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Warehouse 13 preview: “The Sky’s the Limit”, plus best lines from last week

Doc — Sun, 19 May 2013 16:45:34 +0000

On tomorrow’s Warehouse 13, Pete and Myka head to Vegas to investigate murders that are tied to the world of high magic. Meanwhile, Claudia and Jinks search for an artifact used to rig horse races, while Artie meets the new B&B owner, Abigail Cho (Kelly Hu). Guest stars Joel Grey, Polly Walker, Nora Zehetner, & Steve Valentine.

Tune in at 10/9c on Syfy, and don’t forget to check out the clips below with the best lines from “The Big Snag”:

Star Wars Weekends begin at Walt Disney World – you can become a Stormtrooper figurine!

Doc — Sat, 18 May 2013 14:14:29 +0000

Star Wars Weekends have started at Disney’s Hollywood Studios – and this year, not only is the “Carbon-Freeze Me” back, but they’ve added a new one, and this one looks even better – you can have your head scanned and be made into a Stormtrooper figurine!

Inside The Magic’s Ricky Brigante is planning on doing it again this year…can’t wait to see the results! And follow us on Twitter as we’ll be there in a few weeks, and we’ll be taking lots of pictures, and perhaps see a few friends as well!

Update: Watch as Ricky gets his face scanned! Alas, production and delivery will take until July, so we’ll follow up with the results – but they look quite detailed.

Interview clips and more “Shooting the Shtako” for Defiance

Doc — Sat, 18 May 2013 00:52:02 +0000

You can already watch the first four minutes of Monday’s Defiance online here, but here is this weeks “Shooting the Shtako”, plus an interview with Grant Bowler and Julie Benz, and a clip behind the scenes of the VFX from last week’s episode.

Shooting the Shtako: Episode 5, Part 1
Kevin Murphy (EP) sits down with Stephanie Leonidas (Irisa) and discusses Episode 5

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When Are Amanda & Nolan Going to Hook Up Already?
Julie Benz & Grant Bowler let you know when Amanda & Nolan will finally mix things up.
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VFX Before & After: Episode 5
Get a glimpse behind the scenes of Episode 5.
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Warehouse 13 renewed for final season of six episodes

Doc — Fri, 17 May 2013 02:52:50 +0000

Word began to spread that Warehouse 13 must have been renewed when a union web site listed under their “Current Productions” “Warehouse 13 (final)”, with production dates of June 24th-Aug 20th, at the studio location in Toronto – but what was interesting is that isn’t enough time for even a 13 episode season.

Now it appears that Syfy has renewed it for a final season of only six episodes, according to Deadline [Doc: This is confirmed now - see below]. This is better than nothing, of course, and as far as it being the final season, it’s not surprising given the show’s apparent bubble status. At least we should get a good wrap up.

But I can’t help but think about what happened with Eureka, where an apparent 6th and final season of six episodes was planned, and then canceled…

Update 5/17: Syfy has confirmed the order for 6 episodes for a final season to air in 2014. From the press release:

NEW YORK – May 17, 2013 – Syfy today announced that its long-running flagship series Warehouse 13 will return for a fifth and final season of six episodes in 2014.

A production of Universal Cable Productions, Warehouse 13 will begin filming in Toronto this summer.

Said Mark Stern, President, Original Content, Syfy, and Co-Head, Original Content, Universal Cable Productions: “Warehouse 13 has been an incredible signature series for us. We are grateful to the loyal and passionate fan base and know that Jack Kenny, his gifted creative team, and outstanding ensemble cast will give them an amazing finale season.”

Warehouse 13 airs on Syfy Mondays at 10PM (ET/PT), following the new hit series Defiance at 9PM (ET/PT).

Warehouse 13 follows a team of government agents who work at a massive, top-secret storage facility in windswept South Dakota, which houses every strange artifact, mysterious relic, fantastical object and preternatural souvenir ever collected by the U.S. government. The Warehouse’s caretaker Artie Nielsen (Saul Rubinek) charges Pete Lattimer (Eddie McClintock), Myka Bering (Joanne Kelly), Claudia Donovan (Allison Scagliotti) and Steve Jinks (Aaron Ashmore) with chasing down reports of supernatural and paranormal activity in search of new objects to cache at the Warehouse, as well as helping him control the Warehouse itself.

Warehouse 13 is produced for Syfy by Universal Cable Productions. Jack Kenny (The Book of Daniel) is executive producer and showrunner.

Jack Kenny said on Twitter, “Thanks, Twitterverse, for all the support. Like all good things, this must come to an end, and we’ll definitely give you six fabulous eps!!”

Merlin preview: “The Drawing of the Dark” and another giveaway!

Doc — Fri, 17 May 2013 00:56:33 +0000

Here’s a preview for tomorrow night’s episode of Merlin, and another chance at a giveaway with some cool items, including an actual prop map of Camelot!

To get chance to win, watch the preview below, then tweet out this article to your followers, including the tags #Syfy and #DrawingoftheDark. You can also tweet us with those tags, and tell us what your favorite Syfy moment or moments have been!
Make sure to include “@scifistorm” at the end so we see it too! (There is a convenient “Tweet” button below – just add the tags!)

If our site gets the most tweets, one of you tweeters will receive:

A Merlin Nintendo DS game

A collector’s pack

A signed 2013 calendar

A Morgana collector’s figure

A scroll map of Camelot – an actual prop from the set

And above all, watch “The Drawing of the Dark” at 10/9c on Syfy tomorrow!

Mordred finds himself torn between loyalty and love.

Teaser for CW’s The Tomorrow People

Doc — Fri, 17 May 2013 00:24:29 +0000

Check out this 30 second teaser for CW’s remake of The Tomorrow People!

David Eick takes over Falling Skies; Season 2 on DVD/Blu-ray June 4th

Doc — Fri, 17 May 2013 00:11:21 +0000

Former Battlestar Galactica and Caprica executive producer David Eick is taking over the reins of Falling Skies from Remi Aubuchon as showrunner.

What is somewhat interesting is that Eick is taking over production for Season 4 – which has not been greenlit yet, with Season 3 set to debut on June 9th. Eick is expected to get together a writing squad for Season 4 right away in anticipation of pickup, due to the long production cycle of the show. But it is fully expected to get that Season 4 order, being the top scripted show on TNT with the younger demos, and also being fully owned by TNT, which means TNT gets all the income from international sales as well.

Aubuchon, who worked with Eick on Caprica, is leaving after serving in the role for two seasons.

Also, Season 2 of Falling Skies hits shelves and doorsteps on June 4th on Blu-ray and DVD. You can also check out our Sci-Fi TV Store for previous seasons and Amazon Instant Video availability.

Defiance first four minutes: “Brothers In Arms”

Doc — Thu, 16 May 2013 20:42:55 +0000

Catch the first four minutes of the next episode of Defiance! A tracker who knows Nolan shows up in town on the tail of the Castithan, who seems to know something about Doc Yewll’s past “achievements” during the Pale Wars…

Find out what it is all about Monday at 9/8c on Syfy!

Joel Grey guest stars on next Warehouse 13

Doc — Thu, 16 May 2013 00:11:31 +0000

Abracadabra! Oscar and Tony Award-winning legendary actor Joel Grey (Cabaret) conjures up mayhem on Syfy’s Warehouse 13 when he guest stars on the Monday, May 20 episode, premiering at 10PM (ET/PT).

In “The Sky’s the Limit,” Grey plays Las Vegas lounge act magician Monty the Magnificent, who’s worked the strip for decades. When his casino employers think Monty’s act is getting stale, Monty enlists the help of a powerful artifact that turn his parlor tricks into wondrous, but deadly feats.

Also guest starring in the May 20 episode are Steve Valentine (Crossing Jordan) as Val Preston, a headliner who’s in desperate need of something new to spice up his own act, and Kelly Hu (X-Men), who plays Abigail Cho, a protégé of Mrs. Frederic (CCH Pounder).

Hasbro to take Dungeons & Dragons movie rights to court

Doc — Wed, 15 May 2013 01:35:27 +0000

Pursuant to our previous article on Warner Bros developing a Dungeons & Dragons movie, it appears that Hasbro is prepared to take the case to court – but not against Warner Bros.

The defendant appears to be Courtney Solomon’s Sweetpea Entertainment, who produced the 2000 Dungeons & Dragons, as well as the 2005 sequel Dungeons & Dragons: Wrath of the Dragon God. The quoted article has a number of problems that make it hard to make sense of what they are saying, but the 2005 sequel would appear to have qualified, but the 2012 Dungeons & Dragons: The Book of Vile Darkness might, as Hasbro claims, not qualify, since it was more than 5 years after the previous effort and retained no characters or situations from either. But I also don’t see Courtney Solomon or Sweetpea in the credits list on IMDb.