 4.1 million viewers, The Dead Zone became the most-watched second season premiere of an original dramatic series on basic cable ever.

Sunday's episode of The Dead Zone was the highest-rated cable program of the night in households (3.2), P25-54 (2.2) and P18-49 (2.2).

Click here for more info on Sunday's Ratings!

DVD CONTEST
Dead Zone Fan Site is having a contest where you can win the Season 1 Wheel of Fortune/What it Seems DVD.
Stop by and enter if you don't already have the DVD!

DEAD ZONE VERY MUCH ALIVE
By Mike Reynolds
The second season premiere of The Dead Zone on USA Network Jan. 5 scored a 3.2 household rating and some 4.1 million viewers, according to Nielsen Media Research data.

That performance made it the most-watched second-season debut of a drama series on basic cable ever, according to network officials.

The program was the highest-rated show on ad-supported cable in terms of households, adults 18 through 49 (a 2.2 average from 10 p.m. to 11 p.m.) and adults 25 through 54 (also a 2.2).

The hit series, based on characters from the Stephen King novel of the same name, earned a 4.7 household rating when it premiered June 16 -- the highest series debut in basic cable history.

The 13 premiere installments of The Dead Zone’s first season averaged a 3.14 household rating, according to USA

TRACEY GOLD

Tracey Gold best known for her role in the long running hit TV series Growing Pains will be appearing in TDZ episode Misbegotten according to a Riff at USA Network.
For more information on the episode, see our Spoilers

NEW WALLPAPERS!
USA Networks Offical Dead Zone Site has 6 new character wallpapers
Here is a sample of one of the new wallpapers

So stop by and download the latest images from USA!

DEAD ZONE IN CANADA NEWS

I just got confirmation that TDZ in Canada will be Season 1!

Hope the cast and crew have as much success in Canada as they have in The US, England and Australia!

DEAD ZONE IN TV GUIDE!
There's an article in TV guide, for Jan 11-17, pg 39. Two-page spread with a nice picture of AMH, Dalton, and deBoer.
Congrats to The Dead Zone for getting recognized in TV Guide!
I hope to have scans of the article and pictures soon!

Thanks to Linda for the tip!

TWOP RECAPS THE DEAD ZONE!
The recaplet is up at TWOP stop by and check it out or sign up to have a reminder sent to you weekly when the full recap is up!

USA NETWORK REUNITES WITH eUNIVERSE TO PROMOTE 2ND SEASON
Click Here for the full story.

'The Dead Zone' had the highest-rated premiere of any scripted series in
basic cable history

Thanks to Needful Things for the tip!

DEAD ZONE STARTS IN CANADA!

The Dead Zone will be premiering in Canada on Wednesday, January 15th in its regular time slot of 10:00pm ET. It will air on CHUM Television local stations: The New VR, The New PL, The New RO, The New WI, The New NX and The New VI (basically in Ontario and British Columbia).

Thanks to Barb from Star! The Entertainment Information Station for the information!

CAN'T WAIT FOR NEXT WEEK?
Stop by USA Network and download Act 1 of Descent
Missed Valley of Shadows? Stop by USA Network for the synopsis and an exclusive web scene from the show!

MIDSEASON SHOWS SET TO TAKE CENTER STAGE IN TV LINEUPS

USA's "The Dead Zone." Anthony Michael Hall returns for second season of the Stephen King series. Premieres: 10 p.m. Sunday.

To read the full articleClick Here

WE'RE BACK!
Had some tech errors yesterday (of all days!) but we are back online now!
Want to talk about last nights episode! Click here! and join in!

WHAT A PREMIERE!!
Oh for those who have not yet seen it! The premerie was so worth the wait. You wont be disappointed!
Sadly, I have to redo my site so I don't know who all will be seeing this LOL

MORE INTERVIEWS PAST AND PRESENT
Chris Bruno Answers 10 on ign.com
I like his answer to # 9

9. What is your next project?

Hopefully, nothing but The Dead Zone, for the next five years.

Kristen Dalton.com has plenty of photos of her if you just can't get enough
David Ogden Stiers.com

TDZ REACHES AUSTRALIA!
GEOS is an Australian Site that offers news and information from down under on the show. Looks like TDZ started there in Dec and is already up to Episode 6 The House on Mon January 6.
The Season recently ended in England with our second second season starting TODAY! So make sure you break out those VCR's!
Congrats to TDZ Cast and Crew for their success over seas!

SET YOUR VCR'S!
Don't forget the Mini-Marathon tomorrow from 12 -7 followed by The Bone Collector and then the Season Premiere!

INTERVIEWS AND ARTICLES BOTH OLD AND NEW
twist on Stephen King's novel

We're very much committed to satisfying the Stephen King audience," said series executive producer and writer Michael Piller

Steppin Out

The days when viewers went first to the broadcast networks out of inertia are gone forever," said Michael Jackson, chairman of Sci Fi owner Universal Television Group. He also pointed to basic-cable series of the past year including FX's "The Shield," MTV's "The Osbournes," and USA's "Monk" and "Dead Zone

Pop Culture

Thanks to shows including HBO's "Six Feet Under," MTV's "The Osbournes," E!'s "The Anna Nicole Show," USA's "The Dead Zone" and TLC's "Trading Spaces," 2002 was the first year in which cable topped network TV in aggregate ratings.

Mugs & Totes

Back for the Dead
USA Network's thriller The Dead Zone returns for season two on Jan. 5. In its first installment, the series averaged an impressive 3.1 rating with 4.2 million viewers. A sign of USA Network's original programming success: Dead Zone's Nielsen marks were second to USA's other summer series, Monk, which grabbed an average 3.4 rating and 4.5 million viewers.

Save My Show I have heard nothing of either USA or Sci Fi canceling the show. I found this link and wanted to share it

VOTED ONE OF THE BEST REASONS TO GET CABLE!
click here to read the full article!

The Best Reason to Get Cable Besides HBO's Series

FX's "The Shield," Bravo's "Breaking News," Comedy Central's "South Park," USA's "Monk" and "The Dead Zone."

and

Most Welcome Comeback

Michael Chiklis from "The Shield," whose return was rewarded with a surprise -- and deserved -- Emmy win for Best Actor. Runner-up: Anthony Michael Hall, who escaped "Whatever Happened to ... " hell with his riveting performance in USA's "The Dead Zone."

TECH TV GOES INSIDE THE DEAD ZONE
Tech TV has an older report on how some of the effects of TDZ are accomplished

As visual effects producer for the series, Nicholson has overseen effects such as turning a group of 20 people into a crowd of 200

The video highlights are really interesting!

HAS THE DEAD ZONE JUMPED THE SHARK?
Jump the Shark check out their Dead Zone page to see!

AMH Interview
'Dead Zone' comes alive with new season
Interesting read and comparisions to other series.
Thanks to Linda for the tip!

DEAD ZONE UPDATE LETTERS ARE BACK!
I am so happy to report that I got my first Dead Zone News letter since their break between seasons.
Michael Piller has a new letter up at the USA Network Site.
There are lite spoilers for possible up coming episodes along with personal thoughts on the holidays and events that happened during.
So run and go read it! It's a great way to pass some time while waiting for Sunday to get here!
Don't forget the 7 hour Marathon on Sunday!

EXONEWS
Found this goodie at Needful Things.
"What Do You See My Blue-eyed Son?" It's about half way down the page but it's a good read.
Just 3 more days left!!

NEW BUTTON!


Enjoy.
Sorry it's so dark

THIS WEEK ON TDZ
SECOND SEASON PREMIERE
"Valley of the Shadow"
The season premiere finds Johnny still shaken by his Armageddon visions and growing increasingly obsessed with Stillson (Sean Patrick Flanery), whom he's secretly investigating. But another mystery draws him back into the public eye: a test of Johnny's powers by an adversary who is as obsessed with him as Johnny is with Stillson.

NEXT WEEK ON TDZ
January 12
"Descent"
Johnny struggles to rescue four teens trapped in a collapsing mine, all while reliving ? and in some way trying to redeem ? sins from his family's past. (Part 1 of 2).

HAPPY NEW YEAR FROM VISIONS OF JOHNNY!
Helpful hint for the New Year.
Write 2003 on all your checks today so you won't forget later!

SPOILERS ABOUND
Go here to read a review of Valley of Shadows.
This appears to be the episode I was waiting for!
Thanks to Anne for the tip!

NY POSTS REVIEW
All though less favorable, you can read it here
There are some spoilers also, but they do not give to much away.

Thanks to Linda for the tip!

TWOP GIVES REVIEWS
Looks like Televisions Without Pity will be doing reviews for the second season of TDZ.
Their reviews are always intelligently done, but sometimes snarky (tongue in cheek) and may not be for everyone.
For those of you new to TWOP this is what they're about

Our mandate is, more or less, to give people a place to revel in their guilty televisual pleasures. In most cases, we have a complex love/hate relationship with the show, and this site is a way for us to work through those feelings. If we plain hated a show, we wouldn't pay it any attention at all.

For more info on their site check out their FAQ's page
They usually leave you in stiches and remind you that it is just TV after all.

Thanks to Anne for the tip