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[FurryFury]

A better analogue would be the guy playing Elijah on The Originals, I think in addition to being in the main cast there, he's also on some Canadian show in the regular capacity. But we don't really know the plan for Lowell, it's quite possible his arc will be finished by the season finale. I definitely prefer him over Major as Liv's love interest, if we have to have one.

[Saje]

No Lowell! Don't go into the light!

[ElectricBoogaloo]

[seamusk]

Those quiz show videos are cute and fun.

[giovannif7]

Renewed for Season 2!

[Cranberry]

I wasn't too worried, but it's great to get confirmation!

[Sakura12]

Yay! It's good to get a confirmation. It's held its audience for 8 episodes that's impressive in itself.

Edited May 6, 2015 by Sakura12

[CinnamonCat]

Do the dance of joy, the show is RENEWED!

 

ETA: whoops, giovannif7 beat me to it.

Edited May 6, 2015 by CinnamonCat

[FurryFury]

That's awesome! I really hope that next season, the show will become more serialized and dive deeper into mythology. I do enjoy case of the week episodes, but it could be so much more!

I wonder if we'll get 13 or 22 episodes.

[Minneapple]

I wonder if we'll get 13 or 22 episodes.

I haven't been able to find that information anywhere. Hopefully we find out at upfronts coming up soon.

[Kromm]

That's awesome! I really hope that next season, the show will become more serialized and dive deeper into mythology. I do enjoy case of the week episodes, but it could be so much more!

I wonder if we'll get 13 or 22 episodes.

It's understandable why Thomas and Ruggiero were gunshy about serializing too much. It may be one thing Veronica Mars fans loved, but it also burned them by making VM seem totally inaccessible to people who weren't along for the whole ride.

[FurryFury]

I think we live in different times now, it's been years since Veronica Mars. Most young people can easily find a way to watch missed episodes of serialized shows (and 49+ watchers don't matter anyway for the ratings). I mean, look at Arrow/The Flash, they are definitely way more serialized than iZombie, but both did start with stand-alones. I expect this show to follow a similar model.

 

And also, on modern CW, Veronica Mars would have probably never been canceled. And never got meddled with the way season 3 had. Thank God Ostroff's days are over, I just hope it's not too late and it won't cease to exist next year. I think I watch more The CW stuff than any other network.

Edited May 7, 2015 by FurryFury

[Jazzy24]

It's renewed :-)

[ElectricBoogaloo]

[Minneapple]

Interview with Bradley James.

http://tvline.com/2015/05/11/izombie-season-1-spoilers-lowell-liv-relationship/

Viewers have fallen for Lowell, too — possibly even more so than Liv’s ex-fiancé Major — as the heroine has found herself taken by the British rocker zombie. But James acknowledges, “Major’s endgame. I think everyone’s aware of that.”

[Cranberry]

I hate the entire idea of "endgame" pairings -- they've ruined several shows I watch. Luckily, this is an actor saying this, not Rob Thomas, and we know from Veronica Mars that Thomas is not afraid to scrap the "endgame" pairing if it's not working out.

[Julia]

I wonder if he might be trying to deflect attention. He was off social media for a while during Merlin after rabid shippers were nasty to his girlfriend.

[dubbel zout]

I never saw Lowell as long term, tbh. I think his function was to wake Liv up to her possibilities as a zombie and throw a few monkey wrenches into the plot. He's been very successful with the first, and it looks like tonight is the start of the second.

[EyewatchTV211]

Well, crap. Now where will I get my Bradley James fix? His new show isn't the type I'm into. :-(

[jhlipton]

I got Ravi, too.

 

Now I see why Lowell was killed off, but I hate the way they did it.

[Minneapple]

 

Crossover with the Flash! From Rose McIver's Twitter.

 

https://twitter.com/imrosemciver/status/598934776406482946/photo/1

 

The photo is from the CW network upfronts, which were today. Funny to see her so...tan and glowy, with her hair nice and healthy looking.

[ElectricBoogaloo]

[JustaPerson]

On that front...from buzzfeed...

http://www.buzzfeed.com/jonpremosch/13-photos-of-robert-buckley-that-will-leave-you-dehydrated#.isLbweLlJ3

[arc]

The writers' best bit reference joke might not even have been on the show proper, but a tweet:

Max Rager gives you Wings! @TheStevenWeber, folks! #iZombie

 

Also, here's an interview with Rob Thomas about what's next for s2.

Edited June 10, 2015 by arc

[dcalley]

Alan Sepinwall's season finale review plus thoughts from executive producers Rob Thomas and Diane Ruggiero-Wright (from June 9). There are some spoilery things.

 

The discussion that starts with this was interesting: "We had massive, huge, drawn-out, painful conversations with Standards and Practices."

Edited June 24, 2015 by dcalley

[Sakura12]

iZombie Season 2 premiere, Tuesday October 6th.

Edited June 24, 2015 by Sakura12

[FurryFury]

Apparently, the show's received a "Best New Fandom" award at Comic-Con, and really? There's a fandom? Where? I like the show but I haven't seen it yet. (Which doesn't mean it won't become more active later).

[BPOX]

I've seen a little on Tumblr. What else was new this year? I'm not sure what the competition is.

[gik910]

 

Here is the SDCC panel. I think the most important take away for me (on the shallow, shallow end of the pool) is that the actor that plays Major is super hot.  If they let him look like this in the show, I feel like I would have warmed to him much quicker (but I am super easy.) Oh,

and Payton will be back

Edited July 12, 2015 by gik910

[LeighAnne]

The people at Flicks and the City recorded TV Guide magazine's "Fan Favorites" panel at the 2015 San Diego Comic Con.  David Anders participated:

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FADlkI7VgSE

 

 

[Julia]

Is he a fan favorite?

[justcris]

Always!

 

The fan favourite panel is always good fun, I enjoyed that.

[Conan Troutman]

Here's the Flicks And The City version of the iZombie panel:

 

[fastiller]

From io9: iZombie Is Really Sorry About What Happened With Lowell.

[thuganomics85]

Looks like we will be meeting Blaine's dad in season two and he will be played by Robert Knepper.  Makes total sense.  Having T-Bag as a father would make most everyone end up becoming a Blaine.

[Trini]

Heh -- is Knepper going to visit every CW show, or just the comic book ones?

[Cranberry]

[Julia]

I'm not as charmed by him as the producers seem to be. Presumably he was a popular character in some other show I didn't watch? Because they don't seem to feel as if they have to work very hard on Blaine to make him compelling to watch, and I think that's not working out for them as well as it might.

Edited September 2, 2015 by Julia

[justcris]

I think most people know him from Alias, where he was a fan favourite. He was also on Heroes, Vampire Diaries and OUAT.

I'm totally charmed by him. Eh, to each his own.

[Machiabelly]

I finally got around to taking the quiz...I am Blaine: Looking out for number one is your main priority. You’ll kill anyone who gets in your way, because let’s face it, fearful victims just taste good.

 

Hmmmm maybe.

[ElectricBoogaloo]

S2 interviews:

 

[ElectricBoogaloo]

[ElectricBoogaloo]

 

[ElectricBoogaloo]

The cast talks about three of the brains/personalities that Liv takes on this season:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uPUp1ORQpz8

[ElectricBoogaloo]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5mN3sKlWKOI

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1r0qRLcUu6k

[Julia]

Mo Ryan (god, I love her), 10 best new shows: 

 

“iZombie,” CW: This show has been one of the most consistently entertaining diversions of the year, and while Rose McIver is certainly excellent as the lead, the show’s supporting cast — Rahul Kohli, Robert Buckley, David Anders and Malcolm Goodwin — have just been killing it (so to speak).

Edited December 9, 2015 by Julia

[ElectricBoogaloo]

iZombie returns on January 12!

http://youtu.be/G3MJxYRZYiw

[sacrebleu]

Kristen Bell to appear on iZombie?

 

http://www.ew.com/article/2015/12/29/izombie-kristen-bell-veronica-mars-reunion-cw

[Cranberry]

Just her voice, but still cool!

[dcalley]

Speaking on a panel at the 2016 TCA Winter Press Tour on Sunday, CW president Mark Pedowitz addressed the renewal status...

 

"I think [creators] Rob Thomas and Diana Ruggiero have done a terrific job. I think it’s stronger this year. I think Malcolm, Rose and Rahul have done a great job in terms of what they’re going for … Look, I think the show has a very good shot at third season and I’m really proud of that show."

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