What will happen to our world? This latest episode was just the beginning -- a turning point that will create an entirely new world order as the sudden appearance of a new planet in our sky exposes the existence of non-terrestrials to the entire world. How will Martinez handle this new crisis -- and how will he deal with the fallout of the lies and machinations he condoned to hide Inostranka and its prisoners?

As Simon briefly hinted at, The Event is a synchronous species-wide reproductive event, a mystical evolutionary step that has been predicted in his people's sacred scrolls. Simon also made it clear to Sean that mankind would not survive it. So what does it all mean for our characters and for humanity in general? The planet's arrival - one of the foretold signs from the scrolls - confirms that The Event is more than a religious myth from an extra-terrestrial civilization. It is real - and it's coming.

We made a promise to you when the show started that we wouldn't leave you hanging, so keep reading our official web site and following us on Facebook and Twitter for updates.

For me, this has been a 6-year adventure that finally became reality 18 months ago when NBC bought the project. And it's been an amazing ride! It's impossible for me to thank by name the more than two hundred people who have worked together week after week to bring you 22 episodes of The Event, but I do want to express my gratitude.

I do want to thank every member of our crew, who worked tirelessly day after day, many days on location: from the construction team creating sets overnight to hair/makeup keeping continuity in our actors' looks, to grips, camera operators, productions assistants, editors, mixers, drivers, special effects and digital effects teams, stunt crew, catering, accounting, props, costumes, casting, and many others in between - including all the department heads who helped make our production team the efficient, well-oiled machine it was. A special thank you to our line producer Steve Sassen, who supervised it all, made our production run smoothly and clearly doesn't know the meaning of the word "impossible." Whatever crazy scenes we threw at him (a passenger plane crashes in the desert!), Steve always figured out creative ways to make our ideas happen - on budget and always with a smile.

Thanks to our hard-working writers' assistants, including Brian Beal and Adam DaSilva who also co-edited our official site and contributed heavily to our digital presence. And speaking of digital, NBC.com has been with us in the trenches since before the pilot was even shot. They've done amazing things for the show and they've been fantastic to work with.

Thank you to our tireless writing staff - an incredibly talented team that I will miss seeing every day - with our executive producer and showrunner Evan Katz at the helm, whose vision was instrumental in cementing the direction of the show.

Thanks to the entire NBC/Universal team that helped get the show on the air and supported us through the past year.

I cannot thank enough our amazingly talented cast who all poured their hearts and souls into the show and brought to life the characters that had only existed in my head for so long: Jason Ritter, Sarah Roemer, Laura Innes, Ian Anthony Dale, Taylor Cole, Scott Patterson, Lisa Vidal, Bill Smitrovich, Clifton Collins Jr., Zeljko Ivanek and Blair Underwood. It's been a real privilege working with so many talented and easy-going professionals.

We had terrific guest directors (including our own Jim Wong) during the season, but I owe many thanks to our Executive Producer/Director Jeffrey Reiner. Jeffrey directed several episodes over the past year -- but he also directed the pilot and established the look and feel of the show. Jeffrey is a storyteller at heart and working with him has taught me so much.

Finally, I want to thank our Executive Producer Steve Stark. Steve has been there since I wrote the original version of the pilot six years ago, and he never stopped believing in the project -- which finally paid off when NBC bought the pilot in October 2009. The show wouldn't and couldn't have happened without him. He's a great friend who helped me keep my sanity during the craziness of production and I look forward to working with him again.

Thank you to everyone else who helped in one way or another and made this incredible dream of mine become a reality.

But most importantly, thank YOU, the devoted fans who tuned in week after week, interacted with us online, supported us before the pilot even aired, shared your questions and frustrations and excitement and theories. You made this possible. Thanks for watching!

Until next time,
Nick Wauters

So make sure you tune in Monday 9/8c on NBC for the season 1 finale of The Event.

As a treat, here are a few behind the scenes photos from the past few episodes...

So make sure you tune in Monday 9/8c on NBC for the season 1 finale of The Event.

As a treat, here are a few behind the scenes photos from the past few episodes...

From Episode 117 (Cut Off The Head) - I ventured onto our stage to explore what was left of Dempsey's chateau after we burned it down. A great sequence that involved interiors shot on our soundstage and exteriors shot at the Greystoke Castle in Los Angeles (passing for France). Most of the fire in the scene is real, although digital effects were used to enhance the look and add more smoke. We wanted our hero moment - Sean carrying Vicky out of the burning chateau - to look as real as possible, but for some reason the owners of the Greystoke castle wouldn't let us burn their place down. Our special effects supervisor Gary d'Amico decided to build a replica of the chateau's façade, which was then placed in front of the real thing. And voila, ready to light it on fire. The sequence looked great and is a perfect example of the synergy between various departments - production designer Stuart Blatt, special effects supervisor Gary d'Amico, stunt supervisor Tim Gilbert and visual effects supervisor Victor Scalise from Stargate (our go-to digital fx company) all working together to create a visually stunning scene - and keeping our actors safe!

Check in again later for my final blog entry!

And today, I also have a little bonus for you guys. Music is an important part of our show. It helps enhance and set up the mood, and definitely contributes to the cinematic feel that we strive for. So I asked our composer Scott Starrett to tell us a little bit about what he does and what exactly goes into being a composer on a show like ours.

And today, I also have a little bonus for you guys. Music is an important part of our show. It helps enhance and set up the mood, and definitely contributes to the cinematic feel that we strive for. So I asked our composer Scott Starrett to tell us a little bit about what he does and what exactly goes into being a composer on a show like ours. Below, you'll find behind the scenes photos from tonight's episode, as well as photos from our score recording session. Don't forget to watch the show, tonight 9/8c on NBC!

Scott Starrett about scoring music for The Event:

My scoring process is about an 11 day cycle for each episode:

Day 1: I screen the cut in a "spotting session" with the editor and the producer(s) to determine where music should go, what emotions need to be highlighted, what kind of music would be appropriate.

Days 1-6: I compose the bulk of the music in my own studio. I use Logic, a couple Macs, and a bunch of sample libraries to create the music for the show. Some of the more important scenes will get recorded with a live orchestra later in the week, but I still create an electronic version on my computer for review with producer(s) before we record.

Days 6-8: I review the score with the producer(s) and make revisions based on any notes they have.

Day 8: we record the score with a live orchestra at The Bridge Recording in Glendale. I conceived the score to The Event to be very cinematic, so we are fortunate to be able to employ an orchestra for the recording each week. Also on Day 8 is the spotting session for the next episode.

Day 9-10: I review/edit mixes with the scoring engineer/mixer and prepare the delivery.

Day 11: I deliver the score to the dub stage for final placement in the show.

It all happens at a fast pace, but it's a real dream job to score the music for this series, since it's the type of TV show I would watch anyway and style of music that I love to write.

These two episodes (111 - "And then there were more" and 112 - "Inostranka") set up the stakes for the rest of the season. And as you guessed from the title, yes, we are going back to the prison that was Sophia's home for 66 years -- the secret government prison at Mount Inostranka, Alaska, where Blake Sterling is going to find himself in a very explosive situation. ]]> It's been a while since my last post, but although we haven't been on the air for a while, production has kept us busy these past few weeks. We are currently filming episode 118 and writing episode 119. And yes! We are just one week away from our return. Everyone here is very excited about the second half of our season, which kicks off Monday March 7th with a double serving of The Event, a two hour episode at a special time, 8/7c on NBC. We then return to our regular time the following week, Monday March 14th, 9/8c.

These two episodes (111 - "And then there were more" and 112 - "Inostranka") set up the stakes for the rest of the season. And as you guessed from the title, yes, we are going back to the prison that was Sophia's home for 66 years -- the secret government prison at Mount Inostranka, Alaska, where Blake Sterling is going to find himself in a very explosive situation.

Alliances will be made while others will shift, revelations will be made, secrets exposed... New characters will come into play (Virginia Madsen joins the cast as Senator Catherine Lewis) while several others will fall before the end of the season.

Just to whet you appetite, here are a few behind the scenes photos from upcoming episodes. Keep checking for more posts this week as we count down the days...

Spread the word: The Event returns this Monday, 8/7c on NBC!